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What is the best Metroid game?

>> No.1105390

how samus take a dump?

>> No.1105392

Best: Super Metroid
Worst: Metroid Prime

>> No.1105393

Super. anyone telling you anything different is wrong.

>> No.1105401

you posted it, OP

no, really

>> No.1105402

>>1105392
>Worst: Metroid Prime

get a load of this faggot

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>> No.1105409

super > 1 > 2 > zero mission > fusion > prime > prime 2 > prime 3 > hunters > other m

>> No.1105417
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>> No.1105445
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Any Metroid game with this ship design.

>> No.1105456

Super then fusion. Too bad we all learned in other m that samus is actually just a women after all.

>> No.1105462

>>1105417

Metroid 1 and Fusion not in the top tier. Lmao

>> No.1105460

>>1105456
>Other M lite
>better than Prime 2

>> No.1105464

>>1105409
>fusion
>better than prime
>zero mission
>better than fusion

lolno

>> No.1105467

>>1105464
>Fusion
>better than Zero Mission

>> No.1105471

Fusion > Metroid > Super Metroid > Prime > Zero Mission

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>Fusion
>not a mediocre game

>> No.1105480

zero mission > super > prime > 2 > fusion > prime 3 > 1 > hunters > prime 2 > other m

>> No.1105482

Elder GOD Tier:
Super Metroid

High Tier:
Metroid Prime
Metroid Zero Mission

Mid Tier:
Metroid (FDS Version)
Metroid Prime 2

Low Tier:
Return of Samus
Metroid (NES Version)
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime 3

Shit/Shovelware Tier:
Metroid Prime Pinball
Metroid Prime Hunters
Other M

if you disagree with this, you have shit taste

>> No.1105484

Keep your filthy metroid prime trash on /v/.
This is /vr/. Retro games.

>> No.1105485

Most people say Super Metroid. I think the two GBA games were far superior, though.

>> No.1105487

>>1105484
Remember the 90s?

>> No.1105492

>>1105482
>If you disagree with this, you have shit taste

Metroid on the NES in the low tier? One of the most influential games of all time?

I have shit taste and proud of it, anon.

>> No.1105494

>>1105492
Metroid on NES had worse sound quality and lower RAM space, so certain enemy patterns weren't as randomized and thus it was easier than the FDS original.

I'm glad you at least have come to terms with your shit taste, though!

>> No.1105495

>>1105492
Being influential means nothing when you age as badly as Metroid did.

>> No.1105496

Someone should do a Straw Poll for the Metroid games.

>> No.1105497

>>1105492
Influential games aren't necessarily good.
In fact some are downright bad. Metroid for the NES isn't really one of those games though, it's more mediocre than anything.

>> No.1105498

>>1105494
Not to mention the NES port didn't even have a back-up save feature.

>> No.1105502

>>1105494
>>1105495

People on the retro video game board bashing Metroid.

BASHING FREAKIN' METROID!

The world really has gone crazy...

One of the greatest NES games of all time bashed on /vr/

Holy shit.

>> No.1105507

>>1105502
>One of the greatest NES games of all time
But that's wrong.
Let me guess, you also whine when people say the first generation of Pokemon is shit?
Old =/= good, that should be rule fucking 1 of /vr/. This is a board for good retro games, not bad ones.

>> No.1105515

>>1105507

You really think Metroid is a bad game.

I was gonna write something clever to oppose your statement, but there's no need. You saying metroid is a bad NES game speaks more than volumes than anything I could possibly say.

>> No.1105517

>>1105495
>age as badly as Metroid did.

good to bed Junior, the grown ups are talking.

>> No.1105518
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>>1105515
You having bad taste doesn't change facts.

>>1105517
Are you saying it didn't?

>> No.1105521

>>1105401
actually RoS was pretty solid for being a GB. in my opinion

>> No.1105523

>>1105502
Metroid on NES sucked for being an inferior port.

Metroid on Famicom Disk, however, was pretty decent.

>> No.1105524

>>1105518
>You having bad taste doesn't change facts.

Yeah, me and the rest of the generation who grew up playing Metroid.

>> No.1105527

>>1105524
Ah, so you admit you only enjoy it for nostalgia.

>> No.1105530 [DELETED] 

>>1105515
You being an idiot who can't read speaks more than volumes than anything I could possibly say.

>> No.1105531

Wait a second... are there people on /vr/ implying Metroid 1 isn't a great game?

/vr/ should make people enter the date of birth and kick these young punks off this board.

>> No.1105537 [DELETED] 

>>1105530

Ignored. I only pay attention to comments directed at me that are truthful.

>> No.1105538

>>1105531
wow
such rose tinted goggles
such great game
wow

>> No.1105535

>>1105518
Not him but Its subjective kid. To me any game is good if it is fun to me. Ive played games with trash graphics, shitty storlylines, and gameplay that felt like a retard trying to give a blowjob. And you know what? Some of those games manage to be fun despite such flaws. If you think something aged poorly that means that you have spoiled tastes. I go into every game with a clean slate, trying to compare one game to another is alot like trying to compare apples and oranges, if you go into an orange with the taste of an apple in your mouth, you wont enjoy the orange for its own flavor.

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I'd forgotten why I stopped coming to /vr/.
Now I remember. You faggots just can't stand the idea of an old game being bad, can you? And of course, anyone who dislikes and old game is just an underage idiot, right?
Fuck this board.

>> No.1105543

>>1105538
better then the glasses of jade you are wearing.

>> No.1105547

>>1105541
>Metroid
>Bad

You never beat it did you? What was it too hard for you?

Next you will be telling me zelda 1 is trash too.

>> No.1105546

>>1105535

Dude, don't take the bait. Think about it. People on /vr/... saying Metroid sucks... obvious bait is obvious. No true retro gamer would say that about Metroid. Just ignore them. All these comments are probably from just one little kid trolling, anyways.

>> No.1105551

>>1105546
Sorry. Its just hard. This is one of the friendliest and untrolled boards. I keep forgetting /v/ comes here alot.

>> No.1105553 [DELETED] 

>>1105547

This, lmao.

At least Zelda 1 isn't as bad as SMB1! What good did that game ever do for video games? *Cough, cough* It aged so poorly! I mean, Pokemon is way better! *Cough, cough*

>> No.1105557

>>1105551

Yeah, /v/ needs to stay the hell away.

Some of the arguments on /vr/ are legit. I can understand people arguing over which Mario games they like better, etc. Ya know? But saying Metroid flat out sucks? Wtf

>> No.1105562

Amazing. All those flooding, negative Metroid posts suddenly died all at once. Poor proof it was probably one fag doing it all.

>> No.1105568

>>1105531
> To me any game is good if it is fun to me.

If you enjoy a buggy pile of trash, that is not a good game. That is you having fun with a bad game.

That logic doesn't hold water.

> If you think something aged poorly that means that you have spoiled tastes

By it's own standards it was decent. It did some shit, but it wasn't a flawless game. Being able to see that it didn't age well is a clearer indication of what the game actually was than nostalgic reminiscence of it.

>>1105547
>Next you will be telling me zelda 1 is trash too.
Zelda 1 is my favorite Zelda on sentimental reasons. It's actually fairly bad in many respects. The controls are sloppy, the overworld sparse. Translation horrible. Lots of useless shit. People loved exploring it, but after you explored it, you realize most of the shit is fucking useless. It had lots of good things about, the music was great, the graphics were good, overworlds were rarer for console games back then, especially as an action game.

>> No.1105571

The first Metroid sucked balls. Every map looked the same and the bosses were even more pathetic to kill than Castlevania II's.

>> No.1105573

>>1105562
> Poor proof
That's called not proof.

>> No.1105576

>>1105568
>eing able to see that it didn't age well is a clearer indication of what the game actually was than nostalgic reminiscence of it.

Agreed. This means Metroid is classic, because it aged like a fine wine.

Too bad your gaming preferences have aged like milk.

>> No.1105579

>>1105573

I meant to say 'more proof.' My bad. "More proof it was all one fag" is what I meant. Good eye, though.

>> No.1105580

>>1105579
You were right the first time.

>> No.1105583 [DELETED] 

I dont get why people got mad over other m. Samus may be a badass, but in the end she is still human. Its really easy to end up in an abusive relationship and not realize it. Its also common for people who have been abused to romantacize their abuse. She grew up a soldier. She probably has a very fragile ego, emotional problems, a submissive personality, and poor social skills. It makes since that a psychopath like Adam would and could manipulate her, probably at the behest of the federation government. You have to remember that they see her as a tool, a resource. They probably have a psych report on her a mile long. He was most likely chosen SPECIFICALLY for her. I would not be surprised if the whole time he was doing it by almost a script. Not only that but she has killed alot of things, and seen (and been in engaged in) wars for her entire life. Her psychological state is probably one of barely functional constant PTSD. The federation knows this, and would not hesitate to take advantage of it. People say Sakomoto is a sexist. I say hes a genius.

>> No.1105591

>>1105583
Obvious trolling is obvious, but Other M is not a retro game. Deal with it

>> No.1105587

There's way too much underage ITT.

Super Metroid > Metroid > Metroid 2 > Zero Mission > Fusion

The 3D Games aren't real Metroid games.

>> No.1105590

>>1105576
>Too bad your gaming preferences have aged like milk.

That's killer. Way to PWN the shit out these wannabe retro gamers coming from /v/

>> No.1105594 [DELETED] 

>>1105587
>Fusion last on your list.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAA

Sorry. Thanks for the laugh, though.

(Hope you're not serious, though.)

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>>1105596
>>1105583

>> No.1105596

>>1105591
Not trolling. My opinion. Besides if we are discussing metroid, we must discuss the main charachetrs personality no?

>> No.1105598

>>1105594
Underage detected.

>> No.1105608

>>1105594
Fusion was cancer and the reason we got Other M, even disregarding its linear and dull level design and gimped gameplay.

>> No.1105606

>>1105598
Hey, not him but im 43 years old and fusion is right behind super in my opinion so please control yourself.

>> No.1105607

>>1105596
Just get out.

>> No.1105612
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>>1105583
>Sakamoto is a genius

>> No.1105614

>>1105598

Really? My first console was the NES. I think Metroid 1 is one of the greatest games ever. I think Fusion was well inline with the series. It rocked.

>> No.1105615 [DELETED] 

>>1105603
Ok you can call it trolling if you want. But what is samus's personality then? The only charachterisation we ever get for her is in fusion and other m.

>> No.1105625

>>1105608
>Fusion was cancer and the reason we got Other M

That's like saying Super Mario 64 is the reason we got Mario Party...

>> No.1105621

>>1105607
Not him, but be nice. This is /vr/ not /v/.

>> No.1105624

>>1105615
Samus' personality is a hardened mercenary who destroys worlds. She doesn't need more than that.
And she certainly doesn't need to be retconned into a bimbo with battered wife syndrome.

Work on your bait.

>> No.1105628 [DELETED] 

>>1105624
So she is a mary sue then? BIG BAD SAMUS! SHE STRONG AND DONT NEED NO MAN!


That would make her an even more fucked up individual then if she was a bimbo.

>> No.1105629

>>1105625
Fusion was the beginning of the end for Metroid.
Fusion started the heavy plot and linearity, Zero Mission introduced the Waifu Suit, and then Other M was the culmination of all of Sakamoto's supressed bullshit.

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>>1105628
Buddy, seriously, you gotta work on this bait.

>> No.1105632

>>1105392
Hell no, nigger. Best = Super, worst = Other M.

>> No.1105634

>>1105629

Just because Other M didn't live up to previous Metroid games doesn't mean the classic GBA Metroid games are at fault.

>> No.1105636 [DELETED] 

>>1105632
Other M was better than Prime.

>> No.1105637

>>1105630
Why do you keep saying that? Im not trying to troll. Its my opinion. I like her as a flawed character. Makes her feel human to me. Is it so wrong that I dislike power fantasy characters?

>> No.1105639

>>1105583
>but in the end she is still human.
No she isn't.

>Its really easy to end up in an abusive relationship and not realize it.

She was raised by Chozo. She wasn't fucking stupid.

>She grew up a soldier.

She grew up with philosophers who trained her to be a fighter, she was only a soldier for a short while.

>She probably has a very fragile ego, emotional problems, a submissive personality, and poor social skills.

She was raised by intelligent, caring and instructive race. So that doesn't fit either.

>wars for her entire life.
She had her parents killed and then never saw war really until she was an adult looking for vengeance.

>Her psychological state is probably one of barely functional constant PTSD.

She was trained by the chozo to be the a great warrior. PTSD isn't something you'd expect.

>> No.1105640

>>1105634
>being this blind
Take a look at Fusion. It has everything Other M had except Samus' character being destroyed.

>>1105637
>I like her as a battered wife who can't do anything on her own
Really, mate, buddy, come on. You can do better than this.

>> No.1105641

>>1105637

Not wrong at all. Everyone has their opinions. Some people viewed Samus as a spoiled brat in Other M, but they fail to realize the game was laying out the origins of her character to show the person she would someday become.

>> No.1105642

>>1105485
Best game ever, hypothetically, would be Super Metroid with Zero Mission's controls.

>> No.1105646

>>1105624
Samus isn't a mercenary. She's a warrior. Yes, she's a bounty hunter but it's never about the money. It's about making a difference and fighting force with force.

>> No.1105647

>>1105641
I'm sorry? Nobody has ever called Samus a "spoiled brat". Not once in the history of mankind has that happened.
>laying out the origins of her character to show the person she would someday become.
That might make sense if Other M were the first game.

>> No.1105649

>>1105640
>Take a look at Fusion. It has everything Other M had except Samus' character being destroyed.

Fusion was an awesome game. The gameplay was killer, and it had a nice balance of exploration. It was linear compared to past Metroid games, but if you wanted to 100% the game, there were still lots of places not marked on the map you had to explore.

>> No.1105650

Super Metroid and Metroid Prime

Though most Metroid games are great, it was my favorite video game series for the longest time.

>> No.1105653

>>1105647
>Nobody has ever called Samus a "spoiled brat". Not once in the history of mankind has that happened.

Go on Game Informer's website and read their review of the game. The editor refers to Samus as being a spoiled brat in the game.

>> No.1105654

>>1105646
Samus is a hero for hire, a mercenary.

>>1105649
Yeah, no.
Fusion railroaded you into a set path and actively discouraged any kind of exploration by locking out alternate paths.
It's Other M in 2D.

>> No.1105656

>>1105642
>ZM controls
>Samus' clunky and weighted physics
>forced ledgegrab
>inferior aiming controls
>no Select for choosing extra accessories like Xray Scope or Grapple Hook
>all the tricks like mockball and super quick charge and bluesuit and damage boosting from SM removed

Nah, nigga. SM did it perfectly.

>> No.1105657

>>1105636
No, it really wasn't. If you care about what makes a METROID game, beneath the thin surface of "lol must be side-scrolling," Metroid Prime 1 is infinitely more of a Metroid game than Other M. Exploration, isolation, and even sequence-breaking. Prime 1 was, like it or not, the perfect 3D version of Super.

>> No.1105658

>>1105640
Ive been there. I was in iraq for 5 years and when I came home I was my wifes bitch for another 3 untill I left her. You can be a very capable person, strong, fit and deadly, but when someone starts manipulating you it comes from nowhere. if you have feelings for them you dont see it untill after the fact. Very few people on this earth are confident 100% of the time. And those that are are psychopaths. And I dont think samus is one of those. And as for the ptsd, having your life on the line is very stressful, and it effects you in a way that you cannnot control. Shellshock sucks.

>> No.1105659

>>1105656
Look, all they really would have to do for Super Metroid would be to fix the wall-jumping. Just saying.

>> No.1105660

>>1105654

I played through Fusion and had to do plenty of exploration. Not as much as I did in Super Metroid, but the exploration is still there.
Several times I had to find alternate paths not marked on the map to reach the area it wanted me to find. There also tons of areas not marked I had to locate for hidden weapons.

Again, it only seems linear compared to Super Metroid. But, to say Fusion is void of exploration is total BS.

Damn. There I go taking obvious bait, again.

>> No.1105661

>>1105654
The term mercenary when used as a personality trait is reference to cut-throat and uncaring. The opposite of what Samus is.

When people talk about hiring up mercs that's the issue. People who don't give a shit and it's entirely about the money.

>> No.1105663

>>1105658
Please, just leave.
There is no defending what Sakamoto did to Samus in Other M.

>> No.1105667

>>1105663
He created her. Im pretty sure he can do whatever he wants with her.

>> No.1105670 [DELETED] 

>>1105663
>>1105667

PWNED

>> No.1105671

>>1105667
I could make a joke about child molestation here, but I won't.

>> No.1105672

>>1105663
> bahhh he changed my perfect waifu

Metroid fans in a nutshell

>> No.1105673

>>1105671
I love you. Marry me.

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>>1105667
You just went full retard, matey.
Next time try being subtle.

>> No.1105676

>>1105674
So what then? are you a pretentious faggot who believes in death of the author? He said it was cannon. Your just writing fanfics otherwise.

>> No.1105678

>>1105674
>Anon gets pwned. Anon tries to recover using his little sister's picture of Donald Duck

FAIL

>> No.1105679

>>1105629
> Fusion started the heavy plot and linearity
Fusion barely had plot and the game is semi-linear just like the other Metroids (except Other M, which is very liner)

> Zero Mission introduced the Waifu Suit
Already since the first game.

Zero Mission simply gave a definitive look for it.

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>defending Other M

>> No.1105682

>>1105672
>fans in a nutshell

I suppose you misunderstand the concept of critical analysis and the creator/consumer dynamic.

He can do whatever the fuck he wants. Have fun with it in his basement or on fanfics because the people who gave a shit about it being decent don't care anymore.

>> No.1105683

>>1105671
The joke would be a failure because Samus was a fucking nobody before Other M.

>> No.1105685

>>1105667
This.
It's like George Lucas. Fantards whine about the prequels being bad, but they're not. He made Star Wars and he's allowed to do what he wants with it. The prequels were better than the original movies.

>> No.1105687

>>1105682
It gave depth to samus. Realistic depth to boot. Your just buttmad that a japanese person wrote her like most japanese women are.

>> No.1105689

>>1105683
The joke would rely on taking the statement out of context, regardless of whether it was correct or not in context, so... not necessarily.

>> No.1105690

>>1105683
The most iconic female character in video games is "a fucking nobody"?
I'm serious here, work on your bait.

>> No.1105691

>>1105685

Agreed. If it was a new group of people taking over the Metroid series and rewriting things about Samus, then it would be different.

>> No.1105692

>>1105647
>That might make sense if Other M were the first game.
Partially, it's.

>>1105637
> I like her as a flawed character
Same here.

Waifufags and their obsession with Samus are the worst. They can't accept their idealized perfect waifu having some kind of human flaws

>> No.1105694

>>1105685
no they weren't the originals totally ripped off westerns and samurai movies but set it in space so it was cool as fuck. The prequels are a bunch of boring bullshit

>> No.1105695

>>1105690

This.

>> No.1105696

>>1105692
Other M is the second last game in the timeline.
It is in no way the first game.

>> No.1105697

Other M fixed Samus' character.
You fucking feminists waifufag casuals don't know anything about real life. Get a life you fucking nerds.

>> No.1105701

>>1105689
No, because Other M is a good game.

Inb4 B-BUT YOU CAN'T LIKE THIS GAME BECAUSE I SAID SO

>>1105682
>I suppose you misunderstand the concept of critical analysis and the creator/consumer dynamic.
No, Metroid fans are like this.

They misuderstand the concept of experimental game design and especially, character development. According to Metroid fans, being a one-dimensional rock is great character development because SHE SHOOT THINGS!!!1

>>1105690
> The most iconic female character in video games is "a fucking nobody"?
Yes.

"Iconic".

Exactly, she was a Nintendo's mascot, never a character.

>> No.1105703

>>1105697
Its kind of funny that they are arguing that her as a marry sue is better. ANYONE (except psychos) would be broken after what she went through.

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>>1105701
You might aswell be putting "I AM TROLLING" in the name field.
Why are people responding to this?

>> No.1105706

>>1105697
I know you are being ironic, but Samus is more realistic in Other M than in the other Metroid games. Liking her or not, this is a fact.

>> No.1105709

>>1105706
They just dont like to admit that they saw alot of themselves in other ms samus. They came for a power fantasy and instead got a human being. These are the same people who hated MGS2.

>> No.1105712

>>1105695
No, she is a fucking nobody as a character. Being POPULAR or not doesn't change this fact

And you know this since people only play Metroid for the gameplay. Nobody cares about Samus, except when she takes her armor off.

>> No.1105713

fuck metroid fans are the worst autists I like the games but I dont want to associate with this

>> No.1105714

>>1105685
>, but they're not.
Actually. They are. You're just a fucking retard.

He did write it and he could have continued to write it. But that wouldn't make it good. The original trilogy isn't amazing, but it's far better than the shit Lucas wrote.

>> No.1105715

Anyone defending Other M should read this.
http://moonbase.rydia.net/mental/blog/gaming/metroid-other-m-the-elephant/article.html

What you are defending right now is turning a badass mercenary into a battered wife. That's what you're defending, that's what you're saying is OK. A characterisation that contrasts with everything we've seen so far in Metroid, a game that puts Samus so far out of character that it isn't even funny.
Turning a strong character into a weak one. That is what you guys are saying is fine.

>> No.1105718

Taken from Game Informer's review of Metroid Other M:

"If that’s not enough to make her unlikable, her attitude toward the Galactic Federation soldiers is. When she’s not blindly following orders for no discernible reason, she becomes a spoiled brat. One major flashback revolves around how Samus became known as the soldier who would give thumbs down during mission briefings. Who does that?!"

Thoughts?

>> No.1105721

Other M is better than Super Metroid

>> No.1105723

>>1105706
I know you are being ironic, but Samus is more realistic in other Metroid games than in the Other M. Liking her or not, this is a fact.

>> No.1105724

>>1105659

Wall jumping is easy as fuck.

What's so bad about it?

>> No.1105725

>all these misogynists and bigots
Other M portrayed Samus as a real person. You need to check your privileges and learn to love it as the best Metroid game.

>> No.1105726

>>1105723
>realistic
>never cracks, never fails, never talks.

So you like her as a sociopath?

>> No.1105727

>>1105715

I can't help but agree. I loved the old Metroid games and how strong-willed and powerful Samus was. She rocked.

I was disappointed with her character in Other M...

- A woman who has played video games since 1985

>> No.1105728

>>1105706
>character who overcame her trauma and came out the other end as a huge badass
>suddenly she is a porcelain doll who can't do anything without a big burly father figure to help her
Yeah, realistic.

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>unironic Other M discussion on /vr/
will the nightmare ever end?

>> No.1105731
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>>1105726
I like her as a capable person who doesn't break down into tears at the sight of a bunny.

>> No.1105732

>>1105727
So, your saying that shes better as a power fantasy? Im female too and I love her depiction in Other M. Shes very human. I like that.

>> No.1105736

>>1105729
It's not unironic. It's a bad troll, and I really don't know why people are replying to it.
Every Metroid fan hates Other M for various reasons. It's basically the opposite of what a Metroid game should be, and everyone knows this.

>> No.1105737

>>1105729
>dat filename
>dat game

>>1105732
> Im female too

Nigga you ain't foolin' no one.

>> No.1105741

>>1105737
There are no women on the internet.

>> No.1105742

>>1105732
>Implying he is a female gamer and that he likes weaker Samus to win argument

Rule# 37: There are no girls online.

>> No.1105738

>>1105732
some of us play video games to escape reality

>> No.1105739
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>defending this

>> No.1105743

>>1105738
>some of us play video games to escape reality
So does he. He thinks Other M is in any way realistic.

>> No.1105747

>>1105732

It's not like that. I just liked how powerful Nintendo portrayed her. I like Samus being more human, it's just I liked the more strong-willed version of her.

>> No.1105748
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1105748

Other M is a disgrace to video games, not just to Metroid.

>> No.1105749

>>1105732
>So, your saying that shes better as a power fantasy?

Yes, because I want Samus to hold me down and peg my boypussy. :3

>> No.1105753

>>1105732
>power fantasy
Jesus Christ, it's like holding up a big flashing sign saying "THIS IS BAIT".
Why the fuck are you retards feeding him?

>> No.1105754

>>1105743
Ive met women like that. Alot of them. But Samus is not one of them. She is a true warrior. She is probably just a normal person inside that suit. Ide imagine shes well adjusted.

>> No.1105756

>>1105754
>normal person
She's full of alien DNA.

>> No.1105759

>>1105749
Lol I wouldnt touch that with a ten foot long pole. I like my girls submissive and small. Don't get me wrong it would be amazing to hang with her, but sex? Yeah no. Also, pegging is for subs. Topping males and females is where its at.

>> No.1105764

>>1105759
>I like my girls submissive and small.

Are you gay or something?

>> No.1105768

>>1105764

Not him, but I would argue the opposite of what he said would seem more gay? You know... the part about wanting a big strong woman to plow him? Yeah, that part. >.>

>> No.1105774

I think its like this: People who treat woman like people like Old Samus. People who fuck their bitches like new Samus. I like old Samus... probably why ive never been laid outside a relationship =P why do women get off on being treated like shit?

>> No.1105772

>one or two people pretending to like other m
>one person pretending to be a girl
>one instance of the word "boypussy"

That's quite a bit enough.

>> No.1105775

>>1105772
Hate other m. Like new samus.

>> No.1105776

>>1105754
She's part Chozo and, by the end of the timeline, part Metroid as well. Because of sci-fi gene-splicing bullshit. So at most like 65% a normal person.

>> No.1105779

>>1105768
>not wanting to get plowed by a big strong women

So you are gay. Why haven't you told your parents yet?

>> No.1105780

>>1105776
Personality wise, she probably is alot like a chozo. Meaning that relating with us flawed "lesser" non mary sue humans must be really shitty for her, with all of our "petty" emotions and the games we play.

>> No.1105781

>Thread starts and everything is going fine

>Thread turns into argument about the first Metroid and how it sucks

>Thread turns into argument about Other M

>> No.1105782

>>1105779
I'm up for the big strong women part, but not so much into the plowing. At least, of me. What does that make me, bisexual?

>> No.1105783

A tie between Super and Prime.
>>1105732
If you were really a female, you would be fucking pissed with this.
If they wanted Samus more of a real human bean, they could've done it without butchering the character. It's literally the only character I find legitimately sexist, and that's saying a lot.

>> No.1105787

>>1105779

You do understand that gay means you don't like girls, right?

Make some sense when you talk, please.

>> No.1105786

>>1105764
I said I like to fuck men and women. My sexuality is top.
>>1105783
Not that cunt, but thats the no true scotsman fallacy nigger.

>> No.1105791

>>1105782

Agreed. I love strong women, but my ass is an exit only.

>> No.1105789

>>1105787
>liking girls

I want homosexuals too leave.

>> No.1105790

>>1105787
>knowing what gay men like.

Yup, your gay.

>> No.1105792

The best Metroid is the original.

>> No.1105793

>>1105789
>>1105790

I WON'T TAKE THE BAIT
I WON'T TAKE THE BAIT
I WON'T TAKE THE BAIT

>> No.1105794

>>1105781
Your forgetting:

>Thread devolves into whats better new samus or old samus

>further degenerates into a thread about the definition of gay, and pegging.


Goddamn it.

>> No.1105795

>>1105791
I'm legitimately sorry you'll never experience a prostate orgasm.

You're missing out, m8.

>> No.1105803

>>1105795
Im also sorry that every girl you are with will never respect you.

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>Mfw someone here went to go cry on /v/

>> No.1105802

>>1105790
>Yup, your gay.

*You're

Learn to spell.

>> No.1105806

>>1105795

Oh, dear me. How will I ever survive.

>> No.1105809

>>1105802
Shut up nerd.

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>>1105417
Opinions.

>> No.1105808

>>1105803
Why would that be the case, out of curiosity

>> No.1105810

>>1105789
>too leave
>>1105790
>your gay

It same fag. Too bad he cannot spell, either.

>> No.1105813

>>1105808
Your not dominant. She will always have a feeling in the back of her head that something is wrong with you. She might love you, treat you well, and fuck your ass every night but she will never think of you as a man.

>> No.1105814

>>1105807
>Fusion in lowest tier

>I almost reply, then I realize how obvious the bait is

>> No.1105816

You know tintin? No family, no work friend, no neighbor. The blandest character ever.

But. The less detailed a character, the easier one could relate to it. He could be anyone you picture him to be.

Old samus is just like that. Likeable without anything to limit you from liking her.

>> No.1105818

>>1105790
>your gay
>>1105813
>your not dominant

Bad spelling habits are giving yourself away, anon. LMAO at you.

>> No.1105817

>>1105813
>having relationship with worthless women to feel manly

Get a load of this fag.

>> No.1105826

>>1105816

Well said.

>> No.1105825

>>1105813
First of all I'm not that guy so I don't know how you know about my dominance status
And secondly masculinity seems overrated and shouldn't be the primary basis of respect in a relationship or otherwise I wouldn't think

>> No.1105828

>>1105813
>being an armchair psychologist
>still having perceived gender roles from the 1600s.

As long as you're the bread winner, you'll still be in the "man"/dominant position, regardless of sex.

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Oh hey, this is the thread I was looking for. I just got Shantae for 4.99 on the 3DS virtual console and am now faced with a problem. I really want to play Metroid II and it's 3.99 there, I have 5.01 left on my account. Not I also REALLY want to play Shantae: Risky's Revenge which is 11.99 and/or Might Switch Force which is 5.99. I am broke as hell right now and right now I'm leaving the five dollars so when I add another ten I can get the games I want.

Is Metroid II worth buying even if it means missing out on getting Mighty Switch Force or Risky's Revenge in the future? Generally, is it good enough to spend money on?

>> No.1105836

>>1105828
>Being a social justice libtard and a feminist
>Not dominating in every field you can.
>Not using your will to power to become as powerful as you can in real life.


I really enjoy my life. Probably why I dont play video games.

>> No.1105832

>>1105829
You could just emulate Metroid II.

>> No.1105838

>>1105829
You should emulate it.
Also, just a sidenote, Risky's Revenge is a tad short

>> No.1105846

>>1105836
>You are stupid and/or trolling
>You don't play video games
Why are you here?

>> No.1105843

>>1105836
>I don't play video games.

>> No.1105847

>>1105832
This. Save up $20 or however much flashcarts are going for these days and emulate it. I actually have no idea how much of that stuff works on 3DS, but I had a huge collection of Game Boy games I used to play on my DS before I lost my flashcart a couple years ago and never got around to buying another.

>> No.1105848

>>1105814
It's not bait. Fusion is a terrible Metroid game. It's an all-right horror game, just a terrible Metroid.

Plus, all of Other M's problems can be directly traced to Fusion.

>> No.1105849

>>1105848
Metroid II was a better horror game than Fusion.

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>>1105836
>I dont play video games.

WE /v/ NOW!

>> No.1105851

>>1105849
And it's also a much better Metroid game.

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>>1105836

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Wow. This thread is turning out nicely...

My favorite Metroid is the original.

>>1105848

Bullshit.

>> No.1105861

>>1105858

Dat title screen music

>> No.1105862

>>1105858
Go replay Fusion, I dare you. Or hell, watch a longplay of it. Pay attention to the wrtiing.

The writing is just as bad as Other M's, it's just contained within a smaller space so it's not as immediately noticeable for a first-time player.

The writing, the linearity, the handing out of upgrades only when the game decides to give them to you. All of that is directly traceable to Fusion, because Fusion had the exact same problems.

>> No.1105863

>>1105851
>Implying Return of Samus was a better Gameboy game than Metroid Fusion

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>>1105862

Fusion's storyline didn't downgrade Samus into a weaker character. So what point are you trying to make about the writing? The writing was superb, I thought.

Fusion is far more linear than Super Metroid. However, it's not as linear as people make it out. See the map to the left? Those green places are areas NOT marked on your map. You know, areas the game does NOT tell you how to reach?

>> No.1105868

>>1105863
Metroid II was on the Game Boy, Fusion was on the Game Boy Advance.

Of course Metroid II is a better Game Boy game, since it's the only Game Boy Metroid.

>> No.1105870

>>1105495
>>1105518
Games don't age. Metroid is the same game it is then as it is now. Saying any game ages is an incorrect statement.

If you want to say something like "Compared to modern games, Metroid looks dated and plays chunky", that's fair. If you're trying to say "It used to be good but it's bad now!", that just makes you look dumb.

Also I beat Metroid when I was 4 and loved every minute of it. None of you have any excuses.

>> No.1105874

>>1105868

Right, and next you'll tell me Super Metroid isn't a Nintendo game, because the only Nintendo Metroid was the original, because Super Metroid was on the Super NES.

Lame.

>> No.1105882

>>1105869

Agreed. I never got why people said Fusion was entirely linear.

>> No.1105889

>>1105870
>"It used to be good but it's bad now!"
Fashion and trends disagree that statement.

People think bad things are good all the time. Retrospection gives people clarity.

>Those green places are areas NOT marked on your map. You know, areas the game does NOT tell you how to reach?

Does not tell you how to reach, linearly guides you to bosses in green.

>> No.1105894

>>1105882
>>1105869
Most of those paths aren't really optional at all and don't create new paths that allow for alternate routes to your destination.

The game doesn't explicitly tell you on the map to how to get to those areas, but Adam will tell you to go to them anyways and are a requirement for the most part.

The only ones that you might really skip or miss are the single ones that only hold a missile expansion/energy tank.

>> No.1105896

>>1105467
Zero Mission: boring rehash of a dated game
Fusion: top tier suspense

>> No.1105897

>>1105889
That's why fashions and trends are ridiculous. Modern trends look just as ridiculous as stuff from the 60-90s look in retrospect. People just don't realize it yet.

Regardless, I stand by my statement. Metroid is the same game it is today as it was nearly 30 years ago. It has not aged even if peoples opinions of it have. That means they've aged, the measuring bar for quality has aged, but the game is the same damn game.

>> No.1105898

>>1105894

Adam doesn't tell you how to get to those unmarked areas. You have to figure that out yourself.

You can miss more than just one single area. There are lots of good-sized areas that holds plenty of power-ups that you can easily miss.

Metroid Fusion is only linear when compared to Super Metroid. However, it's not fully linear and plenty of exploration still exists in the game.

>> No.1105903

>>1105896

I agree Fusion is the superior game and a KILLER game overall. But saying Zero Mission is boring, come one.

>> No.1105904

>>1105903

*Come on

>> No.1105907

>>1105898
He doesn't tell you exactly how, but he paints a pretty good picture. He tells you to go to so and so room, and then there should be access to those unmarked areas.

Finding DEAD END paths that don't lead to anywhere and are self-contained does not make the game non-linear. Plenty of linear shooters also allow you to backtrack, or secret rooms/alleyways with weapons or health packs. But they're still linear, because there's only one way to get to the goal.

>> No.1105908

>>1105903
I'm serious. I kind of liked the arranged music, but the appreciation ends there. Too easy, too short.

>> No.1105912

>>1105897
that's what aged badly means. People see it from a less biased perspective also that a game is outdated in a significant way. Graphics and audio are generally not significant so long as they get the job done. Poor control mechanics and design are typically the two largest flaws ignored for novelty.

>> No.1105914

>>1105907
>He doesn't tell you exactly how

Right. Opposed to Super Metroid that doesn't tell you anything at all. So again, only linear when compared to Super Metroid.

>there's only one way to get to the goal

The areas in Fusion have different places you can explore and has some alternate paths. I just watched a video on Youtube not long ago showing an alternate path for getting the Diffusion Missiles.

>> No.1105918

>>1105903
ZM was better except for audio static. It had better bomb jumping, better sequence breaking, far more freedom. Less of the awful narration breaks. About the only part that was subpar was the stealth bit shoehorned in.

>> No.1105919

>>1105914
No, just because someone says go through that door, but doesn't tell you about the linear and winding cavern, doesn't make it not linear.

>> No.1105921

>>1105914

Agreed. There are also ways to leave each sector early, too! Why the fuck does everyone say Metroid Fusion is linear?

>> No.1105923

>>1105914
>Right. Opposed to Super Metroid that doesn't tell you anything at all. So again, only linear when compared to Super Metroid.

Heavy handing you into a specific area to where the access is, and then not letting you proceed until you find it is hardly non-linear. It's essentially just a puzzle in any other game, you can't continue until you figure it out.

It's more comparable to Zero Mission, where it tells you what to do, but there are still plenty of alternative paths you can take all around.

> I just watched a video on Youtube not long ago showing an alternate path for getting the Diffusion Missiles.

That's just one, and it requires a large amount of patience and luck, because you need pixel perfect precision. Similar to the arm-pumping Torizo skip in Super. It's performable, but not really viable outside of TAS situations.

I'm not arguing the quality of Fusion here, but it really is just as linear as people make it out to be.

>> No.1105930

>>1105921

My cousin showed me how to skip some the sectors early. Not sure it was designed that way, but I doubt the skippable areas of Super were designed that way, either. That's the cool aspects of skipping areas to break linear moments in both Fusion and Super. It gives you that feeling of "What if I try this, instead?"

>>1105923

There are different paths to obtain the things you need in Fusion. Technically, Super Metroid only has one final boss, right? But, the path to reach it is not linear. And the paths to reach the various goals of Fusion are not as linear as you think. ;)

>> No.1105935

>>1105930
Well then how about you show or provide examples of all these different paths. Just saying they exist doesn't prove anything.

>> No.1105939

>>1105935

Watch them on Youtube. You can leave sectors early, access the boiler room early, get weapons early,... I'm pretty sure some bosses can be reached early, too.

Youtube has videos for it. Look them up.

Some them may only be done using a TAS, just like some of the areas in Super Metroid. However, I know for a fact many of them can be done with some skills, because I watched my cosuin show me a few.

>> No.1105940

>>1105930
You can't actually get stuck in SM. It's assumed it was intentionally designed that way for the most part. No matter how you sequence break, it's always possible to progress. Though some sequence breaks are definitely unintended. The mockball for example is new technique, it didn't exist back then.

>> No.1105947

>>1105939
90% of those are TAS stuff or just the Diffusion Missiles message (and that's not even really a sequence break). You're still not providing specific examples.

And it's actually been proven that the game is heavily scripted, if you force yourself into areas early, it just won't work or spawn the things you need.

>> No.1105953

>>1105940
Also short sparking wasn't really a thing then either. It's main use was skipping grapple to ghost ship.

>> No.1105956

>>1105947
>90% of those are TAS stuff or just the Diffusion Missiles message

So there is a 10% that isn't? So again, only linear when compared to Super Metroid.

Both Super Metroid and Fusion only have one place to reach to end the game. In Super Metroid, you can take alternate paths to reach weapons and bosses early.
Although SOME alternate paths for Fusion still exist, the most alternation you can get from Fusion is the paths you take for 100% completion. (There are some good guides for this online.)

>> No.1105976

Super Metroid has a Point A (the start) and a Point B (the end). You can skip certain items in Super Metroid and take alternate paths as you travel from Point A to Point B.

In Metroid Fusion, you also travel from Point A to Point B. You can skip things in Fusion, too, but to a much less degree.

If you REALLY break it down, you could argue both games are linear in a way, but Super Metroid is less linear than Fusion, because there is more significant things you can skip.

>> No.1107145

There's a lot of people ITT who don't know shit about Metroid. But you guys seem like you might be a reasonable bunch (at least here at the bottom of the thread. that top and middle part was some shit. fuck.).
I originally had a post here, but it's too long apparently. So here's a pastebin instead:

http://pastebin.com/u6ZQyL9m

Click that, and learn your shit some Metroid. It's mostly fact, with opinions at the bottom.

>> No.1107183

>>1105390
how does she cliturbate?

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Metroid Fusion is the worst real Metroid game.

>> No.1107220

>>1105976
>Super Metroid has a Point A (the start) and a Point B (the end).

Uh, all games have that.

>> No.1107223

>>1107220
pacman doesn't!

>> No.1107241

Super Metroid > Metroid > Metroid II

Nothing else is relevant to /vr/.

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>>1107241
Not even Metroid 64?!

>> No.1107358

Good lord this thread has been nothing but shitposting since only a half hour after it started... It's almost as if the Metroid fanbase is now trying to compete with the other shit fanbases in how awful they can be.

>> No.1107393

>>1107321
That is clearly a mod of Half-Life

>> No.1107485

>>1107145

>>1105976

>> No.1107492

>>1105576
lel

>> No.1107497

>>1107358

i'm ashamed this thread is on /vr/. the decline is in full swing

>> No.1107526

>>1107497
It's less about /vr/ and more about the Metroid fanbase.
The shitposters from /v/ Metroid threads have been leaking into Metroid threads on other boards, like here and /co/. It'll keep getting worse unless we get another Metroid title as universally praised as Super or Prime.

Also, Super > Metroid > Return of Samus, as far as /vr/ is concerned.
If we're doing all the games, my personal list is Echoes > Prime > Super > Fusion > Zero Mission > Corruption > Pinball > Metroid > Hunters > Return of Samus > Other M

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>>1105789
>>1105790
Epic :^)

>> No.1107548

>>1105390

She shits right in her suit.

>> No.1107552

>>1105456
>other M
>canon

>> No.1107559

>>1105390
Why would she need to?
She only spends like an hour on Zebes.

>> No.1107572

>>1107526
>RoS below hunters
>also pinball

but anon, I know it's opinions, but why?
I know it gets pretty linear like halfway through but it still had great atmosphere.
Hunters was really boring in comparison, no real threats, no metroids, it was mediocre in single player with decent multiplayer.

>> No.1107595

>>1107572
I had a lot of fun with Hunters' multiplayer. Though single player wise, Return of Samus was definitely better.
As for Pinball, I just love pinball games.

I consider most of the games to be good, including those two. They're low on my list but that doesn't mean I dislike them.

>> No.1107609

>>1107559
What if she suddenly has diarrhea?

>> No.1107643

Holy shit I just realized /vr/ is actually a place where Zero Suit Samus is not allowed. This is the greatest shit ever. /vr/ confirmed for board of the year.

>> No.1107670

>>1105380
I'm playing right now, making a map as I go.

It's cool how they tried to make it work, but the GB hardware just isn't enough. Also fuck the spider ball.


my favorite is Prime but Super is also a respectable choice. Anything else is kinda questionable.

>> No.1107703

>>1105380
OP, Super Metroid might be a to 10 game of all time period, and EASILY the best Metroid.

>> No.1107937

One of the reason why Super Metroid is in god tier is its hacks.

>> No.1107950

its official
you cant discuss Metroid in 4chan doesnt matter if a damn board is limited to only talk about 3 games
>C64 vs NES thread
>Metroid threads now this kind of shit
i want /v/ to leave

>> No.1107963

>>1107950
The OP made a BEST METROID GAME thread.
If you limit it to just the retro ones it'll be nothing but hundreds of "Super Metroid" posts. If you include all of the games it'll lead to this bullshit.

We just need to make threads exclusively about the older titles.

>> No.1107968

>>1107963

So according to this post, Super Metroid is not the best Metroid game and in order to talk about it we must only talk about the retro Metroids, conveniently leaving out Prime.

Okay then

>> No.1108001

>>1107968
No, I'm saying that there's not much of a discussion if limited to /vr/ and gonna be full of the usual metroid shitposting tactics if you open it up to the whole franchise.

>> No.1108021

>>1108001

How can anyone shitpost Metroid? Everyone knows the only truly bad Metroid is Other M. Every other game, new or old, is at least a solid B

>> No.1108026

>>1108021
>How can anyone shitpost Metroid?
Look. Up.

>> No.1108147

>>1107595
I actually almost want to dig out my copy of pinball and use it to practice to get good at pinball.

I didnt assume you hated them anon, I was just wondering. I'm bad at FPS so I didn't care much for hunters.

>> No.1108217

Super > II > Prime > Fusion > Metroid > Zero Mission > Prime 3 > Prime 2 > Blast > Other M > Hunters

>> No.1108371

>>1105492
Metroid was awesome until Super Metroid came out. It hasn't been entirely relevant ever since.

>> No.1108374

>>1105546
Wrong. Super Mario was the first game I ever played. Metroid was the second. I loved Metroid as a kid. I loved the music, the atmosphere, everything about it.
>>1108371
And then they streamlined everything with Fusion and Zero Mission. I have more fun playing Zero Mission than I do Super Metroid, but Super Metroid is a better game. Unfortunately, it's all overshadowed Metroid, and I find it very difficult to go back.

>> No.1108773

>>1105409
>>1105417
>>1105471
>>1105480
>>1105482
>>1105587
>>1105918
>>1105903

What's with the love for Zero Mission, /vr/? Fucking shameful. The game holds your hand the entire time. It's only a tier above Other M tier.

>> No.1108774

>>1108773
lol k

>> No.1109089

>>1108773
Are you sure you aren't thinking of Fusion? ZM doesn't really hold your hand at all...

Honestly, the only thing that pulls ZM down is the shitty zero suit endgame mission.

>> No.1109329

I saw that Metroid 2 GB FAH was going for insance prices (400+), why so expensive?

>> No.1109391

>>1107609
She'll just go in her suit. Space exploration is a nasty business.

Imagine how Samus feels taking that first hot shower after a mission.

>> No.1109442

>>1109089

Not the anon you replied to, and it's been a while since I played the game, but I'm pretty sure that the chozo statue gives you a map marker telling you where to go next.

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>>1109089
>Implies Fusion holds your hand...

>> No.1109868

>>1109089
Well, it does have the Chozo statues but I can remember them being optional.

>> No.1109879

BEST: Metroid Zero Mission
Worst: Metroid II

judge me motherfuckers

>> No.1110047

My top 3:

1. 2
2. Prime
3. Fusion

>> No.1110094

>>1109879
Really? You like Other M more than Metroid II? Not a fan of the greyscale graphics, or what?

>> No.1110246

>>1109863
If ZM holds your hand, so does Fusion.
They both do the mark objective on map thing.
The difference is that ZM's is optional after the first one.
It's minimal (and in ZM's case, optional) handholding, but it still counts. Not the guy you're greentexting, I'm just saying.

>> No.1110316

>>1109391
I don't know how she feels, but i know how i feels when i imagine samus having a shower. Heh.

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Prime > ZM > Fusion > Echoes > Super > II > Metroid. Never played Other M and probably never will.

>> No.1110464

Personally my favorite is super, I didn't really care for the password system of one as I am a bit scatterbrained, and 2's system of lava blocking the path and fighting a bunch of copy pasted metroids in different rooms wasn't exactly my cup of tea. I thought that Zero was pretty good except for the end section, and I thought fusion was okay in general. Prime was my favorite 3D metroid and the second was my second favorite ant the third my third. I find I can't really compare 2D and 3D fairly so I don't and have each as a separate category.

Anyways now that I have bored you with my silly opinions I just wanted to say
Happy 10th birthday to every anon on /vr/. Your board and mine are estranged brothers but I wish you the best.

>> No.1110508

>>1110094
never played other M, metroid II was dull and confusing, definitely didn't enjoy it

>> No.1110706

>>1110434
>fusion and echoes
>better than Super

Really nigger? Really?

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>>1105380

Super, it was also the last good Metroid game

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>>1110434
>Fusion over super

>> No.1110739

I've never played Super Metroid but I'm pretty sure it's the best. Only Metroid game I've beaten is the original and I love it.

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all those defensive Superniggers
face it the best metroids are not retro

>> No.1110830

>>1110736

Metroid Fusion is amazing.

>> No.1110835
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My favorites are:

1.) Metroid
2.) Metroid Fusion
3.) Super Metroid
4.) Metroid Zero Mission
5.) Metroid II

>> No.1110858

I actually think Zero Mission is the best. The only negative is the armorless section. In evey other aspect its like a refines Super

>> No.1110864

Im not saying that Metroid was a bad game, but wasn't it a bit unpolished somehow? If I am remember correctly some of the shit you were supposed to find and some of the areas were pretty unlogical and hard to get to.

I give it a 3 out of 5.

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>>1110858

Zero Mission is an awesome game. I don't understand how someone who likes Metroid games could not like it. It features good exploration and tight gameplay—a staple for any good Metroid game.

>>1110830

Agreed. Metroid Fusion had the tightest, most responsive gameplay of any Metroid game ever. Although more linear than most Metroid games, its exploration was still superb and on par with the other 2D Metroids.

>>1110864

I respect your opinion, but I disagree. Saying that Metroid is unpolished is like saying Super Mario Bros or The Legend of Zelda is unpolished.

>> No.1110874

>>1110871
I think my main issue with fusion were the "cutscenes" which constantly slowed the pace of the game

>> No.1110879

>>1107321
Oh god what abomination. It look like Samus wearing a diaper! =D

>> No.1110885

>>1110871
I remember buying Zero Mission and beating it in like two hours with almost no struggle. I was 14 and had only played Fusion up until that time. Even then I thought it was a joke.

>> No.1110887

>>1110858
>In evey other aspect its like a refines Super
Except for the watered down physics so they could remove the Run button. Still a great game, though.

>>1110871
>Saying that Metroid is unpolished is like saying Super Mario Bros or The Legend of Zelda is unpolished.

The NES port of Metroid is unpolished. SMB was fine, Zelda could probably have benefitted from a better translation and diagonal movement.

>> No.1110892

>>1110871

Yeah, SMB1, Metroid and Zelda 1, those are pretty much the whole beginning for Nintendo games. To me, all three of those games are perfect tens.

Between Zero Mission and Fusion, which GBA game did you think was best?

>> No.1110895

My favorite Metroid game is a tie between Metroid on the NES and Metroid II. Guess I'm just old-school.

I also think Super Metroid is overrated. *Shot*

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>>1110892

Agreed. Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda and Metroid was Nintendo at its finest.
To answer your question, though, it's very close between both those classic Gameboy Advance games, but I give the slight edge to Metroid Fusion, because of its tight gameplay, exploration and detailed story. Plus the encounters with the SA-X were intense.

>>1110895

You are not the only one who thinks Super Metroid is overrated. Lots of us Metroid fans feel the same way.
Don't get me wrong, it's a fine game, but I don't think it's the 'ultimate' Metroid game, either.

>> No.1110912

>>1110885
Yeah. There is a hard mode, but I think hard mode just replaces certain enemies with their harder equivalent (like turning all geemers into red geemers)

The stealth portion was kinda cool, but for the most part it just felt like an easy mode version of Super Metroid with Metroid 1's music.

>> No.1110920

>>1110912

IIRC hard mode also gives you less missiles, health and bombs from expansions.

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Best: Super metroid, then the first Metroid.
Worst: Other M (Anyone that does not approve of this, obviously have no clue of what the word "Story" means.)
And the timeline used to be OK and working accordingly through each game. Then came Other M.

Metroid is now 28 Years old, however there is only 11 Metroid games as a whole. (12 if you count Trilogy)

>> No.1110958

>>1110952

Nicely written post. I thought you were stating all the facts about Metroid, until I read the part about Super Metroid being the best...

>> No.1110961

>>1105807
Have to aggre with you, on the "God tier" because its true.
And your chart is pretty accurate to say the least on the other Metroid games. Sure, would be a good time to get a new Metroid game speaking of which, feels like its about time.

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>>1105807
>>1110961

Has to be same fag. No two people on earth could possibly share the same awful taste.

Zero Mission not in the same league with Super Metroid? Fusion is just as bad as Other M?
What are you smoking, dude?

>> No.1110968

>>1110958
Its an opinion, and it is my opinion of what i feel is one of the better once, you are free to not like my opinion. What would yours be of the 11/12 that there is?

At least your aren't afraid to have an open-mind, which is good, because to many seem to forgot what an own mind is these days.

>> No.1110972

>>1110968

Yeah, sorry if I came off snooty. I like Super Metroid, but damn, it ALWAYS wins online polls and such. I just get tired of seeing it as number one all the time, ya know? There were plenty of other great Metroid games.

>> No.1110973

>>1110965
So aggring with someone else, other than yourself is a crime since when? Clearly you only want to start a fire within this thread, well.. good luck with that, because aint gonna happen.

>> No.1110981

>>1110972
Ye, i know what you mean. Some tend to "Go with the flow" rather than actually wait and think for themselves for a second or state an honest opinion. Just think its been a bit weird on the Metroid games lately in general.

>> No.1110989

>>1110981

So I'm guessing you didn't like the sudden direction change of Other M?

>>1110965

I think that list is shit, too, but you don't have to be so arrogant about it.

>> No.1111004

These are the same shit debates we have on /v/. If you're going to make a Metroid thread on /vr/ at least has the decency to keep the discussion about the original trilogy.

>> No.1111008

>>1111004

The problem with that theory is that it limits how many Metroid games we can discuss. What if we want to discuss the whole series? On /vr/, that would mean we are limited to three Metroid games. On /v/, that would mean the classic trilogy is left out of the conversation.

>> No.1111014

>>1111008
>The problem with that theory is that it limits how many Metroid games we can discuss.
I fail to see how that's a problem.

>What if we want to discuss the whole series?
Then go to /v/ silly.

>On /v/, that would mean the classic trilogy is left out of the conversation.
/v/ is for all vidya discussion, /vr/'s existence doesn't make it against the rules to discuss retro games there, moot has made this clear many times now.

>> No.1111023

>>1111014

How silly of me. I forgot how friendly the board over on /v/ is.

>> No.1111027

>>1111023
/vr/ is not your own little "/v/ but good" board. We discuss RETRO GAMES. If you ain't retro, you need to leave.

>> No.1111030

>>1111027

Uh huh. Tell that to all the people who have been posting in this thread and discussing all the Metroid games. Ask them if they rather discuss the Metroid games here or on /v/.

>> No.1111034

>>1111027
>Tells the whole thread to leave

lmao

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The original Metroid will always be my favorite Metroid game. I think the memories I had with it is what sets it apart for me. The exploration, music, excitement... so much fun and at such a good time during my life, too.

If I had to pick a second favorite, it would definitely be Metroid Prime, though.
Metroid Prime was amazing.

>> No.1111353

>all this nit-picking about Primes and GBA games being included

They can be discussed because they are Metroid games belonging to the Metroid series that was created before 1999. Deal with it, butthurt faggots.

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>metroid thread
>no funny pictures or comics

>> No.1111395

>>1111027

The Metroid series was created before the year 2000. So we can discuss them here, fag.

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>>1111372

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>>1105380

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>Does [the Ridley scene] give Samus added depth? The answer to this is very complicated, due to the nature of the kind of character that Samus Aran has been up to this point. The easiest way to get it is via analogy.

>Parents killed when a child. Raised by someone wise and caring. Trained as a fighter, and then decides to take the fight to those who killed the parents, but not out of revenge so much as this needs to be done and I'm the one who can do it.

>Did I just describe Samus Aran? Or Batman?

>Samus Aran is a Sci-Fi Superhero. She has many of the common elements of that kind of character. She has a secret identity (of a sort). She has superpowers; her suit is beyond anything else in the galaxy. She operates outside of the law (to a degree), and she fights evil. She's willing to fight evil wherever it is, whether in those who killed her parents or those who were once allies (the GF in Fusion and technically Other M).

>She's also a very "larger-than-life" character; the things she does are amazing within the context of the story. The GF military tries to sack Zebes and failed. Samus, one woman, goes in and cleans it out. This happens again and again in the games. The Ing fought a two-decades long war against the Luminoth and were literally minutes away from wining,* until Samus came along and saved the day. By herself. In Corruption, when Dark Samus personally attacks Norion, there are four of the most badass bounty hunters in the galaxy present. When Dark Samus dives through the window and starts shooting, which one of these four doesn't get shot?

>> No.1111559

>>1111556
>Even among her peers, she's the best. If they were the Justice League, she's Superman. She even has a symbol with an "S" on it.

>Superhero stories need those larger-than-life elements. Spiderman is all kinds of badass, able to defeat various threats and such. But he also has human qualities and weaknesses. They often complicate his crime-fighting life, but the superhero elements still remain. He may be "relate-able," he may have average, everyday problems, but he's still a superhero.

>Now, take such a larger-than-life character and put them in the Ridley scene. Take Tim Burton's Batman, the scene where Bruce Wayne meets the Joker. The part where the Joker says his trademark line and Bruce realizes that he murdered his parents. Now, imagine if Bruce got a bout of PTSD right there, if he regressed to a crying 8-year-old boy when confronted by the Joker, and Viki Vale was killed because of it.

>Such a thing is plausible in terms of character. It's a legitimate, defensible thing that could happen, using the understanding that this happens in reality. But there's no way a writer would ever write that. You just don't do it; you don't have the main hero go through something like that. At least not in the way that Other M did it. It destroys their larger-than-life status; it makes them seem too weak and frail. Even if Batman overcomes it by the end of the work, the audience will always remember that time Bruce turned into a crying boy in front of his nemesis.

>> No.1111573

>>1111556
>>1111559
>>>/v/

>> No.1111578

>>1105685
> Prequels better than the originals

Lel

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Metroid Zero Mission. Everything about it was amazing.

>> No.1112262

>>1112253
I didn't like the music.
Why did the GBA have such shit sound quality?

>> No.1112272

>>1112262

I wouldn't as far to say the GBA had shit sound quality.

>> No.1112276

>>1112253

Fusion > Zero Mission

>> No.1112916

>>1112272
This. I love Zero Mission, on par with Super, but ZM just had some shit arrangements. I wish they stuck with the same 'type' of digital instruments, not just the same melody.

>> No.1112960

>>1105685
>[George Lucas] made Star Wars

Really? George Lucas directed the movie, wrote the screenplays, played every role, composed the film's score, designed the costumes and set pieces, did all the editing, and did the special effects all by himself?

Oh wait, hold on a second. My common sense is telling me he didn't do all those things, and that we shouldn't credit one man with "making Star Wars." But that totally contradicts what this anon just said! Who do I listen to, guys?

>> No.1112993

>>1112960
How fucking autistic are you, tripfag?

>> No.1112998

>>1112993
>say stupid conservative thing
>cry "autism!" when someone disagrees with it

>>>/v/

>> No.1113010

>>1112960
but he had complete creative control over it. When Ralph McQuarrie was doing conceptual design, if there was something he didn't like, it would be changed. if there was a model that didn't look correct, he'd have it changed. if a puppet didn't look right in a certain position, or just wasn't what he wanted, it would be changed. George Lucas had almost 100% creative control when making episode 4. Go watch the documentary "Empire of Dreams". it's really good.

he certainly didn't MAKE it alone, but all the shots were called by him. all final decisions were made by him. when something was questioned to be changed, whether it was major or minor, whether he agreed or not, it was his call.

>> No.1113015

Metroid Prime

>> No.1113026

>>1113015

Man, I love how you're just all "fuck with it."

You just be all like, "Metroid Prime" and shit. Damn. Fuck, you are the man.

Whose gonna walk deeze streets with me, cause you know nigga how fuck a streets a be.

Pop pop pop pop!

>> No.1113034

>>1113015

See, everyone else is all "argue this shit and that shit." But you just all like, "I like Metroid Prime" and shit.

There's a difference between doin' wrong and being wrong.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOING WRONG AND BEING WRONG!

All these cats are BEING WRONG.

Fuck, holy shit you are the man. "Metroid Prime." Fuck, you are the man.

>> No.1113059

>>1105380
super metroid and metroid prime. its a draw.

awesome 2D metroid and then an also great 3D game. what else?!

>> No.1113064

>>1110710
fusion is pretty fun.

>> No.1113068

>>1113064

Fusion is VERY fun.

>> No.1113089

>>1113026
>>1113034

O.o

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Metroid Prime tried to be similar to super metroid. they are both top tier.
Other M tried to be similar to fusion. both of those seem to be considered low tier. fusion was still alright since it was still like other metroid games IMO.

Other M was just a mistake.
>literally 2 hours worth of cutscenes of cornishly bad samus "character development"

all other metroids are in the midsection.
original being in the higher area.

>> No.1113205

>>1113010
Honestly, the only reason the original trilogy weren't bombs were because lucas kept his shit in check and listened to everyone else.

The prequels were so awful because Lucas did exactly what you just said, he took creative control of shit, we attempted to write the story not understanding any of the previous trilogy story, he sat there and directed every bland unemotional line and played a shitty game of no-rules space chess with the character pieces.

>> No.1113210

>>1112272
Not the GBA, ZM for GBA is what he's talking about. In which case, if you also disagree with that, you're fucking deaf. The audio quality was junk.

>>1112916
The arrangements were fine.

>> No.1113339 [DELETED] 

>>1113068
Fusion sucked balls. You can tell it lacked the direction of Gunpei Yokoi and that a bunch of amateurs designed it, by not having corridor-like maps but also holding your hand throughout by giving you directions via a computer terminal every five seconds. Not to mention the physics in it feel weird as hell. Samus should be floaty and fluid like Super, not like moving a brick in Fusion or Zero Mission. Oh, and forced ledge-grab is the worst thing to ever happen to Metroid, even moreso than THE BABBY in Other M. If you ask me, the series should've stayed dead after Metroid 3.

>> No.1113342

Fusion sucked balls. You can tell it lacked the direction of Gunpei Yokoi and that a bunch of amateurs designed it, by not only having corridor-like maps but also holding your hand throughout by giving you directions via a computer terminal every five seconds. Not to mention the physics in it feel weird as hell. Samus should be floaty and fluid like Super, not like moving a brick in Fusion or Zero Mission. Oh, and forced ledge-grab is the worst thing to ever happen to Metroid, even moreso than THE BABBY in Other M. If you ask me, the series should've stayed dead after Metroid 3.

>> No.1113352

Why does Samus look more and more gay for every new installment?

>> No.1113356

>>1113342
>Samus should be floaty and fluid like Super

That's horseshit. The best version of Super is Redesign BECAUSE they got rid of that floaty slow falling bullshit.

>> No.1113358

>>1113342
This, especially the floaty physics bit. Best part about Super Metroid and they shat all over it.

>> No.1113363

>>1113356
That's actually my only major complaint against Redesign.

>> No.1113376

>>1113363
Then you have bad taste. The floaty physics in vanilla SM were the most annoying part about it. The physics change in Redesign made that romhack perfect. Also since it actually makes you learn the Shinespark and Wall Jump where in vanilla they show you how to do it and then never require you to do it. So why have it in the game in the first place.

>> No.1113409

>>1113376
>Also since it actually makes you learn the Shinespark and Wall Jump where in vanilla they show you how to do it and then never require you to do it.
You can still implement all that without fucking with the jump physics. And you're mistaken Fusion babby, the floatiness is the best thing about Super.

>> No.1113413

>>1113376
>walljump and shinespark
>never required in vanilla Super Metroid

tell that to speedrunners, lel

>> No.1113419

Prime
Super
Prime 2
Zero Mission
Fusion
Prime 3
1
2
Other M

>> No.1113468

>>1113409
>Fusion babby

Sorry faggot, I'm 33 and been playing since the original game. The floatiness is the most annoying thing about Super. So much wasted time waiting for Samus to fall.

>>1113413
>tell that to speedrunners, lel

Yeah but I was referring to just completing the game. In fact most people go through the entire game not realizing wall jump and shinespark exist cause the animals that teach you are in hidden spots and the main game never forces you to use them.

>> No.1113573

>>1113419

Prime
Prime 2
Hunters (Multiplayer)
Super Metroid
Zero Mission
Prime 3
Fusion
Metroid Blast
Metroid 2
Prime Pinball
Metroid
Hunters (Single Player)
Sitting Alone in an Empty Room
Getting Shot
Other M

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>>1113573
>Hunters in #3

>> No.1113987

>>1110871
The one thing that holds Fusion back is really Adam.
Whether its the plot or what to do he always overexplains shit, slowing down the pace while he's at it. You shouldn't be forced to listen to him every time you enter and exit an area.

>Exit elevator
>Crazy Samus clone blows shit up
>"OH SHIT WHAT'S THAT THING"
>Adam immediately explains everything and leaves no suspense, then puts a marker on your mini-map.

>> No.1116185

>>1113010
Let's bring this back to Metroid.
I was under the impression that Yokoi had a lot of control in the development, and actually kind of served as a check against Sakamoto's insanity.