Topic: Metroid Discussion Thread

[Satoryu]

Yeah, they made 1 and 2 easier in Trilogy. The normal modes in those game are now new easier modes, the Veteran modes are the old normals, and Hypermode is the old hard mode. And the Jumpball breaks several puzzles.

3 I don't know about. I assume not much has changed difficulty wise. All I know is you can't sequence break it at all. So I didn't even try it out.

[LightningKitsune]

Time to breathe some life into this.

Which of the games do you feel had the best/worse soundtrack?

Best for me would probably be Chozo Ruins from Prime 1. I love it.

Worse? Hard to say.

[Da Dood]

Best, Prime 1.

Worst, Echoes, but not as a whole, I just hate the Temple Grounds theme. It's so out of place.

[Irgendein]

Best: Super Metroid
My favourite song of the game would probably be the Brinstar Swamp theme (the red-ish area), or Lower Norfair.

Worst: Echoes I guess, but I haven't gotten very far to really judge it's soundtrack too much.

[Nekomata]

Best, Prime 1.

Worst, Echoes, but not as a whole, I just hate the Temple Grounds theme. It's so out of place.

right, saying it's the worst because of a single music track. smooth.

[Mirby]

I honestly don't see how a single track can make the entire soundtrack complete crap.

[Da Dood]

That's why I said not as a whole, and just picked the only track in the series that I truly hate. I don't think it's a very inspired soundtrack regardless.

[Tickle Buffalo]

Metroid and Super were the only games with decent soundtracks. The rest of the series tends to have pretty forgettable music. Except Sector 1 and Dark Samus, I guess. Those were cool.

[LightningKitsune]

I'm gonna say right now.

Quadraxis = Coolest [tornado fang]ing theme in history.

[Elpis TK31]

My favorite Metroid is Super, but rivalled by the first Prime.
Zero Mission and Echoes are honorary mentions, since I enjoy them more than any other Metroid, save my favs.

Echoes seems to be disliked most...strange, I found that game 10 million times more fun than corruption.
Corruption was boring, and easy. there was some good music tho, and it does have the best cutscenes in MP.

but seriously people, Emperor Ing Battle 2 or GTFO.

[Da Dood]

I love Echoes. I think the Prime trilogy is top notch as a whole. I just think Echoes takes too long to finally pick up. I only start having fun when I fight Chykka. Up until then it's all about finding Prime 1 rehash powers and yelling at Dark Aether. But by the time I reach Sanctuary Fortress, I forget about any previous inconvenience.

[Kieran]

Prime 1 is my favorite of the 3, personally.  Followed by 2, then 3.  I would've liked 3 better if the difficulty had been more balanced; Normal is a damn cakewalk, and Veteran jumps up to controller-throwing difficulty.  I was hoping they'd do something about that in Trilogy, but alas.

As far as music is concerned, I'm not really a big fan of Metroid music in general.  The Edge of Phendrana kicks ass, though.

[Acid]

Played and finished Prime 1.

Played Prime 2 up till the Emperor Ing.

Never touched Prime 3.

Should I get the trilogy?

[Nekomata]

That's why I said not as a whole, and just picked the only track in the series that I truly hate. I don't think it's a very inspired soundtrack regardless.

The maridia remix says [tornado fang] you.

[Satoryu]

  I would've liked 3 better if the difficulty had been more balanced; Normal is a damn cakewalk, and Veteran jumps up to controller-throwing difficulty. 

I didn't notice any huge difference. The gaps between Normal and Veteran, and Veteran and Hypermode, seemed about right.

Should I get the trilogy?

I don't know if you're the collecting type, but the game is now out of print.

[Acid]

Well that's too bad. Then it's just Prime 3. If it is... that is.

[Nekomata]

I don't know if you're the collecting type, but the game is now out of print.

nice how i saw it on the shelf at my local HMV.

[Tickle Buffalo]

I didn't notice any huge difference. The gaps between Normal and Veteran, and Veteran and Hypermode, seemed about right.

Every difficulty just comes down to using hypermode and being invincible anyway. You can't even avoid it, like every enemy uses hypermode when they see you so you need to use yours to kill them.

It's like they realised that the new controls made the shooting a lot more fun than the first two games, so they deliberately made the gameplay suck to balance it out.

[Protoman Blues]

nice how i saw it on the shelf at my local HMV.

HMV's never really caught on here.  However, Tim Horton's is growing in Manhattan.  I tried their Hot Chocolate the other day.  It was delicious!

[LightningKitsune]

HMV?

Moving on. Would you want Meta Kraid in Prime 1 as opposed to Omega Pirate?

[Irgendein]

HMV?

A CD, DVD and Video game store (mainly the first two). Most of them are only in Canada and the UK, but they are starting to appear in US apparently.

[Flame]

I liked Prime 1's soundtrack as a whole really. I really like it's 'theme" best of the 3.
stage theme, hmm... The Chapel of the Elders, and the Artifact temple.
Worst? couldnt say. Haven't finished 2 and 3 yet.

[Fxeni]

HMV's never really caught on here.  However, Tim Horton's is growing in Manhattan.  I tried their Hot Chocolate the other day.  It was delicious!

It is pretty good, isn't it?

As for the collection, I've seen it at most Blockbusters I've been to. I know you guys have those in the US

[Protoman Blues]

It is pretty good, isn't it?

As for the collection, I've seen it at most Blockbusters I've been to. I know you guys have those in the US

Yeah, I like that they use water instead of milk for their hot chocolate!

Also, hopefully Blockbusters won't be around for much longer, thanx to the glory of Netflix!

[LightningKitsune]

There's very little of them I see anymore up here. Netflix is really dominating.

THAT'S enough of the off-topicness though.

Mother Brain from Super Metroid. Annoying or ANNOYING?