Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Official Thread

[BioMechanic]

Maybe it's stating the obvious, but the more I play it, the more Echoes feels like a horror game in sci-fi trappings. From the start, with the hanging bodies and reanimated soldiers, there's been a palpable sense of dread. It's not horror in terms of in-your-face gore, but rather of having the feeling there's something evil lurking around every corner, or even right in front of you, even though you can't see it.

The first Prime has a strong feeling of isolation, but with an almost constant wonder. Echoes has been menacing since the first time Samus sees Aether from space, being threatened by the encroaching darkness of the Ing, and it gets worse the farther she progresses.

She's alone once again, and retains all her bad-assness, but I think Aether scares her like nothing she's ever seen, even when she's in the light.

Progressing slowly, much like I did in the first Prime, because there's so much to take in, from the detail to the design to the atmosphere.

[Cowutopia]

Agreed

[AstroBlue]

When is it set?

[Cowutopia]

After Prime. Might not "Scare her like nothing she's ever seen," but it's a different feel.

[Dyne]

sometime after MP from everything ive read. dont know if theres an exact timeline since i have yet to play it.

[Cowutopia]

Didn't someone say there was a timeline somewhere earlier in this thread?

Edit - I guess that was some other game. Or wait, was it on the demo disc?

Just played it a bit, I wish I had a case for this like the Zelda Disc. The Timeline is good stuff, and I played about 15 minutes of Echoes.

Was that a different game?

[Diff-chan]

"And Daikatana is a barrel of monkeys? You're hella delusional, and that makes me laugh."

At least I get a mouse and keyboard with one of the not very good games.

Halo2 SP-not very good, crappy controller
DK-not very good, good controller

Er go, take out the sidekick AI and the bugs and yes, I'd rather play DK.

LOL.

Seriously, Joust = worst gamer ever.

[Dyne]

i have to say the original game was one of the few games this generation that i wasnt in a rush to get through. and everyones thoughts so far on this one make me want to pick up one of those MKDD bundles so i can play this one.

[Shin Johnpv]

Didn't someone say there was a timeline somewhere earlier in this thread?

Edit - I guess that was some other game. Or wait, was it on the demo disc?


Was that a different game?

the time line is on the demo disc, this one takes place after prime and before Metroid II

and it's freaking awesome I'm loving it

[SpoDaddy]

I'm about 6 hours in and I'm in love with this game. Metroid is such a special franchise, it doesn't have that "5 months until Metroid!!!!!!" hype appeal but when the game does come out and you're playing it, it's hard to imagine any other game being as much fun. I think the downer of beating a Metroid game is involved in the psychology of anticipating the next one, in a way you're trying to avoid the withdrawal after it ends.

For all the talk of this being "more of the same", it's actually very different from the first Prime. It's much more dark and feels almost like a survival horror game (except the gameplay is fantastic).

Just because this game doesn't have millions of pimple faced 13 year olds in a frenzy jacking cars or fragging each other online doesn't mean it's not one of the best games of the year, if not the best game of the year.

Cowutopia: I think most people that hate Nintendo are in that age group where they're too young to fondly remember the glory days of the NES, but just old enough to be afraid that being into Nintendo games will drive away women. Most Nintendo fans seem to be young kids or adults that grew up with NES. In another thread just today I got called impotent for owning a GameCube, I'm still trying to figure that one out.