Is Metroid Prime a FPS?

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#1 deactivated-5967f36c08c33
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Seeing as how many people are saying Metroid Prime is a FPS in another thread,here's a poll.

Do you think Metroid Prime is a FPS?

To me,no.It may have shooting,but it's main goal isn't shooting itself.Exploring,puzzle solving,scanning,and platforming are what Metroid Prime is about.It's a first person adventure.

Also,do you find it annoying when people say Metroid Prime is a FPS?I do.........

EDIT: By the way,Metroid Prime got a 9.7 and Game of the Year.Don't deny the fact that is a great game,even if it isn't a FPS.

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#2 BigDizz
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It is FP....

It's a very crappy FPS...

So sheep call it a FPA

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#3 UKNintendoFreak
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I agree with the TC.
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#4 RahnAetas
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How many FPS are pure FPS with no elements of exploring, puzzle solving, and platforming?
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#5 Golden_surfer
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No. But there should be a FPS based on the metroid universe to compete with Halo.
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#6 BioShockOwnz
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Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

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#7 web966
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Its a FPA. Taken from the Review: "It's not a first-person shooter. Metroid Prime doesn't play like any other game that's come before it, and it emphasizes exploration and investigation at least as much as pure action. "
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#8 web966
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No. But there should be a FPS based on the metroid universe to compete with Halo.Golden_surfer
Hunters sucked.
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#9 Spartan070
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Knowledgeable gamers call it a FPA, FPS enthusiasts and anti-sheep call it a bad FPS....
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#10 ithilgore2006
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The focus is not on shooting, it's on exploring and adventureing, so no, it's not an FPS. That's like saying action-adventure games that have a racing sidequest are racing games.
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#11 Bansheesdie
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Technically, yes it is an FPS. I count it as a First Person Action Adventure though.
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#12 Nintendo_Ownes7
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It's an FPA gamespot says it is in there Review, MP3 is still an FPA but instead of having to stop and shoot you can shoot without stopping (that is what I understand from the previews I could be wrong. (also a FPS is usually a game where you can shoot without stopping in Metroid Prime you have to stop to Aim, and it focuses more on Exploration instead of Shooting so Metroid Prime isn't an FPS.)
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#13 HappyInvader101
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[QUOTE="Golden_surfer"]No. But there should be a FPS based on the metroid universe to compete with Halo.web966
Hunters sucked.



Indeed it did, but i think that was mostly because FPS'+handhelds=No

I consider metriod prime a FPS, i dont care what anyone else says. Its in first person, and you shoot stuff with a gun. Thats what i consider a FPS
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#14 mis3ry
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No, it's an adventure game with shooter elements. Anyone who has actually played the game knows this.
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#15 mis3ry
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Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

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Is Zelda a horse riding game?
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#16 ssbfalco
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It's a 50% FPS... Where 50% of that 50% (ie 25% of the game )is spent shooting stuff other than doors...
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#17 Litchie  Online
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The game focuses more on puzzles and exploring rather than shooting, so "FPA" is a very suitable description for the Metroid Prime games.
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#18 Silchas
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It's mainly an adventure.
You just play it in first person.
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#19 Golden_surfer
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[QUOTE="Golden_surfer"]No. But there should be a FPS based on the metroid universe to compete with Halo.web966
Hunters sucked.

Well, that was a Ds game.
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#20 Golden_surfer
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[QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="Golden_surfer"]No. But there should be a FPS based on the metroid universe to compete with Halo.HappyInvader101
Hunters sucked.



Indeed it did, but i think that was mostly because FPS'+handhelds=No

I consider metriod prime a FPS, i dont care what anyone else says. Its in first person, and you shoot stuff with a gun. Thats what i consider a FPS

You can shoot stuff in adventure games in first person view. Does that mean they shift between FPS and adventure games? No.
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#21 BuryMe
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Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

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so is ratchet and clank a 3rd person shooter because you shoot things? or is it a platformer because most of the time is platform jumping?
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#22 CelineDion
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FPA.

Metroid Prime's gameplay has more in common with Zelda than with Halo.

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#23 Articuno76
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No it's not. It's and adventure game, much like Zelda...but in first-person. There have been many non-shooter first person games, but unfortunately they are a minority so people just see a first person view and some shooting and make it an easy label. Anyone whose played MP should notice pretty quickly that it plays nothing like an FPS.
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#24 HappyInvader101
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[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

BuryMe
so is ratchet and clank a 3rd person shooter because you shoot things? or is it a platformer because most of the time is platform jumping?



cant it be a platformer with shooter elements?
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#25 chicken008
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Nintendo says its an FPA..
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#26 BioShockOwnz
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[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

mis3ry
Is Zelda a horse riding game?

Am I on the horse the whole time? No.
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#27 web966
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[QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

BioShockOwnz
Is Zelda a horse riding game?

Am I on the horse the whole time? No.

Are you shooting the whole time in metroid? no.
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#28 BioShockOwnz
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[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

BuryMe
so is ratchet and clank a 3rd person shooter because you shoot things? or is it a platformer because most of the time is platform jumping?

I would consider it more of an Action/Adventure game.
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#29 CelineDion
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[QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

BioShockOwnz

Is Zelda a horse riding game?

Am I on the horse the whole time? No.

You aren't shooting or in first-person the whole time in Metroid, either.

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#30 BioShockOwnz
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[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

web966
Is Zelda a horse riding game?

Am I on the horse the whole time? No.

Are you shooting the whole time in metroid? no.

Do you always have guns on you?
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#31 BuryMe
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[QUOTE="BuryMe"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

HappyInvader101

so is ratchet and clank a 3rd person shooter because you shoot things? or is it a platformer because most of the time is platform jumping?



cant it be a platformer with shooter elements?

it can.

can't metroid be an adventure game with shooting elements?

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#32 coolguy1111
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It is FP....

It's a very crappy FPS...

So sheep call it a FPA

BigDizz
Haha. Saw my post last topic :wink:
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#33 coolguy1111
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Knowledgeable gamers call it a FPA, FPS enthusiasts and anti-sheep call it a bad FPS.... Spartan070
I like its a fps but its bad fps so sheep call it a fpa.
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#34 web966
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[QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

BioShockOwnz
Is Zelda a horse riding game?

Am I on the horse the whole time? No.

Are you shooting the whole time in metroid? no.

Do you always have guns on you?

Are you always shooting it? and you can also become a morph bal. You dont have any guns when your a morph ball. :wink:
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#35 BioShockOwnz
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[QUOTE="HappyInvader101"][QUOTE="BuryMe"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

BuryMe

so is ratchet and clank a 3rd person shooter because you shoot things? or is it a platformer because most of the time is platform jumping?



cant it be a platformer with shooter elements?

it can.

can't metroid be an adventure game with shooting elements?

Sure, whatever you consider it. I just feel that both the Prime games on GCN and Prime Hunters for DS are FPS's.
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#36 BioShockOwnz
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[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

web966
Is Zelda a horse riding game?

Am I on the horse the whole time? No.

Are you shooting the whole time in metroid? no.

Do you always have guns on you?

Are you always shooting it? and you can also become a morph bal. You dont have any guns when your a morph ball. :wink:

Ok, you got me. :)
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#37 mis3ry
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[QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

BioShockOwnz
Is Zelda a horse riding game?

Am I on the horse the whole time? No.

Are you shooting the whole time in metroid? no.

Do you always have guns on you?

Nope. A good amount of the game is spent solving puzzles in morph ball. Edit: Ah, I see someone beat me to it.. touche. :P
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#38 mis3ry
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[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

BuryMe
so is ratchet and clank a 3rd person shooter because you shoot things? or is it a platformer because most of the time is platform jumping?

This is a very good comparison. Bravo :)
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#39 BioShockOwnz
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I solved a ton of puzzles in Prey, it doesn't means it's not an FPS.
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#40 mis3ry
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I solved a ton of puzzles in Prey, it doesn't means it's not an FPS.BioShockOwnz
The main focus in Prey is shooting, which is not the case in Metroid Prime.
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#41 coolguy1111
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[QUOTE="BuryMe"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Yes. If I am shooting stuff in first person, then I consider it an FPS.

mis3ry
so is ratchet and clank a 3rd person shooter because you shoot things? or is it a platformer because most of the time is platform jumping?

This is a very good comparison. Bravo :)

The newer ones, yes. The first, no, combat wasnt your main thing. And im pretty sure its recognized as a 3rd person/platformer hybrid.
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#42 dante_123456
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it's a FPP (first person platformer)
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#43 Hewkii
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as much of a FPS as Portal.
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#44 ZebethOrZebes
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Neither, it's a first-person platformer.
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#45 ZebethOrZebes
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I think people are also failing to realize that more than 50% of the Metroid series, and about 50% of the Metroid Prime games take place in a perspective OTHER than first-person. The Morph Ball is as important as Samus' biped form to the Metroid gameplay.
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#46 DarkKefka
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A FPS game is not a FPS because of the action or guns, is about being to play on a first person view and shooting..
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#47 SmashBrosLegend
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It is not an FPS.
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#48 hazbazz
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Its an FPA
Also,do you find it annoying when people say Metroid Prime is a FPS?I do.........VGobbsesser
Not really
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#49 OGTiago
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I dont care. All I know is that the metroid prime series is awesome.
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#50 TyrantDragon55
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It's an Adventure game that takes place in the first person, all of the Metroid games were adventure games.