Daft Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 I haven't been following this but can someone let me know, are all three games on one disk? Are there any new bits in the game? And do they link together into one big game or do I have to select them individually?
Retro_Link Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 ^ If you watch the first minute of the IGN review you'll get an understand how all 3 games work on the disc. And no new bits other than increased bloom/visual effetcs for Prime 1 & 2, and Prime 2 gets a few difficulty changes to make it a bit less frustrating.
Tellyn Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) Having played it this morning before sending it on to EssSeeGee, here's a few things I noticed that answer your questions... - All games on one disc. You can play the games in any order - from the main menu, you can select any one of the three games and jump into it at any point. - Metroid Prime 2's multiplayer is separate on the main menu to the single player, so you don't have to actually select Echoes to get to the multiplayer. - WiiConnect24 functions have been added to all three games, this includes sending friend tokens to friends in your Wii Address Book, and... - Taking screenshots! Pressing up on the d-pad at any point will grab a snapshot and immediately post it to the Wii Message Board. - An achievements system, which I do believe is linked to the friend token WC24 thing. Edited August 28, 2009 by Tellyn
Zechs Merquise Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Having played it this morning before sending it on to EssSeeGee, here's a few things I noticed that answer your questions... - All games on one disc. You can play the games in any order - from the main menu, you can select any one of the three games and jump into it at any point. - Metroid Prime 2's multiplayer is separate on the main menu to the single player, so you don't have to actually select Echoes to get to the multiplayer. - WiiConnect24 functions have been added to all three games, this includes sending friend tokens to friends in your Wii Address Book, and... - Taking screenshots! Pressing up on the d-pad at any point will grab a snapshot and immediately post it to the Wii Message Board. - An achievements system, which I do believe is linked to the friend token WC24 thing. You live in Leeds! You should have invited me around so I could have had a go!
dwarf Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Why would anyone invite you to anything? No Zechs Merquise.
Daft Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Dwarf, If I could thank you a thousand times, I would. Cheers guys! Good to know. I might see if I can get this for Xmas.
LostOverThere Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Yeah, seems only NA is getting the tin at the moment. Personally I don't really care. I just want what's inside the box and on the disc. That's all that counts for me.
Kav Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 I couldn't care if they wrapped it in used toilet paper, I'd still buy the fucking thing!!!
Ike Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Play and Amazon said it has a cardboard sleeve. Which is utter crap. They don't say anything about it being cardboard.
Cube Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 They don't say anything about it being cardboard. Generally "exclusive sleeve" means a cardboard one.
S.C.G Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 If you guys / gals want me to, I'll post a pic of the box later on - I have an early retail review copy - really all it is though is the same thing but the metal case is plastic, the artwork is metallic / shiny though and it's still rather nice. Also I registered the code, to see if I'd get the Free NES Metroid download - registered Prime etc years ago - but it seems not yet until it's officially released, not too fussed either way but just wanted to see if they'd give it out early. And the actual games are excellent, takes but a few minutes to get used to the controls and there is a very small border but it really doesn't matter as it all looks a hell of a lot better than the GC versions and it's even more fun to play.
LostOverThere Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Sounds great, S.C.G.! I'd absolutely love if you posted a picture.
S.C.G Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Sounds great, S.C.G.! I'd absolutely love if you posted a picture. Your wish = my command etc... enjoy.
Guest Captain Falcon Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Well that's a bit of a kick in the crotch now isn't it...
S.C.G Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Not really... now that I'm actually replaying the trilogy the case doesn't matter one bit to me, sure it would have been a nice extra but it's the refined controls and expanded in-game extras that make the game worth getting, not the case it comes in, although it is still nice and shiny... Really enjoying playing through Prime again, I've played it for a good six hours in total and I've recently reached Phendrana Drifts with that oh-so hauntingly beautiful accompanying theme tune... I think I'm falling in love with the Prime trilogy all over again.
Guest Captain Falcon Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Not really... now that I'm actually replaying the trilogy the case doesn't matter one bit to me, sure it would have been a nice extra but it's the refined controls and expanded in-game extras that make the game worth getting, not the case it comes in, although it is still nice and shiny... Really enjoying playing through Prime again, I've played it for a good six hours in total and I've recently reached Phendrana Drifts with that oh-so hauntingly beautiful accompanying theme tune... I think I'm falling in love with the Prime trilogy all over again. Reaching the Phendrana Shoreline still remains my favourite point in the game and some of us never fell out of love with it.
S.C.G Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Reaching the Phendrana Shoreline still remains my favourite point in the game and some of us never fell out of love with it. I was just kidding, I never fell out of love with it in the first place, just y'know... its been a while.
dazzybee Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Hmmm..... I don't want to get this yet as I have so many other games to play through and I've done them all....but it's so tempting.....
Mike Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 I'm sure I'll get it at some point, but just can't afford to at the moment. I'll definitely get it one day, though, as Metroid Prime is one of my favourite games of all time.
NintendWho Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Hi everybody, new here and just wanted to add that I cannot wait for Friday!! It's my girlfriend's birthday weekend so I'm not going to get a chance to play it but I've booked next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off work for three full days of Samus action! The original Prime is still my fave game ever and I'm eagerly looking forward to controlling that game with the remote and nunchuck, enjoying the refinements and unlocking all the additional achievements. Never did beat Prime herself or get above 91% scans on the GC, so looking for 100% this time! Never played Prime 2 and loved Prime 3 on Wii. Going to play straight through from the very beginning and can't wait to explore these planets at my leisure while scanning everything to get the full story. I never rushed through the original Prime, I loved the back-tracking and scanning and little snippets of info and story that would pick up, it really added to the realism and atmosphere.... okay I'll stop whittering now, I'm just very excited!
Fused King Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Hi everybody, new here and just wanted to add that I cannot wait for Friday!! It's my girlfriend's birthday weekend so I'm not going to get a chance to play it but I've booked next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off work for three full days of Samus action! The original Prime is still my fave game ever and I'm eagerly looking forward to controlling that game with the remote and nunchuck, enjoying the refinements and unlocking all the additional achievements. Never did beat Prime herself or get above 91% scans on the GC, so looking for 100% this time! Never played Prime 2 and loved Prime 3 on Wii. Going to play straight through from the very beginning and can't wait to explore these planets at my leisure while scanning everything to get the full story. I never rushed through the original Prime, I loved the back-tracking and scanning and little snippets of info and story that would pick up, it really added to the realism and atmosphere.... okay I'll stop whittering now, I'm just very excited! You are my kind o' gamer friend. Welcome aboard!:awesome:
Retro_Link Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Yeah welcome to the forum NintendWho! Prime really is a sublime game!!... this is gonna be one great collection!!
S.C.G Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Welcome NintenWho I've been playing Metroid Prime Trilogy since Saturday night and I can confidently say that the refinements make it all very much worth playing through again; the controls are spot-on and once you get used to them you'll prefer them to the GC's original controls - I do anyway - they are that refined. Also the new - I think, for Prime / Echoes anyway - ability of being able to do a single jump while in morph-ball mode is most welcome and lends itself well to assisting with bomb jumping - for the noobs who can't handle doing it the proper way... j/k - not to mention enabling you to mess about and do certain bits out of sequence, if you want to spend ages doing so anyway, but mostly it helps in making certain areas quicker when backtracking which is nice. The game itself has never looked so good and even with the very slight border - which you don't give a damn about when playing - it's still very nicely presented indeed and as much fun to play as its always been, plus the achievements which are now in all three games will please the die-hard completionists out there, you know who you are.
Ike Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 It's only £29.99 over at Gameplay + £1.00 for first class shipping. Although I ordered something two weeks ago with free shipping and they sent it first class for some reason.
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