Video Game Series That Need the Resident Evil 2 Treatment
Star Fox
Star Fox has had a strange history. While Star Fox 64 was a massive hit that influenced future 3D games, the series has lived in its shadow ever since. The Wii U’s Star Fox Zero looked to be the series comeback but was marred with technical problems and frustrating controls.
In between these games, Star Fox took detours away from its traditional Arwing combat in favor of on-foot gameplay, most notably in Star Fox Adventures which is basically a Zelda game with a Star Fox skin.
For Star Fox to have a future, I see two possible paths. Option one: Go back to the simple ship combat of the original games but with an overhauled art style and control scheme and a big focus on making an arcade-like experience with lots of replayability.
Option two: Take Star Fox into the open world, or galaxy. Reinvent Star Fox as a modern action RPG with room to explore, both on and off the ship, all while maintaining the delightful corniness and charm of Fox and his gang.
This is ultimately the decision of whether to treat Star Fox like the Crash N.Sane Trilogy or Resident Evil 2 Remake. It’s clear Star Fox has a old-school charm about it, now the question is how far does Nintendo need to go to make that charm successful in the current generation?
