Sex and the Zero Suit: Why Samus was Great Only in Metroid Prime

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d21lewis said:
What makes Samus so different from Solid Snake? I made this argument back when Other M came out. Snake was an 8-Bit character that later got clad in a skin tight suit, had some emotional breakdowns, took orders from a member of the opposite sex, and still kicked all kinds of ass. I went into more detail back then but I won't elaborate.

Is it such a sin for Samus to have a personality? It may not be the personality that we want her to have but there's any number of female characters for us to try. That chick from Portal, that chick from Mirror's Edge, or that chick from......err....uh.......anyway, I like Metroid. It's awesome.

Snake has always had a voice and a character, though. That's one of the points.

Samus went fifteen years never breathing a word, basically just being a Terminator. She was the perfect faceless hero. I can't even think of any other voiceless, faceless female heroes in video games. Chell's close, I guess. It was her niche. Her thing. It was what made her effective.

Have you noticed how people care about her less, now?