12-12-2012, 01:37 PM
Personally I have good experience in both realms of Metroid gaming. The first person aspect increases the feeling of loneliness. In a third person perspective you are sort of watching over the character, from a first person perspective you see it from their point of view and try to bridge a gap between you and the character.
As for Samus being an archaeologist of sorts, I have to say that being raised by an intelligent race like the Chozo that is now nearly (or totally, I forget which in the storyline of Metroid) extinct and given the fact that her job has her engaging aliens on sometimes uncharted planets, skills synonymous with archaeology are probably something she would have.
However, I still like the gameplay where you don't have to scan things a bit better, and I prefer the third person gameplay like Super Metroid better than Metroid Prime. I never played Other M, but aside from the terrible story related elements it does seem like a game I could enjoy.
As for Samus being an archaeologist of sorts, I have to say that being raised by an intelligent race like the Chozo that is now nearly (or totally, I forget which in the storyline of Metroid) extinct and given the fact that her job has her engaging aliens on sometimes uncharted planets, skills synonymous with archaeology are probably something she would have.
However, I still like the gameplay where you don't have to scan things a bit better, and I prefer the third person gameplay like Super Metroid better than Metroid Prime. I never played Other M, but aside from the terrible story related elements it does seem like a game I could enjoy.