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Metroid: Other M - Impressions by GoNintendo

GONINTENDO - Visually, the game is one of those stunners that likely makes you think two things: "Wow...this Wii game looks incredible" and then lamenting its potential had it been in HD. The textures are quite detailed, the lighting appropriately moody, and the models all well rounded. The camera is pretty different too, often framing the action or Samus in almost cinematic ways, but still in-game interactive. Some of the other visual effects such as the distortion ripples as a holographically shielded area becomes visible and reveals its true form are pretty nifty too. One of the more subtle examples include the transition from third-person to first...

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TABSF5041d ago (Edited 5041d ago )

Metroid is weird for me, it sounds funny but stupid lol

I have always want to play Metroid Prime 1, 2 & 3 yet can't get myself to complete them, they are not bad games but its just something that just stops me after 1 hour of play time

I know this is going to seem ridiculous to Prime fans but one thing I never liked was the field of view, its really bad and the 4:3 resolution don't help it. Sorry :(

darkcharizard5041d ago

Ouch...dude, you just killed part of my gaming soul..."its really bad and the 4:3 resolution don't help it"....un-effing-believab le! Have you not grasped the concepts of art direction, animation, general visual aesthetics, colour, texture, lighting, framing etc etc? I could draw my ass in HD but it wouldn't make it pretty. Metroid Prime Trilogy has, undoubtedly, some of the finest and most beautiful graphics to ever grace ANY console game, irrespective of SD or HD. Its only a shame that more games these days don't have this level of graphical imagination and splendor.

TABSF5041d ago

Well I have purchased all the Prime games lol just not got around to playing them =/

I may just play them on my Dolphin emulator

EvilTwin5040d ago (Edited 5040d ago )

4:3 is the aspect ratio, not the resolution. You can play the trilogy compilation in 16:9 widescreen.

However, you're gonna be stuck at 480p, although that shouldn't be much of a deterrent at all if you enjoyed any games from last gen.

That said, the Prime games are an acquired taste. They are quite methodical, and the big payoff is from careful exploration. Other M will retain some of that, but it looks to have a lot more of the old 2D games style of action, plus Team Ninja's flair for CQC.

lil boy blue5041d ago

II hope he's right about the controls he like on of the only people who dont find it clucky

pcz5040d ago

i actually feel excited. bring on the reviews

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Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

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Profchaos7d ago

Great news it shows that Nintendo intends to continue developing ports of AAA games to its next gen platform

H97d ago

Buying studios from embracer now is a great deal, they must be dirt cheap at this point, Nintendo is a opportunist, they wait until someone fall so they get their best deal

OtterX7d ago

That is some serious brain gymnastics you have going on there. 🤔

H97d ago

I didn't do any gymnastics I can assure you, honestly I don't know why you think that, not hating I seriously don't see why you think that

ZeekQuattro6d ago

Yeah I don't know where that came from. It's rare for Nintendo to flat out aquire studios. Guess they were trying to be edgy but why flex on this studio. 🤣

Kneetos6d ago

At least they are safer from layoffs with Nintendo then any other company

banger887d ago

I hope someone buys Piranha Bytes, their future isn't looking good right now. I love their RPGs, they're janky as f***, but they have heart and soul.

Relientk777d ago

Nintendo saw the Mortal Kombat 1 Switch port and were like, "Yeah, these guys are worth acquiring."

You can't make this crap up lol

Profchaos7d ago

Mortal Kombat 1 was never going to port well I'm sure they told wb it wasn't going to work but wb wants that sweet sweet 140 million install base

In the end wb approved the project cleared the milestones and allowed the product to release

SonOfOsiris7d ago

Yeah this guys ported MK11 which is great, Hogwarts Legacy which is great, and MK1 is now ok, play it every day

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno24d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.