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[SomeDude]

I don't care. I want my fanboy wet dream Metroidvania.

The Metroid Prime games are better than the old 2d Metroid games.

 

[guess]

The Metroid Prime games are better than the old 2d Metroid games.

You are very wrong.

 

[SomeDude]

You are very wrong.

Super Metroid is overrated.

 

[guess]

Super Metroid is overrated.

Yet you are still wrong.

 

[The End]

If it were up to me:

Metroid Prime: 9.8
SOTN: 9.75
Metroid Echoes: 9.72
Super Metroid: 9.7

 

[el jacko]

If it were up to me:

Super Metroid: 10
Metroid Echoes: 9.9
Metroid Prime: 9.5

Also, me > you

 

[TekunoRobby]

If it were up to me:

This thread: 4.7
My post: 9.99999
Scoring games on a numerical scale: OVERRATED!

 

[Sullichin]

Nintendo needs to develop their own games. It's not the characters/franchises that make them so great, it's that.. well, they're great games.

A major Nintendo franchise handled by some crappy third party would be heresy.

 

[The End]

Except when its F-zero GX, and then it's awesome.

 

[jarrod]

I think you're missing the point here.

We're not debating whether Nintendo makes good zelda. It's obvious that they can. We're talking about what other devs could do with Nintendo IP. Much like how AV made an amazing racer with the F-Zero license, i think Sony's ICO team could make a very different and very worthwhile Zelda game. Hell. I'd love to see IGA and KCET take a crack at the Metroid license while we're at it.

The problem in that comparison is that AV/Nagoshi has years of experience with arcade racers (Daytona, Super GT, Daytona 2)... F-Zero was a natural fit. SCEI's Ico team and Zelda however isn't, despite some superficial objective similaraities. Team Ico just haven't proven they have what it takes in terms of gameplay/mechanic design to create a successful Zelda.


Oh, and "if it were up to me"...

Metroid Prime: C-
SOTN: B+
Super Metroid: A

 

[NLB2]

Except when its F-zero GX, and then it's awesome.

Except AV isn't crappy.

 

[The End]

wot?

 

[missAran]

The Metroid Prime games are better than the old 2d Metroid games.

They're both excellent games, Super Metroid is just better. It's hard to compare them directly. Which is better Link to the Past or Ocarina of Time? Hrm...

 

[madara]

- Star Wars is "inspired" by Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress (the general theme, C3P0 and R2D2, the scene transitions, etc).

- Star Wars Ep1-2 have sucked so far imo.

- Castlevania SoTN is "inspired" (cough, ripoff, cough) by Metriod games.

- The GBA Castlevanias have been less than stellar so far imo.

The End was suggesting that IGA and his team take on the Metroid series because they're "similar" to how he does the Castlevania games now, but I was implying that IGA and his team ripped off Metroid and sucked at it.

I hate IGA for doing what he did to the Castlevania series and I'm no fan of the Metroidvania "evolution" of the series, so for anyone to even imply something like IGA being on the same level as Nintendo (or even Retro Studios) on Metroid is pretty disrespectful!

Ah rolf no wonder alot dont get joke. sorry but even jaded young'ins here would disagree. I remember quite few that liked those castlevanias and few actually dont like FPS Metroids. But that all good in end, keep world spinning all these different views.

 

[AniHawk]

They're both excellent games, Super Metroid is just better. It's hard to compare them directly. Which is better Link to the Past or Ocarina of Time? Hrm...

Ocarina of Time.

 

[drohne]

metroid: a+
sotn: a
aria of sorrow: a-
super metroid: b+
assorted gba games in both franchises: b
lament of innocence: d
metroid prime: f

 

[jarrod]

assorted gba games in both franchises: b

No way, Harmony of Dissonace is raw ass. Don't clump it in with Zero Mission, Circle of the Moon or Fusion.

 

[drohne]

i've never understood your particular hatred for harmony of dissonance. though granted, aria of sorrow makes it look chintzy.

 

[jarrod]

i've never understood your particular hatred for harmony of dissonance. though granted, aria of sorrow makes it look chintzy.

Crap exploration, zero challenge, broken spell fusion system and a flat soundtrack did it for me. Every Metriodvania makes it look chintzy, even the barebones (but solid) CotM. And CotM was designed for GBC primairily.

Playing as Simon Belmont in boss rush is literally HoD's one redeeming feature. Otherwise it's totally forgettable.

 

[Amir0x]

Man, ICO owns all but I don't know if I want to see them work on a Zelda game. Actually, I think that's one IP I'd rather like was put to rest if Nintendo sold its rights... because I don't want to see that series ruined

 

[SantaC]

i've never understood your particular hatred for harmony of dissonance. though granted, aria of sorrow makes it look chintzy.

easy. Even Konami admitted that HoD was a "filler" title for AoS since AoS use the same engine as HoD.

I didn't think HoD was bad though. I liked it, but the soundtrack was the worst of all castlevanias.

Imo, Circle of the Moon and Aria of Sorrow both standout as A+ games.

The catacombs in CotM still give me chills over the great music.

Man, can Konami plz hurry up and show me some screens of CV DS.