Interesting. I think the Chozo Ruins are my favorite part about Metroid Prime. They're just so darn mysterious. I love running into all the Chozo stuff.
1:57 Samus: Hmm... This doesn't appear to be natural... (Scan!) Scan Visor: This lichen appears to be giving off low levels of radiation. No matches found in flora and fauna databank. Samus: That's strange. Could it be a new species?
"A glitch exclusive to the Gamecube version". Correction: the original AMERICAN Gamecube version. The PAL version and Player's Choice versions patched it, though an alternative sequence break is possible. It requires heading directly forward to the door leading to the Impact Crater. Open the door, but don't go through. There's a plant in the hallway you can lock on to while still remaining in the starting room. Lock on, then walk backwards to Samus' ship. Jump on top, and now you can do a dash jump. As you can tell though, this is much more hassle than the American sequence break. I've attempted it, but never succeeded. "Never forget to scan your ship, it's important." Oh boy this is so much worse in Prime 2, where Samus' ship is in various states of repair throughout the game, and they all count as separate scans. So if you don't keep backtracking there at exactly the right times, no 100% scans for you. Speaking of the US vs PAL versions, the US version of the pirate logs had a pretty major plot hole, which was re-written in the PAL version. Unfortunately, while the re-write closes the original plot hole, it opened another one. I might talk more about this later.
5:00 Samus: This architecture... it's very similar to the Chozo temples I grew up in back on Zebes! Could this planet have been colonized by the Chozo a while back? Maybe I'll find some clues to these Artifacts around here. (looks up) Are those ancient Chozo text? (Scan!) CHOZO LORE Fountain Our sanctuary grows by the day. We Chozo know much of technology, but we have chosen to leave it behind on this journey. Our home here on Tallon IV will be a place of simplicity: structures hewn from the stone, bridges woven with branches, hallways caressed by pure waters. We build around the ancient and noble trees, drawing from their strength and giving them our own in return. All that is wild will flow around us here: our race will be just one more group of creatures in the knit of nature. It is our hope that such a state will bring with it greater wisdom, a greater understanding of the nature of the universe. Once our city here is complete, we will peer inward and discover the truth. Samus: Interesting... But this city looks like it's been abandoned for a long time. What could've happen here?
The only Metroid game where I painstakingly wrote down the location of every power-up until I had it committed to memory, at the cost of my grades in school.
I like the Chozo ruins here. I mean, the way they set up backtracking is really weird and winding, and I hate the wasps so much, but it's the area most filled with optional and unimportant environmental visual details and scan logs, which on my first playthrough were exciting to find (and set up wanting to scan the rest of the game thoroughly). There's even this tiny mirror implement on a wall that serves no purpose but to look cool.
In fact, I would go so far as to say this game's early game is... Way better than the late game, at least as a novice. There's really awesome stuff in the middle, but in the end it just sort of... peters out in the cleanup phase. It never stops being backtracky, so more of it opened up, the more I just got plain lost or bored.
15:11-16:14 EXCUSE ME! Did you miss where the scan pulse reveals the map, and that DOES show power ups. Only thing it doesn't do is show you what breaks the blocks, and most of the time, you can just bomb it to check. Also, it's completely broken and is the reason I was able to 100% the game BLIND!
Dawww... a little sad face shagg and kit couldn't continue the playthrough. REALLY miss the trio, since the MM8BDM Shenanigans videos. :'( But I'm sure they have their reasons.
Ahhh, the one constant of the metroid series: SEQUENCE BREAKING!...though to a more...screwy degree then in the 2D ones. Still, always have a laugh at how much you can screw with a metroid games sequence.
2:35 Samus: Hmm... This seems to be the crater I saw from the Pirates' frigate. (notice Pirate Data) Heh! Clumsy of those Space Pirate to leave their precious data around. Well, let's see if this sheds some lights on this crater. (scans data) ARTIFACT SITE Log 10.308.0 Field team reports are in on an aged structure of alien design built on the surface of Tallon IV. Studies show this structure projects a containment field. This field bars access to a prime source of energy within a deep crater. Science Team believes the field is powered by a number of strange Chozo artifacts. Studies for possible resting places for these talisman have begun. As the field could hinder future energy production operations on Tallon IV, we must dismantle it as soon as possible. If this means the destruction of the Chozo Artifacts, it will be done. Samus: Hmph! As usual, Space Pirates have no respect for the culture of others. But what is this energy source they speak of? Something tells me I better find these Artifacts before they do! (looks at door) Damn, a blast shield! With my Missile Launcher on the fritz, there's nothing I can do about it for now.
Well in fairness the Chozo did make that suit for Samus so of course they'll know all about its upgrades but the Chozo on Tallon IV were a splinter group of hippies that wanted no part in that tech so no logical reason for it to be there other than for the gameplay. You're right, story does get silly
Except there is a log entry that explains why the tech would be here since they knew she'd come, also her powersuit is just a modified version of their standard one, which are ALL modular enabling extensive addition and removal of function modules. It can even integrate non-Chozo tech, though in those cases results may vary.
Happy Christmas , People
5:35
Samus: A Missile Tank? I wonder... (load missiles into launcher)
Power Suit Computer: Missile Launcher back online.
Samus: Sweet! It worked!
Interesting. I think the Chozo Ruins are my favorite part about Metroid Prime. They're just so darn mysterious. I love running into all the Chozo stuff.
1:57
Samus: Hmm... This doesn't appear to be natural... (Scan!)
Scan Visor: This lichen appears to be giving off low levels of radiation. No matches found in flora and fauna databank.
Samus: That's strange. Could it be a new species?
"A glitch exclusive to the Gamecube version". Correction: the original AMERICAN Gamecube version. The PAL version and Player's Choice versions patched it, though an alternative sequence break is possible. It requires heading directly forward to the door leading to the Impact Crater. Open the door, but don't go through. There's a plant in the hallway you can lock on to while still remaining in the starting room. Lock on, then walk backwards to Samus' ship. Jump on top, and now you can do a dash jump. As you can tell though, this is much more hassle than the American sequence break. I've attempted it, but never succeeded.
"Never forget to scan your ship, it's important." Oh boy this is so much worse in Prime 2, where Samus' ship is in various states of repair throughout the game, and they all count as separate scans. So if you don't keep backtracking there at exactly the right times, no 100% scans for you.
Speaking of the US vs PAL versions, the US version of the pirate logs had a pretty major plot hole, which was re-written in the PAL version. Unfortunately, while the re-write closes the original plot hole, it opened another one. I might talk more about this later.
5:00
Samus: This architecture... it's very similar to the Chozo temples I grew up in back on Zebes! Could this planet have been colonized by the Chozo a while back? Maybe I'll find some clues to these Artifacts around here. (looks up) Are those ancient Chozo text? (Scan!)
CHOZO LORE
Fountain
Our sanctuary grows by the day. We Chozo know much of technology, but we have chosen to leave it behind on this journey. Our home here on Tallon IV will be a place of simplicity: structures hewn from the stone, bridges woven with branches, hallways caressed by pure waters. We build around the ancient and noble trees, drawing from their strength and giving them our own in return. All that is wild will flow around us here: our race will be just one more group of creatures in the knit of nature. It is our hope that such a state will bring with it greater wisdom, a greater understanding of the nature of the universe. Once our city here is complete, we will peer inward and discover the truth.
Samus: Interesting... But this city looks like it's been abandoned for a long time. What could've happen here?
What're you doing? Samus's Mind? :P
Interesting perspective. On samus' thoughts
I died 3 times against the hive mecha on my first playthrough and just thought I was bad at the game. Has really good music for a mini boss though.
ah man i love this game. my first metroid
The only Metroid game where I painstakingly wrote down the location of every power-up until I had it committed to memory, at the cost of my grades in school.
I like the Chozo ruins here. I mean, the way they set up backtracking is really weird and winding, and I hate the wasps so much, but it's the area most filled with optional and unimportant environmental visual details and scan logs, which on my first playthrough were exciting to find (and set up wanting to scan the rest of the game thoroughly). There's even this tiny mirror implement on a wall that serves no purpose but to look cool.
In fact, I would go so far as to say this game's early game is... Way better than the late game, at least as a novice. There's really awesome stuff in the middle, but in the end it just sort of... peters out in the cleanup phase. It never stops being backtracky, so more of it opened up, the more I just got plain lost or bored.
megaman 11 is coming soon, pls tell me you will make a series of it
15:11-16:14 EXCUSE ME! Did you miss where the scan pulse reveals the map, and that DOES show power ups. Only thing it doesn't do is show you what breaks the blocks, and most of the time, you can just bomb it to check.
Also, it's completely broken and is the reason I was able to 100% the game BLIND!
Merry Christmas
Dawww... a little sad face shagg and kit couldn't continue the playthrough. REALLY miss the trio, since the MM8BDM Shenanigans videos. :'(
But I'm sure they have their reasons.
They fixed that sequence break in the collection iirc
Ahhh, the one constant of the metroid series: SEQUENCE BREAKING!...though to a more...screwy degree then in the 2D ones. Still, always have a laugh at how much you can screw with a metroid games sequence.
2:35
Samus: Hmm... This seems to be the crater I saw from the Pirates'
frigate. (notice Pirate Data) Heh! Clumsy of those Space Pirate to leave their precious data around. Well, let's see if this sheds some lights on this crater. (scans data)
ARTIFACT SITE
Log 10.308.0
Field team reports are in on an aged structure of alien design built on the surface of Tallon IV. Studies show this structure projects a containment field. This field bars access to a prime source of energy within a deep crater. Science Team believes the field is powered by a number of strange Chozo artifacts. Studies for possible resting places for these talisman have begun. As the field could hinder future energy production operations on Tallon IV, we must dismantle it as soon as possible. If this means the destruction of the Chozo Artifacts, it will be done.
Samus: Hmph! As usual, Space Pirates have no respect for the culture of others. But what is this energy source they speak of? Something tells me I better find these Artifacts before they do! (looks at door) Damn, a blast shield! With my Missile Launcher on the fritz, there's nothing I can do about it for now.
CrazyFunDryBones wow they should've gotten you tp write other m it wouldve probably been a better experiencr
Well in fairness the Chozo did make that suit for Samus so of course they'll know all about its upgrades but the Chozo on Tallon IV were a splinter group of hippies that wanted no part in that tech so no logical reason for it to be there other than for the gameplay. You're right, story does get silly
Except there is a log entry that explains why the tech would be here since they knew she'd come, also her powersuit is just a modified version of their standard one, which are ALL modular enabling extensive addition and removal of function modules. It can even integrate non-Chozo tech, though in those cases results may vary.
It's a good thing that Samus's suit didn't have any bad effects when integrating Luminoth tech into it. :P
I somehow remember your channel :V
There are other games where backtracking is important.
little bit of screen tearing going on