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Starfox - Dark Jaguar - 7th May 2026
Again.
Yes again again. Again again again, again.
We've got the SNES game, Starfox 64 which was a reimagining of that story. Star fox 64 3D which was a graphical update of 64. Star Fox Zero, which is another reimagining of the original story.
Now this! It appears to once again dip into Star Fox 64 for it's core design, but this time, it's going full cinematic. I'm not really sure what's going on with Miyamoto, but the story telling bug must have bit him, because he's leaning HARD into the cut scenes this time around. Frankly, that alone might justify retelling the same story yet another time. As to those visuals, they're going more "realistic". Not ALL the way, but definitely more so than in the past. Honestly? It reminds me of the design on those old figures they made for the promotional art for the SNES game, and also of the designs in the Star Fox comic in Nintendo Power. It feels like a blend of those two styles. There's a fair share of anger over it it seems. It's funny. Back when Wind Waker came out, everyone was upset that Zelda had gotten LESS realistic, and now they're upset Star Fox went MORE realistic.
But, as I said, it isn't going for total realism, mercifully. The visuals still are bright and colorful like a cartoon. Further, the designs help to give them ironically more "human" attributes. It's a lot easier to tell that Peppy is much older than the rest of the team, for example. They've also got more expressive faces, with a lot of nuance coming through. This even shows in the radio chatter, where they are moving around and emoting, much better than the cockpit views in Zero.
They're adding Great Fox moments between missions. That's a good chance to really show some things, and it gives me "Wing Commander" vibes.
Maybe I'm just being contrary, but frankly I want to give this one a chance. I'm a LOT more open to doing so based purely on them pricing it REASONABLY for a change. Maybe they learned their lesson after that Advance Wars 1+2 remake and the port of DKC Returns sold so poorly when released at "new game" price? Or, maybe it's just the typical Nintendo move, randomly testing the waters pretty much all the time.