Those that followed Nintendo's presentation yesterday may have seen a few teases in the trailers and coverage that made you think of Star Fox. I remember at least seeing an R-Wing flying out of something.
I don't think anyone would disagree that we're long overdue for a new Star Fox game, and thankfully Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto agrees. He feels that the 3DS is the best way to bring Star Fox back, too. He says that the DS touchscreens were probably not the best for games in the shooting genre, and that the small screens don't help. Beyond that, Miyamoto feels that collisions in 3D space are sometimes hard to discern.
"All of that changes in 3D space," said Miyamoto, at a roundtable event held during E3 yesterday. "I want to do a Star Fox game that takes advantage of the 3D capabilities."
"Besides, the bottom screen could be dedicated to controls and communications," he added.
He went on to talk about how depth and distance in three-dimensional worlds are sometimes hard to judge, using Super Mario games as an example, saying that it's sometimes hard to even properly jump up onto a stump or hit a floating block. He assured the audience that the capabilities of the 3DS clear all of this up, and he's hoping to apply the technology to older franchises like Star Fox as well as new games.
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1:18 PM on 06.16.2010
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Star Fox 64 3D will still be awesome though.
IN THREEE DEEEE!!
I would love to play Star Fox in 3D.
Finally someone else noticed that. I keep on seeing people put "R-Wing" everywhere I go. This isn't Star Wars you guys!
also furry bait.
The DS version, Star Fox Command, was a totally different game from Star Fox 64. And suffered for it.
Hated the forced touch screen control, and hate the repetitive arena battles. Love me some Star Fox 64 though, in spite of the furries.
Like the Pokemon Yellow game? Where it could be played on the GBC or just GB...
I think thats the one that added color but didn't need to.
IMO, it needs to grow itself. In universe, gameplay and characters. For instance we've never been allowed to play as Star Wolf (beyond lame multiplay), or really find out more about who they really are. A game focusing on the would be a nice change for the series. Its a rich universe that we still know little about.
Gameplay wise, I think they should throw in some rpg elements (think Infinite Space or Mass Effect) alongside usual shooting levels, as well as some free roaming levels. This is highly unlike, from Nintendo though, so I won't count my Falcos' on it. A seamless kind of land to air battle and back world, like what the Star Wars Battlefront games have would also be nice. Break those rails and Battlefront would be a great template to build on.