me.letsPlay(MetroidOtherM).getPart(0);
So, guess what I picked up today (as if the post title didn't give it away)?
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *fangirl squeal~!*
So I've decided that with this, I'll be posting up a Let's Play* of this game as I play through it, starting with this journal. For those of you unfamiliar with the term: basically, I play the game, and give you my running commentary as I go through, giving you a sort of walkthrough as I do. Now, obviously this sort of thing is chock full of spoilers, so each entry will be beneath cut text. Read at your own risk. So, without further ado, here it is!
*Note: Technically, this isn't quite a Let's Play - I don't have good recording tools for this, and these sorts of things are usually video-based so that you can actually see what's happening on the screen.
Let's Play: Metroid Other M, Part 0!
So this isn't going to be very long, since I did not get very far (for reasons I'll get into later). But here are my initial impressions of the game:
The game opens with a cutscene showing meteors hurtling through space, crashing through some kind of a space station. As the camera pans, we see... well, what appears to be kid!Samus curled up in the fetal position floating in a blob of plasma in space. Then it cuts to modern day Samus asking why she's not dead. After a moment, we get the context of that question - it's during the final boss fight of Super Metroid, fighting with the bipedal form of Mother Brain. The baby metroid just saved Samus - hence why she had to ask the question - and dodges a bit before getting blown to smithereens. Apparently, this gives Samus access to a new upgrade and lets her blow up Mother Brain, and there is much rejoicing...
... and then we find out that it was just a dream, which does at least explain the whole fetal-floating-through-space-kid-Samus thing. Wonder what Freud has to say about that? (Hint: it probably involves sex.) She's apparently in a quarantine chamber, and has just been given the all clear by some technician/doctor-type person. This is foolish, because we quickly find out that Samus has mono...
-logues. And bad. Of the first cutscene, most of it is internal monologues recapping the events of Super Metroid. Basically: Samus went in to save the baby metroid, defeated Mother Brain by sacrificing said baby metroid, and blew up everything. All the Space Pirates are gone, including Ridley...
... right. I bet he doesn't even show up in this game, much less any of the ones after it. That couldn't possibly happen. No, I'm sure he's dead for good. >__>;
Anyways, Samus finishes recapping and is led into the training room. There they proceed to give Samus a magical girl transformation sequence, I shit you not. Instead of having the Power Armor just materialize around her like it does canonically in the previous games, the Zero Suit dissolves and reassembles itself into Power Armor. The fuck.
... anyways. The tech guy starts putting Samus through the training routine, which serves as a tutorial to the player. He's kind of a dick, though - he hits on Samus, drops her down a pit, throws monsters and beams at her, etc. And then we get to the point where I stopped - one of the moves requires that you point the WiiMote at the screen, but the game refuses to register that I am doing exactly that. Meanwhile the tech guy repeats over and over again "You haven't forgotten, have you? Use CONCENTRATION to replenish your missiles." No, I haven't forgotten, ass. I can't point it at the screen! After two tries, I gave up. I might try again in a bit - I looked it up online, and it's not the Wii Motion Plus that I need, so I don't know what the problem is.
Anyways. Join me next time, when I actually get to start the game.
Status:
Energy Tanks: 0
Energy Parts: 0
Accel Charges: 0
Missile Tanks: 0 (10/10)
Power Ups:
Death Count: 0/0
Play Time: 00:00:00
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *fangirl squeal~!*
So I've decided that with this, I'll be posting up a Let's Play* of this game as I play through it, starting with this journal. For those of you unfamiliar with the term: basically, I play the game, and give you my running commentary as I go through, giving you a sort of walkthrough as I do. Now, obviously this sort of thing is chock full of spoilers, so each entry will be beneath cut text. Read at your own risk. So, without further ado, here it is!
*Note: Technically, this isn't quite a Let's Play - I don't have good recording tools for this, and these sorts of things are usually video-based so that you can actually see what's happening on the screen.
Let's Play: Metroid Other M, Part 0!
So this isn't going to be very long, since I did not get very far (for reasons I'll get into later). But here are my initial impressions of the game:
The game opens with a cutscene showing meteors hurtling through space, crashing through some kind of a space station. As the camera pans, we see... well, what appears to be kid!Samus curled up in the fetal position floating in a blob of plasma in space. Then it cuts to modern day Samus asking why she's not dead. After a moment, we get the context of that question - it's during the final boss fight of Super Metroid, fighting with the bipedal form of Mother Brain. The baby metroid just saved Samus - hence why she had to ask the question - and dodges a bit before getting blown to smithereens. Apparently, this gives Samus access to a new upgrade and lets her blow up Mother Brain, and there is much rejoicing...
... and then we find out that it was just a dream, which does at least explain the whole fetal-floating-through-space-kid-Samus thing. Wonder what Freud has to say about that? (Hint: it probably involves sex.) She's apparently in a quarantine chamber, and has just been given the all clear by some technician/doctor-type person. This is foolish, because we quickly find out that Samus has mono...
-logues. And bad. Of the first cutscene, most of it is internal monologues recapping the events of Super Metroid. Basically: Samus went in to save the baby metroid, defeated Mother Brain by sacrificing said baby metroid, and blew up everything. All the Space Pirates are gone, including Ridley...
... right. I bet he doesn't even show up in this game, much less any of the ones after it. That couldn't possibly happen. No, I'm sure he's dead for good. >__>;
Anyways, Samus finishes recapping and is led into the training room. There they proceed to give Samus a magical girl transformation sequence, I shit you not. Instead of having the Power Armor just materialize around her like it does canonically in the previous games, the Zero Suit dissolves and reassembles itself into Power Armor. The fuck.
... anyways. The tech guy starts putting Samus through the training routine, which serves as a tutorial to the player. He's kind of a dick, though - he hits on Samus, drops her down a pit, throws monsters and beams at her, etc. And then we get to the point where I stopped - one of the moves requires that you point the WiiMote at the screen, but the game refuses to register that I am doing exactly that. Meanwhile the tech guy repeats over and over again "You haven't forgotten, have you? Use CONCENTRATION to replenish your missiles." No, I haven't forgotten, ass. I can't point it at the screen! After two tries, I gave up. I might try again in a bit - I looked it up online, and it's not the Wii Motion Plus that I need, so I don't know what the problem is.
Anyways. Join me next time, when I actually get to start the game.
Status:
Energy Tanks: 0
Energy Parts: 0
Accel Charges: 0
Missile Tanks: 0 (10/10)
Power Ups:
Death Count: 0/0
Play Time: 00:00:00
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