Joystiq impressions: Metroid Prime 3 is going to be the best Metroid Prime game yet

Nintendo fans, rejoice. Metroid Prime 3 is going to be the best Metroid Prime game yet. It's been burdened with the enormous task of fulfilling Nintendo's promise of providing unsurpassed FPS controls through the Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Surprisingly, Metroid Prime 3 has more than delivered in this near-final E3 build.

[SuperSaiyan4]

If you have seen the video comparison of the 2 games they both look identical.

Oh wait its just a revamped cube so how silly of me to compare visuals DUH! LOL

[Daxx]

Be nice.

Remember at the end of the day all that matters is gameplay, not graphics.

The Wii's hardcore gamers are probably dieing to get their hands on this title.

[ALI G]

becuse i cannot wait to play this game beside the huge number of X360 AAA titles coming

[Razzy]

It'll probably be the best Wii game period.

[PS360WII]

Wow the first comment. Why is it about 90% of this website hates Nintendo? It's a gaming platform just like the others and it's not releasing the same games. You should be happy that there are at least 2 different games rather than 1 game that is the same for all 3 systems.

Sorry back on topic. Glad that controlls sound like all the hype was well talked about. 1:1 controls and PC like ability for the FPS is here for the Wii.

[VirusE]

In my opinion a large portion of the populace on this web site are kids under 16. They need to be "hip and cool" so they need blood, violence and anything that will make them look tuff to their male friends. The wii is the anti thesis of this so they must polarize against it. Its not about games to these kinds of people (fangirls) its about being cool. The wii is the embodiment of function over form and to the youth today it’s all about image and ego. I have gotten to play dozens of aaa titles this year while the fanboy gets to play 1 or 2 which makes them bitter. I hate to say this but Sony fans seem to be guiltier of this behavior than any of the other fanboy clicks. I am getting so tired of the sony fans on this site it makes me want to sell my ps3, its not going to happen cause I would miss some awesome games but I hate to be associated with such trash.

[ItsDubC]

I have felt the same way about this site since I became a regular. Ppl will inevitably have a console that they prefer over the others, but it takes a certain lack of maturity to go out of your way to say negative things about a particular console simply for the sake of doing so.

The PS3 does not appeal to me at the moment but that does not compel me to troll the site. I may state my reasons why the PS3 is not for me as a comment to a news story that relates to the subject, but to blindly make negative comments about the PS3 in a story about KZ2 for example is immature and quite frankly, brings no value to the N4G community.

I know teens more than any other demographic feel the need to be cool in the eyes of their peers because I've been there. Back when I was a teenager, you just weren't cool if you didn't play GoldenEye 007 or sports games. Final Fantasy was strictly for nerds back then.

A few days ago, someone made a comment about how lame Metroid Prime 3 was because blood didn't splatter all over the place when you killed an NPC. I thought, "Well, you shoot things w/ a fictional futuristic energy blast, so it actually makes sense that aliens would vaporize instead of spilling guts everywhere." A typical teen male looking for adult themes to make him feel cool may throw logic completely out the window and make a shallow statement such as, "No blood? Weak." That was my thought process as well as the reasoning behind my reply to that person's comment, which was simply, "Kids these days..."

[VirusE]

Dub you bring up a good point that i had never thought about in regards to the blood in MP3. An energy blast would coterize the wound so no blood would spurt.

[ChickeyCantor]

Sometimes i sound like a radical Nintendo fanboy because i'm defending it.
But its because its what you are saying PS360wii: " Why is it about 90% of this website hates Nintendo?"

Almost all people here are bashing the Wii and on top of that screaming that Nintendo will destroy the gaming industry.

@itsdubc
the PS3 does not appeal to me at the moment either, but i don't hate it either and there is no reason to defend it because there are enough radical fanboys who are doing it anyway. Its about the software anyway.

And i remember that comment about blood...even if you want to discuss it with them, its no use, they just wont get it anyway.

@virus
" I am getting so tired of the Sony fans on this site it makes me want to sell my ps3, its not going to happen cause I would miss some awesome games but I hate to be associated with such trash."

its exactly what i think when people just ruin it for you, but then again you shouldn't sell it and you ain't, thats good because you already saying it...you will miss allot.

[MK_Red]

Since I'm not a big Zelda fan, for me, this game could be the best Wii game and the reason I'm buying the console.

[TrillHeat954]

When wii 2 releases : (the top games) Metroid Galaxy( 1,2,3 combined with cameo Mario appearances), Super Mario Sunshine Paper Party,and Cooking Papa (because males cook too). Lol come on Nintendo is ridiculous, no doubt the Wii is a great concept and its selling like crazy and the controller could provide something very immersive but unfortunately rehashes and fitness games wont cut it in the long run.

[ALI G]

EDIT:@7:sorry dud i misunderstood you,SO i take what i said back

[Leon Kennedy]

Didn't you forget about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of the Wind Princess?

[TrillHeat954]

Actually i'm enjoying my ps3 kid

[TrillHeat954]

I wasnt dissing the wii bud I was just merely saying that it could be an even greater system if they added some different games thats all i have nothing against any system there all good but unfortunately my wallet does because i can only afford one system right now.

[Rute]

I'm glad to hear the controls are near perfect according to just about all sources. However, I do feel the visuals could be better and more imaginative. I'm not a graph ho, but science fiction is about projecting a believable, distant world in front of you to awe and explore. Since Metroid truly is a scifi-game and not a war-FPS masked as one, it's all the more important.

It's clear that technically Wii can't reach PS3/360 level in graphics, but Resident Evil 4, for example, looks just dazzling because of the advanced engine and the superb art direction. And that's a GC game. The art department especially could have done better in my opinion. About 90% of the game looks dull and unimaginative, but the rest 10% of the game shines with the cool and mystical look (The bloom-lit Chozo statue, stained glass designs etc.). If the designers had incorporated that style of magic realism to everywhere and not just selected areas, it would have more than made up for the lack of photorealism.

The second gripe I have with the visual design are the enemies. Most of them are humanlike robots and creatures. Why would an evolutionary line of extraterrestrial life that has nothing to do with us, look almost exactly like us? I hate how the game starts to look more and more like Halo in that respect.

I hate the robots too. Making a 2-legged robot for flat environments is dumb and not believable as those things require highly advanced sensors and motorics for balance and they are extremely vulnerable. In reality, the defence mechanoids etc. would have wheels or caterpillar tracks or they would be mounted in walls like the auto-defense turrets in Prime 1.

Also the mechanical side, the interactivity and other variation in the environment doesn't utilize Wii to the fullest, at least from what I've seen so far. I was hoping for something more than just opening doors and removing shields from enemies.

[Leon Kennedy]

I feel like if you want to have perfect FPS controls you may have to go one step further. This might sound crazy, but here goes: One analog stick for movement, one analog stick for looking/turning, and the Wii remote for aiming and shooting. Halo (like most FPS games) incorporates looking and aiming into the same stick, but it's not as precise as the remote can be and everything on the screen moves when you change your aim. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition had the right idea. Move with the stick, then look with the stick, then aim with the remote - and the screen stands still while you aim. Just think for a moment - If you moved Samus with the nunchuk stick, looked and turned with an analog stick added to the remote, and aimed with the remote, you would have awesome capabilities. You're simulating real life, walking, turning your head , and aiming your gun. Of course, three different controls would be a little difficult to learn. But we're gamers, right? We could pull it off.

[ShadoWulf]

I'm happy to see so much intelligent discussion of this title. It seems like that hasn't been happening much on other MP3 stories. I agree with most of the reasoning here.

@Daxx- thanks for keeping the peace. Yes, I'm dying for this title.

@VirusE- I agree on the blood thing. I remember that comment, and that really made me angry. It seems like fans of such series want all other games to conform to their [contorted] 'ideal' instead of respecting the diversity of games. I'm 15, and happy to say I'd rather have realistic weapon effects (cauterizing) than senseless gore any day. I also respect Nintendo for not using said gore. Also, even if it didn't cauterize, doesn't the suit's shield absorb all blasts until it doesn't have enough energy to run life support/protect? Then the final blast kills the soldier.

@ThrillHeat954- I'm tired of people calling Prime 3 a re-hash. As stated in this very article we're commenting on, there are several never-before-seen moments in the first level alone! This game is a big leap for the Metroid series.

@Rute- Nice logic! I tend to wonder if the guys at Retro even thought about terrain-mobility correlations when they designed it. As for the graphics; I think I can deal. I mean, not every part of a planet is beautiful. I'm sure it would have taken another half-year or so to perfect the looks of every room. It's better than Prime; I'm happy. As for interactivity; Retro keeps it at a good level I think. Too much would just be gimmicky, especially if you had to stop every five minutes to a little gesture action. I WOULD have liked to see some ultra-cool motion trigger for Hyper Mode (like, moving the nunchuck towards the wiimote, pulling it back while pushing the 'mote forward, then twisting the 'mote to the left. Now THAT would've given me a sense of power).

@LeonKennedy- Sounds a bit confusing. I'm quite happy with these controls, and besides, there's no analog stick on the wiimote. Maybe next console? We can only dream. Heck, skip next console, let's just hack the brain and do it all sub-consciously while walking down the street :)

[Matimus Prime]

Although this site has some of the most retarded people milling about it's nice to see that the people with intelligent opinions and comments (Virus, Dub, MK Red etc.) actually possess the most bubbles.