Metroid Prime 3 > Metroid Prime 2?

I'm a huge fan of the Metroid series, and I absolutely loved the first "Prime," but I didn't enjoy the sequel nearly as much. I found the flaws of the first (specifically, annoying-as-all-hell eternally respawning enemies that are extremely difficult to killl) to be amplified, and the dual world setup poorly managed (when do I go there, and at what point do I enter?). So, my question to those who played both, how does 3 rate against 2? Is it as frustrating?

I'm a huge fan of the Metroid series, and I absolutely loved the first "Prime," but I didn't enjoy the sequel nearly as much. I found the flaws of the first (specifically, annoying-as-all-hell eternally respawning enemies that are extremely difficult to killl) to be amplified, and the dual world setup poorly managed (when do I go there, and at what point do I enter?). So, my question to those who played both, how does 3 rate against 2? Is it as frustrating?

Corvidae

dual world poorly managed? respawning only in Echoes? ugh...i wont comment.

I personally think Prime 3 is the worest in the series...but by your above comments (want an easier experience), it seems like its right down your path. get it.

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I'm a huge fan of the Metroid series, and I absolutely loved the first "Prime," but I didn't enjoy the sequel nearly as much. I found the flaws of the first (specifically, annoying-as-all-hell eternally respawning enemies that are extremely difficult to killl) to be amplified, and the dual world setup poorly managed (when do I go there, and at what point do I enter?). So, my question to those who played both, how does 3 rate against 2? Is it as frustrating?

chex81

dual world poorly managed? respawning only in Echoes? ugh...i wont comment.

I personally think Prime 3 is the worest in the series...but by your above comments (want an easier experience), it seems like its right down your path. get it.

I said respawing is only in Echoes? Not even close. I said the flaws from the first [respawning enemies as the example given] were amplified in the second. Meaning, I obviously know they're in the first game.

I'd say my order is MP1 > MP3 > MP2 I played MP1 multiple times (like 8 :P), MP2 like twice (normal then hard), and I'm still working on MP3 (getting those battery looking things), but I can see myself playing it again... and again.ZumaJones07

I only have two more to find, and I can't for the life of me seem to find them:evil:!!!!

If you liked Prime 1 definitly get Prime 3. i actually prefered Prime 2 to 1 by a little bit. 3 is the most accesible in my opion but its not as long.Yo-gan

I think you are the first person I have seen agree with my thought here, I prefered the second prime to the first too :D. The third is much more accessable though, and a lot more fluid, infact the only bad thing I can say about it is that it isn't as challenging but hypermode is hardly a walk in the park :?.

wow, im surprised so many people consider MP2 the least enjoyable...i personally think the dark world was implemented perfectly. I got confused a few times but it wasnt frusterating, it felt as though it required more adventure aspects...which is what i loved about the first 2 Primes.

Welll, it looks like Metroid Prime 3, here I come! But I want be clear in that I really DO like Metroid Prime 2, but I found a lot of things to cross the line from hard to annoying.

How about when you kill two or three ridiculously durable enemies, go into the dark word, kill two or three more ridiculously durable enemies, then go back out that same portal, and have to fight the first guys again! No one can tell me that isn't some poor dark world/respawning management.

All three of the Prime games are excellent, and I don't find any of them particularly frustrating...except that danged spiderball boss fight in MP2....urgh, I get angry just thinking about it.Yodas_Boy

HA! Ironic that I actually enjoyed that!

Exactly how is back tracking bad? the only way you can have a non linear metroid game is through back tracking. Guess people just like being spoon fed the game to them.greenghost123

I like the backtracking in Metroid. It's always fun to get a new power and go back and try and reach items you couldn't before. But what I don't like is seeing the same enemies in the same rooms, over and over. Like I said, it wasn't as bad in the first Prime, but the brutal difficulty of the second makes it frusterating.

How about some Castlevania-style leveling to make the enemy slaying worth something???

Its not as good as the first one (mainly because of the atmosphere, but I've only just gotten the Phazon suit thing.) I've never played the second one, but I've played a demo of it and I hated it. This one isn't that bad, but its not as good as the first.froggut198

You've barely scratched the surface then, you get the Phazon Suit at the very beginning. MP3 has a crap load of atmosphere.