After A While: Metroid Other M, Part 0

The Prologue

While I haven't played Metroid Other M, I have heard so much about it. I've been there since the announcement of the game at Nintendo's 2009 E3 press conference and I've felt all of the bumps of the ride, from the jarring release backlash to the ever-present scalding hate that some still have of the game. I've even seen a few deconstructions of how the game just doesn't work. However, in general I'm seeing two different concerns being brought up:

CONCERN #1: Samus Talks Too Much

Ignoring my urge to post the parody videos from Youtube, it appears that Samus talks too much in this game. From pointless philosophy to "The Baby", Samus never seems to take a breather outside of gameplay. Considering that this will be the easiest aspect to notice, I'll only mention it if I find it interesting/meaningful to the game in any way.

CONCERN #2: The Story Just Doesn't Work

From abandoning previously established characters and to never confronting stupid lapses of logic, it seems that the story of Other M seems to fail as a sequel, prequel, and stand-alone narrative. The one that everybody picks on is that even though Samus has all of here powers from the get-go, she isn't allowed to traverse a lava-infested area with her heat-protection enhancement activated until Adam gives here the go-ahead. However, there have been other problems that (supposedly) negate those other small points. I'll be sure to comment on these when I see them.

The Epilogue

And so my map of this adventure has been planned along with the tour spots. Now all that's left is to push on the accelerator...