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[0:11] video to learn more. Okay, Star Fox,
[0:14] they remade it again. Can you believe
[0:16] it? Yeah, you can. Remakes are all
[0:17] getting these days and this is the next
[0:19] one. So, buckle up and keep limbs clear.
[0:21] I think a really interesting starting
[0:23] point for this review is to explore that
[0:24] question more earnestly. Why the hell do
[0:26] they keep remastering or remaking this
[0:28] game since this is literally the fifth
[0:30] time they've done it depending on how
[0:32] you categorize each retelling of the
[0:33] original Lilat Saga? Well, the truth is
[0:35] Star Fox 64 was an instant stone cold
[0:38] classic that sat on the absolute cutting
[0:40] edge of game design, presentation, and
[0:42] technology. Hell, this was the game that
[0:43] came bundled with the Rumble Pack. The
[0:45] next time you're enjoying the haptics in
[0:47] your fancy PS5 Dual Sense Pro, remember
[0:49] the debt we all owe to Fox Mloud and his
[0:51] squad. Star Fox 64 was a near flawless
[0:53] arcade game at a time when it was novel
[0:55] and interesting and desirable to have
[0:57] arcade experiences playable in our
[0:59] living rooms. Its pick up and play
[1:00] gameplay made it immediately accessible,
[1:02] but its intricate level design and tight
[1:04] difficulty tuning created a vast skill
[1:05] ceiling that rewarded those willing to
[1:07] invest proper time into it. Its
[1:09] run-based branching path structure made
[1:10] the game even more enticing to play and
[1:12] replay, following your nose on each run
[1:14] or focusing on specific objectives and
[1:16] pathways to really push yourself. It
[1:18] also had a surprising amount of gameplay
[1:19] depth and diversity across its mission
[1:21] design and its range of vehicles such
[1:23] that no two missions ever felt the same.
[1:25] All these years later and recreated with
[1:26] such obvious love and care for the
[1:28] source material, all of these elements
[1:29] hold up brilliantly. If you know what
[1:31] this game is and you remember playing it
[1:33] and enjoying it back in the day, you're
[1:34] almost certainly going to love this
[1:36] because developer Villain Studios has
[1:37] done a wonderful job in bringing it to a
[1:39] modern presentation standard, complete
[1:41] with some new game modes that are sure
[1:42] to appeal to longtime series fans.
[1:44] Alongside that though, sits another more
[1:46] interesting question. How much appeal
[1:48] might Star Fox hold for the person who
[1:50] has never played it before? Has its
[1:52] structure and its gameplay aged in such
[1:54] a way that it feels contemporary even
[1:55] today? Or does it feel like a retro
[1:57] novelty that reminds us how different
[1:59] modern games are today? Well, it's going
[2:00] to sound like a bit of a copout, but I
[2:02] honestly think it's kind of both. I do
[2:03] think there are elements of Star Fox
[2:05] that feel fresh even in 2026. Like its
[2:07] inviting premise, like its brilliant,
[2:09] snappy controls, like its clever mission
[2:11] design, like its branching pathways and
[2:12] objectives based gameplay. All of this
[2:14] sings as loudly as it did 30 years ago,
[2:16] and it feels particularly at home on a
[2:18] handheld device, which encourages pick
[2:20] up and play experiences. And the
[2:21] inclusion of couch co-op makes it really
[2:23] easy to play alongside kids. But there's
[2:25] no mistaking that this was a game that
[2:26] was made 30 years ago. You can feel it
[2:28] in the short mission duration with some
[2:30] of them being as short as around 3
[2:32] minutes long. You can feel that in the
[2:33] linear level structure where it feels
[2:35] like the agile Rwings are aching to
[2:36] stretch their wings more than the narrow
[2:38] levels allow for. You can feel it in the
[2:40] lack of progression or upgrade economy,
[2:42] which is a feature that most modern
[2:43] games have. And please, for the love of
[2:45] God, do not clip this and make it sound
[2:47] like I think this stuff should be in the
[2:48] game because that's not what I'm saying.
[2:50] I'm just saying that games back then
[2:52] were built very differently to the way
[2:54] they're built today. The arcade game
[2:56] doesn't really exist anymore, at least
[2:58] not like it used to. And playing through
[3:00] Star Fox reminds you of that because it
[3:01] doesn't feel like anything you've played
[3:03] recently. That's going to mean that Star
[3:04] Fox is going to hit really hard with
[3:06] some and it's going to be a total
[3:08] moonball miss for others. And honestly,
[3:09] both reactions are perfectly justified,
[3:11] and I'm going to be really interested to
[3:12] see where the balance on that lies.
[3:14] Separate from that fundamental question
[3:16] about the game's enduring appeal,
[3:17] there's also going to be commentary
[3:18] about how much this remake does or
[3:20] doesn't change versus the original.
[3:22] Purists will appreciate that the core
[3:23] gameplay and most of the level design
[3:24] remains untouched, but they may bristle
[3:26] at new cutscenes that offer a radically
[3:28] different tone for the crew, not to
[3:29] mention those controversial character
[3:31] models. Personally, I would have liked
[3:32] to have seen Villain push the level
[3:33] design further since I think the narrow
[3:35] levels do feel a bit long in the tooth
[3:37] at this point, and I would have loved to
[3:39] have seen some wider arteries, more
[3:40] optional pathways, and some more
[3:42] demanding flight sequences that rewarded
[3:43] precision flying. I'll put it this way.
[3:45] I do recommend this, but not to
[3:47] everyone. And ultimately, I found myself
[3:49] wishing that Nintendo gave Villain a
[3:51] little more latitude to expand this
[3:52] offering because 30 years on, it does
[3:54] feel like some aspects of this package
[3:56] could have been refreshed without
[3:57] upsetting the delicate balance that made
[3:59] the original so wonderful and so loved.
[4:02] >> Nice job, team. Status check. So many
[4:06] targets up here, you're missing out.
[4:14] >> Starbucks completed the objective.
[4:17] For those of you who are unfamiliar with
[4:18] Star Fox, let's cover the basics because
[4:20] I think that understanding what this is
[4:22] may quickly filter out some people who
[4:24] are like, "No thanks, that's not for
[4:25] me." Star Fox is primarily an on rails
[4:28] arcade shooter that's mainly spent
[4:30] flying an Rwing, but there are some
[4:31] levels involving a cute little tank and
[4:33] a sprry little submarine. Most of the
[4:35] levels you play through are strictly
[4:36] linear in that they guide you on a very
[4:38] specific path, though some levels do
[4:39] have branching pathways that open up
[4:41] depending on which objectives you hit.
[4:43] There are also some all range mode
[4:44] missions where you fly the Rwing in a
[4:46] limited 360° space, either in dog fights
[4:49] with an enemy squad or with specific
[4:51] objectives in mind, like taking down a
[4:52] satellite array or defending your
[4:54] capital ship from oncoming missiles.
[4:56] >> 5 seconds for impact.
[5:00] >> Beautiful shot, Bob. I'm impressed.
[5:03] >> Each mission runs for about 3 to 6
[5:04] minutes, and a full run of the game is
[5:07] seven missions. So, you can knock over a
[5:09] run in anywhere from an hour to an hour
[5:10] and a half depending on how good you are
[5:12] and which paths you take. And that's an
[5:14] important point because while a run
[5:15] consists of seven missions, there are
[5:18] actually 16ish missions in the game. And
[5:20] each run you'll choose a path based on
[5:22] your performance in a given mission. Hit
[5:24] specific objectives and you'll unlock a
[5:26] certain path. Fail to achieve those
[5:28] objectives or make different choices and
[5:29] you'll unlock a different path. This
[5:31] naturally lends itself to a lot of
[5:32] replay-ability since each run is like a
[5:34] playlist that you can remix on the fly.
[5:36] Over and above finishing a run is
[5:38] finishing it well, maximizing high
[5:39] scores, keeping all of your crew mates
[5:41] safe, earning medals, and later on
[5:43] completing challenges in the dedicated
[5:44] challenge mode which offers you even
[5:46] more intense objectives per mission.
[5:47] Finally, sitting alongside all of that
[5:49] is the option for co-op play during the
[5:51] campaign where one person controls the
[5:52] ship and the other acts as the gunner,
[5:54] as well as a dedicated multiplayer mode
[5:56] that is surprisingly cool. It's 4v4
[5:58] versus either bots or other players
[6:00] using either online or game share. It's
[6:02] PvE VP where you have to accomplish
[6:04] specific objectives like capturing
[6:06] points, collecting things laying around,
[6:07] as well as a capture the flag mode that
[6:09] I thought was a real highlight.
[6:11] >> Star Fox completed the objective.
[6:17] >> So, that's an overview of what this
[6:19] package is, but let me put it to you
[6:20] another way. In the modern era, we
[6:21] typically play through a single player
[6:23] game for multiple hours, expecting to
[6:25] experience new content throughout that
[6:26] play time, and we typically stop playing
[6:28] the game either when we finish it or
[6:29] when we get bored of it. Even the single
[6:31] player games that we are expected to
[6:33] replay, like rogue likes for example,
[6:35] even they slowly meter out new content,
[6:37] typically in the form of upgrades or
[6:38] endgame challenges, people criticize
[6:40] Resident Evil games for their short 8 to
[6:42] 10 hour run times, and the response is
[6:43] often they're meant to be replayed. But
[6:45] even then, there's still a critical mass
[6:47] of people who are happy to play through
[6:48] a Resident Evil game just once, and
[6:50] they'll feel like they got their feel
[6:51] because 8 to 10 hours was enough for
[6:53] them. Saravox is a totally different
[6:55] value proposition, a more throwback
[6:58] retro proposition that says, "Hey, we
[7:00] got about 3 hours of content here if you
[7:02] string all the missions together, but
[7:03] the appeal is replayability and mastery.
[7:06] You don't pick up Star Fox expecting a
[7:08] 15-hour campaign. You pick it up
[7:10] expecting a 1.5hour campaign that you
[7:13] play again and again, getting better at
[7:15] it each time, discovering new secrets
[7:17] and efficiencies that help you chase
[7:18] higher scores and more medals. Now,
[7:20] immediately some people are going to
[7:21] hear that and say, "Lol, what?" And I
[7:23] get it. Expectations about the structure
[7:25] and content offerings of games have
[7:26] changed considerably in the last 30
[7:28] years. And where back then Star Fox 64
[7:30] was the sort of game you'd immediately
[7:31] and enthusiastically recommend to
[7:33] anyone, in 2026 is a decidedly more
[7:35] niche offering. But separate from the
[7:38] enduring appeal of this formula and the
[7:40] quality of this remake, there is
[7:42] something else that modern Star Fox has
[7:44] in its corner. And it's the hardware
[7:45] that this is being played on. Sure, we
[7:47] can play lengthy 80our RPGs on the small
[7:49] Switch screen, but I'd argue that the
[7:51] portability of the Switch is best
[7:52] leveraged by shorter, more immediate
[7:54] experiences that could be played while
[7:56] on the train ride to work or during a
[7:57] lunch break or whatever. The mobile
[7:59] market is built on game sessions that
[8:01] last 2 to 5 minutes. Now, just imagine
[8:04] the best mobile game you've ever played
[8:06] without any of the in-game spending
[8:07] [ __ ] That's kind of what Star Fox
[8:10] is. To hell with Candy Crush, this is
[8:11] the [ __ ] you should be playing on the
[8:13] toilet. Okay? And believe me, I mean
[8:14] that in the most complimentary way
[8:16] possible.
[8:23] >> I teach you kids some respect.
[8:27] Obviously, there's more to Star Fox's
[8:28] appeal than just its brevity. Its core
[8:30] gameplay really is pretty timeless.
[8:32] something that becomes immediately
[8:33] apparent to you once you pick up the
[8:34] controller and start flying. The Rwing
[8:36] is the foundation. It's the thing that
[8:37] you're piloting the most, and it handles
[8:39] the same as you remember if you played
[8:40] it back in the day. The simple move set
[8:42] of boosting, breaking, banking, and
[8:44] barrel rolling is all there. Incredibly
[8:46] responsive, really snappy, just super
[8:48] fun to glide around with. To see Star
[8:50] Fox is to want to grab the controller
[8:51] and play it. That was true 30 years ago,
[8:53] and it's still true today. It's a simple
[8:55] gameplay formula, but one that works
[8:56] well because of really smart mission
[8:58] design and difficulty tuning. Most of
[9:00] the time, you're just flying in a
[9:01] straight line, dodging various obstacles
[9:02] while trying to shoot down as many
[9:04] enemies as possible. But that's not as
[9:05] easy as it sounds given the very
[9:07] specific placement of these objects and
[9:09] enemies and how hostile some of these
[9:10] levels can be, particularly on the
[9:12] harder pathways. What doesn't jump out
[9:13] at you immediately just by watching this
[9:15] gameplay is how clever the underlying
[9:17] mission design here is. It may all look
[9:19] like you're just flying in a straight
[9:20] line and shooting stuff, but nestled
[9:22] into each mission are a number of big
[9:23] and small objectives that affect things
[9:25] like your squad's health, the medals
[9:26] you'll unlock, and the pathways you're
[9:28] able to open up. For example, one
[9:29] mission sees you trying to stealthily
[9:31] infiltrate an enemy stronghold, and in
[9:33] order to do that, you need to take out
[9:34] every single radar sensor along the way.
[9:36] Failed to do that, and a certain
[9:38] completion path is closed off to you,
[9:39] forcing you toward a different mission
[9:41] route and potentially a different game
[9:42] ending.
[9:43] >> Guess we'll have to take them all out.
[9:47] >> Another smaller example happens in the
[9:49] very first mission where Falco tries to
[9:50] test my flying skills by asking me to
[9:52] fly between a number of archers. Miss
[9:54] one of these and the mission proceeds as
[9:55] normal. But nail all of them and Falco
[9:57] invites you down a secret path that you
[9:59] can't access without his invitation.
[10:01] >> I've got eyes on a high value target.
[10:02] Follow me.
[10:05] >> You'd better be right about this, Falco.
[10:08] I say we trust Falco's instincts.
[10:10] >> After you finish the game the first
[10:11] time, a challenge mode opens up that
[10:13] offers even more objectives to complete
[10:14] during missions. Nintendo have asked us
[10:16] not to share those objectives, but they
[10:17] aren't too surprising. They're really
[10:19] just about pushing committed players
[10:20] further, giving them an even higher
[10:22] skill ceiling to pursue. There are
[10:23] plenty of more ways that Nintendo keeps
[10:25] this formula interesting across the 16
[10:27] missions. One of them is the all range
[10:28] mode where the Rwing can fly in any
[10:30] direction in a limited open space. These
[10:32] missions are often highlights since they
[10:34] see you dog fighting with the Emperor's
[10:36] Chosen. And these dog fights can be
[10:37] really tough because the enemy AI is
[10:39] really good at this video game and once
[10:41] they get on your ass, it can be really
[10:42] hard to shake them.
[10:43] >> This can't be happening.
[10:46] Not so tough now, are you?
[10:50] >> Teamwork. Got to love it.
[10:52] >> Experiencing the Rwing like this with
[10:54] its wings at full stretch with so much
[10:56] more room to move around, it did awaken
[10:58] in me a longing for more of this. And
[11:00] this is sort of my biggest
[11:01] disappointment with the remake. See, I
[11:03] kind of feel like the Rwing is too quick
[11:04] and too maneuverable for how narrow
[11:06] these main linear levels are. I hit the
[11:09] screen edge too often, and I feel as
[11:10] though I don't have enough choice with
[11:12] regards to my flight path. I want to
[11:13] really put the Rwing through its paces,
[11:15] but the levels just aren't big enough to
[11:17] let me do that. I'm sure this is going
[11:18] to be a controversial opinion with
[11:20] Purus, but if I was remaking Star Fox, I
[11:22] would have looked to have addressed
[11:23] this. I would have kept the same
[11:24] missions, the same objectives, the same
[11:26] scenario design and beats, but I would
[11:28] have given people a little or a lot more
[11:30] space on either side of that central
[11:31] artery such that the original experience
[11:33] is still protected, but each level also
[11:36] offered more. More secrets, more
[11:37] challenges, more interesting flight
[11:39] parts, more space for the Rwing to
[11:40] operate in. I get why that might
[11:42] endanger the careful balancing of this
[11:44] game, but I think it's a risk worth
[11:45] taking because it feels as though the
[11:47] Rwing has more to give and a remake
[11:49] would have been the perfect opportunity
[11:50] to let it give it.
[11:52] >> Something's wrong with my cheetah
[11:53] diffuser.
[11:55] Fox, use your boosters to catch up.
[11:58] >> Similly, I do think a few of the
[12:00] missions could have done with some
[12:01] updating. Most of the missions have aged
[12:03] beautifully since their layouts and
[12:04] objectives still feel really engaging at
[12:06] every moment. Some of them though, like
[12:07] the all-range Area 6 mission, is just
[12:10] really boring since it's sort of just
[12:11] flying in a circle, hitting static
[12:13] targets, and that's about it. I
[12:15] appreciate the fact that Villain are
[12:16] going for a faithful remake, but there
[12:18] is such a thing as being a little too
[12:20] faithful, I think.
[12:23] >> I've got you covered, Fox.
[12:27] >> These complaints aside, Star Fox is
[12:29] defined by the cleverness and diversity
[12:30] of its mission design rather than any
[12:32] shortcomings we might nitpick at. The
[12:34] tank and submarine missions are
[12:35] particular highlights. Remixing the
[12:36] experience in clever ways. The Defense
[12:38] of the Great Fox is another highlight.
[12:40] That mission where you need to shoot
[12:40] down the missiles before they hit your
[12:42] capital ship. Incredibly tense. Very
[12:44] cool. You know what it reminds me of?
[12:45] Ace Combat. That is a game where you
[12:47] look at it and you think, "Oh, you're
[12:48] just dog fighting the whole time,
[12:49] right?" No, you were definitely not. You
[12:51] were doing a whole bunch of different
[12:52] stuff from strafing runs to precision
[12:54] flying to escorts and so much more. That
[12:56] mission design ingenuity combined with
[12:58] precise difficulty tuning combined with
[13:00] the demanding objectives and challenges
[13:01] combined with the branching mission
[13:03] structure means that even though
[13:04] missions and runs are short, they're
[13:06] incredibly dense and diverse and they do
[13:09] keep you coming back so long as you're
[13:10] the type of player that's after that
[13:12] focused old school challenge.
[13:14] >> Report in everybody.
[13:16] >> That bomb could have been bad news. Nice
[13:18] work, Fox. When
[13:20] >> you next take flight, you take the hoax
[13:23] the entire system with you. While
[13:25] Villain obviously had pretty strict
[13:26] marching orders for keeping the core
[13:28] gameplay and mission design intact, they
[13:30] were clearly given a lot more freedom to
[13:31] refresh other aspects of this
[13:33] experience, namely visuals, music,
[13:35] voiceover, and storytelling. Visually,
[13:37] man, you can see for yourself this is
[13:38] just a really lovely looking video game,
[13:40] though some levels do a better job of
[13:42] showing it off than others. Sure, you
[13:43] can be out the lava level or the
[13:44] asteroid field and be a little
[13:45] unimpressed, but the real story of the
[13:47] visuals are the more detailed levels
[13:49] sporting more terrain, buildings, and
[13:50] spaceships. They look great, made all
[13:52] the better by some responsive lighting
[13:54] and particle effects that add a lot of
[13:55] pop and sizzle to the action. Nintendo
[13:57] has also commissioned the recording of
[13:58] all new music for the game. Gone is a
[14:00] digitized soundtrack of yesterday year
[14:02] replaced with a fully orchestral
[14:03] soundtrack that honestly sounds
[14:05] incredible. I absolutely love it.
[14:11] >> Nice little block you've got here,
[14:13] Lombbertie.
[14:15] >> You built a good crew, Fox.
[14:16] >> Something I'm less in love with are
[14:18] these new character designs. And look, I
[14:20] don't want to make a big deal of it
[14:20] because it's all personal preference,
[14:22] but for me, these characters look a
[14:24] little too serious compared to the more
[14:25] stylized art direction of the past or
[14:27] even more recent Nintendo games. And
[14:29] yes, I know these designs are based on
[14:31] the original 1993 designs. I get that.
[14:33] But I don't know how important that is.
[14:35] I think a really good point of reference
[14:36] to ground the discussion is to look at
[14:37] the Fox Mloud design from the Mario
[14:39] movie and compare that to the fox of
[14:41] this remake. Personally, I think the
[14:42] movie kind of nailed it. I want to give
[14:44] Glenn Pal's Fox Mloud a hug, whereas I'm
[14:47] kind of scared of this other fox. And
[14:49] why does Falco look so prickly? What's
[14:51] really interesting though is that this
[14:52] more serious visual design was clearly a
[14:54] deliberate choice to mirror the more
[14:55] serious characterization and
[14:57] storytelling going on. Arguably the
[14:59] biggest change that Star Fox serves up
[15:00] other than the visuals and music is the
[15:02] fact that Fox Mloud is no longer an
[15:04] enthusiastic dogooder who just happens
[15:05] to be a mercenary. He's now a very
[15:07] shrewd bottomline focused gun for hire
[15:10] who seems to have very little interest
[15:11] in anything other than his paycheck.
[15:13] >> As promised, my crew is worth what
[15:15] you're paying us, General.
[15:16] >> But Fox isn't even the worst of it.
[15:18] Before, Falco was a bit of a
[15:19] wisecracker. But here, he's a straightup
[15:22] [ __ ]
[15:22] >> I've seen that thing in the hanger.
[15:24] What's it made out of? Scrap metal and
[15:27] chewing gum.
[15:28] >> It makes for an entirely different
[15:29] storytelling tone. One that I'm kind of
[15:31] not on board with, to be honest. Like, I
[15:33] don't like this Fox Mloud. I think he
[15:36] kind of sucks. And I definitely don't
[15:38] like this Falco. I'm not sure what the
[15:40] goal was here except to maybe make this
[15:42] appeal to a more mature audience. But if
[15:44] that was the goal, then I think Nintendo
[15:45] and Villain missed the mark here.
[15:47] Thankfully, a lot of the other changes
[15:48] to cutscenes and storytelling are really
[15:50] nice and really additive. Where before
[15:51] the game only had radio chatter between
[15:53] missions, now it's got these beautifully
[15:54] detailed, fully animated cutscenes that
[15:56] allow the characters to shine a lot
[15:58] more. Especially General Pepper, who
[16:00] gets a lot more dialogue, these cut
[16:01] scenes not only provide exposition, they
[16:03] also respond to the branching path
[16:04] structure of the game. As different
[16:05] cutscenes roll based on which missions
[16:07] are available to you next, and they do
[16:08] an excellent job of framing why these
[16:10] missions matter and why you might want
[16:11] to choose one over the other. It makes
[16:13] your decisions feel better understood
[16:15] and more weighty. It sounds risky, but
[16:18] ignoring that creature sounds riskier.
[16:21] >> We'll be pushing the limits like never
[16:23] before, but the Rwings are up to the
[16:25] challenge, Fox. I know they are.
[16:27] >> This new angle on characters and this
[16:28] expanded storytelling secretly makes me
[16:30] hope that Nintendo have plans for Star
[16:32] Fox that go beyond this remake. Fox and
[16:34] Falco being dicks in this game might
[16:36] make for a great character arc in an
[16:38] upcoming trilogy. Right. It'sium, sure,
[16:40] but the Hopium flows because 30 years
[16:42] on, Star Fox still holds up while still
[16:45] also being full of potential.
[16:54] >> Decent shooting, Fox, let's call it a
[16:56] tie.
[16:59] >> I think that's actually my biggest
[17:00] takeaway from this latest remake. The
[17:02] very core of the Star Fox experience has
[17:04] long, long legs. 30 years later, it's
[17:06] fun to fly an R-wing, to barrel roll, to
[17:09] get a bogey off your teammate's tail, to
[17:10] thread the needle through some narrow
[17:12] gap and accomplish some tricky
[17:13] objective. All of that stuff is here and
[17:15] it all works. But it does feel a little
[17:17] trapped in a game that in the modern era
[17:19] could be more. You could expand these
[17:21] levels to give the Arwing a little more
[17:23] room to breathe. You could refresh some
[17:25] of this mission design. You could add
[17:26] some entirely new missions that feel
[17:27] like they were designed with those
[17:29] classic sensibilities while also showing
[17:30] off some modern flourishes. Had you done
[17:32] that, I think Star Fox might have found
[17:34] some new broader currency in 2026,
[17:36] whereas I think this package is going to
[17:38] be quite niche. It's a really nice
[17:40] package. Absolutely one I'd immediately
[17:42] recommend to longtime fans or people
[17:44] with kids who are looking for a really
[17:45] accessible co-op game. But I do suspect
[17:47] that modern audiences may not be won
[17:49] over by its charms in quite the same way
[17:51] we were 30 years ago. I also think that
[17:53] Villain remaining so committed to the
[17:55] source material is a bit of a missed
[17:56] opportunity since this remake might have
[17:58] been the chance for them to experiment
[17:59] with some new ideas and technologies
[18:01] that could then be redeployed in a
[18:03] follow-up because I really really want
[18:05] there to be a follow-up. The series is
[18:07] too cool and has too much potential for
[18:08] Nintendo to just keep remastering and
[18:10] remaking the same game over and over
[18:12] again. We need a proper Star Fox sequel.
[18:15] But for now, 30 years on, there is still
[18:17] a tremendous amount of fun to be had
[18:18] with Star Fox. I recommend it. Oh, and
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