15th May 2004, 9:38 AM
Yeah, the first Metroid's scheme of pressing select to enter missile mode was awesome.
The question begs to be asked with all this talk of Space Jumping and Screw Attacking; How do you recreate Samus Aran's trademark somersault in a first person game? if it stays first person, we'll all get sick. So maybe it will go to third person. But that theory wouldn't work because Samus somersaults to activate the Space Jump and Screw Attack, so the game wont go 3rd person every time you jump, right? It could have designated areas that go 3rd person, telling you "you need to use the Screw Attack here and see what you're doing" while any other time you use it, it stays in the first person mode and makes you sick.
In Metroid Prime, Samus never somersaulted except in cut scenes. In first person, she only jumped straight up and at angles, never somersaulting (while jumping, you could always use your beam weapons). If they do that, with a "bzzz bzzz bzzz" sound effect and maybe some flashy lights it would get the point across and you could do it while in first person mode. But to me, I would rather see her actually somersaulting. Space Jumping/Screw Attacking and still be able to shoot? Crazy talk.
Here's an idea they could use to get it done;
Using the control stick and the jump button you jump as you did in Metroid Prime (straight up).
Using the control stick, while holding a 'run' button, then pressing jump will send Samus in to a somersault (briefly make you sick, but get more distance in your jump).
Once you get the Space Jump/Screw Attack combo and perform a somersault 3 times in mid air, the game automatically goes to 3rd person directly behind Samus. As soon as you land, it reverts to first person.
Kinda clunky, but it would work. Once you acquire the Space Jump/Screw Attack you would just hold the run button and tap the jump button 3 times quickly and boom, you're 3rd person, which would only last while you're in the air to reach a high platform, etc.
An alternative would be that the Space Jump/Screw Attack has to be activated just like the Morph Ball. You tap X for Morphball mode, press and hold X to enter Space Jump/Screw Attack mode, in both modes it becomes 3rd person and does not go back to first person until the mode is deactivated. Now when you jump, you can ONLY somersault and you cannot use beam or missile weapons, instead relying on the screw attack to destroy enemies and the Space Jump to reach previousely unobtainable items or reach extremely high platforms. This method would work rather well I think as it would give the player full control and would bring the "acrobatics" feel from the traditional games to Metroid in 3-D.
What do you guys think?
The question begs to be asked with all this talk of Space Jumping and Screw Attacking; How do you recreate Samus Aran's trademark somersault in a first person game? if it stays first person, we'll all get sick. So maybe it will go to third person. But that theory wouldn't work because Samus somersaults to activate the Space Jump and Screw Attack, so the game wont go 3rd person every time you jump, right? It could have designated areas that go 3rd person, telling you "you need to use the Screw Attack here and see what you're doing" while any other time you use it, it stays in the first person mode and makes you sick.
In Metroid Prime, Samus never somersaulted except in cut scenes. In first person, she only jumped straight up and at angles, never somersaulting (while jumping, you could always use your beam weapons). If they do that, with a "bzzz bzzz bzzz" sound effect and maybe some flashy lights it would get the point across and you could do it while in first person mode. But to me, I would rather see her actually somersaulting. Space Jumping/Screw Attacking and still be able to shoot? Crazy talk.
Here's an idea they could use to get it done;
Using the control stick and the jump button you jump as you did in Metroid Prime (straight up).
Using the control stick, while holding a 'run' button, then pressing jump will send Samus in to a somersault (briefly make you sick, but get more distance in your jump).
Once you get the Space Jump/Screw Attack combo and perform a somersault 3 times in mid air, the game automatically goes to 3rd person directly behind Samus. As soon as you land, it reverts to first person.
Kinda clunky, but it would work. Once you acquire the Space Jump/Screw Attack you would just hold the run button and tap the jump button 3 times quickly and boom, you're 3rd person, which would only last while you're in the air to reach a high platform, etc.
An alternative would be that the Space Jump/Screw Attack has to be activated just like the Morph Ball. You tap X for Morphball mode, press and hold X to enter Space Jump/Screw Attack mode, in both modes it becomes 3rd person and does not go back to first person until the mode is deactivated. Now when you jump, you can ONLY somersault and you cannot use beam or missile weapons, instead relying on the screw attack to destroy enemies and the Space Jump to reach previousely unobtainable items or reach extremely high platforms. This method would work rather well I think as it would give the player full control and would bring the "acrobatics" feel from the traditional games to Metroid in 3-D.
What do you guys think?