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I just saw two screen shots at www.tendobox.com
The first link said "Samus in Third Person" so I clicked it to find another one of those "visor vision" shots.
I reluctantly second "Samus in First Person" link for a pleasant surprise.
Samus was in third person.
And it didn't look like a cutscene either...
Then in my head, a reminder popped out about how I'd read an article where Retro Studios were looking for level designers.
Level Designers who would add in third person platforming into the current FPS frame???
But why would they suddenly change it?
Well just a few months back, Metroid Prime's head designer left the team.
That got me thinking:
Maybe the new designer ACTUALLY PLAYED THE ORIGINAL METROID GAMES, and intends to bring Prime into line with the rest of the series!
If that IS the case, Metroid Prime has potential to be one of the BIGGEST hits on the Gamecube, not least because it's tapping into an area of the market which hasn't properly been explored.
Think about it. All the platformers nowdays are cartoony which might put many people off.
Tomb Raider was an "adult" platformer and that's why so many people loved it despite it being slow and pretty much crap.
Now a new "adult" platformer comes in with fast paced action, sharp controls, lots of shooting, tension, special weapons and giant monsters!
If Metroid can take this genre (I.E. be a proper update of the Snes one), it has potential to be possibly even bigger than Zelda!
The first link said "Samus in Third Person" so I clicked it to find another one of those "visor vision" shots.
I reluctantly second "Samus in First Person" link for a pleasant surprise.
Samus was in third person.
And it didn't look like a cutscene either...
Then in my head, a reminder popped out about how I'd read an article where Retro Studios were looking for level designers.
Level Designers who would add in third person platforming into the current FPS frame???
But why would they suddenly change it?
Well just a few months back, Metroid Prime's head designer left the team.
That got me thinking:
Maybe the new designer ACTUALLY PLAYED THE ORIGINAL METROID GAMES, and intends to bring Prime into line with the rest of the series!
If that IS the case, Metroid Prime has potential to be one of the BIGGEST hits on the Gamecube, not least because it's tapping into an area of the market which hasn't properly been explored.
Think about it. All the platformers nowdays are cartoony which might put many people off.
Tomb Raider was an "adult" platformer and that's why so many people loved it despite it being slow and pretty much crap.
Now a new "adult" platformer comes in with fast paced action, sharp controls, lots of shooting, tension, special weapons and giant monsters!
If Metroid can take this genre (I.E. be a proper update of the Snes one), it has potential to be possibly even bigger than Zelda!
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I can't wait for that game!
Super Metroid was one of my favourites SNES games, and this is looking like it's not going to dissapoint!
:)
Super Metroid was one of my favourites SNES games, and this is looking like it's not going to dissapoint!
:)
And me!!!
me too !!
I just wanna play the damn Gamecube full stop! :-D
I just wanna play it. I don't think I'll pass anymore judgement until then.
could well be- If you saw the last issue of NGC you'll of seen the shots in the third person of Samus in her 'rolled in a ball' state, rolloing through a corridor...
You never know, Metroid has changed so much since it started and will probably still have a few changes up it's sleeves.
You never know, Metroid has changed so much since it started and will probably still have a few changes up it's sleeves.
I just saw two screen shots at www.tendobox.com
The first link said "Samus in Third Person" so I clicked it to find another one of those "visor vision" shots.
I reluctantly second "Samus in First Person" link for a pleasant surprise.
Samus was in third person.
And it didn't look like a cutscene either...
Then in my head, a reminder popped out about how I'd read an article where Retro Studios were looking for level designers.
Level Designers who would add in third person platforming into the current FPS frame???
But why would they suddenly change it?
Well just a few months back, Metroid Prime's head designer left the team.
That got me thinking:
Maybe the new designer ACTUALLY PLAYED THE ORIGINAL METROID GAMES, and intends to bring Prime into line with the rest of the series!
If that IS the case, Metroid Prime has potential to be one of the BIGGEST hits on the Gamecube, not least because it's tapping into an area of the market which hasn't properly been explored.
Think about it. All the platformers nowdays are cartoony which might put many people off.
Tomb Raider was an "adult" platformer and that's why so many people loved it despite it being slow and pretty much crap.
Now a new "adult" platformer comes in with fast paced action, sharp controls, lots of shooting, tension, special weapons and giant monsters!
If Metroid can take this genre (I.E. be a proper update of the Snes one), it has potential to be possibly even bigger than Zelda!
The first link said "Samus in Third Person" so I clicked it to find another one of those "visor vision" shots.
I reluctantly second "Samus in First Person" link for a pleasant surprise.
Samus was in third person.
And it didn't look like a cutscene either...
Then in my head, a reminder popped out about how I'd read an article where Retro Studios were looking for level designers.
Level Designers who would add in third person platforming into the current FPS frame???
But why would they suddenly change it?
Well just a few months back, Metroid Prime's head designer left the team.
That got me thinking:
Maybe the new designer ACTUALLY PLAYED THE ORIGINAL METROID GAMES, and intends to bring Prime into line with the rest of the series!
If that IS the case, Metroid Prime has potential to be one of the BIGGEST hits on the Gamecube, not least because it's tapping into an area of the market which hasn't properly been explored.
Think about it. All the platformers nowdays are cartoony which might put many people off.
Tomb Raider was an "adult" platformer and that's why so many people loved it despite it being slow and pretty much crap.
Now a new "adult" platformer comes in with fast paced action, sharp controls, lots of shooting, tension, special weapons and giant monsters!
If Metroid can take this genre (I.E. be a proper update of the Snes one), it has potential to be possibly even bigger than Zelda!
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