Nintendo Switch E3 2018 lineup has been leaked. A user on IGN Forum states that Retro Studios is currently working on two projects, one releasing as early as later this year and the other reportedly slated for the end of 2019.
According to a new rumor that just popped up on the IGN forum, it looks like Retro Studios is currently working on two projects, one releasing as early as later this year and the other reportedly slated for the end of 2019.
The first project would be an open world title based on the Star Fox IP, which is set to be called “Lylat System”, which is the galaxy where the game would be based.
Among the most interesting pieces of information reported on the forum, we find that the game was originally slated for Wii U and later moved onto Switch once Nintendo understood the console was dead. That would explain why Retro has basically disappeared for so long, as work on it started back in 2014.
This is the full report from IGN user FluidlySolid:
- Began in development early March 2014.
- Originally a Wii U game, was supposed to get a reveal trailer at E3 2016 and released summer 2017, but was held back, then moved over to Switch in late 2016 and delayed.
- This is not a first-person game.
- Playable at E3.
- You begin the game as Fox, but you can also play as Falco, Slippy, and Peppy, plus others new to the world of Star Fox.
- Star Fox is not in the title of the game, as he is one of many playable characters, not the main focus. The real focal point here is the galaxy itself and what it holds… and what wants to rule it.
- Both Retro and Nintendo wanted to re-imagine the Star Fox franchise. So expect quite a difference and a big game. Not just change in resolution.
- You can choose to play through the game as any one character and get different cinematics, storytelling, side quests and gear than other characters.
- The main story is, in a nutshell, the same for all characters, but the point of view in cinematics and their importance in storytelling, and side-quests changes depending on who your current selected character is.
- Fox and co. get more powerful. They level up. More tools, weapons, gear, vehicles, clothing, and armor. Stores and specialists scattered around the system.
- You can switch between characters at any time when docked to Great Fox, home base, outposts or space stations. The other characters follow you either on foot or in vehicles.
- Switching is real-time at these hub areas, so no long loading screens as the character specific content loading are cleverly hidden in these areas.
- You can give commands to your squad as a whole or select certain characters and give orders. If you are not playing as Fox, you might receive orders from him.
- Hubs are not far-between so you can change characters almost any time you see fit.
- Six or seven main planets, each has its unique atmosphere, landscape, population, cities, towns, lore, and danger.
- Explorable areas on these six main planets range from 15 square miles, up to around 60 square miles for the biggest one.
- There are smaller planets that players can explore too. These planets are much smaller in explorable areas, though the planets themselves are big, some parts are not reachable. Yet. Future DLC?
- There are not just planets to explore. Asteroid belts, abandoned space stations and space crafts, and more.
- Returning (controllable) vehicles: Arwing, Landmaster, Wolfen, Blue Marine
- New vehicles (not complete): Airbug (two-seater buggy with jet boosters to hover over land and water. Fast and agile, but low on weapons and vulnerable) Dro-Naut (circular shaped spy-drone, remote controlled or manned (Foxed?), can dive into water for a short period of time but can’t dive very deep. Called Doughnut amongst staff because of the name and shape) Rotasplit (Heavy-artillery helicopter that can release its cockpit from low altitude, which turns it into a mining capsule to invade areas from beneath while the helicopter itself, in drone-mode, provides aerial support)
- amiibo support. Of course. There are ten new amiibos incoming based on Lylat System. What they bring to the game is unknown.
- Holiday 2018 release
The second project would be a new platform called Donkey Kong Country: Wooden Fury, which would be slated for Holiday 2019. “Won’t get nearly as much Direct time or floor space as Lylat System. Not playable. Work started in early 2017,” says the source.
On top of this all, Shin’en Multimedia would be working on a new F-Zero game, with story mode, arcade, and online modes. Remind that all this stuff can’t be verified as of now, and that, according to the rumor, we should learn more about that as early as this June at E3 2018.
Source: IGN Forum
