Metroid: Other M or Metroid Prime 3

Lord_Zack · 01-13-2012, 08:21 PM

Well, I was at Gamestop the other day and saw that Metroid: Other M, so I was going to get that, because it was within my price range. However just today I saw that Metroid Prime 3 was available for around the same price. So I might get that instead. I've heard Metroid: Other M has some problems with it, so would you suggest getting Metroid Prime 3 instead?

**X-3** · 01-13-2012, 09:27 PM

Most complaints regarding Other M tend to be directed at the weak story, which is a big aspect of this game in particular. Some aspects of the gameplay kinda suck (ie: upgrades are just given to you at random intervals in the story) but the game overall is fun.

I do think Prime 3 is the better game overall though.

**Valigarmander** · 01-13-2012, 09:34 PM

They're both good games. If you had to pick one, I'd probably go with Metroid Prime 3 though.

Jere · 01-14-2012, 03:21 AM

yeah, metroid 3 is marginaly better but there is nothing wrong with other M gameplay wise

Rainbow Dash · 01-14-2012, 03:26 AM

prime 3 isnt even the best prime and its better than other m

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-18-2012, 02:40 AM

Metroid: Other M will piss you off if you like other Metroid games. It's got some very good gameplay, but the plot elements are very weak and the powerup collection is delivered in a way that feels contrived and frustrating (especially as this trick was employed for the soul excuse of controlled, linear plot-progression in a game that should have been as non-linear as possible). Get Prime 3.

01-13-2012, 08:21 PM	#1
Lord_Zack Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Gender: Posts: 778 Thanks: 30 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Metroid: Other M or Metroid Prime 3 Well, I was at Gamestop the other day and saw that Metroid: Other M, so I was going to get that, because it was within my price range. However just today I saw that Metroid Prime 3 was available for around the same price. So I might get that instead. I've heard Metroid: Other M has some problems with it, so would you suggest getting Metroid Prime 3 instead?

01-14-2012, 03:21 AM	#4
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	yeah, metroid 3 is marginaly better but there is nothing wrong with other M gameplay wise __________________ From where it counts: Lapland

01-13-2012, 09:27 PM	#2
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,943 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Most complaints regarding Other M tend to be directed at the weak story, which is a big aspect of this game in particular. Some aspects of the gameplay kinda suck (ie: upgrades are just given to you at random intervals in the story) but the game overall is fun. I do think Prime 3 is the better game overall though.

01-13-2012, 09:34 PM	#3
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	They're both good games. If you had to pick one, I'd probably go with Metroid Prime 3 though.

01-14-2012, 03:26 AM	#5
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,401 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	prime 3 isnt even the best prime and its better than other m

01-18-2012, 02:40 AM	#6
*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	Metroid: Other M will piss you off if you like other Metroid games. It's got some very good gameplay, but the plot elements are very weak and the powerup collection is delivered in a way that feels contrived and frustrating (especially as this trick was employed for the soul excuse of controlled, linear plot-progression in a game that should have been as non-linear as possible). Get Prime 3.