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A Wii U Exclusive That Hasn’t Been Ported to the Switch- Starfox Zero
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Star Fox Zero felt like a tech demo that was being sold for full price. Nothing about it was good. It was a lesser Star Fox 64 in terms of everything and the game looked shockingly ugly for the hardware. I think Assault and Adventures look better on Dolphin when upscaled to even 720p and they don't have the frequent framerate drops that Zero has to boot.
Star Fox + Platinum should have been a match made in heaven but they screwed it up.
Horrible game.
Star Fox + Platinum should have been a match made in heaven but they screwed it up.
Horrible game.
Star Fox Zero is still one of the best Star Fox games, I pity everyone who didn't enjoy this cause it's so good.
Sure he is, the Wii U was a good console, despite being a colossal commercial failure. Saying that it had "no value" is not true by any metric.
Would take a pretty massive overhaul to get it to work on Switch.
Star Fox Zero at it's best is a good Star Fox game with levels split into arcadey / Platinum style scoring sections. Far far better than Assault but there are too many slow levels and obviously the gamepad stuff was a bridge too far for a lot of people. When it *is* doing full Star Fox though, brilliant. Get that on Switch.
Star Fox Zero at it's best is a good Star Fox game with levels split into arcadey / Platinum style scoring sections. Far far better than Assault but there are too many slow levels and obviously the gamepad stuff was a bridge too far for a lot of people. When it *is* doing full Star Fox though, brilliant. Get that on Switch.
I respectfully disagree with you on the Wii U being a good console.
It is nice for homebrew and BC i will give it that.
Maybe it's time the franchise was put to bed forever if after more than 25 years Zero is considered one of the best titles, horrible motion controls aside it hadn't moved on from the mid-90s. Kid Icarus and F-Zero would love to have had as many free passes as Starfox has had.
I also have a hard time understanding why so many people hate it so much. I remember enjoying it a lot, and the dogfighting was quite cool with the two screen setup to line up precise shots that otherwise you wouldn't be able to make. Playing coop with one person taking each screen was pretty cool as well.
Also, the special edition came bundled with Starfox Guard, which was also a pretty decent game. That said, Zero would be pretty much impossible to port, and the game was a commercial failure, so a new game would be better
God I really disliked Star Fox Zero. Props to those that enjoyed it but it just did absolutely nothing for me, had more fun with Star Fox Guard in the end.
Yea f**k all you guys wanting ports! You know what system has all these Wii U ports you want? The Wii U. Why didn't you just play it then? When the Wii U needed you! Where were you then huh?!! Suddenly now you all want the Wii U games... well TOO BAD!
*runs away crying*
A Fatal Frame collection would be great as well.
Anyways, this one is pretty interesting since it could be improved by focusing on one screen. As it is, both offer you a different view so you can't really use one or the other, but it could work as a "focus" button if they wanted to keep the other view I guess.
That said, the biggest problem with the game is that they HAD to retread the same story and setting for the third time...
Anyways, this one is pretty interesting since it could be improved by focusing on one screen. As it is, both offer you a different view so you can't really use one or the other, but it could work as a "focus" button if they wanted to keep the other view I guess.
That said, the biggest problem with the game is that they HAD to retread the same story and setting for the third time...
Starfox Zero was like an album with a few classic tracks that belong on a Greatest Hits and a lot of dross you want to skip to get to them.
That's a rubbish album.
That's a rubbish album.
I don't know if it would enjoy a second Life on switch in terms of sales. I loved it, but I know I'm in the minority.
Yes you're right. The multiplayer part released on PC and soon after they shut down the multiplayer part of the Wii U version.
When Star Fox Zero got it right, it got it really right:
Sadly, this is as good as it gets. The rest of the game is... not this game.
I find Star Fox Zero a frustrating game. Sector Omega shows that it could have been a fantastic Star Fox game. The potential was right there. And then they had gyrocopter levels, slow escort missions, and another attempt at making the Walker happen. Because what I really want in a Star Fox game is to transform into a chicken and stand still on top of the enemy ships. ...that or using bombs wisely. Probably the latter.
Games that have everything they need to be good, but just fail at it are more annoying than games that are just outright bad.
Sadly, this is as good as it gets. The rest of the game is... not this game.
I find Star Fox Zero a frustrating game. Sector Omega shows that it could have been a fantastic Star Fox game. The potential was right there. And then they had gyrocopter levels, slow escort missions, and another attempt at making the Walker happen. Because what I really want in a Star Fox game is to transform into a chicken and stand still on top of the enemy ships. ...that or using bombs wisely. Probably the latter.
Games that have everything they need to be good, but just fail at it are more annoying than games that are just outright bad.
I haven't really played a lot of Star Fox titles (apart from this, just 1 and 2), but I had a blast playing it. The controls took a while getting used to, but it felt good fairly quickly. That said, while the game is fun and all, it did feel a bit... hollow? In comparison, I oddly think I liked the spinoff Star Fox Guard even more. But to me Zero was nowhere near as awful as many make it out to be.
As I recall, it sold very, very poorly. The controls were such that NoE had a horrible time just getting it through their internal QA.
Funny thing about this game. I believe there were only like ten copies total in NJ and one of them was in my area so I got it and never played it.Sir, that isn't Devil's Third.
It apparently goes for $200+ on eBay.
I stand by my statement that this is a fantastic game overall.
The problem is that you literally need to spend hours getting used to the controls. Once the controls "click," it is an amazing experience.
It is just a massive design flaw from a development perspective--one of the worst I've ever seen.
The problem is that you literally need to spend hours getting used to the controls. Once the controls "click," it is an amazing experience.
It is just a massive design flaw from a development perspective--one of the worst I've ever seen.
The ability to move and aim independently is not as novel as this game's defenders seem to think. It's been done before, better and without the need for obnoxious motion controls or second screen gimmicks to boot.
They'd still be better off without independant aiming regardless. One of the reasons I prefer Star Fox to games like Sin & Punishment is that your ability to attack isn't disconnected from your position. Like yeah you have to put yourself in harm's way in order to hit the weak point, but that's a good thing! Risk vs reward! Why would you want to make positioning less interesting?
I know Nintendo have made some unpopular marketing decisions lately but if they released this before the other non-switch Wii u games I'd be afraid of the backlash lol.
Preach! Loved Zero because of stuff like this. It's a shame that most people will never give it a chance.
I still remember playing the first stage and finding out I could zoom through at high speed while listening to the awesome music and just shouting "holy shit this is the greatest thing ever"
