I don't really care for this game, but i still want it to be successful

[Manbear]

This game almost feels like a monkey's paw in a sense. It's a brand spanking new Metal Slug, with good artwork (barring a few cases like the menu, which is the definition of UGH), solid music, and has the involvement of Dotemu, who have published multiple games that were able to successfully resurrect franchises that were once long thought stagnant or dead. But on the other hand, it's a genre that i frankly never had much interest in, and is almost a complete opposite to the style of gameplay Metal Slug is known for. It's a game i really wish i could like, but from what i've played it doesn't really appeal to my tastes all that much.

I want there to be a new Metal Slug game. A proper Metal Slug 8 to be more precise. My question now, is will this game determine if we actually do get a true 8th installment? From my research, it doesn't seem like SNK has much to do with this game aside from publishing it in collaboration with Dotemu. If this game is supposed to be the testing bed on whether people still crave new Metal Slug titles, then it's a frankly odd one, especially when it's in a genre that seems to be semi-niche.

In spite of this game not really appealing to me that much, i still want it to be successful. I likely won't be purchasing it unless it goes on sale sometime in the future, but im fairly confident that it should be able to sell a good amount upon release, especially with the demo being in the top ten played for Steam Next. As long as it increases our chance of getting Metal Slug 8 in the future, i'll take what i can get for right now.

[luxon001]

SNK did drop metal slug attack reloaded on steam recently, so that might be a better gauge for wheter or not SNK is thinking about releasing new metal slug titles.
Well that or they're just trying to milk the discontinued metal slug attack more by any means possible.
SNK could actually make several proper metal slug titles (that are actually metal slug and not some other genre) using the content added in metal slug attack, but i personally dont find it very likely, especially considering what the mobile spinoffs were like.