Imagine a game where instead of controlling Samus you control her ship and find upgrades for it, navigate in complex structures and rotate freely in 3D. If it were to follow Metroid Prime's first person view it would only feel natural, but the controls would have to be much more complex. Here are a few samples of Descent and Forsaken:
http://youtu.be/DOo-TN-k0CA?t=1m45s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IzjPPENpdA
Could it? Possibly. It'd make for a fun game I'm sure.
But I don't really see why it would need to be Metroid. I'd much rather they'd make it an entirely new IP or even revive Descent.
Sure, they "could"... but why bother? Metroid is more about Samus than anything. I mean a spin off series might be interesting.
But if we're talking about a spin off series of something I'd rather go with something more visually engaging, like the Panzer Dragoon universe or some of the old shmups like R Type and Thunderforce.
Anyone seen the No Man's Sky trailer? now that's how I'd want a Metroid game to be.
A bigass randomly created universe and planets with ancient civilizations on it, you battle Space Pirates and collect bounties.
you fly around and dock into space stations, you meet people and all that stuff.
So you get space scenes where you fly and have to navigate (and you can buy treasure maps from people)
then you land and its like Metroid Prime, 1st person or 3rd person your choice.
and because it would be a huge star map Nintendo could make a lot of DLC.
Games are changing Nintendo, no more Game #1, #2, #3. its better to invest into one big game for a long time.
I mean check out World of Warcraft, that fucker ran for a long time.
Yeah, if No Man's Sky delivers on what it's promising it's the game I've wanted to play since I was a little kid.
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Originally Posted by NeoVamp
Yeah, that game looks nice. Bit sad it's PS4 only, but I'll get one eventually so not that broken up about it. hah.
But as much as people gripe about DLC, it can extend the playable time of a game by years when done right. For all the horse armor packs out there you have some gems like lair of the shadow broker. So long as the game is made right it can completely change the entire nature of the game itself.
I just wish more games opted for DLC like that than the piles of quick money grab stuff that makes people dislike it.
It's presumed there's going to be a PC release down the line.Quote:
Originally Posted by EclecticGroove
I could see it maybe as a spin off, otherwise it just wouldn't be Metroid and people would hate it.
As far as I know it's confirmed with a PC release. But I generally prefer to game on consoles. There's only a few exceptions to that for me. So unless there's an XB1 version in the works, I'll just have to get it on ps4.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obviously
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Originally Posted by Kamahl
People said the same thing about Metroid Prime, but that went over well with the majority. So you never know.
But I'd agree a spin off series would be far more likely.
Metroid Prime still pretty much plays like Metroid, only in 3D. No different from Super Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time, they all respect the general idea behind the original 2D games.
Also the Prime games technically are a spin-off from the "numbered" series which only includes the 2D games.