Zero Punctuation: Metroid Other M

[Flamma Man]

I think Bob's point was that a lot of people might not be thinking of it as a "shitty personality" if they hadn't already been so determined to assign their own projected personality to her.

No, it isn't, it's a shit personality helped along with poor voice acting and bad writing.

Anyway you put it, it's not good.

No one want to listen to someone go on and on about Adam or the Metroid or what's CLEARLY going on despite her forced exposition of something we already clearly know.

Her personality was crap and forgettable.

Rule #1 of The Escapist: Anyone who likes anything I don't like is a fanboy.

No, really, just watch all his videos, he NEVER criticizes Nintendo and the Sony video just pushes it.

Hell he's joked about it once or twice.

 

[Flamma Man]

[double post]

 

[Wolfram23]

Well, Metroid just got pwnd. Looked like shit from all the previews I had seen. Yep, it is shit!

Although, I guess I wouldn't mind staring at Samus Aran's ass... oh, wait, it's on the Wii. Nevermind. Maybe they'll make a PS3 Move port so I can tell what's what

 

[CronoT]

You know, I was afraid that this was going to be another "The Wii is inferior and must be eradicated!" Video Games Eugenics hated-filled video from Yahtzee. But, I was impressed that the points that Yahtzee brought up were valid, and he didn't really stray too far from the point of reviewing the game, instead of continuing his personal crusade to eradicate the Wii.

Good show, Yahtzee; good show.

 

[Tharticus]

I was really hoping that the "Check out my screw attack" comment wasn't just a reference to Metroid. I was sincerely hoping there was something at screwattack. Sad day

There is. And it comes to us from none other than MovieBob.

I give you the Game OverThinker [http://gameoverthinker.blogspot.com/2010/09/episode-40-heavens-to-metroid.html].

Actually, I was disappointed by MovieBob's response to defend Other M. Pretty much the manga took the series into the opposite direction. Certainly can't argue against that.

 

[0986875533423]

But no Halo: Reach? Damn...

I don't think that's out in Australia yet.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

But I find myself kinda confused by all of the hatred. Maybe it's just me.

I was, too. But then I watched the cutscenes on YouTube. Pro tip: they are some of the worst I've ever seen.

OT: Yeah, I knew he wouldn't like it. I still would try it if I owned a Wii but I don't.

Not particularly surprising but nonetheless great review.

 

[Racthoh]

This sounds so much like so many other arguments against Other M I'm wondering if Yahtzee either got bored with the ZP enterprise now that his novel's out or has just been too busy to form salient points that he's cribbed notes from other sources. Not that I myself would ever do such a thing [http://gameoverthinker.blogspot.com/2010/09/episode-40-heavens-to-metroid.html].

I tuned out when he called it a first person shooter when Nintendo classified the game as a first person adventure. Personally I don't care too much about the orders being given for power ups to be unlocked as that's essentially what happens anyway in the other games when you just happen to find them along the way (if you're not trying to sequence break the game). What bothers me however is that people will defend it because it "makes more sense" than way, as he did in that video. I despise realism in my video games, or rather, despise it in science fiction/video games.

Great episode. Was hoping Yahtzee would rip apart the characterization as well. Also, the screw attack thing is a reference to the actual attack in the game by the very same name, just imagine it in a sexual tone.

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

I think Team Ninja should gets some props for that smooth-as-silk if repetetive and mostly unchanging 3rd person combat system. And I think the whole 'giving Samus a voice' thing was not Ninja's fault (I mean, since when did they feel like females in games needed personality?). Instead, the blame, I reckon, should fall sqaurely on the shoulders of the man who has been there since the beginning. He who oversaw every Metroid game oustide of the Primes.

Sakamoto.

It was he who expressed his aim to give Samus more personality, make the story more involved, and generally give the material for this week's ZP vid.

The game would have probably been better if Team Ninja were left to it, but the collaborative effort left the game seeming confused, as though it wants to be Metroid Gaiden between cutscenes and a boring space soap opera in the cutscenes.

 

[soultwister]

The ninja retards couldn't even give the game a proper title, WTF, Metroid came from NES to SNES, TRANSITIONED INTO 3D SO FLAWLESSLY, then Samus got humiliated by being played on the most anti-gamer system ever, and now this. FUCK ME.

BTW

Nintendo- making the same game over & over & over since 1985. The broken record of the gaming industry.

Send condolences to this guy's family, he just died to being-full-of-shit-itus.

 

[PureChaos]

i'm not going to watch it until i've played the game. knowing his reviews there will be spoilers but as i want to get Other M i don't want plot points given away

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

Holy shit no one has been put on probation for commenting before watching the video O_O i guess there is a first time for everything, don't give up Yahtzee you may come to like a game yet.

 

[littlerudi08107]

oh man, Movie Bob is not gonna like this. On his Game Overthinker blog he pretty much cummed buckets over this game.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Oh my. Could this be one of the few times where people don't comment before watching the video?

IT'S A MIRACLE!

EDIT: "And it's a lot smaller and more linear than, say, Metroid Fusion"

I see what you did there

I do not. I remember metroid fusion being a 2d sidescroller for the gba but I don't get the joke.

OT moreso: He didn't review reach so I can only imagine he was dumbstruck by how good it was. (in joke). I bet his review of reach will be something I don't agree with (I like reach) but still ind hilariuos

Metroid Fusion was, at least before Other M came out, the most linear Metroid game.

 

[Slaingod]

You know, I kind of thought this game might actually be good. Thank God for Yahtzee, he saved me $50 and hours of misery. I will miss all the butt shots though. I guess I'll need to hit a strip show on the way home. Excellent video as always, Yahtzee!!

 

[Mr. Shoggoth]

Oh my. Could this be one of the few times where people don't comment before watching the video?

IT'S A MIRACLE!

EDIT: "And it's a lot smaller and more linear than, say, Metroid Fusion"

I see what you did there

I do not. I remember metroid fusion being a 2d sidescroller for the gba but I don't get the joke.

OT moreso: He didn't review reach so I can only imagine he was dumbstruck by how good it was. (in joke). I bet his review of reach will be something I don't agree with (I like reach) but still ind hilariuos

Metroid Fusion was, at least before Other M came out, the most linear Metroid game.

The obvious difference here is that Fusion was loved by everyone.
But I doubt Yahtzee was going for a joke there. It's just a fact that Other M is the most linear entry in the series.

 

[Crazy_Bird]

So what will be the surprise episode on Friday? Any guesses? Any recent occasion for this treat?

 

[RejjeN]

I've been a Metroid fan for a long time and I didn't have any major issues with what they did to Samus in Other M... Sure the whole Ridley scene was a biiit overblown, but considering what he had done to her in the past I really don't think it's too out of place seeing as she wasn't expecting him to show up in the least.

I believe the thing with her suit falling off is a call-back to the official E-Manga where it was explained that her mental condition directly influenced the stability/functionality(?) of the suit, though I'd have to agree that might happen a little too often in Other M as well

Still, hardly as bad a game as many seem to believe in my opinion.

 

[Nurb]

Hahaha, no matter how much progress has been made, they still can't stop playing up "SHES A WO-MAN!".

I agree with yahtzee that she should be treated as any other warrior that happens to be a woman instead of having big read neon signs above her head "THIS IS A WOMAN WARRIOR! IS IT NOT AMAZING? A WOMAN OF ALL THINGS! LOOK AT HER LADY TROUBLES AS SHE ALSO TRIES TO BE A WARRIOR"

 

[kaijyuu]

Never try to give previously silent protagonists personalities. The whole point of a silent protagonist is to project your own personality onto the character... to let you decide who you're controlling is. Changing it is going to be jarring at best.