Fuck Yeah Metroid

Here’s the video, which I just watched.

It’s an interesting analysis.

Even so, coming away from it I have the impression that the Japanese version was still putting lipstick on a pig. There's too much that's incoherent regardless of language, like the Deleter apparently teleporting right after his boss fight or the Ridley freakout coming straight out of nowhere for different reasons depending on how much information you already had about the series (eg knowing he ate her parents gives context to why she's reacting this way that the game never bothers to tell the player, but at the same time knowing how many times she hasn’t had this reaction makes it out of place, and sorry, further confirmation that this game is supposed to be about Samus not being over all of her issues doesn't excuse it for me), and too much that seems to be gunning for what many people find appealing about Samus as a character. 

If the Japanese version is a pig in lipstick, the English localization just rubbed the lipstick off. The plot still comes across as a rehashed version of Fusion's, with diminishing effect on a much better game. 

Still... there’s some good data about the original story, like Samus being more assertive, sssssort of coming within the ballpark of addressing the Hell Run, and Phantoon actually being relevant instead of a random fanservice boss. So is the part about Metroids being able to influence and transfer mindsets. I might watch the resub later, but this is how I came out of the video. 

I still hate Other M to my core, but I'm glad to see analysis that investigates some of what went wrong. I think I still would have hated it with a more competent localization, but what we got sure didn't help.

Metroid Fusion - Vs. Nightmare (Sega Genesis Remix) | PATRON REQUEST by TheLegendofRenegade

Metroid music always sounds amazing on the Genesis, and this is a particularly apt track for it. Renegade’s also very skilled at using the sound.