Events are the very definition of a story, and events require no narration.

Are you goign to argue about storytelling, now? Because if you like I can find stories where no one speaks. There are entire schools of film design related to movies with no dialogue.

Shit, have you ever read The Old Man and the Sea? Come on.

The reason the genius technique you talk about is underused, is because people don't think that is storytelling. Average gamers like to plainly see or play the story.Like a movie, like a book.

Looking for your own story is not a liked form of entertainment. Games are accessible entertainment. Why do you think the Prime series was failing? It wasn't working - too elite. Too wierd. Most gamers couldn't get a connection to it, because it doensn't have a real story. Why do you think most other actiongames have clear stories. Because people want those.   

I used mario as example too show that you can read thing in his actions... which you yourself have to make up.  Which related too the scene you talked about. You imagined that part - she didn't say anything. You filled in the story, and the characterization.

Samus was a character before Prime and was still the exact same after. Which means no characterisation - no personal progress what so ever, which a personal story is about. Prime was just a mission, like a average day in the week. Fun but forgettable. 

You are not in a position to speak for anyone but yourself; appeals to majority opinion are useless, here.

Speaking is not necessary for characterization.

You are wrong.

1.Then explain to me why the techinque of finding your own story is barely used? Is it not logical to say that most gamers don't like it. Can't we conclude that? 

Big entertainment sells, not? If this type of play doesn't sell much, is it then a lesser form of entertainment? 

2. Character interaction is. Smaus must relate to something. Hell, it could even be the ship, or some metroid-baby. And speaking helps a lot with that.

3. Am i? Why?

1. No. Lack of usage by producers does not indicate lack of enthusiasm by consumers.

2. Metroid Prime is the best-selling Metroid game and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Other M will not be off to a strong enough start to even approac it. If this is your only metric, then clearly Prime's storytelling is superior.

3. Samus did react in the end of Prime, and react to several things throughout that game and the rest of the Prime games (and the earlier games, no less). Speaking was not necessary.

4. You are consistently wrong about what constitutes storytelling, characterization, and character development.

I must say, I liked Samus much more as a character before Other M. She kept her mouth shut and got the job done like a professional! She was intruiging and mysterious and you got the feeling she was a real loner. But like in the example Khuutra used, she was "human" at the right times. That is ALL I ever wanted to know about her!

Her narration in Other M sounds like a teenager reading out her diary entries in her head! All that crap about giving a thumbs down instead of a thumbs up. Now I think she's a smartass!

I saw the offending scene, and i must say it wasn't nearly as awkward seeing it finally.

Really, the only problem with the scene is that Ridley grabs her because she panicked. Even if she had fought back, it would've brought the scene together beautifully and lost all "damsel-in-distress" undertones. Viewed in its entirety, it really isn't as damaging as people have been making it out to be, though i'd be lying if i said i was entirely comfortable with it

Although i will reiterate that that tentacle thing that shoots missiles is harder than most bosses. I got killed by him once, and survived with a sliver the second time. Ridley took off only 2 of four tanks, first try.

how do you do the light melee attack consistently...do you have to hit it when an enemy takes a swing at you?

See it's really if you figure out the pattern fast and figure out what you need to do, with Ridley I got owned so hard so many times, with the first boss however I ran over him.  Sometimes you get lucky and find what works first time others its trial and error.

Is it worth play this metriod if I never have played any before and have no intention to play the old ones?

Will I be lost in the story? Is the gameplay fun enough to jump in not caring about the previous story.