The first season of Game Informer’s Video Gameography explores the history of the Metroid series. This week, we’re tackling the franchise’s most reviled – or misunderstood – entry: Metroid: Other M.
Released for the Wii on August 31, 2010, Metroid: Other M saw Nintendo pass the development reins to Team Ninja, the studio most famous for the 3D Ninja Gaiden games. With a new developer came a drastic new vision for the series. A considerable emphasis on narrative gave Samus her first real speaking role (and boy does she talk) and the tale fleshed out her past life with the Galactic Federation. We’ll examine this polarizing narrative along with the development decisions behind Other M’s blend of 2D and 3D gameplay.
Join hosts Ben Reeves (@BenjaminReeves), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), and special guest, MinnMax cohort and former GI editor Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) as we unpack the history and lore of Metroid: Other M. Is it as lousy history has led us to believe? Tune in to get our takes.
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