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Alexander Brandon, the composer of Deus Ex and Unreal, is working with Retro Studios
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DecoReturns
Member
Exactly the point. Could've done better if released in a console people actually own
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Rules out Donkey Kong beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Might rule out a light-hearted romp too.
Might rule out a light-hearted romp too.
Probably not honestly. DK has never been a good franchise, and I think the cool reception to TF was reflective of this.
Due to needing to be paid in dollars and not yen, Retro is one of the most expensive studios that Nintendo owns. I don't see them ever expanding to the point where multiple AAA titles at once is viable.
If it is Donkey Kong, it needs to be more than just Returns 3. I want to see them push the envelope.
If it is Donkey Kong, it needs to be more than just Returns 3. I want to see them push the envelope.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
This reads like bait and it's fundamentally untrue.
Yes, I enjoyed DK64 a lot too, more than Returns and Tropical Freeze.
83 Metacritic
Didn't care much for it personally, but cool "reception" is a joke. One major outlet didn't like it, that's about it.
Donkey Kong Country 1-3 and Tropical Freeze are four of the greatest platformers of all time.
Serenitynow
Member
I don't even fall into either camp. Basically, here is where I stand with Retro:
New I.P. = great
Nintendo I.P. they've never worked on = great
Metroid = great
Donkey Kong = great if not a 2D side scroller. I'd be totally down for a 3D platformer or Donkey Kong: Guerilla Warfare, a third-person shooter that takes place during the Great Ape War. But if it's a third DKCR, I'll basically say, "Well, I'm sure this will be a fine game. See you in 3 years Retro when we can all speculate and get excited again about what's next, like we've done for the past ~6 years."
AquaWateria
Member
This is sarcasm right....
Dark Cloud
Member
This EvB person got stuff right and got stuff wrong. Woohooo lol. I feel like I'll always be back to square one when it comes to guessing what Retros game is.
But I firmly believe it's not Metroid (atleast 3D Metroid).
But I firmly believe it's not Metroid (atleast 3D Metroid).
I don't care one bit about the original DKC trilogy and Tropical Freeze is the best game Retro Studios has made.
Im_So_Pringles
Member
I could definitely go for a single-player focused sci-fi FPS (new IP) with an Unreal Tournament style soundtrack from Retro Studios. In fact, that's a fucking pipe dream situation game. Please let it be the case!
Elfforkusu
Member
Both of those are going to do quite a bit better than "alright" on the Switch.
Tye The Czar
Member
Been playing Unreal Gold lately and I'm thrilled to hear this news. I sure hope it resembles actual music worth remembering and not "ambient" score.
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
Well, if they are working on a new Metroid game and he is indeed the composer, I can't help but be a little disappointed that Kenji Yamamoto won't be returning. That guy was fucking amazing.
Mediking
Member
Nintendo would have to be INCREDIBLY tone deaf to do another 2D Donkey Kong. It would almost be trolling. Lol
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
The fuck is this horseshit???
Alexander Brandon's discography includes shmups, atmospheric first person games, mascot platformers, a pinball game, a 60s inspired car combat game and Bejeweled 3. It rules out nothing.
Tyrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2L7rcMN-Bw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVZ47z4F0G8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BRpn__FCE4
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b3LMIEcd-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzpBLiM3AcA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14b5T8Ki00c
Deus Ex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxMf4BdVq_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHQZNNajxOk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBPK_oXeJgA
OnionPowder
Member
That's gonna be a weird donkey Kong soundtrack.
Yeah like seriously, I think you may just not like music if Alexander Brandon doesn't do it for you lol. He's one of the most consistently dynamite composers out there.
Dark Cloud
Member
I believe NateDrake and someone else on Twitter said Metroid was being made by a third party dev. Obe1 (lol) also said he heard it was being made by someone who surprised him.
Even if you want to go by Nintendos words Tanabe implied Retro isn't working on a new Metroid game.
Brandon composed most of Deus Ex, but UNATCO is a Michiel van den Bos piece.
Astral Dog
Member
Emily said this was a new ip,not Metroid,excited.
She retracted her statement about that actually.
Alex_Mexico
Member
WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAVE GOTS TO KNOW PLEASE BE METROID OMGOMGOMG
PyroPaperPlanes
Member
This style immediately reminded me of the theme from Metroid Prime Hunters. Metroid Hunters being limited by the DS hardware, but in the same vein.
Dark Cloud
Member
When did she say this? Last year she said they weren't working on Metroid or DK and it was a new IP, but later she took it back.
Triforce141
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Skittzo0413
Member
Stop, this makes me think a Startropics reboot is realistic, you're mean.
BBQ is also NA-centric, maybe it's a sci-fi cooking game.
Mr. Pointy
Member
Retro are making the Sylux spinoff Metroid fans have always wanted.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
A lot of people say a lot of shit...
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
You're most likely wrong. Retro has gotten David Wise in the past and Grant Kirkhope tried to get a job there too.
If they were going for Donkey Kong, they'd probably go for one of these two men or whomever composed DKC Returns if possible.
It pretty much rules out Donkey Kong as is not difficult to see. Considering the pedigree of Wise, it could rule out a similarly colourful platformer too, although that is just my conjecture.
Serenitynow
Member
At some point I spent 20 minutes watching this documentary about Donkey Kong and the Great Ape War. https://youtu.be/HqmrztzTMtI
Surprisingly it wasn't the worst 20 minutes of my life. Fedora Kong is perhaps the most enigmatic figure in Nintendo's pantheon of characters.
Yeah I was actually going to say it was very Metroid-like but I didn't want to push it too far.
A great Metroid Prime with Unreal-like music would shatter me
Again, Brandon's game discography runs the gamut of genres (and after Retro hired an artist from Naughty Dog to work on Donkey Kong I'd figured we'd be done with this whole "based on this ONE previous project from the new hire, we can totally guess their new games tone!" game), he's local (which makes him more favorable to someone working long distance), and he's done work as an audio engineer and converting music to lowerend systems (we dont even know if he's working there as a composer, just that he's working there). Theres nothing you can really piece together from what the project is going to be based on the statement "Alexander Brandon is working at Retro", the dudes career is not one note enough for that.
"He did Deus Ex and Unreal so this next game is going to be dark!" has as much weight as "He's done a lot of music conversion, so he's compressing David Wise's Tropical Freeze soundtrack for the 3DS!" or "Hes creating sound effects/additional tracks for a new Donkey Kong while David Wise composes the majority of the game"
Also my dude, your post is three lines long not an essay there is no reason to bold anything to catch my attention, im going to see it.
Green Ninja
Banned
Seems like more evidence it's a sci-fi game either Metroid or a new AAA IP.
Calm Mind
Member
I'd be down for a Metroid Prime Hunters sequel.