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Forum Retrospective #5: Metroid Other M - Any objections Lady?
ejamer:
My gaming is irregular so it can take longer than expected to finish even short games. To ensure I have enough time to get through Metroid: Other M I started playing last night and managed about 45 minutes.
Hmm....
For better or worse, there should be lots to talk about here. ;D
pokepal148:
I'll probably get into this on my next day off.
ejamer:
One thing I really appreciate about this game is that it's short. A week or so was really all it took to get the main ending, and it's been enjoyable enough that I actually started into the post-game content to see what else might be on offer.
Some things would probably bother me otherwise... but as a short action game that controls well, it overcame my disappointment at both the linear progression and weak story.
That said, don't wait too long to get started! I'd guess it takes just over 8 hours for most people to get through, although will have to compare that estimate to what my actual save file says about game time.
pokepal148:
yeah, I reached the first save point. The controls seem a bit clunky-ish but that's probably just me.
The story is already pretty laughable so far. I like how Adam has just been giving Samus the cold shoulder so far but she's waiting for him to authorize stuff already. Like really?
ejamer:
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The story is already pretty laughable so far. I like how Adam has just been giving Samus the cold shoulder so far but she's waiting for him to authorize stuff already. Like really?
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Be prepared: it doesn't get better as the game progresses. (At least not much better... the whole Baby complex fades slightly when you get into Samus' Daddy issues, but that's a sideways step at best.)
I went in expecting the story to be bad, and was still surprised by how lame the characterization was.
Personally, I see a lot of similarities to Metroid Fusion - but with every negative point about the story there amplified to silly degrees.
Whoever wrote the plot here shouldn't be touching the Metroid series again.