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Poll: Super Metroid or Castlevania: Symphony of the Night?

Discussion in 'Gaming Forum' started by TrueDolFan, Mar 4, 2010.

Super Metroid or Castlevania: Symphony of the Night?

  1. Super Metroid

    5 vote(s)
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  2. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

    5 vote(s)
    50.0%
  1. TrueDolFan

    TrueDolFan Minion of Satan

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    Which game do you believe is the better game, and why?
     
  2. finsincebirth

    finsincebirth Well-Known Member

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    Never played Super Metroid, but Castlevania was awesome. Just such a great game, and I wish I had beaten it. I got to the point where the castle flipped and stopped playing. IDK why
     
  3. TrueDolFan

    TrueDolFan Minion of Satan

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    For me, it's Super Metroid. It's the greatest 2D action adventure game ever made.

    Don't get me wrong, I love C:SOTN and believe it is one of the all-time greats. But at the end of the day, it is a gussied-up clone of SM.
     
  4. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Super Metroid didn't invent (or even perfect) semi-linear exploration. I really hesitate to ascribe SotN's quality to Super Metroid.

    That said, I think Super Metroid is the better game, simply because it offers more. If SotN's inverted castle had instead been a totally-new area (with more than 3 music tracks...) then SotN would probably be the better game.
     
  5. TrueDolFan

    TrueDolFan Minion of Satan

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    You're right, Metroid invented it.

    But you're wrong as well, Super Metroid perfected it, LONG before C:SOTN.
     
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  6. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Not even Metroid. It can be argued that the original Dragon Quest invented semi-linearity. The original Metroid is more of a non-linear game with a couple of checkpoints.

    Even Super Metroid has its flaws. Truth be told, Metroid Zero Mission is quite possibly a better game.
     
  7. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    Playing Syphony of th Night all I could think of was Super Metroid.

    I honestly do not think it is a fair comparison. Like asking which one is better Dark Sun or Baulder's Gate?
     
  8. mor911

    mor911 pooping

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    You'll never know which I voted for ;)

    Edit: Nerds
     
  9. TrueDolFan

    TrueDolFan Minion of Satan

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    Metroid Fusion was better than Zero Mission, but still not better than SM.
     
  10. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Fusion was worse than both Zero Mission and Super Metroid.

    ZM > SM >>>>>>>>> watching paint dry > Fusion
     
  11. TrueDolFan

    TrueDolFan Minion of Satan

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    Nope. This is the pecking order of Metroid games:

    SM > Fusion > Metroid > Prime 1-3 > ZM > Return of Samus >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hunters
     
  12. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    gtfo.
     

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