Star Fox on Switch 2: The Beloved 'Gomen-chai!' Catchphrase Got Cut

Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 187)

• Well, "Gomen-chai!" is gone, but in exchange Fox stopped being a "leave it to me" bot, so…

  ごめんちゃい消えた代わりに、フォックスが任せてくださいBOTじゃ無くなったから…

  — @TheRock832130 likes

• The dialogue wasn't great overall. Fox not respecting his father is going to feel off, especially for anyone who played Assault.

  セリフは全体的に良くなかった フォックスが父親をリスペクトしてないのは特にアサルトをやった人からすると違和感あると思う

  — @RubberSoul00716 likes

• Gutted that Katt's "Hey kid, I'll lick your face later" line is gone.

  キャットの『ボーヤ、あとでお顔をナメナメしてあげる』がなくなったのショック

  — @つばやん-g7s9 likes

• The story plays out like a movie and it's easy to follow — I liked that. But man, I really wanted that "Andross, sowwy~!" 🤪

  映画を見ている様なストーリー動画が分かりやすくて良かったと思う。 同時は？？が付きながらやっていたが、分かりやすくて良かった。 今後、アップデートや新作スターフォックス出てほしいです。 アンドルフ様〜ごめんちゃいは欲しかった🤪

  — @KatohRita0 likes

• For better or worse, it feels like a different beast from 64. Personally I loved how 64 Fox was this earnest, straight-up good-guy hero. Switch 2 feels like they rebuilt the whole vibe almost completely Western-style. Thanks for the clear breakdown though 👍

  良くも悪くも64とは別物感がありますね。 個人的にフォックスは64の真面目な正義漢っぽいところが大好きでした。Switch2は洋物風にほぼ完全に世界観を作り直した印象があります。 わかりやすくまとめてくださりありがとうございました👍

  — @かめちゃんch51 likes

• Sad that 64 Fox lost his politeness and turned into some modern kid.

  ６４のフォックスの礼儀正しさがなくなり最近の若者になってしまったのが悲しい

  — @親猫-f6q27 likes

• Fox's personality change is divisive too. He was a rare talking protagonist for an old Nintendo hero, so people feel a loss when he's different.

  フォックスの性格変更も賛否あるな 昔の任天堂主人公では珍しく喋る主人公だったから違って寂しがられてるイメージ

  — @ひまわり-l5h17 likes

• The dialogue felt like it got closer to the English-version Star Fox. Maybe they had to unify his personality to sync the action and lines in the cutscenes?

  セリフは英語版のスターフォックスっぽくなったなぁって思いました ムービーシーンでアクションとセリフを合わせるために性格を統一しなきゃいけなかったのかな

  — @wenli.k0 likes

• I wonder if Fox is sticking with that personality going forward. As someone who loved earnest Fox, that's a little lonely…

  今後フォックスはあの性格で行くのかな。 真面目なフォックスが好きな自分としては寂しいかな……

  — @Endeavor-10122 likes

• He's literally looking at Andross's true form and his reaction is way too composed. Normally you'd be like "So THAT'S what you really are!"

  アンドルフの正体見てんのに反応が澄まし過ぎてるんよなぁ それが貴様の正体か！ってなるやろ普通

  — @ブランドーディオ-p6z4 likes

• It became a one-of-a-kind "playable sci-fi movie" and I love that. People are talking about Fox's personality, but I actually prefer the new one — over the safe, easy-to-project-onto 64 Fox, this emotional, more distinct Fox won me over. New Fox is the way to go for me.

  プレイするSF映画って感じで唯一無二なゲームになったのが本当に良い。シームレスなゲーム進行に通信が入るこの形は映画感を感じるのにかなり向いている。個人的には文句なしの傑作だと感じた。 フォックスの性格の話が出ているけど、プレイヤー心理を重ねやすい真面目で無難な言葉遣いの64フォックスより今作の感情的でキャラの立つフォックスの方が好きになれたから新フォックスはこれがいい。

  — @ハヅキ-d9y0 likes

• I really wanted them to keep how 64 delivered "Mission Complete." I loved that punchy BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM impact.

  「任務完了」の出し方は64版を踏襲してほしかったな あのドンドンドンドン！という力強い表現が好きだったから

  — @kakkun7628 likes

• Maybe with the multi-language support, the same staging just didn't land right so they dropped it…

  多言語対応で同じような演出しようとしてもしっくりこなくてやめたとかかな…

  — @hoohoo-rb9hj4 likes

• "We're breaking through the center of the enemy fleet!" should've been left as-is. I liked that straight-up taking-command feel.

  「敵艦隊の中央を突破するぞ！」はそのままが良かった ストレートに指揮を執ってる感じがすきだった

  — @しょぴお-l5i0 likes

• I was let down by the timing of the +50 HIT pop on the Macbeth boss kill. 64 had absolutely impeccable tempo on stuff like that.

  マクベスのボス撃破シーン ＋50HITの出るタイミングにがっかりした 64版はそういうところのテンポが抜群に良かった

  — @disknghs31688 likes

• It honestly saddens me that the Sector Y boss lost its goofy small-fry energy.

  セクターYのボスの三下感が無くなったのが悲しくてしょうがない

  — @yotaro3850 likes

• The escape scene with James after the final boss — I liked 64's direction better 😂

  ラスボス戦後のジェームズとの脱出シーンは64版の演出の方が好きだった😂

  — @ヘムヘムabc1 likes

• If the courses and bosses are the same, I'd have preferred they kept the character voices too.

  コースそのまま、ボスそのままならキャラボイスも据え置きが良かった

  — @へいるまんtsa0 likes

• I want them to add a toggle for original-game dialogue.

  台詞原作モード切り替え機能追加して欲しいな。

  — @かげ-z4x3 likes

• It's fun, but if you've got attachment to the original there are definitely bits that'll make you grumble.

  面白いけどオリジナルに思い入れがある人はムスッとしちゃう部分はあるって感じかな

  — @ドラゴンリュー-f1x25 likes

• Honestly it's just nostalgia bias — as a game to play today it feels like you'd get bored fast.

  ぶっちゃけ思い出補正があるだけで、今やるゲームとしてはすぐ飽きそう。

  — @たな-i8c4 likes

• Plenty bugged me: light on content, you have to route through pointless stages just to earn medals, no new gameplay systems, and the dialogue lost its edge. But the visuals genuinely look like a movie, and this clearly feels made to bring in newcomers — so what matters more than an old-timer like me is how much new players got into it. With the roleplay camera and the solid online play, I think it's an ambitious piece built around onboarding newcomers and visual presentation.

  ボリュームが少なめな事、勲章を貰うために用の無いステージも経由しなければならないところ、新しいゲーム体験(システム)が無い事、セリフの尖りがなくなった事など個人的に気になる点は多かったです ただ映像美は本当に映画と見紛う程でしたし、何より本作は新規を入れ込むための作品という様相を強く感じたので古参の私よりも新規の方々がどれぐらい興味を持ってどれぐらい遊ばれたかが重要だなとも感じました なりきりカメラや充実したオンライン対戦も含めて、新規導入と映像表現の面を主軸とした意欲作だと思いました

  — @メダカ-x4k0 likes

• I'm a Star Wars fan, and ever since the Mario movie I got Star Wars vibes off Fox, plus this game feels really close to that (in a good way), so I bought it. It's my first Star Fox and I'm having a blast — there are tons of moments that feel like homage. The lip sync is built for English too, so I set the audio to English and it feels like watching a foreign film with subtitles. People who know the older games might find lots of it jarring, but as a newcomer I felt the fact it doesn't just stop at a rehash is something that deserves credit.

  私はスター・ウォーズのファンで、マリオ映画の時点でフォックスにスター・ウォーズを感じて、更に今作かなり雰囲気が（良い意味で）似てるということで購入に至りました。 初めてのスターフォックスですが、実際オマージュを感じるところがとても多くて楽しんでます。 リップシンクも英語なので、音声を英語にして洋画を字幕で観る感覚になってます。 過去作を知っている方には色々と違和感があるかもしれませんが、ただの焼き直しにとどまっていないあたりは評価されるべき点でもあるのかなと新参者ながら感じました。

  — @アミメ-y9g3 likes

• On that Venom 2 thing, this version actually sits better with me. In the original it was so "he modified himself, so why is he moving around in the flesh?"

  ヴェノム2のあれに関してはむしろ今回のがしっくり来る。 オリジナルは自分を改造したのになぜに生身で動いてる？感が凄かったから

  — @m2018-b2s3 likes

• Personally I enjoyed the 64 version, so the nostalgia stacks on and I'm satisfied. The graphics are gorgeous — that's Switch 2 for you. I'm playing it with my kid, swapping stories about back in the day ♪

  個人的には64版を楽しんでいたので、懐かしさが相まって満足です。グラフィックも流石Switch２で綺麗で良かったです。当時のことを話しながら子供と楽しんでます♪

  — @ちょこさん-h3i5 likes

• The Great Fox's covering fire in Area 6 was absurdly flashy and so satisfying. You're insanely strong, Great Fox…

  エリア6のグレートフォックスの支援射撃が滅茶苦茶ド派手で気持ち良かった お前クソつえーなグレートフォックス・・・

  — @富士森-u7v17 likes

• The dialogue's almost all changed and there's staging that frustrates me, but I'm genuinely so happy Star Fox came back to life in this era. I'd love a sequel to turn this into a reborn Star Fox series.

  台詞がほぼ変わってたり演出に不満を感じるところもあるけど令和にスターフォックスが蘇ってくれたのが本当に嬉しい。 続編も出て新生・スターフォックスとしてシリーズ化してくれないだろうか

  — @おいしいプリン_4176 likes

• As an old-school player, this video said everything I was feeling! If they use this as a springboard for a fully new Star Fox 2, I'd be over the moon!

  懐古プレイヤーとして思ってたことを全て代弁してくれた！ この作品を足がかりに完全新作スターフォックス2とか出してくれたら大歓喜！

  — @すあま-q7j0 likes

• I loved Star Fox 64 so I want to play this so bad. I'd legit buy a Switch 2 just for it 😂

  スターフォックス64大好きだったからめっちゃやりたいわ これの為にswitch2欲しいまである😂

  — @レタス太郎-v1j0 likes

• Just having a new Star Fox at all makes me happy.

  スターフォックスの新作が出たこと自体が嬉しいです

  — @shin51masu1 likes

• Props for it not being full price.

  フルプライスじゃないのが偉い

  — @ジバナナ15 likes

• He's in Smash, but he doesn't feel that well-known, so I hope Star Fox spreads to today's students.

  スマブラにでてるけど、あんまり認知されてないイメージだから、今の学生にスターフォックスが知れ渡るといいな。

  — @you97790 likes

• For me the flavor felt close to a Star Fox version of GQuuuuuuX… stamp of approval! If they'd beef up Assault, which I loved story-wise, at this quality, I'd get greedy for that. Also, at 11:30 it was my first time seeing Wolfen II lose its wings — wild!! P.S. I accidentally tapped dislike a second ago — KENT, nooo!! Gomen-chai!! 😭 (re-tapped the like!)

  個人的には、スターフォックス版のGQuuuuuuXと言った味付けに近く感じて……太鼓判押印でした！　出来ればこのクオリティーで、ストーリー的に好きだったアサルトがボリュームアップしてくれたらと、欲張りそうです。 因みに11:30ウルフェンⅡが羽もげるの初めて見たが、凄いですな！！ 追伸 さっきうっかり低評価タップしてしまいましたぁ〜 KENT様ああ！！　ゴメンちゃい！！😭（高評価再タップしました！）

  — @風人ウライ1 likes

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