So... has your opinion changed about Metroid: Other M?

[MaxwellGT2000]

RolStoppable said:

MaxwellGT2000 said:

Not directed at you, I'm simply making comments based on observation of discussions, which I sorta picture as two fat kids in glasses yelling at each other when I read them (in the same vein of who is the better captain Picard or Kirk).

And Other M takes a lot from Super Metroid, the powers and such, and combines them with an action oriented battle system that really flows well, so I don't get the hate for the gameplay, though that seems to be what people hate on the least, mostly what I hear is story, voice acting, and length.

Story is the most valid complaint as Other M had a lot of inconsistencies and is way too emphasized for a Metroid game. So it's too much story and bad story at once. Voice acting is something that I can't say much about, because I am not a native English speaker and nearly everything (movies, TV series, quite a few games) over here is dubbed, so I may not have enough experience to pass judgment. It's in line with most other video games though, so I wouldn't say it's bad.

Length is a big complaint, because there's no replay value. Hard mode blows and reveals how poor some gameplay design choices actually are. Playing normal mode again brings no changes, because you have no choice on what to do next. There's only one path to follow and you can't collect all items before fighting the final boss. You can't even collect all of them before fighting the optional boss after the credits!

Other M is so totally not like a Metroid game in a lot of ways. It's basically a modern hardcore game. Emphasis on story and cutscenes, easy to finish and focused on wowing the player which usually doesn't impress anymore after you've seen it once or twice and then all the game's flaws become more apparent.

Buy, play and forget. That's a shockingly accurate short description of Other M.

All of what you said I can live with, I enjoyed it, though I admit I haven't played hard mode myself because I had a backlog to run through, even some games I really wanted to reply I didn't, the original SMG, Brawl, and Final Fantasy IV DS is about the only games this gen I've went back through a second time, so for me it isn't because of it being like your typical modern core game.

But overall I see where you're coming from and you're obviously not doing it out of spite like some people, but I do disagree that the story itself is inconsistent, she had some interest in the baby metroid pointed out in Metroid II and Super Metroid, and she really cared and respected Adam as seen in Fusion, and Ridley has terrorized her for her entire life so being a bit shocked he was revived doesn't seem out of place she snapped out of it and kicked ass per usual.  Now for the script, I really do think the intro needed more work, hell you should put your best foot forward and not have the premise be so shaky, but by the end I was satisfied.