Board 8 > Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is the most Metroid-y game I've played in years.

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it's got a better sense of powerup-based exploration than pretty much anything that's come out recently. moreso than Shadow Complex, more than Metroid Other M, more than Aquaria, more than Arkham Asylum, more than Outland, more than any of those games. I think it's the best at doing that formula since Metroid Prime.

that doesn't mean it's better than all of those games -- though I'm sure it will be better than some of them -- but people need to keep their eyes on it when it launches next week.

a video for those who don't know it yet --

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xyzzy

Looks like another Metroid-style game, yeah.

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I heard of that and I am interested.

it needs to come to PSN

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that actually looks really cool

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I actually thought Other M did a better job of power ups than Prime. Not saying it's better though.

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Problem is I find these downloadable games too expensive.

I buy full priced games for around 20 dollars, so these kinds of games are only worth like 5 dollars to me.

it's not just powerups. it's the way that you explore the environment and have an incentive to find every little corner. Other M was pretty terrible in that aspect. (and I liked Other M)

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xyzzy

I think downloadable prices are usually pretty fair, but $15 is well past my limit for this one. $5 would probably be the point where I'd be willing to jump in. Maybe it'll be on sale on Steam (is it coming to PC?) at some point.

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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Oh, yeah I guess Other M wasn't as good with exploration. I was thinking of the way that you get so much more powerful as you go along, so that enemies that gave you trouble early on can be killed with a simple screw attack.

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$5? that's way underselling ITSP. game's got incredible art direction and feels very smart. it's not low-budget.

I'd rather it be $10, but I'll get at least $20 worth of enjoyment out of it.

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xyzzy

You're a lot more interested in it than I am! I don't think it looks all that engaging, it's not something I'd want to spend too much on because I doubt it'd hook me. It's not so much that it's low budget, just that's the price I'd pay for my interest level. Kinda like waiting for $60 game to drop to $20-30.

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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

that's weird to me since you liked Outland so much. same kind of graphical style, same general kind of game. to each their own though.

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xyzzy

I like its aesthetic but it does look low budget to me from that vid, very simple style and there's no music? I'd pay $15 for it anyway if I had a 360 though, but I don't :/

Yeah, I don't consider Outland to be a Metroid game! To me, it's an action-based platformer - linear, levels, no reason to backtrack. I'm sure I'll check this out sometime, though, assuming it comes out on the PC.

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give it up transience your game sucks

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it's definitely not low-budget. 60 fps, amazing animation, really smooth.

I dunno, here's a boss, maybe it looks more 'high-budget' seeing this -

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kleenex i will fight you

how did you like catherine

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I'm interested in playing more of it.

Someday when it's on sale.

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Is there sequence breaking?

You can't have a good Metroid-y game without sequence breaking.

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I can't even tell. like, I fought the boss in the above trailer without that saw thing. that's the best, when you don't even know what the right path is and you can just explore on your own.

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xyzzy

so good.

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xyzzy

I'll wait for the sale. Probably this holiday season.

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