Ok, maybe the story isn't good, the plot sucks, or the direction they went with Samus isn't great. That doesn't mean that it ruined Samus and the franchise forever. The girl who wrote the article, Morgan Webb as well, are just offended because Other M showed the sensitive and emotional side of Samus. I don't see a problem with it, but if you don't like it then just ignore it or don't play it.
Poll: Metroid: Other M killed Samus
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I find myself wondering whether all those people who like the way Samus was characterized in Other M have actually met a real woman.
Are you talking about Fusion or Other M?LordNue said:
You seam to be switching around.
its still not infinite health as it only works when your Dying, and you don't get that many Missiles anyway.
And in not of the Metroid Games will most normal attacks Kill You.
Outside of Bosses you will only take about 1/10 to 1/3 points of Damage.
And all the Charging is done Standing Still, and Dodging wile Charging will restart the charge sooo its a "Do it at your own Risk during fights" move.
But in other Metroids you just had to shoot everything to restore health, or do something that makes even more sense, visit Health Stations on Space Pirate Ships designed to Work for Samus and not the Space Pirates themselves.
Or its a game where the opinion varies from person to person.
The Camera works pretty well, and opening up to show the environment is awesome.
2.5d is interesting and with the way the Game flows it works pretty well.
That;s what id call a Evolution.
Other M was a step back in some ways but an improvement in others.
And it was made by Japanese Developers, what did you expect?
I knew it was gonna have more Anime style influences this time around and they don't bother me that much.
The story itself is great, the way it moves and the Voice Acting is whats bad.
Samus now has emotion that is clearly shown and not hinted at like in other games.
Sometimes it worked.
But i wont deny that the Monologue is bad.
And while the Cutscenes didn't match up with her Actions during the game, it didn't kill her.
And you talk as if this is the entire Future.
If Prime showed us Anything its that the Series will Grow and Change.
The next game could be a Strategy game for all we know.
don't go making assumptions about the Series just because one game didn't tickle your fancy.
This game was made to Make Samus's character Fleshed out, if someone liked it or not is up to them but whats done is done, now that its done it can move on to bigger and better things.
Bare in mind that that they gave Bayonetta a 4/5. And a man reviewed it and didn't say anything about the ..wellsargeant15 said:
Well I haven't played the game so I can't really say much, but my usual response to stuff like this is to quote Yahtzee from his Silent Hill: Homecoming review,
"Fans are clinging complaining dipshits who will never ever be grateful for any concessions you make, the moment you shut out their shrill tremulous voices the happier you'll be for it."
"Fans are clinging complaining dipshits who will never ever be grateful for any concessions you make, the moment you shut out their shrill tremulous voices the happier you'll be for it."
She said she hates taking orders but that it wasn't the first time she did so.NameIsRobertPaulson said:
She was a Member oft he Federation Military and as stated in an earlier post she is a Licensed Bounty Hunter and still bound by some laws.
And she still blows Adam off for the Good of everyone else.
First of all, this isn't the first time we had ever heard Samus speak her mind (well, audibly it is). She had monologues and a conversation in Metroid Fusion. It depicted her as a kind of stoic soldier on the outside, but having having real emotional connections under that surface. Not the kind that make her a pansy, but a real human. So something you may expect from a battle-hardened mercenary that has seen more than her fair share of struggle.
Other M just makes her into a the stereo-typical woman in any media; weak, scared, and her life revolves around men. And yet this is supposed to somehow be consistent with her running head on into dangerous places and fighting giant alien monsters. Makes no sense.
Other M just makes her into a the stereo-typical woman in any media; weak, scared, and her life revolves around men. And yet this is supposed to somehow be consistent with her running head on into dangerous places and fighting giant alien monsters. Makes no sense.
Way to comment on the topic without actually reading the article. It's about character consistency, not fandom. For instance, I personally don't care for ("don't care for" read as "despise) Halo, but even I would be saying "WTF" if they made a Halo game were Master Chief just started acting like a scared little ***** that couldn't go into battle without a hug and kiss from his mommy.canadamus_prime said:
She isn't Weak, just questioning her power and discovering some things bout it.Stevepinto3 said:
She gets Scared of a enemy that was Obliterated the last time she fought him, who suddenly appears on a Place no one would expect.
And she only feels major Emotional Attachment to one man.
Adam, her Father Figure and Former CO.
Let me highlight a few things to put this in context, the game was developed by Team Ninja who as we all know hate women (or at least women without self-aware boobs), secondly I think they totally disregarded every action she's taken in the history of the franchise, "Ridley killed her family" say one developer, "Let have her cry her eyes out when she fights him!" says another, "But hasn't she already fought him at least 5 times already, he should be on equal footing to the average space pirate by this point." say a third one, "nah that would go against her character, let have the big burly space commander save her from the mean old space dragon." say the first. The second thing they do is apparently make samus the most clueless female character ever, she's in a volcano and she taking damage, and she receive a message from her commander "Oh yeah samus I forgot to mention, you may have to go through the volcano when you get there, so feel free to turn on your heat-resistant suit so you don't die, kay bye."
i'd like to bring up the metroid manga up to make my point: the manga did a fine job of filling in the gap between her birth and right before the end of the first metroid. it gave her humanity, and she even had a ptsd outbreak when she met ridley after not seeing him after 20-odd years. the manga made her human, a nice, if slightly rebellious and loyal warrior with an interesting past, but could not star in a final fantasy game. (i haven't played other m, and probably never will, but i love the prime games)
I agree 100% with the article. She never needed some pathetic personality, she was already perfect a long with all the games up to Metroid Prime. She may have been silent but she was bad ass because of it, and then instead of some over done story with super cliche' and lame dialogue, they could just focus on making it a great game. I knew they would fuck it up by doing this.
Other M didn't kill Samus. Nothing could kill Samus except maybe the capsizing of Nintendo and subsequent poor marketing decisions by the vultures who inherit the corpse.
However, the game made Samus seem like a submissive with a dissociative disorder and a tendency for melodrama, as the article said. It was an interesting attempt to add dimension to the character aside from "shoot-kill," but it missed the mark.
However, the game made Samus seem like a submissive with a dissociative disorder and a tendency for melodrama, as the article said. It was an interesting attempt to add dimension to the character aside from "shoot-kill," but it missed the mark.
