06-19-2015, 10:34 PM
The negative reaction to Metroid Prime Federation Force stems from several different reasons that cover a pretty wide base:
1. The gameplay, which, at first glance, greatly resembles that of a standard generic FPS (though really after watching it more, it's pretty clearly not), as opposed to the focus on exploration, collection, and using weapons and mobility tools as keys to unlock new areas.
2. Lack of Samus Aran / Metroids; a lot of fans were really hoping to see their favorite bounty hunter commit additional genocides to the same species she already made extinct (note that, apparently, some news has revealed that metroids may indeed appear at some point in the game, and Samus may not be entirely ruled out as well).
3. The huge difference in atmosphere. For many fans, the Metroid series excels at having a subtle horror setting, steeped in isolation and foreboding situations, and generally being one of Nintendo's more serious franchises. This instead has multiple characters interacting (in ways other than brutally murdering one another) in a colorful chibi artstyle.
4. The time gap between the previous last Metroid game and now of 5 years (8 years for those who completely disavow Metroid Other M) exacerbates the whole issue, with some fans worried that Nintendo may choose to continue following this route with the Metroid series, their favorite series "betraying" them and therefore living in exile without another game to fill that gap. I'm pretty sure we had a similar conversation on this topic beforehand, and regardless of the legitimacy of this concern, it is something people are really afraid of nonetheless (and I still feel Wario Land / Wario Ware is, at the moment, a potential example of this occurring).
These are the reasons I've seen most on this topic. I myself struggled with the 3rd and 4th ones a little before eventually deciding it wasn't worth the anguish (though I suppose they are still concerns, just that I don't really care about them as much any more lol).
Petitions to cancel games though is just
too far
1. The gameplay, which, at first glance, greatly resembles that of a standard generic FPS (though really after watching it more, it's pretty clearly not), as opposed to the focus on exploration, collection, and using weapons and mobility tools as keys to unlock new areas.
2. Lack of Samus Aran / Metroids; a lot of fans were really hoping to see their favorite bounty hunter commit additional genocides to the same species she already made extinct (note that, apparently, some news has revealed that metroids may indeed appear at some point in the game, and Samus may not be entirely ruled out as well).
3. The huge difference in atmosphere. For many fans, the Metroid series excels at having a subtle horror setting, steeped in isolation and foreboding situations, and generally being one of Nintendo's more serious franchises. This instead has multiple characters interacting (in ways other than brutally murdering one another) in a colorful chibi artstyle.
4. The time gap between the previous last Metroid game and now of 5 years (8 years for those who completely disavow Metroid Other M) exacerbates the whole issue, with some fans worried that Nintendo may choose to continue following this route with the Metroid series, their favorite series "betraying" them and therefore living in exile without another game to fill that gap. I'm pretty sure we had a similar conversation on this topic beforehand, and regardless of the legitimacy of this concern, it is something people are really afraid of nonetheless (and I still feel Wario Land / Wario Ware is, at the moment, a potential example of this occurring).
These are the reasons I've seen most on this topic. I myself struggled with the 3rd and 4th ones a little before eventually deciding it wasn't worth the anguish (though I suppose they are still concerns, just that I don't really care about them as much any more lol).
Petitions to cancel games though is just
too far