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[Justin Bailey]

'Isolation'
'Exploration'
'First Person'


Thank you Jesus.

YES. That's what makes Metroid so creepy. I'm glad they are using that word right off the bat.

 

[SmackAttack]

New team gotta be made out of the new blood Nintendo's been teaching. Do it up, people.

 

[Takamura-San]

Also the fact that there's no detail, images, video or anything outside a title image noted this is another no more heroes 3 situation.

They just came with this last week.

 

[Servbot24]

What the hell, why would you want these 3 things?

Because that's what makes Metroid special. Every time there have been NPCs and surface plot in Metroid it just feels so basic sci-fi. Metroid needs to feel like an ancient artifact, like an alien whose language you don't understand.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

The developer being labeled "Nintendo" makes this seem like a newly formed Nintendo SPD team (formerly EAD)

Exactly.

 

[B-B-Bomba!]

FPA, mf'ers

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

What oh what does new development team mean in this context? I remain optimistic though.

 

[Schucky Ducky]

New team? Hmmm

Cranky Kong confirmed from Retro!!

Cranky Kong's Wacky Adventure! A Telltale Story

 

[Brandon F]

I see the world "isolation" as part of the plan.

let's hope they stick to it.

 

[wild wild rice]

Well I can't fucking wait, sounds awesome.

 

[Nirolak]

Players TBD. I wonder if they'll bring back the Hero Shooter mode out of Metroid Prime Hunters given it's all the rage these days.

 

[Askherserenity]

Isolation and exploration are words that make me happy.

 

[Spider_Jerusalem]

Here's hoping we won't have to wait until the next Nintendo console to play it.

 

[ckaneo]

Because that's what makes Metroid special. Every time there have been NPCs and surface plot in Metroid it just feels so basic sci-fi. Metroid needs to feel like an ancient artifact, like an alien whose language you don't understand.

Well I disagree. The story in fusion is far superior to the one in super metroid.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Federation force really was a attempt to expand the prime storyline

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

New dev team makes me nervous. It's so easy to mess this up. Game needs to have:

No NPCs
No dialogue
No set pieces
No surface level plot aside from a brief intro or something
No character development aside from through gameplay

Are they going to resist AAA tropes? It's very rare for any dev to have that much self-control.

I like you.

 

[Shaanyboi]

As long as there's no one on the team writing a lame-ass Samus, or insisting that you can only control the game with a single Joycon...

 

[Barry Burton]

Yeah, this is a 2019 game at the earliest.

Still...really glad to see it's getting made.

 

[Moff]

nintendo is holding retro hostage in a basement somewhere

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Well I disagree. The story in fusion is far superior to the one in super metroid.

Fusion is a great game, but its focus on narrative fundamentally impacts its pacing and is quite different than other Metroid titles as a result. Super Metroid has little story but is a much better game for it.

 

[Rösti]

Note: The PDF file was created 2016-05-18 (18 May, 2016)

I don't know what that's about, but it's what the metadata says. Could be some glitch.
Nothing of interest. Can be ignored.

 

[BlackJace]

Look at the maps of Prime 1 and Super Metroid.
Study it.

That's what I want!

 

[dampflokfreund]

Bit sad that its not developed by Retro but I'm sure Nintendo can pull this off and the description here surely sounds exciting! Hyped for this.

 

[jmizzal]

So new dev team, going the Smash bros route lead by one of the original producers

 

[Lunar15]

They said the word isolation so someone gets it.

 

[Not]

As long as there's no one on the team writing a lame-ass Samus, or insisting that you can only control the game with a single Joycon...

Sounds like Sakamoto's on Samus Returns. We already dodged that bullet.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Look at the maps of Prime 1 and Super Metroid.
Study it.

Make every level designer play through Sanctuary Fortress/Ing Hive 100 times.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

New dev team makes me nervous. It's so easy to mess this up. Game needs to have:

No NPCs
No dialogue
No set pieces
No surface level plot aside from a brief intro or something
No character development aside from through gameplay

Are they going to resist AAA tropes? It's very rare for any dev to have that much self-control.

Metroid can have a plot and not give up what it is. This is like Star Fox fans wanting only Arwings and nothing more just because they haven't been done super well in the past

 

[Agent_4Seven]

I can't fucking believe this. They've actually announced new Metroid games?

 

[Crayolan]

"Developer: Nintendo"

Is this like a Splatoon deal where it's a new team made of upcoming internal devs?

 

[Joeshabadoo]

what in the world is retro brewing?! the world deserves to know

 

[n128]

bad news is that Kensuke Tanabe is still involed in METROID PRIME,
there are other better producers..

 

[AdanVC]

'Isolation'
'Exploration'
'First Person'


Thank you Jesus.

Three magic words for an awesome Metroid game. Cannot wait! Hope it doesn't take too long till release. Like Square and Sony are used to :'(

 

[Menitta]

Honestly, I don't want dialogue or NPCs (Like Prime 1) but the last thing I can be right now is picky. Just gimme a good Metroid Prime game. From the sound of this, it'll be good.

 

[QuixoticNeutral]

I don't want Retro on the Prime sub-series indefinitely, even if their environmental design remains the best in the business. The fundamentals of Prime are pretty well established, and if this is indeed being handled internally in Japan, that could bring a fresh perspective to the first-person experience like the original Prime did back in its day, just by keeping some distance away from western suffusion in modern FPS conventions.

I liked Corruption quite a lot, but I remember that back when it released in 2007 (and even before it, in the superfluous multiplayer battle mode in Echoes) there was reason to worry that Retro was gravitating more towards Halo-chasing western trends than to the out-of-the-box boldness of Prime 1.

DKC6 and Retro Ice Climber (I hope) are still in the cards.

New dev team makes me nervous. It's so easy to mess this up. Game needs to have:

No NPCs
No dialogue
No set pieces
No surface level plot aside from a brief intro or something
No character development aside from through gameplay

Are they going to resist AAA tropes? It's very rare for any dev to have that much self-control.

Ah, a Metroid player after my own heart.

 

[Skittzo0413]

Desire to know what Retro is doing intensifies...

Note: The PDF file was created 2016-05-18 (18 May, 2016)

I don't know what that's about, but it's what the metadata says. Could be some glitch.

That's... very surprising actually. Could this possibly be a 2018 game? If it's been in development (or at least pre-development) for over a year I wonder why they can't show anything...

My money's on glitch I guess.

 

[ckaneo]

Fusion is a great game, but its focus on narrative fundamentally impacts its pacing and is quite different than other Metroid titles as a result. Super Metroid has little story but is a much better game for it.

I disagree. The story in super really leaves a lot to be desired. At the very least the prime series has the data logs, but in my opinion there are just far too many of them.

 

[Rösti]

Desire to know what Retro is doing intensifies...



That's... very surprising actually. Could this possibly be a 2018 game? If it's been in development (or at least pre-development) for over a year I wonder why they can't show anything...

My money's on glitch I guess.

I checked other PDF files from the press kit and they have the same creation date. Well, at least the one for Super Mario Odyssey does.

I'll look into it further.

 

[Justin Bailey]

New dev team makes me nervous. It's so easy to mess this up. Game needs to have:

No NPCs
No dialogue
No set pieces
No surface level plot aside from a brief intro or something
No character development aside from through gameplay

Are they going to resist AAA tropes? It's very rare for any dev to have that much self-control.

I have a ton of faith in Nintendo now after BotW. Plus, they have no one to answer to but themselves.

 

[Servbot24]

The first 2 didn't hurt Zelda at all.
What the hell is wrong with plot and character development?

Make great games is about relentlessly achieving a root vision. Character development and plot points have nothing to do with the core vision of Metroid. It's fluff that distracts from being a singular being. I love character development more than any other story-telling device, but it does not belong in Metroid at all.

Now games can change of course, but when it's been 10 years since we had a decent Metroid game, I just want a Metroid game at this point.

Plus, they have no one to answer to but themselves.

That's not how real life works.

 

[ASIS]

Now please make pointer controls as the default control scheme and I'll be in heaven.

 

[KingBroly]

YES. That's what makes Metroid so creepy. I'm glad they are using that word right off the bat.

Hey, they said the same thing about Other M. Twas a lie.

 

[Sesuadra]

Now please make pointer controls as the default control scheme and I'll be in heaven.

why not let the player choose when he/she starts the game?

 

[Garlador]

I hope it looks more like Metroid Prime than their last effort

Your avatar needs an update, my friend. The last Metroid is no longer in captivity and the galaxy is not at peace.

 

[ckaneo]

Now please make pointer controls as the default control scheme and I'll be in heaven.

Im sure they will have both so everybody wins.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Fixed for thoroughness.

But I liked Hunters...it was crazy impressive to the DS

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

The first 2 didn't hurt Zelda at all.
What the hell is wrong with plot and character development?

He didn't say no character development. He said'character development through gameplay. Basically, i'm not interested in watching cutscenes in my Metroid. Explain it through playing the game, Like Metroid is (was) synonymous for.

 

[Vanille]

Not worried about the new team. The Retro that made the trilogy doesn't exist anymore.

 

[Not]

I checked other PDF files from the press kit and they have the same creation date. Well, at least the one for Super Mario Odyssey does.

I'll look into it further.

So it's nothing?

 

[Tathanen]

Note: The PDF file was created 2016-05-18 (18 May, 2016)

I don't know what that's about, but it's what the metadata says. Could be some glitch.

All that means is that they created/copied the template file they used for all their fact sheets then.