Metroid Zero Mission

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Originally Posted by Roufuss

I know about this, been playing Metroid games since the first one dropped back in the day, but they seemed longer only because the game didn't hold your hand like I hear this one does. Alot of the exploration is killed when the game says "hey, go here next, and do this!" just because Nintendo dosen't want a bunch of 12 year olds crying because it's too hard.

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While I agree with this...

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Originally Posted by NoFace

And hell, it was enjoyable from start to finish. Plain and simple. That's what makes it a great game.

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...I also agree with this.

The game is indeed way too easy (length usually doesn't bother me), but it's still fun.

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Originally Posted by NoFace

Well, if you enjoyed Fusion, you'll love this. You want to talk about the game holding your hand, you talk about Fusion. Thankfully, this game basically just points you in a general direction (if you let it). There are some good puzzles to figure out on your own, and plenty of secrets to uncover.

I found it easy in the amount of missles you get basically. Ridley and Kraid went down like nothing... Mother Brain was the only thing in the game that put up a good fight.

It's a far, far better game than Fusion if you ask me... there's much more exploration than that game ever allowed. And fun... don't forget that.

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Yea, you pretty much nailed the one reason I didn't like Fusion. Even going through it and replaying it this week, to get ready for Zero Mission, I remembered how much fun it was but how pissed I was that the computer walked me through everything.

And about the easiness of Kraid and Ridley, I'm hoping and praying that hard mode makes them 10x as tough. I'm basacially going to blow through Normal as quick as possible, to get to the real game in hard mode.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Zero Mission (hell I'm going to buy it tommorrow), I was just wondering what happened over at Nintendo that they decided to make the series easier and more hand holding. Is this because it's on the GBA, for the younger gamers?

I'm with you on Fusion Roufuss... the linearity of it bothered me greatly. Nintendo was smart enough to realize that in remaking the original Metroid they'd be making a huge mistake if they tried to setup that linear narrative like they did for Fusion... so thankfully they didn't. The things I liked about Fusion were the new additions to the gameplay, such as grabbing on ledges and what not... there were some cool things to be found.

I'd like to know what Nintendo's thinking in terms of difficulty too... at least have Hard Mode available from the start I'd say. At least Prime seemed to be just right for difficulty on the first playthrough.


I really liked how the end of Zero Mission sets up Prime much better... that was a very nice touch.

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Originally Posted by NoFace

I'd like to know what Nintendo's thinking in terms of difficulty too... at least have Hard Mode available from the start I'd say. At least Prime seemed to be just right for difficulty on the first playthrough.

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This isn't the first time Nintendo has dumbed something down for the GBA, since I heard Super Mario World was made alot easier as well (meaning if you get hit with a cape or flower, you don't go back to small, you go back to big instead, giving you an extra hit).

Are today's younger and modern gamers that much of pussies that games need to be dumbed down like this? I feel old for saying this, but back in the NES days, the games I played were tough as nails, and would kick the shit out of you repeatedly. It's hard these days finding a game that comes even close to that, so the satisfiscation for beating it, at least for me, isn't there.

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Originally Posted by Roufuss

Are today's younger and modern gamers that much of pussies that games need to be dumbed down like this?

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Yes. None of them care about having fun with the games anymore. It's all about beating the game, nothing more. The little bastards use cheat coads like opium, too.

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Originally Posted by Roufuss

Are today's younger and modern gamers that much of pussies that games need to be dumbed down like this?

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Today's games are clearly dumbed down enough to make baby Jesus cry. :cry:

Super Metroid was easy as shit. The only tough boss was Draygon, and that was only because I didn't know about the Grapple Beam trick.

I'd also like to add that I thought the final boss was pretty anti-climactic.

I was planning on finishing the game so early, but then I just stumbled upon him, kicked his ass the first time, and left the planet. Kraid was way cooler looking than the final boss.

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Originally Posted by burgundy

Super Metroid was easy as shit. The only tough boss was Draygon, and that was only because I didn't know about the Grapple Beam trick.

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I had to stand in lava for about ten minutes to actually see the death animation.

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Originally Posted by burgundy

Super Metroid was easy as shit. The only tough boss was Draygon, and that was only because I didn't know about the Grapple Beam trick.

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Yeah, but the thing is Zero Mission is easier then Super Metroid, which is just sick.