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Metroid Prime Trilogy WiiU |OT| - Samus it Ever Was. Now with Ridleyculous low price!
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Yes you should!
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OrbitalBeard
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Absolutely. The time has come to show Nintendo how much we adore this series.
The Xtortionist
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To give Corruption some love: After all this time, it's probably the "smoothest" first person game I've ever played in terms of movement. It even feels smoother to me than the first two Primes. Moving through Corruption's world is like taking a hot knife to butter.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
The original Metroid Prime is in my top 5 games of all time. I guess I have to get this then...
Well, I'm triple dipping.
Which everyone should also buy if they haven't yet played. Fantastic game.
OrbitalBeard
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Agreed completely. In fact, Punch-Out!! is my favorite Wii game.
Yep.
O.v.e.rlord
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I look forward to getting this. Never played any Metriod games before. I hope to god the nunchucks control well. If I can play Kid Icarus uprising on 9 I can do this.....I hope.
MatthewB92
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Once my check is here I'll get it!
I unfortunately probably will not get a chance to actually play the game myself until the weekend. So if there is pertinent helpful information that people garner from their own time with this rerelease let me know and I'll shove it in the OP. Stuff like image settings for TV's and the like for maybe a nicer image on their HDTV's.
The Xtortionist
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I just impulse bought it. Never played a Punch Out game in my life.
MP1 is my favorite, but I can't argue with you. All of the games are so great that I can't argue against any of them being the best. What a trilogy.
I'm really looking forward to playing the trilogy again -- haven't visited the series since beating Prime 3 on Wii. I adored all the games and have never played the Wii versions of the first two. This will also be a great way to introduce the games to my friends who have never played Prime.
So, having never played Trilogy, I understand the difficulty modes have been changed. Just in terms of unlockables, does it matter which difficulty I choose?
So, having never played Trilogy, I understand the difficulty modes have been changed. Just in terms of unlockables, does it matter which difficulty I choose?
You are great, thank you!
Didn't even know they had an eShop.
I have a few other games already, I thought the Luigi game was limited so I jumped on it, etc.
OrbitalBeard
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It's amazing. Hopefully it's something you enjoy!
Wii games look a bit better coming from the Wii U over HDMI than they do coming from the Wii over component. The Wii U also outputs a 1080p image, which is nice especially if your TV's scaler is bad. Of course, you're still getting an image that was originally 480p so it'll be a bit fuzzy.
I just did and finished the minor circuit and Piston Honda. Holy cow that game is the most responsive Punch Out out of the 3 I have ever played. Next level needs to get on the next Punch Out.
Clockwork5
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I finished Prime when it first released on GC and loved it but for some reason I never played the sequels. Seeing as it has been about a decade since I have seen the original in action on a 20" television, I am really excited to dive into this series.
The Xtortionist
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Sharpness to zero, overscan "on" is all I can think of for global settings.
For plasma owners worried about potential image retention, the in game visor graphic can be disabled, and HUD opacity can be modified via a slider.
This is so true. They're all incredible.
...although thinking of Echoes makes my blood boil, since I missed scanning like one GF trooper corpse -- a missable -- and I was locked out of the last tier of bonus content.
Use guides if trying to scan everything, people.
Cool, thanks.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I've never played Echoes because doesn't it have some really frustrating stuff in it? I'm always scared to start it.
Prime 3 is beautiful but a flawed game. Samus shouldn't have invited her shitty friends. SPOILER FOR PRIME 3:
It's okay because she kills them all.
I thought Xenoblade Chronicles looked good on my TV via the WiiU, so maybe Prime will fare better here than when I tried it with a regular Wii on an HDTV.
Yes; all three games are 60 FPS, absolutely glorious.
Great news regarding scans for Trilogy is that it's like Corruption; scans carry over in your save file if you start a new game, so you don't need to get everything in one go.
Barrow Roll
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Those SweetFX settings...
I'm envious of the people playing this set for the first time, truly one of finest trilogies in gaming.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Bit of advice for newcomers: disable "lock on free aim" when playing Primes 1 and 2, but make sure it's turned on for 3. It allows you to decouple the aiming reticule from your lock-on pivot-point, which is great in Prime 3, the game where the feature originated, but not so great in the GameCube titles. There are many enemy encounters in prime 1/2 where the game assumes you can just lock on to a target and have your shots hit it. The first miniboss in Prime 1, guarding the morph ball (or is it the bombs?) is a prime (ahuhu) example. It jumps around super fast, and you are not meant to try and manually aim your shots at it.
The Xtortionist
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This is great advice and should be added to the OP.
Note that "Advanced" sensitivity (which I recommend) enables Lock On/Free Aim, so that setting needs to be disabled after selecting it (disable Lock On/Free Aim after selecting Advanced sensitivity unless playing Corruption).
OrbitalBeard
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There isn't. The system boots into Wii mode when you start the game and all Wii U features are disabled.
Edit - Nevermind, there is a way:
Actually, there is.
Trilogy has a built in screenshot tool that you can buy with ingame tokens. Use it with up on the dpad. It goes in the Wii message board, can then be moved to SD.
I like the lock-on free aim quite a bit. Definitely play around with it a bit, I think it's pros far outweigh the cons. That one boss you're talking about, Hive Mecha, is definitely way more annoying with Wii controls, and it's right at the start of MP1, but after that, free aim is awesome.
Well that's great, hope you enjoy it. The game can get pretty difficult, especially in the late game, but it's a super rewarding experience and all the characters are so hilarious that even when you lose a fight you'll probably find yourself smiling thanks to your opponent's victory scene.
I used a built in Wii Motion Plus remote with my physical copy, so I don't see why they wouldn't work.
Yes!
Actually, there is.
Trilogy has a built in screenshot tool that you can buy with ingame tokens. Use it with up on the dpad. It goes in the Wii message board, can then be moved to SD.
I'm curious if you still need the "green tokens" which can only be sent via friends. I know WFC is no more, so I don't know if that can still be done. If it's still possible, you need 15 tokens to buy everything and there's an extremely fast way to get and trade them. I'll post it if it's needed.
OrbitalBeard
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Actually, there is.
Trilogy has a built in screenshot tool that you can buy with ingame tokens. Use it with up on the dpad. It goes in the Wii message board, can then be moved to SD.
That's right! Completely forgot about that feature.
The Xtortionist
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phoenix296
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I own Prime and Echoes on GC and Corruption on Wii. Still buying this, how could I not?
Hey some of us own the retail copy and we are buying this again. Go for it. Everyone should buy this game for $10.
I've added most pointers to the OT (well, the post below it anyway) so there should hopefully be enough info for people to digest.
Same here. And I haven't played the games in years, and I sure never played Prime 1 and 2 with the Wii controls so this should be a fun experience.