Nah, it's an ok price - usually. Other M can be gotten new for like $3 tho, so $20 is pretty steep.
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Thinking about buying this to show my support for another 3rd person Metroid action game.
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Why? Just Why? Metroid Other M hits Wii U VC tomorrow
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Thinking about buying this to show my support for another 3rd person Metroid action game.
I imagine it would be much less hated if it hadn't also killed Metroid dead.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
It's okay. Nothing special. Don't buy it if you don't want it. Think twice before you buy it. You may not like it. But you also may actually like it. But it's okay.
friskykillface
Banned
thats the thing I hated the most, think I avoided this area because I kept dying x didn't want to go in and die
then this dummy contacts me and unlocks the upgrade, fuuuuuuu
I still remember I got $20 for pre ordering from amazon, $40 trade in after I beat the game so I was paid $10 to play the game lol
I'm curious enough in a post-mortem sort of way to pick this up, as gameplay I've seen looks fun enough, but I can probably find the physical version for beans somewhere.
From what I gather there was never classic controller support, so I doubt it.
From what I gather there was never classic controller support, so I doubt it.
professor denim
Member
Holy shit, never played it but had no idea it was so hated lol
Only game ever that literally made me upset at how stupid it was written. I'll never forget needing permission to use the cooling feature on your suit after running around in the lava area. Why would they even write that? I thought I could avoid the bad story, but something tied in to the gameplay like that just made me rage. Pixel hunting was also just the dumbest thing.
Nights Owl
Member
Y'know. It's funny how people think the game is literal garbage when things like Anubis 2 exist. It's a decent game. Nothing special, and it's not that great of a Metroid game. But calling is garbage is literally laughable. 5 or 6/10 maybe. I'll take average on the core gameplay alone. But honestly, it's far from a horrible game. Lmao.
pla-pla-place holder
Member
Im sorry what?
Sonic 06 is busted on a level that you could get enjoyment out of how terrible it is. You can't do that with Other M
My issue with Other M is that it was a forgettable game, Metroid name aside. I'd rather it be a 10 or a 0. It's a 5 and I hate that.
Edit: this is my opinion.
Sell for 5-10 in a box lolz
DecoReturns
Member
Oh come on, why not Radiant Dawn?
You'll actually have buyers with that one.
I have no problem with Other M personally but we know no one is going to buy it.
You'll actually have buyers with that one.
I have no problem with Other M personally but we know no one is going to buy it.
Off-TV is only available to games that use classic controller, in Other M you make use of the pointer and motion detection (Wiimote upwards to refill your energy)
LincolnSixEcho
Member
I'm a pretty big Metroid fan. I know Other M doesn't measure up to the Prime games or Super Metroid, but I think it's a decent Metroid game. I agree nunchuck control would have been better, but the actual adventure in the game was satisfying enough for me.
I certainly never said that. By all means, they have every right to release it and I acknowledge some people even enjoy the game.
... I'm not one of those people and I make no bones about Other M being my most detested and hated game I've ever experienced.
It's possible to be okay with a VC release and still hate every single facet of the game from top to bottom.
And all because they did a C&D of AM2R. All because Nintendo did what they were supposed to do as a business, which was shield their IP.
Twilight Princess
Member
Eww.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
Hahaha A+.
I saw Other M for $5 and didn't buy it. I finished that game quickly after I first bought it and it end right back to GameStop for trade in.
I have no intention of buying a Switch. I would buy a Switch for this, especially if they fixed the NA bugs.
I'm pretty sure the hate for Other M predates AM2R by several years....
DAREALGUMMY
Member
It's not. The pixel hunts are the worst but the game is solid.
I'm sure there are people in this thread that isn't even a Metroid fan or care about the franchise or has played this game, but the irrational hate towards M:OM is so widespread and accepted that make it an easy target to "I hate it too" kind of post.
To clarify, I think my hate for Other M is quite rational. I've had a long, long time to analyze precisely why I didn't like the game - why I actually outright detest it - and I think my reasons are quite sound.
IbukiLordSA
Member
Great game well worth a play through. Still have the disc though so no need for digital.
The problem wasn't Team Ninja. It was Yoshio Sakamoto that decided how this game was designed. He wanted just the Wii remote sides ways. If it was up to Team Ninja we'd have gotten an significantly more playable and enjoyable game.
SporeCrawler
Member
Because its actually not such a bad game sheesh
Tye The Czar
Member
Adapting Other M's version of Samus AND Zero Suit Samus(hence the heels), pushing memorabilia of Other M and now this shows that Nintendo seems pretty oblivious to the game's notoriety.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
I mean, I hate the game... but why not?
It's more that the most Nintendo has done for either the 25th or 30th anniversary is try to wipe AM2R, prop up Federation Force after the Other M, and this. I'm not seriously angry or annoyed by this since it's just a VC release and the other games are already up there (the price is hilarious though) but it's the rotten cherry on top of the shit sundae. It's almost worse than nothing since they seem to not understand why people like the series and are hoping to transform into something entirely different.
IrishNinja
Member
not gonna lie, it'd still be a massive dropoff from the Prime series, but at least the acrobatics they were going for wouldn't feel broken. i imagine i actually would've finished it with this option.
why you lyin
MoM was really fun, gameplay wise. It had it's issues like the missiles, but I still beat the heck out of that game. Yeah, the story was bad, but the amount of hyperbole over this game is amazing
Already Torn
Banned
MoM's gameplay is like a sick joke. It's literally the worst Nintendo game ever made.
why you lyin
MoM was really fun, gameplay wise. It had it's issues like the missiles, but I still beat the heck out of that game. Yeah, the story was bad, but the amount of hyperbole over this game is amazing
VendettaRed07
Member
I went to download it but Adam hasn't given me permission to use my credit card so I couldn't
How far can we take the hyperbole? We must evolve it into a stronger, newer Hyperbole... a Hyperbole to surpass Hyperbole...
I'm no fan of Other M but it's still better than Sonic 06. That is a dumpster fire in every way.
VendettaRed07
Member
It's not even the worst Nintendo game this decade
Sticker star and Star Fox Zero are worse
I'm not. It doesn't mean I think Sonic 06 is a good game. I think it's horrible and broken. But because it's so horrible and broken, it's obvious where the canyons of problems are, and can be and should be used as a teaching tool for all aspiring game developers, not only in terms of poor coding, but physics, level structure, enemy design, combat design, etc. It's the Total Package of Shit.
After playing Other M...you really want to take a cold shower it's so bad. It's unrewarding, unsatisfying, dull, mind-numbingly easy, insulting and offensive. The fact that it's the brainchild of one of the best and respected developers at one of best game publishers in the world makes it even worse. And that shitty sideways Wii Remote control layout infected other Nintendo games just smacks of egotism.
Silent_Ocarina
Member
I enjoyed this game about as much as I enjoyed Metroid Prime, to be completely honest.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Not at all. It has a lot of poor design decisions that are not representative of the series and downplays many of the series' natural strengths. It also has legitimately awful writing/voice direction. For the same price you can buy the entire Prime Trilogy, widely regarded as some of the best games of all time, or for $8 you can get the definitive classic Metroid experience, Super Metroid. Zero Mission (remake of the original) and Fusion, both GBA games, are also solid picks. Any of those are good starting points since the franchise doesn't really focus heavily on an overall narrative arc (though there is one). The first two games are fun, but didn't age particularly well
though Metroid 2 has an excellent fan remake floating around