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Rumor: Retro Studios' next game is a new "brand"
- Thread starter SteeloDMZ
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GuitarGuruu
Member
Something new is an interesting remark, it's hard to say what genre it could be though. Hoping for some sort of RPG since Nintendo doesn't really strive in that department.
IGN aren't the ones who made a casual little remark into a giant NeoGAF thread. They didn't report this. Don't blame them because GAF tends to make breathless speculative threads out of vague tweets and casual podcast chatter.
He's senior vice president of content and publishing at IGN. At least that's what Wikipedia says.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I want them to make a Captain Falcon game that plays like Devil May Cry based off his moves from SSB.
KillerTravis
Banned
But they already announced X for Wii U and we are getting FE X SMT too.
I'm hoping for another series revival personally.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Interesting.
Bill Rizer
Member
New first person Metroid, first chapter of new trilogy Metroid Dread, loosely based on existing Metroid Dread setting and plot.
Vermillion
Banned
You say that as if GAF is a news site. It's a discussion board - we discuss things from ridiculous to confirmed.
The reputation in the eyes of the gaming media hasn't changed what it is, so yes, there are threads about vague whispers.
You are welcome to discuss what you want! But don't give shit to IGN for reporting vague nonsense like "Retro is working on a new brand" when they didn't actually report it. Someone casually mentioned something on a podcast and GAFfers decided to speculate.
FPA Startropics! Me wants!
Ah, delicious irony.
If you think about my description aswell as reading the Captain Falcon Wiki you can see that a Captain Falcon (or f-zero) spin off is plausible due to the history of Captain Falcon as an officer in that police force i mentioned. So he has a full career BEFORE the F-Zero. So a game based on that would not be a racer.
As far as a proper F-Zero i would be satisfied of a remake of GX with some upressed gfx and 64 players online aswell as local multiplayer with online. That being said i would not put such a studio as Retro to do such a game. Rather Shinen or Sega.
gunstarhero
Member
Wouldn't new brand mean new IP?
Vermillion
Banned
Well IGN is a news site. We're gonna put a bit more weight in what they say - even if just on a podcast.
That said, I do see where you're coming from.
Captainsweatpants
Member
This is not even news. We already knew Retro was working on a new IP. This is what this guy meant by "brand". He meant IP.
imagine the meltdown if the game actually IS metroid, but NEW metroid.
Metroid PrUme.
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
Except brand sounds so much less pretentious.
Monolith Soft's X & FE x SMT.
Vermillion
Banned
...We did?
Nope.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Referring to things accurately is so pretentious. Intellectual property sounds like a house wearing a monocle and shit.
Hero of Legend
Member
Did he Peer into Retro's future?
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Your remarks are getting Schneider by the minute.
The Horror the horror
Banned
As much as I loved Star Tropics as kid, I hope it's not that. This new IP or "brand" needs to be something that the mass market can eagerly consume and that can help the Wii U. An HD revival of a niche action-adventure IP, as awesome as the two games were, isn't going to do that.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
They could turn star tropics into whatever. Why do people insist on it being the same nes games?
The Horror the horror
Banned
Because why keep the name if it's not going to maintain any semblance of the original games? It's not like the Star Tropics name carries any weight whatsoever outside of a very small hardcore circle.
You don't have to buy it
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
ZombiU? Kid Icarus? To make it into a new brand.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
I've always liked Peer, classy guy and he's been at IGN ever since the N64.com days. Miss the old Peer/Matt C days.
Would Peer be one of the E3 week judges? He may have already played it.
Would Peer be one of the E3 week judges? He may have already played it.
gunstarhero
Member
Care to elaborate?
A "brand" implies a name, design element, etc - so wouldn't a "new brand" mean something entirely new?
If they were doing something like "Donkey Kong Prime", that would be considered a re-brand in a sense.
PlumCantaloupe
Member
As much as I would love to see another Prime or an obscure franchise revival (Star Tropics) I HOPe Retro is working on a large-scale title with valuable western AND mainstream appeal. The Wii U could definitely use more western exclusives to start the ball rolling for more third-party devs in the West. If this means yet another dirt-brown themed space shooter, provided it can sell lots of systems in the West, so be it.
Another Prime would be awesome though
Midnight Moon
Banned
When they say new Brand,
It reminds me of multimedia franchises like Pokémon, kind of like how Level 5 has toys, anime series, games, etc.
Hope it's amazing...(please not a shooter!)
It reminds me of multimedia franchises like Pokémon, kind of like how Level 5 has toys, anime series, games, etc.
Hope it's amazing...(please not a shooter!)
MisterHero
Super Member
Shenmue Prime