What do you think Other M deserves based on what you played?

Honestly Metroid Other M is one great experience, I'm about 4 hours into the game, and I'm having a great load of fun. The graphics are amazing for Wii, slick animation, the auto aim works very well, the story is good, and the first person mix with third person is excellent. I like the new cutscenes and I do like Nintendo making a change and trying a backstory with one of there mascots. The only few problems is, when Samus is thinking to herself her voice is monotone, and that I get stuck a bit (might just be me), but still get stuck less in other m then in prime games. Samus's voice isn;t that bad when she actually talks and isn't naratting in her mind. I personally think this game deserves a 9 based on what I've played so far, but I just wanna find out how long the story is then I can write a review. I'm hoping for atleast 15 hours.

10hrs into it. Easily a 9.0.

10hrs into it. Easily a 9.0.

Zophar87

Without spoilers, did you enjoy past metroid games, and which is this most like? How is the exploration and combat? How is the difficulty? I loved Super Metroid, but I am not sure if this game is like that at all. Thanks for any thoughts on it.

I'm surprised that both IGN and GameSpot gave it an 8.5. I expected a 9 at worst, but both gave it 8.5?

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I've played 5 hours and this is the first day. That pretty much never happens to me. The game is just so addicting. I can't put it down. If it's this amazing now, I scan't imagine how fantastic the ending that all the reviewers are raving about is going to be. I also can't wait to collect all the powerups

as it stands right now it feels like a 9/10

8.5 - 9.0

It's amazing.

Without spoilers, did you enjoy past metroid games, and which is this most like? How is the exploration and combat? How is the difficulty? I loved Super Metroid, but I am not sure if this game is like that at all. Thanks for any thoughts on it.

NaveedLife

I'm a long time fan of the series (since Metroid on the NES) and I can honestly say I've enjoyed them all. Progression-wise it resembles Fusion, but visually it resembles a modern Super Metroid (same enemies and stuff). Exploration is at a minimum until you get about 2-3hrs into the the game itself, but after then it tends to open up. However, it's not as much as Super Metroid. The gameplay/combat is where the game shines, it's tight and very spot on. Most of all; It's satisfying. Nothing tops freezing an enemie's feet to the ground and then hopping on their shoulders only to finish them with a final charge shot. It takes a little bit to get used to switching to First Person to fire off a missile but once you have that down you're golden. As for the difficulty, it's about what you would expect. Silly mistakes can lead to an instant death and most of the enemies can be taken out once you take the time to learn their pattern.

Super Metroid is my favorite in the franchise and this one is close behind it. I adore this one.

I've played 5 hours and this is the first day. That pretty much never happens to me. The game is just so addicting. I can't put it down. If it's this amazing now, I scan't imagine how fantastic the ending that all the reviewers are raving about is going to be. I also can't wait to collect all the powerups

as it stands right now it feels like a 9/10

Pikminmaniac

Samus Dies.

JK, haven't played it yet. :P.

i think put in about 3 hours today and i love the prime series but this game is pretty awesome in the same but different way... 9.0

well I find the reasons why they gave this game an 8.5 pretty reasonable, tbh. But this game is amazing.

well I find the reasons why they gave this game an 8.5 pretty reasonable, tbh. But this game is amazing.

LegatoSkyheart

Yeah, I can see why they gave it that rating too, honestly. But, I'm finding myself falling in love with it more and more as the hours pass.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

well I find the reasons why they gave this game an 8.5 pretty reasonable, tbh. But this game is amazing.

Zophar87

Yeah, I can see why they gave it that rating too, honestly. But, I'm finding myself falling in love with it more and more as the hours pass.

same here.

[QUOTE="Pikminmaniac"]

I've played 5 hours and this is the first day. That pretty much never happens to me. The game is just so addicting. I can't put it down. If it's this amazing now, I scan't imagine how fantastic the ending that all the reviewers are raving about is going to be. I also can't wait to collect all the powerups

as it stands right now it feels like a 9/10

ColdP1zza

Samus Dies.

JK, haven't played it yet. :P.

I love this game. It's actually more challenging than what I thought based off previews. However there were some times I got stuck, figured it out, and felt silly! I may need my gamer creds revoked like alot of these reviewers who don't know what they're doing. This game doesn't really hold your hand as the previews let on. The action frantic and quick and the exploration and puzzling are can get mind boggling at times. That's what I like! This is easily one of the best looking Wii games. At times it looks better than Prime 3, but in some spots it doesn't. Also, there are powerups in this game a plenty, like any other Metroid. Does it feel like Metroid? Not really. Is that a bad thing? No. Other M is it's own Beast. Also, I'm not upset about the change, since to me, Metroid is always evolving. Metroid 2 was very different the original, due it's disjointed level design. Super Metroid was like the original and part 2, but very hyper! Prime obviously shook things up alot with it's new perspective. Fusion came along and added more action and story (Other M didn't start that trend). So to be honest, Metroid always feels different to me.

I am just curious how much it feels like a metroid game, cause some people say it feels a lot like Super Metroid, while others say it doesnt feel much like metroid at all. Even IGN and GS had conflicts in their reviews like this.

I am just curious how much it feels like a metroid game, cause some people say it feels a lot like Super Metroid, while others say it doesnt feel much like metroid at all. Even IGN and GS had conflicts in their reviews like this.

NaveedLife

only 2 hours in, but its a solid 9 right now. i expect that score to raise with a few more hours of gameplay.

I think 8.5 is about right

After 5 hours I'd give it a 8.5 but that's just short term. If it stays strong and keeps getting better I'd think I'd give it much higher in the end. I think maybe game reviewers aren't digging the story elements that much or the wiimote usage. I love both personally.

I am just curious how much it feels like a metroid game, cause some people say it feels a lot like Super Metroid, while others say it doesnt feel much like metroid at all. Even IGN and GS had conflicts in their reviews like this.

NaveedLife

Oh, it feels very Metroid.

son of a gun people! You guys make me wish I wasn't broke and had been able to keep my pre-order :P. I am pondering doing GS's deal of $40 towards it when trading in two titles, but I am not sure Wii sports resorts counts if its the one that comes with the Wii (paper case). Anyone know the answer to this?

Honestly Metroid Other M is one great experience, I'm about 4 hours into the game, and I'm having a great load of fun. The graphics are amazing for Wii, slick animation, the auto aim works very well, the story is good, and the first person mix with third person is excellent. I like the new cutscenes and I do like Nintendo making a change and trying a backstory with one of there mascots. The only few problems is, when Samus is thinking to herself her voice is monotone, and that I get stuck a bit (might just be me), but still get stuck less in other m then in prime games. Samus's voice isn;t that bad when she actually talks and isn't naratting in her mind. I personally think this game deserves a 9 based on what I've played so far, but I just wanna find out how long the story is then I can write a review. I'm hoping for atleast 15 hours.

FPS1337

I totally agree about her voice! Her inner monologue is appropraitely monotone I think because she's always alone and thinking to herself anyways. In the actual cutscenes she sounds great! Lots of emotion and inflection. I am in love with hearing her voice :)

And btw 8 hours in and I give it a 9.7 so far. (but I am a Metroid fanboy. What of it :P)

[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

I am just curious how much it feels like a metroid game, cause some people say it feels a lot like Super Metroid, while others say it doesnt feel much like metroid at all. Even IGN and GS had conflicts in their reviews like this.

Zophar87

Oh, it feels very Metroid.

Yeah VERY much like a Metroid game. I am baffled on anyone who has said otherwise. I can only assmue they don;t know a Metroid game from their arse (I'm looking at you Morgan Webb) or they are considering the Prime games the only example of a Metroid experience. Either way Other M kicks ass!

[QUOTE="Zophar87"]

[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

I am just curious how much it feels like a metroid game, cause some people say it feels a lot like Super Metroid, while others say it doesnt feel much like metroid at all. Even IGN and GS had conflicts in their reviews like this.

Darth-Samus

Oh, it feels very Metroid.

Yeah VERY much like a Metroid game. I am baffled on anyone who has said otherwise. I can only assmue they don;t know a Metroid game from their arse (I'm looking at you Morgan Webb) or they are considering the Prime games the only example of a Metroid experience. Either way Other M kicks ass!

Agreed, very Metroid:

Metroid enemies. . . check

Powerups . . . . .check

Lonely exploration . . . .check

Metroid weapons and abilities . . . .check

Yes, it feels like Metroid. And Morgan Webb doesn't know her Samus from a hole in the ground.

Agreed, very Metroid:

Metroid enemies. . . check

Powerups . . . . .check

Lonely exploration . . . .check

Metroid weapons and abilities . . . .check

Yes, it feels like Metroid. And Morgan Webb doesn't know her Samus from a hole in the ground.

mrfokken

Abbie not Morgan. Morgan only presented.

[QUOTE="Darth-Samus"]

[QUOTE="Zophar87"]

Oh, it feels very Metroid.

mrfokken

Yeah VERY much like a Metroid game. I am baffled on anyone who has said otherwise. I can only assmue they don;t know a Metroid game from their arse (I'm looking at you Morgan Webb) or they are considering the Prime games the only example of a Metroid experience. Either way Other M kicks ass!

Agreed, very Metroid:

Metroid enemies. . . check

Powerups . . . . .check

Lonely exploration . . . .check

Metroid weapons and abilities . . . .check

Yes, it feels like Metroid. And Morgan Webb doesn't know her Samus from a hole in the ground.

Lol you said it my man. 100% nailed it!

[QUOTE="mrfokken"]

Agreed, very Metroid:

Metroid enemies. . . check

Powerups . . . . .check

Lonely exploration . . . .check

Metroid weapons and abilities . . . .check

Yes, it feels like Metroid. And Morgan Webb doesn't know her Samus from a hole in the ground.

LegatoSkyheart

Abbie not Morgan. Morgan only presented.

About 3 or so hours in and it's amazing - one of the best Wii games I have ever played.

9/10

[QUOTE="mrfokken"]

Agreed, very Metroid:

Metroid enemies. . . check

Powerups . . . . .check

Lonely exploration . . . .check

Metroid weapons and abilities . . . .check

Yes, it feels like Metroid. And Morgan Webb doesn't know her Samus from a hole in the ground.

LegatoSkyheart

Abbie not Morgan. Morgan only presented.

Doesn't matter. The president gives speeches he didn't write, but we still hold him accoutable.

7.5 to a 8.0, it is a fun game but seriously they have some really stupid design flaws. I hate the parts {like when you go in a bathroom} and you walk very slowly for no reason, until you finish what ever it is they want you to finish, very annoying, also when the game freezes in FPSm and you have to find what ever it is it wants you to scan to move on. This could have been something special but there are alot of annoying parts that hold it back, reminds me of NG2. I dont care for team ninja, this would have been a better game with better developers. IMO I am 3 1/2 hrs in that opinion may change later on, but so far that is it. I am assuming the game will get better as ADAM lets me use more abilities :P

7.5 to a 8.0, it is a fun game but seriously they have some really stupid design flaws. I hate the parts {like when you go in a bathroom} and you walk very slowly for no reason, until you finish what ever it is they want you to finish, very annoying, also when the game freezes in FPSm and you have to find what ever it is it wants you to scan to move on. This could have been something special but there are alot of annoying parts that hold it back, reminds me of NG2. I dont care for team ninja, this would have been a better game with better developers. IMO I am 3 1/2 hrs in that opinion may change later on, but so far that is it. I am assuming the game will get better as ADAM lets me use more abilities :P

Advid-Gamer

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

7.5 to a 8.0, it is a fun game but seriously they have some really stupid design flaws. I hate the parts {like when you go in a bathroom} and you walk very slowly for no reason, until you finish what ever it is they want you to finish, very annoying, also when the game freezes in FPSm and you have to find what ever it is it wants you to scan to move on. This could have been something special but there are alot of annoying parts that hold it back, reminds me of NG2. I dont care for team ninja, this would have been a better game with better developers. IMO I am 3 1/2 hrs in that opinion may change later on, but so far that is it. I am assuming the game will get better as ADAM lets me use more abilities :P

FPS1337

Ditto!

after completeing the game i can now say its easily a 9 and a underrated gameelbert_b_23

I totaly agree with your sentiment here but underrated isn't exactly fair. The game has had numerous 9s and 8.5s. And like two or three not so hot reviews. People keep forgetting the game has been recieved very well!

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

7.5 to a 8.0, it is a fun game but seriously they have some really stupid design flaws. I hate the parts {like when you go in a bathroom} and you walk very slowly for no reason, until you finish what ever it is they want you to finish, very annoying, also when the game freezes in FPSm and you have to find what ever it is it wants you to scan to move on. This could have been something special but there are alot of annoying parts that hold it back, reminds me of NG2. I dont care for team ninja, this would have been a better game with better developers. IMO I am 3 1/2 hrs in that opinion may change later on, but so far that is it. I am assuming the game will get better as ADAM lets me use more abilities :P

FPS1337

[QUOTE="FPS1337"][QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

7.5 to a 8.0, it is a fun game but seriously they have some really stupid design flaws. I hate the parts {like when you go in a bathroom} and you walk very slowly for no reason, until you finish what ever it is they want you to finish, very annoying, also when the game freezes in FPSm and you have to find what ever it is it wants you to scan to move on. This could have been something special but there are alot of annoying parts that hold it back, reminds me of NG2. I dont care for team ninja, this would have been a better game with better developers. IMO I am 3 1/2 hrs in that opinion may change later on, but so far that is it. I am assuming the game will get better as ADAM lets me use more abilities :P

Advid-Gamer

those moment only last for a split second...its not like you have to "play" that way for minutes on end lol. If they forced you to use that freeze frame for a long period of timei could understand the complaint, but as it stands...those are very very minor compared to everything else.

to each their own

Honestly, between an 8 and 8.5 is fitting imo from what I've played so far...

I'm like a few hour in but am currently stuck/lost (a good sign imo) in sector one after getting the diffusion beam and fighting 2 worms.

So far this game really feels like a 3-D fusion to me with all the dialouge and sectors and stuff.

So far, I would say that the game is a good solid 8. However, the forced first person lookaround segments are just so obnoxious. So much so, that I have to eliminate an entire point just for them. So, thus far at least, the game is a solid 7.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="FPS1337"] My game never froze ever and has a very high frame rate also the slow walking is normally in areas for looking aroundchex81

those moment only last for a split second...its not like you have to "play" that way for minutes on end lol. If they forced you to use that freeze frame for a long period of timei could understand the complaint, but as it stands...those are very very minor compared to everything else.

to each their own

So far, I would say that the game is a good solid 8. However, the forced first person lookaround segments are just so obnoxious. So much so, that I have to eliminate an entire point just for them. So, thus far at least, the game is a solid 7.

TGM_basic

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="FPS1337"] My game never froze ever and has a very high frame rate also the slow walking is normally in areas for looking aroundchex81

those moment only last for a split second...its not like you have to "play" that way for minutes on end lol. If they forced you to use that freeze frame for a long period of timei could understand the complaint, but as it stands...those are very very minor compared to everything else.

to each their own

Those moments are the only thing in the game that have given me any trouble at all so far. You are given ZERO clues as to what it is you're supposed to be looking for. As such, you're stuck standing there looking all over the place like an idiot for... SOMETHING. I've only come across one of these so far that lasted less than a minute. At least two or three of them took me a good 5-20 minutes just to get through.

20 minutes! That's 20 minutes literally standing there looking around, not being able to actually play the game. I had to look up online what I was supposed to be staring at, and low and behold, it's something I would have NEVER, EVER guessed to click on. It's not clever, it's not well designed, it's pointless filler, and so far, it RUINS an otherwise good game.

[QUOTE="TGM_basic"]

So far, I would say that the game is a good solid 8. However, the forced first person lookaround segments are just so obnoxious. So much so, that I have to eliminate an entire point just for them. So, thus far at least, the game is a solid 7.

Advid-Gamer

Yeah, I read back and saw after I posted. :)

[QUOTE="chex81"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] My god, the game did not *freeze* it goes in to first person mode so you can scan, the game is still working it is a part of the game. You are locked in to first person mode and have to find what ever it is you have to scan, then the game moves on. Why do I always have to explain everything in laymans terms.TGM_basic

those moment only last for a split second...its not like you have to "play" that way for minutes on end lol. If they forced you to use that freeze frame for a long period of timei could understand the complaint, but as it stands...those are very very minor compared to everything else.

to each their own

Those moments are the only thing in the game that have given me any trouble at all so far. You are given ZERO clues as to what it is you're supposed to be looking for. As such, you're stuck standing there looking all over the place like an idiot for... SOMETHING. I've only come across one of these so far that lasted less than a minute. At least two or three of them took me a good 5-20 minutes just to get through.

20 minutes! That's 20 minutes literally standing there looking around, not being able to actually play the game. I had to look up online what I was supposed to be staring at, and low and behold, it's something I would have NEVER, EVER guessed to click on. It's not clever, it's not well designed, it's pointless filler, and so far, it RUINS an otherwise good game.

Well, if i was stuck for 20 mins at one of those moments...i guess i'd feel the same as you others complaining :)

[QUOTE="TGM_basic"]

[QUOTE="chex81"]

those moment only last for a split second...its not like you have to "play" that way for minutes on end lol. If they forced you to use that freeze frame for a long period of timei could understand the complaint, but as it stands...those are very very minor compared to everything else.

to each their own

chex81

Those moments are the only thing in the game that have given me any trouble at all so far. You are given ZERO clues as to what it is you're supposed to be looking for. As such, you're stuck standing there looking all over the place like an idiot for... SOMETHING. I've only come across one of these so far that lasted less than a minute. At least two or three of them took me a good 5-20 minutes just to get through.

20 minutes! That's 20 minutes literally standing there looking around, not being able to actually play the game. I had to look up online what I was supposed to be staring at, and low and behold, it's something I would have NEVER, EVER guessed to click on. It's not clever, it's not well designed, it's pointless filler, and so far, it RUINS an otherwise good game.

Well, if i was stuck for 20 mins at one of those moments...i guess i'd feel the same as you others complaining :)

haha I love exploration and figuring things out, as well as cutscenes and story. I know there are people like my freind though that have the smalles attention span you will ever see. He cannot stick to one game for more then a couple minutes I swear!