ColdGoldLazarus
Yet Another Samus Fangirl
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This is a tough one. As a story, I think Corruption is stronger and more emotionally engaging. As a game, though, I prefer Echoes, and the Temple Grounds (sans Splinter tunnels, admittedly) is probably my favorite region in the entire trilogy; just an excellently-designed hub world that I always love coming back to.
Further points for/against Corruption:
Further points for/against Echoes:
Further points for/against Corruption:
- Good puzzle rooms
- Introducing the pointer controls
- Gunship utilization!
- Skytown, Urtraghus, & Phaaze are all very strong areas
- I'm a completionist so none of the keyhunts really bother me, (ZM is far more offensive to me on that front tbh) but I still appreciate how they refined the concept here with the Valhalla
- The general hard tone shift from Halo At Home to peak Metroid cosmic horror toward the end
- Feels too much like it's trying to copy Halo-senpai in some places, especially early on
- Aurora Unit interruptions and non-optional hints
- Combat focus and tanky enemies forcing frequent hypermode usage
- (Bosses requiring hypermode period)
- Very corridor-heavy area design without many branching paths until lategame, Bryyo fire being the absolute nadir of this
- Underwhelming bosses (aside from the corrupted Hunters) and finale
Further points for/against Echoes:
- Emphasis on new ideas, with familiar staples like Pirates & Metroids taking a backseat
- Fantastic and varied area design
- Obligatory Sanctuary Fortress shilling. I personally have more love for Temple Grounds, but SF is still just objectively gorgeous
- Dark world aesthetic and vibes
- Dark World atmospheric damage & beam ammo system
- Almost all of the bosses, but especially Quadraxis
- Dark Pirate Commandos locking you into a room whenever they appear
- Splinter Tunnels make for a kinda weak and ugly-looking introductory segment (maybe something a remaster could offset?)
- Seeker Missile backtrack is mostly fine IMO, but the Power Bomb backtrack did genuinely annoy me
- Spider Guardian
- Spider Guardian again
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