I had completed the first two games multiple times on the Gamecube, but had never played Prime 3. I just never got the game for my Wii. A friend of mine did lend me his copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy back then, but at the time, I was too used to the Gamecube controllers that the switch to motion controls turned me off... How wrong I was. xD
Anyway, doing them back to back certainly made for one heck of a ride. Now, I'm ready for the follow-up!
End of Metroid Prime 3 SPOILER: That chasing aircraft at the end needs to be addressed by Retro!
I don't really need to explain to anyone what makes these games awesome, but I have to say that it's quite telling that despite having played all three games in a row without any pause in-between, I still find myself craving for more!
That's a testament to how good those games are!
Now, people are wondering about that rumor that says they are working on a new engine for the Wii U. I definitely hope it's for a new entry in the Metroid franchise.
Sure, I'd like them to tackle a 2D Metroid game. But if they choose to continue down the first person road, I have absolutely no objection. Although, now that I'm used to the motion controls, I really wouldn't go back to regular twin sticks controls. And since the default Wii U controller isn't the Wii-mote, I feel they'd build a game around the Gamepad, which mean we'd be back to controlling the game with twin-sticks. Some might say they could put the option to use the Wii-Mote, but I suspect the game would make extensive use of the touch-screen, making it doubtful they'd go that route.
In any case, I hope they continue making Metroid games, because Yoshio Sakamoto kinda lost his touch and Retro made the best Metroid games since Super Metroid.
Now, since I'm bathing in Retro Studios' greatness, I'll follow this up by finally getting Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze later this week.
