nice trolling, so when did you play the game?

You don't need to play the game to make those observations.

No, you need to play the game to make observations about anything other than the art style. How does he know what the protaganist is like, has he seen the cutscenes? I don't think it's too much to ask that if you have not played and have no intentions of playing certain games, you refrain from commenting on them. But I guess that makes too much sense...

Well, we know the protaginist isn't going to be stigma breaking because it's a guy, not a girl.

You can't blame him for thinking it's not creative. It looks like a Metroidvania with guns and pretty graphics.

New reviews added:-
http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/960508-shadow-complex/articles.html?sort=6

By the sounds of it, you guys probably think M Night Shamskdjalan is the most creative director ever. ZOMG a TWIST.

Sounded like you were describing The Conduit for a minute there.

All of those things are what make metroid, metroid though.  Plus a few that you haven't mentioned that I shall now.

- One of metroid's main focus is atmosphere. You are suppose to be playing in a world alien to your own. And this ties into exploration. Shadow Complex doesn't seem focused on either atmosphere or exploration.

 Another big atmospherical point is being alone. This is somewhat messed with in Corruption, but that is the brink of it. It is just you and the world, and this adds a lot to the atmosphere.

Calling this a "metroid ripoff" is the same as calling Fallout 3 an  elderscrolls or oblivion ripoff. They use the same basic core gameplay, but they are nowhere near similar pass that. Btw there are a lot of 2d games that use this format. Castlevania is another example if you want one.

@king_of_the_castle I think he was arguing that the gameplay was similar as well. The conduit is in a total different genre, so I don't see how that qualifies as similar.

It does doesnt it?

Im not trying to troll, and obviously i havent played the game, but all im saying is based on the screens and videos ive seen on the game. All of my comments degrade its aesthetic appeal only. I cant vouch for its quality, but i think im safely in the realm of predictable observation, and not trolling.

No problem, I just thought it was funny seeing your comments and then The Conduit in your sig, since those were a lot of the same criticisms of that game (although I've only read that, I haven't played TC either), but I believe that you weren't trolling.

BTW, I might be picking up MK Wii soon, if I do I'll add you as a friend, I haven't tried the Wii online yet.