I'm not sure how to feel about Samus Returns, frankly.
'Cause on the one hand, Another Metroid 2 Remake is actually pretty dang good.
But on the other hand, it also looks like Nintendo's trying to make up for the negative feeling left in Other M's wake, between this - which clearly uses more Prime-and-Super-esque designs rather than sticking with the rather bad Other M ones - and Prime 4.
It's kind of a shame they're sticking with 2.5D work here - while it certainly looks better than, say, New Super Mario Bros., I actually quite liked the detailed sprites of Fusion and Zero Mission and feel like, on the 3DS, they'd be able to create a wonderful-looking 2D game, with basic 3D layers like, say, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
I get why they're going the 2.5D route - it's easier and lets them do all those crazy camera stunts - but still. Either way, it's an improvement over the absolutely tiny screenspace and gihugic Samus sprites of the original Game Boy game.
Also, I've got a feeling people will call this "The Other Metroid 2 Remake."
Of course, as per usual, I wish Nintendo would just release a post-Fusion game already. Seriously, so many possibilities for a Metroid game unlike any other - in a good way - that they just refuse to take.
(I'd also like to see the Fusion suit as an unlockable. Either in this game or Prime 4. 'Cause it looks cool and looked pretty good in Prime.)
I'm not sure how to feel about Samus Returns, frankly.
'Cause on the one hand, Another Metroid 2 Remake is actually pretty dang good.
But on the other hand, it also looks like Nintendo's trying to make up for the negative feeling left in Other M's wake, between this - which clearly uses more Prime-and-Super-esque designs rather than sticking with the rather bad Other M ones - and Prime 4.
It's kind of a shame they're sticking with 2.5D work here - while it certainly looks better than, say, New Super Mario Bros., I actually quite liked the detailed sprites of Fusion and Zero Mission and feel like, on the 3DS, they'd be able to create a wonderful-looking 2D game, with basic 3D layers like, say, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
I get why they're going the 2.5D route - it's easier and lets them do all those crazy camera stunts - but still. Either way, it's an improvement over the absolutely tiny screenspace and gihugic Samus sprites of the original Game Boy game.
Also, I've got a feeling people will call this "The Other Metroid 2 Remake."
Of course, as per usual, I wish Nintendo would just release a post-Fusion game already. Seriously, so many possibilities for a Metroid game unlike any other - in a [i]good way[/i] - that they just refuse to take.
(I'd also like to see the Fusion suit as an unlockable. Either in this game or Prime 4. 'Cause it looks cool and looked pretty good in Prime.)
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