| theRepublic said: Why the hell is Malstrom picking on the plot? That seems very out of character for him. The plot shouldn't matter to him as long as it is a fun, accessible game. He probably just doesn't like Metroid and is looking for an excuse to hate on it. |
For the record, he actually has stated many times that he likes Metroid, he even made a post about how people need to buy trilogy.
What Malstrom is picking on is games that put stories before anything else-- stories in videogames just slow the action down and are usually very bad (even the so-called good stories are 'meh'). He is concerned that with Other M all we are hearing about in the trailers and in interviews is about the story and exploring samus's backstory and discovering more about her motherly instincts. People don't play Metroid to learn about Samus, they play Metroid to shoot at space aliens. Why aren't we hearing about the gameplay? To this day we have yet to learn if this game is a 2D game, 3D game, or a hybrid-- whenever the question comes up the question is not answered.
I'm with Malstrom on this one-- also, those fans on that thread are very vicious. Seriously, why would someone want to punch someone in the face because he is leary about how a videogame will turn out? He said that he is hoping that he is wrong and that the game is awsome, but that he has some serious reservations about this game. Who can blame him considering that creator of Other M also created Fusion-- the game that many fans consider to be the worst Metroid game.
