Nintendo Minute Debate - Super Metroid vs Metroid Prime!

[Twilord]

bigtakilla said:

Twilord said:

Smash Bros doesn't change its obvious formula it just happens to support both styles of play; meanwhile Mario Kart's formula doesn't change that massively between motion controls, control pads, and control sticks. Metroid Prime 1 and Metroid Prime Trilogy's first games are the same game despite the control improvements; it would not be the same game in 2D with a constant third person camera. 

 

BUT I do accept I may well be misinterpreting your meaning; you often seem like quite a reasonable user so I imagine that is infact quite likely the error I am making.

It does seem to depend on how someone views how these differences change the game. I would say motion controls in Kart was a MASSIVE difference, but I can see how some people wouldn't feel the same. 

Also, I don't feel as if the Prime series changes the overall Metroid formula. Most is still the same, it's just in FPS perspective.

For what its worth, my reason for disagreeing with you on the Prime/2D thing is, because while I feel the two are quite comparable, I'd argue that 3D inherently changes games, as does camera. Its like how top-down Zelda and 3D Zelda are clearly the same but neither should cease to exist because they have somewhat different strengths.