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Nintendo - *Rare VS Retro* - View Post

RolStoppable said:
Xxain said:

Retro gets a tad to much praise. Its easy to take a already established IP and add to it

Lets see how they fair with a original IP

That's not easy to do at all. With an established IP you have to live up to insane expectations, doubly so with fan favorites like Metroid and Donkey Kong Country. Additionally, Metroid didn't even have a 3D outing at that time, so it was a huge achievement from an unknown developer to make it not only work, but one of the best games of the previous generation. Metroid Prime was comparable to Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

He still has a point though. I mean think of Banjo & Kazooie. Retro has yet to establish a comparable franchise.