I’ve just now gotten into Retro’sDonkey Kong Country Returns, and so far, I agree witheverything Chad Concelmo said in his review. It’s awesome. Playing the game has me desperate to see Retro return to theMetroidseries. The brilliant level design, the ingeniously placed hidden areas, the need to use your multiple abilities to fully explore levels, and the plentiful forms of new and fascinating wildlife all makeDonkey Kong Country Returnsa classic, and I’d love Retro use those same element to create a new 2D, home consoleMetroidgame.
This concept art for Retro’sMetroid Primeonly has me more excited about the idea. From the looks of it, the game originally called for a battle against a six armed ice baboon, and a slightly smaller, spikier version of Kraid fromSuper Metroid. Can you picture those battles in a new Metroid game that has the graphic fidelity ofMetroid Prime, the camera angle ofDonkey Kong Country Returns, and the gameplay ofSuper Metroid?
I think that would be enough to getthe hatersto forget aboutOther M, but what do you think? Would you be down for seeing this concept art come to life in a 2DMetroidtitle?
