Analyzing Metroid: Other M.

At the time of its release Other M had the most amount of cutscenes where Samus was fully animated. These cutscenes are highly detailed and really showcased Samus's overall character through body language, and dialogue as well. Many of these scenes are some of my favorites throughout the whole series in regard to Samus herself. As had been the case with its predecessors, Other M depicts a major aspect of who Samus is. Outside of being a ferocious warrior, she is also a caring, kind hearted, and compassionate woman. This aspect of her character was seen when she spared the Baby Metroid on SR-388 even though it was her mission to exterminate the Metroid species in Metroid II, when she saved the Dachora and Etecoons from the exploding Planet Zebes in Super Metroid, when she mourned the fallen Marines and Bounty Hunters in Metroid Prime 2 & Metroid Prime 3, etc. I would like to showcase just a few of the scenes from Other M that display these sides of Samus, particularly from the e...

I absolutely adore Metroid Other M, in this post I will talk about many of the things I love about the game, and in doing so, I will cover majors spoilers. STORY/CHARACTERS: I really love the story and how it explores more of who Samus is as a person, and expands upon aspects of her introduced in Fusion. Seeing just how much the Baby Metroid affected Samus, the fact it gave its life for her caused her to go into a depression was really interesting and a great way to show how impactful the ending of Super Metroid was. It was great to see the loose ends of Fusion tied up in this game, such as how Ridley got on the B.S.L. Station or how the Federation got DNA of the Baby Metroid (and other Zebes life forms). Also, I liked that they fleshed out more of the "corrupt" Federation introduced in Fusion. Samus Aran: Samus is dealing with an unusually high amount of emotional hardship in Other M, whether it's the loss of the Baby, reuniting with Adam which stirred up sad memories of...