Author Topic: Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized (Read 401730 times)

decoyman · « **Reply #1375 on:** September 10, 2007, 01:16:44 AM »

MLS_man_64: Phaaze was not made by the Chozo, but they did discover it, years ago. I think it says so in some Skytown scan. After the Chozo left Elysia, the little robots kept researching it to tell them about it as they learned more. So, no, Chozo not to blame (this time)

As for your other question, I think there's a simple answer. My theory is that since, after Phaaze was defeated and began to crumble to bits, the virus in Samus disappeared. Like it needed Phaaze itself to sustain it. I'm guessing if there were any other Phazon-corrupted planets in the universe, the same thing happened to them. Once the link was broken with Phaaze, the other corruptions died off as well. So, no, I don't think we'll ever see any more Phazon after the Prime series.

mantidor · « **Reply #1376 on:** September 10, 2007, 03:32:14 AM »

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Originally posted by: Smoke39
You should stop reading so much. Most of it's useless stuff like "HAY LOOK THE RAMP IS DOWN" and then your raise it and for the sake of thoroughness you have to scan it again just to have the game tell you "HAY THE RAMP IS UP NOW!"

Stupid scan visor.

But they took their time to type all that stuff, I have to read it!

Besides I know the thing I don't scan will surely be the one thats needed to get 100% the color code is so helpful here.

I already got into Valhalla and I'm taking my time as much as I can, I don't want this game to end

noticing there's a fetch quest coming made me actually happy

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #1377 on:** September 10, 2007, 04:39:23 AM »

Playing it on hyper since a friend unlocked it while I was away: loving it.

Even with the hints the auroras are giving you, the game is still content-packed enough to provide a lengthy experience and I've actually died to some of the bosses. A perfect example of a hardcore game done right.

I hope this will silence some of the whining about Nintendo not releasing enough hardcore content.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1378 on:** September 10, 2007, 05:08:11 AM »

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Originally posted by: mantidor
I already got into Valhalla and I'm taking my time as much as I can, I don't want this game to end noticing there's a fetch quest coming made me actually happy

Too bad you already have most of the "fetch quest items" by the time you actually need them...

mantidor · « **Reply #1379 on:** September 10, 2007, 05:15:21 AM »

aw,well, good thing there's more than one difficultty level, it extends the playtime. does hypermode needs friends credits to be unlocked? I have to start trading those vouchers...

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1380 on:** September 10, 2007, 05:17:06 AM »

You unlock Hyper Mode by beating the game...

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #1381 on:** September 10, 2007, 06:04:35 AM »

I don't mind fetch quests when the items are protected by puzzles/bosses.

I think that's what I like most about this game: every objective, every upgrade, every everything is behind either a boss or a puzzle, and sometimes both.

Stogi · « **Reply #1382 on:** September 10, 2007, 09:45:02 AM »

You know what I just realized while playing through some more of this game?

I sometimes catch myself doing the "back + Z button" maneuver from RE4 when I want to turn around real fast.

Chiller · « **Reply #1383 on:** September 10, 2007, 10:16:50 AM »

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Originally posted by: KashogiStogi
You know what I just realized while playing through some more of this game?

I sometimes catch myself doing the "back + Z button" maneuver from RE4 when I want to turn around real fast.

You aren't alone. It would have been a nice addition to an already excellent control scheme.

Mashiro · « **Reply #1384 on:** September 10, 2007, 11:14:36 AM »

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Originally posted by: Chiller
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Originally posted by: KashogiStogi
You know what I just realized while playing through some more of this game?

I sometimes catch myself doing the "back + Z button" maneuver from RE4 when I want to turn around real fast.

You aren't alone. It would have been a nice addition to an already excellent control scheme.

Definitely not alone on this one.

It was one of the first things I did "on instinct" so to speak and it's probably the only control function I can think of that MP3 lacks.

Caliban · « **Reply #1385 on:** September 10, 2007, 11:26:44 AM »

Can anyone confirm that if you started playing in Normal, and that if you defeated more than 1000 enemies very early into the game, that when you have a boss battle it will be equivalent to the Veteran boss battles?

I've read some speculation on this, but I'm not about to prove it before I finish Normal.

And yes, I did defeat over 1000 enemies within the first 30 to 60 minutes of the game, if not before.

I want to know because some of you have been saying that the boss battles from MP3 in Veteran are just as hard as the Normal bosses from MP2, but until now I have had quite a few challenging battles in Normal that would be equal or even more difficult than the MP2 boss battles, case in point the battle with Grandayda where I had quite a rough time and died many times before I won and had my thumb and surrounding areas hurting from too much shooting, although the battle with Omega Ridley was freakin' easy.

UERD · « **Reply #1386 on:** September 10, 2007, 11:58:25 AM »

Is there a separate thread somewhere for exchanging friend vouchers? I got stuck at one part in one of those morph ball puzzles, where the little things latch on to you and make you levitate, and got at least one or two out of that alone...apparently they do count for kills.

stevey · « **Reply #1387 on:** September 10, 2007, 12:59:42 PM »

Well I finally got to the point in the game with the Metroid dread scan, and I don't know what to think of it. It sound serious but in a near by room there another scan that made me laugh (just cause it as if it was written by stabby in a mafia game) which make me think that the "Metroid dread" comment was a joke since retro not above that in the games

Also has any taken a look at Samus face when she at 50% corrupted, her face is all bloody on one side ='o what has retro done!

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1388 on:** September 10, 2007, 01:03:07 PM »

stevey, it's not "bloody"...That would be Phazon showing itself through her facial veins...

Mashiro · « **Reply #1389 on:** September 10, 2007, 01:12:09 PM »

Bill is correct. Wait till you get to 75%

Also, Nintendo has said in regards to the whole metroid dread scan, that a 2D metroid is not currently in the works. However, that doesn't mean Dread isn't in the works but it made me sad that (at least right now) a 2D metroid isn't in the works.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1390 on:** September 10, 2007, 01:15:28 PM »

Ninty also denied the DS Lite's existence up to the day before it was revealed...

Lesson: Just because Ninty says something isn't true doesn't mean it isn't...

Mashiro · « **Reply #1391 on:** September 10, 2007, 01:54:17 PM »

STFU Bill you know NOTHING . . . NOTHINGGGGGGGGGG.

Caliban · « **Reply #1392 on:** September 10, 2007, 02:19:07 PM »

To those that have finished the game, when you start a new save do all of your energy tanks, ship missiles, missiles, scans, and upgrades transfer?

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1393 on:** September 10, 2007, 02:19:45 PM »

No, only your tokens and scans...

Caliban · « **Reply #1394 on:** September 10, 2007, 02:26:31 PM »

Awwwww, I was hoping I could get the remaining 4 missile expansions on my sencond playthrough, I've got all the energy tanks (14, right?), 230 missiles out of 250 (right?), I don't know how many ship-missile expansions there are or how many I have, I've got every single lore scanned...well I think I'm going to have to use one of those gamefaqs png maps to scout my missing missile expansions, I have no other choice damn it.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1395 on:** September 10, 2007, 02:57:18 PM »

You should have 255 missiles and 11 ship missiles by the end of the game...

Adrock · « **Reply #1396 on:** September 10, 2007, 03:00:59 PM »

Don't feel bad about missing things. I, for some strange reason, forgot to scan Meta Ridley and I scan EVERYTHING.

Yup, I did the "back+Z" from RE4 too............ up until like midway through Elysia.

JonLeung · « **Reply #1397 on:** September 10, 2007, 03:18:48 PM »

Okay, I'm a little late, but I finished the game yesterday with 100% but missing four scans. Stupid thing is, one of those four was Meta-Ridley, since the boss fight was so cool I reset the game to replay it but forgot to scan him again. >_<

Gotta unlock some stuff now. I have a bunch of Tokens, obviously, but not Green. Hmmm, can I really just start a game on a new slot, get the 1000 Kills in that bug room, give away a bunch of vouchers, and then delete that slot and start again to get another easy bunch of vouchers? And repeat? Of course, what I need is someone willing to trade back the same amount...

Anyway, anyone want to trade Friend Vouchers?

Smoke39 · « **Reply #1398 on:** September 11, 2007, 04:02:50 PM »

Caliban just reminded me that I've been meaning to ask: what the heck do ship missile expansions even do?

Mashiro · « **Reply #1399 on:** September 11, 2007, 04:04:52 PM »

If the answer spoils any action in the game remember to censor it!

(Though I am curious what they do . . .)

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Author Topic: Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized (Read 401730 times)