Topic: PREVIEWS: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

[NSJong]

LOL.
F-Zero GX was one of the hardest games ever made for GCN if not the hardest. (Rockman EXE Transmission was almost as hard...) Can't beat chapter 7 on hard mode or very hard... :/

Anyways...
Echoes IMO was easier than the first one. Maybe the first one was different to me because it was the first Metroid first-shooter.


But they're taking the multiplayer away? No online play with friends on the Wii? That is quite disappointing.
I hope the game is at least twice as long... I found the first 2 to be rather short... very short for me.

[wandering]

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Couchmonkey is right; the "difficulty level" can be hard to define. For me, I absolutely loved F-Zero GX, and though it was challenging at times, I was able to unlock the AX Cup without really ever getting disheartened. Only one or two of the tracks I found unfair.

Yeah, people are good at different things. There's no game requiring quick reflexes that I'm expecially good at, but then I'll come across an "impossibly hard" puzzle game which isn't, at least to me.

It also comes down to how much repetition you're willing to stand, I think. Personally, I don't like story based games that expect you to repeat things over and over again. That's fine for Ikaruga or Super Monkey Ball, but annoys me a little in a game like Metroid.

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Originally posted by: MaleficentOgre
I just wanted to come say that I found the perfect first game for my wii on launch day. cannot wait.

SpongeBob?

[KDR_11k]

I stopped playing Prime 2 at the boost guardian. I hope they don't have such an annoying boss in 3.

[Hostile Creation]

I don't get you people who stop playing games.

[Athrun Zala]

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
I stopped playing Prime 2 at the boost guardian. I hope they don't have such an annoying boss in 3.

For some odd reason, I didn't found that one hard,  Meta Ridley on MP1 was harder to me (2 retries vs like 8 >_>....)

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

CLOSE THIS THREAD FOR IT OOZES WEAKNESS

[Jonnyboy117]

Once I have the audio recording to verify some quotes, I'm going to edit the preview a bit to clarify two points that have been widely misread:

Less Backtracking - Retro considers backtracking (they called it "re-traversing") an integral part of Metroid gameplay.  I believe they intend to make backtracking more efficient and more meaningful, rather than just reduce the volume of backtracking required.  In other words, they have heard all the complaints about finding artifacts and keys at the end of the game, and they are going to do something about it.  And you can already see how moving about the planets should be quicker, thanks to stacked beams and early Screw Attack.

Less Difficult - I know from past conversations with people at Retro that they are sensitive to complaints about the Boost Ball Guardian in Echoes, as well as some of the normal enemies like Chozo Ghosts and Grenchlers which take too long to kill considering you are required to do so every time you pass through the area.  I think Retro just wants to smooth out the difficulty so that it's more consistent and has no bottleneck areas that are so frustrating that people may actually stop playing.  I'm confident that the game will be as difficult as the first two games were, on average.  Also, I support the idea of difficulty levels at the start and will include that in my feedback to the team.  

[Ian Sane]

"as well as some of the normal enemies like Chozo Ghosts and Grenchlers which take too long to kill considering you are required to do so every time you pass through the area."

YES!  I'm very happy to hear they acknowledge this.  Chozo Ghosts made Metroid Prime 1 a chore to play at times.

[PaLaDiN]

Chozo Ghosts were easy to kill once you got the Xray visor though. You did use the Xray visor, didn't you?

[Ian Sane]

"Chozo Ghosts were easy to kill once you got the Xray visor though. You did use the Xray visor, didn't you?"

You have to put up with those bullsh!t Chozo Ghosts prior to getting the X-ray visor.

[KDR_11k]

Fortunately not for long. The Super Missile makes short work of them.

[Hostile Creation]

Yeah, Super Missiles easily took out any enemy I may have had problems with.  Chozo Ghosts were a pain no matter what, and those Dark Space Pirate Commanders are the most annoying enemy ever conceived, but Grenchlers and the such were never a problem.
I usually just run past the DSPCs and Chozo Ghosts, I might get twenty damage or something.  That said, I'd like them to cut those types of enemies out, or at least eliminate their respawning (that was the case with some DSPCs, but not all, and they were so damn hard to kill anyway I didn't necessarily have time to kill them before they left).

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

I echo (ahahahaha) the thoughts of Paladin, KDR, and HC.  Once you beat Chozo Ghosts and Grenchlers the first time (aka MINIBOSS EVENT), they're largely OPTIONAL to fight afterwards (save for specific objectives).  Really, they're all "short work" once you have a proper strategy.  Or just MORPH BALL AND JUMP YOUR WAY OUT THE ROOM.

Even the final boss in Prime 2 involves a strategy that takes advantage of one of your later abilities, which I think Ian has yet to figure out and would eliminate earlier complaints from threads of generations past.

Boost Guardian was definitely difficult the first time, as you're assaulted by time pressure due to dwindling health.  But he was STILL predictable.  The urgency of the fight and the view just made it difficult to notice the proper cues/reactions.

Dark Space Pirates are waste of time, however.  They've got more stamina than Chozos or Grenchlers, and usually live to the end of the encounter's time limit, depending on how many you have to chase.

WEAKNESS POPPING UP IN THREADS EVERYDAY.
TIME TO CLOSE THIS ONE.

[IceCold]

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Fortunately not for long. The Super Missile makes short work of them.

IIRC I got the Super Missile before I met a Chozo Ghost..

[Hostile Creation]

Yeah, IceCold, but not the x-ray visor.