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Metroid Prime Trilogy WiiU |OT| - Samus it Ever Was. Now with Ridleyculous low price!
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Blargh. I'm a moron. I got my timezones mixed up, lol.
Alright. I've updated the OP and graphics to reflect the Normal price point. All wording should show the Price as $19.99 or equivalent.
It's still a huge steal at that price.
:L Whoa, thanks! I'll try to remember this when I come up against them again. :3
I suppose if there is a kind of "low point" Metroid Prime that I've encountered it is the section after the first playthrough of the Phazon Mines where you are stopped from progressing at the Metroid pens due to not having the correct gear to move on and then have to backtrack through the facility and back out to the other areas of the Planet to obtain them.
However, Retro still did this well because on your backtracking journey you can now progress through places you couldn't reach before thanks to acquiring the Power Bombs after destroying the Central Dynamo (I loved the subtle lore in that place where the Dynamo Maintenance team was being afflicted by Phazon madness and disposed of as target practice for the Elite soldiers, and then any remaining ones abandoned their posts and no longer reported for duty which is why the Dynamo was malfunctioning, and why maintenance requests were rerouted to High Command).
I suppose this is a "low point" only by preference as many people no doubt savored the opportunity to do some exploring with your new abilities before pressing on with the main quest. I guess Prime was kind of "open-world" in these respects.
However, Retro still did this well because on your backtracking journey you can now progress through places you couldn't reach before thanks to acquiring the Power Bombs after destroying the Central Dynamo (I loved the subtle lore in that place where the Dynamo Maintenance team was being afflicted by Phazon madness and disposed of as target practice for the Elite soldiers, and then any remaining ones abandoned their posts and no longer reported for duty which is why the Dynamo was malfunctioning, and why maintenance requests were rerouted to High Command).
I suppose this is a "low point" only by preference as many people no doubt savored the opportunity to do some exploring with your new abilities before pressing on with the main quest. I guess Prime was kind of "open-world" in these respects.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I'm loving the hell out of Echoes so far. I'm finding myself a little confused about the structure / flow of the game. I'm never quite sure where I'm supposed to go or what I'm supposed to do, but it usually works out anyways. I just got the space jump boots
and now I'm in the part where
So awesome. I'm finding myself a lot more interested in the story than I was in my Prime playthrough, but that's because this is all totally new to me. I feel like the environments are a little dull, though not uninteresting. I just wish they had more color / plant life. I'm still early in the game tho.
I'm glad those are available earlier than in Prime 1
you come across a bunch of red Metroids in glass encasements, with a Space Pirate thrown in for food.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I have been busy/depressed since last Thursday. I am going to come home from work tomorrow and destroy this game.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
In general I think Prime 2 holds your hand less. I'm pretty sure hints take longer to pop up, and they aren't always as clear as Prime's. In both it basically says "you need to get here" but it's harder to figure out how exactly you get to that point in Prime 2.
Agon Wastes is a bit similar to Chozo Ruins I think, both are the first "main" area you get to explore once your journey starts and both are kind of brown and dusty. Torvus Bog will have some greenery and foliage for you though, somewhat reminiscent of Tallon Overworld. Sanctuary Fortress isn't really similar to anything in Prime 1 though.
The Xtortionist
Member
For a mechanical location, Retro does a stunning job of making Sanctuary Fortress feel "alive".
Kittens, the basic structure is to visit the light world temple in an area to upgrade your translator. Then you have to find three temple keys in the dark world of that area. Finally, return to the dark world temple, take the energy, and transfer it to the light world temple. The actual structure isn't so cut and dry since you'll need to find power ups and unlock portals and routes in the dark world to find the keys, but hopefully that gives you a somewhat clearer picture of Echoes' high-level objectives.
As has been written, it is best to think of Prime 2 as having assumed the Player/User has already beaten Prime 1, and in that regard it excels at giving the returning user a much more challenging and complex experience.
That is why it stands out in the Trilogy. Prime 3 sort of had to return to being streamlined due to both the new Control scheme at the time and trying to gain new users.
And yeah, the Sanctuary Fortress is one of the pinnacles of Level Design and Aesthetic creativity in gaming. One can only imagine what an HD version of that place would look like
That is why it stands out in the Trilogy. Prime 3 sort of had to return to being streamlined due to both the new Control scheme at the time and trying to gain new users.
And yeah, the Sanctuary Fortress is one of the pinnacles of Level Design and Aesthetic creativity in gaming. One can only imagine what an HD version of that place would look like
xplicitone
Member
UGH! Didn't know this ended... CRAP CRAP CRAP
$20 is still pretty damn cheap for three meaty games
xplicitone
Member
Yea still pretty good overall, just budget is super tight. I'll have to wait for another deal if there will be one. I've got about $12 in my Nintendo account so it would have been perfect.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
So far all the environments have looked more or less the same to me. There was a place called Temple Grounds (?) and now I'm in Agon Wastes, but they both just look like a lot of brown and grey to me. I'll be the first person to admit that I don't pay close attention to artistic nuances tho, haha.
And yeah, I'm not playing with hints on. I'll turn'em on if I really get stuck, but so far it's been fairly smooth, just not as obvious / linear as Prime was for me.
Cool, thanks!
Pancakes R Us
Member
Still worth it for $20. Sorry you missed out.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Also: I'm really loving the Ing as enemies. I think the Space Pirates are quite a bit more fun to fight in Echoes, too.
It's really nice to see how fast the thread is moving. Metroid is alive!
I'm playing corruption atm for the first time. Really like the wiimote controls.
Still not sure what I want from Retro. New Metroid or something completely new. I'm also fine with new dkc. (why isnt retro big enough to handle 2 big projects at the same time? Retro is so good...)
I'm playing corruption atm for the first time. Really like the wiimote controls.
Still not sure what I want from Retro. New Metroid or something completely new. I'm also fine with new dkc. (why isnt retro big enough to handle 2 big projects at the same time?
Retro is so good...)
TheMoon
Member
It's really nice to see how fast the thread is moving. Metroid is alive!
Still not sure what I want from Retro. New Metroid or something completely new. I'm also fine with new dkc. (why isnt retro big enough to handle 2 big projects at the same time?
Shortly before Tropical Freeze came out, Miyamoto said they might finally be at a stage where they could handle two projects concurrently. So who knows, maybe that's a thing now.
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
I don't even have a Wii U yet but I went ahead and purchased this for when I get one next month. I did the same with the Gamecube adapter just as soon as GS started selling them again a couple of months ago.
Really? That's new to me. Would be awesome
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Aren't they only around 100 employees? That's not really big enough for two teams unless they are heavily outsourcing stuff.
The Xtortionist
Member
...that release on the same day ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
2d metroid on big screen. For first person look at the gamepad. imagine all the hate. Priceless
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
ummm I really hope you're not tryna talk shit on 2D Metroid
Steve Youngblood
Member
There's gotta be something in the handbook that allows me to ban for this.
Going to use this thread to post this great fanart of metroid I found.
Who are the two aliens at the extreme ends does anybody know? I can't seem to remember them.
Also, I'm surprised that Metroid 2 hasn't been officially remade by Nintendo given the gigantic importance it has to the overall story of the series.
EDIT: I know there's the fan one being done, but seriously Nintendo should have been on top of that years ago. The fuck.
Who are the two aliens at the extreme ends does anybody know? I can't seem to remember them.
Also, I'm surprised that Metroid 2 hasn't been officially remade by Nintendo given the gigantic importance it has to the overall story of the series.
EDIT: I know there's the fan one being done, but seriously Nintendo should have been on top of that years ago. The fuck.
remember me posting that Super Princess Peach is the only 2D Mario platformer I've enjoyed way back? I'm standing on thin ice
TheMoon
Member
Miyamoto would know, wouldn't he? They outsourced to Monster Games for Tropical Freeze already. *shrugs*
Anybody who disses Super Metroid threw a nuke to whatever ice they were on.
that's putting it lightly.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
I know I was just joking around. What I meant though was
Ocarina ===> Majora
Prime ===> Echoes
The offbeat sequel kinda thang.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
That's awesome, haha. I actually just started a Metroid fan art twitter account last night cause I'm a big nerd. Yall should give it a follow if you want. Hope it's okay for me to mention it here, I checked the TOS and it seemed okay.
Kaiser_Glider
Neo Member
I don't usually mind people's different tastes in gaming and how they can differ from mine, but I'm agreeing with this. I'm sorry, ohlawd. 3:
Super Metroid is the best game of all-time.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
They're not, according to Kelbaugh, the president. He said they can do a big project and a small project. They're about 75 deep according to the TF credits, which wasn't enough for that, as they had more contractors working on it as well than ever before, plus Monster Games for the final six months of development.
Steve Youngblood
Member
I did not remember that. But... how? How can one have this opinion? I'm at a loss right now.
TheMoon
Member
Doesn't this fall under "obscene/offensive content?"
The Xtortionist
Member
I wonder if a 2D Metroid could be considered a "small" project if it was paired down enough. I don't think anyone would expect mindblowing production values for something like that, just great design.
You have good taste.
I'll often catch a bit of flack for stating that each of those sequels meets and in some aspects surpasses its predecessor.
Well, Monster Games did help them out a bit on DKC:TF. I think that there was a ton of outsourcing on Prime 3, but I think that was mainly just for assets and not game design.
TheMoon
Member
Nobody really outsources for game design. It's always assets. Maybe a separate mode (like multiplayer, see BioShock 2)
The far left I think is a Starcraft Zerg Hydralisk, I recognize the far right one but can't quite place it...