The twist is she gave birth to a baby Metroid and had to get an abortion, which is no good since the Galactic Federation is a conservative organization.
I just don't look forward to putting up with those cutscenes again. I mean, I get that they're trying to push the story, and I didn't find them so bad the first time... I just don't want to have to watch the whole thing over and over and over again.
My problem with the cutscenes isn't so much the length, (they just seemed a lot longer by the 3rd time I had to sit through them), but the content.
Precisely. You look at your watch, and not that much time has passed. But through repetition... ugh.
I think when I get the game, that will be my fifth, maybe sixth time seeing Samus meet the others. I am not looking forward to it.
Samus was always a kind of post feminist character. We were shocked to learn at the end of Metroid that she was female, but, with in the Metroid universe, it wasn't shocking. She was never treated as anything special because she was a female bounty hunter. She was special because she was the best bounty hunter.
But the story line in Other M, all of a sudden she's GI Jane trying to prove her self in a male dominated military. Granted it's flashbacks, but still, this super advanced space society is suddenly misogynistic, as if that's the only way to give Samus depth. It's a lazy cliched storyline, from what I've seen so far.
In some fairness, she was not only female, but young and surprisingly short.
I don't know what you've seen, but I played the demo at comic con, in one of the cutscenes
It flashes back to training and talks about how Adam would always uses the phrase "any objections ladies?" and Samus, the only woman in her unit, would always thumbs down the plan as a matter of feminist defiance or something.
i'm callin it now - i bet this game is going to be surprisingly awesome. all you whiners are gonna love it! and then what will you be?! satisfied! That's what!
Ripley was never a post-feminist -- those movies were all about her dealing with shitty men. Can't see why Samus would be different.
Because it hasn't happened in the other games?
The Alien/s name-dropping has happened in pretty much every Metroid game. It's like pretending that MGS doesn't have specific films that it riffs on over and over.
Ripley was never a post-feminist -- those movies were all about her dealing with shitty men. Can't see why Samus would be different.
Because it hasn't happened in the other games?
The Alien/s name-dropping has happened in pretty much every Metroid game. It's like pretending that MGS doesn't have specific films that it riffs on over and over.
Not talking about aliens not sure why you are. I'm talking about her being treated different for being female.
This, however, could be one of those design decisions Nintendo conceded to get the game made by a third party. :?
But the Metroid team is still making it.
This always confuses me: It seems like ever since the Team Ninja logo popped up in the first trailer, everyone assumes that Nintendo just passed it off to them a la Retro, when it's a joint effort between Nintendo SPD Group No.1 and Team Ninja (with another team putting together FMV; wiki says D-Rockets)
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Okay, but Team Ninja doing the FMVs is still relevant to what I said - they've skewed Samus' physique, and were given the green light by Nintendo.
This, however, could be one of those design decisions Nintendo conceded to get the game made by a third party. :?
But the Metroid team is still making it.
This always confuses me: It seems like ever since the Team Ninja logo popped up in the first trailer, everyone assumes that Nintendo just passed it off to them a la Retro, when it's a joint effort between Nintendo SPD Group No.1 and Team Ninja (with another team putting together FMV; wiki says D-Rockets)
Funny, when I hear "d rockets" I automatically think of Team Ninja
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edited August 2010
Now people are hating on the game due to feminism issues and Samus being the wrong hight?
Now people are hating on the game due to feminism issues and Samus being the wrong hight?
This is just getting silly now. :?
I'm not hating on the game because of the height change
just seems like a dumb thing to change is all
obviously it won't affect gameplay
but still
kinda pointless
Talking about it being pointless is pointless.
I mean we could talk about a million pointless changes and it wouldn't affect anything or be a good discussion.
Like, why is her hair a few shades different from the Brawl version? Why is her first person visor a bit different in design from Prime? Why is her ship slightly different from previous games? Why are the space pirates a little bit different? Who cares?
This, however, could be one of those design decisions Nintendo conceded to get the game made by a third party. :?
But the Metroid team is still making it.
This always confuses me: It seems like ever since the Team Ninja logo popped up in the first trailer, everyone assumes that Nintendo just passed it off to them a la Retro, when it's a joint effort between Nintendo SPD Group No.1 and Team Ninja (with another team putting together FMV; wiki says D-Rockets)
Funny, when I hear "d rockets" I automatically think of Team Ninja
More like double d rockets, right?
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That would probably explain it, then. They were probably just told "she should have this color hair and kinda look this way" and they just went with the trope of women being shorter.
I thought she was 6 feet in the suit and 5'6 or so out of it?
Okay. Just one thing.
You've seen the suit. Fits her torso well, her legs down to her feet, and up to her shoulders (at which point the suit expands).
So unless the shoulder pads are causing people to change where they measure to, how exactly does the suit change her body structure? Snapping her limbs away from her body?
I thought she was 6 feet in the suit and 5'6 or so out of it?
Okay. Just one thing.
You've seen the suit. Fits her torso well, her legs down to her feet, and up to her shoulders (at which point the suit expands).
So unless the shoulder pads are causing people to change where they measure to, how exactly does the suit change her body structure? Snapping her limbs away from her body?
Edit - Typo.
Something like that.
I'd assume her body merges with the suit and parts are moved into position with machinery filling the gaps.
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No I just think she fits into the suit well and people measure her shoulderpads as part of the height.
Also she's naturally tall. And limber, agile, and strong.
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Because it hasn't happened in the other games?
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Not really she's just being Female Stereotype Beta. She's hard headed and out to prove herself
And that's not stupid how
http://www.audioentropy.com/
Because in the flashbacks she's like 19 and she's trying to do exactly that?
Precisely. You look at your watch, and not that much time has passed. But through repetition... ugh.
I think when I get the game, that will be my fifth, maybe sixth time seeing Samus meet the others. I am not looking forward to it.
Thinking back, Anthony ("Remember me?") also had one for her: "Princess."
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The Alien/s name-dropping has happened in pretty much every Metroid game. It's like pretending that MGS doesn't have specific films that it riffs on over and over.
Wait did they shrink Samus? Isn't she normally like 6'1"?
http://www.audioentropy.com/
This, however, could be one of those design decisions Nintendo conceded to get the game made by a third party. :?
I guess
I just have a hard time thinking up a good reason for it?
http://www.audioentropy.com/
... No wait I'm sorry that's a terrible reason.
But y'know. Creative liberties and such.
Not talking about aliens not sure why you are. I'm talking about her being treated different for being female.
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But the Metroid team is still making it.
This always confuses me: It seems like ever since the Team Ninja logo popped up in the first trailer, everyone assumes that Nintendo just passed it off to them a la Retro, when it's a joint effort between Nintendo SPD Group No.1 and Team Ninja (with another team putting together FMV; wiki says D-Rockets)
Funny, when I hear "d rockets" I automatically think of Team Ninja
This is just getting silly now. :?
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We can't argue about the actual merits and flaws of Other M before it releases. So.... we gotta argue 'bout somethin!
I'm not hating on the game because of the height change
just seems like a dumb thing to change is all
obviously it won't affect gameplay
but still
kinda pointless
http://www.audioentropy.com/
Talking about it being pointless is pointless.
I mean we could talk about a million pointless changes and it wouldn't affect anything or be a good discussion.
Like, why is her hair a few shades different from the Brawl version? Why is her first person visor a bit different in design from Prime? Why is her ship slightly different from previous games? Why are the space pirates a little bit different? Who cares?
More like double d rockets, right?
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As Tycho would say, "my world view" allows for me to have complaints while still being excited in general. :?
That would probably explain it, then. They were probably just told "she should have this color hair and kinda look this way" and they just went with the trope of women being shorter.
I'll stop now.
something something else about things being bigger when out of the suit something something
Okay. Just one thing.
You've seen the suit. Fits her torso well, her legs down to her feet, and up to her shoulders (at which point the suit expands).
So unless the shoulder pads are causing people to change where they measure to, how exactly does the suit change her body structure? Snapping her limbs away from her body?
Edit - Typo.
I always liked how Metroid Prime dealt with that with the space pirates attempting to use that tech in the logs.
Something like that.
I'd assume her body merges with the suit and parts are moved into position with machinery filling the gaps.
Also she's naturally tall. And limber, agile, and strong.
They're the main target market for the game? (Pretty sure no).
Also I'm pretty sure most men like that type of woman period.
My Idea is more science fictiony.
What's creepy about it? That men like boobs? Or women that aren't all that tall?
Or that a Video game company decided to capitalize on those facts?