Which do you like more? 2-D Metroids including Metroid, Metroid 2, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and Metroid Zero Mission or 3-D Metroids including Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2 Echos, and the upcoming Metroid Hunters? I like the 2-D Metroids by far (Metroid Fusion is the BEST). But I'm dissapointed because I think it looks like Nintendo isn't going to make any more platformers. It looks like they're concentrating on the Primes.
Tough question. Personally, I can't compare them. I love them both pretty equally, as they both have their pros and cons.
I was greatly disapointed with Metroid Prime 2. I didn't enjoy it at all but I've enjoyed pretty much every 2D Metroid game, Super Metroid being my favorite.
I'm a hardcore 2D gamer, always will be.
The Metroid games are amazing, no matter if they're 2D or 3D, but if I had to go with one, I'd say 2D, and it would be a really, really close call. I have too many fond memories of playing Metroid II and Super Metroid when I was six. (That's right, I beat SM at the age of 6. ph33r m3.)
They should port SM to the DS, y'know? Use the bottom screen for the map and to toggle equipment on/off. Or at least remake Metroid 2 for GBA.
Can't choose, they're both as great.
I'm way more into old school games, but when it comes to Metroid, I've come to the conclusion that I like it better in 3-D. I think the transition was done very well. I haven't had any problems in terms of gameplay (i.e. awkwardness of controls). After playing the Prime games, I just can't get into the 2-D Metroids as much, which really sucks, because I used to love those games. I'm pretty sure this is one of the only series of games I've come to appreciate in this regard. Definitely 3-D Metroid for me.
Personally, I like the 2-d side scroller metroids. I grew up with samus being in a 2-d world and thats how I will always remember her. Though I did think the first Metroid Prime was very well done. The second prime was kinda a disappointment, it had too many bland areas that they forced you to back track through and having to keep up with different ammos other than missiles in a metroid game...no. Even though they probably wont be coming out with any 2-D metroids for the consoles anytime soon, theres always the gb metroids and the castlevania series to fall back on.
3-D Metroid for me. Its fun seeing all these things that were 2-D now in a living vibrant world.
Super Metroid is the best.
Meh, i grew up with the 2-d metroid, so im gonna go with that one. Sure the 3-d metroid games are great, but not as good as 2-d in my opinion.
[quote=GoldenMyr][COLOR=black]Super Metroid is the best.[/COLOR]
Super Metroid is definitly my favorite.
2-D.
And the level of difficulty is way higher in 2-D.
(Which isn't a bad thing)
i liek teh 2-D metroids. they are mopre enjoyable.
I never really got into the Metroid games, I just never had a real liking for the more technologically advanced games I guess. I prefer swords and magic.
But in any case, I liked the multiplayer modes in Metroid Prime 2, so I'll go with the 3-D ones. Did I mention I hate backtracking in 2-D?
[quote=Xqars]I like the 2-D Metroids by far (Metroid Fusion is the BEST).
Metroid Fusion wasnt that great compared to the likes of Zero Mission or Super Metroid... the only really cool thing they had was the Diffusion Missle.
Oh yes, I like 2-D Metroid much better. When something important happens in a 3-D Metroid, the action stops and the game forces you to look at the event in an annoying cutscene. 2-D games are far more interactive. You get to see everything that is going on, even if you aren't looking at it. And, if you want to do something really stupid, you're able to (such as shooting the SAX the first time it walks under you).
Indeed. Metroid fusion was my first game for GBA, and i liked it a whole lot.
But i have yet to play Super Metroid :(
They really should remake that game. They did with every Mario game.
The 2-D Metroids by a long shot. The 3-D ones were ight.
Super Metroid was the best one ever, so 2D. Fo sho.
[quote=Vampiro]No Metroid can compare to Super, but I gotta disagree... Fusion was pretty badass.
Seriously, you think that Fusion is better than Zero Mission? Well, there's another topic for that...
Anyways, with the emminent release of Metroid Prime Hunters coming up, I may have second thoughts about 3-D. I'm glad they brought that sense of room clearing madness back into the game.
2d metroids are very fun and are the ones I can actually finish. But I just played some Metroid Prime and **** was it fun.
I prefer both of them. They're both good in their own way.
I agree. But I'm more of an old-fashioned Metroid fan, so I'd still lean more toward 2-d as far as the Metroid series is concerned. However, of the newer Metroids (After Super Metroid), I think that the 3-d ones were better than Fusion and Zero Mission. I don't know, Fusion and Zero Mission were too bright and colorful, like a cartoon, whereas Super Metroid was colorful, but it had a serious depth of shadow to the sprites and backgrounds. Call me crazy, but there you have it. 2-d was better before Fusion and Zero Mission. 3-d is better now. Huzzah. :)
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Only problem I see with the new 2D Metroid games (Fusion/Zero Mission) is that they tell you where to go and what to next. I would understand this in the 3D games, as they are so huge and even if they tell you where to go, most likely, you're going to get lost, but in 2D Metroid games... well, I find it more fun figuring out where to go next.
Yeah.
Fusion told you what to do because the storyline in the game is huge. I'm suprised that you think Zero Mission has a lack of freedom, though, because the only things that even gave you advice were the chozo statues, who's advice are anything but required.
Metroid 1 indeed forced you to figure out where to go. Wouldn't you agree, though, that if everyone truely played the game without any help whatsoever, that only a slim group of people would actually finish? People are a lot more impatient then they were, say, 10 years ago. Where as the action in Metroid 1 could come to a dead halt, the vauge but helpful targets in Metroid Zero Mission keeps the action flowing.
(this is off the subject) I said awhile ago I liked 2-D Metroids way more than Prime. Well, that's because I didn't give Prime a chance. I actually started playing past the arrival visit to Tallon IV and got addicted to it. It's excellent. So I'm changing my preference to 3-D. But they're both great, 2-D Metroids still get an A+ from me.
Hard mode on Zero Mission is harder than Super Metroid...
BTW, Xquars, you're not off topic at all.