So she isn't going to be playable? Because I figured they'd just keep running the character into the ground since they already started.
 
Maybe Adam didn't give her permission to be playable.

Seen the video earlier and thought it was neat.

When the hell is Metroid Dread coming out? Been waiting years for that! Prime 3 even mentioned it! (Though I bet that was a joke). 

that seems like an incredibly fair and balanced stage

That's pretty fucking great, honestly.

Where is Nintendo's quality control hammer when you need it.

Lovely stage, hope the fireballing isn't too interruptive or can be put to non damaging.
 
If Nintendo is any kind of smart, they'll put Samus in.

That seems less like a fighting game stage and more like an amusement ride.

" Lovely stage, hope the fireballing isn't too interruptive or can be put to non damaging.  If Nintendo is any kind of smart, they'll put Samus in. "

ooh! ring outs!  
i want this game now please! 

" @TaliciaDragonsong said:

" Lovely stage, hope the fireballing isn't too interruptive or can be put to non damaging.  If Nintendo is any kind of smart, they'll put Samus in. "

If Nintendo is any kind of smart they won't put her in considering how badly they Team Ninja fucked the Samus character up. "

Yes. Lets make her into an even shittier character by putting her in DOA.

" Yes. Lets make her into an even shittier character by putting her in DOA. "

I'm just curious. How many people itt have actually played a DOA game? Why would it excite you to have Samus involved with some broken ass infinite juggles bullshit that's been irrelevant for almost a decade. Why put Samus a stone's throw away from titty bouncing beach vollyball? Is this just the spirit of solidarity, you like other M so you support some fighting IP you never played on principle? Hell even Tekken players look down on DOA. If you wanna see Samus bouncing her shit around in a fighter, play Brawl. Hopefully Nintendo has a bit of sense here and the stage is the full extent of the crosspollination.

" @GlenTennis said:

" Yes. Lets make her into an even shittier character by putting her in DOA. "

Way to read the first sentence, bro. "

Sure, Team Ninja can go ahead and put Samus in the game....just don't let Sakamoto have any input. If that were the case, she would cry and freak out for 5 minutes everytime she had to fight in that Metroid-themed level with Ridley in it. Or even "better", she'd only freak out SOMETIMES.

Really? Well, that's...nice, I guess. I haven't played a fighting game since SF2, and DoA always sort of creeped me out.

" Samus is probaly in the game. Why just leave it at the stage? "

They totally should put Samus in as a fighter and keep in Nicole from DOA4. 

" They totally should put Samus in as a fighter and keep in Nicole from DOA4.  "

" They totally should put Samus in as a fighter and keep in Nicole from DOA4.  "

I think a Zero Suit Samus jiggling around in DOA would be the final nail in the Metroid coffin.  When is Nintendo going to realize that if you don't want to do a 3D Metroid game you let the Americans handle it.

final nail in the Metroid coffin. 

" @bartok said:

final nail in the Metroid coffin. 

A literal Metroidvania with a Metroid Dracula? "

I really liked it when Metroid Prime was the the most recent Metroid game. The franchise was pure as the driven snow. Lots of high quality iterations, tasteful appearances in other games...
 
And then MP2 had a light/dark mechanic. Things have just been going downhill from there.
 
In all seriousness, I kind of miss the days when Nintendo was more protective of their brand and IPs. Sure it was sometimes annoying, but at least you didn't have to see horrible things like this.
 
AND YES I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LEGEND OF ZELDA BREAKFAST CEREAL.

yeah I imagine that Kasumi or one of the blondes are going to have an alternate zero suit outfit. 
 
thankfully. 
 
wasn't there a zero suit costume in Fatal Frame 4? Tecmo did that, right? strange.

" yeah I imagine that Kasumi or one of the blondes are going to have an alternate zero suit outfit.  thankfully.  wasn't there a zero suit costume in Fatal Frame 4? Tecmo did that, right? strange. "

Despite Team Ninja's development of Other M I still associate Metroid very strongly with Nintendo and so it feels a bit weird to watch this. It looks like an alright stage though.

" @ryanwho: No love for Killer Instinct?  HATERS GONNA HATE! "

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

" Lovely stage, hope the fireballing isn't too interruptive or can be put to non damaging.  If Nintendo is any kind of smart, they'll put Samus in. "

If Nintendo is any kind of smart they won't put her in considering how badly they (Team Ninja) fucked the Samus character up.

After Other M, which I hated, I'm really concerned about the current state of Team Ninja. Their name means little to me now. 

" @MrCroftLover

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

" Lovely stage, hope the fireballing isn't too interruptive or can be put to non damaging.  If Nintendo is any kind of smart, they'll put Samus in. "

If Nintendo is any kind of smart they won't put her in considering how badly they (Team Ninja) fucked the Samus character up.

This and also seeing how team ninja deals with their female characters, i'd rather Samus keep her suit on and not be a playable character "

" @MrCroftLover

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

" Lovely stage, hope the fireballing isn't too interruptive or can be put to non damaging.  If Nintendo is any kind of smart, they'll put Samus in. "

If Nintendo is any kind of smart they won't put her in considering how badly they (Team Ninja) fucked the Samus character up.

This and also seeing how team ninja deals with their female characters, i'd rather Samus keep her suit on and not be a playable character "

" @Yanngc33 said:

" @MrCroftLover

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

" Lovely stage, hope the fireballing isn't too interruptive or can be put to non damaging.  If Nintendo is any kind of smart, they'll put Samus in. "

If Nintendo is any kind of smart they won't put her in considering how badly they (Team Ninja) fucked the Samus character up.

This and also seeing how team ninja deals with their female characters, i'd rather Samus keep her suit on and not be a playable character "

Their characters perhaps, not guest characters (far, as, I, know)
Nicole-458 says hi.

y sure that Nintendo has final say in it and would understand fans want her in her suit, using some of those abilities perhaps for moves.And if not, hey then we all know Nintendo has forsaken her and is abusing her for a sex puss.Then we can go mental. "

So after having played some online matches on the Metroid stage, the environmental effects really aren't all that crazy.  Getting knocked off the platform results in damage taken from Ridley's grinding you against the wall, but then he throws you back on the platform to continue fighting.  It's not an instant K.O. ring out as the trailer might suggest.  His fireballs are also fairly infrequent, though you still need to watch out for them since they can do damage and knock you out of a combo.

@Hailinel:  No way to turn it off? Especially on the harder settings it would suck to get a combo or streak ended by a nice big fireball to the face!

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

@Hailinel:  No way to turn it off? Especially on the harder settings it would suck to get a combo or streak ended by a nice big fireball to the face!

Nope.  The only option appears to be dodge out of the way to avoid getting hit.  I'm not sure if the fireballls can be guarded against or not yet.  (Fortunately, my opponents were the ones that got hit. :P)