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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Sharky on August 30, 2010, 06:27:33 pm
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I enjoy this too no end, The guys counter argument is so bad... and I get some sick pleasure out of seeing Nintendo fanboys all angry.
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Well the technology needed for stories has not been around until now, so he has a point.
I called it a long time ago. Team Ninja without Itagaki can still make 'cool looking' and very detailed, fast paced games, but they do not know how to make games special anymore. Look at Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, they did not try to make the game any better, they just added random crap that had nothing to do with the series that actually hurt the experience because they liked how it looked or some nonsense. I expect Metroid Other M to be a hit even though being story based has nothing to do with the entire franchise, and the later releases will probably follow this format from here on out too, so I am not going to bother most likely.
I am so pissed at how Nintendo has treated Metroid after Zero Mission... There used to be a time when it Samus was the MOST respected female character in a videogame series, but now they are just going to forget about that and hope to sell on her appearances as much as possible. Everyone can ruin their franchises, not just SEGA (and by that I mostly mean Sonic Team)!
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A title that changes so much of what was originally Metroid to something that drastically altered it to the point I do not think I'll be buying it?
Sounds to me more like Metroid fans should be the ones ranting about what's happened to Metroid.
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Sounds to me more like Metroid fans should be the ones ranting about what's happened to Metroid.
No. That's the Sonic-fan way.
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I think the review is interesting and funny, and this guy is an idiot. He yells about her not talking about the gameplay through the whole thing, and when she talkls about the gameplay, he ignores it.
I guess Nintendo is incapable of making mistakes. This guy is a whiny idiot.
Also, she makes a good point. Samus is not some icon for feminism. The big reveal at the end of Metroid was, "Oh my god, Samus is a woman!". Now today that wouldn't be a big deal, but back then it was like, "tricked you, you were playing a woman that whole time. Can you believe a woman was capable of doing all that awesome stuff?
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No. That's the Sonic-fan way.
Well appearently they are following the Sonic-fan way, a lot of them are really disliking the changes to the series.
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I was just joking. They should.
The review is right though, the characterization of Samus from what I've seen is awful.
I'm also enjoying myself going headfirst against Metroid fans posting in that video. In 2 posts they go from "I see your point but" to "omg go fuck a disabled girl". I love nintendo fans.
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The review is right though, the characterization of Samus from what I've seen is awful.
It's not just that, Metroid is a game series that did not and should never have focused on plot.
There was a time when a storyline was an excuse for a game, instead of a game being an excuse for storyline. Metroid, Sonic, Mario, Megaman etc all fall into the former and I think Nintendo forgot that when they commissioned development for this game.
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Even though I may never play this game for myself, if what Abbey Heppe wrote is true, then I completely empathize with her views of the game's narrative and how they treat the Samus character.
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Lol I pointed out to the dude in the video how his argumentation was flawed and he said I'm stupid and don't understand how reviews work. This is fun.
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I read some of those comments. I don't know how you keep from getting angry at these 12-year old morons.
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I read some of those comments. I don't know how you keep from getting angry at these 12-year old morons.
Was there ever a reason to like a 12 year old?
I hate these types of rants. The Bill O'Reilly types that disregard shit. Not because I disagree with it, but because it's such a cop out method of debate. I see it in every comment sections in reviews now. They bitch, yet, when confronted to make a counter-argument they hide their tail between their legs and run off. The point of a review (a well revised one) is to be critical. If you can't make your own judgment from a review, agree with it or not, you're doing it wrong.
Take this kid's stance of reviews themselves; a reviewer can't base their personal beliefs when judging a game? Sorry, kid, but that's kind of how every review works. Otherwise, you will get something like this:
http://www.destructoid.com/100-objectiv ... 9178.phtml (http://www.destructoid.com/100-objective-review-final-fantasy-xiii-179178.phtml)
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This is like the only Metroid game that I ever had an interest in. And I still want to play it despite everyone claiming it's the weakest of all the Metroid games.
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Metroid other M is a cool game. I'm enjoying it a lot. I finished the whole trilogy and the change is actually really welcoming after 3 hardcore, slowpaced exploring games.
It's also a lot of fun and the story while everyone's bashing it, is okay. It drivens you through the game.
Also samus is hotter than ever :afroman:
Ow yea, ontopic:
That woman needs a slap in the face
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Not sure if it was because I had high expectations after the Prime series, but did not like it that much. Tried it briefly at a Nintendo launch event and it didn't feel responsive in the 1st person mode, without the nunchuck.
Maybe I just need more time with it but will probably buy it when it comes down in price.
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Not sure if it was because I had high expectations after the Prime series, but did not like it that much. Tried it briefly at a Nintendo launch event and it didn't feel responsive in the 1st person mode, without the nunchuck.
Maybe I just need more time with it but will probably buy it when it comes down in price.
It really isn't that bad. If you just judge it as a "metroid: other m". An action packed game with metroid elements, it's really really a fun game.
What threw me of first was how I thought the game would be too easy with the auto aim. But now I played the game I remembered how good team ninja was at making good AI. Enemies are unpredictable and crazy and yet not too hard
The game is just fun and after playing 3 slowpaced games where you'd have to scan every every corner just to get high %, this straightforward action packed game is a very nice change of pace.
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I rented Other M, and played through the whole thing.
It's the only Metroid game that I actually like. And it's the only Metroid game I played more than 10 minutes of. There's a lot more action compared to previous ones. And it's genuinely challenging.
Though, one thing I thought was stupid was there would be certain moments where you would be forced into first person mode. During these moments, you can't progress unless you focus on one specific spot. And when I say specific, I mean SPECIFIC. You have to point your cursor EXACTLY on ONE LITTLE AREA and keep it there for a couple of seconds. If you don't, it doesn't register. But the problem is they don't even give you a clue at what you're supposed to look at.
The first of these moments, I spent a good 2 or 3 minutes trying to figure out what I was supposed to move the cursor on. I thought I had to find an enemy, but somehow, I accidentally focused on the logo of the ship. (Yes, that's what you had to look at.) NOW I could move on in the game. Seriously, what the hell?
But other than that, the gameplay was good.
Also, the story was pretty good. (Lots of crazy twists, I like that.) But Samus giving monologues during every freakin' scene was really lame. I'm not familiar with Metroid mythos, so I don't know if the story contradicted other games, but it was entertaining.
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Though, one thing I thought was stupid was there would be certain moments where you would be forced into first person mode. During these moments, you can't progress unless you focus on one specific spot. And when I say specific, I mean SPECIFIC. You have to point your cursor EXACTLY on ONE LITTLE AREA and keep it there for a couple of seconds. If you don't, it doesn't register. But the problem is they don't even give you a clue at what you're supposed to look at.
Doesn't the Prime series require this too?