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F0X on 21 November 2013
Locknuts said:
curl-6 said:
Locknuts said:
 this has at least restored my faith in how DK might turn out.

Surely Retro's track record is reassurance enough? They've never made a bad game before.

I know, I know.....just......Metroid is what I wanted.


I hate to break it to you, but much of the talent behind the Prime series has left Retro.

Though a 2.5D Metroid game (and not the Other M type) could be in the cards at least. If not Prime 4.



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Locknuts on 21 November 2013
F0X said:
Locknuts said:
curl-6 said:
Locknuts said:
 this has at least restored my faith in how DK might turn out.

Surely Retro's track record is reassurance enough? They've never made a bad game before.

I know, I know.....just......Metroid is what I wanted.


I hate to break it to you, but much of the talent behind the Prime series has left Retro.

Though a 2.5D Metroid game (and not the Other M type) could be in the cards at least. If not Prime 4.

Any idea which studios they went to? I'd be really interested to know.



DanneSandin on 21 November 2013
F0X said:
Locknuts said:
curl-6 said:
Locknuts said:
 this has at least restored my faith in how DK might turn out.

Surely Retro's track record is reassurance enough? They've never made a bad game before.

I know, I know.....just......Metroid is what I wanted.


I hate to break it to you, but much of the talent behind the Prime series has left Retro.

Though a 2.5D Metroid game (and not the Other M type) could be in the cards at least. If not Prime 4.

well, as I understand it that talent left before the series was finished, right? That means Prime 3 was done without them, and it a damn fine game from what I hear. And DKCR was also done without them, and that game turned out alright. And further more, some of that talent left to form a new studio, that's been working on Batman: Origins: Blackgate - and THAT game didn't get nearly as much praise as Prime 3 and/or DKCR, which means that the most talented talents are still with Retro. Right?



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DanneSandin on 21 November 2013
Locknuts said:
F0X said:
Locknuts said:
curl-6 said:
Locknuts said:
 this has at least restored my faith in how DK might turn out.

Surely Retro's track record is reassurance enough? They've never made a bad game before.

I know, I know.....just......Metroid is what I wanted.


I hate to break it to you, but much of the talent behind the Prime series has left Retro.

Though a 2.5D Metroid game (and not the Other M type) could be in the cards at least. If not Prime 4.

Any idea which studios they went to? I'd be really interested to know.

I know some went to Armature (or whatever it's called); the studio that made Batman Origins Blackgate to 3DS and Vita.



I'm on Twitter @DanneSandin!

Furthermore, I think VGChartz should add a "Like"-button.

curl-6 on 21 November 2013
F0X said:
Locknuts said:
curl-6 said:
Locknuts said:
 this has at least restored my faith in how DK might turn out.

Surely Retro's track record is reassurance enough? They've never made a bad game before.

I know, I know.....just......Metroid is what I wanted.


I hate to break it to you, but much of the talent behind the Prime series has left Retro.

Doesn't mean they can't still make amazing games. Prime 3 and DKCR still rocked.

EDIT: Ninja'd!



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DarkD on 21 November 2013

most of the disappointment was in the direction they were taking it. I have absolutely no doubt that Nintendo knows how to polish ANYTHING to a 90+ game. They are the masters of all genres. They do something and they do it right. I just wish they picked a theme more suited to myself.

Well no that's not quite right, I hope that the theme they picked will be the one that turns the Wii U around. Anything Mario is going to be great, but will it work and save the system.



F0X on 21 November 2013
curl-6 said:
F0X said:
Locknuts said:
curl-6 said:
Locknuts said:
 this has at least restored my faith in how DK might turn out.

Surely Retro's track record is reassurance enough? They've never made a bad game before.

I know, I know.....just......Metroid is what I wanted.


I hate to break it to you, but much of the talent behind the Prime series has left Retro.

Doesn't mean they can't still make amazing games. Prime 3 and DKCR still rocked.

EDIT: Ninja'd!


They left in 2008, well after Prime 3 was finished.



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curl-6 on 21 November 2013
F0X said:
curl-6 said:
F0X said:

I hate to break it to you, but much of the talent behind the Prime series has left Retro.

Doesn't mean they can't still make amazing games. Prime 3 and DKCR still rocked.

EDIT: Ninja'd!


They left in 2008, well after Prime 3 was finished.

Didn't stop DKCR being spectacular.



F0X on 21 November 2013
curl-6 said:
F0X said:
curl-6 said:
F0X said:

I hate to break it to you, but much of the talent behind the Prime series has left Retro.

Doesn't mean they can't still make amazing games. Prime 3 and DKCR still rocked.

EDIT: Ninja'd!


They left in 2008, well after Prime 3 was finished.

Didn't stop DKCR being spectacular.


My point was about Metroid. If Retro attempts to do a new Metroid game, I don't expect it to be quite like the Prime series.



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the_dengle on 21 November 2013

Certainly some of the major developers of the Prime series have left Retro since finishing Prime 3, but it's not as though they cleaned house entirely. Most of the staff, even those who weren't in leadership positions at the time, have experience from making those games. And they've said recently that they have some ideas for Metroid when they return to it, so they haven't turned their backs on it entirely.

Retro is still more qualified to make a Metroid game than any other studio I can think of.