Star Fox Zero Review - Giant Bomb

"It's the Star Fox game you wanted...in 2002."

[TwoForce]

Ouch ! That review is brutal and not funny at all to be honest.

[deafdani]

4 out of 10 is ridiculous. That's something reserved for broken games, and Star Fox Zero isn't broken at all. It just has a different control scheme, which is kind of hard to get used to, but works perfectly fine.

[Malphite]

If 4/10 is reservered for broken games what are 1-3/10 reservered for then?

[superchiller]

Well according to Polygon, the game is broken; they were so disgusted with it, they just stopped playing and skipped the review. It just sounds like the reviewer hated the gimmicky controls, and decided that it wasn't even worth going through the trauma of reviewing it.

[kraenk12]

@superchiller

No ONE, really should ever give a damn what that stupid site thinks. F'in hipsters!

[YodaCracker]

Giant Bomb reviews on a 5 star scale and 1 star is reserved for broken games. The scale is not designed to be converted to a 10 point scale. It's designed to exist on its own.

[Spyroo]

So The Order 1886 is broken too?

[pcz]

i think a lot of people are just hypocrites. they trash a review if the review scores the game poorly, but if the reviewer were to sing starfox zeros praises, everyone would be bragging about it.

nintendo fans are just embarrassed that nintendo made a rubbish game and mad that reviewers are pointing it out. how dare they do their job!

the numerous poor reviews this game is receiving doesnt surprise me one bit, i saw it a mile off. the signs were there right from the start when it was unveiled. it has been getting trashed right from the get go.

why nintendo even released the game in its current sorry state only illustrates how desperate nintendo are right now for a buck.

it should have been canned for the wiiu and delayed for more development work and then released as a launch title for NX. minus the totally rubbish, gimmicky controls

[deafdani]

@pcz: spoken like someone who hasn't played the game.

I really don't bother too much with the average reviews the game's been getting, because I can understand where most reviewers are coming from with their complaints. The controls are highly divisive, and I can see perfectly well why a lot of people could dislike, or even straight, hate them.

But that wasn't my point.

4/10, as I said before, is a score that should be reserved for broken games, games that are near unplayable. And Star Fox Zero is perfectly playable and actually its controls are pretty polished, even if I'm not particularly fond of them.

4/10 and below is a score reserved for shovelware crap, which Star Fox Zero isn't. Not by a long mile.

Take a look at Metacritic. Giant Bomb's review is the only one that dips below 50, and I contend that this is a ridiculous score. Everything else I'm fine with, even the couple 50/100s it got.

[blawren4]

Poll N4G community about the definition of the term "broken" and you get about 20 different responses ranging from game breaking glitches that prevent progression or booting up the game at all, to just not being what they expected. Broken is thrown around all the time but really should be reserved for truly unplayable games. Starfox Zero by most accounts is entirely playable and quite fun, albeit with a learning curve.

To put it in terms that some may or may not understand, because the term is itself widely misunderstood and varied, Starfox Zero is NOT a casual game.

[Segata]

Everyone replying to you trashing it are trolls who never even played the game. I said in another topic the game frustrated me at first. Then you get used to the controls and they work just fine. It's just a steep learning curve much like Wonderful 101. Nothing wrong with learning curves. I am now finding myself playing harder paths and looking for all the medals. With the challenge modes the extra game and Arcade mode there is a lot to be had.

[NarooN]

Once again I must say how funny/pathetic it is that people get so personally offended when a game they love/live gets a score they disapprove of. How does someone else rating the game poorly affect your enjoyment of it? Do you all truly need everybody else to validate your opinions for you to feel secure?

[Segata]

That is not what bothers me. It's people spreading lies and such esp those who didn't even play it

[LOL_WUT]

I bet you wouldn't have a problem if the game got a 10/10. Let's face it the game didn't look too promising since its official gameplay ;)

[Pancit_Canton]

2-3 hours game for $60. LMAO. I guess I got my moneys worth when I paid $10 for the Order of 1886.

[AKR]

The game is actually $50. It's only $60 when you get the bonus edition that comes with Star Fox Guard.

[Segata]

Wrong. 60 dollars gets you 2 games. The initial playthrough is 3 hours but then you can unlock more paths and stages. Then it has challenge modes. Then is has co-op mode and it has Arcade mode and it has Hard mode. I now have 30 hours in both combined.

[AKR]

I got the game on launch day, and honestly, I'm fine with it. The controls do have a learning curve, but it's definitely not unplayable. I honestly think some of these reviewers are just letting their negative bias of motion controls (coughcough Polygon coughcough) get in the way of their judgement.

I found that switching the TV view to show the cockpit was very reminiscent to Splatoon, and so that's how I adjusted. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Either way, I'm liking it so far.

[Segata]

Dan Ryckert is a child. I mean this is the same guy who never tried mayonnaise and thinks Wine is not for cool guys to drink. The same dope who wanted pogs dumped over him. He is a moron and no patience for anything in games. I can't take his opinions seriously.

[TorpeAlex]

Seeing how horrible he was at the game in the Quick Look last week, despite having switched the controls to what he claims to be a fan of (the original 64 controls), this review doesn't surprise me. I discounted his opinion on the game as soon as his ineptitude became apparent.

[Trilithon]

whatever the case, the game could have, SHOULD have been better. its too little too late unfortunately. thanks Nintendo.

[zackdollars]

From seeing a 5 minute gameplay video, it looks like a hi-res SNES "FX chip" game (ie, the original Star Fox)

[Segata]

It looks like a 720P modern Wii U game but there is a way to get SNES Arwings.

[higgins78]

First, one guy - not the entire Polygon team and/or videogame community - hated the game, one guy. You know, I actually dislike Bloodbourne and Souls games, no trolling, I just haven't the patience or skill to be rewarded with either. Besides, disliking the game (SFZ) is one thing, disliking based on poor reviews instead of playing said game is something else entirely. Sheep.

[IdinRolf]

Meh I haven't taken Giantbomb seriously in years, especially that loser Fat Gertsmann

[Segata]

Austin is fantastic however. He is a breath of fresh air away from the cynical asshats at GB. He has charisma and REALLY knows his shit about mechanics and such that no one else there does. Esp Jeff who pretends to know. I don't hate jeff or anything just Dan in general.