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This. Hopefully it will be more like MP1 more of 3D MetroidvaniaI really do not want MP4 to be open world, in any capacity.
This. Hopefully it will be more like MP1 more of 3D MetroidvaniaI really do not want MP4 to be open world, in any capacity.
Is DKVine even reliable?If IIRC:
- DKVine said that next Retro game was going to be show at E3 2015 but Nintendo pulled it off at last minute. It was a WiiU that started development at late 2013 when Tropical Freeze was finished.
- One guy on other forum (who told details of MP1 remaster) said that the game was a 3D action game. At first it was based on an Nintendo IP but evolved into its own thing.
- they probably continue working on that game, the project was passed to switch sometime in 2016 (early?), I imagine that Nintendo aimed to be a 2017/18 game.
- Things happened and Retro cancelled the game, likely around early 2017. Then they decided to port their backcatalogue to swtich.
regarding MP4, I think the game will feature more open areas than Prime Trilogy, we are talking about games that were designed for a 1999 hardware vs 2014 hardware + 36 times RAM (3.25 GB vs 88 MB).
MP4 should have a massive jump in image quality. Especially on Dane hardware.
I wonder if this was an issue of Bamco's management and subcontracting subcontracts. splitting games up is a well known method that even Nintendo employsBandai's Prime 4 wasn't coming together as well as they had hoped. Essentially, it was a case of too many cooks in the kitchen.
As someone who personally knows the people who run the site, they would at the very least not bullshit about things they heard (or didn't hear). But their sources could be bunk of course.Is DKVine even reliable?
Always wondered this. Only ever remember them from some stuff they said about Nintendo/Sakurai when K.Rool didn’t happen. (It was’t pretty). But that was 6ish years ago.
In a new interview with an ex-retro employee (I don't remember the specific one, there were a bunch recently updated on YouTube, sorry) on the kiwi talks channel, prime 3 was originally going to be open world but had to be scaled back due to the wii's hardware.People only want what they know. Nobody wanted Metroid Prime when it was a thing. If Retro feels like they can do justice to an open world Metroid Prime then I’m all for it.
I just want a huge metroidvania mapI really do not want MP4 to be open world, in any capacity.
As someone who personally knows the people who run the site, they would at the very least not bullshit about things they heard (or didn't hear). But their sources could be bunk of course.
I can verify a couple of things they knew were definitely true several years ago, but not with Retro per se.
Interesting. Retro sounds like a place of well keep secrets (lack of a better word).As someone who personally knows the people who run the site, they would at the very least not bullshit about things they heard (or didn't hear). But their sources could be bunk of course.
I can verify a couple of things they knew were definitely true several years ago, but not with Retro per se.
I know of someone there who had a contact in Retro at some point, but that's it, I can't verify any of the information personally.Interesting. Retro sounds like a place of well keep secrets (lack of a better word).
Just something I wonder since specific fan sites on specific IPs can be iffy.
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There is (was) a DK game in development. When we see it is the question.Interesting. Retro sounds like a place of well keep secrets (lack of a better word).
Just something I wonder since specific fan sites on specific IPs can be iffy.
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Nah. I don’t think they’re trying to play folks. Just sometimes when leaks that sound great for ones favorite IP happen, sometimes we think with our hearts then our heads and it blinds us.I know of someone there who had a contact in Retro at some point, but that's it, I can't verify any of the information personally.
So I might take some of their stuff with a grain of salt, but they're not trying to hoodwink anybody.
I don't think anybody has ever said it's actually a 3D game.Nah. I don’t think they’re trying to play folks. Just sometimes when leaks that sound great for ones favorite IP happen, sometimes we think with our hearts then our heads and it blinds us.
The 3D DK stuff just sounds too good to be true for fans. While I personally don’t think any 3D DK game is happening, there are reasons to believe for the Ip could happen since Nintendo is making a theme park for it.
That’s my bad. I meant To type New, not 3DI don't think anybody has ever said it's actually a 3D game.
If I may Ask, you Say the game "was" in developement because Is finished and ready or Just because It's canceledThere is (was) a DK game in development. When we see it is the question.
Are you talking about EPD’s DK game?There is (was) a DK game in development. When we see it is the question.
If I may Ask, you Say the game "was" in developement because Is finished and ready or Just because It's canceled
YesAre you talking about EPD’s DK game?
Ah ok.Just covering the bases. I have no info to suggest it has been cancelled. As far as I know it remains in active development.
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Emily doesn’t know everything. Sometimes other insiders will know things she doesn’t know.I thought Emily didn’t hear anything about a new DK so im still skeptical
What donkey kong ? Tropical freeze?It was donkey kong
I thought Emily didn’t hear anything about a new DK so im still skeptical
Have there actually been any Nintendo games since the launch of the Switch that you were completely unaware of?That's true, but I'm only one person. My sources don't know everything that Nintendo's working on.
I’m sure it wasn’t some big revenge plot, but maybe people were probably like “fuck it, we’re off the project anyway”All this info about Bamco being upset that their version of Metroid Prime 4 got canned, so they decided to go out for revenge by leaking Retro's Prime remasters, sounds a bit... sensationalized. Not saying it's untrue, but it's definitely a shocker to read about.
Have there actually been any Nintendo games since the launch of the Switch that you were completely unaware of?
Phew. You've got quite the track record. Pretty amazing stuff.Honestly? Advance Wars was one of the rare times where I've been completely unaware of an upcoming game.
That's probably the only time where I've been caught off-guard. Maybe that means WayForward is better at keeping secrets than Nintendo?
I knew about Astral Chain.
I knew about Metroid Dread.
I knew about Life is Strange.
I reported about Labo VR at NWR.
I knew about Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee releasing in 2018.
I knew about Smash Bros releasing in December 2018.
I knew about Mario + Rabbids.
I knew about Paper Mario: Color Splash on the Wii U.
I knew about Mario All-Stars. ("Good Year To Be A Plumber", "Insane year for ports")
If a DK game exists, then my contact just hasn't heard about it. It's as simple as that.
Thank you.Honestly? Advance Wars was one of the rare times where I've been completely unaware of an upcoming game.
That's probably the only time where I've been caught off-guard. Maybe that means WayForward is better at keeping secrets than Nintendo?
I knew about Astral Chain.
I knew about Metroid Dread.
I knew about Life is Strange.
I reported on Labo VR at NWR.
I knew about Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee releasing in 2018.
I knew about Smash Bros releasing in December 2018.
I knew about Mario + Rabbids.
I knew about Paper Mario: Color Splash on the Wii U.
I knew about Mario All-Stars. ("Good Year To Be A Plumber", "Insane year for ports")
If a DK game exists, then my contact just hasn't heard about it. It's as simple as that.
3D World and SNW opening up together was merely a coincidence brought on by the pandemic. I wouldn't read into it.Nintendo released SM3D World DX the same month as they open their Universal Park.
There is a DK expansion schedule for sometime in 2024 (summer?).
That the year EPD will release their Donkey Kong game.
I suppose EPD + 1Up Studio + NST has the capcity to handle 2 projects, a new 3D Mario and DK game, probably sharing some assets (?).
Well , pre-covid, Universal Park was going to be opened by August, same month as Olympics.3D World and SNW opening up together was merely a coincidence brought on by the pandemic. I wouldn't read into it.
2022 won't be too crowded for DK. 3D Mario maybe, but not DK. It's not a big blockbuster.EPD8 works in conjunction with NST and 1Up Studio. Their output has been:
FY2017/18: Super Mario Odyssey
FY2018/19: Captain Toad Treasure Tracker + DLC
FY2019/20: Nothing
FY2020/21: Mario 3D All Stars (with NERD help) and Mario 3D World + Bowser Fury
FY2021/22: Nothing
We don’t whats happening on FY2022/23 but Nintendo has announced lots of games for next year, including big sellers like Splat 3 and Zelda BOTW sequel. Don’t think their next game will be released there. Its already crowded. Thats why I think they will pulled their projects in FYs 2023/24 and 2024/25 back to back.
And that’s why im still skeptical lolHonestly? Advance Wars was one of the rare times where I've been completely unaware of an upcoming game.
That's probably the only time where I've been caught off-guard. Maybe that means WayForward is better at keeping secrets than Nintendo?
I knew about Astral Chain.
I knew about Metroid Dread.
I knew about Life is Strange.
I reported on Labo VR at NWR.
I knew about Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee releasing in 2018.
I knew about Smash Bros releasing in December 2018.
I knew about Mario + Rabbids.
I knew about Paper Mario: Color Splash on the Wii U.
I knew about Mario All-Stars. ("Good Year To Be A Plumber", "Insane year for ports")
If a DK game exists, then my contact just hasn't heard about it. It's as simple as that.
And that’s why im still skeptical lol
But i do hope the DK game is real and im pretty sure it will be at some point
DK was also separated from mario merchandising wiseYeah, at the very least, take solace in the notion that Nintendo has been doing big things with DK in recent years:
- K. Rool's return in Smash was not only just a thing to make fans happy; he's been one of the new characters that's been making the most appearances in later showcases, as if to make sure he doesn't fade to the back again
- So much so has DK been important to Nintendo, that he's getting his own attraction at the theme park
- DK (voiced by Seth Rogen) will not only be featured in the upcoming Mario film, signs point to he'll get his own film, soon enough
It all seems to lead to the inevitable notion that the only thing left is to release a new flagship DK game to rally the brand around as the ideal "new standard" for the brand going forward.
We need cranky kong tooI’ll be super disappointed if K.Rool isn’t back in DK. Sakurai revived him
I love Lanky Kong. I want him back tooWe need cranky kong too
I'm hoping they both maintain the aesthetic of the originals (just at a higher fidelity). That sharp, angular, clean sci-fi look.I wonder if Prime Remaster and Prime 4 will have the same visual style, or be slightly different