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Mensrea on 28 March 2013
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curl-6 said:
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Mensrea said:
First of all, stop calling Metroid Prime 3 a FPS, it's a FPA, and it really doesn't play like a shooter. It's more of a FPS than other Metroids, but still mostly Metroid.

It's not a pure FPS, but that's still one of its genres, along with adventure.


Not really.

Metroid is about getting powerups, exploring, and solving puzzles.

FPS games are generally about shooting enemies until you reach a destination, kill all the enemies, etc.

Bioshock is an FPS and it has adventure elements like problem solving, powerups, and exploring. Same goes for Doom.


I literally just finished Bioshock yesterday. 

 

What puzzle solving did it have? You had to do certain tasks, but they weren't puzzles, they were going to certaing goals while shooting along the way. I'm not saying it's bad, it's just not what Metroid is. 

Exploring yes, but still more limited than Metroid. Metroid games are laybrinths that you navigate and slowly unlock and explore. Bioshock was more of levels that you complete certain tasks within, by shooting.