The Official Metroid Other M Thread

[theRepublic]

As to their canonness: Other M makes reference to every chronologically preceding game except for the Primes, pretending as if they didn't happen. For Sakamoto, they may not have. Doesn't matter.

That's...stupid.

It shows the difference between the Western and Japanese views of Samus. The Western Samus is defined by hardness - the Japanese Samus is (now) defined by that hardness being a veneer. I hope it doesn't surprise you that Ridley is in this game.

The Western version of Samus sees Ridley and says "I'm going to ruin his day."

The Japanese version of Samus sees Ridley and has a PTSD flasback that incapacitates her.

No, it won't surprise me.  I have heard the grumblings surrounding this part of the game.  Besides, Ridley is in almost every Metroid game.  I expected him to be there the second the game was announced.

My view of Samus is pretty much the strong and silent type, and very intelligent.  From what I have been hearing about how much Samus talks in this game, that is about to be shattered forever.