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y helo thar Metroid 2 fan remake. Daddy likes.
The idea of Metroid Zero Mission 2 probably occurred to Nintendo but I'd guess they passed on it because Metroid 2 doesn't have the cult status of the first or third game. In the event of this being completed I would so play it since I can at least assume it won't have a fucking stealth sequence. But the question is whether or not it will achieve completion. This endeavour might just be too awesome to live and may end up getting cease-and-desisted Chrono Resurrection style.
In other news, the new Sonic game leaked. The 'Sonic the Werehog' factor is causing some dissent but I can't bring myself to care since it's exactly what I've been asking for the past five years - A 2.5D SONIC GAME. PRAISES BE.
Speaking of Sonic, this article is worth a read. Normally I have contempt for these 'how to fix Sonic' posts because most of them end up with people who never cared about Sonic in the first place making huge sweeping statements about the series ("stories are bad, new characters are bad, new gameplay is bad, Sonic should never have tried to do anything different from the first game") but this one mostly correlates with my own views. He's one of the rare people to realise that Classic Sonic was never about going as fast as possible all the time, regardless of whatever the marketing may have said. However, I can't say I agree with his uniquely bizarre idea that Sonic Advance was the last standout game instead of Sonic Rush. Rush is more speed-focused than the Classic series but succeeds in it's own way by encouraging the player to maintain their momentum through tricks/destroying enemies. It feels like the true expression of the series ideal of high-speed action, no less valid than the more rounded platforming experience of the Classic series.
The idea of Metroid Zero Mission 2 probably occurred to Nintendo but I'd guess they passed on it because Metroid 2 doesn't have the cult status of the first or third game. In the event of this being completed I would so play it since I can at least assume it won't have a fucking stealth sequence. But the question is whether or not it will achieve completion. This endeavour might just be too awesome to live and may end up getting cease-and-desisted Chrono Resurrection style.
In other news, the new Sonic game leaked. The 'Sonic the Werehog' factor is causing some dissent but I can't bring myself to care since it's exactly what I've been asking for the past five years - A 2.5D SONIC GAME. PRAISES BE.
Speaking of Sonic, this article is worth a read. Normally I have contempt for these 'how to fix Sonic' posts because most of them end up with people who never cared about Sonic in the first place making huge sweeping statements about the series ("stories are bad, new characters are bad, new gameplay is bad, Sonic should never have tried to do anything different from the first game") but this one mostly correlates with my own views. He's one of the rare people to realise that Classic Sonic was never about going as fast as possible all the time, regardless of whatever the marketing may have said. However, I can't say I agree with his uniquely bizarre idea that Sonic Advance was the last standout game instead of Sonic Rush. Rush is more speed-focused than the Classic series but succeeds in it's own way by encouraging the player to maintain their momentum through tricks/destroying enemies. It feels like the true expression of the series ideal of high-speed action, no less valid than the more rounded platforming experience of the Classic series.