04-20-2013, 03:14 PM
new formulas on same faces are needed because:
1-it is an easy way to make a genre acceptable. if you are not sure about the game's popularity, slap a popular character on it. Sure, it sounds lazy and a easy solution, but it is a possibility. Also, would you have fond memories of Mario Kart or SSB if they were all original characters? (they both were supposed to be IPs)
2-it helps making a series fresh. If Mario never improved upon the basic formula, it would have died out already, for example. A formula that feels natural to the basic one and is not tacky is welcome in my book.
3-Nintendo still makes IPs, see HarmoKnight/Dillon's Rolling Western/Pushmo.
1-it is an easy way to make a genre acceptable. if you are not sure about the game's popularity, slap a popular character on it. Sure, it sounds lazy and a easy solution, but it is a possibility. Also, would you have fond memories of Mario Kart or SSB if they were all original characters? (they both were supposed to be IPs)
2-it helps making a series fresh. If Mario never improved upon the basic formula, it would have died out already, for example. A formula that feels natural to the basic one and is not tacky is welcome in my book.
3-Nintendo still makes IPs, see HarmoKnight/Dillon's Rolling Western/Pushmo.