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I think you hold on the the concept you've imagined for the character so tightly that you've blinded yourself to who the character really is and what the series is really about.
And you act like this narrative shift is totally new. Its not. It started eight years ago in your beloved 2D Metroids.
You NEVER had any control, you just had an illusion of control. And eventually, part of that illusion got stripped away in every game. Samus is a girl. Samus has a sense of mercy. Samus loses things she cares about. Parents, Chozo, father figrues, baby metroid - you don't think all those losses might weigh down on you?
What this blog should have been about was who you thought this character was, rather than the frustration of coming to terms with who she really is. Soory, but the precedent for her character was set back in 1994 at minimum and further defined in 2002 and 2004.
And you act like this narrative shift is totally new. Its not. It started eight years ago in your beloved 2D Metroids.
You NEVER had any control, you just had an illusion of control. And eventually, part of that illusion got stripped away in every game. Samus is a girl. Samus has a sense of mercy. Samus loses things she cares about. Parents, Chozo, father figrues, baby metroid - you don't think all those losses might weigh down on you?
What this blog should have been about was who you thought this character was, rather than the frustration of coming to terms with who she really is. Soory, but the precedent for her character was set back in 1994 at minimum and further defined in 2002 and 2004.
So lets say you like Monopoly, right? And you want a Monopoly video game. If upon loading the disc you find its some MMORPG meets SimCity where you roam around in 3D, with no game board, classic pieces or the like, would you be satisfied? Probably not. That's just not the experience you were looking for. It doesn't evoke the gameplay that attracted you to the title in the first place.
Who would be satisfied with such a game? Someone with no real interest in traditional Monopoly, but who like RTS and MMO's.
The above serves as a decent analogy for Metroid Prime and Other M. Prime was designed, not for Metroid fans, but for the HALO crowd that were a shade too young to remember the first three games. Similarly, Other M is designed for the GoW generation of today.
That's not to say that either incarnation doesn't have enough touchstones from the parent series to attract the original fan base. But it simply doesn't represent the core game mechanics that attracted us to the series. That specific kind of exploration, platforming and shooting demands a 2D plane. Shadow Complex certainly provided the template for a suitable upgrade. Its just a shame a DLC for XBOX will remain a better Metroid for the forseeable future.
As for Samus' character gaining added depth- I feel this has great potential if done properly. Your pictorial argument on the definition of bounty hunter withers in the face of:
Sure, not a bounty hunter, but certainly a supreme, iconic, dare I say definitive badass who was driven entirely by maternal instinct.
While I agree the quality of Other M's storytelling is looking dubious, I wouldn't reject the concepts their exploring based soley on our domesticated view of motherhood. Just look at she-bears protecting their young and think of how awesome a maternal heroine could be.
Who would be satisfied with such a game? Someone with no real interest in traditional Monopoly, but who like RTS and MMO's.
The above serves as a decent analogy for Metroid Prime and Other M. Prime was designed, not for Metroid fans, but for the HALO crowd that were a shade too young to remember the first three games. Similarly, Other M is designed for the GoW generation of today.
That's not to say that either incarnation doesn't have enough touchstones from the parent series to attract the original fan base. But it simply doesn't represent the core game mechanics that attracted us to the series. That specific kind of exploration, platforming and shooting demands a 2D plane. Shadow Complex certainly provided the template for a suitable upgrade. Its just a shame a DLC for XBOX will remain a better Metroid for the forseeable future.
As for Samus' character gaining added depth- I feel this has great potential if done properly. Your pictorial argument on the definition of bounty hunter withers in the face of:
Sure, not a bounty hunter, but certainly a supreme, iconic, dare I say definitive badass who was driven entirely by maternal instinct.
While I agree the quality of Other M's storytelling is looking dubious, I wouldn't reject the concepts their exploring based soley on our domesticated view of motherhood. Just look at she-bears protecting their young and think of how awesome a maternal heroine could be.
@ The Silent Protagonist:
I've been thinking about what you wrote, I'm trying to be open minded on the game, but it just doesn't sit well with me. Like I said, I'll give it a go. ;)
@ Dynamo Joe:
O_O I didn't even think about Sarah Connor, great example to bring to the table.
@ Both:
I'm not trying to be a jerk about the game, and I don't mind storyline being involved, the quality to me has been the issue. I could have, and probably should have delved further into that, but I thought it would go too far off topic.
Like I said, I'll give the game a shot, I'm just not expecting much out of it.
I've been thinking about what you wrote, I'm trying to be open minded on the game, but it just doesn't sit well with me. Like I said, I'll give it a go. ;)
@ Dynamo Joe:
O_O I didn't even think about Sarah Connor, great example to bring to the table.
@ Both:
I'm not trying to be a jerk about the game, and I don't mind storyline being involved, the quality to me has been the issue. I could have, and probably should have delved further into that, but I thought it would go too far off topic.
Like I said, I'll give the game a shot, I'm just not expecting much out of it.
I haven't played the Metroid series (I haven't played many Nintendo games at all), but I do think it's a shame that they might take a truly badass female protagonist and possibly "soften" the character with the addition of maternal instincts.
... Granted, the Sarah Connor example might prove to be the direction they are going in, in which case they might actually add depth to the character while still retaining the badass attitude.
... Granted, the Sarah Connor example might prove to be the direction they are going in, in which case they might actually add depth to the character while still retaining the badass attitude.
If you take your blog and Silent Protagonist's blog and put them together, add some annoyance over Nintendo's tendency of late to deny players traditional control options, and heaping doses of genuine joy over Nintendo's loyalty to the weapons/world/characters of the Metroid series, and you'd have my current opinion on Other M.
Just nine days to go until we find out for ourselves, folks!
Just nine days to go until we find out for ourselves, folks!
Damnit, I love Ugg Boots. I just know it's spam.
Anyways, I'm staying open minded about Other M. It's kind of hard for me to look at those trailers for Other M and, as a gamer, not think it's fucking cool. I'll play it.
Anyways, I'm staying open minded about Other M. It's kind of hard for me to look at those trailers for Other M and, as a gamer, not think it's fucking cool. I'll play it.
I actually predict that Other M will sell much more than DKCR. And I am a really big fan of Donkey Kong much more than in Metroid games. But who knows.
I'm pretty much in agreement with Johnathan Holmes on this issue. In the one hand, the gameplay itself looks really good if a little gaudy at times, but it's the quality of the story that I'm weary about.
