Even taking translation errors into account, there's still no saving this title. Even outside of the narrative, the gameplay had too many issues. It's far too linear compared to most titles, flipping between 2d to FPS to shoot missiles is clumber some. Lack of ammo/health drops and instead basically wishing them back outside of save points. A hand full of 'spot the pixel' scanning moments. (brown bug in a pile of brown dirt, green blood on green grass). It even has a soft lock glitch that I don't think was ever patched out because of the automatic locking/unlocking doors and linear gameplay. I could go on, but the point has been made.
@Raylightsen
Күн бұрын
The script change doesn't make this game good. I still pure garbage.
@RegalPixelKing
Күн бұрын
At least the original vision of this game was slightly less terrible. It still is terrible, The dumb PTSD flashbacks happens regardless of which version for example. I'm happy that this game is being treated like a spin-off, it should be buried and forgotten.
@dansmith1661
Күн бұрын
Of course it had to be a problem with misogyny instead of a bunch of men sacrificing their lives for what they believe in while a woman is there because it combats the male meta.
@Xile179
Күн бұрын
Idk man, this was the first metroid game i played when i was 10 and it was one of the greatest games i played at the time. I put it there with metroid prime and dread
@ChiefMedicPururu
Күн бұрын
Meh, even in Japanese, there are some oodles of sexism and bad writing (such as that assassin subplot that goes nowhere).
@doublea125
Күн бұрын
"The Samus we know" The Samus you know doesn't speak. Criticisms of the character pretty much boil down to interfering with the fanbase's headcannon, in both this game and Fusion.
@2yoyoyo1Unplugged
Күн бұрын
I really think Other M would at least have a solid place in the series had it been localized with more care. Adam and Samus’s dynamic in the JP version does show some depth, and he seems a lot less like an ass.
@eilegz
Күн бұрын
For me the best 3d metroid game, Sakamoto had a vision and people just hate it. Anyways the biggest downfall its trying to appeal the filler prime with the crappy FPS mechanics that for me its thje only con of the game the forced FP to use super missile, it didnt help that it had to fit to work on the wii mote. This game deserve a proper remake over the PRIME filler.
@discobites
Күн бұрын
With some story tweaks, other M would’ve been a great prequel. Origin of Mother Brain, Ridley PTSD from her Homeworld, Samus starting as a grunt under Adam, her quitting to become a Bounty Hunter
@trunks2585
22 сағат бұрын
I agree that there's a lot of elements that would make this work as a prequel, but there's still a lot of changes that I'd like to see made even in that case. (No need for Ridley to evolve like a pokemon, take place on zebes and not a space station, bring back item/health drops, bring in the chozo) You could even have it span the course of several years like the japanese manga did, right up to the start of metroid zero mission.
@TimDespairBear11
Күн бұрын
Other M’s main problem was the gameplay. Extremely linear, the first person mode was stupid as you couldn’t even move, the dodge was extremely overpowered, etc. The controversial story was the least of my concern. I never cared about Samus’s PTSD as PTSD can randomly re appear in your life, it doesn’t matter if Samus beat Ridley before.
@MorphBall1
Күн бұрын
Personally I count the dark variants as part of their light variants (aka instead of light torvus and dark torvus I just count them both together as torvus). Definitely agree with the top 3.
@uroy8371
2 күн бұрын
I still like Oter M. The gameplay is simple enough, fun and difficult, the dodge and charge, the grab kills. Now I like it even more.
@rubemartur8239
2 күн бұрын
Could someone make a translation of the actual japanese game? The subtitles is fine, i can bare the japanese dub, i am used to see anime with subtitles.
@rubemartur8239
2 күн бұрын
1:10 how 7 seven times? I counted 4. Metroid prime timeline doesnt count.
@Alianger
2 күн бұрын
There is no defending that thumbs down scene, it's an all time cringaroo
@hehashivemind6111
2 күн бұрын
Other M was fucking ruined by Sadamoto. The voice acting being shit is his fault. The script being shit is his fault. The gameplay is perfectly fine. Also, the gameplay is less Metroid and more Ninja Gaiden 2, which makes sense since it’s by Team Ninja. The gameplay literally feels like Ninja Gaiden.
@Yui-Chan9124
2 күн бұрын
Regarding the authorizations, there's one moment I really liked: During the fight against Queen Metroid, you get swallowed at some point. During that moment, I found it awesome that you as a player are intuitively charging up a power bomb and kill Queen Metroid with it - even though Adam said at the very beginning that there are no plans to authorize power bombs and Samus didn't activate them on her own either (not before the Queen Metroid fight at least).
@derbeak545
2 күн бұрын
Thnak you man!
@EkkoGaming20K
2 күн бұрын
Nah let me stop you right there. WORST Metroid game imo would have to be Metroid Prime Federation Force, I mean I never felt like Nintendo was just so disconnected from their fan base till after federation force was released.
@TimDespairBear11
Күн бұрын
Also other m was only released a few years after prime 3. When federation force came out we were STARVED for a new Metroid game. So it made everything even worse.
@theterribleclaw4285
2 күн бұрын
In my opinion Federation Force is worse.
@tristennorris3725
2 күн бұрын
despite he didnt speak english yeah 🤦♂
@tristennorris3725
2 күн бұрын
here thing guy did English script is same as japanese script🤦♂Yoshio Sakamoto did as well both english and japan one🤦♂
@tristennorris3725
2 күн бұрын
this game came first in usa then took a mounth before japanese version came out
@EsakaTRY
3 күн бұрын
The Ridley part never bothered me .I mean, maybe she would show PTSD signs in earlier games if the technology at the time could do it. Also, ignoring the Prime series,since it's from Retro Studios, rather than Nintendo, hence why I think it's not considered canon in Other M (maybe the reason why there's no bosses from those games, since every Metroid game got at least one boss here, like Ridley from 1, Queen Metroid from 2, Phantom from Super and Nightmare from Fusion), it's the third time she fights Ridley. Her PTSD may have also triggered by the disbelief he was alive, since she saw him dying on Zebes (in her PTSD sje even says "No, it can't be!!" Further showing her disbelief ). Even tho Samus killed Ridley in the first Metroid, I think it was retconned, since he came back in Super Metroid, I guess.
@Smexbi
3 күн бұрын
So you are saying she doesen't use her Varia Suit in hot areas, because she doesen't feel like it? Honestly, that's even stupidier than taking orders. The main problem with Other M, is not the script, which sucks, it's the whole gameplay experience. The game is simply not fun to play, even with a better story.
@EduardoFlores-bt4fo
3 күн бұрын
There are some things that can't even be saved tho, the entire subtext of the game being about motherhood and Samus's central aspect of her personality was her womanhood, which seemed like was written by a guy who's only interaction with women was through anime. I should know, I love anime. No matter how much the the localization messed up, the core of the story was still flawed and rotten.
@PawapuroJRPGfan878
3 күн бұрын
Samus is so beautiful! She is so pretty and sexy. She has beautful eyes, blond hair, and skin, especially in the Japanese advert of a young blond actress playing as Samus! I love blond girls like her! And its too bad we didn't get the Japanese localization, the way the developers originally intended, as I felt it would've made the game a whole lot better in my opinion. Then the game would be remembered and looked backed more fondly then it is now and would've had a higher chance of a remaster on Switch.
@flotador7
3 күн бұрын
Am I the only person alive that actually liked other M? I mean, sure, it is stupid that Samus has all her abilities but they are restricted by orders... is it much more stupid that having her (un)conveniently lost them by some random occurrence at the beginning of the new adventure? I don't think so. It's a game, a fun one.
@normbreakingclown676
2 күн бұрын
I actually really like Other M as wel while i do think the Samus and Adam connection was cliché and underwhelming but when it focused on atmosphere and mystery it does it rather well and yeah the hole authorization mechanic as far as i know only existed for gameplay reasons. And game feel is pretty much 2D Metroid but in 3D.
@HiroZeroVirus
3 күн бұрын
so about the PTSD scene with Ridley... at the time of Other M's creation, Prime was still debated internally as to if it were cannon, so it is entirely possible that scene was created with it not. that puts the Fights, and defeats of Ridley at 2. but even if you do consider it cannon, that only makes 4, not 7. Furthermore, it is possible to consider that the NES Metroid battle did not result in his death, but we know the SNES did. Imagine having 3 of the hardest battles of your life, but the glimmer of hope being that every time, less and less of the original monster remain, only to, on the 4th believe him dead for good. just to turn around and realize that the very people you are working with cloned a brand new one, so now the cycle can begin again. But this time, instead of him watching her grow from a child to an adult, she watched him. Realizing that this puffball she had been chasing was the lizard that attacked her, and then would become that which strikes the biggest nerve for her. Adam sacrificing his brother was the reason why she left the Federation, but Ridley "killing" hers was the very reason she joined.
@meziembamara4004
3 күн бұрын
Phendrana drifts is my go to meditation music. 😊
@dirkthewrench
3 күн бұрын
Its obvious that this game didnt understand the character of Samus when they changed her from 6' 7" to like 5' 5"
@PawapuroJRPGfan878
3 күн бұрын
Really? I didn't notice that she had gotten a bit shorter.
@nocturnox882
3 күн бұрын
I completely agree -_-; I miss tall Samus
@TheDahveeed
4 күн бұрын
I'm a fan that speaks highly of it. I bought it at launch and loved it but hadn't played it since. Well now I just played it again two months ago and still loved it. There are definitely some valid criticisms but I actually think the atmosphere and music are great, the 2D/3D mix is brilliant, and the story (minus a few bits here and there) is pretty good and lends itself to that horror feeling. Also love the environment design and the connections to Fusion. Is it perfect or the best in the series? No of course not. It's not even my favorite. But it's still really good. Should Samus absorb things like normal? Yes. Is her voice absurdly robotic? Yes. Did they botch the upgrade path by just having Adam control it? Yes but at least it *almost* makes sense via story. I don't think as a whole though that Samus was mischaracterized. There's some crappy dialogue for sure and the plot itself could probably have been handled a bit better. But overall the experience is great and it's a solid entry. Would give anything for a Switch port the way Skyward Sword got one: HD and bypasses motion if you want
@soyrobin2001
4 күн бұрын
The worst Metroid is Metroid 2 on GB. Other M is mediocre but still far more playable than Metroid 2.
@daniel8181
4 күн бұрын
Would people stop with the authorization bit? Not allowing a contractor to use specific tools in an engagement without prior approval of the commanding officer is normal. It doesn't matter that she isn't military, she is paid by them, its their site. Why does everyone feel the need to point this most logical thing in the game out? If you don't believe me, try contracting for a military and just fuck around the base instead, see how that goes. Shes not batman, shes a bounty hunter, she gets paid to do these things BY THE FEDERATION
@ankd956
4 күн бұрын
Holy crap! Someone needs to make a redub fast!
@aqua_the_snek
4 күн бұрын
I personally love Metroid other M, it did stuff differently. which made it sorta feel fresh. i always went into the game as like, we dont know what we are dealing with, so dont go launching nukes just yet. so slowly allowing more and more of her arsenal made sense as the situation is evolving
@paulmann8570
4 күн бұрын
It’s just a shame better localization would’ve only fixed half of the game; the odd graphical design, underwhelming music, and downright backwards gameplay is still the other half of this mess.
@novustalks7525
4 күн бұрын
The story is fine in both versions. There was very little actually wrong with it. The gameplay was the problem
@drowningin
4 күн бұрын
I so wanted all the reviewers to be wrong about this game. I wanted it to be good so bad
@Mari_Izu
4 күн бұрын
Better, but still bad xD
@IIARROWS
4 күн бұрын
Spoiler: no, it's not.
@Sagegabs
4 күн бұрын
Meh, I played this game when I was too young to understand narratives. I focused on gameplay and graphics and to me this game succeeds in that area.
@Nintendude.
4 күн бұрын
Other M didn't seem bad to me about Samus since I've read the Manga and played Fusion, the Ridley scene however was not cool, sure she thought she killed him but the same can be said about the other times. [The following are pretty much my reasonings (copium) to cut the game some slack.] 1. I thought that Samus was just narrating the events (as if it already happend and she is telling the story to someone) or she is just thinking to herself, either way it was clear she was not talking to herself out loud or else the rest of the cast would just say "WTF?" So in the end for the NPCs point of view she may still be seen as a strong silent type. 2.Even the moststone cold blooded killer has someone special in their live. Joker and Harley Quinn. Samus is just playing nice because of some respect for Adam I think they tried to make Samus and Adam's relationship as something similar to Naked Snake and The Boss. But people didn't liked that. 3. SAMUS SHOULD BE TALL.... SHE IS 6 ft 3 in - rant. I say what if everyone in future space Metroid univese are tall??? They solved whatever problem happend to the people in the game Among Us 3'6" - - - - - - You make a great point about culture and talked about it but I was also thinking what about culture in the military, at least what I think it can be difrent than civilian culture. No matter how nice people are in a country the military are going to be hard and pretty much more rude than the rest of their country men. Also we don't know how Galactic Federation Laws would be then the one we have, Samus is a Bounty Hunter but in this case she was not hired by the Federation. Samus maybe a famous bounty hunter but I am pretty sure not everyone of her mission are known to the public, most of the Federation stuff would be hush hush. Though in early games the Federation was pretty much "Samus you are our only hope" and is respected by some people out there, I think in fusion and in this game Samus is treated more as Cannon fodder, we even know thanks to Adam in Metroid Dread that the reward for heading ZDR to find the E.M.M.I. and the X is not good enough. - I feel that there is someone or a group that may not want Samus alive for some reason. - Samus just doesn't care in her safety/ goes for the hardest missions around - Or AI Adam is being to over protective of Samus even though he knows she is X proof and has blown up a planet or two before.
@kiana5066
4 күн бұрын
but the worst part of other M's story isn't the after-market misogyny, it's the whole "other M" nonsense. this game's plot just sucks, man...
@BrianQuest64
4 күн бұрын
You cant skip the story...
@LordTyph
4 күн бұрын
So... Localization ruined it. Of course. Of freaking course. Every time they decide to 'localize' nowadays, it's never an improvement.
@generalbutterscotch4887
4 күн бұрын
Other M is the one time in history they should have let the localisers cook.
@kidrobot.
3 күн бұрын
nah
@holschermarc
4 күн бұрын
I remember that on my first playthrough i just liked the game and didnt noticed most of its flaws. I claimed for the better part of 3 years that OtherM isnt great but also isnt terrible. Than i replayed it, partially because i wanted to play it and partially to see if i wasnt mistaken with my judgement. I dont know if i just got better/had a higher expectation from games by than or if it was something else but holy shit i saw all the flaws suddenly. I went from slightly disgruntled about a few things to straigh up extremly annoyed by others. I complettly forgot the bullshit with the Varia Suit in Pyros and the Missle Target System rubbed me all the wrong ways.
@sintanan469
4 күн бұрын
I think Other M also suffers from a mid-script rewrite. Interviews and leaked info had the original draft of the game in Japan to be a telling of Samus as a teen before she became a bounty hunter. Apparently during production the decision to include the Baby was added and the entire story needed to be rewritten. This definitely brings a lot of decisions into light when you have this context... Samus not being her full 6'3" height, Samus being insecure, Samus having PTSD about Ridley. If the game ever gets a rewrite to fix it, having it set as the prequel to the mainline games would go far into fixing things.
@lpfan4491
4 күн бұрын
It was refunctioned so much that returning the original idea is to essencially make a new game. Which one may as well do too because that prequel sounds dope, but the point is that one may as well improve on Other M as Other M rather than doing something that is very much not Other M as "a remake of Other M".
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