Which Metroid GC Game is Better

I just finished number 2 (finally) and even though its not a great step up in terms of game design from the first i think it was alot more refined and i liked it more, what do you think?

I thought the first had some cooler art design, and the light/dark thing wasn't as good as the beams in the first. But I thought the level design, amount of exploration, hidden stuff, and boss battles were better in the second.

Tough to pick which one I like more, but I'd probably go with the second. 

I think a lot of people are going to pick the first one, and deservedly so.  It was incredibly revolutionary, had really fresh gameplay and pretty awesome level design and puzzles.  That being said, Echoes doesn't get the credit it deserves.  The whole light/dark concept can seem tedious and tacked on at first, but when you actually get into the game you start to appreciate the level design which was taken to the next level with Echoes, as well as more depth to the story and environments (in my opinion).  While the Torvus Bog and Agon Wastes seem kinda boring at first glance they're really, really well designed.

I never actually finished Echoes all the way through, though... I lost my copy. :(

I just finished number 2 (finally) and even though its not a great step up in terms of game design from the first i think it was alot more refined and i liked it more, what do you think?

Knewl2

nah one was better. 2 was more of the same, not to mention the final boss was freaking hard as heck. it's kinda like how twilight princess was the same as ocarina of time, except not as much so. 

... not to mention the final boss was freaking hard as heck.mistervengeance

Eh, you just have to know what you're doing. I think I've beaten it with plenty of life left before. Metroid Prime (the creature) was boring and tedious to fight, in comparison. So many times you're just standing there and shooting, shooting, shooting... mash on A, mash on A, mash on A, on and on and on. Even more so on the hardest difficulty. And when it's in its original form, sometimes you have to wait such a long time for it to produce a phazon pool, all the while just staying in one place, alternating between standing there, doing nothing, and hopping over the energy attacks. I'd fight Emperor Ing over Metroid Prime any day.

It is a tough choice to make, but i'm going with MP2. I liked the bosses much more(even though i didn't really like the dark/light thing in most cases). Plus, the Sanctuary area of the game is insanely awesome.