Something Irreplaceable

by eribuster

9 hours and 56 minutes later and I completed Metroid: Other M with a 58% collection rate. All things considered, I enjoyed my time spent on the game and am eager to get that 100%. It was only a week ago that I heard a lot of complaints and grievances lodged at the game and was considering canceling my preorder. I see now that those statements proved to be exaggerations made by people who cared about aspects of the game in ways and lengths I do not. I enjoyed playing Metroid Fusion and see Other M as a follow up to Fusion and Zero Mission. The emphasis on story excited me and I was eager to see how the story unfolds. It is rare to see Nintendo make a game with production values that is on par with other big action titles. Perhaps that is something Nintendo should not do, but I enjoy seeing them make an effort. Seeing how Metroid: Other M turned out, I would like for them to try such an effort again and improve from preceding titles.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting, Adam. Lets go home."

EDIT: 12 hours, 46 minutes and 38 seconds and 100% item completion has been achieved in Other M. Hurrah!

EDIT 2: The Theater Mode that consists of all the games cutscenes with some prerecorded game footage to tie the cinematics together is 2 hour and 10 minute long feature. There a lot of valid complaints and criticisms lodged at the game's writing that I acknowledge but don't share. Watching the story of Other M again, I think the writing is adequate and mediocre; a level of quality that I'm fine with and on par with other video games.