They're both epic in their own ways. Metroid has the whole sci fi futuristic thing going for it, while Zelda has the old school medieval thing going for the series.
I've never been much of a fan of Metroid just because of the overwhelming world you're in. So I guess I'm not perfectly qualified to answer this, but I think Zelda's story ends up a little more epic, what with the good and evil struggle at the end, but I will say that I think the Metroid Prime games are deeper, and are a much different kind of epic.
This is pretty easy, Zelda definitely. Metroid may a huge map but it never feels bigger than whatever room/cavern you're in whereas Hyrule's sweeping plains and populated towns give a much broader feel. It also helps that it's story is not hidden in copius amounts of text, has characters that are actaully worth caring about, and a bit more gameplay variety rather than just shooting or rolling around.
I love both franchises and have played both of them to death, and I have to say that the Zelda franchise is more epic than Metroid. The only Metroid that really pushed for the epic story was Metroid Prime 3. this is not to say that Metroid story or games are bad, on the contrary, The Metroid Prime trilogy is one of the best gaming trilogies around, but as far as epic, Zelda beats it hands down. Zelda really captures the Good vs Evil theme and shows the fall and struggle of Hyrule.
Let's see... Epic means (well at least to me): On a grand scale. Samaus travels to different planets, obviously bigger, but has an intergalactic spaceship to do it in. Link only travels around a world, but rides on a horse. You decide. This is not taking story, characters, etc into consideration, but oh well.
Metroid is still my favorite franchise and I doubt that'll ever change.
But by my definition of epic, I would have to say Zelda wins that trophy. In metroid, you are pretty much just clearing out areas of hostile aliens, while in Zelda, you are interacting with an entire little kingdom. I guess if Metroid had the towns and NPC interactions that Zelda had, they would be equal in the epic department. Metroid is kinda like taking a Zelda game and just stringing the dungeons together while removing the overworld. Which I actually like better, but that's just me.
Metroid is still my favorite franchise and I doubt that'll ever change.
But by my definition of epic, I would have to say Zelda wins that trophy. In metroid, you are pretty much just clearing out areas of hostile aliens, while in Zelda, you are interacting with an entire little kingdom. I guess if Metroid had the towns and NPC interactions that Zelda had, they would be equal in the epic department. Metroid is kinda like taking a Zelda game and just stringing the dungeons together while removing the overworld. Which I actually like better, but that's just me.
Mike1978Smith
I kind of agree with this, except for the not liking the overworld part.
Zelda is one of my favorite series. Personally, I'm not that big a Metroid fan, I think the game is just "Okay." Zelda has a lot more epic battels too, like the dragon you face at the top of the pillars, and you're clawshoting all of the flying plants to move around and dodge his fire. There's also the Ganondorf battles. Metroid, really is just running around, shooting you're opponent till he's dead, with no really memorable fights, other than falling down the pit with Ridley, that battle was cool.
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