Metroid Prime 3: CON “Streamlined controls make things a little too easy and a little less adventurous”
The older I get, the less I value the opinions of game journalists. Chances are it has gotten to the point where I’m older than most of these people, and I have probably been playing games longer than most of them. If there is one site that I find myself valuing less and less as time goes on, it would be Gamespot. If Gamespot’s Twilight Princess review caused controversy on the internets, than their review of Metroid Prime 3 will probably cause the world to explode by tomorrow morning.
Personally, I could care less what these people score the game, but the part that absolutely killed me was one of the “cons” that they had listed.
“Steamlined controls make things a little too easy and a little less adventurous.”
So you mean to tell me that there is a finally a FPS on the Wii that controls well, and this is a negative thing? My respect for Gamespot has severely waned over the years, but this line alone is enough to make me never want to read their rubbish again. Clearly, I have yet to play Metroid Prime 3, but to list a positive as a negative is probably one of the stupidest things I have ever read in my life.
Congrats Gamespot, you did it again!
edit: Now that I’ve put a few hours onto Prime 3, I can safely say that the control in no way cheapens the experience. It only heightens it.
