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Topic	transience's top 100 games -- 2020 edition.
transience 12/27/19 11:03:03 PM #209:	61. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiq4eOUDI2k 2002 GBA Ive come to realize that this game isnt really a Metroid game, at least not in the traditional sense. Its not trying to recreate the same feelings as other Metroids. It goes big on story and mood to the detriment of the solitary, maze-y structure that the series so heavily identifies with. Metroid Fusion is more like a survival game. Youre stalked by a creature that's stronger than you that could be around any corner. The game takes a lot (A LOT) of time to craft a story about what is happening on the planet. Theres more dialogue in this game than in every other Metroid game combined. Youre boxed in an area until you solve that mission and then move on to the next sector. In doing that, Metroid Fusion becomes a unique thing. It straddles the line between classic Metroid powerups and tight gating to keep the storyline moving forward. It isnt completely successful at either at first, but as you get deeper into it, it actually kinda works really well. Its certainly the most tense and foreboding of all of the Metroid games, outside of maybe the original version of 2. A Metroid superfan like me will always be bothered by the lack of freedom and some of the other mechanical restrictions put on the player, but if you can let go and enjoy the tension, Fusion brings something that other Metroid games simply cant. --- xyzzy <cite>transience posted [p:932141026] in transience... [t:78280088]...</cite> <quote>61. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiq4eOUDI2k 2002 GBA Ive come to realize that this game isnt really a Metroid game, at least not in the traditional sense. Its not trying to recreate the same feelings as other Metroids. It goes big on story and mood to the detriment of the solitary, maze-y structure that the series so heavily identifies with. Metroid Fusion is more like a survival game. Youre stalked by a creature that's stronger than you that could be around any corner. The game takes a lot (A LOT) of time to craft a story about what is happening on the planet. Theres more dialogue in this game than in every other Metroid game combined. Youre boxed in an area until you solve that mission and then move on to the next sector. In doing that, Metroid Fusion becomes a unique thing. It straddles the line between classic Metroid powerups and tight gating to keep the storyline moving forward. It isnt completely successful at either at first, but as you get deeper into it, it actually kinda works really well. Its certainly the most tense and foreboding of all of the Metroid games, outside of maybe the original version of 2. A Metroid superfan like me will always be bothered by the lack of freedom and some of the other mechanical restrictions put on the player, but if you can let go and enjoy the tension, Fusion brings something that other Metroid games simply cant. --- xyzzy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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