Star fox Zero for Wii u. Tried it once before when a friend had it. Hated it for its controls.
On a whim bought it to try it out. I love Star fox so I should at least try to master its controls before I pass judgement, right?
And…
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This game is fucking awesome. Now I love its controls. When I first played it I think I expected it to be too much like Star fox 64. And I didn’t want motion controls. That was my mistake. It’s not Star fox 64 too and it’s motion controls make the game so much more engrossing once you accept them.
Basically, if you’re familiar with Star fox this will make more sense. You pilot the ship like normal, but you can tilt the game pad and aim just your laser, without changing your ships angle or having to consciously press a button or operate a joystick. And it actually works. Sometimes if you overaim, and with this quick game if you get into it you will, the calibration will get off but all you have to do is hit y and it will recenter at your current position on the fly with no pause so it’s almost a non issue. It will feel weird at first, but then a little switch will click in your brain and suddenly it will make sense and feel natural. You can look at the game pad screen and have cockpit view too which is nice too. And you can switch that as well. This game is very immersive.
I’ve heard it’s criminally short though, so we’ll see. I hope not coz it’s so fun.