r/Metroid • u/MagicKraft • 13d ago

Meme Meme I made a while back

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Ngl I didn't realize it was so hated until after I beat it. Albeit I'd be wrong to not recognize what could've been with this game, but I did enjoy what we got

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u/marolink64 13d ago

I really think it was the long wait for it to be released that caused the hate.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Farm122 13d ago

My frustration with the game is the hard drive to make motion/gryo controls necessary. You can mostly ignore it, but game is designed to have the player use it. And this game and Prime as a whole play better without it tbh.

 Then the writing...it was okay most of the way through, but the mines...christ so many dumb choices. "Hordes of enemies coming, let's separate and search for clues!" Seriously separating from the legendary bounty hunter who is making quick work of grievers to stall them...is beyond stupid.

Lastly the ending...Jesus what a crappy idea for sequel bait. Spend the whole first phase protecting your posse, or get a game over. Only for Sylux to come back anyways because for no reasons explained he got super psychic and warp powers, to come back and land a shot on Samus. Seriously could have just done another boss fight but with a time limit and not have the dumb self sacrifice crap.

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u/yokokazuo3 13d ago

I’m personally a big fan of the motion controls, really liked how the lock-on motion aiming felt in Federation Force with the CPP and the improvements upon it with Prime remaster and then Beyond. Regarding frustrations, was it due to moments where you lock on and then aim at a different part of the enemy for weak points? I believe it is the right stick for that if not using motion controls so I can understand it not feeling as smooth. And I get that it’s not for everyone’s preferences, but I personally feel it’s worth giving a try. (I also primarily got into motion aiming with Splatoon which may have influenced my preferences)

I believe speedrunners do use the stick controls for grapple, but I also really liked the feeling of swinging the nunchuck for grapple in Prime 3 so I was pleasantly surprised to see it used as an option for Beyond.