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Metroid Other M |OT| You're Not Supposed to Remember Him
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othersteve
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Just to set everyone's minds at ease, this game is still worth playing if you're a fan of the series. I honestly am glad I've experienced it, and it did manage to hook me throughout the 13 to 15 hours I spent with it. It's just that it's not a legendary entry like many of the past installments.
Man, its pretty crazy and rare to see a first-party Nintendo franchise receive such mixed reviews.
As far as reviews go, the only ones I generally have trust in are from IGN (pretty much Craig only), 1up, and Destructoid. G4 can suck it. I wish the tv network would just cease to exist.
Even if Other M disappoints me in some ways, the $20 gift card from Wal Mart will help cushion the blow.
Go Nintendo gave the game a 7.2 out of 10.
As far as reviews go, the only ones I generally have trust in are from IGN (pretty much Craig only), 1up, and Destructoid. G4 can suck it. I wish the tv network would just cease to exist.
Even if Other M disappoints me in some ways, the $20 gift card from Wal Mart will help cushion the blow.
Go Nintendo gave the game a 7.2 out of 10.
Ramirez said:Hmmm, the mixed reviews have me worried, really don't want to waste 50 bucks.
It's still green at Metacritic, it's not that bad!
It's not a big surprised that the game hasn't been received with universal acclaim, most of us knew it wouldn't be rated as high as Prime but overall the scores are still pretty decent. It's still pretty positive.
I look forward to seeing how I feel about the bad, I are my most trusted reviewer.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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There will always be haters. I think the same thing happened when Prime came out, right, people complaining about the FPS thing? Heck, there were people who hated Resident Evil 4 and wanted the series to return to the classic roots!.la1n said:
For me, I have no problems either way and commend Nintendo and Sakamoto for trying to take the series to a new direction. The only problem is, they did this with Team Ninja who are not really known for their, well, storytelling!
The IGN reviewer said it perfectly about Japanese style storytelling, especially from someone like Team Ninja:
IGN: "Even when the script falls on heavy-handed, symbolism-focused Japanese-style storytelling that can -- and does -- border on the absurd,"
That really summarizes it. That's probably why it was so hard for some of these reviewers to take it in because they couldn't relate to Samus' personal story because it probably didn't make a lick of sense. The problem with a lot of Japanese styled storytelling in games (and anime) is that sometimes I think they put so much symbolism into the narrative that they end up emotionally distancing the audience. But of course there are amazing stories in Japanese games and anime like Suikoden II and the Miyazaki films. But this is Team Ninja we're talking about, so yeah.
I think this is why the negative reviews, particularly Game Informer, ranted so much on that part of the game instead of looking at the more positive things like the game itself as a game. I can understand if they felt their favorite character or franchise was messed with by Team Ninja, but it's still a bad review because at the end they're still professionals who's job is to tell us if the game is fun or not.
For a future note: NEVER rely on Team Ninja to give us a heart-felt story of Samus that we can relate to, because we never will!
For me, I don't care, I just want a new Metroid game! I'm still looking forward to it.
friskykillface
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Plinko said:
usually amazon has $30 trade in credit minimum for new releases and they give you a week to ship it out, so i guess you could do that if you dont like it. break even
i wish i had mom and pop stores around me, im sure they are already selling it
i want to play it now!!!!!!
:lol roh ouh at G4's twitter post right now
http://twitter.com/g4tv/status/22291730175
they dont want anyone to get it
brandonh83 said:
Well, then I'm sorry, but some body wasn't paying attention. :lol
I mean, seriously. Sakamoto basically came out and said, last year, that this game was going to have a lot more in common with Fusion than anything else. By the time that much was said, people should have wised up and either a) adjusted their expectations and/or b) bail out when they had the opportunity. It was that simple.
Just like I pretty much bailed out from Prime because it was a strictly First Person game, and I can't stand such. :lol
If you guys are curious, I didn't expect this game to be that great going in. The previews made me less than excited and the controls sounded like crap. But once I started playing it, I loved it. Everything just feels right. When I wrote my review, I of course analyzed how the exploration works, but I wasn't really worried about a lack of hidden rooms or marked objectives while playing.
The only real bad point for me was the story because it's so drawn out. I always wanted to get back to the action, which is pure entertainment.
The only real bad point for me was the story because it's so drawn out. I always wanted to get back to the action, which is pure entertainment.
marathonfool
Member
Can you link to your review. I didn't see it in this thread. With all being said, I'll definitely get this game and play it.Gigglepoo said:
Why?Ramirez said:
The guy clearly didn't learn the basics of the game. Just like the God Hand review.
Sense move automatically charges your Beam, first person is when you have space to shoot the missile, not to mention you can evade in first person.
This stuff is is just wrong.
Things like, pointing the remote at the screen being cumbersome, and the story are valid complains.
Being linear is a so-so complain, I love exploring in my Metroids, just as I love my fixed camara angle in RE. The game isn't designed this way.
EDIT: You can make the argument that the game doesn't do a great job at teaching you the basics of combat though.. maybe..
Spot-on post in regards to Japanese storytelling (and why I've grown cold on it). The heavy-handed over-emotional acting, drama and wtf-symbolism is what has turned me off to most Japanese stories, especially in their video games (RPG's especially). I'm definitely not too keen on having to endure that in this Metroid game (even the more subdued version of it in Fusion was off-putting), especially after it being non-existent in the Prime games.TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:
But oh well, I'll just deal with it.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
6.5 is the new 8.8?
Why am I not surprised?
Why am I not surprised?
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
1up review: B-
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181105
1up: "But the focus on the weak narrative bogs down what is otherwise an intense, action-focused game. If you can ignore the constant cut-scene interruptions, Other M shows the white-knuckle excitement you can still feel from a single-player only side-scrolling adventure."
*Sigh* So the weak narrative is hampering this otherwise, solid and good action game.
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181105
1up: "But the focus on the weak narrative bogs down what is otherwise an intense, action-focused game. If you can ignore the constant cut-scene interruptions, Other M shows the white-knuckle excitement you can still feel from a single-player only side-scrolling adventure."
*Sigh* So the weak narrative is hampering this otherwise, solid and good action game.
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qizah
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Gigglepoo said:
If you don't mind me asking, what Metroid game do you think it's most close to - Or - is it hard to compare it to another Metroid title already out?
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qizah
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Gravijah said:
7-7.5
.la1n
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Instro said:
Yes I have finished the game to completion. I enjoyed it as some sort of weird hybrid action exploration game with some nonsensical story attached. As a metroid game it just wasn't what I had hoped for but even from the first trailer I think it was apparent we weren't getting super metroid 3D. I kept my expectations low and as such was able to get enjoyment from the game, i'm not saying it isn't fun, all i'm saying is it's not a metroid game in anything but name and main character.
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qizah
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Gigglepoo said:
Okay, thanks.
That's good then - I did love Fusion, even if it was more linear, though I don't expect it to be so open if it's going to be story focused.
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