TheLastStarFighter said:
Metroid was not a FPA... until it was. Why do you want it to be something it wasn't? I feel a turn to 3rd person shooter is a return to Metroid's roots. Now to clarify, I don't mean pure shooter-based gameplay, but shooting should be a heavy part of the action as it was in Metroid and Super Metroid. In a 3rd person game that can also be mixed with puzzle-solving, exploration, platforming and gadget using. Saying 3rd person breaks the immersion in 3D but not in 2D is silly. If you prefer the Prime series, that's fine, but there are lots of merits to being able to see your character. With reference to Batman, the original AA game fits the Metroid mold very nicely. Several interconnected zones, with an overall exploration goal, each zone having it's own feel and mysteries. The overall setting was creepy and abandoned too...but not too much. And I loved how the setting had the feel of an unsurmountable task - but one that the hero could handle. I think Samus could fill that heroine role very nicely. Yes, the combat in the Batman games is someone dumb. But as you are aware, I said the fundamental combat mechanic would be changed to a second-analogue shooter. I think this would fit the feel of Metroid and SM nicely. Those games had some of the most precise 8-way shooting of any game for their time and running, jumping and gunning with the 2nd stick would be great. Throw in a solid Batman: AA-level story and a new Metroid could be fantastic. |
Metroid Prime was a third person shooter first, but Miyamoto shot down the idea because it sucked donkey balls.
Metroid Prime is a normal evolution of technology making new things possible in games. Making Metroid a third person shooter is unnecessary and stupid. This is like asking Mario to be in first person perspective instead...
Batman is NOT a shooter, he uses melee combat, so it makes sense to be in third person. Being in first person for a Batman game would feel awkward and unintuitive. It would also break the immersion as you can't see you're playing as THE batman. Metroid has many shooter elements and being immersed in the game is very important to the franchise. That's why you play through the eyes of Samus. You also wouldn't be able to use the different scan visors, you know, something Samus is famous for.
Metroid doesn't need AA story, it needs isolation. The story needs to be told through scan logs and the environment. If you want to play Batman than play that, but don't turn a beloved franchise into something it's clearly not.
And yes, the 2D games don't break immersion, but Samus looks ridiculous in Metroid: Other M (and I'm talking gameplay/visual design only here).
