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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is a first-person action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the tenth game in the Metroid series, and the third and final entry in the Metroid Prime trilogy (excluding two spin-off titles). It was released on August 27, 2007 in North America[1] and on October 26, 2007 in Europe.[2] The Wii Remote and Nunchuk are featured in a new control scheme that took nearly a year to develop and caused several delays in the game's release.
Corruption takes place six months after the events of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The story follows bounty hunter Samus Aran as she assists the Galactic Federation in their fight against the Space Pirates. While fending off a Space Pirate assault, Samus and her fellow bounty hunters are attacked by her doppelgänger, Dark Samus, who incapacitates them with a mutagenic material called Phazon. After losing contact with the other hunters, the Federation sends Samus on a mission to determine what happened to them. She works to prevent the Phazon from spreading further while being slowly corrupted by the Phazon within her.
I've gotta say, I've been blown away by this game. I bought it at launch but I was just too damn busy to start it up. It's been a wonderful surprise. The music is stellar and I think Elysia is one of my favorite areas in any game ever.
Above all else, the game is just extremely well designed and the Wii controls are top notch. In fact this is what sold me on the game initially seeing as how I pretty much skipped all the Metroid games until this one (well mostly).
Now I seem to remember some of the fans of the first two Prime games having issue with it, but as my first romp through the Metroid universe it's been the perfect game.
Which brings me to a couple of questions. I went ahead and bought Super Metroid on the VC as I figured that was a no brainer. Now that I'm into the Metroid world, what other games should I look into? Now right or wrong I did not like the first Prime game, but I'd rather not get into a bitch fest about that. I'm sort of looking to be eased into the series and gradually build up to the more demanding Metroid games.
Secondly, MP3 has this whole achievement system where you can spend points on unlockable bonus material such as music, art, and bobbleheads. The catch: fucking friend vouchers. I dig the whole reward thing and spending points on what you want, but not having the friend vouchers is killing me.
So, PA, I ask you...is anyone willing to share some points with me? I'll be more than happy to send what few I have your way. My wii code is in my sig. PM or leave yours in this thread.
I'm nearing the end of the game, and honestly I wish there was more. So fellas, discuss, bitch, do whatever it is you do.
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Super Metroid is one of the best games of all time, I'm glad to hear you've downloaded it. If you have a GBA or DS, the next game in the 2D series is Metroid Fusion, which is also superb in it's own right.
The original Metroid has not aged well and is exceedingly unforgiving. Fortunately, the title was remade for GBA as Metroid Zero Mission, which is in my opinion nearly as good as Super Metroid. If you were only going to buy 1 more Metroid game in your life, this would be the one to get.
And even though we've all thought this and read this remark, I just love typing it: Oh god how I want 2D Metroid 5 on WiiWare.
Edit: Just for discussion's sake, I may as well add that while I felt that MP3's controls worked wonders for the Prime franchise, they really aren't the perfect, definitive console FPS controls they are often cracked up to be because the system still leans heavily on the lock-on and wouldn't hold up to more robust combat mechanics and variety found in most other FPSes.
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Given that I barely used the lock-on at all, I'd disagree somewhat.
If you enjoy Super Metroid, I'd suggest trying out the GBA metroid games, Fusion and Zero Mission. They 'help you out' a little more by giving you hints, not unlike the prime games, but you might be able to turn such hints off (I can't remember if you can or not).
I also recommend Metroid II for the Gameboy. Although it's old, the gameplay is solid, but some people have a heard time getting into it after playing modern Metroids. The game is a lot easier to play on a Super Gameboy or gameboy player, though, as differentiating parts of the world by color, as opposed to simply by music, becomes easier. Great game though.
There is also Metroid 1. Most people hate this game, because many areas are samey if not identical, and you often have to do very inane things to progress. Great music though. I personally found it somewhat enjoyable, and it's short, so it wasn't too bad; I also played it on the GBA (unlocked) which had a battery save system rather than a retarded excessive password save, which helps a lot. Lastly, I played using a Gaming Atlus map of the world, because Metroid 1 is so damn samey in various areas that it's just pointlessly difficult to differentiate some areas and get lost. Using a map helps tremendously for playing the game and making it a better experience.
Oh, lastly, there are the non-metroid Metroid games, like Prime Hunters and Pinball. These are also excellent games, but completely different genres than the Metroid propers. Prime Pinball is a very, very good pinball game on the NDS with a metroid theme, boards, goals and such, and it's kind of like experiencing the Prime world through pinball. It's cool and it has great music. Prime Hunters is a game that can be well described as Quake 3 with a Metroid theme. It has a single player campaign, but the SP is not really all that much fun, at least not compared to other metroid propers. But it's multiplayer, online and off, with a slew of modes and features like voice chat, is a fantastic game so long as you enjoy twitch shooters. Plus, the controls are about as close and accurate to a KBAM setup as you'll experience on a handheld, so it has that going for it. Good game, great production value, modes, multiplayer, smooth framerate, looks and sounds great, awesome controls; just depends on whether you enjoy twitch deathmatch shooters.
Definitely check out Zero Mission and Fusion though.
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You're getting close to 100% corruption, so you're damn close!
Something i found W/ the friend Vouchers. If you have an SD card, save a copy of your game onto the SD and transfer all of your FVs to someone on your list. Then you delete your MP3 Save Data on the Wii and recopy it onto the Wii from the SD. You just sent someone 86 FVs and got them back. Infinite FVs! XD
Of course, you know this already but Beat the game w/ 100% scans and power-ups and you get a little treat.
Prime 3 isn't my favorite of the series here. IDK, but it felt a bit awkward in my mind. Hell, i loved te boss battles like crazy, but i think it's the weapon system... one beam w/ no changing... eh it's probably me. Prime 2 takes the cake though. Power, Light, Dark, and Echo Beam, plus 2 worlds to explore! Torvus Bog kicked ass!
You got Super Metroid so I don't have to speak on that. But like everybody else said, for 2D, pick up Zero Mission and Fusion. Both of these game are excellent and if you're feeling a bit frisky... play Zero Mission again on Hard mode once you beat it. HOOOOOO!! The original Metroid is great IMO, but it can be a bit slow paced for those who played the future games. :P
Prime Hunters... ya, this game has an OK story mode and the controls may be a bit awkward, but it is a good game nonetheless. Just stay away from the online mode. Full of bitches glitching through walls after one kill and hacking to get the best shit. Fucking Garbage!
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100 Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, and Gallade in my game.
The point of no return is Phaaze. If you want to hunt around for items you haven't found yet, don't go there.
It was fun when it was new and Penny Arcade G&T all played together :P
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Yeah it was great at launch but I tried online the other day and everyone was going in walls and had insta-kill hacks (except for a few trace players who're just really really good with the sniper)
Ha, Omega Cannon on the smallest stage while you hide in a wall. Bullshit! The few things that can kill a wall bitch is Noxus' IceQuake (Charged Judicator while aiming down) since it can bypass the wall and freeze them!
I think the only thing MPH is good for is friend battles since you can trust people on your list not to cheat!
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100 Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, and Gallade in my game.
Exactly, playing with friends is great. At the beggining the controls might be hard, but after I got used to them, which was faster than expected, I really had a blast, it felt like a portable QIII. I think it showed that FPS can be done for the DS, even multiplayer dedicated ones, yet we get nothing or close nothing like it!
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Well, COD4 DS is probably the second best FPS on the NDS. It's a good game with fantastic controls. But it's not Quake 3 style, it's a bit more slow paced (which actually helps reduce metroid-claw), and it goes for a slightly more realistic angle. I thoroughly enjoy it and recommend it as another FPS with great controls if someone wants another besides Prime Hunters.
There's also Dementium The Ward; now this is first person with great controls (and presentation) as well, but it's sort of actiony/survival horror. Some people really enjoy it, while others find the game a chore. So it's tough to recommend, as someone may fall into either of these categories. But what I can definitely say is that the controls are fantastic and the presentation is impressive for an NDS first person shooter.
Those are the only two real options besides Prime Hunters.
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It's one thing to reward you for exploring, it's another to force you to. And it's so hard to pick it up because when I want to stop, I'm nowhere near a save station.
They don't give you a clue where to go because you're not supposed to know--just going and making your own decisions about where to go is what makes Metroid more than just a generic sci-fi shooter with a pathetic number of weapons and strategic options.
The only thing I didn't like about it is the cut scene and dialog based story telling - they really broke the immersion that Prime 1 had of being alone on an exotic, desolated alien planet by yourself. Your only interaction with the plot was through the scan visor - everything and anything you needed to know about your enemies, their goals, and what happened could be found out by scanning. Scan functionality was kind of weak in Prime 3. Yeah, it defined the world and filled in the details, but the subtle nature of the story telling through it wasn't there (or at least, overshadowed).
Well, generally the scans in 3 talked about the civilizations of the different planets, which weren't related to the main plot but were still interesting stories in their own right.
The only glaring complaint I remember having about MP3 was that pretty much every single boss had an attack where they'd slam the ground and make a shockwave. Even that's not a big deal, it just got slightly annoying.
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Oh and Desertdroog, I'd be down for trading vouchers, I think I have 18 or so. My Wii code is in my sig. Post or shoot me a PM and we'll make this happen.
So all in all, I am now a fan of the Metroid universe. I'll probably start up Super Metroid very soon.
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100 Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, and Gallade in my game.
Well, it helps that you can get maps to all of the upgrades for over half the areas in the game...
Kill the red ones (I think) and the others will stop respawning.
I thought that was a good decision. I never bothered to get 100% upgrades in the other primes, either, because there was no way for me to remember which ones I had collected and which I hadn't. With the map in MP3 it was possible to know without going by a checklist...
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My brain is in design mode now - I'm imagining a game that the player could switch between 3/4 overhead camera 3d action and 2.5d side scrolling platformer because a metroid game needs platform puzzles. The speed booster needs to come back, too, and a real Space Jump...
Now if only they would give us an online MP:Hunters style metroid game on the Wii...
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I'd just be happy if they did something so that battles with non-boss enemies didn't feel so much slower compared to the 2D games. Enemies just seem to take way too many hits to down in a game where you don't have a very diverse arsenal.
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