Originally posted by NemeBroI don't mind it, personally. I don't think it's consistent with the rest of the series, but, ultimately I don't think it hurts her character overall.
To be perfectly honest I personally would not say Samus is a likeable character in this game based on what little I have heard so far, continuity be damned.
They might have pulled such a self-doubting personality with these strange emotional attachment issues off, continuity or none, if they had written it well. But as said, it was pretty dire in that respect.
And the ironic thing is, like I mentioned a long time ago, I don't think it is THAT big a deal either, as you can still just try to enjoy the game and Metroid doesn't have a narrative tradition that people have normally enjoyed that this game would contrast badly to.
But that doesn't excuse tying to pretend it is in continuity when it so plainly is not.
Personally, I think this has gone on long enough. Neither side is gaining any ground and it has become a flat-out argument with very little point. I can understand that both parties are fans of the Metroid series, but really? Not a topic worth arguing, says I.
Things need to calm down or I'm going to lock the thread.
Originally posted by REXXXX
Personally, I think this has gone on long enough. Neither side is gaining any ground and it has become a flat-out argument with very little point. I can understand that both parties are fans of the Metroid series, but really? Not a topic worth arguing, says I.Things need to calm down or I'm going to lock the thread.
Based on what? I've trashed Other M but I praised some of the other games, in particular Corruption.
I'm not really invested; that's why I have a claim of objectivity.
My argument was intellectual; about the issues of letting prejudice blind you to what is so plainly a problem. That's bad form from any quarter at any point.
Originally posted by REXXXX
Neither am I. I enjoy that you get to blow things up in them. That's about it. Probably shows why I don't get that there's any argument at all.
Didn't you want to run a Metroid RP at one point? 😛
Originally posted by Ushgarak
Based on what? I've trashed Other M but I praised some of the other games, in particular Corruption.I'm not really invested; that's why I have a claim of objectivity.
Because you've said previously that you never really gotten that into the series? Including when doing your reviews of the Prime games?
Originally posted by Ushgarak
Based on what? I've trashed Other M but I praised some of the other games, in particular Corruption.I'm not really invested; that's why I have a claim of objectivity.
My argument was intellectual; about the issues of letting prejudice blind you to what is so plainly a problem. That's bad form from any quarter at any point.
Originally posted by BackFire
I only played Metroid Prime. Not even the sequels yet, but I want to.Prime was pretty amazing, though.
Originally posted by Ushgarak
I'm not convinced of a particular need to stop, and in any case I was clarifying the basis of the argument.You really should not adopt that tone though.
Well, I am. And as this is my forum, I'm putting my foot down. No. More. From anyone. Or I will kill the thread.
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Anyway, I have not played any of the Prime games yet. I'm not a fan of FPSs, so they're pretty low on the priority list.
Originally posted by REXXXX
I got what the argument was about, yeah, I just don't understand why. Let's leave be, guys.I never managed to get all the way through Corruption since I left for college and the Wii did not follow me. Bad timing. Actually, I don't think I ever finished Echoes...
Originally posted by Peach
Rather like Warrior Within? 😛What is with the second part of a trilogy almost always being the darkest?
Though in Echoes, it's actually not Samus who goes all dark and edgy (difficult to do with how much characterization is even seen during the Primes), but rather the world itself.
Originally posted by Peach
Well, I am. And as this is my forum, I'm putting my foot down. No. More. From anyone. Or I will kill the thread.
Again, that's not an appropriate tone. That's something better taken to PM.
Prime is of a very different pace and design from a standard FPS. Some people like to mess around calling it a First Person Adventure, though honestly that's slightly delusional. You either shoot or scan everything in sight.