Kresnik said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Other M was trying to be an updated version of the original Metroid formula with some story added (that wasn't so well received). But he was talking about how messing with the gameplay ruining their IP's, when messing with Metroid (i.e. Prime) made it bigger & better than ever. Sure, their most recent attempt was a backwards step, but it had only come after their pushed the formula in a different direction to have excellent results. |
Personally, I believe the reason Metroid Prime started to decline was due to 1) focus on graphics/realistic environments, 2) increased competition from similar games and 3) "hardcore" gamers skipping the Wii altogether after owning a GC. So yeah, I may be wrong, but I mainly blame the hardware.
Regarding Other M, the gameplay was severely tampered with from what I have heard (never owned the game myself). You only used the wii remote and not the nunchuck, while switching from 2D to FPS. Add a complex story to this and all I see is a mess.
