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xero:
You're absolutely right.

I do have to say, though, that once I get the Wii that I saved up for after Christmas, I'm going to be waiting eagerly for Super Metroid to come out for the Virtual Console.

0bsessions:
I just played through Super Metroid again last weekend. Hooking my Super Nintendo up to an HD projector = win.

ScrambledGregs:

--- Quote from: 0bsessions on 29 Jun 2007, 06:33 ---I'm another one of the folks who thought that Metroid should be confined to 2D, and while I liked Zero Mission and loved Fusion, the Prime games on Gamecube are leaps and bounds above them in terms of overall quality.

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That's debateable. If you mean by sheer graphics, then yes. Otherwise, I would strongly argue that Super Metroid is still the pinnacle of the series, with such incredible polish and finesse that it is still in many people's top 5 or 10 games.

Anyway, I think the reason that I and others often prefer the 2D experience is that adding another dimension complicates everything. When you are playing Super Metroid, you can tell very easily if you are able to get to that next ledge or if you have to come back later. Many times in Metroid Prime, because of the vagaries of 3D space, I couldn't tell if I just sucked at jumping or if I wasn't supposed to go where I was trying to go yet. Many RPG series that made the transition into 3D suffered from these same problems, particularly if they are action RPGs were reaction time matters. Star Ocean 3 is dogshit in my eyes because not only is the game ugly as the devil's face, but the battle system's hit detection is impossibly picky. Dragon Quest VIII, which is the most traditional RPG we've had in years, works very well because the 3D space only matters when you're exploring. And even then, your movement isn't hampered by acquirable skills or your ability.

wraithzero:
I thought they did the platforming really well in Prime.  I can't think of a intentionally-possible jump that I had trouble with.  Of course, there are some that you can miss by inches, but those are usually intended to be a way of saying 'go get a new ability'.

Of course, some people *cough*http://www.metroid2002.com/without_boost_space_jump.php*cough* will go the extra inch, but for normal play, I never had a problem with it.

Storm Rider:
I'm playing so much Meteos right now. Also, if anybody wants a strategy game, the Age of Empires game for DS is budget-priced just about everywhere now. I know that EB/Gamestop is having a summer clearance sale right now and it was in the bargain bin, I got it before I left for like, 18 dollars.

It's hard, though.

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