Metroid: Other M - The Black Sheep....or so we thought

[gumby_trucker]

oniyide said:

@gumby_trucker  oh i remember the praise OOT got, but while MM didnt get as much (how could it) black sheep seemed like a weird title to give it. Id always imagine that Zelda 2 was the black sheep of the series, that game doesnt play like anything b4 or after it was released in the series outside of the occasional 2d sections in the GB games. And kudos to you for liking Ninty when they are trying different things, IMHO i rather have them try to make something like Other M than give me yey another Prime, how much of those can you play?? Variety is the spice of life, but im sure im not in the majority, hell i truly believe that Ninty does its most interesting work when they do what the hell they want and not appease to the masses.

@lordtheknight ill look into that, i didnt have good internet back then so i probably missed all that

@kenryoku Maxis  oh i dont deny that OOT was bigger and better reviewed than MM by the vast majority, my issue is the "dissapointing" thing. THat just seems a bit harsh to say about one of the "best" games on N64 but i could be reading to much into it. 

Fair enough regarding Zelda 2 being the black sheep. I didn't mean to be that harsh about MM, I was just trying to say it can be hard to follow a genre-defining game in a series, regardless of quality. To be honest, I would love it if Nintendo changed things up more frequently (in which case games that repeat an established formula would be considered "black sheep" lol).

Speaking of unique Nintendo games, have you played Endless Ocean Blue World? Some of the exploration and discovery in that game gave me a Metroid vibe... especially the parts where you discover hidden archeology or hidden caves..
What I wouldn't do to see a game like EO set IN SPACE! It could be like a video-game version of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey .  (Just like how to me, MM feels at times like a David Lynch movie lol)