Incorrect. Samus has been characterized and her past expounded upon in official comcis. This is not the first time she's been characterized, and Samus is NOT a Regular girl. She watched her entire family die when she was a child, she was raised by jedi-esque hyper advanced aliens, who were also later killed I believe. She joined the military, excelled, and left because she felt they didn't go far enough in protecting the far flung reaches and quit to become a bounty hunter and professional killer for hire. She had also faced and killed Ridely twice by the time of this game.GoldenShadow said:Samus has never been characterized like Ellen Ripley. Just so you know, Other M is the first time Samus has ever been characterized at all. This game shows us Samus is just a regular girl inside of her Chozo power suit.toothofymir said:Here's a quick rundown:
Samus before "Metroid: Other M" = Ellen Ripley. Badass
Samus according to "Metroid: Other M": Whiny, approx 13 year-old girl with massive emotional problems and insecurities. NOT COOL.
Oh yeah, and the control were terrible, the story was bad, and it's buggy like nothing else.
The main controls are actually really good, the main complaint is the missile aiming. Once you figure out you can still use the "1" button to fire your missiles instead of shifting your hand to the A button, it becomes more intuitive. You can even pre-charge super missiles.
A lot of people hate the characterization. I didn't. Go back to Gears of War.
I didn't have a single bug on my multiple playthroughs. There was one massive showstopper, which is avoidable with pre-knowledge of it. To say "it's buggy like nothing else" is to ignore Fallout New Vegas. Enough said.
Only insecure juveniles would see the Ridley scene and be embarrassed. Everyone has the wrong idea. It is about overcoming fears, not the fear itself. The Ridley fight would have just been another random nostalgic boss fight without the scene. *cue Phantoon, Nightmare, Metroid Queen*
A scene where she is struck by memories of her family? Great. Scene where she FREAKS THE FUCK OUT AND GETS ALL GIRLISH AND MEEK AROUND AN OLD COMMANDER? NO, EFF THAT. Samus and Adam's relationship was characterized GREAT in fusion (adam was said to be DEAD in that game by the way), where she mentioned Adam used to call her "lady", but he didnt mean it insultingly because he RESPECTED HER, and he was also the only one with the Balls to ever do it.
PS: Even one bug that can crash a whole game in a linear easily testable 8 hour game is inescusable.