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Re: Talking Point: How Much Fan Influence Should Game Studios Allow?

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No, beta's and maybe a few polls here and there are good, but fans shouldn't dictate the outcome of the game. Having the fans pick what happens stifles artistic freedom, and you should distance yourself a little from your fan-base or you'll go insane. If Nintendo listened to it's fans they would have canceled Wind Waker and gone with the Space World 2000 visuals. I didn't participate in the MML3 devroom not because I wasn't interested, but because I like to be surprised by a game. I've realized that I enjoy games much more when I only know a little about them going in versus sucking up every little detail like I use to in the past.

Re: Talking Point: Your 25 Years of Metroid Memories

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My first experience with Metroid was when my brother's friend brought over Prime. I was instantly hooked, the start up screen was amazing, and I still consider the menu theme to be one of the best songs in a videogame to date. I started the game and was instantly immersed into the dark ambient universe, then I faced off against the Parasite Queen and died. My brother's friend took over from that point and continued playing, I had never experience anything like that before. I just kind of stayed still in awe.

When Christmas came I asked my sister for a copy of Metroid Fusion. When asked what my favorite game of all time is I always reply Fusion, that game — I love it to tears. Years passed and I had quickly started to gobble up everything Metroid that I could, it wasn't until 2009 that I got my hands on a copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy.

Now that I had experienced 2D Metroid at it's finest I finally made the plunge to 3D that many had made 7 years ago. I loved it. The game is brilliant. It took everything that made previous Metroid titles great, and expanded upon them making the universe even more immersive. The way that narrative unfolds is nothing short of genius. Instead of it being revealed through traditional cut scenes, you have to piece it together yourself from stolen reports, journals from the deceased, and database hacking. This is what propelled the game into being a highly psychological journey. No other game has managed to envelop me in the same way the original Metroid Prime has.

Metroid is my favorite video game series of all time, which is not something I say lightly. Out of the over 200 games I've played in my lifetime (yes I've counted) no other game series has captivated me the same way that Metroid has.

Re: Review: Metroid Prime (GameCube)

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Damn straight giving this game a perfect 10, Retro did such an amazing job translating this I was on the verge of tears many times while playing it just because of how well they executed everything (yes I know I'm a big baby).

Re: Metroid Celebrates its 25th Anniversary Today

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My Favorite Game Series Of All Time

Though it's hard to pick my favorite entry is Fusion. I wish we got some nice Metroid merch for the 25th anniversary if there was an artbook, CD, or some affordable figures I would be really happy.