No other game has made me this angry. If this wasn't part of such a critically acclaimed, consistently awesome series, it wouldn't have been so bad.
Too bad it is.
Let me say this: The gameplay is decent. The 2.5D style of gameplay, swapping back and forth between third and first person, it all works pretty well.
It's not great, though. The game is very linear, unlike every other game in the series, and many conventions of the series have been removed. The bosses are all kinda "meh", and scanning sections are extremely vague. But overall, it's decent.
But the gameplay isn't what ruins the game. It's the story.
This game attempts to bridge the gap between Super Metroid and Fusion, and give insight into Adam Malkovich and Samus's relationship. Too bad it butchers it, along with the story of all the other games.
The characterization is abysmal. Samus, instead of an independent, badass bounty hunter who does the right thing, is suddenly an inept, subservient waif with obvious daddy issues, obsession with Adam and the baby Metroid, and terrified of Ridley, whom she has killed multiple times and overcome her fear of already. Adam is a complete and utter asshole, who browbeats Samus whenever he gets the chance, actually shoots her at one point for reasons that aren't explained, and is never shown to be kind to her or worthy of her respect, and for some reason, Samus loves him and will do whatever he asks. He even has a meaningless Heroic Sacrifice to make him seem sympathetic and it utterly fails. It all seems like an abusive relationship trying to be portrayed favorably. The whole thing reeks of sexism, not to mention Samus's sex appeal being increasingly focused on for no reason. Sure, she's beautiful, but there are better ways to convey that than lingering shots of her posterior. And none of this was even Team Ninja's fault. It was all Sakamoto, a man who has been with the franchise for ages. Unbelievable. Plot holes abound, the writing is stiff and the voice acting stiffer, the story is boring and predictable, there is nothing good to be said about it. I recommend reading an article called Metroid Other M: The Elephant in the room. It sums up all the problems with the story with style.
In short, this game is garbage, a blight on this great series, and as far as I am concerned, never happened.
Why does this exist?
No other game has made me this angry. If this wasn't part of such a critically acclaimed, consistently awesome series, it wouldn't have been so bad. Too bad it is.
Let me say this: The gameplay is decent. The 2.5D style of gameplay, swapping back and forth between third and first person, it all works pretty well. It's not great, though. The game is very linear, unlike every other game in the series, and many conventions of the series have been removed. The bosses are all kinda "meh", and scanning sections are extremely vague. But overall, it's decent.
But the gameplay isn't what ruins the game. It's the story. This game attempts to bridge the gap between Super Metroid and Fusion, and give insight into Adam Malkovich and Samus's relationship. Too bad it butchers it, along with the story of all the other games.
The characterization is abysmal. Samus, instead of an independent, badass bounty hunter who does the right thing, is suddenly an inept, subservient waif with obvious daddy issues, obsession with Adam and the baby Metroid, and terrified of Ridley, whom she has killed multiple times and overcome her fear of already. Adam is a complete and utter asshole, who browbeats Samus whenever he gets the chance, actually shoots her at one point for reasons that aren't explained, and is never shown to be kind to her or worthy of her respect, and for some reason, Samus loves him and will do whatever he asks. He even has a meaningless Heroic Sacrifice to make him seem sympathetic and it utterly fails. It all seems like an abusive relationship trying to be portrayed favorably. The whole thing reeks of sexism, not to mention Samus's sex appeal being increasingly focused on for no reason. Sure, she's beautiful, but there are better ways to convey that than lingering shots of her posterior. And none of this was even Team Ninja's fault. It was all Sakamoto, a man who has been with the franchise for ages. Unbelievable. Plot holes abound, the writing is stiff and the voice acting stiffer, the story is boring and predictable, there is nothing good to be said about it. I recommend reading an article called Metroid Other M: The Elephant in the room. It sums up all the problems with the story with style.
In short, this game is garbage, a blight on this great series, and as far as I am concerned, never happened.