Poll: Metroid for Wii: Which one?

[NerfedFalcon]

For a while, I've been interested in the Metroid Prime games. Heck, I've been interested since I saw a 15-part speedrun of the first game on Youtube and remembered thinking 'This is like next-gen graphics, on the freaking Gamecube!' These days, I have a point of reference (it's called Gears of War) so I can safely say: I still prefer MP's graphics. Regardless of the fidelity, actual colour in games will always interest me more than gray, brown and muzzle flash. Only exception: Fallout 3, and even then the 'graphics' are far from perfect.

I've also heard a lot of very mixed reviews about the Wii's second Metroid outing, Team Ninja's Metroid Other M. And if you say it right, it sounds a little like the way you'd say 'John Romero's Daikatana'--Wait, wait, I'm not done! That was a joke! Hell, I can't claim to know enough to place Other M on the same level as Daikatana, and same goes for the Prime games. That's why I want you to tell me:

Since I own a Wii and I'm interested in its Metroid games, which one(s) should I get? The whole thing (for whatever reason), just one or the other, go for the even more retro option or just leave the franchise alone. Oh, and, the Super Metroid option is going to need lots of support to make me pay 15 dollars (Australian) for a game from 1994. And another 35 or so for the Classic Controller, just so I can play it without treading into a legal gray area. Shit, we all knew games were overpriced in Australia, but 50 dollars for one SNES game, even a top-of-the-line one?!

Voting booth's open. Captcha: 'also ereekers'. Heh, if I could be bothered, I could try adding that to the Inglip mythos...
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Late edit: I'm probably not going to be deciding for a while, seeing as I got Bioshock last Saturday and I've got two Nintendo DS games in the mail. And I've heard that both TWEWY and Knights are pretty long. And I'm not exactly the biggest shooter fan anyway: a few Valve games, Fallout 3 and Bioshock are my entire FPS repertoire, not counting the six hours of Halo: Reach I played on LAN last year. Also, I know the Wii is region-locked, I live in Australia and I'm not certain if any of my local retailers have the Prime Trilogy or any Wii point cards. Such is life for the Aussie gamer. Just ask Yahtzee. Please keep this in mind before you push the percentage of a not-so-viable option up too much further.

 

[the spud]

Get the prime trilogy for the wii. Be ready though, they can be hard to find.

Also, Super metroid is probably the best in the entire series, and has held up surprisingly well (coming from someone who played it for the first time 2 years ago). It is also well worth your time.

 

[Pearwood]

And if you say it right, it sounds a little like the way you'd say 'John Romero's Daikatana'--Wait, wait, I'm not done! That was a joke! Hell, I can't claim to know enough to place Other M on the same level as Daikatana, and same goes for the Prime games. That's why I want you to tell me

Other M is a bad game, all I can say about it is the graphics are very good. Samus's character development was handled badly to say the least. Super Metroid is still one of the best games I've ever played, I recommend that.

 

[ZombieHunter]

Prime. The Trilogy is wonderful, but if you can only find Prime 3, it's still better than Other M.

 

[ChaoshadowZero]

The Prime games are three of the best games I've ever played, I would definitely recommend them.
Other M is not a horrible game; it just has a horrible story. If you can ignore the story then I say it's worth a try.

 

[dogenzakaminion]

The original Prime is one of my favorite games ever, and the others aren't far behind. You'd be doing yourself a favor if you get them all. Other M is alright, it's the story stuff that's really crap, so if you can look past it it's fine. Super is also great, but more old school. I'd recommend Zero Mission or Fusion first. Go for the Trilogy, you won't be disappointed.

 

[EbonBehelit]

MP Trilogy is pretty much 3 90%+ rated games for 80 bucks. It's one of the best deals since the Orange Box.

I have yet to play Other M despite it being a part of my all time favorite game series - the response has totally turned me off.

Also, I payed $50AUS for my copy of Super Metroid a few years back and didn't regret a cent of it.

 

[Ranorak]

Prime Trilogy.
The only game, so far, that actually has a functional wii-mote control set.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Get the Prime triliogy for the Wii althought the graphics are abit lower in Metroid 1 and 2 (that is if you're picky about it).

 

[Cogwheel]

Have yet to try Other M and don't plan to. Hear it's awful.

That said, get Prime. Completely amazing, or at least, the parts of it I played (I.E. the first game) were. Very, very nice use of the Wiimote, too.

Super Metroid is pretty good too. Hope you like getting lost/stuck, though.

 

[LordLundar]

Have yet to try Other M and don't plan to. Hear it's awful.

That's because people have been declaring it the worst game in existence for simply having a poor execution of a mediocre story when it's roughly 5% of the game. Look beyond that and it's not bad. Not at Super Metroid level but not bad in it's own right.

 

[Korak the Mad]

Get the Metroid Prime Trilogy.

It's actually a collector's item.

Despite have the same type of credit system that Corruption had, and you can't unlock certain things unless you trade friend vouchers (with other people who own the Metroid Prime Trilogy), there is nothing else that I can see that is negative in any way. It's an excellent game.

 

[MetalDooley]

Have yet to try Other M and don't plan to. Hear it's awful.

That's because people have been declaring it the worst game in existence for simply having a poor execution of a mediocre story when it's roughly 5% of the game. Look beyond that and it's not bad. Not at Super Metroid level but not bad in it's own right.

I have to agree.People's overreaction to Other M(especially on this site)has been laughably over the top.Other M may be the weakest of the Metroid games(not a bad thing in itself seeing as the others were so good)but it's far from being a terrible game.The rather flat voice acting for Samus was my only problem with it.

OT: That said I'd still recommend the Metroid Prime Trilogy.3 brilliant games on one disc.Can't go wrong there

 

[ChildofGallifrey]

Other M would maybe be worth a rental because the story and characters are the only thing monumentally terrible about it. The gameplay isn't bad. If you can find the Prime Trilogy buy it on the spot! They were fantastic.

 

[striderkiwi]

prime series is great but whatever you do don't get Metroid Other M. It's a disgrace to the series

 

[Auninteligentname]

Get the Prime Triology, it's awesome, and it's a collectors item.
Other M isn't too bad. It has a bad story, but the gameplay is good. (In other words, try out on own risk)
I will reccomend you to get the CC and Super Metroid, as it's super epic. But I understand that will probably cost you a lot, as you mentioned.

 

[Space Spoons]

The Prime games aren't bad, but they never felt like true Metroid games to me. If you want the genuine experience, you've got to go with with Super. Of course, $50 is pretty steep, especially when you consider how many cheaper ways there are to get your hands on the game.

 

[Kahunaburger]

Other M is terrible. Metroid Prime is one of the best games of all time.

 

[PureChaos]

i have the Wii Prime Trilogy and it's amazing. the controls work really well and they are great fun to play. only problem i find is that where all 3 games are one 1 disk, loading times can be a bit long. the loading times aren't huge but it can sometimes break the flow having to stand there for 4 or 5 seconds before the door open.

even so, they are great games and i would highly recommend them to anyone