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I usually try not to think about it so much, but I have to say that it can be very hard to ignore. Many thoughts would race through my head, such as, "Yes, it is fine. Do not think about it, and enjoy the game... (minutes later) Why would someone need to wear that in this setting?... Forget it. It is out of your control... (minutes later) What are they trying to say?..." I do not hate Krystal, and neither do I have reason to. I am not even well acquainted with her as a character, and even want to see her in Smash Bros., but I do know that there are trends in entertainment media, and I cannot help but think of the psychological impacts of certain content. Does it help in any way? Is it encouraging of good behavior?... Or does cause people to devalue themselves in some way? Does it promote vanity?...
Naaaah, people would find reasons to hate her regardless. She's A) a female videogame character, B) meant to be attractive, C) a furry, and D) a love interest.
Of course, the fact that Star Fox Zero didn't have her and still ended up being incredibly controversial among fans and critics means they no longer have that scapegoat to point at.
Facts. She'd be another forgotten 90s Rareware character like uh... checks notes Timber. Or the Jet Force Gemini twins. Just a relic of the age only occasionally brought up in DK Vine podcasts.
Krystal from the N64 Dinosaur planet , fun fact the concept art from this game (the n64 version) is one of the things that motivated me to draw non human characters. pic.twitter.com/y8fYLOa6Yu
— Psicoyote (@psicoyote) February 24, 2021
At the very least, we would have gotten Donkey Kong Racing since that was in production before the buyout:
My heart hurts knowing we missed out on that. Also wonder if games like Grabbed By the Ghoulies, Perfect Dark Zero and Kameo would've been better without the big shift in platforms affecting their development.
Krystal & Fox from Dinosaur Planet, aka Star Fox Adventures! 🐱🦊 #DinosaurPlanet #RareWare pic.twitter.com/RSOSdiK3Cz
— Deano Martyn ✧≖ ͜ʖ≖ (@InkClod) February 23, 2021
Dinosaur Planet's Krystal has that same charm that Star Fox Adventures' Krystal has. This is part of the reason I love Krystal as a character because of her charmful personality.
Gosh she's so adorable!
I never thought we'd ever get the chance to see a full beta build of Dinosaur Planet. This is indeed a red-letter day for fans of Krystal and Star Fox! pic.twitter.com/asTAawDVE4
— Lily (@MissMcCloud64) February 21, 2021
So recently was leaked a #DinosaurPlanet prototype, and even thought i don't know too much about Star Fox, i wanted to draw this version of Krystal, which i prefer over the final one. pic.twitter.com/x1221wIJRw
— Sunny C. (@sunny_cassette) February 21, 2021
Commission #2 for GhostTrick on Discord
— 🅰rthur Zrozhevsky (@GeroVort) February 28, 2021
Cost: $ 75
"C.E.A.S.E. Officer Krystal"
After a few years, Krystal left Star Fox and joined the Cornerian Emergency Assault Squad and Evacuation. Now your safety is her main directive. 🚔👮♀️#RainbowSix #Nintendo #Furry pic.twitter.com/MNBtfBcoAS
I would love to see Goodsmile make Star Fox Nendoroids. But I figure they'll just do the usual SF64 lineup. But a Krystal figure would be awesome.
I mean, we don't really have figures of the other Rare created characters either like Banjo & Kazooie, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong, Funky Kong, K. Rool, ect. The DKC characters outside of DK and Diddy haven't had a 4 inch articulated action figure since the 90s when Rare was still with Nintendo. And the sad thing is those figures were based off of the cartoon. Not saying that's a bad thing, but it kind of is when they didn't make figures for their video game appearances first and really still haven't. As a action figure collector who's favorite franchises all come from the 90s and 2000s, I feel like we get screwed or next to nothing for action figures unless the IPs are really big franchises or wrestling. You probably don't watch wrestling, but I use to for 9 years and I stopped watching in 2014 when Undertaker's 23 year old Wrestlemania streak ended. I still collect the figures from Mattel and they have amazing selection as not only they make a figure of every wrestler you can imagine, but also figures off of almost every appearance or attire of all these wrestlers. If only these companies that make video game figures would do that for us gamers. That would be a wet dream.
Oh man, I know that feeling. I was pleased when Power Rangers was getting a revival, until I saw how awful some of the redesigned villains were for the movie. Thankfully they did retro-styled releases of the 90s series, but not every older franchise gets that kind of luck. Often they just make figures based on the latest iteration, and if it's not good and people don't care for it, they just assume nobody wants to see the old ones either lol
This is a hot take but I think Star Fox needs to switch genres to stay relevant. The characters are clearly valued by fans and Nintendo but the games themselves are really dated.Officer Krystal
Commission #2 for GhostTrick on Discord
— 🅰rthur Zrozhevsky (@GeroVort) February 28, 2021
Cost: $ 75
"C.E.A.S.E. Officer Krystal"
After a few years, Krystal left Star Fox and joined the Cornerian Emergency Assault Squad and Evacuation. Now your safety is her main directive. 🚔👮♀️#RainbowSix #Nintendo #Furry pic.twitter.com/MNBtfBcoAS
I think what need to happen above all is for Nintendo to stop treating Star Fox 64 as the be all and end all.
I totally agree. Rail shooters, or ship-based shooters, just aren't really big anymore, or at least not to the level Nintendo would want from Star Fox. it has a wonderful, beloved cast of popular characters that would work in just about any genre. A third person shooter, an X-Com-style tactical game, a Hades-esque rouge-like, a Monolithsoft-style RPG, a Warriors game... they have so many options that don't involve the Arwing, yet they're stuck on 1997 rail shooter gameplay.
That would be great as a small celebratory anniversary thing, or an NSO exclusive, but I think they mostly want Star Fox to be a full retail package like their other classic IP. I could see them doing that as an addition to something bigger budget, but not as the only way the series would go forward.
Exactly. I guarantee you that a Star Fox Warriors game would sell super well and make the brand relevant again. The question is whether Miyamoto would want to approve that.
On the ground kind of Warriors or some new air combat kind of Warriors is the question. They'd work well on on-foot but we all know that with Nintendo that unless it has Mario or Zelda in it they go into full "Does it have to be a X game?" mode.
And (earlier?) games like Star Fox 2 with Miyu and Fay.
Well here's my full list
I think like a lot of insiders, she gets a lot of bits of information and has to piece it together. We got a 3D Mario, BOTW, Mario Rabbids and a Mario Kart 8 Port in the first year. A lot of people initially thought Smash Ultimate and Splatoon 2 were just enhanced ports. Xenoblade got a new game, just not X. Mario Maker may have started as a port before becoming a sequel.I never really believed in the Star Fox Warriors thing, that only really came from Laura Kate Dale who was infamously wrong about everything regarding the Switch's software lineup.
Like this was what she reported what the Switch launch lineup/window was gonna be...yikes.