The Official Metroid Other M Thread

[lestatdark]

mhsillen said:

lestatdark said:

mhsillen said:

lestatdark said:

mhsillen said:

lestatdark said:

Well, I'm a long time Metroid fan, played it since NES days and have had pretty much every metroid game, even Hunters Pinball. 

I damn sure appreciate the current characterization of Samus, because now she's an actual character in which I see some similarities and can realistically comprehend some of the motives behind her actions. 

To me, Other M is being a pure Metroid experience, overhauled with the deeper portrayal of Samus. And since Other M is supposed to be a bridge-story between the events of Super Metroid and Fusion, without Prime in between as well, there hasn't been a scene or character portrayal so far that feels out of line.

Probably the majority of long time fans don't like the current direction, but to me, it's been an amazing experience so far, even rivaling the experience that I had the first time I played Prime on the GC.

Pure Metriod experience?  A warrior that saved the universe is moody emo cry baby.

No this is not metriod.  And "spoilers below"

 

 

It's a military conspiracy   wow how imaginative a plot thats never been used in hundreds of movies and stories

To me it's being a pure Metroid experience, I've been having the same feelings about the gameplay and exploration that I had with Super Metroid the first time that I played it on the SNES.

To you it may not be, but alas, you can't speak for me

The story may be a bit cliché at this point, but it's well executed, and that's just an added bonus for an already good Metroid experience. 

Once again, this is also from a long time Metroid fan. Unlike some of you, who have said that only newcomers to the series are the ones to only appreciate Other M and long time fans hate it, to me it's the contrary.

I won't still rate Other M, not until I finish it, but it's easily sitting in my Top 3 so far.

Sorry I didn't want to speak for you

I should add IMHO, 

But if I had to have a game with bad acting and story, they should leave that stuff out  addition by subtraction

No problem there, it's just that I've seen a lot of posts in this thread, and many others, claiming that this Metroid is not sitting well with all long time fans. That's leaving me a bit sad, since there are some of us who're liking it.

But I do agree with you in a point. As much as I'm loving this new portrayal of Samus and of the Metroid series, I think that they'll go back to the previous formula for the next Metroid game, mainly because of the fan backlash.

This is a similar scenario to what happened with Wind Waker and it's art-style, and they did go back to a more Ocarina of Time look to console Zelda games, because of the backlash. I expect the same to happen to Metroid.

I sometimes wonder if nintendo is dumb or blind

Games like NSMBwii sells boatloads yet they ignore that for 2 gens of consoles. 

It does not make sense to me.  Its like saying hmmm sidescrolling mario sells 10's of millions of copies lets not make it and just stick with 3d mario.  I love Galaxy and Galaxy 2 but ninty seems clueless.  or the developers are in charge and tell the president what to do.

I shouldn't complain about metriod considering we had the superb classic Prime.

Well, the way I see it is that, with all the success that their main series have, they like to indulge in a few risk and chances in some entries, to see how the general public reacts. 

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but in the cases that it doesn't work, they can always go back to the original formula for their main series, because they know that it would still be amazing today.