Metroid RPG?

Beam Yosho the Drunkard · 01-06-2005, 12:46 AM

...I've been thinking about this for some time.

I haven't gotten a good story. But I've gotten some character ideas.

Samus(Duh)
A Rouge Space Pirate (Which might join the Federation)
A Luminoth
An (almost) Tame Metroid
Galatic Federation Troop(s) (They can join on certain missions. Kind of like the Empire Troops on Final Fantasy 3/6)
Chozo (Maybe genetically engineered one, if they are indeed extinct.)
N'kren and Ylla(They're species mentioned in Luminoth lore on MP:2. What they look like, who knows. But there's a chance they can be included.)

And the enemies:

Space Pirates (It's a must. They could also be hunting down the Rouge Pirate, as well.)
Ing (Why not?)
X (They ARN'T dead yet...are they?)

An Ing/X hybird (Or maybe a Space Pirate controlled by BOTH the X and Ing? A metroid is out of the question, seeing as they have immunity to X.)

.....That's about all I have now.

Belac Comix · 01-18-2005, 05:11 PM

A Metroid RPG sounds cool, seeing how well the exploration element in MP 1 and 2 worked out.

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-18-2005, 08:48 PM

I'd say no... My favorite quality about metroid is the action gameplay. I mean, if you're going to make a good RPG, why just slap a Metroid skin on there? Why not go the whole 9 yards?

Erdawn Il Deus · 01-20-2005, 08:20 PM

Exactly. S'why I think those fellows working on the CT RPG are pretty stupid despite their talents.

Slife · 01-24-2005, 04:35 PM

Please don't SiT. What do you mean, CT RPG? Chrono-Trigger RPG? Counter-Terrorist RPG? Contra-Three RPG? Crazy-Taco RPG?

SilverWind · 01-24-2005, 05:38 PM

Metroid... RPG?

One of the things I love about Metroid is the total immersion into the environment. It's just you, as Samus, and the planet (and the hostile forces) and nothing else. I get totally overwhelmed comprehending that solitude, usually in a map area with a lot of lava or hundreds of feet below ground... but I digress; Samus works alone. (Well, she's sometimes aided, but that's rare, and never for an extended period of time.)

...The other thing I love was just finding that a boss strategy was just totally blasting missiles repeatedly into his gut-- JUST that-- and I fell in love right away. <3 *sigh*

Erdawn Il Deus · 01-24-2005, 09:20 PM

Yeah, that and I love how the story is presented more through subtle, interactive discover rather than cutscenes. Like the scanning in Metroid prime, for example.

Belac Comix · 01-25-2005, 01:45 PM

Well, its not like if a game like this came out it would change the Metroid gameplay forever.

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-09-2005, 06:00 AM

I just would find it rather tasteless. Part of the charm of the Metroid franchise is that they do NOT milk it as hardcore as Zelda or Mario.

01-06-2005, 12:46 AM	#1
Beam Yosho the Drunkard Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The oversized rock of Hawaii. Gender: Posts: 5,670 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	...I've been thinking about this for some time. I haven't gotten a good story. But I've gotten some character ideas. Samus(Duh) A Rouge Space Pirate (Which might join the Federation) A Luminoth An (almost) Tame Metroid Galatic Federation Troop(s) (They can join on certain missions. Kind of like the Empire Troops on Final Fantasy 3/6) Chozo (Maybe genetically engineered one, if they are indeed extinct.) N'kren and Ylla(They're species mentioned in Luminoth lore on MP:2. What they look like, who knows. But there's a chance they can be included.) And the enemies: Space Pirates (It's a must. They could also be hunting down the Rouge Pirate, as well.) Ing (Why not?) X (They ARN'T dead yet...are they?) An Ing/X hybird (Or maybe a Space Pirate controlled by BOTH the X and Ing? A metroid is out of the question, seeing as they have immunity to X.) .....That's about all I have now.

01-18-2005, 05:11 PM	#2
Belac Comix Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Here Posts: 145 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A Metroid RPG sounds cool, seeing how well the exploration element in MP 1 and 2 worked out.

01-18-2005, 08:48 PM	#3
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I'd say no... My favorite quality about metroid is the action gameplay. I mean, if you're going to make a good RPG, why just slap a Metroid skin on there? Why not go the whole 9 yards?

01-20-2005, 08:20 PM	#4
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 3,056 Thanks: 4 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts	Exactly. S'why I think those fellows working on the CT RPG are pretty stupid despite their talents.

01-24-2005, 04:35 PM	#5
Slife Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Swamped with work! Hanging with the zombies in the VGF RPG forum! Gender: Posts: 1,584 Thanks: 11 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	Please don't SiT. What do you mean, CT RPG? Chrono-Trigger RPG? Counter-Terrorist RPG? Contra-Three RPG? Crazy-Taco RPG?

01-24-2005, 05:38 PM	#6
SilverWind Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Looking up at the stars... Gender: Posts: 8,225 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Metroid... RPG? One of the things I love about Metroid is the total immersion into the environment. It's just you, as Samus, and the planet (and the hostile forces) and nothing else. I get totally overwhelmed comprehending that solitude, usually in a map area with a lot of lava or hundreds of feet below ground... but I digress; Samus works alone. (Well, she's sometimes aided, but that's rare, and never for an extended period of time.) ...The other thing I love was just finding that a boss strategy was just totally blasting missiles repeatedly into his gut-- JUST that-- and I fell in love right away. <3 sigh

01-24-2005, 09:20 PM	#7
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 3,056 Thanks: 4 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts	Yeah, that and I love how the story is presented more through subtle, interactive discover rather than cutscenes. Like the scanning in Metroid prime, for example.

01-25-2005, 01:45 PM	#8
Belac Comix Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Here Posts: 145 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, its not like if a game like this came out it would change the Metroid gameplay forever.

02-09-2005, 06:00 AM	#9
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I just would find it rather tasteless. Part of the charm of the Metroid franchise is that they do NOT milk it as hardcore as Zelda or Mario.