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My opinion on Other M

Postby Chozo Guardian » 05.19.12 7:51am

Hey guys. I want to state my opinion on Other M. To that end, I've copied a review from Amazon that pretty much sums up the opinion of all the so-called "fans" out there. I'll give my thoughts on it one statement at a time.

The most jarring aspect of the story is the way it fleshes out the character of Samus. The personality she reveals as she narrates the storyline is bound to infuriate many fans who have long seen Samus as a stoic and strong individual who is in control of her emotions.


This is the most ridiculous statement I have ever read! XD The story portrays her as NOTHING BUT a stoic and strong individual who is in control of her emotions!

Throughout the game, Samus has many flashbacks to her time in the Galactic Federation with Adam which portray her as an insecure little girl who has trouble handling the fact that she's a woman in a man's world. From giving a thumbs down as a salute, to her monologues about how father figure Adam is the only one who understands her, this becomes cheesy and embarrassing to watch.


My sad obtuse little friend, did it ever occur to you that Samus wasn't always the mature, secure, and wise woman she is now? That maybe she was once a young and naive teenager like everyone else? You obviously have below average intelligence. And of course Adam is the only one who understands her. Who else besides the Chozo and her dead parents could?

Back on the bottle ship Samus continues to act submissive to Adam as she instantly agrees to disable all of her abilities at his request with zero hesitation. Later on in the game, there's a scene where Samus is so frozen in fear that she is unable to do anything. Samus comes across as insecure, uncertain, and even submissive at times.


The first sentence here is probably the only thing he gets right. That was a little cheesy, which is why I changed it in my novelization of the game. But the second one is absolutely ludicrous. Frozen in fear?! Are you out of your fucking mind?! She's not afraid of this new Ridley! She's just shocked and stunned by this new revelation and memories of the real Ridley's crimes! :ridley: How would you feel if you'd lost a relative in 9/11 and Osama bin Laden showed up at your front door when you thought the SEALs killed him?! And Samus is certainly not insecure, uncertain, or even submissive. She was once insecure and uncertain in her youth, but weren't we all? And she's only submissive to Adam out of her respect for him.

Watching the story play out, it is incredibly difficult to believe that this could be the same bounty hunter who has courageously saved the galaxy on numerous occasions. It's one thing to have emotions. It's another thing to be crippled by them to the point of endangering lives. I have to question why the game creators felt the need to insert this melodramatic poorly plotted mess.


:facepalm: Samus is NOT crippled by her emotions at all. The only exception is when Adam dies, and that's to be expected, but even then, she still pulls herself together and does what must be done, just as she does in Fusion when Adam returns. :adam: YOU are a melodramatic, poorly plotted mess bitch, you and all the "fans" XD like you. FUCK YOU!!!!! :evil: :thumbsdown:
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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby HYRUL3 » 05.19.12 11:06am

Wow.

First of all, how old are you? Saying "Fuck you" to other fans, because they have different opinions on the game?

Second of all, this part

did it ever occur to you that Samus wasn't always the mature, secure, and wise woman she is now?


would be fine if this game weren't taking place second to last in the timeline. How am I supposed to believe that she's gone from stoic to submissive (which you admit in your statement that it was true and you changed it in a novelization) towards the end of the current timeline, to the point that she doesn't activate a non lethal suit upgrade to protect herself? If they'd come up with some reason like "There's a device disabling all shielding" or something, it would've been infinitely better than "Samus, you've been going through a volcano that's slowly eating away at your suit, maybe we should activate the shielding you've had all along!"

As for Ridley, yes, she did freeze with fear. Watch the cutscene on YouTube. She is paralyzed, in her mind reverts back to childhood, which is a common characteristic of complete terror (I majored in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology, so I think I know a little about it), allows Anthony to get knocked off into the lava (or at least she believed it to be true), and only then reacts.

Which is a bit ridiculous when you consider how many other times she's fought Ridley.

Other M could've been a great game. If they'd just split the game as part prequel, part interquel, and had these scenes where she's afraid of Ridley taking place before the original or something, it would've been fine.
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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby Chozo Guardian » 05.19.12 11:56am

It's the other way around, you idiot. She's gone from submissive to stoic. DUH!!!!!!!!! :thumbsdown:
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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby HYRUL3 » 05.19.12 12:22pm

Wow. I was at least polite to you. Fuck you kid. She is not stoic during Other M. She goes back to being stoic afterwards but that's apparently beyond your perception since your best response to someone is to not argue your point and instead call names.
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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby DarkPhazonElite » 05.19.12 1:41pm

Sorry, I have to agree with HYRUL3. While I personally enjoyed Other M as a game, the story was just too clunky. I admit that the scenes on their own were decent, they didn't tie in together very well.

Also, just calm down. If I let everyone's negative opinions of a game I like bother me, I'd probably be in a padded room wearing one of those jackets that makes me hug myself. It's just a game. *Puts up flame shield*
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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby Chris » 05.19.12 3:14pm

HYRUL3 wrote:Which is a bit ridiculous when you consider how many other times she's fought Ridley.


During the opening there was some emphasis put on the fact that Ridley was gone for good, Zebes exploding and all. His sudden return would have been more of shock than the times she's fought him in past, her response isn't that ridiculous, although still is to some extent, it didn't need to drag on for so long. Should have been a slight moment she loses focus, with a short flashback of why she's scared, she get's knocked off her feet then she gets back up and kicks his arse.

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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby Zynux » 05.19.12 3:28pm

Ugh... I don't even know where to begin on such a inflammatory post...

You know what? I'm not even going to bother. This thread will get nowhere, thanks to the OP's incapacity of debating over an ill received video game. Though I did get a kick out of this:
Chozo Guardian wrote: :adam: YOU are a melodramatic, poorly plotted mess bitch, you and all the "fans" XD like you. FUCK YOU!!!!! :evil: :thumbsdown:

Oh man, sweet irony, hypocrisy, and immaturity wrapped up in one glorious sentence. U mad? :umad:
Thanks for the laugh though.
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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby HYRUL3 » 05.19.12 4:54pm

Chris, I agree that a slight shock, a brief "WTF" moment, freezing for a moment, would make sense; freezing and allowing a friend to "die" does not make sense to me.

Dark Phazon Elite- thank you!
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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby Chozo Guardian » 05.19.12 7:57pm

Chris wrote:
HYRUL3 wrote:Which is a bit ridiculous when you consider how many other times she's fought Ridley.


During the opening there was some emphasis put on the fact that Ridley was gone for good, Zebes exploding and all. His sudden return would have been more of shock than the times she's fought him in past, her response isn't that ridiculous, although still is to some extent, it didn't need to drag on for so long. Should have been a slight moment she loses focus, with a short flashback of why she's scared, she get's knocked off her feet then she gets back up and kicks his arse.


It's not the real Ridley, just a clone, but still. And it's possible he may have had the original's memories, but since this wasn't stated in the game, it must remain pure conjecture. Anyway, Samus got back on her feet quick. In fact, I wish when he blocked her from saving Anthony, she glared at him and said, "You will pay... for all the lives you have stolen today! DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" :r-b:
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Re: My opinion on Other M

Postby Infinity's End » 05.19.12 8:45pm

Freezing for obvious reasons. Chozo Guardian, clean up your attitude or you'll be on the way to ban town.
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