I was once on a
Metroid binge not too long ago. It all began with
Metroid: Zero Mission on the GBA. After that, I'd gone through
Fusion,
Prime,
Super, I was a fan. I was really excited for
Other M but found that I was beyond disappointed when I finally got my hands on it. I thought the same as most other disheartened players, that Samus didn't need a voice, the story got in the way of what
Metroid's always been, the design was too linear and some design choices left me utterly dumbfounded. In fact, it was due to the game's design that I wasn't able to progress after a certain point and couldn't beat the game- nor did I want to. It's been a few years since I've last played it and I found myself wanting to be able to specify what I liked or disliked about it in a way that I could debate, at length, my position. So I sat down, booted it up, and gave it another go. Who knows, maybe this time would be different.
