rgrekejin said:
Samtemdo8 said:
"First the sequels (to Metroid Prime) were kinda shit (refers to Metroid Prime 2 as an example)"
DAMN IT YATZHEE!!!
Metroid Prime 2 is the strongest and only good one of the Prime Sequals!!!
You should have used Prime 3 or Hunters. Don't bring down Prime 2 as shit.
Eh, I dunno, I kind of have to agree with his assessment. I loved Metroid Prime to death, but I couldn't even make myself finish Metroid Prime 2. Hunters was actually pretty good, once you got past the absolutely terrible control scheme. Seriously, what was it with Nintendo and making DS titles that you need three hands to play? Starfox Command was a pretty good game (and one of the few Starfox games with an actual unique story) crippled by similarly poor controls.
The thing about Prime 2 is that its Hard, as in almost Ninja Gaiden level hard.
The game was clearly made for people that are veterans of Prime 1 and other Metroid games. But that does not mean that overall gameplay is bad.
Its the first Metroid Game that uses unique world designs. I mean Torvus Bog and Sanctuary Fortress are huge examples. And the world is arguably the largest of the 3D games.
The enemy designs and especially the bosses are also increadibly, even better than Prime 1 at times.
And I like the improved features like the upgraded Scanning and especially Logbook where it has model viewers so you can see the monters and items you have scanned.
All in all I just find Prime 2 the only good one of the Prime Sequels because it clearly tried to expand on the gameplay of Prime 1.
Again the only crippling flaw is its difficulty because it was clearly made for the players that have played Prime 1 or long time Metroid players in general.
Heck I can rank them from difficulty:
Metroid: Zero Mission - Easiest Game ever
Metroid: Fusion: a bit more challeging with it getting alot harder at the end.
Prime 3: The easiest of the Prime games thanks to Hyper Mode.
AM2R: despite it being hard at times, after playing Fusion and Zero Mission the game can be a breeze.
Prime 1: The most balanced of the whole franchise.
Super Metroid: I find this game a bit difficult still, especially the Ridly fight and its mostly due to the controls not being as smooth as Zero Mission and AM2R.
Prime 2: The hardest and most challegeing especially trying to get 100% completion, Only for Metroid Veterans.
Original Metroid 1 and 2: Dated Bullshit that can make you cry.