What do you want from the next Metroid game?

There isn't much more that I want them to add to the current metroid games (the prime trilogy) other than online play like the DS game Metroid Prime Hunters.

Shooting other people with the Wii Remote is most satisfiing to me.

Also, it should have faster FPS controls like that found in MOH Heroes 2 or the upcomming the Conduit.

I would also like to see a more open world with side missions that don't have something to do with the game. Metroid may be open already, but you go through it in a linear pattern.

Regardless of how it turns out though, It will most likely be of high quality.

i'm not really bothered if they never make another one again. i feel i have enough metroid games and i fully understand and appreciate those experiences.

however, if they do make one then i would like a 2D metroid, with an emphasis on horizontal platforms and using the speed booster augment to create lots of crazy rhythms, and perhaps intentional races through a zebes-like planet (or any type of planet).

if they make a 3D one, i'd like a large portion of the game that would rely on samus's grappling beam/energy whip. they could really flesh that out more...

those are just some ideas off the top of my head.

ummm 2 dimensional isnt an option whyy??

i agree, im still waiting for Metroid 5, and it should probably be on DSI rather than wii(considering Metroid 4 was for GBA).Also the prime arc is finnished, while Metroid 4 left a hang over ending(original metroid actually has a story while m prime has nothing of the sort,Samus is souless and just follows objetives like a mindless lemming).So for next metroid game i would like just a bit improved visuals, and meh, i wouldnt tinker with the formula too much. As for the prime series..i dont know if i want more of that but if anything, a multiplayer mode would help its replay.

You forgot the most important option in your poll: a 2D (or 2.5D) Metroid 5! The Prime Series is done. Multiplayer has been shown to have no place in Metroid games. FPS was dandy for the Primes, but it simply won't work for Metroid 5. Try using speed boots and Shinesparks in first person... I dare ya! lol. We NEED a conclusion to the series, not another side story. It NEEDS to have all the elements of the core series, which just aren't possible in first person. It's been seven years since Fusion... the time is NOW!Mike1978Smith

I agree, we definetely need a sequel to Fusion.

I too would like a new 2.5 Metroid, but of those choices, I'd definitley go with a more open world feel.

Metroid 5 in 2.5D, no multiplayer of any kind.

Yeh the only one I give a damn about there is open world and side missions, the games fine as it is just needs to be bigger...not in the backtrack sort of way but the levels need to be more open. Though I agree with just_nonplussed they need to make a Metroid with Zero Suit Samus and her whip thing already. Honestly Brawl gave us the ideas now all Nintendo need to do is put those ideas to real use.stike22

would they really make a whole metroid game with ZSS? wouldn't it make samus less mysterious/more sexual? i played a ROM hack where you can play SM but with samus 'justin baily'. and it does affect the experience...i mean it's nice to see samus in tight rubber, but it affects the atmosphere of the game. and you would be too distracted!

2D, more bosses than super metroid, an even more challenging world to explore even larger and more varied. By default I would like any system which holds your hand through the game to be turned off, but I like the option being there for people that want/need it.

2D is a thing of the past. (exept for fighters, like SSBB)

I like the FPS Metroid games, they are so much more emersive.

Some here say no online play, well I don't play the other 2 prime games anymore because I pretty much seen everything.

Metroid would benefit from an online component I don't care if it is exaclty like Hunters.

A step towards Metroid Prime again.

A step towards Metroid Prime again.

firefox59

Like usual I agree with firefox59.

just_nonplussed LOL, make it more sexual...I admit yeh that would seem to make it seem a little more sexual but seriously why make that whip if its not to be put in to a game, I can easily imagine using it in the game to get up ledges and stuff...I can't exactly imagine how she would fight with it...probably bending over pirates giving them lashing LOL, but yeh I could easily see it as a puzzle solving instrument for when she loses her suit or something.

Yeh thats it, I got a beginning of a story for a new Metroid it would make a very good DS game. Samus lured onto a planet by pirates they ambush her and use some next weapon that rips of her powersuit (NOT in a sexual way) and yeh there plan is to make copies of the suit for all the Space Pirates and also weaken Samus so they can kill her, obviously.

They get away with the suit to some base they got in the area and basically you have to get to the base infiltrate it using ZSSs basic weapons the whip and the gun, once she gets in she stops them just as they are about to finish copying the suit and in some massive explosion the suit is ripped apart basically the beginning of the game is that you have to collect all the pieces back so you can access more of Samus's old abilities so she can access more levels and so on.

As you get pieces of the suit back you also find that the pirates have jacked some other parts and are copying for their men to equip and use against you, obviously you gotta get the parts back and in doing so you also find out whos responsible for commanding the Pirates to lay this ambush and take the suit, it could be a new enemy or it could be a returning enemy whatever. That alone would be a good beginning to a Metroid game on DS.

As for console yeh they would need a much better story then just an ambush for this to be a good game on console.

I think piloting the ship might be a bit much for the Wii to handle but apart from that I am with you.stike22

[QUOTE="stike22"]I think piloting the ship might be a bit much for the Wii to handle but apart from that I am with you.Head_of_games

[QUOTE="Head_of_games"][QUOTE="stike22"]I think piloting the ship might be a bit much for the Wii to handle but apart from that I am with you.stike22

[QUOTE="stike22"][QUOTE="Head_of_games"] Are you referring to me? Anyways, I think it would be very fun. The cockpit in Corruption was very cool and well organized, I would like to see more of it. Head_of_games

Metroid 5 in 2.5D, no multiplayer of any kind.

Lord_Omikron666

agreed

[QUOTE="Lord_Omikron666"]

Metroid 5 in 2.5D, no multiplayer of any kind.

Gohansephiroth

agreed

A gigantic 2D metroid with IR aiming.

[QUOTE="Gohansephiroth"]

[QUOTE="Lord_Omikron666"]

Metroid 5 in 2.5D, no multiplayer of any kind.

Head_of_games

agreed

I doubt they would put that much effort into a wii ware game and if they did it would completely overshadow every other wii ware game, i dont think nintendo wants to scare away any small developers who try out their new ideas on wii ware. Anyway I think its too soon to do another fully 3D game since it would feel a bit stale with one right after the last three, I would like a return to the original gameplay style with many new enhancements added to it.

All of the above of course. I want a game where you play as Samus just after she's completed her Chozo training and is trying to make a name for herself in the galaxy as a bounty hunter. Oh, and I want some Zero Suit Missions where you use the pistol/laser-whip. Also, piloting your ship is a must. And the multiplayer should set the standard for future Wii shooters.Head_of_games

ship flying would be cool, (better than a cut-scene i guess) but i'm not sure fleshing out the backstory is a good idea. i just feel metroid turning into something like star wars or just another sci-fi entertainment/game.

[QUOTE="stike22"][QUOTE="Head_of_games"] Are you referring to me? Anyways, I think it would be very fun. The cockpit in Corruption was very cool and well organized, I would like to see more of it. Head_of_games

metroid is supposed to be lonely. samus is a character that is completely sealed off from anyone else. it's the beauty of being alone.

all that stuff at the begining of corruption was just a horrible mistake. i think they forgot they were actually making a metroid game, and just decided to make a generic FPS. then half way through their boss came in from holiday (all the stresss of MP1 & 2 had got to him) and said, "what are you doing??!!", and a bunch of staff were sacked. the rest were ordered to actually make a METROID game in the time that they had left. official story.

Yeh but Corruption was even more lonely then the other Prime titles, its becauese the levels were so dry there wasn't much variety in level, where were the jungles or a desert or Ice world or some other type of terrain that makes the game interesting.stike22

i think they should bring the emphasis back more to exploration and puzzles ala MP1. improved controls (MP3s were great but theres still room for improvement fo course..the conduits system would be great). leave out the talky stuff like the start of MP3....not a good idea imho. no MP...that brings with it a whole new set problems for the single player. if MP is a must then develop it seperately (hell developed by a different studio like ubisoft did with splinter cell 2). keep them seperate. a bit more creativity with the items/abilities. we know retro can replicate pretty much everything from the 2d games in 3d and make them work...so start doing things that the 2d games didnt do.osan0

maybe mirror's edge will inspire a 3D metroid with the speed booster ability!

metroid can learn from both mirror's edge and bioshock, respectively. it's interesting because i think both of those games took inspiration from metroid in one form or another.

and the same goes for zelda. ICO has been inspired by zelda, and zelda is now being inspired by ICO - it's just a shame that this is only graphically speaking.

[QUOTE="Mike1978Smith"][QUOTE="red_sovereign"]multi-player duh! anyone who disagrees is about as old-fashioned as a polaroid photo... and scared of the futureintro94

on the subject of multiplayer - what do you guys think of bioshock 2 having a multiplayer mode?

None of that. Absolutely none of that. I want a 2.5D Metroid V -- thats what I want. WiiWare or DS. No more FPS Metroid, its done now. No online play, because Hunters was absolute garbage and was not Metroid at all, in fact it had no qualities whatsoever that makes Metroid what it is.Haziqonfire

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]None of that. Absolutely none of that. I want a 2.5D Metroid V -- thats what I want. WiiWare or DS. No more FPS Metroid, its done now. No online play, because Hunters was absolute garbage and was not Metroid at all, in fact it had no qualities whatsoever that makes Metroid what it is.firefox59

None of that. Absolutely none of that. I want a 2.5D Metroid V -- thats what I want. WiiWare or DS. No more FPS Metroid, its done now. No online play, because Hunters was absolute garbage and was not Metroid at all, in fact it had no qualities whatsoever that makes Metroid what it is.Haziqonfire

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]None of that. Absolutely none of that. I want a 2.5D Metroid V -- thats what I want. WiiWare or DS. No more FPS Metroid, its done now. No online play, because Hunters was absolute garbage and was not Metroid at all, in fact it had no qualities whatsoever that makes Metroid what it is.KingBowser91

[QUOTE="KingBowser91"][QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]None of that. Absolutely none of that. I want a 2.5D Metroid V -- thats what I want. WiiWare or DS. No more FPS Metroid, its done now. No online play, because Hunters was absolute garbage and was not Metroid at all, in fact it had no qualities whatsoever that makes Metroid what it is.Haziqonfire

[QUOTE="osan0"]i think they should bring the emphasis back more to exploration and puzzles ala MP1. improved controls (MP3s were great but theres still room for improvement fo course..the conduits system would be great). leave out the talky stuff like the start of MP3....not a good idea imho. no MP...that brings with it a whole new set problems for the single player. if MP is a must then develop it seperately (hell developed by a different studio like ubisoft did with splinter cell 2). keep them seperate. a bit more creativity with the items/abilities. we know retro can replicate pretty much everything from the 2d games in 3d and make them work...so start doing things that the 2d games didnt do.just_nonplussed

maybe mirror's edge will inspire a 3D metroid with the speed booster ability!

metroid can learn from both mirror's edge and bioshock, respectively. it's interesting because i think both of those games took inspiration from metroid in one form or another.

and the same goes for zelda. ICO has been inspired by zelda, and zelda is now being inspired by ICO - it's just a shame that this is only graphically speaking.

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"][QUOTE="KingBowser91"] Exactly my thoughts I am playing trough Super Metroid and Metroid Prime Hunters atm and I am very dissapointed with Hunters while Super Metroid is the best 2D Metroid.KingBowser91

Yeah, I've been meaning to get back into Super Metroid on my Wii. Been busy...

I would like to see many new things from the next Metroid game. Probably more than one game could hold. Then again, I have very flexible taste and like the different experiences the different games offer (i.e. FPA, 2D, 2.5D, Hunters, etc.).

They don't need to make another Metroid in first person, not for a little while -- They've done all they can with it in first person and haven't gone back and made a 2D/2.5D one in a while.Haziqonfire

They could make both at the same time,if they wanted to.

I'd like them to continue from where MP3 left off with that ship shooting Samus down onto some planet whre she loses all contact with the federation and must find a way to recontact them

For the next Metroid, I want improved controls, graphics, and online play. Also, a storyline as epic as the prime games' should be added :P. Whoever makes it should allow us to travel between planets(like MP3) and make each more unique (think Elysia). I'm sure they will deliver with awesome music.

Metroid Prime in the Space Pirate's view sounded pretty cool. Or as a trooper from the Galactic Federation thingy.