[Wii] Other M to Focus on the 'Human Side' of Samus

[LemonManX]

In a recent one-page interview with legendary Metroid co-creator, Yoshio Sakamoto, has opened up saying that this title is going to show audiences and fans a more "human side" of bounty hunter Samus Aran.

The title is actually a three part team effort, Nintendo will be constantly looking over Team Ninja's shoulder as they develop the game whilst D Rocket is working on the game's computer-generated video sequences. According to Sakamoto, it is in these video sequences that we will see a more emotional side to Samus, which is an exciting prospect considering her silence all these years. Sakamoto also says "she's a strong woman, but she also has a fragile side. We want to make a game whose charms can be felt from the story areas and these human touches as well."

He does clarify that he is committed to ensuring this Metroid title sticks with its action orientated roots, he simply wants to add some depth to Samus, saying that "it's capable of having a clear emotional side."

The concept of a action filled Metroid game with a rich story and characters with depth sounds like a concept that can only turn out good. However, with such little information Other M could still go either way. The title is still expected to launch later this year, let us hope this collaboration is as good as it is sounding.

Source (Joystiq)

Written by: Kyran Morrison

[Snakey]

I'm glad Nintendo are allowing one of their franchises to start having more emotional depth in the story/character department. Metroid Other M seems like the perfect game to do so. I wouldn't mind Zelda Wii getting this kind of treatment too. If anything, just ditch the text bubbles (other than Link, he should stay silent) and go for some real good voice acting. Anyway, this is about Metroid. >.>

[Rooster]

Great guys. NOW SHOW US MORE GAMEPLAY PLZ!!!!

[LemonManX]

Link should talk. That is all on Zelda from me.

I'm getting very excited for this title despite the lack of footage that has been shown.

[Rawrmander]

Zelda and Metroid could definitely use more depth.
I'll refrain from going on the Zelda tangent though.

As for Metroid, I just hope they don't think turning the character emo is considered "emotional depth"; based on the anime I've watched, Japan seems to think turning the main character emo is the pinnacle of emotional depth.

[Raichu Forever]

I agree seeing a more human side to Samus would really help to develop her character even more. I mean how much do we really know about her except that her parents were killed by space pirates and that the Chozo took her in. Some history would be nice as well.

[LemonManX]

Samus was born into a native Earth colony, Ridley led a Space Pirate assault upon it, Samus confronted Ridley asking if they could be friends (she was a child), Ridley was humiliated in front of troops, attempts to kill Samus, her mother (Virginia) pushes her aside and dies instead, her father (Rodney) sacrifices himself to blow up Ridley's flagship. Thus setting the two up as enemies. From there a Chozo, called Old Bird, took her in (she had formed a friendship with him earlier), and he took her to Zebes and they raised her among the Chozo, etc etc etc.

[Cubroso]

As I've said on Skype, Samus thus far has been, essentially, an empty shell of a character, or even characterless. Not to mention somewhat sexualized by the appearance of Zero Suit in some of the more recent entries.

I hope that Samus in this entry will turn into Nintendo's mature (read: dramatic) character, as she's the only one out of their handful of Nintendo's characters that has at least some sort of reasonable storyline (look at the manga and the backstory hinted at in Metroid Fusion).

[Rooster]

I think Samus has earned the right to be a little emo based on her entire colony being wiped out.

[LemonManX]

I think there is a line with emo. That term is thrown around a lot these days, so much so to the point where if a character speaks poorly about themselves or acts mopey, then they are emo. I figure one day the world will get past that, especially if the character has had a relatively traumatic past.

When I think of emo, I think of whingey little teens with side-fringes complaining about how nobody gets them even though they haven't had hard or difficult lives. If there is genuine reason (and I would say that colony being wiped out in front of you would count) then characters can feel down.

[Cubroso]

there any reason she can't be relatively normal? Despite her entire colony being wiped out, could she at least not have hate and such drive her? I mean, she's trusted by the galactic federation, and such. Plus there would be a ton of influential things such as Adam (her respect for him from what I understand) and I'm assuming the "remember me" guy (who knows) to make her seem, again, normal.

Angry? Sad? Sure. Certainly not emo. Samus is above that.

Scratch that. Samus can be Space Batman.

MY PARENTS ARE DEAAAAAAAAAAAAD.

[LemonManX]

I starting on the manga, and so far its really interesting to see this pre-Metroid Samus. Just got to where Adam has first appeared.

Fuuu-

[Wiiwillrockyou]

Zero suit ftmfw?