Shadian Vise
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Sep 11 '10
Other M is deserving of mixed opinions. It's a very different Metroid game... It doesn't really have that Metroid feel. Even Prime 3 captured that more than this game does. The storyline so far (as far as I can tell, I'm about a third of the way through) is almost cringe-worthy poor, but it gets a lot better after the opening cutscene. The voice acting for Samus could have been a lot better as well.
As for the gameplay, the only complaint I have is that it feels a little repetitive. Beyond that, it's really fun to be able to leap around that quickly with Samus, charge up shots that feel very powerful, lock onto enemies and shoot genuinely devastating missiles, perform lethal strikes as finishing moves, and Sensemove, a form of dodging attacks that are about to hit you.
All in all, it's what should be expected of Team Ninja. Great gameplay, epic cutscenes, sub-par story and voice acting. I'm happy that they didn't ruin Samus's dignity as a character like they do with so many other female characters.
I should note that I'm actually getting into the story now that I'm decently far in. There's a certain small, furry creature that I have speculations about.
EDIT: A few hours later, I take back all I said about the story being bad. It's not great or anything, but it's actually really suspenseful and reveals important details at just the right pace. My only complaints now are Samus' voice and personality, as well as Adam's STUPID authorization of my abilities. Though that does lead to a half-funny half-morbid scene later on. Also:
SPOILERS
Ridley's back.