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sales2099 on 05 March 2013

What did Metroid Other "M" stand for? Menopause?

Just wondering if anybody knows.



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F0X on 05 March 2013
sales2099 said:

What did Metroid Other "M" stand for? Menopause?

Just wondering if anybody knows.


Jokes about menopause aren't funny.

Period.



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theRepublic on 05 March 2013
Gamerace said:

I actually have Super Metroid but never played it (I can't be bothered to dig out the classic controller when I sit down to play). Tried getting into the NES Metroid but tired of it quickly. Will have to give Super Metroid a try.

Yeah, Metroid is pretty brutal compared to modern games.  It will let you go a looong way before you realize you need to turn around and try something else.  I tried it just a few years ago and gave up after a few hours.

Super Metroid will not give you explict direction like Prime 3, but it tends to keep you on the right path most of the time.  You can certainly go exploring when you pick up new weapons, but it is easy to get back on track.



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KeptoKnight on 05 March 2013

heh I know others wont agree but Metroid Prime 2 was my favorite. ^.^ boss battles and morph ball puzzles were more complex and well designed. Such a fantastic game.

Metroid Prime 1 favorite soundtrack - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfGsArRQjKE

Metroid Prime 2 favorite soundtrack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZX2N9_7NO8
I fall asleep when I listen to this at night.

Metroid prime 3 favorite soundtrack - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEkveBmWiFA

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Gamerace on 06 March 2013
RolStoppable said:

Metroid Prime was never meant to be an FPS, hence its different controls. It's an action-adventure in first person perspective. Comparing it to Unreal Tournament makes as much sense as comparing Super Metroid to Contra 3.

The updated controls and loading times in Metroid Prime Trilogy make the game play a lot more fluently than on the GameCube, the same obviously also holds true for Echoes. Great games just got better. Corruption is just as good as before though, because they didn't change anything.

I replayed Metroid Prime Trilogy last September/October, completed the entire thing in 42:57.


I wouldn't say I was comparing it to Unreal, just that Unreal and it's ilk were my reference point for any first person game and I'd never even heard of Metroid before Prime so I had no idea what that gameplay was like.   So there was a disconnect between my expectations and what the game was.   I wonder how many others have had that experience over the years of Prime games as well.  



 

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Kuramakun on 06 March 2013

I've been wanting to play Metroid Prime series, I remember I had it on the GC a long time ago, But at the time I was like 16 So I couln't get into the game, I found it slow. But as I got older I find slower games more fun now, I should look into them again.



Otakumegane on 06 March 2013

I really regret not picking up Prime Trilogy when I saw it in stores.

I didn't have the $$ back then. Sure do regret it.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 06 March 2013
Otakumegane said:
I really regret not picking up Prime Trilogy when I saw it in stores.

I didn't have the $$ back then. Sure do regret it.

I regret it too. I remember standing in a GameStop and looking at it, and one of the clerks even talked to me and my friend about it. I owned all three games, so I saw no need to buy them again.

But now I regret not picking it up.



snyps on 06 March 2013

I bought trilogy when it first came out. i just love the series. i dont plan on selling it so. im pretty lucky iguess.



hsrob on 06 March 2013

I think a 1080p digital version of Trilogy is in order. Even just as an excuse to play it again :p That Trilogy was a limited release is a crime.