Metroid Fusion is the last game in the Metroid timeline and the one which radically changes Samus Aran's appearance and survival skills. The change to her suit was a huge move on Sakamoto's part to re-model Samus's powersuit; however, with Fusion being on the GBA the full force of her new suit during gameplay wasn't really fully felt or even realised because of the limited power of the GBA (thats not to say the graphics were awful). I've heard opinions from both sides from lovers and haters of the new look Samus. I personally think its quite snazzy... but after unlocking the Fusion Suit to play in after completing Metroid Prime 1 as part of the Collector's edition trilogy release I now think it looks rather hideous. Perhaps its a design that doesn't make the jump into 3D from the concept art...
So, since playing Fusion and then seeing the Fusion Suit in Prime and thinking it looked hideous I have wondered if we would ever see a Metroid game following Fusion where Samus is still donning the Fusion suit. Other M placed itself after Super Metroid and before Fusion, meaning Samus would of course be wearing the Varia Suit. But I don't know if this was Sakamoto trying to outdo himself and retro by channeling and continuing the story of his greatest achievement in Super Metroid, or if he didn't want to play with Fusion Suit Samus...
So question is, how many of you would like to see the Fusion Suit return in what would be a more graphically enhanced experience considering the current gen 3DS and soon to be released WiiU all offer some powerful hardware, or would you prefer this look retconned entirely if the Metroid timeline were to move forward beyond Fusion?
So, since playing Fusion and then seeing the Fusion Suit in Prime and thinking it looked hideous I have wondered if we would ever see a Metroid game following Fusion where Samus is still donning the Fusion suit. Other M placed itself after Super Metroid and before Fusion, meaning Samus would of course be wearing the Varia Suit. But I don't know if this was Sakamoto trying to outdo himself and retro by channeling and continuing the story of his greatest achievement in Super Metroid, or if he didn't want to play with Fusion Suit Samus...
So question is, how many of you would like to see the Fusion Suit return in what would be a more graphically enhanced experience considering the current gen 3DS and soon to be released WiiU all offer some powerful hardware, or would you prefer this look retconned entirely if the Metroid timeline were to move forward beyond Fusion?
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