21st October 2003, 1:07 PM
Quote:Yeah, you're right about that.
... what?
Quote:Okay... not everywhere. But fairly often.
Oh... the status screen says how many of the items I have. I've actually got 10 E tanks... there are 20? Really? Those others must be hidden quite well... I also have like 35 of the 46 or so missile tanks but not too many of the bomb tanks, like just 15 or 20 or something.
Welcome to the world of old-school gaming, bubba. They're called secrets and hidden items for a reason.
Quote:There are more than enough of them to be irritating... and some are required to beat the game.
That's not true. You're just not very good at Metroid.
Quote:What in the world are you talking about? The lasers react the same to hidden special bricks as they do to standard walls... you can only tell if something is there if you either bomb or use the special ability that breaks those bricks.
What are these "hidden special bricks" that you're talking about? If you shoot a wall that be destroyed by a bomb or a missile then you'll see the stupid icons for it! The other types of walls that need a special ability to pass through are the screw attack walls, and those are the easiest to pass since once you get the screw attack you pretty much spend the whole time spinning all over the place. Unless you're stupid, that is. :shakeit:
Quote:I know, I know...
Obviously you don't.
Quote:An hour or two? Are you insane? I've spent quite a bit more than that! And 15 hours total for you... wow. It'll be far, far higher than that for me. I bet I'm over 10 hours already... don't know for sure, though. It feels like it at any rate...
Holy crap, that's insane. You really do suck at these kinds of games! :p Heh, but I envy you in some ways. You're a Metroid virgin so this is all pretty much new to you.
Quote:Yeah, that was pretty frusterating. I admit, I looked up in a FAQ for help... I hadn't thought of trying to get away from the third stage by spinning around the screen. That helped, but it still took a while... as I said I got pretty good at the first two phases before I managed to beat the third one.
Good bosses are difficult to beat the first few times but then easier to beat once you figure out their pattern. Nightmare was tough no matter how many times you played him.
Quote:I'd say that the hardest of Fusion's bosses are harder, but the Prime bosses I've fought so far have mostly been pretty tough...
Once you figure out their patterns it's pretty easy to beat them. The difficult part is just finding out the easiest way to finish them off.
Quote:When I get stuck or lost in a game and think it can help... and am frusterated.
Well using the hint system in Prime is like using a strategy guide throughout the entire game. Almost. And you've taken that long with the hint system on? How many power-ups have you gotten so far?