NEW METROID GAME ANNOUNCED

***Cosmonautical*** · 06-02-2009, 11:48 PM

Metroid: Other M

In a completely unexpected collaboration, Nintendo has joined up with Team Ninja(the folks behind NINJA ****ING GAIDEN) to produce a new, 3rd-person installment in the Metroid franchise.

Here's the trailer shown at E3:

Click to view video.

As ML pointed out in the Nintendo forum, the title of the game is shortened to MOM. It's entirely possible the game will delve into the complex backstory of Samus as a prequel. Alternatively, it might be the backstory to the sentient computer that was somehow installed in Zebes right under the Federation's nose: the Mother Brain. Either suggestion could be something truly incredible for the backstory of Metroid.

Your thoughts?

**Valigarmander** · 06-03-2009, 01:08 AM

^ Nice white block.

Anywho, I'm interested in seeing how this turns out. Always looking for a new Metroid game.

Daos · 06-03-2009, 01:09 AM

New Metroid, heck yes.

***Cosmonautical*** · 06-03-2009, 01:11 AM

Video works now.

Bomby · 06-03-2009, 01:17 AM

Approve!

I have clear memories of drifting off in class waaay back in seventh grade, after a weekend of playing Super Metroid, imagining how awesome a 3D Metroid game would be. THIS is the game I wanted and imagined back in 2000, with no offense to the Prime series, which just couldn't hold my interest quite enough.

**Valigarmander** · 06-03-2009, 01:23 AM

^^ Yep.

Looks tight.

***Cosmonautical*** · 06-03-2009, 01:32 AM

^^Prime's earliest emphasis on exploration of its 3D environments was much more true to Metroid than the elements of 3-D action they put heavier emphasis on in Prime 2 and then 3. Prime 3's much more elegant control system brought the emphasis on action back to a much more reasonable level. I'm really anticipating the incorporation of the Prime 3 control-set to the first two games in the series. That being said, the action of the Prime series does severely lack the feeling of being a total badass that the 2D Metroid games, especially in Metroid III, typically represent.

After watching the video a few times over, I have made 2 distinct observations:

1. Heavy use of the Kihunter enemies, which I distinctly approve.

2. In the middle, there is a cutscene (probably a flashback) of the fight between the Mother Brain and the Super Metroid (the hatchling from SM/M3). This makes me think that a story concerning the Mother Brain is very likely.

Considering the resemblance, it's entirely likely to me that the woman at the end of the video is a clone of Samus - possibly engineered by the Galactic Federation based on the SA-X.

The possibility of that woman being Samus's mother would make a good plot point, though, because Samus's parents were supposed to have been slaughtered by Space Pirates. If it were part of a Federation conspiracy, I wouldn't be surprised. The Federation keeps getting creepier and creepier in this series.

**X-3** · 06-03-2009, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Interview with Reggie

IGN: What can you tell us about Metroid Other M other than what we saw in the trailer?

Reggie: What I can tell you is that it's going to be fabulous. I've seen it working. I personally didn't have a controller in my hands, but it looks great. And it really is going to do a fabulous job giving you more backstory on Samus, taking you more into the mythology of what Metroid is all about. It's going to be great.

IGN: So this is going all the way back to her teens?

Reggie: We're not going to tell you exactly where it fits in the Metroid mythology. We're going to share that a little bit later. But it definitely fills in some of the gaps.

Also, Adam seems to appear.

***Cosmonautical*** · 06-03-2009, 07:32 AM

^ Noticed the comment he makes. Very cool, and appropriate if it's a prequel.

Also, the Space Pirates look like Space Pirates again. Let's hope this game has equal amounts exploration and secrets to story and asskicking.

***Marilink*** · 06-03-2009, 07:56 AM

I'm extremely excited for this, but I'm a little leery about one point. I hope that the game isn't completely story-driven, since Metroid games have always been about exploration and all that Castleroids goodness. Fusion kinda tried to be driven by a story, and that didn't work out so well. So basically, I just hope Team Ninja does a good job of sticking to Metroid's roots and keeps a good balance of story, action, and exploration.

But for some reason, I have high hopes that they're going to do exactly that. I've got a really good feeling about this game.

Also, I'm not sure if this is going to be about Samus's mother or Mother Brain, or both, but either way, I'm excited to see what the game has to bring us. I'm giddy just typing about it, and I have to wait until 2010!

***Cosmonautical*** · 06-03-2009, 08:18 AM

2010?!?! BY THEN WE COULD HAVE OUR OWN POWERSUITS. I NEED IT NOWWWWWWW.

***Marilink*** · 06-03-2009, 11:00 AM

YES

THE DISTANT FUTURE IS ONLY A YEAR AWAY!

But it's okay, we don't get flying cars until 2015

1-up Salesman · 06-03-2009, 11:06 AM

I can't wait to see how this expands upon the background story between Samus and Adam, and how he ends up dying or something. I hope that while this does look like a good Metroid game with a good amount of action, that it will still use the classic exploration of the original Metroids.

Speed · 06-03-2009, 12:27 PM

Real quick question, is that guy in the blue armor halfway through supposed to be Sulyx from Prime Hunters?

Bomby · 06-03-2009, 01:24 PM

2010? But that's not until next decade!!!

**Cravdraa** · 06-03-2009, 01:55 PM

I aprove of Samus's redesign, because the old one they've been using since Zero Mission is ugly and too cartoonish. I was afraid we were stuck with it.

Jere · 06-03-2009, 02:16 PM

I have high hopes for this game, looks like its badassery in many ways, then team ninja is great game makers, so i don't think its to hard for them to do something great, but then for me team ninja = Dead or alive and that is not a bad thing in my eyes.

Luigiman7 · 06-03-2009, 03:29 PM

This game will just increase the total awesomness of Samus in general, what with all the flips and shooting into people's heads and what not.

***Ace Mercury*** · 06-03-2009, 04:57 PM

I like how she's so in-your-face in that movie. It's certainly flashy, but I wonder if it has some sort of depth to it more than "press A to jump on people's face and shoot them"

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 06-03-2009, 05:08 PM

I wonder if this could mean Samus being in a Dead or Alive game? You know, give her some "physics" outside the suit.

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06-03-2009, 01:08 AM	#2
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^ Nice white block. Anywho, I'm interested in seeing how this turns out. Always looking for a new Metroid game.

06-03-2009, 01:09 AM	#3
Daos Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Earth Gender: Posts: 6,228 Thanks: 146 Thanked 245 Times in 179 Posts	New Metroid, heck yes.

06-03-2009, 01:11 AM	#4
*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	Video works now.

06-03-2009, 01:17 AM	#5
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Approve! I have clear memories of drifting off in class waaay back in seventh grade, after a weekend of playing Super Metroid, imagining how awesome a 3D Metroid game would be. THIS is the game I wanted and imagined back in 2000, with no offense to the Prime series, which just couldn't hold my interest quite enough.

06-03-2009, 01:23 AM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^^ Yep. Looks tight.

06-03-2009, 01:32 AM	#7
*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	^^Prime's earliest emphasis on exploration of its 3D environments was much more true to Metroid than the elements of 3-D action they put heavier emphasis on in Prime 2 and then 3. Prime 3's much more elegant control system brought the emphasis on action back to a much more reasonable level. I'm really anticipating the incorporation of the Prime 3 control-set to the first two games in the series. That being said, the action of the Prime series does severely lack the feeling of being a total badass that the 2D Metroid games, especially in Metroid III, typically represent. After watching the video a few times over, I have made 2 distinct observations: 1. Heavy use of the Kihunter enemies, which I distinctly approve. 2. In the middle, there is a cutscene (probably a flashback) of the fight between the Mother Brain and the Super Metroid (the hatchling from SM/M3). This makes me think that a story concerning the Mother Brain is very likely. Considering the resemblance, it's entirely likely to me that the woman at the end of the video is a clone of Samus - possibly engineered by the Galactic Federation based on the SA-X. The possibility of that woman being Samus's mother would make a good plot point, though, because Samus's parents were supposed to have been slaughtered by Space Pirates. If it were part of a Federation conspiracy, I wouldn't be surprised. The Federation keeps getting creepier and creepier in this series.

06-03-2009, 07:32 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	^ Noticed the comment he makes. Very cool, and appropriate if it's a prequel. Also, the Space Pirates look like Space Pirates again. Let's hope this game has equal amounts exploration and secrets to story and asskicking.

06-03-2009, 07:56 AM	#10
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	I'm extremely excited for this, but I'm a little leery about one point. I hope that the game isn't completely story-driven, since Metroid games have always been about exploration and all that Castleroids goodness. Fusion kinda tried to be driven by a story, and that didn't work out so well. So basically, I just hope Team Ninja does a good job of sticking to Metroid's roots and keeps a good balance of story, action, and exploration. But for some reason, I have high hopes that they're going to do exactly that. I've got a really good feeling about this game. Also, I'm not sure if this is going to be about Samus's mother or Mother Brain, or both, but either way, I'm excited to see what the game has to bring us. I'm giddy just typing about it, and I have to wait until 2010!

06-03-2009, 08:18 AM	#11
*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	2010?!?! BY THEN WE COULD HAVE OUR OWN POWERSUITS. I NEED IT NOWWWWWWW.

06-03-2009, 11:00 AM	#12
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	YES THE DISTANT FUTURE IS ONLY A YEAR AWAY! But it's okay, we don't get flying cars until 2015

06-03-2009, 11:06 AM	#13
1-up Salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Letting you guys know that I'm planning on continuing Attack of the Spammers soon. Gender: Posts: 4,095 Thanks: 2,162 Thanked 250 Times in 194 Posts Blog Entries: 9	I can't wait to see how this expands upon the background story between Samus and Adam, and how he ends up dying or something. I hope that while this does look like a good Metroid game with a good amount of action, that it will still use the classic exploration of the original Metroids.

06-03-2009, 12:27 PM	#14
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,747 Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 320 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Real quick question, is that guy in the blue armor halfway through supposed to be Sulyx from Prime Hunters?

06-03-2009, 01:24 PM	#15
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	2010? But that's not until next decade!!!

06-03-2009, 01:55 PM	#16
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 661 Times in 403 Posts	I aprove of Samus's redesign, because the old one they've been using since Zero Mission is ugly and too cartoonish. I was afraid we were stuck with it.

06-03-2009, 02:16 PM	#17
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	I have high hopes for this game, looks like its badassery in many ways, then team ninja is great game makers, so i don't think its to hard for them to do something great, but then for me team ninja = Dead or alive and that is not a bad thing in my eyes.

06-03-2009, 04:57 PM	#19
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I like how she's so in-your-face in that movie. It's certainly flashy, but I wonder if it has some sort of depth to it more than "press A to jump on people's face and shoot them"

06-03-2009, 05:08 PM	#20
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I wonder if this could mean Samus being in a Dead or Alive game? You know, give her some "physics" outside the suit.