Kinda hype and underrated ngl.
A really fun third person shooter with a pretty interesting story. I understand why this game might be disappointing for some people. As it differs a lot from the amazing star fox 64. Yet on its own not only is star fox assault a really underrated game but it evolves the series in some interesting ways.
Sure it’s not the typical rail shooter like the games before but instead a mission based third person shooter with some fun vehicle sections thrown in. Sort of like Halo in an odd way. In fact this game imo competes fairly well with many shooters of the time. It’s really good on its own merits.
I’ll admit I do wish the game had a better balance of the ground gameplay and the arwing gameplay. In fact if the balance was better, this might be my favorite star fox. But still I wish people would be more willing to judge this more for what it is rather than what it isn’t. I think the missions and combat are quite fun. It’s got decent variety too. Besides it still feels like star fox, it offers a lot of what makes the series so exciting. Just on the ground instead of the air.
I also really like how this game attempted to give star fox a more serious story and succeeded pretty well. It can be corny fun sometimes but other times can be serious without being cringe. Really high stakes too.
Overall this could have been the next new chapter for the series. Better storytelling, and a mix of ground combat/vehicle combat. Assault is really good but sadly there hasn’t been a true follow up to it. A sequel could take the great aspects even further but sadly Nintendo would carry star fox into a directionless state and all people want now is a “true” sequel to 64.
Still I’ll continue to enjoy this game. You can shoot a rocket while standing on top of a arwing, this game is sick.
Solid 4/5
A really fun third person shooter with a pretty interesting story. I understand why this game might be disappointing for some people. As it differs a lot from the amazing star fox 64. Yet on its own not only is star fox assault a really underrated game but it evolves the series in some interesting ways.
Sure it’s not the typical rail shooter like the games before but instead a mission based third person shooter with some fun vehicle sections thrown in. Sort of like Halo in an odd way. In fact this game imo competes fairly well with many shooters of the time. It’s really good on its own merits.
I’ll admit I do wish the game had a better balance of the ground gameplay and the arwing gameplay. In fact if the balance was better, this might be my favorite star fox. But still I wish people would be more willing to judge this more for what it is rather than what it isn’t. I think the missions and combat are quite fun. It’s got decent variety too. Besides it still feels like star fox, it offers a lot of what makes the series so exciting. Just on the ground instead of the air.
I also really like how this game attempted to give star fox a more serious story and succeeded pretty well. It can be corny fun sometimes but other times can be serious without being cringe. Really high stakes too.
Overall this could have been the next new chapter for the series. Better storytelling, and a mix of ground combat/vehicle combat. Assault is really good but sadly there hasn’t been a true follow up to it. A sequel could take the great aspects even further but sadly Nintendo would carry star fox into a directionless state and all people want now is a “true” sequel to 64.
Still I’ll continue to enjoy this game. You can shoot a rocket while standing on top of a arwing, this game is sick.
Solid 4/5
Katakanata
1 year ago