Metroid Prime 3 is underrated

[Soma]

Soleron said:

I didn't like it because it was too much of an FPS compared to previous Metroid games. I loved Prime/Prime 2 and Super Metroid because of their exploration elements.

I don't think Prime 3 was as inspired as the first two - level design was linear, the plot was repetitive with American voice acting I disliked, the art direction was poor (everything looked the same, same problem the Conduit had) and it only had one good piece of music [Skytown] when the previous two games had lots of music I liked.

The controls were well done but the lock-on wasn't good enough, especially on bosses (kept missing).

If you want a generic 'space marine' FPS, there are tens of other franchises where you can get it. There is only one Metroid franchise and I don't want to see it taken over by that genre. Even Other M looks too focused on the action rather than the exploration for me, though I'll wait until the reviews of course.

 

I didn't played the game too much (sold it to buy the Trilogy), but if I remember correctly, you can adjust the controls to Basic so the lock-on is like in the first two Metroid Primes.