Did you skip the Metroid Prime series because it was First-Person?

[quigontcb]

Valkyria00 said:

RolStoppable said:

Valkyria00 said:

I didnt really mean the Wiimote by that. I mean new engines and all that good stuff.

Any game I think can work well in Third-Person. The development team just needs to do it right. Thats basically what Im saying.

Good enough engines to build a 3D Metroid in third person view were already available during the 6th generation of consoles. Today's engines really aren't that different to the ones from five years ago, save for physics. *EDIT: That's in regards to effects on gameplay.*

Your entire argument is "I want third person view, because I don't like first person view". So far you haven't pointed out a single gameplay element of Metroid that would work better in third person view. All you say is that it's up to developers to make things work.

Because thats who it comes down to. Im not gonna make the game and the hell do I know how a Third-Person Metroid should play. Ive never played Metroid enough to tell you that.

If all the First-Person elements dont work in the Third-Person than throw them out the window and start from scratch and build something for Third-Person.

@Sam Yikin
Exactly! I think people are confused for what I was saying. Some think I want prime to be third-person. Thats not what I want. In my reply to Viper1 I say it. Prime is what it is. Id like a new Metroid to be in 3rd person.

@quigontcb
*sigh* I dont care what other people think which is why game reviews hardly mean anything. Some games I love people think are terrible. Its all an opinion.

 

 

Your argument has been blown out of the water in this thread. Maybe it's time to save some face and let it go. But before I go, let me have another go at it...

Throw everything first person out of the window just to make a game in a third person perspective? Why not make the best game you can instead? Maybe I should go to Honda and tell them I want them to make me a car with 3 wheels. "I don't care if you say 4 wheels work better! Stop the production line and make me a 3 wheeled Honda car....just because!"

Reviews are relative, but they are meant to inform. Kind of like how you informed us you pretty much won't play a game that's first person. The difference is, any reviewer worth their salt will give valid reasons for any qualms they have. You haven't given any valid reason, other than just because. Simply saying "I would prefer the Metroid games in third person" is one thing, but saying "Throw everything that works so well out the window so you can make it in third person" is just asking for scrutiny and a thrashing.