Morning Discussion

by Xav de Matos, Aug 26, 2010 5:00am PDT

You've probably seen the links in previous chatty posts by now but in case you missed it, check out the ComicCon trailer for AMC's The Walking Dead.

Since the series isn't landing until October 31, I've decided to ruin the entire experience and read the graphic novels. Well, ruin might be the wrong word as AMC has stated that the adaptation is based on the series. This means it may see a number of changes, which fans may just have to start dealing with now or decide to ignore the show entirely.

Sometimes changes work out for the better; however, sometimes changes can ruin the overall message or experience. For example, Watchmen was completely destroyed for me when the film decided to pull Dr. Manhattan's final, haunting lines of dialog and give them to a different character rendering them utterly meaningless.

What do you think about changes to source material? Do you want a carbon copy or something more tuned to the new medium it's being translated to?

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First 20 minutes of Metroid: Other M.

http://www.gamespot.com/shows/now-playing/?event=now_playing_metroid_other_m20100825

Oh god where did they dig up that voice actress.

Aug 26, 2010 12:31pm PDT

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  "Other M?" What kind of stupid title is that? : sanchez
  - The kind of stupid title you put on a beloved but ultimately poorly selling series. : one random winner
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    At the end of the first metroid the "win screen" mentions the "other metroid." : Rotten Deadite
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      Also, if you switch "Other M" around you get "Mother." Pretty sure that plays into the story consideri... : wretchedradio
      
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      are they ignoring fusion? : gmd
      
      From what I've read, it takes place between the events of Super Metroid and Fusion. : wretchedradio
      
      Wouldn't surprise me, Fusion was pretty out there. : flooq
      
      I thought this was supposed to happen prior to the original? : one random winner
      
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      M:O M : stoned wallaby crop circle
      
      It's WO:W upside down, silly. : mobab
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  why did they have to add dialogue to Metroid? : .frame
  - I fully agree with this. : Omaha
  - I think Nintendo couldn't win either way with this. Back when voice was first becoming a standard (PSX v ... : SolveChrist
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    Why not? I'm glad they're trying something new with the series. : BouillonCubes
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      the thing I loved most about the firs two is the feeling of isolation and exploration. It was so awesome... : .frame
      
      I'm interested in the new direction they're taking but I can't help thinking that they could do exactly w... : flooq
  - It was hard to explain this to a friend of mine. I just want Samus to be dropped on to a planet and try ... : melkore
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  someone spoil it for me. : atom519
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    Mother Brain battle from Super Metroid in 3D! Mother Brain model looks retarded :( : sanchez
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      FUUUUUUU, use spoiler tags! People are actually buying this you know. : cyclonebee
      
      It's in the freaking opening cg, chill out. : deathofrats
  - it takes place in mexico : chrisschutz
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  does it suck? : gmd
  - Loads more cinematics, loads more backstory, loads of Samus monologuing. : ShekkyBoy
- They lost me at the tutorial part. I simply do not want to play a 3D Metroid. Even if it's some hybrid 2D... : Ellissd
- not watching : onji
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  I think it's pretty ironic that Gamespot is trying to (al biet very poorly and dryly) copy GiantBomb's Qu... : deathofrats
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    these guys have have zero personality. GiantBomb's QuickLooks blow this away. : Lawgiver
    - Yeah, this is incredibly painful to watch. : choppp
- It just seems to me like they're going the wrong direction with this series. It doesn't look terrible, bu... : K1Bond007
- Gah bad voiceovers. : creeping-judas
- Is that some kind of anime? : Dschinghis Khan
- shut up with the anti-metroid talk in this thread I WILL END YOU ALL!!!!! : Lawgiver
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  I still don't know what the hell this game is supposed to be. : brecht
  - Team Ninja & Nintendo raping a previously awesome character and franchise. : pyide
- the voice actress doing samus is terrible. Do game designers not have ears? : disembodied potato
- What's with the baby shit. "Baby" this and "baby" that. : GreatGooglyMoogly
- Other http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_%28song%29 ? : the archvile
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  jesus that looks terrible, I'm so sick of these 3d metroid games. They need to do a hi-res 2d game, or he... : randomnull
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    yah agreed or something like Shadow Complex 3D side-scrolling... at this point though the Wii just needs... : Shadowdane
    - I would love a 2d/3d remake of Super Metroid, in HD. : deathofrats
  - Metroid Prime was fucking awesome though. : choppp
  - Metroid Prime is classic. : Serpico74
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    Metroid Prime got it right. You really can't do a proper Metroid with living NPCs, it kills the sense of ... : steauengeglase
    - YES EXACTLY!!! : .frame
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      I hated prime so much. : mobab
      
      prime is one of the best games of all time : gmd
- calling it right now, they are going to have it so the baby metroid knocked her up at the end of super me... : gmd
- GODDAMN STOP FUCKING TALKING IN MY METROID GAMES FUCK : ConfusedUs
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  Metroid Prime was awesome, the second and third games "ok" but not as good for different reasons. I love the 2d metroid's too. But I simply can not get into the gameplay style of Other M at all. It seems like, in trying to blend the 2D and 3D style metroid's, they've lost what was best of both styles.
  
  I still will probably pick it up and play it, but I'll wait until the price drops on it.
  
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  Metroid Prime was awesome, the second and third games "ok" but not as good for different reasons. I love... : SolrFlare
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  Guys... GUYS! Perfect idea: Fag up an amazing series with bad anime cliches, voice acting, and pretty m... : jingletard
  - this game is breaking my heart. they should never have taken metroid development back to japan, because ... : vitek r
  - Time to GO! >:) : SpaecKow
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  I would love to see a Metroid game that played exactly like SHADOW COMPLEX. : retarded talking dinosaur
  - I would like a Shadow Complex on the PC. : CrustaR
- Man, those guys are annoying as hell!!! : CrustaR
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  i kind of hope this game flops so hard they stop making metroids until the next console generation, then ... : vitek r
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    Rare? : guido anchovy
    - oops i meant Retro, : vitek r
- Two reasons I don't want to watch this. 1) I don't want to spoil anything for myself if it is good. ... : slax0r
- Auto target, can we hold down a button to force a lock on like in Zelda? As far as I can tell, auto lock... : mobab

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