Oh my god. That was so BORING. Good lord, could anything LESS happen that video? Who thought it was a good idea to say "Yeah. Lets have samus walk SLOWLY for 15 minutes, then you do a pixel hunt, then fight a really annoying boss.
And speaking of that boss.....that mouth. That tail. Please tell me that it's not what I'm thinking.
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Oh my god. That was so BORING. Good lord, could anything LESS happen that video? Who thought it was a good idea to say "Yeah. Lets have samus walk SLOWLY for 15 minutes, then you do a pixel hunt, then fight a really annoying boss.
And speaking of that boss.....that mouth. That tail. Please tell me that it's not what I'm thinking.
My God, that was... awful. And people still defend this game on its gameplay merits? Other M just doesn't trust its players at all, does it?
I mean, I think the whole point of the walking section was to wander through decayed corridors and see all the evidence of sudden violence and violent disappearance. And to make sure people had all the time to see it, they just took away the player's ability to run. Personally, I think that the kind of player who cares about atmosphere will slow down on their own to soak in all the subtle and not-so-subtle details. Apparently, Other M doesn't share my high opinion of gamers.
And, oh, hey, Samus finally shows emotion. Well, her body language shows emotion when she slams the desk, but her voice doesn't. So Adam states that bioweapon research is illegal and nobody thinks it worth mentioning that this is an official Galactic Federation base? Nobody is shown being just the teensiest bit bothered that their government is up to its neck in some shady business? I guess Samus thinking about how Adam thinks bioweapons are wrong is more important than taking this handy opportunity to flesh out the rest of the cast a bit.
Also, Adam proves to be lousy commander once again. In an entire empty sector, he doesn't let soldiers fight the only threat that's actually there. I mean, OK, pulling a guy back to continue scouting I understand, but pulling all of them out of the sudden combat situation? They're soldiers. I thought they were trained for, you know, fighting the enemy. Apparently not.
And, oh God, that mini-boss fight. That was just... It reminded me of the Ridley freefall fight from Prime 3, except that that fight was actually exciting and this fight was goddamned terrible.
And finally, at long last, we have a sudden quick-time event. Because what Metroid really needs is quick-time events.
Is there any part of this game that doesn't suck?
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KlykaDO you have anySPARE BATTERIES?Registered Userregular
Hah, be honest, you loved it! Watching me slowly creep through those hallways.
Hah, be honest, you loved it! Watching me slowly creep through those hallways.
Sadly, whatever enjoyment I might have gleaned from your suffering was utterly crushed by the insult that is Other M.
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KlykaDO you have anySPARE BATTERIES?Registered Userregular
edited September 2011
I still really like the game, cause when it doesn't throw these stupids sections at you, it is great to play! Dodging lasers, shooting your missiles, the lethal strikes, it just feels GOOD.
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edited September 2011
I still think from what I have watched that the game looks poorly designed and not very fun gameplay wise (especially when it repeats certain minibosses a lot) - Especially when I can tell you are NOT terrible at the game. So it isn't just someone who can't play it making it look bad, it just doesn't look fun at all to me - especially when it pulls out bullshit sections like that last video. Did these idiots not play the opening level Metroid Prime at all? That's how you accomplish the same thing, but not in a really awful and terrible way. The incredibly bad story is just a big pile of poop icing on an already terrible cake.
Yeah, that whole entire part is such bullshit. All the slow walking is to build "tension" yet there's nothing to look at. The "computer expert" and "hacker" being separate people. Not authorizing the soldiers to fight enemies. "Pile of rags" = "Lying down".
And those cyborg enemies Samus called "Zebesians" are Space Pirates. According to this game, they're FROM Zebes instead of just setting up shop there, like every other game implied. Storytelling!
That boss fight is the worst. Why yes, having to target a tiny, fast moving target with missiles that take a second to lock on, using an awkward control scheme, and can STILL miss is a great idea! ... And it took like a dozen shots to beat the thing. What would the game do if you happened to go into that fight with fewer than the required number of missiles? You'd be forced to die once before it restarts you with full health and missiles?
I also like how right at the end there, Adam makes another point of only authorizing equipment as things move along. Just to hammer home the point that you're in a lava world and don't have the Varia suit yet.
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What would the game do if you happened to go into that fight with fewer than the required number of missiles? You'd be forced to die once before it restarts you with full health and missiles?
You can recharge the missiles mid-fight. I don't remember how, it's like shaking the wiimote or something.
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"It was clear the Galactic Federation was developing Bioweapons on the BOTTLE Ship." No fucking shit Samus, the goddamn revelation that was flatly spoken minutes before. How much clearer does it need to be?
Also Klyka, I loved that bullshit death toward the end of the video. :^:
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What would the game do if you happened to go into that fight with fewer than the required number of missiles? You'd be forced to die once before it restarts you with full health and missiles?
You can recharge the missiles mid-fight. I don't remember how, it's like shaking the wiimote or something.
You have to concentrate really....really...hard. Like taking a really painful shit.
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My God, that was... awful. And people still defend this game on its gameplay merits? Other M just doesn't trust its players at all, does it?
I mean, I think the whole point of the walking section was to wander through decayed corridors and see all the evidence of sudden violence and violent disappearance. And to make sure people had all the time to see it, they just took away the player's ability to run. Personally, I think that the kind of player who cares about atmosphere will slow down on their own to soak in all the subtle and not-so-subtle details. Apparently, Other M doesn't share my high opinion of gamers.
And, oh, hey, Samus finally shows emotion. Well, her body language shows emotion when she slams the desk, but her voice doesn't. So Adam states that bioweapon research is illegal and nobody thinks it worth mentioning that this is an official Galactic Federation base? Nobody is shown being just the teensiest bit bothered that their government is up to its neck in some shady business? I guess Samus thinking about how Adam thinks bioweapons are wrong is more important than taking this handy opportunity to flesh out the rest of the cast a bit.
Also, Adam proves to be lousy commander once again. In an entire empty sector, he doesn't let soldiers fight the only threat that's actually there. I mean, OK, pulling a guy back to continue scouting I understand, but pulling all of them out of the sudden combat situation? They're soldiers. I thought they were trained for, you know, fighting the enemy. Apparently not.
And, oh God, that mini-boss fight. That was just... It reminded me of the Ridley freefall fight from Prime 3, except that that fight was actually exciting and this fight was goddamned terrible.
And finally, at long last, we have a sudden quick-time event. Because what Metroid really needs is quick-time events.
Is there any part of this game that doesn't suck?
In addition, it cements Adam as a sissy.
"Oh, boohoo. I'm Adam. I'm a wuss who won't let the Federation build deadly superweapons because they're wrong."
You know what Fleet Admiral Castor Dane was doing a couple years back?
He was weaponizing pure evil. And you know what happened? Nothing bad! What I'm saying is, Metroid Prime was great, and the Federation's mad science division is a lot more competent than one would think.
I didn't watch the video, but how many times did he die during that part? Because I died a lot.
Just once.
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Casually HardcoreOnce an Asshole. Trying to be better.Registered Userregular
edited September 2011
Sadly, only once.
I just found it hilarious how shooting a missile in its eye isn't enough to make it hurt, but shooting a missile to its tail makes it hurt a lot.
Then it just devolves into a game of 'whack-a-mole' and the speed the tail is moving at is down right comical. I can just imagine it saying 'I'm here! No I'm here! Just kidding I'm over here!'.
Yep! Lots of gameplay for now and then the MOTHER OF ALL CUTSCENES!
It's gonna be that scene where Samus suddenly turns into Empowered, isn't it?
It's gonna be that scene where I will put a disclaimer in front that says "Warning: The following scene may not be suitable for viewers who enjoy the character Samus Aran".
This bit and the bit right after were what stopped me from playing.
If the LP shows it getting better, I might go back and grit my teeth to get through it.
As for the story, who translated this?
I think the same story could be rewritten to at least sound good (blatant logic problems notwithstanding), but this feels like someone translated it without caring how it read afterwards. Maybe some of this used to sound natural at first, then got All Your Based.
I think the same story could be rewritten to at least sound good (blatant logic problems notwithstanding), but this feels like someone translated it without caring how it read afterwards. Maybe some of this used to sound natural at first, then got All Your Based.
I don't have a link handy, but I've heard that the localization effort was hampered by Sakamoto. Apparently, he wanted the translation to be as literal as possible, without understanding that there's a huge cultural divide between Japan and the West and that certain phrases that make sense in Japanese don't work in English at all (or don't exactly convey the same meaning).
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"I look at my hand to see if there's any Baby left on me."
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"I look at my hand to see if there's any Baby left on me."
LOOKING FOR A SIGN.
God this was written so poorly.
And all that after a guy told her he gave her "suit" a good "polish".
*winky*
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The scene before me was overwhelming. The Federation was harboring the BSL's program to grow metroids. Baby metroids. So many of them were before me now, bringing memories of The Baby™ to mind. There was a difference in their reaction to the sight of me now, though. With The Baby's™ DNA within me, thanks to the vaccine, I was now closer to each of these metroids than I'd ever been. Baby metroids. In a sense, I was a mother to them. Even though I was so childish in the past. The past, before The Baby came into my life. Back when Adam Adam Adam Baby Thumbs Down Adam Baby blahblah
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I read that as bouncy Aran avatar, and thought, "Well, Team Ninja. There you go."
Don't mind me, just walking around.
And speaking of that boss.....that mouth. That tail. Please tell me that it's not what I'm thinking.
Bad news.
Why I fear the ocean.
And Heenato, you are in for a SURPRISEEEEEEEEEE.
I mean, I think the whole point of the walking section was to wander through decayed corridors and see all the evidence of sudden violence and violent disappearance. And to make sure people had all the time to see it, they just took away the player's ability to run. Personally, I think that the kind of player who cares about atmosphere will slow down on their own to soak in all the subtle and not-so-subtle details. Apparently, Other M doesn't share my high opinion of gamers.
And, oh, hey, Samus finally shows emotion. Well, her body language shows emotion when she slams the desk, but her voice doesn't. So Adam states that bioweapon research is illegal and nobody thinks it worth mentioning that this is an official Galactic Federation base? Nobody is shown being just the teensiest bit bothered that their government is up to its neck in some shady business? I guess Samus thinking about how Adam thinks bioweapons are wrong is more important than taking this handy opportunity to flesh out the rest of the cast a bit.
Also, Adam proves to be lousy commander once again. In an entire empty sector, he doesn't let soldiers fight the only threat that's actually there. I mean, OK, pulling a guy back to continue scouting I understand, but pulling all of them out of the sudden combat situation? They're soldiers. I thought they were trained for, you know, fighting the enemy. Apparently not.
And, oh God, that mini-boss fight. That was just... It reminded me of the Ridley freefall fight from Prime 3, except that that fight was actually exciting and this fight was goddamned terrible.
And finally, at long last, we have a sudden quick-time event. Because what Metroid really needs is quick-time events.
Is there any part of this game that doesn't suck?
Slowly.
SLOOOOOWWWWWLLLYYYYYY.
Sadly, whatever enjoyment I might have gleaned from your suffering was utterly crushed by the insult that is Other M.
Well... you only got killed during that lame bossfight and that bullshit move at the end, so I'm gonna assume you're at least competent at the game.
Unfortunately, you being competent at the game doesn't make the game competent.
Until, you know, that was supposed to be foreshadowing to a Sierra-esque death.
WAIT JUST A FUCKING MINUTE!
FOR REALS, KLYKA?! FOR REALS?!
Walker, Space Ranger
(Roundhouse kicks not authorized)
And those cyborg enemies Samus called "Zebesians" are Space Pirates. According to this game, they're FROM Zebes instead of just setting up shop there, like every other game implied. Storytelling!
That boss fight is the worst. Why yes, having to target a tiny, fast moving target with missiles that take a second to lock on, using an awkward control scheme, and can STILL miss is a great idea! ... And it took like a dozen shots to beat the thing. What would the game do if you happened to go into that fight with fewer than the required number of missiles? You'd be forced to die once before it restarts you with full health and missiles?
I also like how right at the end there, Adam makes another point of only authorizing equipment as things move along. Just to hammer home the point that you're in a lava world and don't have the Varia suit yet.
You can recharge the missiles mid-fight. I don't remember how, it's like shaking the wiimote or something.
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Also Klyka, I loved that bullshit death toward the end of the video. :^:
You have to concentrate really....really...hard. Like taking a really painful shit.
In addition, it cements Adam as a sissy.
"Oh, boohoo. I'm Adam. I'm a wuss who won't let the Federation build deadly superweapons because they're wrong."
You know what Fleet Admiral Castor Dane was doing a couple years back?
He was weaponizing pure evil. And you know what happened? Nothing bad! What I'm saying is, Metroid Prime was great, and the Federation's mad science division is a lot more competent than one would think.
Why I fear the ocean.
I didn't watch the video, but how many times did he die during that part? Because I died a lot.
Just once.
I just found it hilarious how shooting a missile in its eye isn't enough to make it hurt, but shooting a missile to its tail makes it hurt a lot.
Then it just devolves into a game of 'whack-a-mole' and the speed the tail is moving at is down right comical. I can just imagine it saying 'I'm here! No I'm here! Just kidding I'm over here!'.
It's gonna be that scene where Samus suddenly turns into Empowered, isn't it?
It's gonna be that scene where I will put a disclaimer in front that says "Warning: The following scene may not be suitable for viewers who enjoy the character Samus Aran".
If the LP shows it getting better, I might go back and grit my teeth to get through it.
As for the story, who translated this?
I think the same story could be rewritten to at least sound good (blatant logic problems notwithstanding), but this feels like someone translated it without caring how it read afterwards. Maybe some of this used to sound natural at first, then got All Your Based.
I don't have a link handy, but I've heard that the localization effort was hampered by Sakamoto. Apparently, he wanted the translation to be as literal as possible, without understanding that there's a huge cultural divide between Japan and the West and that certain phrases that make sense in Japanese don't work in English at all (or don't exactly convey the same meaning).
LOOKING FOR A SIGN.
God this was written so poorly.
And all that after a guy told her he gave her "suit" a good "polish".
*winky*
The scene before me was overwhelming. The Federation was harboring the BSL's program to grow metroids. Baby metroids. So many of them were before me now, bringing memories of The Baby™ to mind. There was a difference in their reaction to the sight of me now, though. With The Baby's™ DNA within me, thanks to the vaccine, I was now closer to each of these metroids than I'd ever been. Baby metroids. In a sense, I was a mother to them. Even though I was so childish in the past. The past, before The Baby came into my life. Back when Adam Adam Adam Baby Thumbs Down Adam Baby blahblah