darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
This makes absolutely no sense.
http://www.metacritic.com/company/platinumgames
Most of their games review just fine.
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Star Fox Zero & Guard - Review Thread
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This makes absolutely no sense.
http://www.metacritic.com/company/platinumgames
Most of their games review just fine.
MrSaturn99
Member
Was secretly hoping for it to be a surprise as well, but hey, I'm still hyped.
I even liked Assault, so bring it on gyro controls!
I even liked Assault, so bring it on gyro controls!
Wow, dumb. They still don't want us to know what the unlockables are? :|
Would really like to know definitively if Glass Canon mode can be unlocked without the Falco amiibo (it should be but we don't have anything concrete).
Also, getting the scores I expected. 70-80 range because of the controls. Makes sense.
Guess I was more on the dot predicting 60s as the score (in large part because of the controls). Preorder's still in the bag though.
It's The Wonderful 101 all over again.
Acquiescence
Member
So somewhere between 49 and 91 on Metacritic?
Maintenance
Member
Mediocre and with shitty performance.
Yeah, just put Star Fox in the cryo chamber with Captain Falcon and Samus.
Yeah, just put Star Fox in the cryo chamber with Captain Falcon and Samus.
TheLastCandle
Member
I can't say no to a new Starfox, and the reviews are all over the place as opposed to negative overall, so I'm still in for day one.
GhostTrick
Banned
TheSlySoul
Member
Oh so you can disable gyro except for clicking a trigger?
Ok, I might be able to adapt then.
SmoothOperator
Banned
Can't fathom how someone would give this game more than 6.
Nintendo games always get a free-pass. The only Nintendo game that I remember the press destroying is Doshin The Giant.
Nintendo games always get a free-pass. The only Nintendo game that I remember the press destroying is Doshin The Giant.
It also had some bullshit review reasoning about why it had to be exclusive.
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Deleted member 126221
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A Clover/Platinum game that gets polarized reviews (with people loving it and others hating it) mainly because of its unorthodox control scheme. That reminds me of something. 
I expected mixed reviews, and this is definitely getting mixed reviews.
Looking at OpenCritic, the current score spread is this:
- Two reviews are 9 or above
- Seven reviews are between 8 and 8.5
- Ten reviews are between 7 and 7.5
- Seven reviews are 6 or below
OrbitalBeard
Member
So, what didn't you like about this game? I'd be interested in reading impressions on your time with it.
Megalosaro
Banned
Question. Is there a new arrangement of corners from the snes game?
Was wondering how long it would take before "Nintendo always gets a free pass" shows up
Good reviews hampered by unorthodox control complaints.
Except this time we have people who are seethingly against the gyro controls.
The gyrowing additions hampering is an interesting insight, but I wonder if this is the game's equivalent of "Blue Marine" (aka "least favorite") section.
TheSlySoul
Member
I am mostly just hoping this is the final nail in the coffin for gyro controls being the primary method instead of an optional control scheme.
Splatoon says NO
Feels like something I'm going to need to rent. Having tight, responsive controls just seems necessary for me to really enjoy a semi-score-based action game like Star Fox.
Keyword: "optional." Splatoon's gyro controls are good, and also optional for those who don't enjoy them. Star Fox's sound cumbersome by most, and many fewer people will like them. Too bad there's no option here, like there is in Splatoon. Forced gyro controls should never be a thing.
Keyword: "optional." Splatoon's gyro controls are good, and also optional for those who don't enjoy them. Star Fox's sound cumbersome by most, and many fewer people will like them. Too bad there's no option here, like there is in Splatoon. Forced gyro controls should never be a thing.
Their career average is a meta of 75, that's not exactly miles off the 69 that Star Fox is currently at.
Actually, I'd say the motion controls are the least of my problems.
The problem is that, at least for me, Star Fox feels extremely outdated and Zero doesn't do much to help it. The levels aren't very interesting, the whole thing feels short, and while there's replayability, I wouldn't say that it's done in a way that makes me want to keep coming back.
The motion controls are just a thing that seem questionable, but hardly a deal breaker.
Yeah, no.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/the-wonderful-101
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/bayonetta-2
And it's not a Platinum game. It's Nintendo.
Nocturnowl
Member
In these trying times of mixed impressions I will have faith in Carter's review on Destructoid, that man is usually on my wavelength.
Seems like it'll be fun as a nostalgic throwback to the only game in the series that I really consider great coupled with a number of "why?" moments as gimmicks are shoehorned in.
Seems like it'll be fun as a nostalgic throwback to the only game in the series that I really consider great coupled with a number of "why?" moments as gimmicks are shoehorned in.
Nemesis_
Member
Some encounters and enemies are designed around the whole "aim somewhere other than straight ahead mechanic. The game would be worse off without the gyro controls. Maybe that's the wrong wording - but the game would be kind of broken without them.
Sure they could've just made another Star Fox 64 but I don't think that was ever the point.
Games in 2002.
Rez
Parappa the Rapper 2
Grandia 2
Maximo
Jet Set Radio Future
Zone of the Enders
UFC Tapout
Fatal Frame
Tony Hawk Pro Sakter 3
Virtua Fighter 4
Bloody Roar 3
Resident Evil Remake
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowwind
Final Fantasy XI
Wipeout Fusion
Warcraft 3
Virtua Tennis 2
Super Mario Sunshine
SOCOM
Onimusha 2
Castlevania: HoD
Sly Cooper
Tekken 4
Burnout 2
Grandia Xtreme
Wild Arms 3
Balder's Gate: Dark Alliance
Suikoden 3
GTA: Vice City
WWE Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth
Ratchet and Clank
Metroid Prime
Metroid Fusion
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
You know what? I'll fucking take 2002.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Gamecentral liked it, good enough for me:
In Short: The sort of expertly orchestrated action youd expect from a team-up between Nintendo and Platinum, but the lack of innovation is a little disappointing.
Pros: Finely honed third and first person action, with a wide range of vehicles that are a pleasure to control. Co-op options are a neat addition. Some great bosses and wonderfully cheesy dialogue.
Cons: The gameplay, and large parts of the stage design, are almost identical to the original games. Multi-view display adds very little and theres a relative paucity of content.
Score: 8/10
http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/20/star-fox-zero-review-platinum-do-a-barrel-roll-5829937/
In Short: The sort of expertly orchestrated action youd expect from a team-up between Nintendo and Platinum, but the lack of innovation is a little disappointing.
Pros: Finely honed third and first person action, with a wide range of vehicles that are a pleasure to control. Co-op options are a neat addition. Some great bosses and wonderfully cheesy dialogue.
Cons: The gameplay, and large parts of the stage design, are almost identical to the original games. Multi-view display adds very little and theres a relative paucity of content.
Score: 8/10
http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/20/star-fox-zero-review-platinum-do-a-barrel-roll-5829937/
GhostTrick
Banned
Yup, but it was another matter. Star Fox Zero just sounds like it's deeply flawed and average.
wackojackosnose
Member
OrbitalBeard
Member
Not exactly the same type of game, but check out Sin and Punishment: Star Successor if you haven't already.
Oh yeah, this too.
There's not a lot of games like this. I think what he means is that the formula needed to evolve more than it did, not that this genre can't exist today.
And yeah this is probably my favorite in this genre.
TheSlySoul
Member
Oh I am not harping on motion controls, I mean just gyro controls. I figured if you could use a Wiimote Plus to aim it would probably be better. Gyro controls are not as accurate as stuff you get on Move/Wiimote Plus.
LordOcidax
Member
Is W101 again...
GhostTrick
Banned
Neoleo2143
Member
Rogue Squadron 2 is pretty good likely my favorite arcade space shooter.
Kid Icarus Uprsing and Zero have very little in common aside from rail shooting segements.
Star Fox Zero is well below the review average of 75 on Metacritic.
It's at 69 now...but this could very well be Platinum's worst game in their catalogue if we're going by review reception
the androgyne
Member
This is a good thing! Now they'll have no choice but to try and revive F-Zero or Wave Race instead. At this point i'd take a butcher job of either over nothing too... sigh
jwillenn
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl_Y7dPrV50#t=1m33s
All hail Wiimote & Chuk! Remodel that **** to have dual analog, dual shoulders, diamond face, clickable sticks and so on, and pack it in with NX Home, PLEASE Nintendo!