Sex and the Zero Suit: Why Samus was Great Only in Metroid Prime

[Mr Khan]

Khuutra said:

Mr Khan said:

So in this context, her incidental sexualization throughout, say, Other M or Zero Mission is less egregious than making it a reward (as in other games)?

Rol said it better than i could. It's like getting different sized mansions at the end of Luigi's Mansion. Such an incentive makes no statement about, say, the virtues of homeownership, nor does getting Samus in different degrees of (and i really hate to use this term) undress necessarily make her a sex object.

Now, if she were posing, or if they were showing something more provocative than a bit of midriff, i might be inclined to agree, but as it is, they're showing a woman who is, for all intents and in-context purposes, clothed in a practical manner, except for the bikini in the original game, but that can be excused via hardware limitations.

I'll get to Rol in a minute; I'm going to have to rip him a new ass in order to make the point he needs, but I think I can communicate myself more easily here.

1. I'm going to point out that the progression of Samus's undergarments goes Space Swimsuit -> Tank top and panties -> space tank top and panties -> space tank top and booty shorts -> basically naked but painted blue. There are various shades to that, of course, since Zero Mission had about a zillion different undressed states to see her in.

2. Do you agree that they use Samus's sex as a reward to encourage high-level play in Metroid, Return of Samus, Super Metroid, Zero Mission, and Metroid Fusion?

On point 2, yes, but i remain firm in my assertion that this is strictly a cosmetic matter. Few folks, if anyone, will be motivated strictly by the image itself, but rather by what the image represents. The image is just like an Achievement or a Trophy, fundamentally without substance.

As an aside, that Sith Governor is ripping me a new ass every time i throw myself at him. Is *now* the time i'm supposed to start letting them level? And i felt so proud for beating the assault droid without having to use the computer to disable its shields...