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Rumor: Factor 5 Developing New Kid Icarus Game for Wii
- Thread starter VegaShinra
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Greatness Gone
Member
Nintendo would never let this shit happen.
Rancid Mildew
Banned
That's about the worst match up imaginable. What a complete waste of potential.
This better be fake.
This better be fake.
TheGreatDave
Banned
Please God no.
No Kid Icarus.
No Kid Icarus.
layzie1989
Member
They've got the flying down pat!
BrodiemanTTR
Member
Doubt it and PLEASE GOD NO.
Greatness Gone said:
They let Sega and Namco develop titles in two of their key franchises. Why wouldn't they let a developer they have even closer ties with developer a new game in a long-forgotten, third tier franchise? It's plausible, I would just rather see a competent developer try to resurrect the franchise. It's why so many people are hoping Retro Studios has a go at it.
Greatness Gone
Member
Sega and Namco are a tiny bit more competent than the shit that is Factor 5, though.Gigglepoo said:
VegaShinra
Junior Member
Outside of Lair, Factor 5 has made good games.Greatness Gone said:
underfooter
Banned
I'm all for it, personally. I like Factor5, and with Nintendo's support, it could be something to anticipate.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
What is the website Kombo and what is its reliability in the past?
VegaShinra
Junior Member
Kind of like a NiGHTS sequel? :lolOblivion said:
Thunder Monkey
Banned
No, that's not true in the slightest.TJ Spyke said:
They can make competent games with terrific visuals, but that's only if they stick to arcade style space shooters, and don't mess it up with anything extraneous.
It's when they deviate from that, that their games fall apart.
Spotless Mind
Member
Yuck. I hope not.
Edag Plata
Banned
I'm not saying that I want this to happen, but Factor 5 makes one complete trash game and becomes the worst developer ever?
That's like after Mario Party 8 came out saying that Nintendo is a complete shit developer.
That's like after Mario Party 8 came out saying that Nintendo is a complete shit developer.
BrodiemanTTR
Member
Edag Plata said:
How is that even remotely similar?
Edag Plata said:
1)Factor 5 has never made a great game. Their games have ranged from terrible to mediocre.
2)Hudson Soft has deloped all 8 console MP games, not Nintendo. MP8 was a really fun game (provided you play with others since party games are usually not that good in single player).
VegaShinra
Junior Member
Rogue Squadron 2 wasn't that bad of a game. Sure the third one was terrible, but the second title was good.TJ Spyke said:
Sounds like a good match for Kid Icarus.
Maybe it was a "ya had to be there" sorta thing, but I played Kid Icarus (the first one) recently and didn't understand what all the fuss was about. It was all right, but there are other NES games that deserve a sequel or remake more than KI does (like Little Nemo!).
What?TJ Spyke said:
Rogue Squadron, Rogue Leader, Rebel Strike, Battle for Naboo?? "That site that ranks games" the "worst one" was Rebel Strike, and it has a 75% average, the rest have over 80% average..how's that terrible to mediocre?
Just because the yall are Star Wars games doesn't mean the y only make bad games or anything for that matter..
Heck, Lair is kinda good, yeah it has a few problems, but is not the most mediocre-abysmal game ever made that a few at GAF seems to make it..
Rancid Mildew
Banned
I'm not sure how anyone at Nintendo can possibly think that Factor 5 would be a good match for a Kid Icarus revival which will obviously be an adventure/platformer game. Unless Pit is going to be a X-Wing and never touches land, I can't see how Factor 5 has the credentials for this unless Nintendo is deliberately ignoring the potential and plans on turning it into some shallow arcade shooter affair. Retro, EAD, or maybe even Monolithsoft better be at the helm of this project if it exists.
fernoca said:
As someone who played all 4 star wars games, I can tell you rebel strike was vastly overrated to get 75%. It's often completely uplayable, and it's only saving grace is it's really, really pretty. Battle for Naboo was also pretty bad, with non-flying vehciles not handling very well.
Factor 5 only made two competant games, and three more that looking amazing for the tech but played like arse.
BrodiemanTTR
Member
AniHawk said:
The fuss over Kid Icarus isn't over the original game (or at least I hope not). It's decent at best. It's the potential that lies in the property. Personally, I think a Kid Icarus sequel has a chance to turn an otherwise unremarkable 2D franchise to a really really great 3D one like F-Zero X did.
A hypothetical new Kid Icarus would scarcely resemble the NES original, playing something like Zelda but with a heavy dose of platforming and combat that focuses primarily on the bow and arrow (a great fit for Wii, in my opinion). Then again these are just fanboy ramblings. =/
If Factor 5 is making the next Kid Icarus, I will personally fly to Kyoto to slap Shigeru Miyamoto in the face with a sandpaper glove on for letting that happen.
And I wouldn't discount a Kid Icarus revival... I mean, this year alone, we're getting comebacks of NiGHTS, Bionic Commando and a "proper" Street Fighter, and I remember a time when such things were as completely unimaginable as a Kid Icarus revival.
And I wouldn't discount a Kid Icarus revival... I mean, this year alone, we're getting comebacks of NiGHTS, Bionic Commando and a "proper" Street Fighter, and I remember a time when such things were as completely unimaginable as a Kid Icarus revival.