Metroid: Other M - The CAG Thread

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Nintendo has pegged Team Ninja to create the next game in the Metroid universe, coming in 2010!


Basic Information
Cost: $49.99
Release: August 31, 2010
Developer: Team Ninja / Nintendo R&D1
Pre-Order Bonuses:
- Pre-Order at Gamestop to receive a 16-card art folio
- Pre-Order at Amazon and get a $20 Gift Card Credit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ruVuOI5Igo

Review Scores - 21 scores
CAG: Outstanding (Worth $49.99)
Gamefan: 9.5/10
Wired: 9/10
GamesTM Magazine: 9/10
Joystiq: 4.5/5
D-Pad Magazine: 4.5/5
Worth Playing: 9/10
Famitsu: 35/40 (9/9/8/9)
Gametrailers: 8.6/10
Nintendo Power: 8.5/10
IGN: 8.5/10
Digital Chumps: 8.4/10
Eurogamer: 8/10
Edge: 8/10
Giant Bomb: 4/5
Game Pro: 4/5
1up: B-
Games Radar: 7/10
Destructoid: 6.5/10
Game Informer: 6.25/10
G4TV: 2/5

News & Other Information
August 12, 2010: Top 5 Things IGN loves about the game
August 11, 2010: Iwata Asks

August 10, 2010: Gameplay Impressions Roundup:
Giant Bomb | Gamespot | IGN | 1up | Joystiq | Destructoid

August 1, 2010: Club Nintendo Intend to Buy
July 31, 2010: Gameplay Footage
July 28, 2010: Developer Interview[
July 28, 2010: Kotaku Impressions
July 23, 2010: Comic-Con Footage
July 20, 2010: Metroid Database Gameplay Impressions
June 29, 2010: Eurogamer Interview
June 4, 2009: IGN Article


Videos - Spoiler Tagged to protect you from AWESOME
July 27, 2010 - Japanese Story Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRMBerJtJjM

July 13, 2010 - Gameplay Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4snHmGn8VQ

July 12, 2010 - Birth of Samus Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDZ2koT1aLM

June 16, 2010 - E3 2010 Gameplay Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUiYlTl0FMQ

March 30, 2010 - New Gameplay Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrAWYvUG8N8

March 2, 2010 - "Young and Naive" Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eZJXeDXg1Y

E3 2009 Reveal Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CWDf9_nDQw
 
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I'm going to take a guess that the other mother is the scientist woman that Samus stares down/was shown at the beginning of the trailer.

This implies this woman helped create Metroids. Maybe she made Mother Brain or did experiments or something.

Sorry, I just always liked the Metroid mythos.
 
I'll have to see a better trailer of it to see if that's what it was, because I didn't get the feeling. Metroid Mythos is the Chozo created the Metroids.
 
I'm mostly going on the fact that there were two blondes in the trailer that were prominent, one being Samus. At first I thought they were the same person, but this other lady has short hair and was dressed in a lab coat.

Forgot about the Chozo making the 'troids, I need to brush up on my history.
 
It looks decent, but I still am a little concerned with Team Ninja at the helm. I absolutely love the Metroid franchise, so I hope it turns out ok.
 
Big news: Who at Nintendo is helping them make it? Why, none other than the Legendary Nintendo R&D 1 team.
 
This better not be like a God of War ripoff, I hope it is in 2D mostly with 3D added in somewhere. I want to see more because I am highly interested.

Defiantly a day 1 for me.
 
My inner Metroid fanboy could be very angry about this. I suspect this game to be 3D camera bullshit. Why can't we just have New Super Metroid Bros.?
 
I think I might actually look into getting a Wii to play this game.
 
I didn't know how to properly respond to this thread, without sounding like a stupid school girl, here goes nothing...

...ZOMG WOW!!! :D

*ahem*

Where to start. The first thing that I noticed, was that the military captain looking person says "Any rejections lady?", and as we all know, Adam Malkovich said that in the Fusion series. So, judging by the title "Other M", it leads me to believe their is another person in the bloodline of the Malkovich's. Also, why did he say that to the blond mistress? Is that supposed to be Samus?

"I'm Samus Aran", is what the blonde lady says, yet we Samus already in her suit. Fusion did introduce the addition of the Samus-X, so...interesting. Just interesting.

Anyone else notice the Mother Brain scream as Samus did a charge into it's face. Awesome.
 
[quote name='Riyonuk']
Where to start. The first thing that I noticed, was that the military captain looking person says "Any rejections lady?", and as we all know, Adam Malkovich said that in the Fusion series. So, judging by the title "Other M", it leads me to believe their is another person in the bloodline of the Malkovich's.[/QUOTE]

I took that as meaning this is a prequel to Fusion when he is still alive, and that it IS Adam Malcovich. Also, not that it matters, but I'm pretty sure he says "objections," not "rejections."

[quote name='Riyonuk']"I'm Samus Aran", is what the blonde lady says, yet we Samus already in her suit.[/QUOTE]

I thought that at first too, but when I watched it again I noticed that you never actually see the other lady say it, and it sounds echoey, as if the voice is coming from Samus inside the suit. I think it's Samus introducing herself to that lady.
 
Not only a prequel to Fusion (which is 4) possibly a prequel to the entire series, or at the least flashbacks and part of it will be (ala Godfather 2?).. since Adam as far as I know was gone before the first Metroid.

One thing that was interesting was seeing a clearly young Samus (I think it was Samus, the boyish looking sort of girl, looks similar to the e-manga) and then also the one similar to the Prime series in there.. so I wonder if we'll be seeing kind of cut backs into the past and future...

I also think it was Samus saying "I'm Samus Aran" in the suit, since her lips don't move.. I think it was basically just letting us know, she's talking in this.

I'm largely very happy to see a more story driven Metroid. Metroid Prime 1 was a good example of kind of a hidden backstory, which I also like.. but Metroid Prime 3 was sort of somewhere inbetween, it's like they didn't want to go too far either way. Fusion to me was a really good story, it featured some real nice surprises.

But I have some reservations. I hope Team Ninja doesn't turn her into some kind of sex symbol, I'd like to say Nintendo won't but considering what they did in Brawl, I'm not too sure. Two, the gameplay.. is it a real 2D Metroid? It seemed like it had all kinds of different camera motions and stuff, tough to tell.. I hope they can create the same atmosphere and feeling that previous Metroids have been able to do. I also hope we'll see more of a Super Metroid sort of style gameplay over a Fusion style, Fusion was a bit too linear for my taste.
 
The best thing to come out of this years E3 (Nintendo wise).
Yeah Mario Galaxy 2 will own, but this was the biggest bang from Nintendo's side. Team Ninja actually made me even more excited considering the greatness that was Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 for XBox/360.
 
[quote name='Strell']Maybe she made Mother Brain or did experiments or something.[/QUOTE]

I gotta think this is what the 'Other M' references - that or some kind of different Metroid. I think this may be a prequel to the first Metroid, detailing how Mother Brain came to exist/how she was created (the bio-tech/brains were talked about in logs in Metriod Prime 3 briefly). If this is a prequel, hopefully they talk about Samus' origins (this time through voiced cut scenes, not logs!), the space pirate attack that killed her parents, the Chozos that raised her and gave her the suit, and how she went back to human society and became a bounty hunter.

Is the blond with the short hair in the beginning a young Samus or the scientist at the end of the movie?

I'm really looking forward to this game - 2010 can't come fast enough!
 
[quote name='wjhard63']I gotta think this is what the 'Other M' references - that or some kind of different Metroid. I think this may be a prequel to the first Metroid, detailing how Mother Brain came to exist/how she was created (the bio-tech/brains were talked about in logs in Metriod Prime 3 briefly). If this is a prequel, hopefully they talk about Samus' origins (this time through voiced cut scenes, not logs!), the space pirate attack that killed her parents, the Chozos that raised her and gave her the suit, and how she went back to human society and became a bounty hunter.

Is the blond with the short hair in the beginning a young Samus or the scientist at the end of the movie?

I'm really looking forward to this game - 2010 can't come fast enough![/QUOTE]

I'm almost 100% sure that the short hair blond is a Young Samus.

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(from the trailer)
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Obviously an older one then the manga (that's when her parents were killed) I wouldn't normally put so much thought into it but it also shows Adam near exactly as he is in the trailer too.

Another interesting question I saw was looking at the manga I realized that Ridley talks in it and from ever piece of intel and bit we know, Ridley is a actually a very smart... I wonder if we'll see him talk as well.

Edit- After watching the trailer again... I wonder who actually said I'm Samus Aran.. the voice sounds muffled like it's coming from the helmet and Samus (or whoever is in the suit) turns and has body language like she is talking but her lips don't move, I cant imagine it would be anyone else though, considering the backstory it wouldn't make sense for anyone to be in the suit.

My guess is the scientist is probably someone Samus befriends and then gets backstabbed by, why else would there be that weird look.

I also sort of agree with CoffeeEdge, I definatly don't want it all action, but keep in mind just about every Metroid Prime trailer was full of action, as well.
 
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Strangely, I'm not feeling super-hyped about this, from initial reaction.

I suppose that it could be just that the trailer was cut to be exciting and action-packed, but I'm hoping that the actual game has Metroid's trademark exploration elements. It can't just be all action.
 
Bulldog into a headshot, its like one of the Penny Arcade boys was filling out a survey on what they want to see in a game.
 
[quote name='foltzie']Bulldog into a headshot, its like one of the Penny Arcade boys was filling out a survey on what they want to see in a game.[/QUOTE]

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Still one of my favorite PAs ever.
 
The person in the suit is Samus Aran. She says "I'm Samus Aran". You can somewhat see that her lips move.
 
I have to admit that the only Metroid game I've played was Metroid Prime 1, and that for only about 10 minutes. It looked like it could be fun but the analog stick controls for a FPS were so klunky I couldn't stand it. I also tried a FPS on PS2 with equally klunky results. So I'm going to have to pick up the Trilogy when it comes out - Wii controls for those games have to be a massive improvement. I'm also trying to get hold of a complete copy of Fusion from Goozex.
 
Anyone have any speculations to share? Here are a couple that have arisen in M2K2 IRC rooms.

If you take the first letters of Metroid: Other M and turn it into an acronym, you get M:OM, which is Mom, or Mother. We also know Mother Brain is in it, she was in the trailer. OTHER M is an anagram for MOTHER, just place the M in front of OTHER ;)

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You can even see the baby metroid sucking on Samus's head ^-^

[quote name='CoffeeEdge']Strangely, I'm not feeling super-hyped about this, from initial reaction.

I suppose that it could be just that the trailer was cut to be exciting and action-packed, but I'm hoping that the actual game has Metroid's trademark exploration elements. It can't just be all action.[/QUOTE]

From initial reaction, probably not, but that's how I felt about the first Metroid Prime. Just look at the first trailer.

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It's pretty much known now, that the commander in the trailer was indeed, Adam Malkovich. Just compare the faces from the Manga, to the trailer.

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And it's awesome that the Speed Booster is back, in 3D ^_^

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SR388 Base anyone?

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[quote name='Cry Havoc']I took that as meaning this is a prequel to Fusion when he is still alive, and that it IS Adam Malcovich. Also, not that it matters, but I'm pretty sure he says "objections," not "rejections."



I thought that at first too, but when I watched it again I noticed that you never actually see the other lady say it, and it sounds echoey, as if the voice is coming from Samus inside the suit. I think it's Samus introducing herself to that lady.[/QUOTE]

He does. Typo, I was too excited :p
 
[quote name='Riyonuk'] So, judging by the title "Other M", it leads me to believe their is another person in the bloodline of the Malkovich's.[/QUOTE]

Which would support Metroid Other M.....

Other than liking metroid I am not all into it, or a lot of other games. I normally play to play, and play what I like. The twisting backstories sometimes dont get put together in my mind... i think its mostly becuase I play so infrequently that I cant recall all the details over the length that I will play, or start to play a game series.

I am really excited for this however. It seems like it could be really interesting to see what they could do.. i personally wish it was more of 2.5 D or whatever you will call it. I really liked on WarioWorld worked out. Probably against those pure metroid fans, but I think it would be cool.
 
As a Metroid fan, this is something I've wanted to see from it for a long time. The Metroid franchise is probably the only Nintendo franchise with a coherent storyline (Zelda lol, Mario wut?), and while the backstory was mentioned in some Manga a while ago, not too many people know about it.

What also makes me excited for it is that they put this game at the end of the Conference, telling me they seem now like they finally want to push Metroid as one of their big titles, kinda like Zelda with Twilight Princess's announcement all those years ago.
 
IGN posted their own interview with Yoshio Sakamoto:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/991/991793p1.html

IGN: We're all huge Metroid fans. We loved Super Metroid and Metroid Prime. So we're really psyched that we're finally going to get some real back story on Samus. How much in terms of story and cinematics can we expect?

Yoshio Sakamoto: One thing I need to explain is that I was really not that involved directly in the development of the Metroid Prime series. What I was involved in was the development of the initial NES Metroid, the GBA Metroid, Super Metroid and then finally Metroid Fusion. And within that timeline, the Other M story will take place between Super Metroid and the Fusion stories. What I hope to achieve with Other M is answer those questions -- you know, who is Samus? What is her background? Who are the characters that made her what she is? All these questions and more will be answered. I could tell you a little more about the details of what you might expect, but I don't want to ruin it for you so I'll just leave it at that.
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IGN: [Laughing] We guess that answers it then. Okay, we have to ask about Metroid Dread. It popped up on an internal Nintendo release list awhile back and we haven't heard anything about it since.

Yoshio Sakamoto: This is quite awhile ago. A few E3s back. I can only say right now that this is Other M, it is not Metroid Dread. But as a concept the Metroid Dread idea does still exist within my mind so maybe sometime in the future I will be able to bring that to you.

IGN: Are you burned out on the prospect of doing another 2D Metroid, or does the possibility still excite you, maybe for WiiWare or DSiWare, if nothing else?

Yoshio Sakamoto: It's not as though my team or myself have grown tired of creating 2D games, but I think it's all what the concept is, what the game design is, and what best suits that whether it's on the Wii or DS. So moving forward, if an idea comes up that is best suited for DS then we'll pursue that.
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Shortly after the game's debut, I had the opportunity to speak with Other M's creators, Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto and Team Ninja head Yusuke Hayashi about their goals with this latest chapter in bounty hunter Samus Aran's story. In 30 minutes' time, my feelings on Other M shifted from ambivalent to ardent. Though much remains to be seen of Other M, it's clear that Sakamoto and Hayashi are working to ensure this adventure lives up to their fans' expectations.

1UP: If somebody had told me twenty years ago that Metroid and Ninja Gaiden would be teaming up, I don't think I would have believed it. How did you guys decide to get together to create Metroid: Other M?

Yoshio Sakamoto: My team is actually part of the handheld Metroid side...separate from Metroid Prime. So, when the Wii came out, it was my desire to create a Metroid game for this new console. But our roots were in the handheld -- more of the 2D realm. When we were thinking of different concepts and ideas that we could make into reality with this new Metroid, we realized that we didn't actually have the know-how to produce something that was 3D.



It wasn't that I didn't think my team was up to the challenge, I just wanted to find the perfect partner to help make that a reality. So after consulting with Nintendo, I decided to approach Tecmo and Team Ninja with that proposal. I'm very grateful that Team Ninja accepted. I'll let Mr. Hayashi continue with the story.


Yusuke Hayashi: Team Ninja has always tried to push the limits of the 3D action genre -- tried to make the ultimate experience for the player. When Mr. Sakamoto approached Team Ninja and me, we saw it as a new challenge that we'd like to take on. We felt it was a natural progression and definitely a challenge, but something we'd like to take on and something that would be beneficial for everyone. That's why I decided to accept the proposal.
Also, on the Team Ninja side, there are a lot of Metroid fans!

1UP: When I think of the two series, they seem very different. Metroid is very slow, methodical, exploratory, while Ninja Gaiden is very fast, violent, and action-oriented. How do you reconcile those two and create something that takes advantage of your strengths, but still feels like a Metroid game?

YH: We want to try and take the best of both. As you progress through the game, there will be more action-oriented, faster-paced sequences. But then you'll have your careful, exploratory parts of the story as well. We actually used it to our advantage to try and marry the two concepts together.

YS: When I brought the proposal to Team Ninja, I had no idea what their response would be. As we progressed through development, of course there were differences of opinion, but we were able to work through those and ultimately create something that's better than either of us could have expected. It's been a really collaborative, creative process, and I feel that the result is something that's very positive.
 
1UP: What most people love about Metroid is that it offers a huge, open world. It's non-linear, there's so much to explore, and you can move about at your own pace. Is that something you're going to be retaining for this game, or is it going to be more of a linear, level by level progression?

YS: If you think about this one as being maybe similar to Metroid Fusion, then I think you'll have an idea of how the story will play out. It's still linear in the sense that there's a progression, but there are side areas that players can go into. It will retain that true, Metroid feel.



1UP: Team Ninja is known for their cinematics and storytelling. Is that something that will factor in heavily?

YS: As I mentioned before, it's kind of similar to Fusion in that there's an overarching story that the player will experience as they progress through the game. It is a game, but within it is a larger story that will unfold as the player progresses.


1UP: So is this being positioned as a spinoff game? Or is it really the next game in the series -- Metroid 5?

YS: It's part of the flow, storywise, between Super Metroid and Fusion.

1UP: When I saw the trailer this morning, I knew it was Metroid as soon as I heard, "Any objections, Lady?" which I recognized from Fusion. Will Other M delve into Fusion's backstory and Samus's relationship with Adam?

YS: Yes, it will reveal a little of Samus' backstory and also what happened between Super Metroid and Fusion. In Fusion, Adam was no longer there, so it'll explain what happened.

1UP: There was another character who seemed to be a...bounty hunter, maybe? Can you talk about his role?
YS: He's a Galactic Federation Soldier. He's one of Adam's soldiers.

1UP: The Metroid series chronology has become pretty long and complicated with the Prime games and the games you've created directly. Are you taking into account all the titles that have come before, or are you sticking to the story that you, as R&D1, have developed?

YS: Actually, the Prime games are just one incident within the greater story that I've worked on personally. It's not as if I was really thinking about how the Prime games fit into the sequence because, they were just one incident. But Other M will be more part of the R&D1 produced games. Maybe in "grand scheme" it would be around...3.5.
1UP: Ah okay, Super Metroid And A Half. What is the "Other M" in the subtitle?

YS: Other M has several meanings. As the story unfolds, those meanings should gradually reveal themselves.

1UP: I noticed that at the end of the trailer there appeared to be another Samus. What role does she play?

YS: She's not actually a second Samus, but she's a very, very important character within the game.

1UP: Ninja Gaiden has a reputation for being extremely difficult, and while Metroid has been difficult, it doesn't pride itself on breaking players. Do you intend it to create a challenging Metroid, or will you go easy on us?

YH: Our goal isn't to make something that will break players. It's for Metroid fans and new players alike, so we're not taking the same approach as with Ninja Gaiden.

1UP: Mr. Sakamoto, you've mentioned a few times that your expertise and experience lie with handhelds. So, why is this a Wii game? Will we see a more traditional Metroid on DS or a future handheld system at some point?

YS: Each platform has different things to offer to the player. And because this game is being developed for the Wii, it offers things that cannot be done on the DS. I can't say whether there will or won't be a portable title, but, if we were to create something for a handheld system, it would definitely include features that couldn't be done in Other M, and vice versa.

1UP: Thank you very much for your time.
(Everyone moves to leave, but Sakamoto signals for us all to sit again.)

YS: We have three companies collaborating on this game; a team we've dubbed Project M. With Nintendo, Team Ninja, and another company that's focusing on the cinematics working together, we've broken down the walls that define each company and joined forces to form a separate entity. It's 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.

1UP: I'd like to thank Fallmoon for uploading this interview to Cheapassgamer.
 
[quote name='ant1532@NeoGAF']after watching the trailer 88 times, i found something. if you watch closely enough. Right at the beginning of the trailer when the action takes place i noticed
that this is going to be the best fucking game ever
[/QUOTE]

Lmfao.
 
[quote name='FallMoon']1:54, the missile count reads 3/25. Either I'm paranoid about it, or that's a possible release date.[/QUOTE]

March 2025? D:

Just kidding of course. Really, though, good catch, but I wouldn't bank on it too much. I can imagine they'd have an exact calendar date already.
 
Oh, nothing but a possible release date for Metroid: Other M. But if it's true that Nintendo doesn't release games on Thursdays, then I'm confused.
 
[quote name='The Crotch']Wait. What the fuck happened while I was gone?[/QUOTE]

E3 happened.
Nintendo topic (Trailers for first party titles)

Here's a quick run-down of notable games for the short term, I probably missed naming a few (I was a bit lazy after June):
May - LoZ: Majora's Mask (VC), Bubble Bobble Plus! (WW), Punch-Out!!, Boom Blox Bash Party
June - Wiiware: FFIV: The After Years, Swords & Soldiers, Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, Cave Story(?).
Retail: The Conduit, Tiger Woods 10 w/ Wii MotionPlus, Let's Tap, Real Heroes: Firefighter (?) (Developed by CAG roland13x's studio), Anno: Dawn of Discovery.
July - Tales of Monkey Island (WW), Little King's Story, Wii Sports Resort
August - Phantom Brave, Metroid Prime Trilogy
 
Kotaku's headline: Nintendo: Other M Will be A "Metroid Unlike Anything Ever Experienced Before"

Joystiq's headline: Reggie: Metroid Other M is a 'more traditional' Metroid game

So, it will be just like the old games, and also completely different from them. :whee:
 
Maybe the developers aren't thinking of Retro's games, and are saying it will be like the old games, but something will be a lot different. Reggie is probably comparing it to the Retro games.
 
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