Metroid Prime or Metroid Fusion?

Sea Dragon · May 11th, 2003

I've finished Fusion and am about halfway through Prime. I've enjoyed both games quite a bit.

To those of you who have played both, which do you think is the best?

Things that I love about Fusion:
- Computer narrative, Samus's introspective elevator scenes
- X-parasites forming new beasts - at least a slight variation on the usual

about Prime
- data logs are neat - a nice maturing in the narrative
- Ocarina-of-time style pre-boss-fight movies are wonderful

For me, it's a toss-up at this point; both are great. The sheer polish of Prime steers me to favor it right now.

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Wolfpack44 SR · May 11th, 2003

They are both very good quality titles ( IMO ) as far as which is better, I think everyone would say that its going to be subjective.

I personaly enjoy fusion better,this is because I am still in love with the idea that I am getting new but classic style 2d games for a new console ( even if its handheld but emus exist and soon it will legaly be on da big screen ).

I just like fusion better,gives me that warm feeling of playing SM again

All that matters is people enjoy them anyway.

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N1ghtw0lf · May 11th, 2003

Coulda Made a Poll About This...

I liked Fusion because it stuck with its side-scrolling glory and didn't put the down the rest of the series...it stayed interesting the whole way through and there were even parts where i was freaked out (mainly when i had to run from that evil samus)...and it was probably my favorite GBA game so far...

Haven't Played Prime all the way through because i don't have a gamecube but me and my friend play it at his house and i am impressed by everything about it...but i really prefer fusion...

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**Kane** · May 11th, 2003

Fusion as it's a game that I can play for more than 10 minutes without feeling how much superior Super Metroid was.

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ste · May 11th, 2003

Prime is excellent until the "get the artefacts" thing, which is SO boring :/

I'd say fusion, but ultimately, metroid 1 / super metroid are the best in the series

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Alias · May 11th, 2003

probably because I never could get into Super Metroid, but I prefer Prime. I got used to metroid as it was in prime, so afterward, I didn't like fusion as much. I have yet to finish fusion.

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**Raziel** · May 11th, 2003

Both are great, nothing to add.

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Carmofin · May 12th, 2003

well, both games are great, however, prime lasts about 4 times as long as fusion, so my choice is obvious

**Chrono Archangel** · May 12th, 2003

but are good, fusion was kinda short but good

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Sea Dragon Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 16	Metroid Prime or Metroid Fusion? I've finished Fusion and am about halfway through Prime. I've enjoyed both games quite a bit. To those of you who have played both, which do you think is the best? Things that I love about Fusion: - Computer narrative, Samus's introspective elevator scenes - X-parasites forming new beasts - at least a slight variation on the usual about Prime - data logs are neat - a nice maturing in the narrative - Ocarina-of-time style pre-boss-fight movies are wonderful For me, it's a toss-up at this point; both are great. The sheer polish of Prime steers me to favor it right now. __________________ - NES reviews, SNES to PC adpaters, and a free, original, old-school RPG.

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May 11th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Wolfpack44 SR CorrupterThroughMidnight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kingston Ontario Canada Posts: 144	They are both very good quality titles ( IMO ) as far as which is better, I think everyone would say that its going to be subjective. I personaly enjoy fusion better,this is because I am still in love with the idea that I am getting new but classic style 2d games for a new console ( even if its handheld but emus exist and soon it will legaly be on da big screen ). I just like fusion better,gives me that warm feeling of playing SM again All that matters is people enjoy them anyway. __________________ [sig=480] Athalon 10.00 Ghz 1.2 Ghz Of Pumpkin Ram ABIT MOBO WITH SPARK PLUGS, SERVO MOTOR, ONBOARD CUTTING BOARD KEYBOARD OVERCLOCKED TO HAVE SEVEN "G" KEYS MONITOR THE SIZE OF MY FAT ****ING ASS SCORE ON MONSTERTUFF ePENIS BENCHMARKING PROGRAM: 738220389.828736726263447884432392929482334546

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N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	Coulda Made a Poll About This... I liked Fusion because it stuck with its side-scrolling glory and didn't put the down the rest of the series...it stayed interesting the whole way through and there were even parts where i was freaked out (mainly when i had to run from that evil samus)...and it was probably my favorite GBA game so far... Haven't Played Prime all the way through because i don't have a gamecube but me and my friend play it at his house and i am impressed by everything about it...but i really prefer fusion... __________________

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,305	Fusion as it's a game that I can play for more than 10 minutes without feeling how much superior Super Metroid was. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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ste flim Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 222	Prime is excellent until the "get the artefacts" thing, which is SO boring :/ I'd say fusion, but ultimately, metroid 1 / super metroid are the best in the series __________________ not unix

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Alias >_< Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 924	probably because I never could get into Super Metroid, but I prefer Prime. I got used to metroid as it was in prime, so afterward, I didn't like fusion as much. I have yet to finish fusion. __________________ >_<

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Raziel Beta Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nantes, France Posts: 6,246	Both are great, nothing to add. __________________ System Specs: OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @4GHz Video Card: MSI GeForce 8800 GTX Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula SE RAM: 4GB OCZ XMS2 PC6400

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Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 1,056	well, both games are great, however, prime lasts about 4 times as long as fusion, so my choice is obvious

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Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,842	but are good, fusion was kinda short but good __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.