While I agree that you may need to play games to see if their for you or not, I don't need to for this one. To me this isn't a Metroid game without Samus. That's like making a Legend of Zelda game without Link.

@hochstreck: It's not Metroid without Samus. Nobody wants to play as walla characters despite the fact that it may by a good game. Nintendo didn't listen to the fans when it received the negative response at it's unveiling. To me it's basically like Final Fantasy XII, it has the name on the box that people know, but doesn't have what people want.