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happydolphin on 30 November 2012
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pokoko said:

happydolphin said:

THAT's what I'm talkin' about.

Metroid Prime has a very deep lore, but it's the storytelling that lacked. It was all in the chozo lore.

I think they really need to clearly advertise a new Metroid as an alternative/competitor to Halo, a serious one, and need to develop it that way. On every front it needs to be complete. Some areas would be quiet, but others would be full of crisp action.

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It could be done, and in today's environment, it probably should be done.  Metroid has a lot of potential as a story-driven series.  But has Nintendo ever managed a franchise with a cohesive and consistant storyline?  I mean that as a serious question, since I haven't had a Nintendo system in a long while.  Most everything they do seems jumbled and random from the perspective of plot.  Very little seems to flow from game to game but is instead self-contained.  Story-driven franchises are huge in ALL forms of media, be it Mass Effect, Star Wars, or Lord of the Rings.

Even if they don't do it with Metroid, why don't they try it with something else?  Does Nintendo feel so confident in what they have that they simply intend to ignore the success of series with progressive storylines?  I don't know.  I'm sure they have the resources to produce their own series in that style if they wish.  It seems kind of odd that they've ignored the chance to draw in more of the core audience to this point.

Again, speaking as someone who strayed, it's not like I necessarily wanted to break from Nintendo.  It just got to the point where it seemed like they weren't interested in customers who had tastes outside of their existing formulas.  It would actually mean a lot to see them put serious effort into winning me back.

I have a feeling there are a lot of people like you, and you are probably part of the solution for them, as you could help attract gamers loyal to other consoles by being the link between both loyalties. Even some in the mainstream swear by one brand or another, it's interesting.

I think Perfect Dark had a logical storyline, despite it being shrouded in mystery due to the nature of the plot.

But in all I do agree with this. The Walking Dead is a big series nowadays despite being fantasy, it is very palpable. A game like Metroid can be evoking despite the E.T. context.