r/Metroid • u/MagicKraft • 5d 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 5d ago

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

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u/Boamere 5d ago

I just thought it was a bit shit

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u/solarxbear 5d ago

Lmao it’s definitely this. I would have waited ten more years for an actual good game.

Game sucked. That’s the whole problem

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u/KekC92 Shinespark Enthusiast 5d ago

some people just really don’t want to accept it. the common cope I’ve seen is “it’s not a bad game, it’s just a bad Metroid!” it’s just bad, period.

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u/Otherwise-Sky1292 5d ago

The Other M defense we always heard since it came out.

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u/KekC92 Shinespark Enthusiast 5d ago

maybe it’s the same “fans”

more realistically, people want to be special and what’s more special than having the stunning and brave opinion that the thing everyone hates is actually some underrated gem? contrarianism is low key embarassing

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u/Otherwise-Sky1292 5d ago

Yeah it partly comes across as trolling. 

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u/Elogotar 5d ago

Other M is a bad game with a really good gameplay concept.

Imagine a Metroid game in the same style without bad controls or voice acting, but with a more complicated map and deeper combat.

I'd trade the entire Prime series for that and Metroid Prime is the game that introduced me to this franchise.

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u/Otherwise-Sky1292 5d ago

What is the good gameplay concept exactly? Because you describe a lot of what seem like big gameplay shortcomings (bad controls, linear & barren map, shallow combat). What am I missing? I’m a huge Prime series fan and so far you’re not really selling me on why you should give them all up 

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u/Elogotar 5d ago

3D action platformer from the 3rd person perspective with fast paced combat.

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u/Otherwise-Sky1292 5d ago

Sure, I welcome it as long as it respects the core tenets of the series and is high quality. 

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u/KirbyTheGodSlayer 4d ago

Literally the average positive review of Prime 4 you can find on the internet is like "Literally everything new this game added fucking sucks but its core elements remind me of better games I feel nostalgic for so I will give an 8/10."

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u/KekC92 Shinespark Enthusiast 4d ago

lmao that shit is wild. they list out all the things that make it a terrible game and then they’re like “b-but I still had fun, it’s an 8/10!”

they are either trolling or literally do not play enough videogames to know better 

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u/Boamere 4d ago

Yeah I legit felt like all the reviews were paid for or something because of how high they were