[Rumor] Platinum Games hinting at new Metroid?

[WiiCube_2013]

Wat. Some Bayonetta bosses had some QTE. Sparse if any elsewhere. Platinum Games is known for having an impeccable record for making fantastic quality, quirky games, I dunno what Platinum games you're thinking of.
If you think they use a lot of QTE, you've clearly never actually played a game with even mild use of QTE. Try Ninja Blade.

RustinPeace made a comment about it too.

A game which has far more QTE than it should that's DRAGON BALL ULTIMATE BLAST (know aa ULTIMATE TENKAICHI in the west). Also, the QTE in ASURA'S WRATH was so bad that it literally broke the A button of my 360 but turns out I just had to open and reattach to the proper position.

 

[Osha]

I wouldn't want a Metroid game made by Platinum. They're good when it comes to flashy gameplay, but for something with so much exploration ? Nah, I don't think it would work. Not that I think it's anything more than a small reference to either it or Mega Man.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

RustinPeace made a comment about it too.

A game which has far more QTE than it should that's DRAGON BALL ULTIMATE BLAST (know aa ULTIMATE TENKAICHI in the west). Also, the QTE in ASURA'S WRATH was so bad that it literally broke the A button of my 360 but turns out I just had to open and reattach to the proper position.

Asura's Wrath was fucking awesome though. It isn't perfect but it's fun and thoroughly entertaining, if not all that "gamey."

 

[Deleted User]

Tell me about it. I can't quite see Platinum making a good Metroid game. A good action game, perhaps, but not a good Metroid. They're at their best when they can just develop a button mashing fest, something action-packed and fast-paced, a game where story comes second and action comes first. Metroid isn't like that, it's always been about slow exploration of levels with the occasional boss encounter. Perhaps they could make some form of a spin-off, but they're not the studio you come to when you want to make the next main entry in the series.

Why would they do that? I'm certain if a metroid game were to come from platinum games it wouldnt be so two dimensional to just lable it a fast paced button masher. If they had even a shred of self awareness they'll slow it down compared to their usual games because who would buy a shoot em up metroid game.

 

[Foxi4]

Why would they do that? I'm certain if a metroid game were to come from platinum games it wouldnt be so two dimensional to just lable it a fast paced button masher. If they had even a shred of self awareness they'll slow it down compared to their usual games because who would buy a shoot em up metroid game.

I'm not saying they wouldn't, I merely doubt that their execution would be up to par. Boeing is a great company, they make jets, they're clearly experienced in terms of tech, but I wouldn't hire them to make a city car because that's just not within their expertise.

 

[Sakitoshi]

I'm not saying they wouldn't, I merely doubt that their execution would be up to par. Boeing is a great company, they make jets, they're clearly experienced in terms of tech, but I wouldn't hire them to make a city car because that's just not within their expertise.

The same could have been said of Retro studios. the only games they did was the Metroid Prime franchise, Nintendo put them to work on Donkey Kong and bam, Donkey Kong Country Return was born, a completely different genre compared to Metroid Prime and worked out excellently.
and this isn't the first time this happens with Nintendo. Rare did only platformers but they also made Diddy Kong Racing, one of the best racing games(the best for me) on N64. HAL created Super Smash Bros, a brawler, even when they never had touched that genre before.
Naughty Dog of Crash Bandicoot fame also pulled out similar stunts if you see their developed games list.

What I'm trying to say is that with dedication Platinum games could make a good Metroid game even if they are know for making other kind of games that don't share many similarities with the exploration of Metroid.

 

[chartube12]

I don't believe we are getting a metroid game this generation. They tend to skip a generation. No GBC title, No N64 title and Now no Wii-U title. The only exceptions are the Super Metroid (SNES) and the Prime Trilogy (WII).

 

[Sakitoshi]

I don't believe we are getting a metroid game this generation. They tend to skip a generation. No GBC title, No N64 title and Now no Wii-U title. The only exceptions are the Super Metroid (SNES) and the Prime Trilogy (WII).

eeehhhrrr nope. let's see it by platform.
NES: Metroid
GB: Metroid II: Return of Samus
SNES: Super Metroid
GBC: Nothing. supposedly a DX rerelease of Metroid II was on the way in the same vein as Link's Awakening DX.
N64: Nothing. there where rumors of a Metroid 64, but Nintendo said they couldn't get concrete ideas to work with, so never produced anything.
GBA: Metroid Fusion

Metroid: Zero Mission​

GC: Metroid Prime

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes​

NDS: Metroid Prime Pinball

Metroid Prime Hunters​

Wii Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Metroid Prime Trilogy​

Metroid: Other M​

The only skip I see is between SNES and GBA, they never skipped every other console.