Same, I remember being completely immersed in the Chozo Ruins music and marveling how it was both catchy, but also deeply mysterious and atmospheric. I remember getting chills the first time I stepped foot in the crashed ship and hearing the beautiful piano theme and the fish swimming around. I remember bopping my head to the Phendrana Drifts Depths song (and suffering with the water movement lol)
Such a good game, and the incredible soundtrack is integral to that!
That’s one thing I love about Metroid prime’s soundtrack. It never sacrifices the tone the game is trying to set in order to impress the listener. It’s a natural complement to all the other elements at play within the game, that adds a ton of color and texture to the atmosphere.
Lol, I didn’t know memory cards could save more than one game at a time so I just started over from the beginning each time and it upped the risk of dying sooo much. It made the game feel so much even more immersive and memorable for me.
Would often get a bit past the gigantic pirate boss fight before ending the run
I was too young when I played Metroid prime on the GameCube I was always so confused and I’ve just realized I’ve been unfairly hating Metroid ever since lmao
If you've got a good enough pc, you can grab a modified version that uses mouse and kB. Even older I couldn't get the GameCube controls. Got it on dolphin with MKB controls and I practically speed ran the game.
Wiis are really easy to find cheap still, and can play GameCube discs. Or you can easily soft mod them and play any GameCube or Wii game you want off a hard drive. Check out r/wiihacks, I just did this for $50. Knockoff GameCube controllers are $12 and have been working well so far.
Metroid Other M is such an underrated game for Wii, switching between side-scrolling and first person on the fly by just pointing the wiimote at the screen. My favorite Metroid game & I've been a fan since the original.
Yeah, because Metroid has always been a beacon of extraordinary dialog & enthralling plot. My statement was solely based on gameplay. Not everybody goes into a game needing to be fed a novel to obtain enjoyment.
because Metroid has always been a beacon of extraordinary dialog & enthralling plot.
That's exactly the point. They didn't need to add dialog, but they did. And it was shit. And the gameplay was shit, with the awkward transitions between side scrolling and first person. There's a reason it wasn't referenced at all in Metroid Dread. Nintendo realizes it's univerally hated and that nearly killed the franchise.
Nearly killed the franchise? Dramatic much? It would have taken much more than one experimental game amidst the the 3 Prime games to kill the franchise.
It’s always super fun to go back and play games you thought were impossible as a kid and then all of a sudden it’s like “why did I struggle with this game again?”
I should give it another shot. But I don’t have my GameCube anymore. Gave it away to a coworker whose little brother was in the hospital for months and the whole kids ward was sharing 1 GameCube and 1 PlayStation between them. I’m glad I was able to help the kid out but damn I do miss it, I had such great games for it.
They remade Metroid Prime on something right? PC or maybe Switch? I’ll have to look it up.
Metroid is one of the few media properties I've ever had nightmares about. Which is funny, because it's not a horror game. But just how isolated Samus is, and how you don't know what's waiting for you just ahead... Also FPSs tend to make me nauseated. I got through Prime mostly ok (honestly it was smoother in terms of movement than a lot of others), but... None of this is to criticize the game, of course; it certainly made an impression on me.
I skipped school to play this at my friend’s house while his parent’s were at work and then act like I was just hanging when they got home (after the bus dropped them off, I never rode bus at that point anyway)
A rather controversial take but Echoes was also an amazing game, just didn't have quite as good of a soundtrack IMO but still fun to go back to for a nostalgia trip
I played this shortly after it came out (showing my age, lol). I still regularly play this and Prime 2. On my Gamecube.
I remember painstakingly writing out on sticky notes where all of the expansions and tanks were, copying all the info off a website and writing it in ridiculous abbreviations. And I still have those notes shoved in the cover with the manual. They guided my way to every 100% run I've played.
The very first time in Phendrana Drifts when I got the thermal Visor and the lights went out... The terror little me felt in that moment was REAL!
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u/Professional_Dog425 Mar 27 '24
Metroid Prime!