I blindly impulse-bought Starlink for Switch. What i'm in for?

[Reinhardt Schneider]

So yeah... The game is dirt cheap nowadays and i'm quite a Starfox fan and hungry for a new game. Got tired of waiting for a Switch announcement and turned my head to Starlink, i've been trying to try it by any means possible but

• There's no demo on Switch
• No demo on PC either!
• No other means to try it on PC (As far as i could find)
• GAME refuses to rent it because it allegedly needs the figurines (I don't believe it and wtf GAME? If it doesn't just let me switch it for another game!

So i got fed up. I need my Starfox generational dose so i decided to bite for 20 € on Amazon. So far in my circles the game seems to have quite the reputation, bit repetitive but tolerable in that regard, however i need an opinion outside of the usual Nintendo circles.

What can Era tell me about it?

It looks pretty, at the very least.

 

[Ushojax]

It's the same as every other Ubisoft game, you collect stuff and follow map markers until the game ends. It's very, very basic but it provides some rudimentary StarFox fun.

 

[Chackan]

It is an amazing game worth of all the praise it can get!

The characters and storyline are likeable enough (not too deep of a storyline, but its ok!)

The graphics are great, performance is good too and the gameplay is reall SOLID!

Great game! This should become the official StarFox game even!

 

[Aostia82]

Do the star fox missions and download the star fox dlc
A very compelling modern star fox experience imho

 

[cowbanana]

A dreary, repetitive Ubi-factory game with few redeeming qualities.

 

[JigglesBunny]

The best Star Fox game in the last ten years (not counting the 3DS remake of 64) but a mediocre Ubisoft formula action game nonetheless. Enjoy!

 

[Deleted member 42637]

It gets a bit too repetitive but it's fun. I enjoyed it.

 

[MetalBoi]

I enjoyed my time with it and purchased most of the ships. Kind of repetitive like most games these days, but still fun. Co op is where most of the fun happens.

 

[JamboGT]

Try the racing out and let me know what you think of the tracks :P

 

[MarcelRguez]

General advice: don't try to 100% planets until the dreadnoughts are introduced, just plow through the main missions until that point. Otherwise, you'll have to re-do some stuff later on.

Don't ignore mods and mod fusion when it becomes available, and prioritize mods that improve speed/handling/boost gauge. The core loop is more fun and feels less repetitive the faster you go.

Oh, and you can ram into stuff with your shield by holding X, then A. In dogfights, doing so when you're close enough to a fighter auto-tracks it, and the impact takes out a good amount of health and allows you to shoot them right after. Don't neglect the quick turn (down + A) either.