Topic: Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized

[Smoke39]

Automatics are fired by holding A...  And I know there are upgrades but I didn't think they could get a pistol even close to the ROF of Metroid Prime.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

They can get close.  If you're good enough.

Automatics are ALSO FIRED by TAPPING A.  Essentially you create a pistol with a high rate of fire and much larger ammo capacity.

=P BLEHHHHHHH

[Ceric]

Wait people use guns other then the pistol for rapid fire...

[MLS_man_64]

So that thing in the Dark Samus video was a Space Pirate?

[Bill Aurion]

Yes, it's probably from a Space Pirate log you'll eventually find in the game...

[Kairon]

No, it was an Elite from Halo!

[Michael8983]

I think Wii owners under-estimate the Metroid Prime 3 commercial and all of Nintendo's Wii advertising in general.
I mean WE know what the Wii does. It's nothing special to us having logged countless hours with it.
But to people who have never touched a Wii-mote before, these commercials must be very appealing.
I mean let's face it, the Wii hasn't sold out every month since launch because it's had a constant stream of great games since then. It's selling because it's so new and different. It's important that the commercials continue to highlight that.

MP3 might not beat Halo 3 in overall sales, but I bet it's going to appeal to a wider audience by winning over people who would never dream of touching a title like Halo 3 or any traditional FPS,

[stevey]

Did mp3 get delayed? I just got online with my wii after a week of it unable to connect and now the metroid preview channel says "in stores august 28" insted of the 27....

[Caliban]

It ships on the 27th, so it will be in stores on the 28th, that's how it usually works unfortunately, I would really like to get the game tomorrow.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Well in Washington, at least the western side of Washington we get 1st party Nintendo games the night of the shipping date, but yeah for most places it is the 28th.

[Mashiro]

:;cries:: no way, I thought the pre-order said the 27th what BS.

[King of Twitch]

Mario Sunshine, FZero GX, Pikmin 2,  now MP3. Another summer wrecked.

[ShyGuy]

Matt has the IGN review up
9.5

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
Matt has the IGN review up
9.5

The load times and a supposed pointless fetch quest kind of worries me!

[Bill Aurion]

"The load times and a supposed pointless fetch quest kind of worries me!"

Just like the fetch quests in the last two games made them terrible?  Oh wai...

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
"The load times and a supposed pointless fetch quest kind of worries me!"

Just like the fetch quests in the last two games made them terrible?  Oh wai...

Actually yes, I hated the fetch quest in Metroid Prime 1 and never got to beat the game because I said screw it to backtracking for those artifacts. Metroid Prime 2, I dunno never played it, but I heard it really abused backtracking. So yes, I consider it a big negative.

[Bill Aurion]

You are hearby banned from buying Prime 3 until you play and finish Prime 2... >=|

(Sounds like you suck at exploring...)

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
You are hearby banned from buying Prime 3 until you play and finish Prime 2... >=|

(Sounds like you suck at exploring...)

It is called not wanting to trudge through a huge world to find artifacts at the very end of the game. Zelda: Wind Waker's treasure hunt had exactly the same flaw, it is a poorly designed feature to artificially lengthen the game. What made the Metroid series so great was that while you explored it didn't force you to find a bunch of items scattered across the world at the very end of the game, or close to it. The game was designed so you found things as you progressed.

[thepoga]

I bought MP2 awhile ago, but I never got around to starting it. Should I try to beat it before I play Corruption or what?

[Stogi]

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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
Matt has the IGN review up
9.5

The load times and a supposed pointless fetch quest kind of worries me!

It's funny....I thought this was sarcasm to it's fullest degree until I read your later posts. If a couple of load times and a fetch quest are the only things wrong with the game (and I don't dislike fetch quests!) then I couldn't be happier.

It sounds like Matt was a jackass when it came to the fetch quest (he said it himself), and it seems like he's trying to find something to bitch about when he talks about load times. Both of those problems are minor in my eyes and thus, from what I've this game is practically perfect.  

[Mario]

GP is female and can be forgiven for asking that games hold her hand throughout the entire thing, lay off Bill. I think it's safe to say you shouldn't even be in this thread, let alone discussing "what made the only Metroid games you've played through so great" if you haven't even played the most recent game in the series.  

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: KashogiStogi

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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
Matt has the IGN review up
9.5

The load times and a supposed pointless fetch quest kind of worries me!

It's funny....I thought this was sarcasm to it's fullest degree until I read your later posts. If a couple of load times and a fetch quest are the only things wrong with the game (and I don't dislike fetch quests!) then I couldn't be happier.

It sounds like Matt was a jackass when it came to the fetch quest (he said it himself), and it seems like he's trying to find something to bitch about when he talks about load times. Both of those problems are minor in my eyes and thus, from what I've this game is practically perfect.

Good for you, you like fetch quests, but many of us don't especially ones that are entirely pointless like the artifacts in MP1 and the triforce quest in Wind Waker, you can have exploration without doing stuff like that, previous Metroids did it. Figures that you would harpoon Matt, he gave the game a 9.5/10 which is HIGH for him yet people still complain, obviously those issues didn't both him too much. It seemed he docked the game more for being a sequel with similar gameplay then he did for those two things.

Anyway, heaven forbid people don't like fetch quests that do nothing for a game except for artificially lengthen it, becoming a potential pain if the items were missed earlier. There are well designed fetch quests and there are poorly designed ones, well designed ones are ones that are integrated in such a way that you find them as you go, while poorly designed ones leave open a big chance of you missing them and having to spend hours going back and searching every nook and cranny.  

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Mario
GP is female and can be forgiven for asking that games hold her hand throughout the entire thing, lay off Bill. I think it's safe to say you shouldn't even be in this thread, let alone discussing "what made the only Metroid games you've played through so great" if you haven't even played the most recent game in the series.

Bill is the one that insulted me, what is with you guys and your insults? So now I don't have a right to discuss the Prime games because I quit playing the game after putting in close to 20hrs only to find out I had to go back through a HUGE world and tediously search for artifacts? What is your problem? Seriously. I've played through every Metroid game except for the Prime games, and Prime 1 I came close to completing but didn't feel like going on a multiple hour fetch quest. MP2 I never got around to playing, and from what I read about it, it was the black sheep of the series so I didn't have much incentive to play it.

Also since you feel like being a smart ass Mario, Metroid Prime 2 was not the latest game in the series. Let's see what Metroid games have I played through:

-Metroid 1
-Metroid 2
-Metroid 3
-Metroid 4
-Metroid Zero Mission
-Metroid Hunters

and I'm going to put Prime 1 in there because I was close enough to the end. The game was brilliant besides that one flaw and even though I never completed I would still give the game a 9.5 or higher. So quit being so freaking prissy and whiny when someone has a legitimate complaint about a game. Funny that you accuse me of wanting my hand held when Metroid 1 and Super Metroid did nothing of the sort, shows what a sexist jerk you are.

[Bill Aurion]

I see no point in whining about a series that clearly isn't for you...You didn't finish MP1 and you didn't even play MP2, so why even bother when it's pretty likely the third game is just going to expand on the previous two games?

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
I see no point in whining about a series that clearly isn't for you...You didn't finish MP1 and you didn't even play MP2, so why even bother when it's pretty likely the third game is just going to expand on the previous two games?

So because I hated one stupid element in it, that means the series isn't for me? I guess with that logic I should hate Zelda: Wind Waker right? Even though it is one of my favorite games even with the stupid treasure hunt. What I find most ludicrous, is that I am not the only one with these complaints, and yet I am not allowed to comment on an aspect of the game, one that is actually minor when it comes to the design (it was not really necessary either). Sounds like Smash Brothers Brawl all over again, you don't agree with one thing about a game you are a hater and can't hold an opinion. Must be why I've been more excited for Metroid Prime 3 then ANY First person game coming out, right? Sometimes you guys make me sick with your oversensitive insulting BS when someone has a complaint.