Topic: Metroid Discussion Thread

[Kieran]

She looks less like a Japanese schoolgirl in this, which is at least an improvement.

[Nekomata]

Japanese schoolgirl ... improvement.

:getout:

[Flame]

Lolwhat? she looked like a japanese schoolgirl?
I dont know what japanese schoolgirls YOUR talkin bout.

Last time I checked, they didnt wear full body skintight blue outfits or big chozo armor suits.

[Tickle Buffalo]

Samus is obviously supposed to be Japanese. The blond hair and blue eyes just give it away, y'know?

[Jericho]

Samus is obviously supposed to be Japanese. The blond hair and blue eyes just give it away, y'know?

Let's not forget the fluent English.

[Kieran]

Yes, because hair and eye color have -always- been so accurate in Japanese media.  And let's not harbor any illusions that NoJ -didn't- tell Retro how to make Samus look for Prime 2 and 3.

She looked like a Japanese teenager in the end of Prime 2.  Less so in 3, but the design still rubbed me the wrong way simply because of that plastic-looking hairdo of hers.  Other M looks to be an improvement.  That's all I'm saying.

[Acid]

They don't have schoolgirls on Zebes you morons.

[Flame]

She looked like a Japanese teenager in the end of Prime 2.

Im still not gettin you.

[Tickle Buffalo]

Yes, because hair and eye color have -always- been so accurate in Japanese media. And let's not harbor any illusions that NoJ -didn't- tell Retro how to make Samus look for Prime 2 and 3.

So, are you saying you think all schoolgirls in Japan look like anime characters? Or are you saying that Samus just looks like she has blond hair, but in real life (?) it's black?

Or... what?

[Satoryu]

She does look a bit Asian in Prime 2. No doubt because a Japanese woman was used as the face model.

Check here about 3 minutes in.

[Police Girl]

She looked like a Japanese teenager in the end of Prime 2.

I thought she looked ugly as [tornado fang] in Prime 2, her model was way off, Prime 1 was even worse... its like her eyelids were a different color than her face. And she looked too Realistic in a Sci-Fi game with a more stylized approach.

[Jericho]

I thought she looked ugly as [tornado fang] in Prime 2, her model was way off, Prime 1 was even worse... its like her eyelids were a different color than her face. And she looked too Realistic in a Sci-Fi game with a more stylized approach.

That's the "In America!" filter. It was jarring, but at the same time fit. Weird huh?

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

I've had no problems w/ MP1's ending.  Ah well.

[STM]

Best Samus is Prime Hunters Secret Ending Samus.

That is all.

[Police Girl]

I've had no problems w/ MP1's ending.  Ah well.

I have no problems with the actual ending, its just how Samus' face looks at the end. Its just a cosmetic thing, the ending is fine. Its not like it ruins the whole game for me, MP1 is still my favorite for the most part. (I think MP2 had better music and MP3 had neater locations.)

[Jericho]

Best Samus is Prime Hunters Secret Ending Samus.

That is all.

This.

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

@Kallen: Oh ok.  That's ok then.

As for Prime Hunters, is it actually good?

[Tickle Buffalo]

Nope.


At very best it's alright.

[Hypershell]

Prime Hunters has the core formula of a Metroid game but is unusually repetitive.  Between that and the lack of lock-on, it really feels more like a regular FPS and less like a "First Person Adventure".

That said, best Samus to me is the old NES replay/Justin Bailey code.  Suitless, but still with arm cannon.  A shame Zero Mission chose not to revisit that, even if Chozodia was all kinds of awesome.

[Mirby]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but would the ship in Super Metroid be the remnants of the Space Pirate ship that you blow up at the end of Zero Mission?

[commandycan]

Zero Suit's nice and all, but I'm sick of it. Girl's gotta show some skin and let her hair down.

To me, it's the opposite. Samus just isn't that kinda gal. It just wouldn't seem right for her to be more of a feminine character (disregarding the "faster run of the game = less clothes ending" thing, talking more about personality), when she is a pretty good example of heroism from a genderless character (genderless as in her actions don't particularly favor male or female). Probably a good time to point out the "OMG METROID IS A GIRL" surprize metroid ending as an example.

She just doesn't fit the female stereotype, at all. Not that female stereotyping in a video game is a bad thing, anyways. All about the artist's vision, yo. Even if, on occasion, that vision is somewhat voyeuristic.

[Kieran]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but would the ship in Super Metroid be the remnants of the Space Pirate ship that you blow up at the end of Zero Mission?

Word of god says no, it isn't.

[HyperSonicEXE]

Seems like Prime Hunters' Samus head and hair on Brawl ZSS' body.

Oh yeah.

[Flame]

Personally im kinda sick of the ponytail myself.

[HyperSonicEXE]

Personally im kinda sick of the ponytail myself.

AH! That was the third element!

Head and Face: Prime Hunters
Hair: Zero Mission
Body: Brawl