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tolu619 on 08 May 2011

First of all, I've never played Metroid Other M. But I've seen a lot of previews, reviews and forums about the game. I'm not going to get into other aspects of the game, since I haven't played it. Just the controls. From what I've heard, the major complaints about the controls are

1. No analog control, you have to move with a d-pad

2. You can't move in first person viewing mode

3. The dodge button and the attack button are the same so if you just spam the attack button, the dodging literally just happens

   I can think of a number of control options on the 3DS that would deal with all these problems. DO you think the game would have been better as a 3DS game? And more importantly, do you think the Metroid game that will inevitably be released on 3DS should be in the same gameplay style as Metroid Other M? We're talking about gameplay style now, not whether or not it is as story focused as Other M was.



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Aiddon on 08 May 2011

nah, it would add more options options, but there's nothing to outright FIX in those controls; it was smooth and tight (and you CAN dodge in first-person mode)



Declan on 08 May 2011

I don't recall the dodge and attack being mapped to the same button - dodge was a tap of the D-pad, wasn't it?

Anyway, the controls worked fine for the game.  They were a bit different, but fine all the same.



theRepublic on 08 May 2011
tolu619 said:

3. The dodge button and the attack button are the same so if you just spam the attack button, the dodging literally just happens

That is not true.  The dodge was a tap of the d-pad in whatever direction you wanted to dodge.  You got one thing right though.  It is very easy to spam.



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tolu619 on 08 May 2011
theRepublic said:
tolu619 said:

3. The dodge button and the attack button are the same so if you just spam the attack button, the dodging literally just happens

That is not true.  The dodge was a tap of the d-pad in whatever direction you wanted to dodge.  You got one thing right though.  It is very easy to spam.


my bad. ok, at least i got the spam part right.@Rolstoppable, I also agree that a nunchuk wiimote combo will be best but please try to answer the questions I ended my post with



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theRepublic on 08 May 2011
RolStoppable said:

A Wiimote/Nunchuk setup would trump any control scheme you could come up with on the 3DS, because it gives you instant access to 360° degree movement while at the same time it's possible to freely aim at every possible spot on the screen.

Metroid on the 3DS should be a sidescroller like Super Metroid, because Other M style would require the game to rely on semi-automatic shooting mechanics once again.

A Metroid game with a third-person view and IR pointer aiming?  Yes, please.



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SmokedHostage on 08 May 2011

If only the 3DS's controls could fix all of Other M's problems.



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gumby_trucker on 08 May 2011

The 3DS most certainly can fix everything that was wrong about Other M because now we can finally ogle Samus' ass in 3D.



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menx64 on 09 May 2011

  How can you try to fix a game you didnt even play?...

 I loved the game, analog instead of d-pad would be great, but other that that the game was really great, I was really amazed to see how smooth the transition from 2d to 1person view was. running and shooting was fine too. 

 Maybe the story and VA was not the best, but it makes sense if you are been playing all the 2d games (specially fusion), but this is not a controller problem... 



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dahuman on 09 May 2011
RolStoppable said:

A Wiimote/Nunchuk setup would trump any control scheme you could come up with on the 3DS, because it gives you instant access to 360° degree movement while at the same time it's possible to freely aim at every possible spot on the screen.

Metroid on the 3DS should be a sidescroller like Super Metroid, because Other M style would require the game to rely on semi-automatic shooting mechanics once again.


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