Topic: Metroid Other M

[Caterkiller]

I thought the voice acting was fine.

[Adrock]

Actually the pointing of the arm canon at the Metroid is more logical since she was told to destroy all the Metroids...

Well, I'll not get into the reasons why those sequences are different since you still keep glossing over what the game flat-out tells you, opting instead to tell us what your interpretation is. Rather, you said "You could argue Super Metroid, retconned Metroid 2" and my answer is I could and I did: Super Metroid retcons Metroid II. That's not debatable.

Let's also not forget in the opening sequence the hatchling is likened to a small child. Indicating...

Except that the Metroidhatchling is a small child seeing as it just hatched. You keep saying A indicates this or B suggests that while ignoring the fact that Samus tells you her motive.

Samus: I spared the Metroid so it could be studied.
Golden Phoenix: No, bitch, you didn't. I'll tell you what you did...

Anyway, I'm curious what Sakamoto would have said in 1994 as opposed to 2009.

[MegaByte]

It doesn't really say anything about this debate, but I recommend everybody check out this interview from back then.

[Chozo Ghost]

Everything else were hideous monsters, I'd blast them too and I'm not emotionless.

Just because they were hideous doesn't mean they didn't have feelings. Many of the creatures she blasted were just trying to mind their own business on the world in which they were native too. It would be like someone from space coming to earth and blasting all the rhinos and elephants and buffalos with energy weapons.  I mean sure, these animals are (potentially) dangerous if they feel threatened by you, but that doesn't mean you aren't a sociopath for blasting everything that moves... and that's exactly what Samus does.

How many of those creatures that she killed do you think were endangered? Some of them might even have been the very last of their species!

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Samus destroys planets and LIKES it.

Samus is emotional cuz I AM FULL OF EMOTION.

[TJ Spyke]

Everything else were hideous monsters, I'd blast them too and I'm not emotionless.

Just because they were hideous doesn't mean they didn't have feelings. Many of the creatures she blasted were just trying to mind their own business on the world in which they were native too. It would be like someone from space coming to earth and blasting all the rhinos and elephants and buffalos with energy weapons.  I mean sure, these animals are (potentially) dangerous if they feel threatened by you, but that doesn't mean you aren't a sociopath for blasting everything that moves... and that's exactly what Samus does.

How many of those creatures that she killed do you think were endangered? Some of them might even have been the very last of their species!

To be fair, I only shot creatures that tried to attack me, so it was self-defense. I never blasted creatures that were just standing there.

[Kairon]

Voice acting not....so...bad...GAH

[MegaByte]

Honestly, I think there's probably very little really good voice acting out there, so this isn't that bad relative to the norm.  I have to turn English voices off on nearly every anime I watch.

[TJ Spyke]

Honestly, I think there's probably very little really good voice acting out there, so this isn't that bad relative to the norm.  I have to turn English voices off on nearly every anime I watch.

Not sure what animes you watch, but most of the animes I have seen are much better with the English voices (take Dragon Ball for example. The Japanese voices are terrible, ESPECIALLY the one for Goku).

[Dirk Temporo]

Yeah. Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo were DEFINTELY better in English. Trigun was pretty good in English. Ghost in the Shell: SAC wasn't too bad, and 2nd Gig was actually pretty good.

[MegaByte]

I don't watch repetitive **** like Dragon Ball.  I do agree about Cowboy Bebop, and I'm working my way through some of those other ones you mentioned now.  But, I noticed most of the anime you mentioned are more male character-based, and I often find the English voices worse in shows with more female characters.

[Stogi]

Shin-chan has awesome english VA work

[Halbred]

FMA has great voice acting.

[broodwars]

Yeah. Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo were DEFINTELY better in English. Trigun was pretty good in English. Ghost in the Shell: SAC wasn't too bad, and 2nd Gig was actually pretty good.

FMA has great voice acting.

I concur with both you, especially FMA and Cowboy Bebop.  I'd also add Code Geass to the mix.  There's plenty of good English Voice Acting out there, though not as much these days with anime in the states declining as it is.

[Kytim89]

I am truly excited about this game. I have never really played a Metroid game, but this game seems like a good one to start out with for the first time.

[Dasmos]

I am truly excited about this game. I have never really played a Metroid game, but this game seems like a good one to start out with for the first time.

Really I don't see that in this at all. I see this one as a game for long time Metroid players. Go play the original Metroid or Super Metrois first.

[Kytim89]

I just download Super Metroid on virtual console and have been playing it. I just started but the game seems like it will be loads of fun, but I bet it will be challenging.

[Halbred]

DO NOT PLAY THE ORIGINAL METROID...unless you plan to hate the franchise. Super Metroid is what Metroid (NES) was supposed to be.

Super Metroid isn't terribly challenging, it's more of an exploratory game. If you can find it, Zero Mission (GBA) is an excellent follow-up and a good way to experience the original game in a good way. Once you're done with Super Metroid, I recommend Metroid Fusion.

[Kytim89]

DO NOT PLAY THE ORIGINAL METROID...unless you plan to hate the franchise. Super Metroid is what Metroid (NES) was supposed to be.

Super Metroid isn't terribly challenging, it's more of an exploratory game. If you can find it, Zero Mission (GBA) is an excellent follow-up and a good way to experience the original game in a good way. Once you're done with Super Metroid, I recommend Metroid Fusion.

Is Metroid Fusion rare? I do not have anything with a GBA slot because I got rid of my DS Lite.

[Dasmos]

DO NOT PLAY THE ORIGINAL METROID...unless you plan to hate the franchise. Super Metroid is what Metroid (NES) was supposed to be.

Super Metroid isn't terribly challenging, it's more of an exploratory game. If you can find it, Zero Mission (GBA) is an excellent follow-up and a good way to experience the original game in a good way. Once you're done with Super Metroid, I recommend Metroid Fusion.

Really? I still really like the original NES Metroid.

[BeautifulShy]

DO NOT PLAY THE ORIGINAL METROID...unless you plan to hate the franchise. Super Metroid is what Metroid (NES) was supposed to be.

Super Metroid isn't terribly challenging, it's more of an exploratory game. If you can find it, Zero Mission (GBA) is an excellent follow-up and a good way to experience the original game in a good way. Once you're done with Super Metroid, I recommend Metroid Fusion.

Is Metroid Fusion rare? I do not have anything with a GBA slot because I got rid of my DS Lite.

I would't say that Fusion is rare. If you want something to play all of the handheld titles get a GBA SP. You can play Metroid 2:Return of Samus,Fusion and Zero Mission.
GBASP can be pretty easy to find in Pawn shops or Retro gamestores.

Oh I played through Super Metroid for the first time since it came out about a week ago and my time was 6 hours and 3 mins with I think 98% of items. Beat it the other day with a time of 2 hours and 57 mins with 77% of items.
Oh Kytim you can change what buttons do what if you feel that the defaut controls aren't to your liking.

I used the GameCube Controller with Dash set to Y,Jump set to A, B for shot and item cancel to X. I kept the Aim up and down alone.
Hope you enjoy the game.

[Kytim89]

I am using an adapter to play the game with SNES controller. I am at the beggining of the game and I just recieved the morph ball and this eye keeps shining a light on me, but I can not figure out what to do next.

[BeautifulShy]

For now I will help you but for your next question please post in the VC Monday topic.
I will say try to find a way out of the area. You can use your Morph ball to roll up into a ball to get through small passages. You press down twice on the D pad to use the morph ball. Oh another thing that I like to do is try out different things with the controls when I first play a game. Get used to the controls.Also when you get a new item try and think where the item can be used.There tends to be lots of back tracking and using items you just recieved to get into new areas.

[Stratos]

Is it considered OK to start threads about specific VC games in the Nintendo Console Board? Or do you think a thread in the Gameplay Strategy Board would be best? Or would it depend on if you wanted to just talk about the game or if you were asking for specific game help? Because wouldn't talking about all of the different VC games in the VCM thread bog the thread down?

[BeautifulShy]

Probably would be best in the gameplay help section. I don't think we have any topics about VC games. Wiiware yes have some topics. We need a retro forum.

We should probably ask about it in that forum at the bottom of the forums.

Uh anyway I am kinda concerned about the controls for Other M but I think I need to play it first to get a feel for it.