JackHandy said:
Do you not see a problem with it, or do you not want to see a problem with it? It's not objectively a bad thing. You can like it. People can like it. But it is way out in left field. As I said, it would be like Mario getting an uzi, or a Zelda game set in New York city, or a Yoshi game where he gets power-ups that allow him to suddenly grow real dino teeth and bloodily decapitate people in an orgy of rage. There are just somethings that are too out of character, too far out there that they change what something is. For me, this is one of those things. I mean, just saying Samus on a bike... sigh. I literally just sighed out loud typing it. I just can't. |
I don't think those examples are comparable. Mario is a family friendly cartoon platformer, and giving him a real gun is obviously completely out of place. Metroid is a science fiction video game set on alien planets. Giving Samus a futuristic bike that looks very much in line with her new suit as a mean of fast transportation (as we have seen, this new planet seems quite massive to traverse by foot, Metroid Prime is notorious for how slow Samus is) is not out of place. Being a first for the series doesn't mean it doesn't belong.
Now, maybe when the game is out it turns out that the bike is a horrible gameplay decision. But just going by looks, aesthetics and world cohesion, it fits just fine.
