30th October 2011, 4:57 AM
Have you played it? If you want a good understanding of it, take Super Metroid, Zero Mission and Fusion, then mix it in a 3D blender. Not only is it "Metroid" in 3D, it even takes from all the Prime games in gameplay (such as charging your beam to fire a super missile which costs 5 missiles). The whole package is genius, it slowly takes you away from the group until its just you alone on a huge space station, the feeling of isolation is intense, to the point that when you hit a main elevator you take a sigh of relief. So, its perfect? Quite frankly yes. It's exactly what Metroid should be. I'm on my phone so I can't go In to huge detail, but the haters of this game (calling it sexist) have no idea what they're even saying. Other M is the Kubrickian patchwork of the Metroid series made whole. In the first it was so subdued it was transparent, in Zero mission the Zebesians flew around in sperm shaped vehicles. Just a BIT over the top in Its hidden meaning (of lack of) but got the job done. There's a big reason the phonetic sound of Samus Aran is Same As A Man and that you fight "Ridley" as in the director of alien - a story about a woman fighting a man's world. The cross of Aran's fascination of the 'baby' to Bergman's fascination of Melissa proves an awesome point. The relationship with Adam has nothing to do with sexism or women being told what to do. Adam is, for the role he fulfills, Samus Aran's father.
Man its hard making paragraphs. So before my browser force closes on me I want everyone to know that the resident Metroid guru is in love with this game. Not as much replay as the prime games and doesnt feel as big but eh, for what its offering its more than enough. Get ready for a gameplay twist that melds survival horror elements with classic Metroid. Disappointments? Sure:
Kraid is no where to be seen, there's a lack of 'natural' fauna but that becomes a plot point. The real difficulty curve just isn't there, even the items are bizarrely easy to find. Zero challenge. And don't look for intense shinespark puzzles because other than SHINESPARK HERE there's no thinking involved. Having said that the combat and mechanics is magical, if Nintendo released a remake of the original Metroid and Metroid 2 and hell Super Metroid with this format I'd be fine with it though theyd all 3 need tweaking in order to work, especially for the 'real' spiderball or X-ray.
Bottom line - don't pass judgement on this game, tear a part the story and trust me you will be impressed. Silent hill 2 levels of being impressed maybe even more so. Watch for some creatures getting angry/frustrated when they can't get to you and experiment with killing methods on every enemy. I don't see how anyone can be let down by this game other than its lacking replay or difficulty, both can be found in the 'hard' mode though (unlocked after beating it)
Man its hard making paragraphs. So before my browser force closes on me I want everyone to know that the resident Metroid guru is in love with this game. Not as much replay as the prime games and doesnt feel as big but eh, for what its offering its more than enough. Get ready for a gameplay twist that melds survival horror elements with classic Metroid. Disappointments? Sure:
Kraid is no where to be seen, there's a lack of 'natural' fauna but that becomes a plot point. The real difficulty curve just isn't there, even the items are bizarrely easy to find. Zero challenge. And don't look for intense shinespark puzzles because other than SHINESPARK HERE there's no thinking involved. Having said that the combat and mechanics is magical, if Nintendo released a remake of the original Metroid and Metroid 2 and hell Super Metroid with this format I'd be fine with it though theyd all 3 need tweaking in order to work, especially for the 'real' spiderball or X-ray.
Bottom line - don't pass judgement on this game, tear a part the story and trust me you will be impressed. Silent hill 2 levels of being impressed maybe even more so. Watch for some creatures getting angry/frustrated when they can't get to you and experiment with killing methods on every enemy. I don't see how anyone can be let down by this game other than its lacking replay or difficulty, both can be found in the 'hard' mode though (unlocked after beating it)