Star Fox Zero: An EXTREMELY Critical Review

This is a review for Star Fox Zero on the Nintendo Wii U. Wooooow golly gosh, I do not like this game.

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[Iamverylazy]

Of course it's less than Starfox 64. This is Starfox Zero. It's 64 less than 64.

[ArloStuff]

inb4 "You only hate it because you suck at it!"

You're absolutely right that I suck at it, but there are plenty of games that I suck at and still think are fun. And if I can play all the way through a game multiple times and it still doesn't "click, " I don't think it's unreasonable to eventually throw up my hands and decide that it's just not a fun game.

[KitteauK]

So much hype for Star Fox Zero. It's like that Simpsons episode where Bart and Lisa where dumped into a shithole of a summer camp and stayed because they were promised to see Krusty in person, but instead they get a crude impersonator.

[ZeddtheVHSotaku]

They should of made it a Prequel, where you played as James Mccloud.

[Awsomeness]

I'm watching a Muppet review video games...
My life is complete.

[StarryCeeEmCee]

One thing that makes me absolutely livid about this game is how quickly people will say "take the time to get used to the controls and then you'll like the game", but I have been saying the same thing for literally YEARS about Star Fox Assault and its on foot ground missions. The controls do take a bit to get used to, sure, but once you get the hang of them, the missions are extremely fun. Assault gets no love, despite it being one of the few games in the series that actually expanded the Star Fox universe.

[Funkermonsterco]

"If I'm being entirely honest, I did not even have ONE second of fun with this game. It was a chore from start to finish." With that opinion in mind, I was expecting a 1 out of 7, I wonder where that extra point came from considering how he hardly said anything positive about this.

Seems like a real legit review tho, this game definitely looks more than disappointing.

[LightSpectris]

"This game pretends to be a Star Fox game, but its really not. Why? Becuase Star Fox and Star Fox 64 were intuitive and fun, this is just a shadow of the two games. It looks like it, but it's worlds apart."
So, basically it's like the PPG reboot.

[AlvinEarthworm]

I feel sorry for the people who wasted their hard earned cash on big badass HD smart TV's only to play this game and find themselves being forced to stare at a low res 6.2 inch game pad screen about 50% of the time.

Also, even if it is a "reboot". Nintendo are really trying to remind the players about Starfox 64 (A much better game). Right down to the recycled plotline, quotes, music, characters and bosses. Why try to innovate when you can just use good ol' nostalgia to drive sales?

I'm gonna say it, but I thought Starfox Assault was a better game. At least it felt like an actual sequel and had a more compelling plot than this gimmicky rehashed garbage.

[hylianfelldragon]

This game made me love Star Fox Assault even more honestly!

[king_big_pp]

This is the first time I watched a negative review and thought "Oh man... I feel so bad for the critic. The dude actually wanted to enjoy it and didn't get what he deserved" :(

Stay strong, Arlo. We love you!

[SuperSonic]

As much as I disagree, Arlo, this is truly refreshing! You're a Nintendo fan through and through, but when they make poor decisions, or make games that you don't agree with, you SHOW it!
You're a fan, but you're not a fanboy. That's something to be admired!

Maybe they'll do an update that allows you to play with a Pro Controller, eh? I dunno.

[SOLIDShift_VI]

StarFox Assault... New main boss, new story. Why do people forget that game.. IMHO it was really fun! - ~ -''

[SuperZez]

I don't believe anyone who even _attempts_ to argue that this control scheme is better once you get used to it. Wanna know why?

Because they intentionally nerfed the main screen. If the new control scheme were actually better, they could've made the main screen have an accurate aiming system like the other games and then _people would have used the game pad view on their own_. But instead, they intentionally made it so that aiming is useless on the main screen to _force_ people to use the game pad view.

[eezack]

The third game? I know Adventures is different, but why does everyone forget about Assault and Command?

[TheLonelyGoomba]

Star Fox Zero is an interesting game. Some people get to grips with the controls pretty quickly. And some people just them.

But neither side understands the other. It's hard to imagine the controls being annoying because for that player they are not. And it's hard to imagine people liking the controls, when you absolutely hate them.

So it's a case of "well..I liked the controls and thus I loved the game" vs "well, I hated the controls and thus loathed the game".
So that's why you have two sides of people who just cannot agree because it's just so divisive. And that's where the game absolutely fails.

I love the game, I really love it, it's what I've been waiting for since 64. BUT, the fact the game is so divisive and inaccessible for a ton of people is really a problem. Nintendo games have always tried to be as accessible as possible, so to have a game like this is a bit anti-Nintendo.

[mbcmechachu]

This is like the Paper Mario series all over again. A series loved by millions but Nintendo pays no attention to let alone respects.

[PimDiffy]

It saddens me to say this, but I think miyamoto is passed his prime.... His constant push for innovation for innovations sake is what lead to abominations like sticker star and this. And his inability to come up with new innovations for F-zero is why we haven't gotten a new game in the series that desperately needs a new game. I'm kind of glad there isn't a new F-zero now that I think about it. Motion controls wouldn't work for that game.

[MikeBedsole]

Finally a review that I 100% agree with! I wanted to love this game so bad but I just can't. It really is the most bizarre mix of shoehorned gamepad gimmicks with a coat of star fox 64 paint on top.

[TimeTellsNoLies]

I don't know about the gameplay, since I don't have a Wii U, but I completely agree with you on them taking it too far with the nostalgia. 10 years since a new Star Fox game, and this is what Nintendo could come up with? You know the weirdest thing is? If I wanted to play a remake of 64, I could just play the 3DS version that came out a few years ago. Heck, I have it in my room.