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Metroid Prime Trilogy |OT|
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I'm confused on this difficult setting thing...
How many difficulties are there total? I can't recall what was available from the start in the original game, but I know Trilogy offered me the option to select Normal or Veteran. Is not Veteran the same as "hard"?
How many difficulties are there total? I can't recall what was available from the start in the original game, but I know Trilogy offered me the option to select Normal or Veteran. Is not Veteran the same as "hard"?
Well, that answers that then. Anyone who says he won't get the game because of hard mode is lying to himself.scitek said:
I guess someone should upload his save once he unlocks the modes to keep some people happy.
Edit: Veteran is 'normal'. 'Normal' is 'easy'. The one you unlock after beating the game once, I assume 'hyper', is 'veteran'/'hard'.
Giolon
Member
This has been stated many times throughout the thread. *taking a deep breath* One last time, there are three difficulties, two available from the start:dark10x said:
Normal is the brand new Easy Mode.
Veteran is the old Normal.
Expert is unlocked after beating the game (on either Normal or Veteran) and is the old Hard Mode (which was also unlocked by beating the game).
Toy Soldier
Member
hatchx said:
This is a great way to put it, and it's true. I've had friends go into it with a FPS mindset come away disappointed, but everyone I know who has gone into the Prime games knowing it's an adventure game first and foremost seems to be engaged by it, myself included.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I think you'll be disappointed in 3 if you are expecting it to be the best in series. In my opinion, while it is great, 1 blows it out of the water.HUELEN10 said:Just dropping in to say that besides puking puking 3 times so far, this game is fucking amazing! I just got the 1st artifact in Prime 1!
I have decided to play all 3 in order, 3 is what I really want to play, but all in good time.
I wish scanning wasn't even in the game... not because it is a bad feature, but because it bugs me if I don't scan everything. :lolsoldat7 said:I am too OCD about scanning; it's kinda ruining the experience for me. I'm also miffed that 'Normal' is really 'Easy'. I don't really want to start over...
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
I like 1 for different reasons than why I like 3. I love Prime's design and atmosphere; I equally love Corruption's sense of setting and gameplay the most. I'd probably say I liked 3 the most, but only by a very small margin.
I was planning the get Metroid Prime Trilogy yesterday (as I never played the first two), but then I thought about how much I disliked Prime 3. So instead I bought a used copy of Metroid Prime for the Gamecube... and holy shit! It's quite possibly one of the best games I've ever played.
Metroid Prime>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Metroid Prime 3
Metroid Prime>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Metroid Prime 3
I'm probably gonna buy Metroid Prime Trilogy after I beat the first on Gamecube.
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
Love for Prime 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hate for Prime 3
Metal Gear?!
Member
That's because ExciteBots had online play. Almost every game that uses the WFC in some way (even if it is just leaderboards) has a locked save.scitek said:
Thankfully even locked saves can be copied either with homebrew programs or by disabling the Wii Menu save locking with Preloader hacks, which is how such saves are up for download on Wii Saves and Gamefaqs.
Giolon
Member
A lot of people seem to dislike Prime 3 for trying something different (multiple planets instead of 1 planet). It led to a little bit more disjointed feeling, but I felt that each of the planet areas were of great quality. Some of the stuff like the zip-lines on the sky planet I thought were brilliant.
I did miss that feeling of "whoa! Crateria connects to Maridia? Sweet! And there's a secret passage from Maridia back to northern Brinstar? Get Out!" and going "holy hell, where am I?" whenever I stumbled onto one of those shortcut passages.
If I had to rank the games I'd say MP1 > MP3 >>> MP2. While it has many great moments (its boss fights are some of the best in the series, IMO), the structure of the world is so artificial (central hub w/ 3 spokes) and retraversal/backtracking is such a royal pain in the ass. There's no true short and fast way to get from point A to point B. Everything is up and down and between worlds and filled with obnoxious monsters that make the Chozo Ghosts in the first game seem like mere mosquitos.
I did miss that feeling of "whoa! Crateria connects to Maridia? Sweet! And there's a secret passage from Maridia back to northern Brinstar? Get Out!" and going "holy hell, where am I?" whenever I stumbled onto one of those shortcut passages.
If I had to rank the games I'd say MP1 > MP3 >>> MP2. While it has many great moments (its boss fights are some of the best in the series, IMO), the structure of the world is so artificial (central hub w/ 3 spokes) and retraversal/backtracking is such a royal pain in the ass. There's no true short and fast way to get from point A to point B. Everything is up and down and between worlds and filled with obnoxious monsters that make the Chozo Ghosts in the first game seem like mere mosquitos.
i think that all three games share the same strong points and the same problems.. you could say 3 is the most cinematic but also the most linear and simplistic and 2 is the most complicated and sophisticated one.. 1 is somewhere in the middle...
i personally think that all three games are pretty much equal in the quality department.. but i hate 2 because of the glitch in the room where you get the screw attack.. had to start over again
i personally think that all three games are pretty much equal in the quality department.. but i hate 2 because of the glitch in the room where you get the screw attack.. had to start over again
Fantastical
Death Prophet
That's not the reason I dislike it (well, I actually really love the game, but not as much as Prime 1) is becuase they took out what made Prime 1 so amazing - isolation. Sure, you are still by yourself for a good portion of the game, but you are also with PEOPLE for some of the time and get radio messages... ugh. I think the beginning of the game is just stupid.Giolon said:
I'm not arguing that at all... it's simply my OCD that makes it annoying.wrowa said:
Grampa Simpson
Banned
Just picked my copy up today. Fuckers didn't have my t-shirt though.
Brandon F said:
I guess I'm crazy, because I thought Prime 3 was much more fun.
Fantastical said:
I never understood this argument. One of the reasons I didn't like the other Metroid games was because there weren't any other people. It's pretty unrealisitc that as a bounty hunter (and a famous one at that) doesn't interact with anyone. Prime 3 just made more sense to me.
Version 3.0
Member
I didn't know they'd put the morph ball jump into Prime 1. I jumped by accident last night and it made me jump.
Leondexter said:
Yeah I was a bit thrown off when I noticed this too. It makes double ball jumps a lot easier.
I've beaten Prime 3 or 4 times already, this time I've turned the Visor Display completely off (I have no clue over my life, missiles, or enemy life) and I havn't scanned dick all.
It's a refreshing way to play it!
Fantastical said:
I wish I didn't have to enter into scanning mode to scan. I'm enjoying the content that results from the scans, but I wish there was a more organic way to do it. I'm tired of constantly switching between normal mode and scan mode (I seem to be very OCD about scanning for some reason). It really breaks the flow of the game for me. I'm sure I'll get used to it tough assuming I can overcome my motion sickness.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
I'm going crazy waiting for my order. Usually I have no problems with Amazon shipping, but this time around my item is shipping from a facility clear across the country for some inexplicable reason. I'm in San Francisco CA and it's coming from New Castle DE. If I didn't know better I would think they did it for comedic purposes. Better yet they list USPS as the carrier, but Amazon hasn't shown any updates since the shipping date and plugging the tracking # into the post office site doesn't yield any results. When I called them to find out why my tracking number wasn't working they told me that there's some sort of partnership between USPS and Fed Ex, and to try my tracking number with them instead, even though there's no mention of such an arrangement on my order. So I try the Fed Ex site and my package does indeed show up... but only as "initiated", not even picked up, much less shipped. Basically it's not even in transit yet.
All I can say is that they sure as shit better have my poster when the game arrives.
All I can say is that they sure as shit better have my poster when the game arrives.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
I remember having issues with certain scans resetting their highlight color on the visor after you had already scanned them in Echoes. Did they fix that? I found it pretty obnoxious when trying to 100% the logbook.JSnake said:I just beat Metroid Prime 2. Still the best Prime IMO.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Hrm. Were you big on scanning during your play through? I doubt I had an anomalous copy.JSnake said:
Ulairi said:
Most games shouldn't do it the way Metroid Prime did, but for Metroid games, it's perfect. Adding characters, like Metroid Prime 3 tried to do, only shows how weak the game is in that respect when compared to other game narratives.
Scanning it and discovering the story for yourself furthers the sense of atmosphere and isolation that Metroid should have.
Metroid Prime was so much better than its sequels. They're still good games, but they tried to add too much of a conventional plot to them.
The Hermit
Member
OMG, I am having a hard on just playing the first minutes on Tallon IV.
PRIME IS BACK!
PRIME IS BACK!
evilromero
Member
I prefer 3 due to the pacing. But it's a close race.BrandNew said:
Toy Soldier
Member
rhfb said:Just got my copy. Holy shit is it heavy
Yeah, it's a great package. This is something I can imagine having in my game collection forever, it's that nice.
I'm pretty satisfied with the updates Retro put into the game. So far I've noticed that they've added/fixed most of the things I hoping they would:
-enhanced graphic details in the intro sequence
-"recorded to logbook" voice over when scanning (I always though that was neat in Echoes)
-fixed Flaahgraa music glitch
I haven't gotten far enough to see for myself, but if they added Ridley's stomp attack form the other versions I'm going to 100% satisfied.
-enhanced graphic details in the intro sequence
-"recorded to logbook" voice over when scanning (I always though that was neat in Echoes)
-fixed Flaahgraa music glitch
I haven't gotten far enough to see for myself, but if they added Ridley's stomp attack form the other versions I'm going to 100% satisfied.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Mejilan said:
Maybe I'm just crazy.JSnake said:
It's been a while since I did a play through, but I swear that sometimes scanned enemies would occasionally go from blue back to green for no apparent reason when I was playing.GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Other way around then. I just remember the highlight color reverting to the unscanned state in multiple instances.JSnake said:
VegaShinra
Junior Member
Wow, MP1 is still amazing. I forgot how atmospheric this game was.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Nah, it was with more common enemies. I know that many of the bosses have multiple forms. I played through the game 2 times after release and noticed it each time, plus on a few random treks I never actually played to completion. I was bummed because I thought the highlight system was a good idea, only it didn't seem to always work consistently once you had already scanned an enemy or object. Like I said, I must be crazy, because no one else seems to have had the same issue.JSnake said:
Already done with the Hive Mecha, now the real fun begins Been so long since I tried to pick this game back up again it is like my first time all over (here is hoping I can get past the cockblock I ran into before).
Taking just a little bit of time to get used to the controls though, still fiddling around with them.
Been so long since I tried to pick this game back up again it is like my first time all over (here is hoping I can get past the cockblock I ran into before).Taking just a little bit of time to get used to the controls though, still fiddling around with them.
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