Linear does not mean “unbreakable”. And your abilities at spitting all over Retro’s hard work by abusing the software should not have anything to do with your rating for the game anyway.
If they force a path on you, the only way for the game NOT to be linear is if you find yourself a new path. Spitting on Retro’s hard work is the last thing we do. Sorry you can’t see that. -_-
I am only against developers trying to remove sequence breaking in a game when it negatively affects the gameplay. There’s nothing wrong with it otherwise. But Retro let their attempts to force everybody to play the game the “normal” way get in the way of the fun in MP2, even though there were still plenty of SBs anyway. They should handle the issue of getting people on the right path the same way they said they were going to make their bosses more challenging but not hard. (ie. not the “cheap” way)
So are planets working in the same way as elevators, or do you never come back?
I don’t think it’s been said, but 072 seems to know.
I seem to remember one metroid game that retro made that wasn’t that linear. MPH was made by retro and you would have to try to make it linear.
Retro Studios had nothing to do with the making of Hunters.
You will return to planets, I guarantee it. There are a couple things in the first hour of the game that require upgrades we’re not farmiliar with. I dont see why theyd be there if you didnt come back, or you get EVERYthing in an area with upgrades you already have which is TERRIBLY UNMetroidy. So we can assume there will be returning/backtracking etc…
We really haven’t seen enough of the game to judge at this point, and those who HAVE played the game seem to indicate that exploration and backtracking are abundant, so why are we so worried? Pretty much EVERY Metroid game had a linear opening.
Well I ordered MP3:C from Wal-Mart. Should come in Thursday or Friday.
Worry not, folks.
–Nintendo Power review
We’ll see in a week, I guess.
Very true.
I hope so (I hope I’LL see in a week).
How does one restore Mother Brain? You could rebuild her, but wouldn’t it be easier to steal her? “Aurora Unit 313 Missing” Search Youtube for the newest vids.
Edit:Valhalla & Bowling If you guys can’t see good enough, those where metroids that attack the probe.
Valhalla was fucking awesome.
Bowling was retarded.
i agree… what stupid gameplay footage. i spent half of it watching the morph ball cannon slowly moving around >.>;
Holy… shit…
So is 313 the new Mother Brain, or will we fight her as a MB-style boss in 3D for Corruption instead?
MOTHER. FUCKING. BRAIN.
That’s all I’m capable of comprehending on the matter.
Wow, that’s fucking interesting.
I missed the part about their intentions. Where those metroids attacking? How are the aurora units linked to Metroids? Why would they attack a ship, leave it mostly intact, but leave metroids on it?
But yeah, the question is, WILL YOU FIGHT aurora unit 313, as a MB style batte? Or will they use unit 313 to rebuilt motherbrain on zebes?
BTW, did anyone else notice that 313 is the area code for detroitcity?
There’s going to be ice missiles in the game. Check gametrailers.