Metroid Prime: Corruption

[diggler]

What does the unlockable screenshot tool do exactly?

Finished the game today...lolz at that ending. Great stuff though, up there with Zelda and RE4.

[Cyhwuhx]

What does the unlockable screenshot tool do exactly?

Finished the game today...lolz at that ending. Great stuff though, up there with Zelda and RE4.

.::: Allows you take screenshots of whatever you encounter made with the in-game engine. Just press Up on D-pad when it's turned On in the Extras Menu.

Screenshots are saved to your Wii Message Board and can be send to others (or tarted up in Wii Photo Channel). Sadly they can not be send to linked email-addresses.

[Jolly]

I'm in such a state of umming and ahhing over this. I quite enjoyed Prime but I thought Echoes was fucking awful.

I'm still convinced that Metriod really belongs in 2d though. Prime didn't come near the peaks of Fusion, Zero Mission or Super IMO.

[Jarik]

Really? I struggled until

I beat Dark Samus with around 10% corruption.

I'm there on Hypermode now and I'm getting owned pretty badly.

It was just on Normal. I don't usually bother with the harder difficulties as they tend just to make you more vunerable & the enemy's tougher, so it becomes more about your dodging skills.

Yeah, i'm a wuss, but I prefer my games to be challenging without being fustrating & on Normal difficulty the Primes' are usually just right for me.

[Super Craig]

It was just on Normal. I don't usually bother with the harder difficulties as they tend just to make you more vunerable & the enemy's tougher, so it becomes more about your dodging skills.

Yeah, i'm a wuss, but I prefer my games to be challenging without being fustrating & on Normal difficulty the Primes' are usually just right for me.

Normally I'm the same but I want to unlock everything. To get all the credits you need you have to complete Hypermode.

[therealjohnpeat]

I was enjoying this immensely until I reached Mogenar...

It seems that every Wii game I play will come with cockbocks/vertical difficulty spikes - something which is intended to reduce your hands into shaking claws - when you simply cannot hit the (stupidly chosen in the first place) fire button again.

He's such a CNUT of a thing to hit - his wonderfully complex animation moves in so many ways that your targets are never still for a second - hitting the 'broken' energy balls with the beam is pure pot-luck IMO - and the limited amount of time they're available to shoot once 2 or 3 balls are broken is just frustrating.

The fact you need lots of energy to actually take out the energy balls - and there are so few ways to gain it - is just frustrating too.

The lockon system (necessary to dodge around him) just doesn't work on such a big target which moves so much/is so close which means you're constantly having to retarget him - it's just shit tbh

The more I get to things like this - and that "chase the fucking wagon" thing in Z:TP - the more I wonder if this motion control lark isn't more of a gimmick than 'the future' - I know I'd have managed more then 2-3 attempts at a boss with a joypad without wondering if I've done permanent damage to my hands - motion controls, whilst novel, have some limitations - I'm not convinced that we won't be back with joypads soon enough...

[Colonel Panic]

There must be something wrong with either your hands or your hand eye coordination, because most people consider Zelda, MP:C and almost all Wii games they've played a complete piece of piss.

[therealjohnpeat]

There must be something wrong with either your hands or your hand eye coordination, because most people consider Zelda, MP:C and almost all Wii games they've played a complete piece of piss.

Obviously it's just me then.

When fucksticks like you post things like that - do you actually consider whether it adds anything to the discussion or do you just like to troll/add nothing useful to the discussion?

When people post that they get motion sickness - do you just say "there must be something wrong with your brain then"

Honestly - go back to school and steal people's lunchmoney or something like that - I made the point that a tough bossfight made my hands hurt like hell - I've played games on a joypad for eons and whilst that can hurt, it tends to take a LOT longer...

Apologies to the rest of the forum if my comments were a waste of your time to read - but Trev - you can just FUCK OFF *editted to add* TO the IGN forums

[Cyhwuhx]

.::: Why are my precious sucky's not scary anymore?

(Mogenar is pretty easy btw, the games forces free aim there for a reason, so be sure to lock on and then hammer it. Be happy you're not doing it on Veteran, I was a bit scared for my thumb...)

[therealjohnpeat]

.::: Why are my precious sucky's not scary anymore?

(Mogenar is pretty easy btw, the games forces free aim there for a reason, so be sure to lock on and then hammer it. Be happy you're not doing it on Veteran, I was a bit scared for my thumb...)

Who said what skill level I was playing it on?

I am, of course, on 'wimp' - but that's because I play games for the fun/diversion aspect - not for torture of personal edification - I don't mind difficulty spikes, but I can live without actual physical pain plix.

I would actually like to pickup the 'could motion controls take over' argument (another thread perhaps) - but with Nintendo's "lipservice at best" approach to online games we're unlikely to be able to compare "like with like" on things like online FPS's etc. etc.

[TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap]

CAPTAIN TEMPER TO THE RESCUE

[Cyhwuhx]

Who said what skill level I was playing it on?

.::: Because otherwise it's your own fault.

[therealjohnpeat]

CAPTAIN TEMPER TO THE RESCUE

Worked for you in the slavery thread - worked for me here

Seriously tho - posts like Trev's above are better placed on Gamefaqs - translated into "LOZ YOO SUX0R" or something like that...

*heads back to append something*

[therealjohnpeat]

.::: Why are my precious sucky's not scary anymore?

be sure to lock on and then hammer it.

I just watched a video with someone firing about 3 times faster than I could possibly press a button...

That's arthritis already then

[Super Craig]

There must be something wrong with either your hands or your hand eye coordination, because most people consider Zelda, MP:C and almost all Wii games they've played a complete piece of piss.

I struggled in the same way he did (on both this and Zelda). At that point I thought I was going to have to give up on the game completely. I eventually got the hang of it though and I didn't have any problems with the boss on my second and third playthroughs.

therealjohnpeat, focus on one orb at a time. You don't have to take out each one before going into corruption mode.

[Ferine]

...simply cannot hit the (stupidly chosen in the first place) fire button...

I've said this a few times here already, but you can switch jump and shoot around and for me it made things a lot better. As I'm used to my index being my trigger finger, firing with B was both more comfortable and effective.

I've unlocked Hypermode difficulty but haven't started it yet. Is it your usual 'do less damage, take more' deal? If so I might just not bother.

[Colonel Panic]

Obviously it's just me then.

When fucksticks like you post things like that - do you actually consider whether it adds anything to the discussion or do you just like to troll/add nothing useful to the discussion?

When people post that they get motion sickness - do you just say "there must be something wrong with your brain then"

Honestly - go back to school and steal people's lunchmoney or something like that - I made the point that a tough bossfight made my hands hurt like hell - I've played games on a joypad for eons and whilst that can hurt, it tends to take a LOT longer...

Apologies to the rest of the forum if my comments were a waste of your time to read - but Trev - you can just FUCK OFF *editted to add* TO the IGN forums

What an overreaction! If you're shit at games it doesn't make you a worse person but to just completely dismiss the control method as "broken" because you're not getting the hang of it, don't expect people to quote you and say "this".

[Jarik]

.::: Why are my precious sucky's not scary anymore?

You were'nt a tad concerned when you found they could now

phase through your missiles?

That one section in Skytown where you

walk through all those narrow corridors past their shielded containers, then find you need to deactivate the power the get you're upgrade, so you have to fight your way back out through all them

was also a little tense.

[Super Craig]

I've unlocked Hypermode difficulty but haven't started it yet. Is it your usual 'do less damage, take more' deal? If so I might just not bother.

Yes. Apart from the last boss, which I'm stuck on just now, and

Gandrayda

the bosses aren't that much harder although they take much longer to defeat. Outside of that, the only frustrating part that I remember was

in the Pirate Homeworld when you had to disable the defence system. I went in the room with every single energy tank and left with 17 HP remaining.

[Jarik]

Yes. Apart from the last boss, which I'm stuck on just now, and

Gandrayda

the bosses aren't that much harder although they take much longer to defeat. Outside of that, the only frustrating part that I remember was

in the Pirate Homeworld when you had to disable the defence system. I went in the room with every single energy tank and left with 17 HP remaining.

Are you using the

X-Ray Visor? You can kill a Space Pirate in one hit with that

.

[therealjohnpeat]

I've said this a few times here already, but you can switch jump and shoot around and for me it made things a lot better. As I'm used to my index being my trigger finger, firing with B was both more comfortable and effective.

I considered this early on - it seemed more sensible - but I decided to stick with the default as they'd obviously chosen it for a reason - and I suspect changing back now will just be more confusing.

I do wonder why the 'trigger' isn't fire tho

[therealjohnpeat]

What an overreaction! If you're shit at games it doesn't make you a worse person but to just completely dismiss the control method as "broken" because you're not getting the hang of it, don't expect people to quote you and say "this".

So you're moving from saying I must be defective to 'shit at games' - you must be a popular guy in real life

That's life outside your front door in case you're wondering

[Super Craig]

Are you using the

X-Ray Visor? You can kill a Space Pirate in one hit with that

.

It doesn't seem to work with them all. Once you start to work your way down the room they start to jam it forcing you to waste a full energy tank killing them.

I considered this early on - it seemed more sensible - but I decided to stick with the default as they'd obviously chosen it for a reason - and I suspect changing back now will just be more confusing.

I do wonder why the 'trigger' isn't fire tho

I find it's easier to press the A button rapidly.

[Paulando]

Whereas I find it much easier pressing the B button rapidly. You don't have to push it in as much, and I can grip the remote better when pressing it

[Cyhwuhx]

You were'nt a tad concerned when you found they could now

phase through your missiles?

That one section in Skytown where you

walk through all those narrow corridors past their shielded containers, then find you need to deactivate the power the get you're upgrade, so you have to fight your way back out through all them

was also a little tense.

.::: That's the one I just did... Was a bit gutted about how easy they went down this time...

The phasing isn't a problem at all, just wait until they attack for Sucky Time and stuff them with an Ice Missle and mucho Plasma.

I'm currently more concerned as to whether the metroids there are GaFe's or the Pirates'. If they're from GaFe then lord almighty, greatest plot continuity-fuck up YET. And they already screwed up A LOT.

Though I like the game, it's a bit without... tension? Not sure that's the right word, but it all carries along at a laid-back pace and then throws another RSI-inducing boss at you to compensate it seems.

[Super Craig]

I'm currently more concerned as to whether the metroids there are GaFe's or the Pirates'. If they're from GaFe then lord almighty, greatest plot continuity-fuck up YET. And they already screwed up A LOT.

Doesn't SkyTown belong to the GaFe?

[Cyhwuhx]

Doesn't SkyTown belong to the GaFe?

.::: Haven't been reading the lore?

It's a Chozo facility, but they allowed the GaFe to place an AU there. Of course that's the third possible explanation: they're Chozo products. Chozo used metroids as a weapon against the X. Which they still haven't linked to Phazon... (And would solve a lot of plot-holes and recurring stuff.)

[Super Craig]

.::: Haven't been reading the lore?

It's a Chozo facility, but they allowed the GaFe to place an AU there. Of course that's the third possible explanation: they're Chozo products. Chozo used metroids as a weapon against the X. Which they still haven't linked to Phazon... (And would solve a lot of plot-holes and recurring stuff.)

I've only read the

Pirate Homeworld

ones so far.

I have to admit, I don't really pay that much attention to the story. Have you got a link for reading up on it?

[Cyhwuhx]

I've only read the

Pirate Homeworld

ones so far.

I have to admit, I don't really pay that much attention to the story. Have you got a link for reading up on it?

.::: Your logbook? I reckon Mdb will gather them or GameFAQs has them, but I don't know tbh. The little lore-bots in SkyTown are the most interesting so far though. You need to shoot them so they display a hologram which you can scan for the info.

[Super Craig]

.::: Your logbook? I reckon Mdb will gather them or GameFAQs has them, but I don't know tbh. The little lore-bots in SkyTown are the most interesting so far though. You need to shoot them so they display a hologram which you can scan for the info.

I've got 100% scans.

I was talking about the series in general but I'll load up the first two Primes and have a read through at some point.