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Metroid Other M |OT| You're Not Supposed to Remember Him
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donkey show
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From what I've dabbled with so far last night, you definitely take more damage, but I haven't noticed any changes in enemy patterns or different enemies in different locations as of yet. The one shitty part was having to do that damn tutorial again. I mean wtf? :lolMiamiWesker said:
upandaway said:
Fair enough, but the sense move and lethal strikes really added to the awesome of fighting the Roid monster. It was like, yeah... this is how it should be.
DragonGirl
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MiamiWesker said:
It depends on what you like most about a Metroid game. If you like action and a fast pace, then you'll probably take Corruption over Echoes. If you like exploration and more cerebral experiences, you'll take Echoes over Corruption. The games are almost opposite each other while still being totally Metriod. They push opposite extremes of the experience.
I'm an Echoes fan myself. It's not as easy to slip into as Corruption, but it's much more satisfying and has many of the highest points in the series. You just have to be prepared for a slower moving game.
_Alkaline_
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DragonGirl said:
Couldn't have summed it up any better.
I forget who it was, but someone on GAF compared the three games to different types of chocolate. Echoes is like dark chocolate - bitter but deeper and richer. Corruption is like white chocolate - light, sweet and easy to eat but doesn't have quite the same level of texture. And Prime is like milk chocolate - the most balanced and enjoyable for the masses.
I think that was the general gist of it. It was a great way to sum up the trilogy I reckon.
DragonGirl
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Boney said:Enjoyed them as well. The second page was very filleriphic, but it's so nice to look back on Super. How come you didn't get to review Other M?
Because I stupidly passed on getting the review copy. No worries though, I'll do a spoilerific in depth feature on it in the future.
What I hate is repeating moves, or waiting for vulnerability time, or watching the opening cutscene every time I die. I like bosses more when they're just normal enemies only harder (like in RPGs). I think I'll like SotC because it's more like levels from what I've seen, although there's some repetition tooGravijah said:
Wayyy off topic though
DragonGirl
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_Alkaline_ said:
Heh, yeah, that was me.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I'm incredibly happy that I got the Prime trilogy, because before that I just had one Gamecube playthrough of only the first game under my belt. Such a ridiculous value.
DragonGirl
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Crunched said:
Hmm, now I need to replay again. I'm pretty sure you have to face at least one before you get that green beam weapon, which is the one that makes sniping with the x-ray scope possible. The Metroid Hatcher is actually reasonably difficult if you don't snipe it.
MiamiWesker
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DragonGirl said:
Very true. I think for me it was having Echoes after Prime which was a masterpiece. Echoes simply was not as good so it felt like a disappointment. MP3 had the luxury of coming out way after, maybe if MP3 came out second I would feel the same. Also I am more of an action guy so MP3 was right up my ally. I will say that Echoes has the best boss fights of the Prime games.
_Alkaline_
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DragonGirl said:
You're kidding? :lol
That retrospective was pretty golden. I do feel you're a tad (just a tad) harsh on Corruption. I mean it's still obvious you really like it, but there were still some terrific things about the game that you could've mentioned, whereas you listed every single great thing in the other two Prime games. It seemed like you glossed over them a tad.
But overall it was a ripper of a piece.
DragonGirl
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_Alkaline_ said:
Those are up right now at N-Sider's front page and I did the same treatment for Super Metroid and more focused articles for the other games. As for Corruption, I noted that a lot of miscellaneous things I liked didn't get full coverage in the main body of the article. I tried to just cover what I found most important. Mostly though, what the game did well was the same as the previous games and I didn't want to repeat myself I guess.
DragonGirl
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Boney said:
Nope, haven't played it yet and I've been avoiding reading reviews. My copy is being shipped from Amazon. The lure of the $20 coupon over rode my better sense.
Nemesis_
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MiamiWesker said:
You can't play hard until you finished the game. And I can't be bothered re-running through it right now. If someone doesn't before me, I'll try it out tomorrow and get back to you.
Hopefully it's not the ridiculous hard like Itagaki was in Ninja Gaiden. Game was ruined because of the cheap and unimaginative hard mode.
PS. Theatre Mode ROCKS!
AceBandage
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evilromero
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You hate Metroid II? I think that's the one Metroid I can play over and over. It's the pinnacle of the series' bent towards isolation. Linear, sure, but in a good way. I love the atmosphere and the game's pacing. I think it's the only Metroid I've beat more than five times (possibly way more as I play it pretty much each year).Nemesis556 said:
_Alkaline_
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upandaway said:
Dude, RE4 is like Super Mario Bros. You don't game if you've never played it.
evilromero
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My motherfucking order has SHIPPED!
Shin Johnpv
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Got my text from Gamestop to pick mine up tomorrow woot! I really hope they don't fuck me on the pre-order bonus like they have with every other one.
Bitmob gave it a 9
http://www.bitmob.com/articles/the-other-metroid
And says it's one of the best games he's played this year.
http://www.bitmob.com/articles/the-other-metroid
And says it's one of the best games he's played this year.
cooljeanius
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Ship missiles kinda were used the same way as the power bomb, except with the restriction of only being able to use them with rooms with open ceilings. I loved carpet bombing arenas of enemies just because I could (although sometimes I needed to). Now the Ship Grapple, that was underused._Alkaline_ said:
AceBandage
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Boney said:
Check Cleared.
Obviously didn't get all the rampant sexism.
Must not play any games.
ect ect ect
evilromero
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There are open rooms where ship missles will clear out every enemy. I think most people just assumed the item was used for specific locations that required opening a pathway.cooljeanius said:
Chet Rippo
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Why bother when you could just go into hypermode and blast them all. Seriously, they give you the best weapon in the game at the beginning. That's probably my number one beef with Corruption. You're practically a god from the very start.
Nemesis_
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For those interested, the weapons and bosses (from
) that you encounter in Other M.
Weapons
Beam
Missile
Bomb
Suit
Misc.
Interesting things to note: two of these are
while two of them are
Bosses
Areas
previous games
Weapons
Beam
- Normal Beam
- Ice Beam (Freezes enemies)
- Wave Beam (Goes through clear surfaces)
- Diffusion Beam (Scatter Shots following Impact)
- Plasma Beam (Goes through enemies)
- Grapple Beam
- Ice Beam (Freezes enemies)
- Wave Beam (Goes through clear surfaces)
- Diffusion Beam (Scatter Shots following Impact)
- Plasma Beam (Goes through enemies)
- Grapple Beam
Missile
- Normal Missile
- Super Missile
- Seeker Missile
- Super Missile
- Seeker Missile
Bomb
- Morph Ball
- Normal Bomb
- Power Bomb
- Normal Bomb
- Power Bomb
Suit
- Power Suit
- Varia Suit
- Gravity Add-On
- Varia Suit
- Gravity Add-On
Misc.
- Speed Booster
- Shinespark
- Space Jump (Consecutive Jumps)
- Screw Attack
- Shinespark
- Space Jump (Consecutive Jumps)
- Screw Attack
Interesting things to note: two of these are
picked up from enemies
authorised by Samus herself.
Returning
Ridley [Super Metroid]
Nightmare [Metroid Fusion]
Queen Metroid [Metroid II: The Return of Samus]
Phantoon [Super Metroid]
Nightmare [Metroid Fusion]
Queen Metroid [Metroid II: The Return of Samus]
Phantoon [Super Metroid]
Areas
Research Labs
Cryosphere
Biosphere
Pyrosphere
Cryosphere
Biosphere
Pyrosphere
donkey show
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The
is overpowered, but I still love it.
screw attack
balladofwindfishes
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Nightmare? I thought that was an experimental weapon created a little bit before Fusion?
Nemesis_
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balladofwindfishes said:
Not really spoilers, more of my interpretation.
They don't even bat an eyelid to suggest anything, but they subtlely remove his head after defeating him, implying that something or someone has removed his head to take him to be rebuilt in the BSL Labs in Fusion. That's my take on things, anyway.
balladofwindfishes
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Nemesis556 said:
His boss music is kind of generic and not nerely as horrific as in Fusion . It's one of the creepiest Metroid songs, and they didn't remake it
. It's one of the creepiest Metroid songs, and they didn't remake itIs the music in this game orchestrated?
Because Ridley's theme sure sounds it
Nemesis_
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Well, I'm off to bed MetroidGAF.
Finished Other M and almost finished Zero Mission in a day. It's been a big one.
I will probably wake up and this thread will be 10 pages longer. :lol
Yeah. I know what you mean. In fact, I didn't find it menacing at all. That being said, it was definitely more lethal this time around. =P
Finished Other M and almost finished Zero Mission in a day. It's been a big one.
I will probably wake up and this thread will be 10 pages longer. :lol
balladofwindfishes said:His boss music is kind of generic and not nerely as horrific as in Fusion
Yeah. I know what you mean. In fact, I didn't find it menacing at all. That being said, it was definitely more lethal this time around. =P
Nemesis_
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Kard8p3 said:
The game sets up a few plot points that certainly heightens tension. That being said, there's no Prime-like abandoned labs or anything like that to be honest. Nothing I was genuinely creeped out about.
PS. GaGa's been Metroided! I tried to put an arm cannon on her arm but it wouldn't work. =(
donkey show
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Sadist said:The wait till Saturday will suck
