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Rumor: Is Retro Studio teasing their presence at E3?
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StreetsAhead
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Yeah, but it's been 3 years since the complaints about no Metroid game started, so...
I mean, I'm being facetious there, but Pikmin fans had to wait 9 years for a new game to release (we didn't even get a 'bad' one to tide us over).
megabytecr
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There is no rule that Hunters 2 should be a 3DS game, it could be for Wii U.
Now, I find the Hunters DS commercial name "Dig" and the actual commercial to be a match for the twitter msg. Strange clue by Retro.
Now, I find the Hunters DS commercial name "Dig" and the actual commercial to be a match for the twitter msg. Strange clue by Retro.
Yeah, DK is a joke.
Discomurf
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Indeed. Of course it would suck if Metroid Prime Hunters 2 was just a game about the grave digger where you had to dig graves before the bodies fell in. X^p ...I'm such a Metroid freak I'd still play it though haha.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
The problem with metroid though that so many prople overlook and why Nintendo made them make DKCR before is that the guys that made Prime are now at Armature. These people now probably dont know where to start or incapable of developing a Metroid Prime.
My hope is they're working on something completely new or Metroid. I'd be fine with DK but since it's only been a little over a year since Tropical Freeze came out I'm hoping for something different. Looking at it realistically it'll probably be Donkey Kong so we all need to prepare for that.
You arsehole.
timetokill
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I would love a new DK game
Honestly I'll be happy with pretty much anything Retro is working on
Honestly I'll be happy with pretty much anything Retro is working on
daTRUballin
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Get ready for another legendary thread once DKCR3 is revealed 
Beelzebufo
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Get ready for another legendary thread once DKCR3 is revealed
Haha hopefully it can be "FUCKING DONKEY KONG COUNTRY!!!" instead of "fucking Donkey Kong..."
daTRUballin
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I almost kinda hope it's DKCR3 just so GAF could melt again xD
James Scott
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DK JB is the best platforming DK game to date. I prefer it to RETRO or RARE's DK games.
This is a worry I have. They hired some pretty great talent, but they've had little to show for it. Their latest game took them over 3 years with a lot of the grunt work done by Monster Games and although good, it did little new and looked fairly safe. Hope they still have it in them
timetokill
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They're not all at Armature, and also, it's not like Armature has exactly been hitting it out of the park since they left.
Maybe, just maybe, Nintendo's guiding hand helped get the best out of them. And maybe the new talent is capable.
strongly doubt it's going to be kong, given TF's sales figures. i suppose if they had the project fully rolling prior to TF's release, it could make sense to see it through, but I somehow doubt it was so far along that they couldn't conscientiously scrap it at that point.
i strongly sense retro is working on metroid. miyamoto made those comments about the franchise semi-recently that were phrased very carefully to hint that an entry was in the works without getting anyone's hopes up too far in advance. but more importantly, a FPS metroid game fits in splendidly with nintendo's Wii U strategy as it stands today: produce titles that will sell strongly to a relatively small userbase comprised mostly of the nintendo faithful. i believe that's why they saw fit to revive starfox as well.
in a way, i hope i'm wrong, as I haven't even completed the prime trilogy (though thusfar I've enjoyed it immensely). personally, i'd like to see retro work on something entirely new (for them). but maybe they'll shake up the formula enough to excite me regardless. on the other hand, for those who have been pining for an HD prime game, it'd be cool to see all of those people celebrate.
i strongly sense retro is working on metroid. miyamoto made those comments about the franchise semi-recently that were phrased very carefully to hint that an entry was in the works without getting anyone's hopes up too far in advance. but more importantly, a FPS metroid game fits in splendidly with nintendo's Wii U strategy as it stands today: produce titles that will sell strongly to a relatively small userbase comprised mostly of the nintendo faithful. i believe that's why they saw fit to revive starfox as well.
in a way, i hope i'm wrong, as I haven't even completed the prime trilogy (though thusfar I've enjoyed it immensely). personally, i'd like to see retro work on something entirely new (for them). but maybe they'll shake up the formula enough to excite me regardless. on the other hand, for those who have been pining for an HD prime game, it'd be cool to see all of those people celebrate.
People were doubting Retro a lot before too. We had threads about how many people had left them since Metroid Prime trilogy. Then Tropical Freeze happened.
timetokill
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Had a vision.
Side-scrolling Metroid title.
Leverages the mature DKCR/TF tech for immersive, highly interactive environments. More platforming than usual, but Samus is also more agile. Scanning is back, this time using the Gamepad to "scan" the scene for useful info. Touch-enabled menus and puzzles included.
Mix of Zero-Suit and Varia Suit sections. Varia Suit is slower, but more powerful. Varia/Zero roughly equals Donkey/Diddy in terms of mechanics.
Morph ball sections somewhat similar to the mine cart levels, with bomb jumps.
Side-scrolling Metroid title.
Leverages the mature DKCR/TF tech for immersive, highly interactive environments. More platforming than usual, but Samus is also more agile. Scanning is back, this time using the Gamepad to "scan" the scene for useful info. Touch-enabled menus and puzzles included.
Mix of Zero-Suit and Varia Suit sections. Varia Suit is slower, but more powerful. Varia/Zero roughly equals Donkey/Diddy in terms of mechanics.
Morph ball sections somewhat similar to the mine cart levels, with bomb jumps.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I hope this is the case
Lionel Richie
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What if Retro goes full IDGAF and decide they want to do a RPG and reboot StarTropics?
SHIT LIKE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN.
SHIT LIKE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
5 people would be ecstatic.
KojiKnight
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Star tropics want an rpg, so that'd be a very odd choice.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Star Tropics is dead. If Nintendo really wanted to revive that they missed the boat during the Wii/NSMB era. As of now only a couple of people in the US cares about it. sorry ;(
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
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Samus is my heroine but would legit love DCKR3, Tropical Freeze was GotY 2014.
Any chance that Raven Blade gets revived? I'm fine with Metroid or Donkey Kong either way.
Do you realize that was game that got cancelled early in development during the early days of the GameCube?
Samus throwing barrels or riding Rambi? Do it!
Do you realize that was game that got cancelled early in development during the early days of the GameCube?
Samus throwing barrels or riding Rambi? Do it!
daTRUballin
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Just because the old guys left, it doesn't mean that the new guys aren't capable. It's the same with every other company. There's talent all over the industry.
Tropical Freeze turned out incredible without those people and feels like a Retro Studios game through and through. They obviously have a very high quality staff that knows how to make great games still.
Not only that, but Arkham Origins Blackgate turned out to be a piece of shit. I have to wonder if the people that left to form Armature were really the ones that made the Prime Trilogy as great as it was, because there's little trace of the greatness Retro is known for in that game.
It could also be the case that Nintendo's funding and strong guidance are major factors in the quality of Retro's work. Maybe Armature could just didn't have the resources to work with on Blackgate to make it a good game.
Either way, I have absolutely no doubts about Retro's abilities.
Get ready for another legendary thread once DKCR3 is revealed
I missed the last one, so at least I'd have that to look forward to.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Maybe true but it most in some companies when talent leaves the game quality changes. Retro is a different story though as they report to Nintendo which dont really have talent leaving.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Of course I do haha, the date is on those screenshots. My problem with it isn't that it's not HD.
Fremium iOS/Android match-3 game with Metroid theme confirmed.
MP Hunters for WiiU while they develop the next big Metroid for next gen would be nice
Nintendo has been pushing females lead characters for the last few years, why not push the first true female video game hero Samus Aran
Kubera Leez
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It would be nice if Retro rebooted something unexpected, but I feel like it will probably be Metroid or DK again. Although I would be happy to have them, I want to see a Retro reimagining of a forgotten IP (ala Sakurai-Kid Icarus) or a new IP.
DICKS AHOY
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god i fucking hope they're working on fucking donkey kong again just for the fucking reaction on fucking gaf
fuck
I don't think they'll be working on Donkey Kong.
But if Nintendo has them be their developer for Star Fox and there's not a lot of games announced this year? Yeah, we're gonna have that thread again.
Astral Dog
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Astral Dog
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Not sure, but EatChildren said Platinum tweets a lot of things, including Splatoon
StarTropics was an action adventure/spelunker though. That'd be weird. Cool but weird.
If it's another Donkey Kong I'll say what I said last time - I will NEVER buy another Nintendo game EVER again until I calm down and buy the awesome new DK.
But seriously, though, I'll be upset and I'll love it. I'm a bundle of contradictions when it comes to Retro. I genuinely didn't want DK:TF, genuinely believed it would be incredible from the moment it was revealed, and genuinely ended up thinking it's the greatest platformer ever. And yet I genuinely don't want another, just like last time.
But seriously, though, I'll be upset and I'll love it. I'm a bundle of contradictions when it comes to Retro. I genuinely didn't want DK:TF, genuinely believed it would be incredible from the moment it was revealed, and genuinely ended up thinking it's the greatest platformer ever. And yet I genuinely don't want another, just like last time.
Again, GAF better not fail me. If the thread title isn't "Retro Studios working on fucking [insert game name here]" should something be revealed, I will hate you all forever, no take backs. >:|
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