Samus Gameplay/Screenshot ( In-depth look )

[EverythingSmash]

I thought maybe you guys would enjoy this video. Not sure if this is the right place to post it or not, but regardless here it is:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBqv8GQMFlI

Enjoy

 

[Hypercat-Z]

The new Samus looks more graceful than her Brawl counterpart. I wonder if this change will affect her speed, stretch and agility as well.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

I definitely like her old design over the new one, was never a fan of the Other M design. With that said, they managed to make it look quite nice, and it seems like she's much more agile with her attacks, which is a big plus, Samus has never been clunky like she is in Brawl, so I'm glad that her agility seems to come back. In general she just looks like tons of fun.

 

[Knight Dude]

Well she does seem a bit faster. Then again, so do other characters like Mario. So I'm unsure whether or not she'll be all that agile compared to the rest of the cast overall. But I'm all for whatever improvements can be made with Samus.

 

[EverythingSmash]

Well she does seem a bit faster. Then again, so do other characters like Mario. So I'm unsure whether or not she'll be all that agile compared to the rest of the cast overall. But I'm all for whatever improvements can be made with Samus.

Yeah, gameplay in general seems to be faster. ( For the Wii U version at least ) I'm really hoping that her new Forward Smash will give her a better killing ability.

 

[Vann Accessible]

I'll miss her Brawl design, though I do like her increased agility.

I was kind of hoping you'd be able to see her face through her visor now.

 

[Hypercat-Z]

I'll miss her Brawl design, though I do like her increased agility.

I was kind of hoping you'd be able to see her face through her visor now.

Maybe her visor will also break on high damage.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

I'll miss her Brawl design, though I do like her increased agility.

I was kind of hoping you'd be able to see her face through her visor now.

I'm so glad that you can't. While I understand that they wanted to put emphasis on Samus actually being a human in Other M, it annoyed me that I wasn't seeing the badass bounty hunter I know and love for the majority of the cutscenes. Save her face for ZSS.

 

[Donghae]

I'm so glad that you can't. While I understand that they wanted to put emphasis on Samus actually being a human in Other M, it annoyed me that I wasn't seeing the badass bounty hunter I know and love for the majority of the cutscenes. Save her face for ZSS.

i hope they keep her other M body & face [hair] and make her wear a holster or something where she can put her gun in...why does so many dislike her other m look? X3 imo she looks great whit her other m lookie...and i really hope she will keep her high heels from Other M <~

 

[MasterOfKnees]

i hope they keep her other M body & face [hair] and make her wear a holster or something where she can put her gun in...why does so many dislike her other m look? X3 imo she looks great whit her other m lookie...and i really hope she will keep her high heels from Other M <~

I think it's pretty much a 100% chance that ZSS will be based off of Other M, which also makes sense as that's her biggest appearance outside of her suit too, given how little time she has in Zero Mission.

I don't really mind the design, as long as I can't see her face through the helmet I'm fine. Never mess too much with the classic looks is my philosophy.

 

[Donghae]

I think it's pretty much a 100% chance that ZSS will be based off of Other M, which also makes sense as that's her biggest appearance outside of her suit too, given how little time she has in Zero Mission.

I don't really mind the design, as long as I can't see her face through the helmet I'm fine. Never mess too much with the classic looks is my philosophy.

i woud love to see her have a alt costume...her old classic one and her default one which is her other M look

 

[Ridley_Prime]

Maybe her visor will also break on high damage.

I don't see it breaking, but maybe it having a big crack or something like that.

 

[grizby2]

I miss the brawl design. the other m design is missing something for me.

 

[UnSaxon51]

I actually really liked the design and look of Other M. It was just the gameplay and story that really pissed me off.
Regardless, I'm liking how sleek and dynamic new Samus is looking.

 

[EverythingSmash]

I miss the brawl design. the other m design is missing something for me.

Thats how I felt at first, but after watching more gameplay of her with the other M look, Its starting to grow on me. Looks much more sleek :D

 

[grizby2]

hmmm, maybe a color swap will do it for me then. I always liked samus in colors that weren't orange personally.

 

[EverythingSmash]

hmmm, maybe a color swap will do it for me then. I always liked samus in colors that weren't orange personally.

I still want the dark black look samus from super smash bros. 64 to return. My favorite color scheme for her, besides maybe the purple in brawl...

 

[SKM_NeoN]

They should have based her model off of the Prime trilogy, or came up with a unique design on par with it. Anything else is a disappointment.

 

[grizby2]

the picture of samus we got today...

isn't she punching the way that Z-samus usually performs her A combo?

off topic: and I keep noticing the pikmin are always in threes now, and in that picture they even died in threes. does that mean that 3 pikmin will act as 1 now? we can only SpEcUlAtE~

 

[IsmaR]

I pointed it out first~ Not that it matters.

I think we'd get a hybrid of both formes' jabs, truth be told. I think they went with ZSS' animation just because it looked more unique.

 

[sWiTcHeRoO [疾~斬]]

Yo I just watched this video after checking out the Samus gameplay+screenshot video (from the first post) and I noticed that she's still pretty floaty in the air both while falling and moving just like she is in Brawl. Maybe if you jump after running/dashing she won't feel as slow in the air but yeah, from what I saw it, at least, doesn't look like her movements are as ridiculously slow like they were in Brawl, but here's hoping they ditch the whole "she's in space all the time let's make her floaty" idea and give her the amazing agility she displays in Other M.
I mean come on, she looks less bulky now, she should be faster both on the ground and mid-air. It's something she really needs and I hope they address that before the games come out.

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

Yo I just watched this video after checking out the Samus gameplay+screenshot video (from the first post) and I noticed that she's still pretty floaty in the air both while falling and moving just like she is in Brawl. Maybe if you jump after running/dashing she won't feel as slow in the air but yeah, from what I saw it, at least, doesn't look like her movements are as ridiculously slow like they were in Brawl, but here's hoping they ditch the whole "she's in space all the time let's make her floaty" idea and give her the amazing agility she displays in Other M.
I mean come on, she looks less bulky now, she should be faster both on the ground and mid-air. It's something she really needs and I hope they address that before the games come out.

her attacks are looking like they come out faster and might have more knockback and damage/killing power, particularly forward-tilt. I just watched the video and I see what you're saying, but most of her movement in gameplay videos consists of her either walking or being in the air. her jump looks a little higher and smoother, but she seems to retain her characteristic weight and floatiness. this isn't necessarily a bad thing so long as she moves better on the ground than she does in Brawl, which I'd be inclined to believe is so, and she'll definitely have better ground mobility due to the lack of tripping.

right now I want to see the following regarding Samus:

-dat glorious Zair.

-bomb jump mechanics

-how much power her missiles might have

-if ZSS is coming back and how the transformation will take place this time around

 

[sWiTcHeRoO [疾~斬]]

her attacks are looking like they come out faster and might have more knockback and damage/killing power, particularly forward-tilt. I just watched the video and I see what you're saying, but most of her movement in gameplay videos consists of her either walking or being in the air. her jump looks a little higher and smoother, but she seems to retain her characteristic weight and floatiness. this isn't necessarily a bad thing so long as she moves better on the ground than she does in Brawl, which I'd be inclined to believe is so, and she'll definitely have better ground mobility due to the lack of tripping.

Yeah I know Ftilt and Fsmash seem much faster now. When I said her movements seem sluggish I was referring to her ground and aerial movement, as in, walking/running and moving in the air.
I dunno, I really hope they make her closer to Melee and just fix her extremely slow movement from Brawl that ruins everything for her.

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

Yeah I know Ftilt and Fsmash seem much faster now. When I said her movements seem sluggish I was referring to her ground and aerial movement, as in, walking/running and moving in the air.
I dunno, I really hope they make her closer to Melee and just fix her extremely slow movement from Brawl that ruins everything for her.

her walk reminds me of how she walked in Melee. we have yet to see her run though. but I don't mind if she keeps her floatiness.

 

[IsmaR]

She was actually really floaty in Other M. So long as it doesn't make her easier to KO vertically, I'd be fine with it.

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

She was actually really floaty in Other M. So long as it doesn't make her easier to KO vertically, I'd be fine with it.

I don't think she was as floaty as she was in Fusion/Zero Mission (her most recent 2D outings) but it's all subjective. right now I like what I'm seeing but I'd like to see a lot more

 

[TheAccursedHunter01]

Is it just me, or is Samus get alot more attention than most other characters? Obviously Mario and Link are being shown often, but how many pics have been related to Kirby, Pit, or Fox? Metroid's my favorite series, so I'm not against this(especially with the drought of Metroid game info), just seems a bit weird. That or Sakurai is holding off on us, like he's got a surprise in store. Whatevs, just an observation.

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

there's speculation that Sakurai is hyping a Ridley reveal.

 

[TheAccursedHunter01]

there's speculation that Sakurai is hyping a Ridley reveal.

There's been speculation about Ridley since Melee, so that isn't anything new. Speculate all you want, it all depends on Sakurai. Not that we can't do anything on the matter, but you get my point. I'm in the camp that would prefer leave Ridley as a boss(considering we saw Yellow Devil in the reveal trailer, so maybe there's a boss rush mode/Melee like Adventure Mode) or have him playable in some event. I'd rather bring in a character like Dark Samus/Rundas since the Prime series didn't get as much representation as I would have liked in Brawl......that and poor timing for Prime 3 to come out in Japan cause Japan is Nintendo's top priority. Hell, why not both? If Sakurai can make Ridley playable without being super OP and "faithful" to how he fights in the Metroid games(i.e. not being super slow like Ganondorf), why should he be the only Metroid rep? Anyway, there's my rant for the day.

 

[sWiTcHeRoO [疾~斬]]

The Yellow Devil seems more like a stage hazard for Mega Man's stage than a boss if you ask me (kinda like the Ultimate Chimera in New Pork City in Brawl).
He could be a boss for some sort of single player mode or this game's possible boss rush mode but I dunno.

Also about Ridley, I have a feeling he's probably gonna be a stage hazard for Pyrosphere. That or just show up in the background through that huge hole in the back. He could always be actually playable while that hole is just there for the sake of being there but we don't really know anything for sure. So yeah, like you said, we pretty much have to wait on Sakurai for everything here all while trying to make out what we can from the screenshots we get.

 

[IsmaR]

More Metroid anything is good enough for me. I'd Ridley and Dark Samus or a hunter to be playable, bosses, Assist Trophies, etc.

Can't say I wouldn't be disappointed if Ridley missed the boat for the 4th time, and feel he has much more potential as a playable character (succeeded by a boss, but not a "copy/paste Dyna Blade" like in Brawl) however. At any rate, not the thread for it.

Love that Samus is getting more exposure in general. Probably just because she's visually one of the most improved characters.

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

More Metroid anything is good enough for me. I'd Ridley and Dark Samus or a hunter to be playable, bosses, Assist Trophies, etc.

Can't say I wouldn't be disappointed if Ridley missed the boat for the 4th time, and feel he has much more potential as a playable character (succeeded by a boss, but not a "copy/paste Dyna Blade" like in Brawl) however. At any rate, not the thread for it.

Love that Samus is getting more exposure in general. Probably just because she's visually one of the most improved characters.

agreed. out of all of the characters demonstrated and revealed so far, I am most excited to play the perfect attendee, Samus, again. not just 'cuz she's been my main for the past three games and because I have a huge investment in her franchise- she just looks so cool and she seems to be more fun and better to play in this game. maybe I'm just overconfident or optimistic but I'm really excited to see whether or not I'm right.

 

[AEMehr]

So today's pic has revealed that Samus's charge shot has been "drastically improved". So it seems Bowser is getting a huge animation overhaul while Samus is getting a complete rebalancing. Neat stuff.

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The Yellow Devil seems more like a stage hazard for Mega Man's stage than a boss if you ask me (kinda like the Ultimate Chimera in New Pork City in Brawl).
He could be a boss for some sort of single player mode or this game's possible boss rush mode but I dunno.

Also about Ridley, I have a feeling he's probably gonna be a stage hazard for Pyrosphere. That or just show up in the background through that huge hole in the back. He could always be actually playable while that hole is just there for the sake of being there but we don't really know anything for sure. So yeah, like you said, we pretty much have to wait on Sakurai for everything here all while trying to make out what we can from the screenshots we get.

Oh wow, hi there Yuchi.
Fancy seeing you outside of Skype. still crying that you unfriended me waah

 

[Cheezey Bites]

Yay, a usable charge shot! If the charge time is manageable she might have a decent killing move this game .

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

you have no idea how happy today's Sakurai quote and pic makes me. super glad Samus is getting buffed and rebalanced.

 

[Cheezey Bites]

you have no idea how happy today's Sakurai quote and pic makes me. super glad Samus is getting buffed and rebalanced.

Everyone's getting rebalanced with Namco on board, but yeah, Samus did rather need the help.

 

[ph00tbag]

I actually am definitely interested in seeing Samus have movements and an appearance derived from Other M. The game left me quite dismayed from a gameplay and story standpoint, but the suit design was sleek and cool, and Team Ninja made the movements smooth and crisp. While I do think there's a lot to be said for that slow, first-playthrough aesthetic of stopping to examine the world around you that defines Metroid for me, there's nothing more fun than the speed and flow of playing the game fast when you know where everything is, a feeling that was well-captured in Zero Mission, for instance.

and i really hope she will keep her high heels from Other M <~

Why the hell would anyone run around dangerous places surrounded by deadly monsters, all while wearing high heels? I like a lot about the Power Suit design and movement in Other M, but the Zero Suit was terrible. It would be form-fitting, and it would bind down any bits that would be likely to move independently (namely the girls). And it would have sensible footwear. Really, now, is that too much to ask?

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

I actually am definitely interested in seeing Samus have movements and an appearance derived from Other M. The game left me quite dismayed from a gameplay and story standpoint, but the suit design was sleek and cool, and Team Ninja made the movements smooth and crisp. While I do think there's a lot to be said for that slow, first-playthrough aesthetic of stopping to examine the world around you that defines Metroid for me, there's nothing more fun than the speed and flow of playing the game fast when you know where everything is, a feeling that was well-captured in Zero Mission, for instance.



Why the hell would anyone run around dangerous places surrounded by deadly monsters, all while wearing high heels? I like a lot about the Power Suit design and movement in Other M, but the Zero Suit was terrible. It would be form-fitting, and it would bind down any bits that would be likely to move independently (namely the girls). And it would have sensible footwear. Really, now, is that too much to ask?

high heels would make her taller. her kicks would hurt too.

 

[ph00tbag]

high heels would make her taller. her kicks would hurt too.

She's 6'3". She doesn't need to be taller. She also grew up on the Planet Zebes, and has Chozo blood. Her kicks would probably kill you barefoot.

She has no need for heels.

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

She's 6'3". She doesn't need to be taller. She also grew up on the Planet Zebes, and has Chozo blood. Her kicks would probably kill you barefoot.

She has no need for heels.

6'4"

and I don't see how making something that can kill you into something that can kill you more is a bad thing