the official metroid: other m speculation thread!

2009-06-03 07:48:18 am

Super Secret Area - Dead Ahead!

In my opinion characters requiring full dialogue are those in story-driven games. Mario, Samus, Link - none of them require it, as they're more about getting into the action. That's probably why so many RPGs are now voiced - because they want you to bond with the characters and feel their struggle.

Dantroid

2009-06-03 07:49:53 am

I don't think a sort of 'chronicles of metroid' thing would be completely out of the question- not necessarily playing through a reworked series but perhaps acknowledging several major events in those sexy 'flashback' scenes, i.e. mother brain fight from SM, scenes from Samus' youth. (evidence for this- before the title appears halfway through the trailer, there is a little montage where we see what looks like samus as a child) Given this setup, I think Samus talking could even be appropriate, maybe necessary if the game covers her upbringing and man-drama.
Psyched for this game though- it certainly has the potential to go very wrong. However, ridley, MB and possible zeta metroids, and an opportunity to capitalise on Samus' mystery seems pretty exciting to me. Oh yeah- and from the fact that speed boost and ice beam are shown, it seems likely that exploration and upgrades will still play a large role in the gameplay. Which is good.
I just hope they change the look of the cannon from first person...otherwise that will almost certainly ruin it for me. Fisher Price arm cannons are not the way forward.

I don't think a sort of 'chronicles of metroid' thing would be completely out of the question- not necessarily playing through a reworked series but perhaps acknowledging several major events in those sexy 'flashback' scenes, i.e. mother brain fight from SM, scenes from Samus' youth. (evidence for this- before the title appears halfway through the trailer, there is a little montage where we see what looks like samus as a child) Given this setup, I think Samus talking could even be appropriate, maybe necessary if the game covers her upbringing and man-drama. 
Psyched for this game though- it certainly has the potential to go very wrong. However, ridley, MB and possible zeta metroids, and an opportunity to capitalise on Samus' mystery seems pretty exciting to me. Oh yeah- and from the fact that speed boost and ice beam are shown, it seems likely that exploration and upgrades will still play a large role in the gameplay. Which is good. 
I just hope they change the look of the cannon from first person...otherwise that will almost certainly ruin it for me. Fisher Price arm cannons are not the way forward.

TheGreenManalishi

2009-06-03 07:56:32 am

Quote from devonodev:

I don't know who voiced her, but I just noticed that she also says“Time to go”

Mario may one day have full dialouge.
But Link? Never. He will only scream and make annoying grunting noises.

I think Link is more likely than Mario. Zelda characters have the potential for interesting and emotional depth which is yet to be experimented with.

devonodev

2009-06-03 08:12:17 am

Devonodev: Other D

I guess that's true.
And a whole game of Mario speaking with that strong Italian accent would get extremely annoying.

Meta-Ridley125

2009-06-03 08:37:03 am

Wow, impressive trailer. I wonder what was up with that lab scene at the end of the trailer though. Multiple Samus clones perhaps? Eh?

Dantroid

2009-06-03 08:47:59 am

Am I the only one that thinks a Samus clone is the stupidest idea ever?

Aruki

2009-06-03 09:05:53 am

Quote from Dantroid:

Am I the only one that thinks a Samus clone is the stupidest idea ever?

dark samus?

Dantroid

2009-06-03 09:20:08 am

Yes, and dolly the sheep was blue and tried to kill everyone. Eh?

Metroiddestruktor

2009-06-03 09:24:46 am

What about that other person in the lab beeing Samus' mother?
Isn't it possible that Samus goes back in time after Fusion for any reason, saves her parents on K2L and triggers some changes in her life?
Maybe thats the reason why we see the fight against T-Rex Mother Brain again.

Quietus

2009-06-03 09:47:30 am

Super Secret Area - Dead Ahead!

Perhaps, since we've experienced alternate worlds in the Prime series, we will now see time being explored. Maybe she finally gets whipped by Ridley, and she's headed back to warn herself that she'll ~~be a load of gaming fans fantasy~~ get whipped, so she can be better prepared...

Opium

2009-06-03 09:58:08 am

I really don't think the appearance of mother brain should be much of a timeline defining thing, she can appear in any game at any time just like ridley has. There's little or no explaining as to why enemies appear in games that they died in previously, they're just there because it's metroid.

horscht(i)

2009-06-03 10:17:26 am

defrag in progress

Am I the only one who doesn`t like Samus getting younger and younger with each game?
In Prime I she looked epic, but now it`s more like the next door teen cutie biatch thing...

Prime Hunter

2009-06-03 10:49:34 am

As shown by my avatar, I love this new look for her, actually. It's definitely better than most of her current appearances in the Zero Suit where she's either too plastic or she simply doesn't mesh well with the rest of the game. Although, one of my favorite appearances is the one at the end of Hunters, even if it was for only a few seconds.

Baby Sheegoth

2009-06-03 01:23:06 pm

Only thing that worries me is team ninja. Team ninja = Dead or Alive = waterbag physics.

tjp7154

2009-06-03 01:44:37 pm

Bananas GOOD, Kremlings BAD

What's Water bag physics?

ryu

2009-06-03 01:52:36 pm

Quote from horscht(i):

Am I the only one who doesn`t like Samus getting younger and younger with each game?

Nope, I was shocked as well. : / But I guess its another prequel and thus the young look.

Melancholy Spork

2009-06-03 02:10:48 pm

We've had way worse looks for Samus than this. I prefer a badass Final Fantasy look to MP2's plastic barbie doll look.

Phazar

2009-06-03 02:26:30 pm

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Quote from Melancholy Spork:

We've had way worse looks for Samus than this. I prefer a badass Final Fantasy look to MP2's plastic barbie doll look.

Samus's look wasn't that bad. It was at least better than Lara's plastic look in the original Tomb Raider trilogy. Heck, I like this new look so much I'll use it for my avatar...like everyone else seems to be doing, too.

Opium

Edit history:

Opium: 2009-06-03 02:33:15 pm

2009-06-03 02:28:14 pm

ANY look is better than the one when she looks at the camera at the end of MP3

DMantra

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2009-06-03 02:31:15 pm

Breathe in the Future, Breathe out the Past

Quote from Opium:

I really don't think the appearance of mother brain should be much of a timeline defining thing, she can appear in any game at any time just like ridley has. There's little or no explaining as to why enemies appear in games that they died in previously, they're just there because it's metroid.

The mother brain scene was infact the ending of SM, with her killing the metroid trying to heal samus. Unless that exact scene is emulated at a completely different part of the storyline, which whould be a little over the top.

As for all the ki hunters, none of them were in the Prime series, I think Other M is really trying to get back to the root of things and give us some much needed nostalgia. Even the pirates had more of a Super Metroid look to them.

Phazar

2009-06-03 02:34:46 pm

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Quote from DMantra:

Even the pirates had more of a Super Metroid look to them.

Yes, the Space Pirates have been getting too many new designs that it isn't that cool anymore. Prime's pirates stuck to the SM designs, but then Echoes and Corruption came along and mutated them. It's great to see the good old pirates back again.

TheGreenManalishi

2009-06-03 02:36:38 pm

Quote from Baby Sheegoth:

Only thing that worries me is team ninja. Team ninja = Dead or Alive = waterbag physics.

Not much of an issue in the power suit

DMantra

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2009-06-03 02:39:40 pm

Breathe in the Future, Breathe out the Past

Quote from Baby Sheegoth:

Only thing that worries me is team ninja. Team ninja = Dead or Alive = waterbag physics.

Might I remind you.. Team Ninja = Ninja Gaiden = insanely awesome tight gameplay mechanics

During the trailer, I actually saw segments which bear high resemblance to that ninja gaiden style.

GreenMamba

2009-06-03 02:43:29 pm

What luck, there's french fry stuck in my beard.

Quote from DMantra:

As for all the ki hunters, none of them were in the Prime series, I think Other M is really trying to get back to the root of things and give us some much needed nostalgia. Even the pirates had more of a Super Metroid look to them.

It's the Fusion design, actually. The single Pirate in the clip even has their doofy little elf shoes.

And I still don't see anything in the trailer that 100% looks like a ki hunter.

EDIT: And I'm also not getting all this "Samus clone" business. The blond haired lady had completely different facial structure from Samus. Outside of them both having blond hair, what was similar?

Phazar

2009-06-03 02:46:09 pm

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Quote from GreenMamba:

And I still don't see anything in the trailer that 100% looks like a ki hunter.

At a certain point, you see those green flying creatures--they seem to resemble ki-hunters.