Other M is certainly a lot of things to many that have bothered to play a Metroid game prior to this one, but it certainly isn't sexist. Much of the information revealed in game about Samus' past was actually released quite awhile ago in the form of a Manga [http://www.mechadrake.com/metroidmanga.html] that is recognized as cannon and actually does clear up many of the gaps and misunderstandings. I won't spoil any of the story in either medium (although I have included a link to allow you to read the manga) but I will say that simply because a strong woman is holding the approval of a man very high doesn't make her weak or the game and by extension team Ninja / Nintendo as sexist. It merely portrays her as above all, human. Had this game taken place early in Samus' career I'd feel inclined to agree with that criticism but to simply show a bond between to people that not only cared but respected each other greatly which then deteriorates because of past actions on both sides; speaks nothing of a gender struggle. If the roles had been reversed between Adam and Samus, this wouldn't have been an issue and in fact it could even serve as solid grounds for Samus to have left her post in the GF's Army.
I won't divulge the details between the conflict or past of Samus & Ridley and the significance that get's played out in game but I will say that if you were to have killed a monster that has done everything in it's power to make your life hell and your job as difficult as possible and it keeps coming back; male or female, you'd react the same way too.
I won't divulge the details between the conflict or past of Samus & Ridley and the significance that get's played out in game but I will say that if you were to have killed a monster that has done everything in it's power to make your life hell and your job as difficult as possible and it keeps coming back; male or female, you'd react the same way too.
