| mZuzek said: Star Fox Command was a handheld game, unlike any other Star Fox games before it - the series doesn't belong on handhelds in the eyes of most. Command was also not being developed by Nintendo, just like Adventures and Assault (aka two huge disappointments for the fans), and it was clearly another disappointing game. People were sick of the franchise because they just got two crappy games in a few years, and now they were getting another crappy game, except this time an unambitious one on a handheld. The gameplay was as close to Star Fox 64 as Assault's. Star Fox Zero is going to be good. Maybe it won't get a very good metacritic score, and maybe a lot of people will say it's just a decent game, but as a Star Fox game, it's going to be the first good one in 19 years. It stays true to everything the franchise was always about back in the 90's, it's being directed by the original creator of the series, and it's focusing on the only classic story of Star Fox instead of continuing the stupid canon they had going in the 2000's. That is, it's focusing on gameplay ahead of story, and that's good. People know all of this. People know this is the first true Star Fox game since 1997, and that's why people are hyped for it. You say you're not talking about what "you think of the game", but it's clear your bias shows in the way you're looking at other people's views on the game... and well, maybe mine is, too. But to me at least, I'm not seeing anywhere near as much skepticism about the game as you are. What I see is a lot of people convinced that the game is going to be good, fun, and a return to form for the Star Fox franchise. I think this game is easily getting 80+ on metacritic and I also think 1 million units sold is as guaranteed as it gets. |
I guess we'll see then. I don't think my bias is showing at all, though. Pier of IGN isn't thrilled about the game and doesn't see much improvement, Andre from Gamexplain is only cautiously optimistic about it, Tim Getty's isn't looking forward to the controls at all.
I definitely don't see it hitting an 80 on Metacritic. I'd be suprised if it hit 75.
