Does Metroid Prime still have the best atmosphere for a game 7 year later?

yeah pretty much

I remember being absolutely blown away playing it for the first time, like i couldnt even believe what i was playing (i was 10 at the time so that might have helped)

VendettaRed07

Hahaha ditto man. Yeah Thats why i was so dissapointed with corruption. The feeling you got like you were traversing some huge planet all by your lonesome was destroyed when they broke it up so much. It was way to linear and just, cramped =/.

Metroid Prime still reigns king!

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If you want to exclude PC, sure, otherwise Stalker wins by a mile.way2funny

look at my screens that i posted earlier in this thread.

I dont think its about the realism, as the screens may look realistic, other games look 10x more realistic. I do believe Stalker;s art style is excellent. I dont know, ive played both games, I was extremely impressed with Metroid, but playing through stalker was even more amazing for me. The gritty feel is just amazing, and video / pictures dont do justice to this, but walking through the zone during a thunderstorm is something i havent experienced in any other game.

Yeah, its not really connected to horror either, it just.. does what it does.. its pretty hard to explain or show it off with screenshots or videos, it requires one to feel it, to understand it.

its a great game but there are others like itnaruto7777

I disagree on the latter.

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If you want to exclude PC, sure, otherwise Stalker wins by a mile.110million

look at my screens that i posted earlier in this thread.

I dont think its about the realism, as the screens may look realistic, other games look 10x more realistic. I do believe Stalker;s art style is excellent. I dont know, ive played both games, I was extremely impressed with Metroid, but playing through stalker was even more amazing for me. The gritty feel is just amazing, and video / pictures dont do justice to this, but walking through the zone during a thunderstorm is something i havent experienced in any other game.

Yeah, its not really connected to horror either, it just.. does what it does.. its pretty hard to explain or show it off with screenshots or videos, it requires one to feel it, to understand it.

Oppresion, coldness perhaps. An uneasy feeling of how empty everything feels?

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If you want to exclude PC, sure, otherwise Stalker wins by a mile.samusarmada

look at my screens that i posted earlier in this thread.

I dont think its about the realism, as the screens may look realistic, other games look 10x more realistic. I do believe Stalker;s art style is excellent. I dont know, ive played both games, I was extremely impressed with Metroid, but playing through stalker was even more amazing for me. The gritty feel is just amazing, and video / pictures dont do justice to this, but walking through the zone during a thunderstorm is something i havent experienced in any other game.

Yeah, its not really connected to horror either, it just.. does what it does.. its pretty hard to explain or show it off with screenshots or videos, it requires one to feel it, to understand it.

Oppresion, coldness perhaps. An uneasy feeling of how empty everything feels?

Ya, thats part of it.

Metroid is still amazing, bosses and everything I think prime has one of the best music for bosses though.

But i think bioshock has the trophy for that now.

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yeah pretty much

I remember being absolutely blown away playing it for the first time, like i couldnt even believe what i was playing (i was 10 at the time so that might have helped)

imdawiinner

Hahaha ditto man. Yeah Thats why i was so dissapointed with corruption. The feeling you got like you were traversing some huge planet all by your lonesome was destroyed when they broke it up so much. It was way to linear and just, cramped =/.

Metroid Prime still reigns king!

Like being inside of those seeds.

[QUOTE="sdfsdaf"]I never really got into Metroid Prime, or any of the Metroid games for that matter. In my opinion, Homeworld is the best atmospheric to date. That or Morrowind >.>helium_flash

And I agree, I couldn't get into MP that much also, but for some reason that game just leaves me in awe. Did you make it to the Phendrana Drifts? That place was fun to just jump around in.

Hmm I haven't beat Prime and I have beat BioShock, only watched someone play Stalker.

Well Bioshock had easier game-play and a lot more up front story, I found very little back story and or relevant story through the tapes, most of it was suprising at the start, then borderline comatose at the end. Metorid I have reached the drifts so far and despite playing it almost 7 years later then it was realeased it has wow'd me visually and in its unique game-play. Although my computer can run bioshock at max settings Direct-X 9 style the starting scene is all that hit me as " This has never been done before :O!

Metroid did take me a while to get into, its not an FPS like I was told by a pretty self proclaimed gamer. Its an exploration game with massive worlds, some thing Bioshock lacked to me. Where in Metroid it seemed like I could often go 5 or 6 ways, Bioshock gave me 1 right way and 2 or 3 find loot ways. They were always obvious and rarely held story elements. Where Bioshock had the tapes Metroid had the ruins and the world seemed more alive to me then Bioshocks, like there was history to the world.

Stalker I say from what I have seen played could contest Metroid Prime, but the people sayin Bioshock I think got wound up in hype, Bioshock was a pretty liner * suprising twist * then liner again. There really was only one large surprise also. " Was a man sent to kill? or a slave? " good scene but doesn't make up for the lack of everything else. Plus the final boss * which you could die on* was pretty sad, he reminded me of the 2 warlocks from the Time temple in the desert in LoZ:Oot.

Stalker is pretty amazing and I think I'll go *Pick it up* when ever I finish Prime. Yeah Bioshock SoC they really werent deep and involving games. They were cool with giant bosses or there creative enviroments but go here do this kind of games are kind of FF1 style dont ya think?

No. Super Metroid still has the better "Metroid" atmosphere (Prime is an inferior version of Super in 3D). Plus, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes has *FAR* superior boss fights. I personally find the atmosphere in Prime 2 superior to that of Prime.

As for the game(s) with the absolute "best" atmosphere(s). Both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus take the cake home in spades.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="XB360_John"]metroid copied halo, THAT is sytem wars fact. 110million

Because it wasn't an FPS in the 80s. :roll:

What does atmosphere mean in a video game really? Is it the artstyle or is it the mood/setting? Ilived

it differs, to me its how the game makes you feel once/if it draws you in

[QUOTE="sdfsdaf"]I never really got into Metroid Prime, or any of the Metroid games for that matter. In my opinion, Homeworld is the best atmospheric to date. That or Morrowind >.>helium_flash

And I agree, I couldn't get into MP that much also, but for some reason that game just leaves me in awe. Did you make it to the Phendrana Drifts? That place was fun to just jump around in.

I had the hardest time getting into it, but I forced myself through it and when i got near the end, everything kind of just hit me and i got sucked in. Sadly, the game was pretty much over. Now i want to play it again. weird.

metroid copied halo, THAT is sytem wars fact. XB360_John

Im interested in learning more about this. Is there a link?

The primes are all very atmospheric. However, my vote goes for REmake on Gamecube. The lighting, sound design, graphics (yes, I know the environments are pre-rendered) combined create a very tense, unnerving experience.

Even 7 years later, when I think of a game with amazing sound, graphics, controls, and atmosphere, Metroid Prime one instantly pops into my head.helium_flash

Stalker has the best atmosphere.

System Shock 2, ( pre-dates the 7 year mark) also has the best atmosphere.

yes not only is it the most atmospheric game ive ever played but it is also the greatest game ive ever played. No other game has made my jaw drop with wonder when entering environments like (as you said tc) phendrana drifts. Damn that was incredible. Sure Bioshock was good but no where near as amazing as mp.

Btw i hated stalker. The bugs, glitches and everything just made it a descent into boredom as i couldnt go 15 minutes without a bsod.

I love Metroid Prime but most atmospheric game ever is a bit of a stretch. I mean, Have you played Bioshock? And if we're to believe everyone else on this thread, STALKER is even more atmospheric.Luigi_Vincetana

no metroid prime is in a league of its own compared to bioshock.

Btw i hated stalker. The bugs, glitches and everything just made it a descent into boredom as i couldnt go 15 minutes without a bsod.

druglord6

Yea it has it's problems. It's a love it or hate it type game for alot of people. It still has an awesome atmosphere regardless.

I don't think Bioshock comes comes to system shock 2 in the atmosphere department.

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Btw i hated stalker. The bugs, glitches and everything just made it a descent into boredom as i couldnt go 15 minutes without a bsod.

Kez1984

Yea it has it's problems. It's a love it or hate it type game for alot of people. It still has an awesome atmosphere regardless.

I don't think Bioshock comes comes to system shock 2 in the atmosphere department.

yea i admit that...... its also quite scary too :P

part of the reason why i quit was not just the bugs....when i got into the tunnels and saw that invisible monster thing i thought "ugh its just a glitch or a gas cloud" then BAM it appeared.

I shat myself :cry: :P

(btw i hate scary games)

Half Life anyone ???angelkimne

ehhh i found half lifes atmosphere rather bland tbqh.......still a great game

[QUOTE="angelkimne"]Half Life anyone ???druglord6

ehhh i found half lifes atmosphere rather bland tbqh.......still a great game

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[QUOTE="angelkimne"]Half Life anyone ???helium_flash

ehhh i found half lifes atmosphere rather bland tbqh.......still a great game

metroid prime 1?

yes. i agree. it's a real shame that nintendo didn't use real hardware this gen so we could have had an even more immersive metroid in HD with physics puzzles and stuff.

There are few that stand out for me when it comes to atmosphere:

Stalker(especially with Oblivion Lost mod)
The Witcher
AvP2 (especially the marine campaign)

And for their time:
HL1
Zelda OOT
Mario64

Can't really put those in any order, they're all trying to create such different atmospheres.

yeah, for me it does

everything about metroid prime was near perfect IMO

Oblivion does, but Metroid Prime had it for years.

Even 7 years later, when I think of a game with amazing sound, graphics, controls, and atmosphere, Metroid Prime one instantly pops into my head.

Even today, that game looks great. The bosses were awesome, the environment were stunning (Phendrana Drifts anyone), and the music that went with each environment was just awe-inspiring.

So, does Metroid Prime still take the crown for more atmospheric game? I say it does.

helium_flash

Nope. Bioshock does.

No. Super Metroid still has the better "Metroid" atmosphere (Prime is an inferior version of Super in 3D). Plus, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes has *FAR* superior boss fights. I personally find the atmosphere in Prime 2 superior to that of Prime.

As for the game(s) with the absolute "best" atmosphere(s). Both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus take the cake home in spades.foxhound_fox

Nah, Super metroid doesn't have the best atmosphere anymore. As amazing as the game was being in 2D simply means it cant compete with the level of detail that was in Prime. Even though super metroids opening 5 minutes were perhaps better than any other metroid game, the rest of the game simply cannot live up to that. The wrecked ship in prime is better, super metroid didn't have phendrana drifts, norfair may have been larger than the magmoor caverns but it didn't nearly have the variety of the geothermic core, pirate architecture and chozo ruins that were present in prime. While Super metroid had tourian, prime had both the phendrana research station and the phazon mines as well as scarier and better judged metroid encounters.

I also disagree about echoes' *SUPERIOR* boss fights. While there may have been more of them in echoes the majority of them were variants on Ing types. While the three temple guardians of amorbis, chykka and quadraxis were exceptional, for me they couldn't compete with the likes of flagrahh, sheegoth (who wasn't even a boss), the omega pirate and of course meta-ridley.

Bioshock does. Best atmosphere ever to me.Mau-Justice

the ending sucked dinosaur balls

Didn't Prime 3 beat it?BubbyJello