Graphics Horse
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MadOdorMachine said:
Random thought: Set up a wireless sensor bar to the left of you, and simply uncover the end of the controller when you need to aim. Would that work?
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Metroid Other M |OT| You're Not Supposed to Remember Him
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Random thought: Set up a wireless sensor bar to the left of you, and simply uncover the end of the controller when you need to aim. Would that work?
MadOdorMachine said:
I had no problems with it, i saw earlier in the thread that it was likened to an x-ray visor, I agree. If you can't see something because it's zoomed in too much or you think you spotted something you just point to see. My advice is to hold down B as soon as you switch to FP mode. If it's something you need to lock on to you lock on to it right away, if you want to look around you instantly have free control of the camera. The first-person look and dpad controls are two things in this game i have absolutely no problem with.
You know thinking back, freelook in this game is FAR better than the two Gamecube primes. Those were the ones that felt awkward, this one? Not so much.
Glad i'm not alone on this one, I had to turn the brightness up on my TV for this game.dark10x said:
Air Zombie Meat said:If you can play Smash Bros Brawl or Metroid Prime trilogy on it you should be fine. Those are the only other games I know of that use a dual layer dvd. Neither work on mine. I think I'm just going to have to suck it up and buy a new wii for this game
Game sounds pretty cool from what I'm reading here though.
I don't have smash bros and I have metroid prime trilogy but I've never tried it. Guess I'll go give it a try
donkey show
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It's a pretty dark game. I had to bump the brightness up a bit on my HDTV while playing.dark10x said:
wat.son?
The brightness level in the game is clearly not set properly.
I can turn up brightness, but my setup is finely tuned for accuracy and quality. The Wii was not a priority for me, when it came to video quality, but this kind of stuff is pretty annoying. Turning up the brightness raises the black level, which isn't acceptable.
Ericescobar15
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Just as I got home, the UPS was coming in. And I was excite.
Fantasy Final
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donkey show
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Old, but those comments make IQ's drop like none other. :lolFantasy Final said:
I'm gonna try to stream my hard mode gameplay when I get back home.
Graphics Horse
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gogojira said:
It works when I use a camera! Alternatively you could play thre whole game looking sideways, but that might give you a sore neck.
FunkyMunkey
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Fantasy Final said:
LOL She is so bitter! It's as if she got into a feminism debate right before recording that, and tries desperately to look for gender issues in the game, anywhere. Her voice even cracks a couple times. So unprofessional :lol, damn.
Watching a Xena marathon and drinking before a review is not a good mix, Morgan.
etiolate said:
My point stands, just change "Morgan" to whoever else. And I liked her reviews years ago, but she's gotten worse with time, in my opinion. If you think that review is professional, I don't know what to say.
Got the game an hour ago. Whoever says these controls are clunky is nuts. D-pad works great, the switching to first person is pretty fast. I guess they just wanted you to feel like you were actually aiming/get up close with the action.
Havent had any HDTV brightness issues...yet, so cant really comment on that.
My only complaint so far? They could've thought of a better line to use when Samus obliterated Mother Brain in the opening FMV :lol Really, she didnt have to say anything at all since the narration itself wasnt that bad.
Havent had any HDTV brightness issues...yet, so cant really comment on that.
My only complaint so far? They could've thought of a better line to use when Samus obliterated Mother Brain in the opening FMV :lol Really, she didnt have to say anything at all since the narration itself wasnt that bad.
Amir0x said:
I cant say for sure about the first person perspective but it was his idea to keep it restricted to wiimote only. In fact there's a video floating around where he said if there was no way at all to get it to work with only the wiimote that he would've been ready to cancel the project.
Edit: Here's the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsJlNhSx0SI
Fantasy Final
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The game's not too dark. It's about the same as Metroid Prime 1.Randy5554 said:
RPG_Fanatic
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Picked up my copy today and put in a few hours.
I find the game to be amazing. The level design makes me feel like I'm playing Metroid fusion in 3D. The control work perfectly. The game was design around the Wiimote and it shows. Samus is agile and I found the battles to be the perfect difficulty. Switching perspectives feels natural, and I've had little trouble using missiles in heated combat as needed. The story is good so far, the voices sound good, though many of Samus' line are cheesy.
I find the game to be amazing. The level design makes me feel like I'm playing Metroid fusion in 3D. The control work perfectly. The game was design around the Wiimote and it shows. Samus is agile and I found the battles to be the perfect difficulty. Switching perspectives feels natural, and I've had little trouble using missiles in heated combat as needed. The story is good so far, the voices sound good, though many of Samus' line are cheesy.
donkey show
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No, I've beat the game and had to bump up my brightness halfway through the game because it was bugging me. My TV's calibrated for all my consoles, so it's definitely Other M versus other Wii games.Randy5554 said:
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Amir0x said:
Actually, the idea for using the wiimote to switch to first person DID come from Team Ninja. They did a tech demo of it to show Sakamoto and it convinced him it was feasible as a way to work first person aiming / puzzles in while not violating the feel of playing the game with a NES pad he was going for.
For my money, I thought it was brilliant the first time I saw it.
No matter how good or bad the game really plays with that mechanic though, some people are inherently going to refuse to accept breaking such a paradigm is legitimate. Different = bad design and that's that.
Kaijima said:
Well that doesn't surprise me. Fuck Team Ninja.
In this case, "different = worse gameplay", and whether you personally want to hang your hat on the "well it's not worse gameplay", for my money it is absolutely horrible. It so badly breaks the flow of tense moments that it's amusing seeing people try to find ways to justify its inclusion.
etiolate said:
What the hell!
He would never had made such embarrassing mistakes in the past
LowParry
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Game is alright. Put in about 2 hours. The transition from gameplay to first person shooter is strange. Just gotta get used to it. Music is strange. Boring to say the least. Story? Eh. I'm not expecting something big but it's good enough. It's a good game so far. A little too dark in some areas but ah well.
You know what, I've been playing since I got home, and I really like it. Much better than Corruption, IMO, even the voice acting and story. The only part that's bugging me is Samus's monologue- those parts are laughably bad. It's not her VA, it's the script. It's flat out terrible :lol
Everything else is pretty damn good, I'm really digging it. A lot of fun so far.
Everything else is pretty damn good, I'm really digging it. A lot of fun so far.
â Narayan
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My first response at the mission briefing: "This shit is so Japanese."
Seriously, the way they did it, it's like this is Power Rangers or something. :lol
Seriously, the way they did it, it's like this is Power Rangers or something. :lol
donkey show
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Amir0x said:What the hell!
He would never had made such embarrassing mistakes in the past
Haha, when she first "henshins" into the Power Suit in the tutorial, it has the typical sounds you'd expect from a tokusatsu show. I mean, the man who did the soundtrack for Other M did do Kamen Rider Kabuto's music. :lol
LowParry
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Itagaki wouldn't allow this. He'd have an all female team!
Seriously though. Team Ninja really did wipe their ass with this. The whole intro to the point of introductions was cringe worthy.
well everyone is dealing with it, I am too. It's a decent little game but the worst Metroid to come out ever.
Actually I only think Hunters is worse.
Again, that doesn't mean it's bad. Metroid games are of a super high pedigree. It's just a decent little game. I'm not mad I wasted money on it, it feels like I'm just barely getting what I paid for.
The more painful aspect than all the other things is the linearity. This game seems to be even worse than Fusion in that regard, and it's harder to ignore due to the other problems the game has.
Actually I only think Hunters is worse.
Again, that doesn't mean it's bad. Metroid games are of a super high pedigree. It's just a decent little game. I'm not mad I wasted money on it, it feels like I'm just barely getting what I paid for.
The more painful aspect than all the other things is the linearity. This game seems to be even worse than Fusion in that regard, and it's harder to ignore due to the other problems the game has.
BocoDragon
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I haven't played Other M yet... but Fusion was pretty meh. Is this worse in your opinion?Amir0x said:
AzureNightmare
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Haters are gonna hate.
Fuck the haters, and fuck the trolls. I love this game and anyone who can't see the pure genius of this game is blind.
Fuck the haters, and fuck the trolls. I love this game and anyone who can't see the pure genius of this game is blind.
â Narayan
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I didn't really find it cringe worthy, just unnecessary. Metroid really isn't a series you should infuse with Japanese tropes, yet from the little footage I've seen from this game, it seems to be loaded with them.CcrooK said:
Nintendo should have done this game in-house or something. Team Ninja would be the last studio on my mind for a project like this.
I don't hate it (yet).AzureNightmare said:
BocoDragon said:
I liked Fusion a fair bit, but this is pretty obviously worse than Fusion. Fusion had its gameplay and mechanics all pretty much in place. This game has the linearity of fusion, and some of the basic mechanics are as good, but it's added in a lot of additional things that really break the flow of tense moments and are at times borderline broken in the heat of things.
I do like some of the added badass moves Samus can do - forget what they're called - and I would like them to retain that single feature for some of the other Metroid games in the future. It's the only positive addition to the Metroid formula atm.
donkey show
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Although I don't feel as strongly as you do, I do understand what you mean. I love Other M a lot, but at the same time, I know it could've been sooooooooooo much more as I continued to play it, especially in hard mode. It still has me hooked though. Lethal Strikes/Overblast/Sense move need to be in the next iteration of Metroid no matter what.Amir0x said:
Lost Fragment
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Post-game spoilers:
I'm liking the post-game "get shit you missed during the main game" stuff a lot. Feels a lot more like Metroid.
Wow, Phantoon. Awesome. Did not expect that. The boss fights are the best part of this game.
I'm liking the post-game "get shit you missed during the main game" stuff a lot. Feels a lot more like Metroid.