I Think the “M” in Metroid: Other M Might Stand for “Misunderstanding”
When Nintendo announced that Team Ninja — the hardcore game-making maniacs behind the modern Ninja Gaiden games — everyone rejoiced. Now… I think we should stop rejoicing, at least for the time being. Because Nintendo released a new “cinematic” trailer for Metroid: Other M, and it contains:
? Samus looking out a window
? Samus talking wistfully to herself about her past in non-specific
terms
? Samus standing with a frown and a Bluetooth ear piece
? Some city clearly in no trouble whatsoever
? Samus looking even harder out a window
It does not contain:
? Samus shooting
? Samus moving
? Metroids
? Action
? Anything remotely resembling fun
Although I do appreciate that “NOT GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE” warning. I would have hated to think I could have played Samus looking out windows myself, only to find out whenever Metroid: Other M comes out the computer does that part automatically. Imagine the disappointment.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.