Was the hate for MoM uncalled for?!

From what i've played (Only played for a hour thus far as finishing MP2: Echoes which im almost finished with, BEST GAME EVER!!) that the game is good in pretty much every aspect apart from the clunky controls when changing from 1st person to 3rd person view. I read many peoples opinion on Samus and pretty much zero of them thus far match the character which i seen portrayed in the game.

I haven't played it myself...from what I heard the gameplay is good but the story is a ridiculous pile of nonsense.

From what i've played (Only played for a hour thus far as finishing MP2: Echoes which im almost finished with, BEST GAME EVER!!) that the game is good in pretty much every aspect apart from the clunky controls when changing from 1st person to 3rd person view. I read many peoples opinion on Samus and pretty much zero of them thus far match the character which i seen portrayed in the game.

Dibdibdobdobo

From what I've heard, yes. Just a bunch of fanboys hating/overexaggurating on any small changes the the formula (it's something EVERY franchise goes through).

I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.tagyhag

I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.tagyhag

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.Dibdibdobdobo

I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.tagyhag

*note to mods, this is only a joke, tagyhag's taste is a matter of opinion and I do love women.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.SilverChimera

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I do love womenSilverChimera

Only kidding : P. fo realz.

I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.tagyhag

*note to mods, this is only a joke, tagyhag's taste is a matter of opinion and I do love women.

[QUOTE="SilverChimera"]

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.tagyhag

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I know it inside out ;) SilverChimera

I....Need an adult? :(

[QUOTE="SilverChimera"] I know it inside out ;) tagyhag

I....Need an adult? :(

I really need to play Metroid Prime.funsohng

I really enjoyed it. Although the story was pretty forgettable overall, the boss fights were incredibly fun.

I have it, and I don't like it at all. To me, it plays more like a Ninja Gaiden game than a Metroid. It has wonky controls, relies on cheap thrills, is linear, has minimal exploration, music is subpar, and I'll just say the story is not well presented. This is easily my biggest disappointment of the year, and it's nowhere near as good as Super Metroid, Zero Mission, Fusion, and the Prime Trilogy.

[QUOTE="funsohng"]I really need to play Metroid Prime.Dibdibdobdobo

I think the game is hated on too much yes, but at the same time I think that it could have been so much more. By the way the game gets WAY better when you get further into it. I had a blast with it and I would say an 8.5 is justified. At times it feels like it should be rated higher, but then at others you see why it isnt a AAAE.

my gripes are:

Team Ninja, Team Ninja, and Team Ninja.

Seriously they have no place in metroid IMO. The game was good fun and did a lot right, but what I thought was wrong was the melee moves, regen health (you point the wiimote up), and so on. I think if Sakamoto was given the game and he developed it with his crew and not with Team Ninja it would have been much better off. Still a great game.

If they are going to go into a third person action game I think it should feel like the primes, but with more action. I know this will never happen (it cant happen really), but I think if Sakamoto and crew teamed up with Naughty Dog to make a Third Person metroid it would be mind blowing.

PS - MoM didnt have enough awesome metroid music.

The hate for MoM was uncalled for.

The game itself is pretty good, it took the series in a good direction, and a sequal where it fixes the problems of the first would be awesome.

Overall though, this is a good game that didn't deserve the hate it got.

Lol'd at Metroid Prime 2 being better than the first one. I bought the first one years ago, and was glued to the tv for a week, thought it was the best game ever. Then I bought the second one and the dude at Gamestop even told me it wasn't as good as the first, but I still went ahead and bought it anyways....for full price. Played it ONE time for about 20-40 minutes, maybe an hour or so (don't remember), put it down, and NEVER touched it again. It wasn't even a concious decision lol, i just had no desire to touch it again. It failed to pull me in like the first one. That day my gamecube sat in the corner of my room on the floor in a grocery store bag for literally 2 whole years in the same spot before I eventually sold it. The Metroid prime 2 disc was still in it lulz. I painted you that elaborate image just to convey to you how much better the first one was to the second. StrongDeadlift

[QUOTE="StrongDeadlift"]Lol'd at Metroid Prime 2 being better than the first one. I bought the first one years ago, and was glued to the tv for a week, thought it was the best game ever. Then I bought the second one and the dude at Gamestop even told me it wasn't as good as the first, but I still went ahead and bought it anyways....for full price. Played it ONE time for about 20-40 minutes, maybe an hour or so (don't remember), put it down, and NEVER touched it again. It wasn't even a concious decision lol, i just had no desire to touch it again. It failed to pull me in like the first one. That day my gamecube sat in the corner of my room on the floor in a grocery store bag for literally 2 whole years in the same spot before I eventually sold it. The Metroid prime 2 disc was still in it lulz. I painted you that elaborate image just to convey to you how much better the first one was to the second. trugs26

My thoughts exactly. Its a much tougher game to progress in so he probaly got stuck and left it.

The voice acting was sub-par, but not terrible cringe-worthy like Kat in Halo: Reach was.

Worse metroid I have ever played. Would have maybe not felt as dated if it was released last gen. They turned samus into a weak bratty person instead of the strong silent bounty hunter I expected her to be. To each there own I hated it.

Yes and no. From a gameplay perspective, the new "agile" Samus was a strong addition to the series... but the "Team Ninja" design choices were far too evident, and the utter lack of varied design and polish was a huge let down. From a story perspective, there is some great insight into Samus' character... but there is just so much crap at the beginning, and the cringe-worthy encounter with Ridley thatalmost ruined the entire game for me. It is worth playing... but it surely doesn't even come close to matching the other "godly" Metroid games (i.e. Super, Fusion, Prime and Echoes).

There was a lot of potential for greatness... but I think Sakamoto tried to do too much all at once, and hired the perfeclty wrong developers to help them make it (there are so many points where I almost threw the controller down in frustration due to broken design elements). It was a good first step... but it was a rough gem covered in s*** that needed to be cleaned up and cut properly.

As a game on its own merits, it is definitely good... but as a Metroid game it ranks down on the list with the likes of Hunters, Corruption and Return of Samus. It is an insult to the heritage of Metroid... and not from a story perspective either. When the game proper was over, I kept saying to myself "this is what the game should have played like." Pure exploration.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.siLVURcross

for 30 seconds I though this was a thread about your mom.

... anyways, yes the hate was uncalled for. It's a great game. Much better than the 79 metacritic average would suggest.

I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.tagyhag

You buggin'.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]I actually thought it was better than the original Metroid Prime.siLVURcross

I second that.

the story made me cry hot flaming tears of rage. I still have first degree burns running down my cheeks. must have been how Samus felt when she met Ridley.-The-G-Man-

MP2 best game ever? No way MP1 pulverizes MP2.

Worse metroid I have ever played. Would have maybe not felt as dated if it was released last gen. They turned samus into a weak bratty person instead of the strong silent bounty hunter I expected her to be. To each there own I hated it.

Advid-Gamer

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Worse metroid I have ever played. Would have maybe not felt as dated if it was released last gen. They turned samus into a weak bratty person instead of the strong silent bounty hunter I expected her to be. To each there own I hated it.

Rougehunter

MP2 best game ever? No way MP1 pulverizes MP2.

Vaasman

[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

MP2 best game ever? No way MP1 pulverizes MP2.

foxhound_fox

I'd say prime is the overall better game. Echoes is just a bit too dark, and a bit too hard. And it feels disjointed at some points. I'll give you level and boss design though.

Quadraxis anyone? :o

But echoes is still a brilliant game.

[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

MP2 best game ever? No way MP1 pulverizes MP2.

foxhound_fox

I agree 100% with your comments on MP1 vs Echoes. Echoes is challenging me now in the sanctuary Area and im so lost its unreal but its adding to the challenge of the game. MP1 did the same but after 15 minutes of searching for the Items to unlock the Vault to fight Metroid Prime i never got too stuck on the game. I like how dark the game is as it adds more to the feeling of solitude and what may be around the corner waiting for you.

I'd say prime is the overall better game. Echoes is just a bit too dark, and a bit too hard. And it feels disjointed at some points. I'll give you level and boss design though.

Quadraxis anyone? :o

theuncharted34

[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

MP2 best game ever? No way MP1 pulverizes MP2.

foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="Rougehunter"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

Worse metroid I have ever played. Would have maybe not felt as dated if it was released last gen. They turned samus into a weak bratty person instead of the strong silent bounty hunter I expected her to be. To each there own I hated it.

Vaasman

[QUOTE="theuncharted34"]

I'd say prime is the overall better game. Echoes is just a bit too dark, and a bit too hard. And it feels disjointed at some points. I'll give you level and boss design though.

Quadraxis anyone? :o

foxhound_fox

I disagree. I found the atmosphere a bit choking. Don't get me wrong, the experience was fantastic and fresh, but it was a bit much.

But, that's what opinions are for :)

And let's not forget corruption, Which I'd say has the best atmosphere of them all. I mean... Skytown Elysia... simply brilliant.

All 3 are just amazing.

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[QUOTE="Rougehunter"]This is the problem with why there is so much hate for MoM. Before it there was very little character development if any in the metroid games beside Fusion. So devs made a character that disagreed with what the fans think she should be. Samus just went from being one-dimensional to three-dimensional, whats so bad about that?

Rougehunter

I haven't played it myself...from what I heard the gameplay is good but the story is a ridiculous pile of nonsense.

Teufelhuhn