Retro Studios - Page 2

Crono · 01-20-2003, 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by Jonbo298
I want them to make a great FPS! I love FPS's and the 'Cube is sorta lacking on great FPS's. And the main character can be Joanna Light!........ *walks away feeling like a dumbass*

The Cube is also lacking RPGs (besides PSO and SoA), so I hope they go with Raven Blade...

manasecret · 01-20-2003, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by Crono
The Cube is also lacking RPGs (besides PSO and SoA), so I hope they go with Raven Blade...

So far Retro has only proven themselves with an FPA.

When it comes to RPG's or even a regular FPS, I have no hope that they can live up to the quality of Metroid Prime. They haven't proven anything in my opinion with only one game, so I do hope they move in other directions besides FPA but I won't hope for anything good until it comes out and it gets good reviews.

I bet they could do an FPS very well considering the people working for them and its similarity to FPA, but I'm also betting on anything they make being just merely good, not great.

Gamer · 01-20-2003, 06:08 PM

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Originally posted by Stonecutter
lol, rivaling Perfect Dark? Cube still doesn't have a game that rivals halo, as far as fpsers go. Why not worry about that first?

Hmm, i cant seem to remember what Gamecube FPS got a better rating than Halo...or yeah, METROID :eek:

01-20-2003, 06:14 PM

Right, because metroid is an FPS...Oh wait no it's not......

Gamer · 01-20-2003, 11:54 PM

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Originally posted by Stonecutter
Right, because metroid is an FPS...Oh wait no it's not......

I dont feel like starting a fight over ignorant comments. So on another topic, what does everyone think of Zelda coming with OOT if you pre-order? Im stoked!

GameKinG · 01-21-2003, 12:03 AM

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Originally posted by Gamer
I So on another topic, what does everyone think of Zelda coming with OOT if you pre-order? Im stoked!

Another, different, topic for sure.

DeathsHand · 01-21-2003, 12:11 AM

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Originally posted by Gamer
I dont feel like starting a fight over ignorant comments. So on another topic, what does everyone think of Zelda coming with OOT if you pre-order? Im stoked!

Nintendo fans: Metroid's not a FPS! It's a FPA!

Guy: NGC is lacking in the FPS department

Nintendo fans: What are you talking about? Metroid is a FPS!

Then again, maybe gamer wasn't one of the peoples who considers Metroid different from a FPS

bobcat · 01-21-2003, 03:35 AM

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Originally posted by DeathsHand
Nintendo fans: Metroid's not a FPS! It's a FPA!

Guy: NGC is lacking in the FPS department

Nintendo fans: What are you talking about? Metroid is a FPS!

Then again, maybe gamer wasn't one of the peoples who considers Metroid different from a FPS

I'm a Nintendo fan and I'm not stupid. I know Metroid is the best FPS going around...........

Perfect Stu · 01-21-2003, 01:47 PM

I thought the big thing about Metroid was that it was something completely new to the industry (a first person ADVENTURE)...with platforming and exploration and such

you can't compare it with a traditional FPS...especially since it has no multiplayer

TheGame · 01-21-2003, 02:34 PM

I didn't like Metriod so my futre hopes for the developer is to get into another genre or make a newer version of the game with more FPS like controlls.

I hate being the oddball out in disliking this game, but I forced myself to play 3 hours of it, and I never got interested. Hell, I like the GBA version better... I guess I can take a side scroller before a First person game with whack controlls.

Koopa · 01-22-2003, 01:10 AM

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack:eek:
after a long time wandering the vast expanse of the internet i've returned to my homeland.....

...

or ya know ive been posting at xboxaddict.com (yes i bought an XBOX, but i still love my cube

)

yeah i was just cruzing through here cuz i was bored and the thing that struck me was the whole metroid fps/fpa debate...ive fought long and hard over this with xbox fanboys so let me set the record straight. as a fps metroid prime is crap. no multiplayer, no skill needed for aiming, only 4 weapons, average AI. If you want to label this as an FPS just on the shallow fact that its in first person and you shoot stuff, be prepared to have all the game's faults exploited.

If you call it a FPA you get to note its many positives: great story, awesome puzzles, tough bosses, lots of exploration, along with great graphics and sound.

that being said.

what exactly has Retro Studios proved? well, they've proved that they can, after 3 (plus?) years of development, with the help of (arguably) the worlds best software manufacturer and a popular franchise, make an outstanding game, but had to sacrifice 3 other games (unnamed sports title, unnamed car combat game, Raven blade) and a large portion of the staff just to get it off the ground. if nintendo leaves them alone to make raven blade or their car game, how good can we expect it to be? They've made a great game, but they're far from proving themselves.

and uh i think perfect dark 2 will be overshadowed by halo2, so GC needs a game that'll firstly overshadow halo ONE, then surpass perfect dark 0, and finally overcome the greatness that will be halo2. So uh how many exclusive, excellent FPS's have there been on any nintendo system? i can think of two. both made by a company nintendo no longer has. If you want some good shooters get an xbox or soup up your PC, unless you can deal with third party mediocrity like frontline or any of the numerous bond games