WorthPlaying writes, "Samus is back.
For everyone out there who considers the 2-D Metroid games to be the "authentic" experience, well, Nintendo has heard your pleas. And you know what? It would seem that the Big N agrees with every one of you.
We just finished playing the first hour of Metroid: Other M on the Wii and while it certainly changes up the formula a bit, the game wears its old-school roots like a badge of honor. As far as Metroid: Other M is concerned, the Prime series is more or less an alternate timeline. This is the real Metroid."
Super Metroid was a monumental triumph of interactive art, a game that achieved new heights in presentation, level design, and pacing, and despite a few flaws, manages to hold up astoundingly well to this day.
"30 years after its launch, however, Super Metroid for the SNES remains the undisputed king of the franchise in terms of its atmosphere and tone. " - Ollie Reynolds | NintendoLife
Fusion did a great job at it. Really love that horror feel with metroid. I mean you are completely alone on alien planets filled with horrific monsters and toxic environments.
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
Agreed. When I got my NES back then, I of course had Super Mario Bros. But I also got Double Dribble, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Rad Racer, Zelda and Metroid. Loved playing all of them over and over. But Metroid was so deep and the music was so other worldly, that that game has stuck with me to this day decades later.
Sure other awesome games came along like Contra, Castlevania, Mega Man, etc. But Metroid really hit that sci-fi fix. And the twist of finding out who was in the suit was one of those great moments in gaming history talking with other friends in the neighborhood that had the console that rushed to the end to find out for themselves.
Definitely deserves hall of fame like many other picks. Should have been inducted a long time ago.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
Yea, I agree that Super Metroid REALLY raised the bar on atmosphere and exploration, still in my Top 10 or 20 games of all time. The original Metroid did set a good framework, but Super Metroid perfected it in its first sequel. Since it's the only one up for vote, I'd still vote for the original Metroid bc it did establish a very good concept of gaming in a more primitive gaming era. But, you're absolutely right.
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
I love it, and I want more.
I loves me some Metroid 2d, but they make it sound as though people were complaining about the prime series. Those games were the best thing going on the old Gamecube, imo.
whats been with all the negativity towards metroid prime these days? "this is the game metroid prime should have been" no metroid prime is the game metroid prime should have been.
I'm wicked stoked for this game becuase its obviously going to be awesome, but that doesn't negate the awesomeness of metroid prime, and in fact I'd argue that that trilogy allowed us enough time to fully appreciate this project.
edit: exactly Polluted, you beat me to the punch, barely
now that my fears of another metroid sidecroller are at rest, i can start dreaming with playing as shot haired samus, cuz i love her with that hair...
Is one of the greatest game series ever, period. The trilogy available on Wii is a must buy. I hope no one tries to downplay or marginalize Retro's masterpieces. I don't care how hyped they are with Other M. In fact I'm using Retro's interpretation as the benchmark for how good this game will be.
Other M is a different take on the Metroid Universe and looks to pay homage to the classic Metroid like Super and the original and Fusion. Different doesn't neccessarily mean better. But we'll see. I'm looking very forward to this. Can't wait til E3.