User blog:Sylux X/Reason for Other M reactions?

Note: I do not hate Other M. I am merely attempting to explain why people love it, even if the obviously bad parts. Please don't get the wrong idea about what I'm saying.

Not to be controversial or anything, but I think I've found why the Metroid fanbase has split along the edge of liking Other M, even if they find it bad. Here's what I propose:

Metroid 1

No split yet, barely any franchise.

Metroid 2

Ditto.

Super Metroid

Everyone loves that one.

Here's where the trouble arises:

Fusion                                                                                                                                                          Prime

What split the fanbase is that Fusion and Prime fixed issues with Super Metroid, but Prime fixed some issues and Fusion fixed others; however, Most Prime fans don't like Fusion as much and most Fusion fans don't like Prime as much.

As Prime was more successful, it developed further that Fusion.

Zero Mission                                                                                                                                            Echoes

This is where 2D games drop off.

...                                                                                                                         First Hunt, Pinball and Hunters



Fusion fans were satisfyed, but wanted another 2D-style game.

...                                                                                                                                       Prime 3/Trilogy

Prime 3, to me, was a perfect blend of Fusion and Prime. IMO, the apex of Metroid.

But, the trouble arises again. Note, after Prime and Fusion, there were 6 more 3D games and one more 2D game. While this makes sense and all, having more 3D consoles, 2D Metroid and 3D Metroid always felt like completely seperate series to me. Thus begins the crisis of Other M fanboyism.

Other M

<p style="text-align: center;">Most of those who liked Other M were Fusion fans. They liked it because of the linearity, the perception of Samus, and the overall atmosphere. Also, 2D powerups were brought back. Fusion fans didn't care if the game was good or bad; they hadn't seen a Fusion style game in years, and were happy to have another.

<p style="text-align: center;">Prime fans weren't impressed. They felt Samus was annoying, the linearity was over the top, and that the game was an overall stinker. They felt that the series formula completely changed.

<p style="text-align: center;">2+ years later, the debate still rages on.

<p style="text-align: center;">Me? I'm kind of stuck in the middle. I hated Other M's story and cutscenes (including Samus' voice) as well as the unimaginative levels and lack of a catchy Prime style soundtrack. Also, 1st person mode sucked. I did, however, liked the battles, powerups, and Lyle overkilling the Brug. Not to mention MANthony Higgs.

<p style="text-align: center;">I wouldn't gripe as much about Other M if Nintendo hadn't tried this before. They tried linearity in Fusion, and it was generally disliked. They gave Samus a voice and that too was not well recieved. Sakamoto didn't care. He wanted to satisfy his own dreams. He was angry that Miyamoto and Retro made a (generally opinionated) better game than him. So don't blame Team Ninja; they just handled the cutscenes and aesthetics and what not. And the meteocre soundtrack.

<p style="text-align: center;">In conclusion, I think after the series split after Fusion and Prime, the two seperate series developed seperately and had little to do with one another. Other M claimed to bring the two series together and, well, failed to do so. That's why it has such an amount of Fanboys and haters, and causes so much rage.

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