Well I wouldn't say Super Metroid was perfect, but I do agree that it's the best in the series thus far.
I also just realized that I forgot about Metroid Prime Hunters on that hill. But really, who cares about that one? :rolleyes2
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Well I wouldn't say Super Metroid was perfect, but I do agree that it's the best in the series thus far.
I also just realized that I forgot about Metroid Prime Hunters on that hill. But really, who cares about that one? :rolleyes2
I don't think you have enough \s for that one anyway.
Super Metroid was by far the best in the series; that much is undisputed. But I don't understand why Fusion is so disliked; I enjoyed it, and it seems to be most like Super Metroid in terms of graphics and gameplay. The original NES Metroid is too confusing for my tastes and seems to be heavy on memorization. Metroid 2 was a fun game, though.
As for the Prime series, I have them all (sans Hunters), but I just can't get into them-- but that may be more of my general dislike for most FPS games more than anything else. Graphically, Metroid Prime 1-3 are gorgeous. I just can't be assed to play them. :(
Super Metroid's gameplay is all about free-form exploration, soaring acrobatics, and sequence-breaking. Fusion is about running a linear series of claustrophobic environments in the order the game wants you to progress, in the way the game wants you to progress. It's suffocating.
Now that you mention it, I do remember Fusion being really linear. It's been years since I've played it. I still enjoyed it, regardless.
I played Super Metroid last summer for the first time, and my save file just disappeared when I was half done! Some game.
Yeah, it automatically erases your saves if you're a bad girl.
That and the computer got on my nerves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
I think the computer got on everyone's nerves. One thing it got right that I don't think Metroid: Zero Mission did was atmosphere. One thing I loved about Super Metroid besides the free-roam adventuring was its atmosphere. Particularly in the water area, with the space pirate lab full of Mocktroids. I think it was called maridia. I felt like certain areas of Metroid Fusion gave me the same feeling areas like maridia did in Super Metroid. (Not that I can go check. Dead save battery. :mad2:)
This sums it up, but I have not actually sat down and played the Prime series completely through. Fusion isn't too bad, Zero Mission was pretty good. The first one was pretty amazing back in the day though I agree its a bit of a chore now a days. I'm still playing 2 cause I found a copy a few years back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
I really enjoy Metroid Prime 2, actually. I'd almost go as far to say that I enjoy it more than Metroid Prime 1. I used to really hate it, though, and now I can't remember why I did. Maybe it was that darned Boost Ball guardian. >_>Quote:
Originally Posted by Nominus Experse
(My Metroid Zero Mission save battery actually isn't dead. I turned it on this morning and saw that my save files have returned to me, and I don't get how it did. :p)
The only game in the series I own is Metroid Prime. I like that game a lot, even though I haven't really had the time to finish it yet. The atmosphere is great, and I dig that it's strictly a FPS, but also has adventure elements.
I really want to get a hold on the other games.
Also, Samus is the coolest chick in space! :cool:
I really like the Metroid games that I've played and really do need to get around to playing some of the more recent ones (Zero Mission was probably the most recent I've played). I wasn't that overawed by Super Metroid and probably prefer Metriod Prime and Zero Mission, actually, but I've really enjoyed them all. Fusion was disappointing, but it was still playable.
Ha, this reminds me of that Metroid trivia thread I made like four years ago.
So of course I love Metroid! I have them all except Prime 3, Hunters, and Pinball. I think they all have their own unique strengths, Super Metroid being the strongest, but I do enjoy the creative variety throughout the series.
My Fusion save battery is dead, too!
Something I wonder is how the series will continue after Fusion, if it does. :mog: