Metroid Prime

**Shin Johnpv** · 22 Nov 2002, 10:01 PM

i adapted to the Control Scheme very quick

im really loving this game

man just wow everything about it is just perfect for me

so very happy with it

thank you retro

**Hero** · 22 Nov 2002, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by youandwhosearmy
Hahahahaha.

Four whole hours hero, how are we ever gonna get you out of the house again!!!?

Well, I forgot to mention that after that realization, I blew it off, played two more hours, and then thought 'gee, being midnight and all and having a morning class, I ought to sleep'

Then I played til 1am. Slept, woke up at 9, and played Prime all the way til noon. I blew off my morning class easy.

Again, amazing.

oh yeah, might I add -

who'd have known an American developer could churn out such a good game?
[/tongue in cheek]

**NeoZeedeater** · 22 Nov 2002, 10:28 PM

I'm not surprised an American developer made such a great game. American developers rule first-person games and have made ones even better than Prime.

I am surprised an American developer made such a good Metroid game though.

**Hero** · 22 Nov 2002, 10:59 PM

that was my point ^^

**Melf** · 22 Nov 2002, 11:31 PM

Originally posted by Kinopio
They tried a 3rd person view with this game, but with help from gaming's Jesus Christ, it was decided that first person view works best.

**StriderKyo** · 23 Nov 2002, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by NeoZeedeater

I am surprised an American developer made such a good Metroid game though.

Why were people always so hesitant as to whether Americans could do justice to a series heavily influenced by Alien? Anyway, I caved on my pile o' shame warpact and bought this yesterday. 6 hours of play later, these are my thoughts so far:

The controls are perfect. Seriously, remove the broom from your ass. It's almost exactly the same scheme as Maken X, a game I (if nobody else) enjoyed mightily. But from the second I first used the grapple beam, I knew this was Metroid.
Man, what a world they've built here! Everything's so incredibly detailed, this may well be the nicest looking game I've ever seen. The next time I hear somebody complain Nintendo doesn't push their games out the door fast enough I'm hitting themm over the head with a crate full of copies of Metroid Prime.
I'm glad as hell they didn't try this on N64.
I may well like this better than Super Metroid. For some reason, this series just feels right in first person rather than 2D. And I never thought I'd hear myself say that.
This totally fills the void in my life from not owning an N64 when OoT hit.
I hate the GC controller's triggers. They're giving me arthritis. I switched over to an Interact Superpad - the triggers are way easier on the knuckles, but the analogue isn't as responsive and the buttons are cheap.
Anyone who picks Vice City over this as GOTY needs to go outside, swear at the top of their lungs for an hour to get all the pent up rage out of their system, go back inside, play VC with some honest perspective, and realize MP's a lock for best of 2002.
I'm gonna go play this some more.

**Will** · 23 Nov 2002, 12:15 AM

Great points. And best of all, spoiler free!

**Shin Johnpv** · 23 Nov 2002, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by StriderKyo

The controls are perfect. Seriously, remove the broom from your ass. But from the second I first used the grapple beam, I knew this was Metroid.
Man, what a world they've built here! Everything's so incredibly detailed, this may well be the nicest looking game I've ever seen. The next time I hear somebody complain Nintendo doesn't push their games out the door fast enough I'm hitting themm over the head with a crate full of copies of Metroid Prime.
I'm glad as hell they didn't try this on N64.
I may well like this better than Super Metroid. For some reason, this series just feels right in first person rather than 2D. And I never thought I'd hear myself say that.
Anyone who picks Vice City over this as GOTY needs to go outside, swear at the top of their lungs for an hour to get all the pent up rage out of their system, go back inside, play VC with some honest perspective, and realize MP's a lock for best of 2002.
I'm gonna go play this some more.

i agree with these 150%

especially

Originally posted by StriderKyo
[*]Anyone who picks Vice City over this as GOTY needs to go outside, swear at the top of their lungs for an hour to get all the pent up rage out of their system, go back inside, play VC with some honest perspective, and realize MP's a lock for best of 2002.

i may have to hurt any reviewer in any mag other than PSM or OPM that does this

Originally posted by Will
Great points. And best of all, spoiler free!

hehehehehehe

will loves his spoiler free posts