Do you think Metroid (Prime) is a hard series?

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Dr.Grass said:

2) Yeah it sucks big time. I'm going to check if some shop can import it for me as soon as I move into my new flat (2 weeks from now)

3) I fully agree. It's a question of balance for the devs I guess. In Echoes I put the controller down a few times for long periods because of this. Still, with a game as classy as this I don't mind that much and the added suspense is totally worth it.

Are you playing on a HD TV? How does it hold up? How does 1 and 2 compare to 3 visually?

I cut all the quotes short, it was getting a bit messy and long for my tastes. :p

Yeah I have an HD TV, I play in 480p widescreen, the whole shebang. :) It looks absolutely sweet. The widescreen alone adds a whole lot to the games, imho, I used to have a (non-HD) widescreen tv back in the 'Cube days and always disliked playing games in 4:3 ratio, but now, that's solved.

Visually, you can see Corruption's a better game, but Prime 1 and 2 look both really nice as well. Way better than most games on the Wii, even the quality ones, and that says a lot. Prime 1 has added bloom lighting now, which looks pretty, and load times are much faster. I've never had to wait more than like 1 second before doors opened when I shot at them (most open instantly), while in the original you'd sometimes have to wait much longer for them to open. Prime 2, due to some technical challenge hasn't got bloom lighting, but still looks sweet.

Also the whole thing just feels much crisper and cleaner, which can also be seen in the textures, which imo look quite a bit sharper in Trilogy than in the 'Cube games.

They definitely don't feel like older games when you're playing them, the graphics holp up pretty nicely, and the controls really, truly suit the gameplay. While Corruption indeed looks prettier and more detailed, the older games feel and look like they were designed for Wii as well, which is a feat in and of itself.

The only thing that's worse than in the originals is the switching between beams and visors, which is now a bit more awkward and takes longer compared to how it used to be done. But I admire the way Retro solved this and worked with the limited amount of buttons on the Wiimote.

 

As for an original thread, dunno if there is one actually... There is a Trilogy voucher thread, but if there's another one anyone pointing it out would be welcome. :p