I remember thinking as i played through Other M that "for all the bitching about this game, no-one's complained that it's basically a ripoff of Fusion." Seriously: Other M is to Fusion what Super Metroid is to Metroid, though in a slightly more subtle way. It's still all about secret Federation experiments on Metroids (and illegal Metroid cloning), Adam Malkovich, and a space-station whose purpose is to emulate a planet from another Metroid game.
As i have said numerous times before, however, Other M's story won't be a problem for future games. All Other M does is explain the questions Metroid Fusion raised, namely about Samus' past involvement with the military, who Adam was, and how he died. Only a direct sequel to Other M would directly build on the specifics of the game's story, and given Other M's sales, it's unlikely they'll take that direction again soon.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
