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curl-6 on 13 January 2016
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Curmudgeon said:
curl-6 said:

This.

One of the worst things about Nintendo's output this generation is that instead of giving us the actual games we want, they give us watered spin-offs/minigames as if they think that will shut us up.

"Oh, you want Metroid? Here's some throwaway side story where you play as a Chibi Federation grunt. Oh, and here's another 2D Donkey Kong platformer."

"Oh, you want Zelda? Have a million cameos, spin-offs and remasters while we delay the real thing indefinitely."

"Oh, you want Animal Crossing? Here's  a C-grade Mario party knockoff with Animal Crossing window dressing."

Just because a game is not the sequel people want, doesn't automatically make it crap. Would I have prefered a 'true' Metroid sequel? Yes. Doesn't mean I have to hate Federation Force. Also, first you agree with saying you want to get 'sequels to things people want' and then you follow up by complaining you get 'another 2D Donkey Kong platformer'. Ironic because that actually is a pretty good example of a sequel to something people want. Donkey Kong is a big and popular franchise and the games are well received. 

I'm not saying AC amiibo festival isn't a terrible game, or that I wouldn't have liked to see Zelda U by now. If you disagree with the policy of Nintendo, that's fine I'm not arguing on that. However, it seems most people just take it out on Federation Force. Of course you can dislike a game for what it is, if you think it looks bad. But mostly the hate seems to focus on that it is  not Metroid Prime 4, rather than the game itself. 

Tropical Freeze was not what most gamers wanted from Retro on Wii U, as evidenced by the widespread disappointment when it was revealed.

As for Federation Force, I think people are well within their rights to be annoyed that it's using the Metroid Prime name to sell what looks like a thoroughly mediocre game with none of the hallmarks of the Trilogy it is named after.