the official metroid: other m speculation thread!

2010-06-22 08:47:39 am

I think it's a safe bet to say that plasma beam will be in this game. I wonder if they will make it blue-green like the one from super or if they will make it red like the prime games. I hope it's the former, since that one was way cooler. Why call it plasma when it's basically just fire.

Kharay1977

2010-06-22 09:15:16 am

Quote from BioSpark:

Quote from taigabob:

Feel free to edit your posts instead of double posting, it looks nicer to be honest.

plz dont minimod taigabob. this is ur first warning

Please don't minimod, Taigabob. This is your first warning.

Oh, come on... see the humor. ;)

Quietus

2010-06-22 09:24:10 am

Super Secret Area - Dead Ahead!

I think the humour is already there, in issuing a 'warning' to a member who's been here for a fair few years. Very Happy

Unless BioSpark was confoozed by the ol' switcheroo..?

penguinseatsocks

2010-06-22 12:03:18 pm

I was thinking years ago how cool it would be to switch from side-scrolling to fully functional first person view at will, and they almost fulfilled my wish. I really don't see the benefit of not making use of the nunchuk.

Opium

2010-06-22 12:15:36 pm

Quote from penguinseatsocks:

I was thinking years ago how cool it would be to switch from side-scrolling to fully functional first person view at will, and they almost fulfilled my wish. I really don't see the benefit of not making use of the nunchuk.

Hmm the idea of switching at will sounds pretty cool, never thought about it before. You can do that in Rogue Squadron, but it doesn't really serve much purpose other than personal preference.
I'm also a little concerned that they refuse to use the nunchuck. Nintendo is genius when it comes to revolutionary rethinking of control schemes, so I'm not TOO worried about it.

penguinseatsocks

2010-06-22 12:42:20 pm

The only reason it really bothers me is because it means you won't be able to walk while in first-person mode. I've been playing a lot of Resident Evil lately, so I'm SICK of not being able to walk and shoot.

Opium

2010-06-22 12:44:29 pm

Is that confirmed to be true?

ryu

2010-06-22 12:46:07 pm

That's what I'm also expecting. How else do you imagine this to work?

penguinseatsocks

2010-06-22 12:46:47 pm

I'm almost positive, yeah. And anyway, I don't really see how you could, using only the Wiimote.

Opium

2010-06-22 12:58:24 pm

I honestly have no idea how it works, was just asking.

Prime Hunter

2010-06-22 01:10:44 pm

Pretty sure either Nintendo themselves or one of the gaming news sites have mentioned before that you can't move in first person. It's mostly for using missiles (or being precise with the beams) and scanning the environment from what I understand.

kesvalk

2010-06-22 03:25:14 pm

Indie Lover

i am more concerned with the enviroments of the game, now that is almost sure that the entire game will be inside the ship... this means that the env. will be like in fusion? i didn't liked the areas of fusion...

arkarian

2010-06-22 06:55:32 pm

red chamber dream

i thought fusion's environment gimmick was pretty cool. but it wouldn't be cool a second time ...

Opium

2010-06-22 07:14:53 pm

I thought the idea of fusions environment allowed for the most creative leeway in terms of variety. The style or look of the game (bright colors, etc) was what I thought most people didn't care for. They wouldn't be limited by hardware this time and based on what we've seen environments may even change before your eyes. The environments are looking pretty awesome to me. Everything from jungle-like to sterile like a gymnasium. Gonna be cool.

tomatobob

2010-06-22 07:20:01 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Well it's certainly easier to hamstring the player by sectioning off different environments like Fusion did, but I very much prefer wandering around on a planet and stumbling into a new area that I probably can't play in yet, at least that lets you pretend you're exploring.

Opium

2010-06-23 04:12:48 pm

I'm really hoping they add the one single thing that would have made prime's controls much better: a quick 180 degree turn around maneuver (think RE).

ryu

2010-06-23 04:15:20 pm

Quote from taigabob:

Well it's certainly easier to hamstring the player by sectioning off different environments like Fusion did, but I very much prefer wandering around on a planet and stumbling into a new area that I probably can't play in yet, at least that lets you pretend you're exploring.

They can do the same with some futuristic science lab too, just depends on wether they want to take the 'fuck-you I'm adam' route again.