What is your favorite Metroid?
Since Metroid is my favorite video game series ever (besides Final Fantasy), I decided to make this thread. So, what is your favorite Metroid game?
Mine is Metroid Fusion. I liked how you got to learn a bit of Samus's personality and for other reasons. I also enjoyed Super Metroid alot too. I think it was the best Super Nintendo game ever made.
Also, what direction do you think Metroid's future is headed?
Super Metroid is the best Metroid game ever. Metroid Zero Mission comes close, but in the end it just doesn't have as much going on.
It's kind of depressing that the floaty, "stay in the air for a good three seconds before landing again" jumping style from Metroid II and Super Metroid is long gone, replaced with Metroid Fusion and Metroid Zero Mission's "stay in the air about a second" jumping. Some people like it better since it's more precise or something, but I can't stand the way it limits my freedom of movement. I do like Fusion and Zero Mission's jumping to the extent that it lets you curl into a spin jump at any time and the Space Jump no longer requires specific timing. But it's not really worth it with the loss of the floaty jumping.
As for the overall future of the series, I'm concerned. The side-scrolling Metroid games had a secure place on handheld systems for a while there, but now that the present generation of handhelds is capable of 3D games, and they're putting out a Metroid Prime game on the DS and all, there may be no place left for the real meat of the series. Castlevania DS is a good sign of a company not making a game 3D just because the technology allows them to and instead using that technology to make a really high-quality 2D game. I don't know if Nintendo will show that kind of intelligence when it comes to the future of Metroid, though. Hopefully E3 will tell us something.
The not-so-well-known prequel Metroid : The Early Years. I never could get the final nappy power up and have a "full tank".
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Super Metroid.
Though the nods back to early Metroid games in MP2 were nice, like the side-scrolling Spider Guardian, that make me giggle.
My favorite is Metroid Prime.
The future of Metroid? Between MP2 and the First Hunt demo, I honestly hope Nintendo gets their act together and returns Metroid to its roots.
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Super Metroid. This is the longest, bestest, harderest, and explodiestness!
Super Metroid. Come on now.
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I agree with basically everything Kishi said, I actually noticed the shorter air-time when jumping as well when playing Metriod Fusion. I haven't gotten around to playing Zero Mission yet but I've just recently psyched myself out enough to try and handle the FPS style GC games and play Metriod Prime. Everyone says "Once you play it, you'll realize it is still the same metroid feel." and so far I have to disagree. Sure it feels like I'm playing a Metroid games just because of the nostalgic enemies, abilities and such, but I feel that the Metroid feeling I remember from my SNES days is pretty much long gone. I, for one, would be a happy person to see them put out a high quality 2d sidescrolling Metroid game with 3d environments. When game developers do this nowadays it makes me gain faith in the video game scene because it's a hard option to make when the technology is available to make a 3d game. All I know is, I was incredibly happy when they put out Contra Shattered Soldier and I care about Metroid far more than Contra. I guess we can just keep dreaming.
Super Metroid by far, its sound track was something to behold and its graphics were very state of the art even in 2 bit sense...
the other games vary
I do like the classic and Zero mission
I also like Metroid II though its not as good as I or III
Metroid fusion is alright but it could have been a bit better
and I did enjoy Metroid Prime...
but Nintendo seems lost with the series and it is in danger of getting "kiddied out" like Mega Man, Mario, Zelda and Sonic
Mega Man, Mario, Zelda, and Sonic have always been "kiddy." Meanwhile, Metroid is just as grim as it ever was.
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Super. Gotta be Super. That game was incredible. Many people consider it the greatest game on the Super Nintendo. While I don't believe that's the case, I still think it's an exceptional game. It's unique style of adventure has only been emulated by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and both games are considered the best in their respected series.
The original Metroid is pretty good too, of course.
To hell with Battletoads and Double Dragon.
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Hopefully, Metroid will continue to be 2d on the portable systems. Think of all the potential. 2d really is better. When Samus says 'see you next mission,' I would prefer that I actually see Samus and not just her visor.
My favorite is definitely Super Metroid. It is a classic, and my first SNES game. That summer I had so much fun with that game.
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