aspro said:

Given how the Japanese gaming royalty are treated I am sure Sakamoto has as much to do with this as Miyamoto had to do with Retro's Metroid games.  They are making them, once a month he tells them where they are fucking up.

Same with Kojima and his involvement on the new Castlevania.  Team Ninja is making the game, Sakamoto is a fig leaf to lend the project some decency.

*puts on slicker to avoid puppy blood*

Yup. Its a Team Ninja game. This is Metroid Gaiden.

Archangel3371 said:

Oh hells yeah!!! Halo Reach is going to be teh awesome!

I need to buy my avatar a "Save Carmine" t-shirt on XBLM, I want Carmine in Gears of War 3 to live. It's cool that proceeds go to charity plus it's a fun way for fans to interact with the making of the game.

Carmine has NO chance.

Dvader said:

aspro said:

Then I'd actually play it.  I've tried thrice to get into it and given up after 40 minutes.

Move version is for you.

Yeah probably.  Before I do that I'll go back and play the GC version (that I never had time to play back when it launched).  Then I'll see if the problem is me or RE5.  If I have trouble with GCRE4 then I'll know it's my issue.  I need to replay it anyhow.

aspro said:

ASK_Story said:

Damn freaking Fracture demo froze my 360 on the start-up screen!

If the developers can't even make a working demo, no wonder the whole game sucked!

It's not worth it.  I played the first 40 minutes of the game, it's not enjoyable.  

I'll trust your word on it. The game does look pretty bad seeing the screens and videos.

I mean, the main character's name is Jet Brody for crying out loud!

ASK_Story said:

aspro said:

ASK_Story said:

Damn freaking Fracture demo froze my 360 on the start-up screen!

If the developers can't even make a working demo, no wonder the whole game sucked!

It's not worth it.  I played the first 40 minutes of the game, it's not enjoyable.  

I'll trust your word on it. The game does look pretty bad seeing the screens and videos.

I mean, the main character's name is Jet Brody for crying out loud!

Jet Brody's name is the best part of the game.

Yodariquo said:

aspro said:

Little internet privacy tip.  A routine internet search of my real name revealed my amazon wish list.

You can turn this off through your account settings at amazon (go into lists, wishlist).

I had previously made this private, so they must have changed some policy that I clicked "Yes, I agee" to.

My wishlist is under a different name, plus I'm virtually untraceable online.

You were the last person I was worried about.

aspro said:

Fracture. In more detail, the geo-mod stuff is SO gamey that you cannot take it seriously. The ability to move the terrain up or down seems better suited to an '80's Commodore 64 game or something like dig-dug.  it takes you out of the FPS-survival mode immediately and frequently.

If they saved it for set pieces or something consequential it could have been good, instead you use it to raise the earth so you can get on a crate.  It turns what should be an awe-inspiring tool into something like a leaf blower.

That does sound more like a cheap gimmick. But is the rest of the game bad like the shooting, animation, level design, etc.?

If that stuff is solid I maybe able to endure some mediocrity. But it's atrociously bad than I'll stay away.

Iga_Bobovic said:

aspro said:

Given how the Japanese gaming royalty are treated I am sure

You are not sure, you are pulling stuff from your ass.

A quick Wikipedia search will net you the following

Yoshio Sakamoto confirmed the game began planning and early development in 2006, when he decided to approach Yosuke Hayashi of Team Ninja for discussions on incorporating the flashy Ninja Gaiden engine into a new engine to encompass his new vision of a 3D Metroid. While Yoshio Sakamoto serves as producer and scenario designer, Sakamoto confirms there are 3 designers from the Metroid GBA games that are handling main design with Team Ninja taking charge of the programming and 3D modeling, and D-Rockets handling the CG films.

Sakamoto is not just telling if they are doing wrong and they even have the GBA Metroid team doing the main design.

In the aforementioned interview, 1UP.com editor Jeremy Parish wondered if Other M would be too similar to Ninja Gaiden, given Team Ninja's involvement and how similar to Ninja Gaiden the trailer footage appeared with "anime-style cut-scenes, large 3D arenas for boss battles, and surprisingly brutal deathblows". Yosuke Hayashi responded by stating that while the new game will feature heavy action-based sequences, there will still be the exploration-based sequences characteristic of other Metroid games. Yoshio Sakamoto confirmed that Other M will feature story progression in the same manner as Metroid Fusion. Sakamoto states at the end that the collaboration between Nintendo and Team Ninja is "unlike anything that's ever been done at Nintendo; it's more than just a collaborative effort -- it's one group working toward a common goal"

He's right, everything we seen so far in Other M, it looks like a 3D version of Fusion. With Samus monologuing alot. Adam giving you power-ups, etc. Not sure where the Metroid Gaiden comes from, Samus was always an agile character.

Dvader said:

Yup. Its a Team Ninja game. This is Metroid Gaiden.

Shush you

Like when Zelda team members headed up Wii Fit? You were adamant that it wasn't the zelda team but you're now adament that its the Metroid team making Other M.

Full size:

http://www.gonintendo.com/nintendopower.com

WTF, how bizaare is this?