The Metroid Topic

[Skull_Kid]

Well... Since lately the number of Metroid Fans seems to have increased(even Smithereens is joining us muahahaha), I felt it was the right time to create this thread:)
Well...
There are lots of different opinions about the games, the storyline, etc...

I'll start with giving you all guys a metroid timeline(the official one)

-Metroid/Metroid Zero Mission(Metroid is no longer canon, being replaced by MZM)
-Metroid Prime/Metroid Prime Pinball(Prime pinball is not canon, but fits here)
-Metroid Prime Hunters(Think of it has Prime 1.5)
-Metroid Prime 2: (Dark) Echoes
-Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
-Metroid II: The Return of Samus
-Super Metroid
-Metroid Fusion


Sidenotes: The Metroid e-manga is been proved to be canon over the years, as it clarifies some points before Metroid/MZM.
Metroid Prime Hunters:First Hunt(Demo), is stated to be a holographical projector, much like a training room for Samus, so it doesn't get into the timeline, for it can fit anywhere

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I must say I really enjoyed Metroid Prime 3. I've never been a big fan of the series but that game was great!

[Onilink89]

Metroid prime 2 took me ages to beat, i needed a guide for that.
damn you boost ball guardian, i hate you!

I have replayed it twice, because if i replay it, its takes too many time to finish it -.-

Metroid prime 3 was fun. it has its good points and bad points.
but overall, i really enjoyed it.

Now to make my prime series complete (except the pinball and hunters)
Smitie is getting me Metroid Prime as a Christmas present, Hooray!!!
I was really looking for this game, but i could not find it.

So i´m looking foreward to play it.

[Smitie]

Even I joined the metroid fans? Who says i like metroid prime?! :p
I only played part of metroid prime and so far I like it (but it's a bit confusing sometimes)

And you only have to wait a couple of days oni :) I hope you enjoy the game.

[Skull_Kid]

If you think that Prime is confusing, Smithereens, you would hate Echoes xD... It is confusing, long, annoying, but is one of my top 3 Metroid Games:D

[chrisbg99]

I was a bit late to get on the Metroid fanwagon but since Metroid Prime, I've really caught up with the franchise and consider it one of my favorites.

[Skull_Kid]

I started metroid when I was 5 years or so, my mum bought me metroid II: The Return of Samus(the game was released in 1991,smae year as ALttP, but I was a wee baby,back then), so, I started it on february of 1994... Later that year Super Metroid was released and my cousin got it, after that, we spent years beating the games over and over and over, when Fusion and Prime got out, I was so metroid starved that I bought them both... Now metroid prime is my favorite, folowed by super metroid and metroid prime 2 echoes

[uniqc]

Hi skull_kid, like ur title, I am a metroid fan too, got stuck and haven't picked it back up yet. More about that later, can you answer a question or two about Windwaker?

[kpllk]

I just got the first Metriod game for GBA a few months ago. I got it used at Game Stop. It is very hard. I don't know what the goal of it is. I don't know if there are special missions or something. I also have had Prime 2 Echoes for GC for a few years now. I can't get passed the 2nd level. It is very confusing. I don't even know where to go.

[Skull_Kid]

That's because you don't pay attention to details, KPllk, even though echoes is the more confusing of the three prime games.. Wich GBA Metroid did you get?Fusion or Zero Mission?it's hard to get lost/not know what to do in Fusion, with adam always babbling

[Hylian Hobbit]

damn you boost ball guardian, i hate you!
Amen to that brudda.:D

So far I've only played and beaten Metroid Prime 1 and 2. I loved both of them and I'm hoping to get Prime 3 and Prime Hunters as soon as I can. I'm also interested in playing some of the GBA games after I finish those MP 3 and MPH.

[No_Comment]

Well I have only played (and beaten) Metroid II and Fusion... THE MOST LINEAR GAMES IN THE SERIES!!! Or so I heard. I likd both of them, I started to play Fusion again, but I didn´t complete it. I´m thinking of playing Metroid II again.

Anyway, great games.

[Skull_Kid]

@ Hylian Hobbit- you are gonna be disapointed by hunters...

@ No comment- Yet, Fusion is the second best 2-D Metroid Title, and it is awesome, way better than Fusion

[Onilink89]

ok i'm hearing a lot of negative reactions of hunters.

i want to buy this game but after these bad comments about it, i'm not so sure.

tell me whats so bad about hunters?
gamplay? quality? diffuculty?

[Hylian Hobbit]

I just got a Wii and Metroid Prime 3, and I'm lovin' the game so far.

And I don't think I'll be dissapointed Skull Kid. I'm not expecting anything totally amazing, I'm just looking for another DS game. Preferably one where you shoot things. So I think I'll be quite happy with Hunters.

[zeypherlink]

I just got the first Metriod game for GBA a few months ago. I got it used at Game Stop. It is very hard. I don't know what the goal of it is. I don't know if there are special missions or something. I also have had Prime 2 Echoes for GC for a few years now. I can't get passed the 2nd level. It is very confusing. I don't even know where to go.
That's probably because you, uh, suck.

Mt favorite Metroid game is Super Metroid, followed closely by Metroid Prime. The only one I haven't played/beaten is Metroid 2.

[Onilink89]

well its almost time to get my christmas present from smite :D
finnaly i will be able to play metroid prime (first one)

and then i would have a complete set of the prime series (except pinball and hunters)

i'm also planning to buy hunters, as i said before, after all these negative reactions, i want to know what the issue about hunters is, so please give me a awnser. one other thing i'm worried about is the gameplay and diffculty. is the game hard? and is the gameplay easy to handle with the stylus? and what about the lenght of the game, is it long like mp1 and mp2?

anyway putting aside the games itself, what i'm really interested in are the storylines and details (yay for the logbook lore's and scan visor). Like in the zelda games, there are really much details in the game. and like zelda, is has a lot of adventure and puzzle elements only then sci-fi and first person. thats why i liked the prime series.
for example:
- how dark samus was born
- what the galactic federations and space pirates want to accomplish with experiments.
- the chozo and other races. (what happend to the chozo anyway?)
- and one of my fave, the technoligy and mechanics.

there are many questions that i don 't know the awners of.

so in other words, would it be not better to discuss about these kinda things?

[Skull_Kid]

well its almost time to get my christmas present from smite :D
finnaly i will be able to play metroid prime (first one)

and then i would have a complete set of the prime series (except pinball and hunters)

i'm also planning to buy hunters, as i said before, after all these negative reactions, i want to know what the issue about hunters is, so please give me a awnser. one other thing i'm worried about is the gameplay and diffculty. is the game hard? and is the gameplay easy to handle with the stylus? and what about the lenght of the game, is it long like mp1 and mp2?

anyway putting aside the games itself, what i'm really interested in are the storylines and details (yay for the logbook lore's and scan visor). Like in the zelda games, there are really much details in the game. and like zelda, is has a lot of adventure and puzzle elements only then sci-fi and first person. thats why i liked the prime series.
for example:
- how dark samus was born
- what the galactic federations and space pirates want to accomplish with experiments.
- the chozo and other races. (what happend to the chozo anyway?)
- and one of my fave, the technoligy and mechanics.

there are many questions that i don 't know the awners of.

so in other words, would it be not better to discuss about these kinda things?



- how dark samus was born: You'll understand in the ending of Metroid Prime 1, specially if you beat it with 100% items/lore
- what the galactic federations and space pirates want to accomplish with experiments.: better weaponry, more possibilities to take over the galaxy/defend the galaxy
- the chozo and other races. (what happend to the chozo anyway?): in the NTSC version of MP it is stated that they spiritually ascended... In the Pal Version(wich is the Canonical one, it is not quite understandable if they went somewherer else or where completely eradicated)


Hunters have some bad controls, it has a poor storyline, the log book is crappy... etc... but anyways, even being the worst metroid, is one of the best NDS games around

[Kybyrian]

Don't yell at me, but I think that Metroid Prime 3 is the best Metroid game.

I've played quite a few other Metroid games and could never get into any of them, but Metroid Prime 3 stole my heart.

It's a good series, nonetheless.

[Onilink89]

- how dark samus was born: You'll understand in the ending of Metroid Prime 1, specially if you beat it with 100% items/lore
- what the galactic federations and space pirates want to accomplish with experiments.: better weaponry, more possibilities to take over the galaxy/defend the galaxy
- the chozo and other races. (what happend to the chozo anyway?): in the NTSC version of MP it is stated that they spiritually ascended... In the Pal Version(wich is the Canonical one, it is not quite understandable if they went somewherer else or where completely eradicated)


Hunters have some bad controls, it has a poor storyline, the log book is crappy... etc... but anyways, even being the worst metroid, is one of the best NDS games around

Lol, it seems i can ask you a lot of questions that you can awnser.

ok here is a couple more for u :D (maybe still more to come)
- Why is there Chozo technoligy on other planets?
- What is the Chozo? Spiritual/religious Beings? or just a superior race or something?
- Did the Chozo created Skytown in Mp3? (if so why is there a aurora unit there?)
- Did the Chozo made contact with the Luminoth in mp2?
- How was the Ing born in Aether?
- Was Aether also struck by the Levathian?
- I didn 't played Mp1 yet, but was Tallon IV also struck by the Levathian?
- Is the screw attack Chozo technoligy? i remember at mp2 i think... it was stated as unknown technoligy. If its not from the Chozo then was is it? Luminoth? Space Pirates? or maybe Galatic Fedration?

[blackice_cc]

Well, the Metroid series definitely sounds like something to look into. I haven't played any yet, but next time I see my friend I'll borrow MP1 (he never plays it) and I would like to buy Hunters sometime soon. I'll tell you guys what I think of them once I get the chance to play a little.

[Axle the Beast]

I've played many of the Metroid games and I'm a big fan of the series. In fact, Super Metroid was the very first video game I ever played.

My favorite games in the series are probably Super Metroid and Metroid Prime (I can't really say I like one over the other, as they're so different.) I didn't like Prime 2 nearly as much as the first. I haven't played Prime 3 yet.

I also haven't played Hunters, Pinball, Zero Mission, or the first Metroid yet. But they're all games I intend to play.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought the storyline of Metroid Fusion was really wonky.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I also haven't played Hunters, Pinball, Zero Mission, or the first Metroid yet. But they're all games I intend to play.

Zero Mission is one of the best Metroid games in my opinion.

[Skull_Kid]

Lol, it seems i can ask you a lot of questions that you can awnser.

ok here is a couple more for u :D (maybe still more to come)
- Why is there Chozo technoligy on other planets?-Because they used to trade in with other races, also, they knew of Samus being the "savior of ther universe" from their prophecies
- What is the Chozo? Spiritual/religious Beings? or just a superior race or something?I think that they are just superior
- Did the Chozo created Skytown in Mp3? (if so why is there a aurora unit there?)Yes, they did... well... probably because the Chozo and the GF are allies, and the GF implanted the AU there
- Did the Chozo made contact with the Luminoth in mp2?Not in MP2, but long before, i believe there's a log somewhere that stated that
- How was the Ing born in Aether?That is highly debatable, but the most common theory is that the leviathan that struck Aether had a Phaz-ing on it, and it was a diferent kind of Leviathan, so, it ripped a dimensional rift(remember that the leviathans on MP3 are upgraded with Space Pirate Technology)
- Was Aether also struck by the Levathian?Yes, it was, where'd you think all that Phazon came?
- I didn 't played Mp1 yet, but was Tallon IV also struck by the Levathian?Of course, that's why there's a place called Impact Crater:D
- Is the screw attack Chozo technoligy? i remember at mp2 i think... it was stated as unknown technoligy. If its not from the Chozo then was is it? Luminoth? Space Pirates? or maybe Galatic Fedration?I think it's Chozo, it is seen in MZM and M2 and SM in Chozo statues, so, it's probably Chozo

- Why is there Chozo technoligy on other planets?-Because they used to trade in with other races, also, they knew of Samus being the "savior of ther universe" from their prophecies
- What is the Chozo? Spiritual/religious Beings? or just a superior race or something?I think that they are just superior
- Did the Chozo created Skytown in Mp3? (if so why is there a aurora unit there?)Yes, they did... well... probably because the Chozo and the GF are allies, and the GF implanted the AU there
- Did the Chozo made contact with the Luminoth in mp2?Not in MP2, but long before, i believe there's a log somewhere that stated that
- How was the Ing born in Aether?That is highly debatable, but the most common theory is that the leviathan that struck Aether had a Phaz-ing on it, and it was a diferent kind of Leviathan, so, it ripped a dimensional rift(remember that the leviathans on MP3 are upgraded with Space Pirate Technology)
- Was Aether also struck by the Levathian?Yes, it was, where'd you think all that Phazon came?
- I didn 't played Mp1 yet, but was Tallon IV also struck by the Levathian?Of course, that's why there's a place called Impact Crater:D
- Is the screw attack Chozo technoligy? i remember at mp2 i think... it was stated as unknown technoligy. If its not from the Chozo then was is it? Luminoth? Space Pirates? or maybe Galatic Fedration?I think it's Chozo, it is seen in MZM and M2 and SM in Chozo statues, so, it's probably Chozo

[Axle the Beast]

Zero Mission is one of the best Metroid games in my opinion.
It looked like it was from all I've seen of it. I really want it.

[Onilink89]

It seems that people get the impression that i became a metroid obsessed person...
Well yeah i like the prime series and maybe i will plan to download super metroid from VC.
But Skull_Kid is the metroid dude on this forum :p

Anyway, I Finnaly got my awsome gift from smitie :D
(Thnx Smitie for Metroid Prime and the kittie card)

So far i like it, the only thing i have to get used to is the scanm visor. Its really different from mp2 and mp2. you have only a limited space on your visor and have to scan icons.
While in 2 and 3 your entire visor can scan the whole objects.

Anyway, i just got the Varia suit so off to play some more. Maybe i will replay mp2 again after i finished this.

[Smitie]

No problem Oni, but don't finish it too fast. It makes me look like a noob :p

I like metroid prime so far, but I can't play it for another week because my cube is not at home -.-

[Skull_Kid]

where are you now at the game,Oni?I'm doing a low % hard run and i'm gonna battle meta ridley with just one e-tank and 20 missiles.... plus the beams...i'm gonna plasma beam his draconic *** so much xD--'

[Onilink89]

Currently, i have obtained the gravity suit. lol i think i even passed smitie already.
I almost played it non-stop :xd:

By the way Skull_kid, how does the Tip system work?
You know when you get "Data Recieved". Does it come when you scanned certain information? or does it goes automaticly after some time when you didn 't progressed further in the game?

-.- and damn, chozo ghosts are annoying.

[Smitie]

gravity suit?....Chozo ghosts?.... Damn you passed me already. I have to wait till monday before I can play metroid prime again -.-.

[Skull_Kid]

Currently, i have obtained the gravity suit. lol i think i even passed smitie already.
I almost played it non-stop :xd:

By the way Skull_kid, how does the Tip system work?
You know when you get "Data Recieved". Does it come when you scanned certain information? or does it goes automaticly after some time when you didn 't progressed further in the game?

-.- and damn, chozo ghosts are annoying.

Chozo ghosts are pretty annoying... After you get the X-Ray visor they'll get pretty much easier, but still annoying... the Gravity suit is a bit funky.. so i assume that now you are going for the Phazon Mines, through the Wrecked Pirate Frigate, right?Smithereens got passed up

[Onilink89]

yeah, -.- really there where like 3 rooms that you had to use the ThermoVisor+Wavebeam combo. But before that, i was searching for some missile expensions and energy tanks.

Ow yeah and Ice beam Rules. Its really slow but its quite effective.

[Skull_Kid]

If you like the Ice beam, you'll love the plasma beam... Charged Plasma beam shot = pile of cinders... except for a few enemies wich are resistent to it, it's also the best shot to aim at Meta Ridley's Mouth

[Onilink89]

Yes i got the plasma beam, i just beat the omega pirate (super missles FTW)
Still i had some trouble with it but i beat it on my first try.

Now i got awsome sweetness phazon suit. :D

[Skull_Kid]

The Phazon suit is complete uber lushiness xD
You could kick all his plates by laying a power bomb between his legs...it's way easier... the Omega Pirate is a wimp!Now, go fetch the remaining artifacts and prepare for the fight with Meta Ridley xD

[Onilink89]

The Phazon suit is complete uber lushiness xD
You could kick all his plates by laying a power bomb between his legs...it's way easier... the Omega Pirate is a wimp!Now, go fetch the remaining artifacts and prepare for the fight with Meta Ridley xD

Yes thats what i 'm doing right now, i also got the remaining other info about the artifacts as well. but even with a little information, its pretty hard to find them -.-
So yes its taking a little longer then i expected.

[Skull_Kid]

One of them, even though being easy with 100 % items, in a low run is almost impossible, the one in the Phazon mines, in a Phazon Pool that is located in a morphball tunnel... I'm gonna get MP3 today, prbbly...

[Onilink89]

One of them, even though being easy with 100 % items, in a low run is almost impossible, the one in the Phazon mines, in a Phazon Pool that is located in a morphball tunnel... I'm gonna get MP3 today, prbbly...

yep already found that one. after defeating omega pirate i went back to those phazon fields before i proceeded further. because its quite obvious thats something hidden in the phazon :). i found a missle expension and also luckly found the artifact.

Good thing i did that, because i didn 't wanted to make a trip to those annoying phazon fields filled with metroids again. i especialy hate those fission metroids.

[Smitie]

After two weeks of waiting, i can finally play metroid prime again. I have the ice-beam now and I hope I can find out what to do next.

[Skull_Kid]

Smittie has been passed up... Well... Oni, Fission metroids can all be blown by a single power bomb... keep that in mind once you have to go up the Impact crater

[Onilink89]

Smittie has been passed up... Well... Oni, Fission metroids can all be blown by a single power bomb... keep that in mind once you have to go up the Impact crater

Well also before searching the artifacts, i'm also looking for the secondary weapons.
I already got wavebuster and ice spreader. Just one more to go.
also got a lot of missle expensions, :D i can carry over the 200.
its a good thing that i took time to search for upgrade instead of focusing to progress further in the game. Super missles are realy hand and also good with those secondary weapons.

speaking about missles. i discovered something interesting. i don 't know if its a glitch or a trick, but in this game you can rapidly shoot missles.

1. shoot missle
2. press A to revert it back to the arm cannon mode
3. and shoot again (repeating)

And yeah i also discovered that they are instantly killed with a power bomb. but i gotta pay attention to my ammo. i already got one power bomb upgrade.

[Skull_Kid]

That has been known for a long time, but it's awesome to see that you've found it yourself:)... the best beam combo is definetely Ice Spreader wich is the only one wich is handy agains metroid prime's first form...The wave buster isn't that good, and the Flamethewer is a close combat weapon, and you don't wanna go on a close battle with MP

[Onilink89]

Yes lets bump this thread back alive instead of starting a seprate thread about it.
The subject: Metroid Another M.

Ninja gaiden and metroid huh? A cool and crazy idea.
Any expectations for this title?

When i saw the trailer, i was really hyped. not just shooting but more action.
Samus making cool wresteling moves and then charge beam the enemy right in their faces.
Or like the old speed booster thats first in 3D metroid. Yes and the cutscenes where her visor glows like some kinda robot, awsome!

[Zeruda]

Samus is a fierce warrior from the future, and already the trailers shown at E3 seem to emphasize that. What's more is that it seems to be implementing the 3rd person fighting seen in Ninja Gaiden games, yet there also seem to be first person parts here and there. I'm wondering- have the two been combined? And, since we are given a 3rd person view, it enables combat. Yes, combat. Samus seems to be more physical than ever before, what with all the holding her enemy in a headlock and obliterating their skull with a shot from her arm cannon. In one part of the trailer, she whirled her enemy around in the air with her grappling hook! My jaw dropped when I saw all this.

[basement24]

I am very excited for Other M. I coudln't believe it when the trailer began at E3. I knew it must've been Metroid when they started it in space, then the "nameless" blonde at the window confirmed it. It just had to be (and it was!) Samus!

I was really impressed by the fighting style, expecially taking one creature down in a headlock and shooting it in the mouth. Leave it up to the Ninja Gaiden team to come up with this kind of crazy fighting style.

There wasn't too much exploring shown, but they say it will be a good balance of retro Metroid to fighting. I just hope that it doesn't loose it's creepy solo adventure feel, but if the fighting is as good as it looks, (along with those graphics!) I might be willing to look the other way on less exploring.

[Skull_Kid]

I am very excited for Other M. I coudln't believe it when the trailer began at E3. I knew it must've been Metroid when they started it in space, then the "nameless" blonde at the window confirmed it. It just had to be (and it was!) Samus!

I was really impressed by the fighting style, expecially taking one creature down in a headlock and shooting it in the mouth. Leave it up to the Ninja Gaiden team to come up with this kind of crazy fighting style.

There wasn't too much exploring shown, but they say it will be a good balance of retro Metroid to fighting. I just hope that it doesn't loose it's creepy solo adventure feel, but if the fighting is as good as it looks, (along with those graphics!) I might be willing to look the other way on less exploring.

I was very excited about this at the first, but then I started to realize a few things:

- The game IS gonna be very linear, maybe more than fusion(confirmed)
- All the rooms shown in the trailer are very empty and open spaced
- Most enemies are done with some tone of purple.

The guy in suit must probably be Adam Malkovich(if you don't know who he is, play Fusion)

[Onilink89]

I was very excited about this at the first, but then I started to realize a few things:

- The game IS gonna be very linear, maybe more than fusion(confirmed)
- All the rooms shown in the trailer are very empty and open spaced
- Most enemies are done with some tone of purple.

The guy in suit must probably be Adam Malkovich(if you don't know who he is, play Fusion)

yeah i read the interview ong IGN and 1up.
1up inteview was much better. According to the makers, that guy is not Adam but one of the soldiers of Adam. But Adam plays a role in the game and reveals its background.
Alaso, the girl in the end of the trailer whol looks like samus is not a clone or somthing but plays a very important role in the game.

But we will see how this game will turn out, because ninja gaiden and metroid games are like opposites of eachother. In metroid prime series you did your own pace and was not linear, you took your time scanning objects ect... While nanja gaiden was about action action and action. I really hope they will find a good balance in between.

[Skull_Kid]

The E-Manga of Metroid Zero Mission already revealed part of Adam's background, though it's canonity is debatable, most of it's happening are considered canon(space pirate raid on Samus's homeworld, K2L, Ridley killing her parents, she being raised by the Chozo, etc).

The Girl is intriguing.
But I like the idea of flashbacks(the scene fighting the Mechanical Mother Brain IS a flashback for these reasons:

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/183/otherm.jpg

See the metroid?

If you never played super metroid, or got to the end, go to youtube and see the last mother brain battle and you'll get it.



Important things:

-Game takes place between Super and Fusion (Metroid 3.5)
-Will reveal more of Samus' backstory as well as what happened between Super and Fusion.
-The black guy is NOT Houston, instead it's one of Adam's soldiers
-The woman at the end is NOT Samus, instead she's a character with a very, very important role.
-Gameplay progression will be like Fusion, in the sense that there is an overarching story, but the game with still retain nonlinearity in terms of achieving the story objectives.
-The difficulty will not be of Ninja Gaiden difficulty, they want it to be accessible to most people.
-There will be fast, action-packed sequences in the game and plenty of traditional Metroid explorational parts. They are trying to "marry" these two ideas together.
-They are not relying on the Prime games for backstory because they feel that those games are their own story. This is an R&D1 developed Metroid, and they are staying true to the R&D1 backstory.
-"Other M" has multiple meanings that will become evident as the story progresses.

There's also a release date rumoured due to a single detail in the "2010" screenie

here:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e144/Plasmfire/Other%20M/OtherMPossibleDate.png

there's the 2010 thingie, and then on top "3 25"

[basement24]

Great info round up, Skull Kid! I didn't catch that potential release date before, but 3 / 25 would be most welcome. It would make sense since Nintendo tries to have at least one big 1st quarter release. Plus it's a week before my birthday so that's a bonus! :)

I LOVED that flashback scene with Mother Brain and the baby Metroid. I love it as a cinematic, but I would love it even more if you got to replay it at the beginning of the game. That was probably the best all-time boss battle and ending I have played in a video game because it was such a surprise, and it was very story-driven for its day.

Great, now I'm more pumped than I was when I logged in. Gotta try and get less Metroid excited and get back to work. :P

[El Bagu]

I must say that I´m quite curious about the new Metroid game. I absolutely love the 2 D Metroids but could unfortunately never fall in love with the Prime series. That´s why I hope the new direction could actually be towards something I will really enjoy, I´m hoping and praying ;)

[Skull_Kid]

Great info round up, Skull Kid! I didn't catch that potential release date before, but 3 / 25 would be most welcome. It would make sense since Nintendo tries to have at least one big 1st quarter release. Plus it's a week before my birthday so that's a bonus! :)

I LOVED that flashback scene with Mother Brain and the baby Metroid. I love it as a cinematic, but I would love it even more if you got to replay it at the beginning of the game. That was probably the best all-time boss battle and ending I have played in a video game because it was such a surprise, and it was very story-driven for its day.

Great, now I'm more pumped than I was when I logged in. Gotta try and get less Metroid excited and get back to work. :P

I don't know if you've ever played or heard about one of the best PSONE games ever: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Well... The game starts with a playable flashback in wich you get to fight the last boss of the previous game(Dracula).
Well... It would be an awesome way to start a game, with a battle as epic as the Mother Brain battle, plus, the fact that the new graphics are completely capable of making me salivate.
It would be better than cinemtatics showing what happened, imo

[basement24]

I've never played Symphony of the Night, but that sounds quite cool. I'm wondering if they almost might make the Mother Brain fight playable because it's been so long since Super Metroid came out. Although, the graphics shown in the trailer were definitely cinematics compared to the in-game stuff shown, so I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much. I still would love it if it was the case, as that fight was epic.

[Caleb, Of Asui]

I'm very excited for this new Metroid game. :) Progression like Metroid Fusion sounds pretty cool, and I like the idea of "Other M" having multiple meanings revealed throughout the game. I suppose the fact that it's "M" instead of a full word helps this out a bit. Could be "mission," "metroid," "molgera"(j/k)...

This kind of outshines the announcement of Metroid Prime Trilogy, since this is actually a new game. I'm still going to get Metroid Prime Trilogy, though. It comes out on August 24th this year, three days after my birthday. XP

I've played the entire Metroid series so far, having Zero Mission count for Metroid 1. I'll never beat the original version. I can't manage at all without being able to KNEEL, dang it! I know they don't have the uber-useful diagonal shots in Metroid II either, but at least that game lets you kneel. I'm pretty sure it lets you shoot downward form in the air, too... That can be useful, if it feels like it. :P

Edit: Oh, yeah, another thing about Other M, sort of replying to Basement's post: I remember reading something that considered the possibility of starting the game with the escape sequence at the end of Super Metroid, where Samus in the trailer says "Time to go.: I'll add that if it was a flashback, I wouldn't expect it to bee in full color. Maybe you DO fight Mother Brain, but that specific part of the fight is shown as a cinematic.

[Skull_Kid]

The fact that the Mother Brain image looks like a cinematic, and well, in part, it may be...
Since the image depicts the moment in wich the Infant Metroid appears, maybe it/he/she appears in a cutscene or so.
What I wonder the most is if the game will, in fact, have metroids.
For those who don't know, the Infant Metroid sacrificed itself to save Samus at the final showdown with Mother Brain, and, in Fusion, it is pretty much said fair and square that that was the last metroid in the Universe(untiln Samus discovers that the Galactic Federation was breeding Metroids on her back.
So, I don't think that'll see any metroids in it

[ace]

Metroid fusion is my favorit, but i'm looking forword to the metroid prime trilogy coming out this August.
:)

[basement24]

I'm very excited for the Metroid Prime Trilogy release in August as well. I haven't played Prime 2 or 3 yet. I was waiting for a better price on 3, and couldn't find a good copy of 2 in used stores yet. Once I found out they were doing New Play Control for 1 and 2, I decided to wait for 2, but I think this Trilogy version is a better buy. 3 stellar games for the price of one? What's the catch!

I was also very impressed to see it's not in a standard Wii case, but rather a tin with a slipcase to make it look like a regular Wii box. Also a mini booklet with artwork will be included, which is fantastic! I would love more behind the scenes releases like this in true book form.

Even if I owned all 3 Primes before, I think I would still buy this just to encourage more releases like this!

[Shnappy]

You know, I've never been a big fan of the 3D Metroid games, but Other M looks rather promising. (Oh, and the timeline on the first post, add it between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion) There are only 4 Metroid games I've beaten, Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Zero Mission, and Super Metroid. Metroid and Metroid Fusion are my two favorite. Metroid Fusion is usually something I use to pass time while in a long car trip, Over an 8-9 hour drive from Colorado to Utah I can beat it about 5 times. No matter how many times I play it, it never gets boring.

[Skull_Kid]

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes for the GCN is pretty rare cause it was released almost at the end of the GCN's lifetime, like the GCN version of TP(TP was in 2006, MP2 in late 2004).
Other M surely looks promising:P

[basement24]

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes for the GCN is pretty rare cause it was released almost at the end of the GCN's lifetime, like the GCN version of TP(TP was in 2006, MP2 in late 2004).
Other M surely looks promising:P

I've actually managed to find many used copies, moreso than Prime 1, but they are also abused copies. I'm a person who takes really good care of their games (maybe obsessively good care...) so the idea of buying a scratched disc or even a case that's very beat up isn't appealing to me.

At any rate, I'm giving up the search for a good copy with the Trilogy release now. Although I love to have more physical games on my shelf...

[Caleb, Of Asui]

Metroid Fusion is usually something I use to pass time while in a long car trip, Over an 8-9 hour drive from Colorado to Utah I can beat it about 5 times.
Really? The last time we were in a car for a long time, you were playing A Link to the Past. You haven't played Metroid Fusion in a while (and I should know, since you have to borrow my copy).

I bought both Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 with my own money back in June or July of LAST year, so I definitely didn't see Metroid Prime Trilogy coming. I imagined they'd eventually make individual remakes of the first two, but I never expected a compilation of the entire sub-series.

Here's a not I'd like to make about Metroid: Other M. In the special 100% ending for Metroid Prime 3, [SPOILER!!] we see another ship following Samus's. There was similar foreshadowing in the 100% ending of the first two Prime games. They both have to do with the main villain, so it's possilbe (not sure how likely) that it's the same case here. People have theorized that the ship is Sylux's (from Metroid Prime Hunters) because it has a similar design. So, if it turns out that Sylux is or is associated with the main threat in Metroid: Other M, it might end up giving Metroid Prime Hunters a bigger role in the overall plot. (Already, it's pretty minor. It has nothing to do with Metroids or even Metroid Prime.)

[Skull_Kid]

Really? The last time we were in a car for a long time, you were playing A Link to the Past. You haven't played Metroid Fusion in a while (and I should know, since you have to borrow my copy).

I bought both Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 with my own money back in June or July of LAST year, so I definitely didn't see Metroid Prime Trilogy coming. I imagined they'd eventually make individual remakes of the first two, but I never expected a compilation of the entire sub-series.

Here's a not I'd like to make about Metroid: Other M. In the special 100% ending for Metroid Prime 3, [SPOILER!!] we see another ship following Samus's. There was similar foreshadowing in the 100% ending of the first two Prime games. They both have to do with the main villain, so it's possilbe (not sure how likely) that it's the same case here. People have theorized that the ship is Sylux's (from Metroid Prime Hunters) because it has a similar design. So, if it turns out that Sylux is or is associated with the main threat in Metroid: Other M, it might end up giving Metroid Prime Hunters a bigger role in the overall plot. (Already, it's pretty minor. It has nothing to do with Metroids or even Metroid Prime.)

Let's not start with speculations, and, most likely, there will be no unveiling in who he is(I highly doubt that he is Sylux).
After the events of MP3C, are the events of MII: RoS, and I don't think that in Other M, they'll add anything to the story of MII

[Onilink89]

Let's not start with speculations, and, most likely, there will be no unveiling in who he is(I highly doubt that he is Sylux).
After the events of MP3C, are the events of MII: RoS, and I don't think that in Other M, they'll add anything to the story of MII

agreed, yes maybe its sylux its ship but don't forget that hunters is also in the "prime" series. Other M is not in the prime series at all. So even if that is sylux its ship, i don't think it has nothing to do with Other M simply due the fact that sylux was introduced in the prime series.

Anyway, finally i have finished metroid prime. Awsome game. Altough the battles where easier then MP2, because of the wide world it had a different diffuculty factor.
In MP3 you had a overworld and simply a mission in 3 areas to recover the energy cores. In MP it was kinda mixed.

After that i decided to replay MP2. And i still hate the stupid boost ball guardian!
Also finished replaying that. But this time i payed much more attentions to the lore's to fully understand the history of the storyline which i didn 't when i played it for the first time.

Maybe later i will also replay MP3.

[Skull_Kid]

I am glad you liked MP1, Oni.

I recently replayed both MP1 and MP2 on hard mode, and I am currently replaying MP3, just killed Ghor.
I am mostly playing it because I want to rebattle Gandrayda and Omega Ridley.

[Dungeon killer]

Are you insulting metroid fans?! I am a metroid/zelda fan>:(

[Skull_Kid]

Why should I be insulting metroid fans?I am a metroid fan myself

[Dungeon killer]

I've beat every single metroid game to date!:cool:

Sorry I'm just easy to upset that's all I didn't mean to insult you.-.-

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

So is it neccessary to play every single game in chronological order so you can fully understand the plot? I've only completely played through one game (MP3), and I've somewhat played through Zero Mission. Zero Mission wasn't all that deep with story from what little time I spent playing it, but Prime 3 seemed to be pretty complicated. With the trailer of Other M looking so good, I thought it was about time I started playing ALL of the Metroid games, and I want to be sure I can understand it all.

[basement24]

So is it neccessary to play every single game in chronological order so you can fully understand the plot?

I don't think it's absolutely necessary, but it does help. There's titles that link to the others, but they tend to give you all the back story you need to get what's currently going on. I think the most intertwined titles I played in the series are Metroid II to Super Metroid. There's more of an impact to the ending of Super Metroid if you played Metroid II first hand. This is just my opinion though, others might say the flashback's enough.

I can't really say for the Prime series, since I've only played the first one.

Overall, the series really isn't heavy on story. There's a bit here and there, but I've never felt during acutla gameplay that there was much narrative. I think if you have the opportunity to play the games in order (either timeline, or release wise), you should, but it's no great loss if you don't / can't.

Other M seems like it might be the most story-heavy Metroid to date, but then, there's flashbacks in the trailer as well. I'm sure they will put all the appropriate material you need to know what's going on though.

[Skull_Kid]

I don't think it's absolutely necessary, but it does help. There's titles that link to the others, but they tend to give you all the back story you need to get what's currently going on. I think the most intertwined titles I played in the series are Metroid II to Super Metroid. There's more of an impact to the ending of Super Metroid if you played Metroid II first hand. This is just my opinion though, others might say the flashback's enough.

I can't really say for the Prime series, since I've only played the first one.

Overall, the series really isn't heavy on story. There's a bit here and there, but I've never felt during acutla gameplay that there was much narrative. I think if you have the opportunity to play the games in order (either timeline, or release wise), you should, but it's no great loss if you don't / can't.

Other M seems like it might be the most story-heavy Metroid to date, but then, there's flashbacks in the trailer as well. I'm sure they will put all the appropriate material you need to know what's going on though.

It helps quite alot... but you can completely ignore the prime series, specially Hunters, considering that they are kinda like side stories.
The only thing that they give is a bit more insight about the Chozo, and the reason why the Galactic Federation wanted to exterminate all Metroids from the face of the universe.
Other M will end up being like Metal Gear Solid in the fact that it will have tons of cutscenes, probably.
I don't mind it, cause I love cutscenes, btu I know a few people that'll not like it if it turns out that way

[Evenstevenp]

Super Metroid is my favorite in the Metroid series, and one of my favoite games of all time. Super Metroid was, and still is, a masterpiece.

[Skull_Kid]

Super Metroid is my favorite in the Metroid series, and one of my favoite games of all time. Super Metroid was, and still is, a masterpiece.

That's true, it is one of the best, and was the second metroid that I played(the first one was Metroid II: return of samus), but I prefer the 3-D ones.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

That's true, it is one of the best, and was the second metroid that I played(the first one was Metroid II: return of samus), but I prefer the 3-D ones.

I think that's why I'm playing the 2D titles first. Super Metroid is the first I've ever played, and I thought it was pure gold. I loved it more than ALttP actually. Metroid 2: The Return of Samus was my second one to complete, and while not as good as Super Metroid (Which is understandable. I mean come on, it was an original Game Boy game.), I still think it was one of the greatest games of its era. I'm currently working on Zero Mission and Fusion, both have been pretty good so far. You'll notice all of those titles are 2D, and it goes back to what I was saying. I didn't want to play the 3D FPS Metroids until I had experienced the series' roots of platforming. I may very love the Prime titles better, but I didn't want to set myself up for disappointment be playing them first and then later disliking the original games. By the time I finish Fusion and Zero Mission completely, that Prime Trilogy should be out, and I'll give those awesome looking games a try then.

[basement24]

I still think it was one of the greatest games of its era.

Very true. It's often the black sheep of the series because it's more linear, but it's still an outstanding title. It's definitely my most played Metroid game, keeping my company many hours on the school bus back when it was released. I always tried to get better and better times, until I got the best ending (which I did!)

I loved the atmosphere of the game, since the close-quarters in the small screen made it a bit more nerve-wracking than other Metroid titles. I really wish they'd bring back the levels of evolution of the Metroids. Those were a great addition. I'll never forget the first time seeing one version of a Metroid waiting to fight, only to find out it was a ruse and they'd morph. Great stuff through and through.

[Niko Bellic 817]

I already own MP3 and MPH. Both games have interesting puzzle-solving. The multiplayer in Hunters was great for the D.S. considering the amount of gamemodes and the included voice chat feature. One of my favorite boss battles is the fight against Meta Ridley. On top of that, I like games with a sci-fi type of feel to them. I do find the games to become tedious sometimes. I'm planning to get Metroid: Other M because of its awesome cinematics :) as well as the Prime Triliogy for the Wii. I've seen that the reviews for Prime 1 are equal to reviews for the Halo series. Even though game has aged, I'm still excited about playing it. I also want to play Prime 2 Echoes multiplayer even though it isn't online. :(

[Skull_Kid]

I already own MP3 and MPH. Both games have interesting puzzle-solving. The multiplayer in Hunters was great for the D.S. considering the amount of gamemodes and the included voice chat feature. One of my favorite boss battles is the fight against Meta Ridley. On top of that, I like games with a sci-fi type of feel to them. I do find the games to become tedious sometimes. I'm planning to get Metroid: Other M because of its awesome cinematics :) as well as the Prime Triliogy for the Wii. I've seen that the reviews for Prime 1 are equal to reviews for the Halo series. Even though game has aged, I'm still excited about playing it. I also want to play Prime 2 Echoes multiplayer even though it isn't online. :(


Puzzle Solving on Hunters?Where?
The game was too bland... I've beaten it twice and never will do ti again.
MP1's Meta Ridley battle is much better than MP3's meta and omega ridley battles, even though MP3's Meta Ridley packs quite a sence of adrenaline.
My favorite boss of MP3 is, without any doubt, Gandrayda, the only significantly hard boss of the game, due to her *****y speed and agility

[octorok74]

I have to say that the metroid games are awesome. The fun and confusing and discouraging, but they are incredible.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I've now played every Metroid game except Prime 1 and 2 (and the original NES version, but Zero Mission takes the place of that one right?). The trilogy comes out this Monday, and saying I'm excited about it is an understatement. I've heard nothing but good about these two games, and many say they were better than Prime 3, which I enjoyed thoroughly. Really looking forward to it.

[Evenstevenp]

Hey, guys, just wondering: Did MP Trilogy come out yet?

[basement24]

Hey, guys, just wondering: Did MP Trilogy come out yet?

It comes out on the 24th (Monday) and it's getting excellent reviews already from game reviewers. Although really, is that a surprise? Take 3 top-notch titles and pack them together for the price of one? It's a no-brainer! I can't wait to pick this one up. I've never played 2 or 3, and never beat 1 either. I'm really excited to get this series going again.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

It comes out on the 24th (Monday) and it's getting excellent reviews already from game reviewers. Although really, is that a surprise? Take 3 top-notch titles and pack them together for the price of one? It's a no-brainer! I can't wait to pick this one up. I've never played 2 or 3, and never beat 1 either. I'm really excited to get this series going again.

No kidding. Add in faster loading times, doors opening right when you shoot them, slightly improved graphics, a fifty dollar price tag, and Wii controls for all, and you have a guaranteed success. Even if I did own Prime 1 and 2 on the Game Cube, I would still buy this. This will definitely keep me busy until the awesome looking Other M is released.

[ChargewithSword]

I'm waiting for the prime trilogy too. It sounds like an excellent thing to own, since MP1 was incredible, to have Wii controls for it is a wonderful thing. MP2 was ok, but it was still a good game. Adding Wii controls with good care and a loving touch is something these games need. Retro treats all of it's Metroid titles with care, considering they are the only 3 notable games they released beyond the N64 era.

Oh and here's the definite Metroid Timeline if anyone is wondering:

Zero Mission -> MP1 -> MPH-> MP2 -> MP3 -> Metroid 2 -> Super Metroid -> Fusion

[Evenstevenp]

Do you guys think it's worth getting MP Trilogy if I already have Prime 3?

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Do you guys think it's worth getting MP Trilogy if I already have Prime 3?

For me, I would definitely think it was worth it. But that's just me. Have you played Prime 1 and 2 before? If you haven't, this a must in your collection of Wii games. If you have, it still might be worth it for all the new features. Prime 3 won't be any different I would guess, but the trilogy is mainly just about the first two being improved anyway.

[Evenstevenp]

No, i've never played Prime 1 or 2. Well, I have played a bit of 2's multiplayer at a friend's house, which I thought was quite fun. But that's about it.

Maybe i'll just end up selling 3 after getting MP Trilogy, I dunno.

[basement24]

I'd definitely say it's worth it, even if you don't sell MP3 later (which might be hard to do once Trilogy's released...) You're still getting two of the top GC games on one disc for $50, but with Wii Controls, Widescreen support, improved graphics, fixed glitches, and tweaked difficulty. That's mighty impressive. If you liked MP3, then people always say MP1 is the best of the three games, so I wouldn't think you'd be disappointed.

[Zarom]

I've only play two Metroid games in my life: Metroid Zero Mission & Metroid Prime, but I have to say I really enjoyed them and after Zelda :) (and maybe Mario or/and Donkey Kong) it surely comes second in my favorite video games. I like them! They are awesome games! I'm a fan and I'm planning to get other Metroid Games when I can.

Actually, I have Metroid Prime on the GC and I've beat it two (or three?) times. :D

[Evenstevenp]

Bump, I just bought it. I haven't started playing yet, the fancy DVD-style case is keeping me interested enough while I finish my milkshake. :)

[basement24]

I bought it as well, but it's not easy to find. I had to ask an employee of Best Buy to actually find it for me, and it was still in a box in the warehouse. I haven't seen it on display at Wal-Mart or HMV or other Best Buys either. Kind of odd...

I haven't played it yet, sicne I bought a PS3 Slim and Arkham Asylum at the same time. I think I might actually save Metroid for the dark days of winter ahead... That's when I often played Metroid titles in the past, so it seems right to do it again this time.

As for the Steelbook case, it's nifty, but it seems like repeat openings will wear down the joints. I never bought Steelbook DVDs, so I don't know what their life expectancy is, but I think I'm going to move the disc to a standard white DVD case with a custom label during play. I bought a number of them off eBay awhile back for sames that didn't come with cases like WiiSports and Link's Crossbow Training. I just wouldnt' want to have the pretty Metroid case all banged up just because I wanted to play the game... :P

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I bought it first thing last Tuesday, and I love it. While I don't think Prime is better than Prime 3 so far, I'm really enjoying playing the Prime 2 multiplayer with my brothers. One thing I don't like about it is that you have to buy so many things, and those tokens are actually kind of hard to get.

[Juxtor]

As much as the younger generation are loving the Prime Series. The best Metroid game for me and MANY other people i have spoken to is Super Metroid on SNES....
just playing through that game again recently just brought a massive nostalgic feel which only a few games can do.........LoZ & ALTTP of course among others...haha

[Niko Bellic 817]

I got the trilogy on Thursday along with the game guide. Even though I already own Corruption, I got it and think it's awesome. Now I wish I never bought Corruption in the first place. :(

[Skull_Kid]

I am not getting the Trilogy, as I already own all the three games, and I prefer the GCN controllers.
Maybe eventually, but definitely, not now.

[Evenstevenp]

I got the trilogy on Thursday along with the game guide. Even though I already own Corruption, I got it and think it's awesome. Now I wish I never bought Corruption in the first place. :(That's the exact same thing that happened to me!:)

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

As much as the younger generation are loving the Prime Series. The best Metroid game for me and MANY other people i have spoken to is Super Metroid on SNES....
just playing through that game again recently just brought a massive nostalgic feel which only a few games can do.........LoZ & ALTTP of course among others...haha

Of course, Super Metroid deserves a huge amount of respect. I found it to be much better and much more entertaining that ALttP. Super Metroid actually did establish a standard; a standard that wasn't met in the Prime series. This is the precise reason why I played Super Metroid and Metroid II before I played the Prime titles. I wanted to see the series' roots, and then compare it to the Prime titles. While ALttP did kind of establish a standard for the Zelda series, it's been surpassed many times by other titles in the same franchise, and doesn't seem as special today. Super Metroid avoids that entirely though.

[fredthehylian]

Metroid; epicness. It is the greatest sci fi story ever. The music is overtaking Geno's Maze song in my head. Other M is looking phenomenal. Prime series beats Halo out of existance in the competition. I think Super Metroid is the best. The ending always brings a tear outta my eye. The moonwalk makes me wonder because she didn't have a childhood and neither did MJ who made the moonwalk.

I hope Other M is as good as super metroid.

[Master Kokiri 9]

o.oo.oo.oo.oo.o I thought only zelda had a timeline! Well I do happen to have metroid prime (the first prime) and I think a demo disk of echoes came with it. Anywho I've had them for a really long time (practically since i got my gamecube) but I thought it was too hard and gave up on them. But recently I've tried to play them again and discovered that they were great and now I wish I had stuck to playing them.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I've finished the first Prime title. Amazing. While I didn't like it as much as Prime 3, this game was truly the only reason to buy a Game Cube back in the day. While other Nintendo top notch games were in their worst (Sunshine, Wind Waker) Metroid truly managed to stay in it's "Prime". The soundtrack was amazing, and all the extra artwork you can get in the Collector's Edition is amazing. The arm coming out of Metroid Prime's remains and Samus' face model would have to be my favorite of the galleries. Heck, you can even buy the Fushion Suit, which allows you to play all of Prime 1 while in the Fushion Suit.

Just got finished beating Dark Samus in Prime 2. Epicness right there. I'm not a huge fan of the two world system yet, but we'll see how that changes.

As long as Nintendo has Mario, Zelda, and Metroid, I'll never leave. Truly the best games ever.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Vergoagogo I'd just like to point out that the gamecube metroids were great but they weren't the only ones that were good/great. Yes Sunshine was a bit of a let down but ww was nowhere near a let down. It was better than many other zelda games and is probably the reason I'm even a zelda fan in the first place. But those are just opinions and really I'm not going to let this become a fight so just keep thinking what you think about ww, I'll keep thinking what I think about ww, and everyone is happy that way.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Vergoagogo I'd just like to point out that the gamecube metroids were great but they weren't the only ones that were good/great. Yes Sunshine was a bit of a let down but ww was nowhere near a let down. It was better than many other zelda games and is probably the reason I'm even a zelda fan in the first place. But those are just opinions and really I'm not going to let this become a fight so just keep thinking what you think about ww, I'll keep thinking what I think about ww, and everyone is happy that way.

You do understand that has nothing to do with this thread.......? Why even post this? Yeah, I strongly dislike WW, but it has nothing to do with this discussion...........

To be back on topic, the double world of Echoes just isn't clicking right now. It's kind of annoying more than anything, and after playing Prime one, the ammo limit is pretty.....weird.

[fredthehylian]

Hey does anyone here think the entire Prime trilogy is good? Because I'm thinking of picking up a copy of the compilation disc for the Wii and I'm entirely new to the Prime series.

[Skull_Kid]

You americans got lucky, the european Trilogy has a lot of stupid graphical/sound glitches-.-

[basement24]

Hey does anyone here think the entire Prime trilogy is good? Because I'm thinking of picking up a copy of the compilation disc for the Wii and I'm entirely new to the Prime series.

I think you only need to look back through this thread to see your answer. In short though, the series as a whole is an amazing gaming experience, and to get 3 top-level titles in one package for the price of one of those games is outstanding. The Trilogy set is roughly 80 hours of gaming, and at $50, that's almost unheard of levels of quantity and quality for less than $1 an hour.

If you're not into adventure / puzzle games (and I don't mean Tetris, but rather things like the block-pushing puzzles or "how to open that lcoked door" puzzles in Zelda) then you probably won't enjoy the game quite as much as most do. it does have a lot of shooter-type elements to it, but it's not 100% mindless shooting. It's an odd hybrid of shooter, puzzler, platformer that's rare to see.

Regardless, even if you only play through one of the 3 games, it's still well worth the $50 in my opinion.

[citanuzuki]

hmmm I'm in the middle of playing Metroid Prime Hunters, (my only prime game :( ) and i was thinking of getting the Metroid Prime Trilogy.But i don't have 50 so I would have to buy the GC versions of 1 and 2 and Corruption on the Wii.But my question is,is the prime trilogy any harder with wii controls?or should i stick with getting the GC versions for a better experience.So should i save for Wii versions or get the old ones?

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

hmmm I'm in the middle of playing Metroid Prime Hunters, (my only prime game :( ) and i was thinking of getting the Metroid Prime Trilogy.But i don't have 50 so I would have to buy the GC versions of 1 and 2 and Corruption on the Wii.But my question is,is the prime trilogy any harder with wii controls?or should i stick with getting the GC versions for a better experience.So should i save for Wii versions or get the old ones?

Almost every single review I've read said that the Wii controls fair better than the Game Cube. I also hear people complaining about how horrible the Game Cube's pad is for FPSs, and I understand that. How someone could prefer it to Wii controls, I've no idea, seeing as the Wii delivers that kind of feeling you get from old school arcade shooters, only with the insane depth of the Prime titles.

BIG REQUEST. For those of you who have the Trilogy, you probably know that there are plenty of cool unlockables. But, you need these "friend tokens" to get them, which can only be obtained by registering a friend code from another console and getting them to send you one of said tokens.

Anyone willing to give theirs?

[fredthehylian]

I think you only need to look back through this thread to see your answer. In short though, the series as a whole is an amazing gaming experience, and to get 3 top-level titles in one package for the price of one of those games is outstanding. The Trilogy set is roughly 80 hours of gaming, and at $50, that's almost unheard of levels of quantity and quality for less than $1 an hour.

If you're not into adventure / puzzle games (and I don't mean Tetris, but rather things like the block-pushing puzzles or "how to open that lcoked door" puzzles in Zelda) then you probably won't enjoy the game quite as much as most do. it does have a lot of shooter-type elements to it, but it's not 100% mindless shooting. It's an odd hybrid of shooter, puzzler, platformer that's rare to see.

Regardless, even if you only play through one of the 3 games, it's still well worth the $50 in my opinion.

I should really learn to get off my lazy bum and read one of these days.

Anyway, if you say it's 80 hours of gameplay for anyone else, then for me its...

frustration + 1 hour

abhorrent ignorance of obvious solutions to puzzles + 1

1-2 sections that take 2 months to get by + 3

haven't played games as difficult as Contra yet + 2

I get 87. Wooh.

So back on topic, I'm happy there's more third person gaming with the morph ball puzzles I heard so much about. Is the morph ball controlled easily or does it tend to roll away when idle?

Lastly, would you recommend the handhelds over the Prime series to a person who isn't very good at games?

EDIT: I just noticed something in the title of Other M. If you reverse the placemet of "Other" and "M" and take out a space, you get "Metroid MOther" and the abbreviation of the full title is MOM. Coincidence? I think not. This has to have something to do with the Metroid hatchling from "Metroid II" that mistook Samus for it's parent and was killed in Super Metroid. Also, am I the only one who pronounces Zebes, "Zay-base"?

[Gyorg Hater]

Super Metriod is defiantly my favorite. It's such a classic and a huge improvement from the first metriod

[Wolfang31]

Super Metroid isn't the title that made me like that series... Metroid Prime was my first and I consider the best Metroid. Overall, I like this series for the story. Most of the rest, I don't care. Once I get in the story, I'll sure like the rest of the game.

[Onilink89]

I'm bringing this old thread to life!

So, a while ago i bought Metroid Prime Trilogy aand recently beat every game again on this version.
I first had my doubts to buy the game, because i already own all 3 Prime games...but who cares. MP1 & 2 with motion controls and improved grapics is sweet.

Oh by the way, if anyone else owns the Trilogy version...I NEED FRIEND VOUCHERS! >.<

[LolGames4U]

I just got the 1st Metroid on VC but my mom thinks it's violent but it's not...I wanna play it!:kawaii:

[Godkarmachine]

The best metroid is definitely Super Metroid, I've replayed it like 300 times and I can't get enough of it, the music is AWESOME, graphics are great too and gameplay is perfect :D
Anyone liked Metroid: Other M? I think it was awesome, though critics and fans alike are very harsh on it :(

[Erebea]

I liked Metroid: Other M, but it was sooooo short. And it has glitches. In fact, while playing I got locked inside a room where I had to kill an enemy for the doors to unlock, but the enemy was stuck behind the door trying to move at me. After 30 minutes of moving, jumping around and shooting, he got through the door with another glitch (A good one) and I was relieved I could continue my game.

It was still quite a good game though.