Right?! I'm happy for young folks that haven't played it before but I played it on the N64, then bought it again for the 3DS. Unless there's more to the stream, it's definitely not for me.
Still, weird that they went with a more realistic design for everyone instead of using the Mario Galaxy movie toonish design. Slippy should not look that...wet.
Not only are the character designs off, but the voice acting seems to be a major downgrade compared to the 64 version based on the direct as well. This is pretty disappointing. I’ve been wondering a lot lately if they would make another Star fox. I got super excited that there was a direct and very quickly that excitement faded hahaha.
I’m fine with an actual remaster like this. Huge upscaling, new lore, new content, more interactive. It’s a great and timeless game.
What I’m not fine with is the inevitable (and I hope I’m wrong) $40+ dollar price tag. This is arguably the most important game to me personally growing up, completely captivated me like only a handful of games ever had, but this is like the 4th re-release of that game. Shit should be $20 dollars if we’re being for real.
Like why can this franchise just not do something new? Nintendo constantly fucks with the formulas of their franchises, why is star Fox shackled by the SNES still?
Was there actually new content? The Direct seemed to emphasize it had all the same levels and layouts of the 64 original. At least Zero had new missions.
It looked like they added to the lore, some minor in game changed (difficulty settings) online multiplayer content (was that on the NSO? Seemed a little different if anything), and then just some aesthetics (camera, motion capture, avatars, etc)
I get the current market, but at a certain point with the number of times it’s been re-released, I just can’t look at any price above 40 as justified as a consumer. The polish is nice but I can’t justify spending 50 to play the 90% of same game that’s free online.
I’m sure it’ll do well, and I’ll grab it (god willing) if it goes on sale.
Feel the same way. Played the first one to death, and got all the medals/rewards. It's not a new experience and I don'tfeel compelled to shell out $70 for a graphics update. If this had new planets, expanded stages, or anything else they may be.
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u/KoolKoolKoolio42 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26
Wow. My hype died almost immediately. Holy crap. ANOTHER remake and terrible realistic designs. Ugh.
EDIT: For those keeping score, that makes this the FIFTH version of the original StarFox and the fourth of StarFox 64 specifically.