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[Snaku]

We're not the only ones panicking. :lol

http://www.amazon.com/Anyone-releas...d_fp_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B002BSC4ZS

 

[Koodo]

HNNNNG. Less than 24 hours left.

Someone hold me.

 

[Socreges]

Exactly. It doesn't show every item on the map but according to another guy in this topic Other M doesn't show every item either so it would seem there's no real difference.

Awesome, if true. So there's at times no indication as to an item's placement?

 

[Teknoman]

UPS

I swear if UPS screws up on my day off...

:lol they always just say i'm not at home the first time, even if i'm there.

 

[Razorskin]

Can anyone explain to me what's wrong with Samus in this game? The troll thread that just got locked had me wondering.

 

[Gravijah]

Hey assholes I see you're letting all the stupidity spill out into new threads!

 

[Red]

I'm wondering if I should go play this on Wii or on Dolphin my first time through. I want those pretty graphics, but I'd hate to run into an issue after putting serious time into the game.

 

[etiolate]

I do think you're getting dangerously close to a blanket thinking that that particular method of telling a story in a game is inherently superior at all times, though

I am not sure I would say superior, but I do find it more appropriate and rewarding within the context of the overall experience. More appropriate and fitting for a videogame.

It's like when other people are looking at videogames and using them as influence when creating a story for other types of media, it isn't the cut-scenes they are looking at.

all fans of the Metroid series have their own notions about what the core principle of the franchise is or should be, and by now it's rather obvious that you place a great deal of importance on the way through which they tell their stories. Not everybody places that much importance on it, though.

But I realize and I want to make sure people realize is that how they tell their story changes how they play. Other M is far more linear and constricting in order to create cut-scene points, and non-linearity is one of the major and most agreed upon elements of what makes a Metroid game.

On a side note, it would have been more clever to present Other M's flashback story of reliving the past and correcting the past in a non-linear design. To make the player go back over areas and find another way through them relates directly to the overall idea behind the story. That is the sort of thinking that takes a traditional element and makes something more out of it.

Instead, TNinja and Sakamoto basically plastered in action and cutscenes because they are both popular, common elements from other games.

 

[NIGHT-]

Damn. I preordered through amazon but somehow my order didn't get shipped with release date shipping =[

 

[Snaku]

Hey assholes I see you're letting all the stupidity spill out into new threads!

Blame Ms. Sandy over at G4TV.

 

[Socreges]

Hey assholes I see you're letting all the stupidity spill out into new threads!

Sooo bitter.

 

[EatChildren]

Can anyone explain to me what's wrong with Samus in this game? The troll thread that just got locked had me wondering.

You'll have to play it for yourself, as people are throwing around terms like "sexist" and "daddy complex" like no tomorrow.

Essentially, a bunch of people are shitty their concept of an otherwise mute character turned out to be wrong. Or something.

 

[Kard8p3]

Awesome, if true. So there's at times no indication as to an item's placement?

I don't remember who said it but yeah it was said that not every item appears on the map.

 

[Gravijah]

Sooo bitter.

SO BITTER :'&

 

[donkey show]

Awesome, if true. So there's at times no indication as to an item's placement?

Yup. Like I said before, there are tons of items that don't show up which can all be found with some good searching. After beating the game before post game kicks in, I had a 61% completion rate and I had cleared out all the item indicators on the screen before hand, including some that didn't show up. But

Spoiler

in post game, the map does indicate the rest of the ones you missed which are pretty damn clever hiding spots.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

what was that thread's original title?

 

[AniHawk]

Blame Ms. Sandy over at G4TV.

She really liked Style Savvy.

 

[Gravijah]

what was that thread's original title?

Something like "ESRB all but bans realistic portrayal of women in video games"

 

[Socreges]

Yup. Like I said before, there are tons of items that don't show up which can all be found with some good searching. After beating the game before post game kicks in, I had a 61% completion rate and I had cleared out all the item indicators on the screen before hand, including some that didn't show up.

Excellent. BUT...

But

Spoiler

in post game, the map does indicate the rest of the ones you missed which are pretty damn clever hiding spots.

WHHHHYYYYYYY

Spoiler

Is it possible to find everything before "post game" then?

 

[donkey show]

Excellent. BUT...

WHHHHYYYYYYY

Is it possible to find everything before "post game" then?

Nope. I'm personally looking forward to beating the game in hard mode though as supposedly there are no powerups or something like that.

 

[Teknoman]

In other news...damn the art folio is pretty.

EDIT:

Platinum Games should get with Nintendo for a Captain Falcon futuristic beat em up.

 

[Boney]

Gee thanks!

Not only do I get Ridley stuff spoiled. Now I get a semi confirmation post game items. Not a big deal. I'm just so fucking upset about the Ridley thing.

 

[Gravijah]

Gee thanks!

Not only do I get Ridley stuff spoiled. Now I get a semi confirmation post game items. Not a big deal. I'm just so fucking upset about the Ridley thing.

Dude, that's what happens when you make a home in an OT! Somehow I managed to get by with minimal RDR spoilers before the wiki spoiled me...

 

[Socreges]

Nope.

@#%^$!

I was really warming to it for a moment there, too. :lol

Related question: Are there entire areas that aren't indicated on the map at all (which in other Metroid games then show up as green spaces) that you can only discover through exploration?

 

[donkey show]

Gee thanks!

Not only do I get Ridley stuff spoiled. Now I get a semi confirmation post game items. Not a big deal. I'm just so fucking upset about the Ridley thing.

Related question: Are there entire areas that aren't indicated on the map at all (which in other Metroid games then show up as green spaces) that you can only discover through exploration?

None that I remember. If anything... it's the shinesparking to different "hidden areas" that kinda takes its place.

 

[Boney]

Dude, that's what happens when you make a home in an OT! Somehow I managed to get by with minimal RDR spoilers before the wiki spoiled me...

Not my fault I haven't been so excited about a game since Brawl. (and not having a job)

:lol

This made me feel so much better.

 

[mentalfloss]

I've been trying to hold off but gave into justin.tv.

Best looking game of the year for me so far.

 

[Gravijah]

Not my fault I haven't been so excited about a game since Brawl. (and not having a job)

One of those is indeed your fault!

 

[Socreges]

Gee thanks!

Not only do I get Ridley stuff spoiled. Now I get a semi confirmation post game items. Not a big deal. I'm just so fucking upset about the Ridley thing.

I honestly forgot how hardcore some are with minor spoilers. I'll go tag it.

 

[Boney]

One of those is indeed your fault!

Apparently I'm getting a job at the W hotel. So it's all good.

I honestly forgot how hardcore some are with minor spoilers. I'll go tag it.

Not that big of a deal.. don't worry.

 

[brandonh83]

In other news...damn the art folio is pretty.

It better be. It's the only reason I ordered it from Gamestop. As a fan of the series I figured getting a nice collectible like this would be cooler than $20 gift vouchers, especially considering that it was at no extra charge.

 

[Socreges]

None that I remember. If anything... it's the shinesparking to different "hidden areas" that kinda takes its place.

Then the people saying it's "just like Super Metroid and Fusion" don't have a leg to stand on.

 

[EatChildren]

Gee thanks!

Not only do I get Ridley stuff spoiled. Now I get a semi confirmation post game items. Not a big deal. I'm just so fucking upset about the Ridley thing.

I only know Ridley is in the game from the first trailer. I had another boss fight spoiled that I wish could have been a surprise .

 

[Kard8p3]

It better be. It's the only reason I ordered it from Gamestop. As a fan of the series I figured getting a nice collectible like this would be cooler than $20 gift vouchers, especially considering that it was at no extra charge.

Did you end up beating Fusion?

 

[Boney]

Then the people saying it's "just like Super Metroid and Fusion" don't have a leg to stand on.

Err I've known this all along. Shinespark puzzles and design like Zero Mision was impossible to translate to 3d.

 

[donkey show]

This made me feel so much better.

Looking out for you. =P

 

[Teknoman]

Not my fault I haven't been so excited about a game since Brawl. (and not having a job)


:lol

This made me feel so much better.

 

[Gravijah]

OH GOD SPOILERS RIDLEY IS IN THIS GAME?

 

[Kard8p3]

Then the people saying it's "just like Super Metroid and Fusion" don't have a leg to stand on.

Yeah from what I understand it's the more linear style of fusion without the unmarked areas.

 

[donkey show]

OH GOD SPOILERS RIDLEY IS IN THIS GAME?

 

[Boney]

They ruined Ridley!! RAAAAGE!!

 

[marathonfool]

OH GOD SPOILERS RIDLEY IS IN THIS GAME?

I heard there might be Metroids too. Gasp!

 

[Socreges]

Err I've known this all along. Shinespark puzzles and design like Zero Mision was impossible to translate to 3d.

Err follow the conversation. That's not what we're talking about.

Yeah from what I understand it's the more linear style of fusion without the unmarked areas.

Thankfully it does have unmarked items... though that's a bit gimped since they're later revealed.

 

[GhaleonQ]

I honestly forgot how hardcore some are with minor spoilers. I'll go tag it.

You'll never be secretive enough for hardcore gamers. It's a losing battle.

 

[Boney]

OH GOD SPOILERS RIDLEY IS IN THIS GAME?

That's not what I mean. (although I completely forgot about Ridley reveal in the first trailer a few weeks ago )

Real spoilers

Spoiler

Apparently Samus breaks into tears when she meets Ridley in the station for whatever reason

 

[brandonh83]

Did you end up beating Fusion?

I'm pretty far, I think. I'm at the spider boss.

 

[evilromero]

Mine shipped from Amazon this morning. But I pre-ordered last year.

 

[Poyunch]

That's not what I mean. (although I completely forgot about Ridley reveal in the first trailer a few weeks ago )

Real spoilers

Spoiler

Apparently Samus breaks into tears when she meets Ridley in the station for whatever reason

Personally I rather be ready for those spoilers than experience it firsthand

Spoiler

and facepalming at it.

 

[Gravijah]

Will not quote Boney. Will not highlight post.

 

[Boney]

Err follow the conversation. That's not what we're talking about.

Err yeah brain farted, didn't click the spoiler so I assumed wrongly. Yeah it's a bummer these don't exist. They're my favourite parts of Fusion.