Topic: Metroid: Other M Hype/Discussion Thread (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS SO BE CAREFUL)

I must say I'm a big fan of the recharge thing as well. Recharging health is actually extremely difficult during battle (especially boss battles) and since Missiles are more challenging to use, it makes it much more fun that you can recharge them.

I find the fact that Samus can't take a jaunt into the men's bathroom absolutely hilarious~

'Yes Samus we're on a ship that is absolutely deserted but you still can't go into the men's bathroom... Yeah there might be a survivor or something in there but you're still a girl... DAMMIT THAT'S AN ORDER'

I'll jump on the "I love the concentration move" bandwagon, here. It's a huge relief to have it work so smoothly, especially since it was one of my main concerns when I first heard about it. Other things that I'm loving are the sense move, overblasts and the execution moves; the sense move in particular just makes combat a lot more fun than just blasting away, and a lot more fast-paced (I sure wish Samus had that ability in the Prime games now, that's for sure). Also, the wave beam kicks butt.

And with that, it's time for more...

Dunno how close I am to the first big boss (there better be major bosses in this game. xD), but I'm basically done with the part where you have to missile this creature's tail that has you pinned down, at the magma run part being chased by some....thing. I can't stay on this game all night sadly...class tomorrow, g'night peoples. xD

Man, I'm right by an expansion that's just a bit out of my reach, and given the fact that I suck at bomb jumping, I guess I'll have to skip it until I'm granted authorization to use the space jump. =|

Anyone here have any bomb jumping tips they'd like to share?

@Bell: At the magma run? Which one? The one where you have to run through the super-heated rooms while a giant lava creature tries to take a bite out of you or a bit further? If the latter, you almost got your wish...

Just beat the big lava monster. Moved onto Sector 2. I will say that I must agree with Gamespot's complaint about some of the textures. A few of these environments really lack the artistic flair of Retro's games, and the often blurry textures doesn't help. In the more industrial-looking places, though, this is a top-notch looking game.

Also, the whole "Adam has to authorize it!" thing makes significantly less sense with the Varia Suit.
Samus: I'm dying!
Adam: Hold on...
Samus: If I could just use my--
Adam: I said hold ON conflabbit!
Samus: So....close...to death...
Adam: yawns
Samus: ...
Adam: Hey, why don't you turn on that Varia Suit, eh Samus?
Samus:...
Adam: Samus?

You see in this little dramatization, Samus died.

It looks like I'm about to face the giant lava fish (I forget their names) that tries to swallow you back when you first enter the Pyrosphere; should be a good fight...

@Kid_A: I will agree that the Varia Suit bit was a bit off putting, but really it's no different to entering Norfair in Super Metroid with only your Power Suit. Granted, in SM you can avoid the super-hot rooms altogether until you're properly equipped, but still. As a side note, I'm starting to like Anthony's character...

Also, it seems I was wrong about not coming into the ship fully armed; you actually do, but there's still suit upgrades that you can find on your own, contrary to what most reviews say..

1001. No M:OM yet for me.

oh what fun the melee attacks are. i was one of those people who saw the reveal trailer and thought they looked stupid, but there's a huge difference when you're the one playing. it's so natural in combat, seeing samus throw one of those stupid swarming bugs into the wall makes you realize "yes... i've always wanted to do that, but didn't know until now"...

never forget him.

He's unforgettable...

not inserting this because it's so big, but it's a great shot: http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1p3Dw57J9oGoLOzGlr3OauTX...

water is beautiful in this game

Progress report: Just got done fighting Ridley and all I'm missing as far as suit upgrades go are the Gravity Suit (or whatever the Varia's gravity functionality will be called), he power bombs, the space jump and the screw attack (forgot to mention them, but I just got them). I've been playing all day, so it should be no surprise that I'm almost done; obvious though it may be, it still saddens me to know I'm almost finished with this awesome game and its enthralling story (not that I'm going to rest until I have all the pick-ups, of course)...

man, i must have a lot more restraint than you guys; still in sector 1, trying my best to pace it but it's really hard to resist the urge to just blow through it all right now.

Apparently so, romulux. I popped it in as soon as I got home from GameStop (at 11 AM) and I've been playing ever since...

After reading your comments it's starting to seem that this game is actually slightly underrated. I'll keep my expectations low anyway, to get the most of it.

I'm apparently right at the end of the game, with only a few more tasks left to accomplish, but first I'm doing a pick-up round up to be fully prepped for the boss (or bosses) that still remain. I'd keep going, but I woke up at 9 AM yesterday, so I'm dog tired...

By the way, any fans of Metroid Fusion will enjoy a certain late-game boss fight...

Random side-note: I love how the speed booster makes Samus sound like a runaway locomotive...

haha, you're not alone, man. With games like this (and Zelda) I tend to pace myself. I really want to soak in the areas and atmosphere...and if I pass by anything that even remotely assembles a branching path, I can't allow myself to progress any further until I do my best to explore it.

It means I'll be among the last people here to complete this game, but...that's not such a bad thing.

Same here, I won't proceed until I've checked EVERYTHING I can with the current tech I have. Still right past Sector 1. It was REALLY hard not to play this thing until early this morning, but I'm going to (try) to pace myself and play a few hours a day so that I can finish by the weekend.

Already, I can tell I'm going to be playing this game a bunch of times, just like I do with Super Metroid. This is the kind of game you can go back to after a while, and blast through it.

@Faron: I won't say the game is underated, because I don't think it is. Most places are giving it 8-9, which is fair. (IMO, 9 is the perfect score). The thing is that when you look at the criticism, then you look at the score that the criticism is coming from, it doesn't match. Like, IGN gave it an 8.5 but when you read the review it sounds worse. Same with 1up, giving it a B-, but the way it talks about it almost like a failure.

I'm going to use a crude analogy, please don't take it as disrespectful: Say you are talking with a buddy about a new girlfriend/boyfriend. The buddy asks you how good they look and you accurately say "8-9". Then, you start talking about specific stuff and you focus on the "shortcomings" that keeps him/her from being the most beautiful person you ever saw. Why? Because you already established they are a gorgeous woman/man (8-9 range) so now you are comparing it to perfection (10) and so it's going to SOUND worse than it is. It's just natural progression in a conversation, and if you pay attention most people do this kind of comparing for everything. It's natural when you are trying to explain about something of high quality. (The inverse is also true... say you are reading about a moderately bad game... you are going to start to see it compared to Superman 64, or another all time bad game)

That's what most reviews are sounding like. The scores are about right, but when you read the stuff it focuses on the reasons it's not a perfect game, or how it compares to "Super Metroid". I have a beautiful lady, but if I start comparing her to say... Scarlett Johanson/Megan Fox... then you can see how the conversation may sound a bit negative even though she's one of the most beautiful woman I ever met.

Now, there's just no excuse for a fair reviewer to give this game 2/5 scores, or really anything less than a 7 even if you are the most pessimistic and unsatisfiable of people. But most places are being fair in their scores, the medium is an 8 (a bit low IMO, but definatelly fair), they just focus more on what they didn't like when they are writing, since it is much easier to put into words.

^i'd liken it to the first resident evil games, where you have quirky gameplay that drives people nuts while other people love it. some people complain that characters controlled like tanks and the fixed camera angles led you to run into off screen zombies, while other people would praise those things as being intrinsic parts of the tension; if you had fluid control of your character and a mobile camera all the fun would be lost (see: re5).

other m isn't nearly as quirky, but it is the most ambitious metroid and it offers a more unique experience that you're either on board with or not. you have to invest a lot more in order to learn the new controls and gameplay mechanics, and if you're not willing to open up and learn to play the way the developers want right from the start then you'll get confused have a hard time keeping up. this is why reviews that contain "it's not how i expected" in them always wind up negative, because they came in wanting something else.

anyway, games like this don't generally get 10s because 10 implies that anyone can enjoy it. sin and punishment 2 is in the same boat; 9's across the board, but the game itself really didn't do anything wrong to lose that last point. it's just clearly not a game everyone can play.