Could Star Fox U gain some respect for the GamePad?

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curl-6 said:

NoirSon said:

Sadly this is a problem with the franchise. Outside of Star Fox 64, which admittedly did feature Nintendo experimenting with voice clips and rumble features, every Star Fox game has had a air of gimmick game features of experimentation. The original game's purpose is obvious, Adventures was more of a cash grab and initial showcase of what Rare could do on the GC before Nintendo sold off their portions upon seeing the company wasn't in great shape going forward talent wise. Assault is strange as it more or less just features the walking missions but Command is all about the touch screen controls.

I fear the same is going to be the case for the Wii U game, as Miyamoto and Nintendo seem to be building it off of a tech demo to show what the Wii U game pad can do rather then, actual game concept or potential to win back over Star Fox fans, or we should have heard or seen more of the game by now.

I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing.

Their showcasing of 3D polygons and rumble/VA didn't stop the SNES and N64 games being spectacular, at least in my humble opinion.

That said, I am very wary of the upcoming Wii U game's Gamepad use, what we've heard so far frankly sounded terrible.

Honestly... I kind of want Starfox to not be Gimickie at all... I really want something along the lines of Adventures blended with the classic and an actually decent sized game. At this point, its been 2.5 years... If Nintendo is just now getting around to making games that take serious advantage of the gamepad to 'show what it can do', I don't care for that. That kind of game should have really launched with the system, or at least been in the launch window.

That aside, I'll pick up the game regardless. Who knows, maybe the gamepad controls will be awesome and breathe some new life into the franchise. Maybe the gamepad controls will be a perfect fit like the Wii mote with Metroid Prime 1&2.