MigueelDnd said:cloudskipa said:Day 1 purchase for me. It was one of the main reasons I bought the 3DS.
People who say they won't get it because it doesn't have online or because they have already beaten it a few times when they were a kid don't quite understand the appeal of Star Fox 64. I'm not suggesting everyone should foam at the mouth over it but it's a timeless classic, the gameplay hasn't aged a bit and it has near infinite replayablilty. It's one of the very few games I never get bored with, it takes a lot of practice to get medals on every stage.
I've played Star Fox 64 on a few different systems from VC to PC emulation and the only way to play it properly is on the N64 with the original controller, nothing else feels right. I just hope Nintendo have done the controls justice with the 3DS circle pad.
The gameplay hasn't aged, I agree. But to say that it has "near infinite replayability" is more an opinion that a fact. Many people go through the stages one time and get all the endings but don't want to get through it again to get medals and things like that.
The problem is that this is barely a remake, they just upgraded the graphics and added a proper multiplayer that is NOT online. Now, that may seem as the most-posted rant but that's one feature that could've be included to convince many.
So, this is not worth $40. I'm not paying $40 for playing my StarFox 64 cartridge in my 3DS with better graphics. I love the game, mind you, but I could easily get everything in a short time once I get over learning the controls. Make it $20 and I buy it. Also, as a side note, games here are expensive as hell for every console and I have no plans to go to the US, so I couldn't buy it either way.
Of course it's my opinion, I didn't mean it to come across as fact or something. All I was saying was that people who do as you say (play through each stage once to get all the endings) are completely missing the point of the game, or at the very least missing the best it has to offer. It isn't an RPG where you play through once for storyline, it is a score attack shooter.
How can you say it is barely a remake though? The graphics are vastly upgraded to the point where many critics has described it the best looking 3DS game yet and it is also a game that really makes good use of the 3D. It has added Gyroscopic controls, remastered sound and many other extra features.