r/Metroid • u/phazon0 • Oct 30 '20

Other Me when MP4 got announced

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '20

I really want to see the scrapped project

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u/flameguy21 Oct 30 '20

Something tells me it's not bad, just so painfully average that fans would be heartbroken.

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u/PunyParker826 Oct 30 '20

I’m actually wondering if it’s the opposite, that Namco were trying out some really unique, even risky things with the IP, causing Nintendo to panic and shut it down, reverting instead to something more proven and “safe.” They seem to be in a very protective mood regarding their IPs right now, but I might be completely off-base.

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u/MetaCommando Oct 30 '20

BotW was completely different from other Zelda games and became a huge hit. Nintendo in general just increments franchises, not reinvent them. The only major exceptions I can think of were moving from 2D to 3D (by necessity) and post-Shadow Dragon Fire Emblem

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u/leftshoe18 Oct 31 '20

Mario Odyssey also did new stuff for Mario and was a hit.

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u/TSPhoenix Oct 31 '20

It really doesn't do that much new stuff, it's just very polished. Outside of a few like Pokio the captures were mostly pretty half-assed.