23rd January 2003, 9:56 PM
YAYAYAYA! okay... *thinks*
Flying would be cool as a bonus. Like having multiple planets to fly between. But than that just seems off for Metroid. Reminds me of Starfox Adventures. But just as my girlfriend pointed out, being able to go between different planets somehow, would be awesome. Imagine finishing up Tallon IV, fighting the second to last boss, and then discovering that you have to explore a totally new planet! Or even a spacestation or meteor etc.
Vehicle Upgrades. Imagine getting a powerup that allows Samus to become a Tron-esque Lightbike. Or maybe even attaching fin life structures or engines for water travel. Or how about a force field that creates a hampster ball? You can fire shots through it, though they're only 25% their original strength, but you gain 75% more defense from enemies and the elements such as fire and acid. Maybe the hampster ball could travel over water. Or take a different approach, give Samus the ability the convert gravity and magnetic fields in to energy so she can litteraly use her hands to propel herself over land and over/thru water at simmilar speeds as seen in her Boost upgrade. It would be like flying but only inches above the ground. Whatever they do, some kind of vehicle needs to be in place for getting to places quickly. I cant tell you how many times I wished Samus could use Mario's Water Cannon.
More variations of enemie's ways of being destroyed. Basically, give every enemy 20 ways to be killed by Samus.
Using other enemie's weapons. How cool would it be to break off a Pirate's arm still connected to his javeline/sword and throw it at other enemies or use it against other Pirates. Or stealing one of their jetpacks to fly around for a few seconds before it automatically detonates or make it fly in to other enemies.
Power Surges and Damaged equipment. During battle, you take a shot to the face and oops, you're now breathing toxic gases. Do you stay and fight then look for fresh air or do you run. Or maybe if you beat them, you'll find a quick fix for your visor from one of their devices. The potential is endless. You could also make it as simple as losing power to the left leg, so Samus has to stand in one place but still be able to turn until her Suit's computer can reroute some of your energy and use it to re-power the leg. Again, endless potential.
More wild animals. Not stalking creatures who want to harm Samus. But simply wild animals trying to survive just as Samus is. This would be mostly just for effect, but you could use them in ambushes by scaring them in to a stampede or just to make small diversions.
Hand to Hand, Tackle fighting. Wrestling with your enemy. This of course would open up strange new ways of playing, for example sneak attacks and being able to hold your enemy and crack their neck in silence.
Mutiple camera angles. The screw attack can be in first person and still work, it would just confuse the shit out of people playing the game, so allow for a 3rd person camera while performing the maneuver. Mountain climbing, running etc should be in first person, but change it when you need to do complicated jumping techniques, such as Wall jumping.
The ability to create traps. Being able to simulate a hologram of a door when it's actually a mine shaft. (enemies drop to their deaths trying to chase you) or use it to create a hologram of a horrible beast to keep baddies away from you while you work on something, like cracking a door lock. Alternatively, Samus should be able to set up cameras. Keep a general rule like "Only 3 cameras can be used at once at any time".. This way you can check your map for a feasable route and then select the camera you placed there to see if that hallway is going to be riddled with baddies or not.
Enemy AI. Set traps, ambushes, figure out weaknesses, etc. Imagine getting to that hallway that was empty on your camera. When you walk in you see sparks... it's your camera but a device is attached. And before you figure out that the Pirates sent you a fake image you see the room is full of them.
There's too many ideas to mention and I have school early so blah.
Flying would be cool as a bonus. Like having multiple planets to fly between. But than that just seems off for Metroid. Reminds me of Starfox Adventures. But just as my girlfriend pointed out, being able to go between different planets somehow, would be awesome. Imagine finishing up Tallon IV, fighting the second to last boss, and then discovering that you have to explore a totally new planet! Or even a spacestation or meteor etc.
Vehicle Upgrades. Imagine getting a powerup that allows Samus to become a Tron-esque Lightbike. Or maybe even attaching fin life structures or engines for water travel. Or how about a force field that creates a hampster ball? You can fire shots through it, though they're only 25% their original strength, but you gain 75% more defense from enemies and the elements such as fire and acid. Maybe the hampster ball could travel over water. Or take a different approach, give Samus the ability the convert gravity and magnetic fields in to energy so she can litteraly use her hands to propel herself over land and over/thru water at simmilar speeds as seen in her Boost upgrade. It would be like flying but only inches above the ground. Whatever they do, some kind of vehicle needs to be in place for getting to places quickly. I cant tell you how many times I wished Samus could use Mario's Water Cannon.
More variations of enemie's ways of being destroyed. Basically, give every enemy 20 ways to be killed by Samus.
Using other enemie's weapons. How cool would it be to break off a Pirate's arm still connected to his javeline/sword and throw it at other enemies or use it against other Pirates. Or stealing one of their jetpacks to fly around for a few seconds before it automatically detonates or make it fly in to other enemies.
Power Surges and Damaged equipment. During battle, you take a shot to the face and oops, you're now breathing toxic gases. Do you stay and fight then look for fresh air or do you run. Or maybe if you beat them, you'll find a quick fix for your visor from one of their devices. The potential is endless. You could also make it as simple as losing power to the left leg, so Samus has to stand in one place but still be able to turn until her Suit's computer can reroute some of your energy and use it to re-power the leg. Again, endless potential.
More wild animals. Not stalking creatures who want to harm Samus. But simply wild animals trying to survive just as Samus is. This would be mostly just for effect, but you could use them in ambushes by scaring them in to a stampede or just to make small diversions.
Hand to Hand, Tackle fighting. Wrestling with your enemy. This of course would open up strange new ways of playing, for example sneak attacks and being able to hold your enemy and crack their neck in silence.
Mutiple camera angles. The screw attack can be in first person and still work, it would just confuse the shit out of people playing the game, so allow for a 3rd person camera while performing the maneuver. Mountain climbing, running etc should be in first person, but change it when you need to do complicated jumping techniques, such as Wall jumping.
The ability to create traps. Being able to simulate a hologram of a door when it's actually a mine shaft. (enemies drop to their deaths trying to chase you) or use it to create a hologram of a horrible beast to keep baddies away from you while you work on something, like cracking a door lock. Alternatively, Samus should be able to set up cameras. Keep a general rule like "Only 3 cameras can be used at once at any time".. This way you can check your map for a feasable route and then select the camera you placed there to see if that hallway is going to be riddled with baddies or not.
Enemy AI. Set traps, ambushes, figure out weaknesses, etc. Imagine getting to that hallway that was empty on your camera. When you walk in you see sparks... it's your camera but a device is attached. And before you figure out that the Pirates sent you a fake image you see the room is full of them.
There's too many ideas to mention and I have school early so blah.