Early version of Prime 2

2011-02-07 02:46:44 am

Anywhere, everywhere

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=421019

The guy here found a lot of info about Retro's initial ideas for MP2, which are waaaaaaaaay different than the final product. This version had a SHODAN type of evil A.I., a huge multiplayer mode, and a bigger focus on scripted events and horror elements than the final game. It also explains why the MP2 pirates have exposed hearts, which is kinda cool.

Do you think this would have been better than what we got? I think that the idea is really ambitious, but may have been hard to pull off. If Retro got it done, it could have really been well done; the AI stuff in particular seemed really cool. With this as MP2, the best of the final versions of MP2 and MP3 into one final game could have been made for a more well rounded trilogy imo.

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arkarian

2011-02-07 03:52:22 am

red chamber dream

it almost certainly would have been better (haven't opened the link yet).

Turtle

2011-02-07 09:09:52 am

I like turtles.

Wow. They could still make this game and have it be sufficiently different from anything we've experienced so far.

DeltaForce502nd

2011-02-07 12:58:26 pm

This sounds like a cool idea for a story and gameplay that would have added a new dynamic for the series.

Turtle

2011-02-07 01:17:52 pm

I like turtles.

Actually, now that I think of it, it sounds a bit like what Other M might have been if Retro made it.

sabata2

2011-02-07 04:58:07 pm

ANKOKU

Sounds like it'd be an interesting sequel to Prime.
I don't think the combat would be all that fun with predictable robots being the main enemies.

If fleshed out a bit more, and not made so "easy" (I mean like successfully killing the cryo species, and shutting down the robots) it could be pretty good.

A fair amount of this seems to have made it's way into Hunters as well... With all the playable hunters and all.
That one that split into two (taken from Humetroid), the one that goes invisible (again Humetroid)...

TheMG2

2011-02-07 09:55:05 pm

So THAT is what the one piece of concept art is of.

The Humetroids, that is.

penguinseatsocks

2011-02-09 04:59:46 pm

I didn't read through it, because I knew it would just make me sad that it doesn't exist. Awesome find though.

UchihaSasuke

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UchihaSasuke: 2011-02-09 07:33:52 pm

2011-02-09 07:33:39 pm

my umbrella goes directly to Bankai

this didn't make it past concept art sadly.
it looks like it could have been good as a new IP.

Baron Dante

2011-02-10 03:07:30 pm

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Actually, now that I think of it, it sounds a bit like what Other M might have been if Retro made it.

That's what I thought aswell.

I really liked the idea of areas that disable using your abilities until "shut down". That would give a legitimate reason why not to have some items in use even when you have them, unlike in MOM *coughvariacough*

Miketroid

2011-02-22 07:28:08 pm

My thirst is endless.

That sounds pretty cool! And I would've loved to seen it be made into a reality.

But if it was, I wouldn't have my favorite game in the Prine series, Echoes.

person

2011-12-01 11:27:39 am

If this 'Metroid Prime 1.5' game is made by Retro Studios for the WiiU with HD graphics with a gritty and creepy feel with good multiplayer those imbeciles who say 'everything nintendo makes is crap (or worse) because its all 'immature' and, err, the graphics are like pacman' (you know who you are) will be kicking themselves.

Opium

2011-12-01 01:02:14 pm

Nobody around here says shit like that, though. Not now, not in the 10 months since this thread died a dignified and normal death, and not before.

UchihaSasuke

2011-12-02 01:10:17 pm

my umbrella goes directly to Bankai

and it's not like 1 or 2 M rated games would change nintendo's image anyway...

Poision Envy

2011-12-02 01:13:46 pm

Club 27 Goals

Quote from Opium:

Nobody around here says shit like that, though.

I do!

I kid, I kid.

Tahngarthor

2011-12-19 06:48:08 pm

Bangaa Bishop

Is Retro still in existence and do they still work with Nintendo or someone else? I feel kind of silly asking this, but hey...

arkarian

2011-12-19 06:51:12 pm

red chamber dream

they did donkey kong country returns last year and worked on mario kart 7 more recently

UchihaSasuke

2011-12-19 09:20:42 pm

my umbrella goes directly to Bankai

Retro is part of nintendo if that's what you wanted to know. they're not a 3rd party that might bail out at any time (but the staff can still bail out like with Rare)