| mysteryman said: Just play Super Metroid. Then be disappointed with the rest of gaming for the past 20 years. |
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In all honestly just pick up one of these first: Metroid Prime 1, Super Metroid, Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid Fusion...you know what it really doesn't matter all that much in terms of order. You could pick up Metroid Prime 2 and the experience you get will be the same as the others , with the exception of Other M because it's narrative structure.
Edit: The experience I mean in terms of the game philosophy. There's the obvious differences between the 2D and 3D Metroids, but both sides tend to share the same design philosophy in enemies, levels, pacing, key weapons etc. There's your plethora of elements in each one just like in Zelda games and there's also the shared game design between Zelda and Metroid in that for most bosses you will either use an item you recently got to beat it and/or in Metroid's case you will also receive an item from beating that boss.
All the best Metroid games have this isoluated exploration feel to them. Some have more lore than others, but any narrative is minimal with them.
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