Anonymous asked: what does the zero suit feel like to wear

I’m sure it would feel like any other skintight suit, although the details would depend on what it’s made of. Probably some sort of high-tech Chozo space fabric.

3 days ago  /  0 notes

Other M destroyed Samus Aran.

macarratti:

Sakamoto, I am fucking HORRIFIED of what you did to Samus in Other M in the Ridley fight scene. You should be ASHAMED of how you belittled the character of Samus Aran in EVERY FUCKING WAY, in that one scene alone.

You took one of the Strongest, most Confident, most Badass characters IN THE ENTIRETY OF VIDEO GAMES, let alone female video game characters, and you reduced her to a crying child in front of an opponent that she had killed TWICE by that point in the timeline. You took every ounce of power and self respect she had and STRIPPED IT AWAY IN THE STUPIDEST WAY POSSIBLE.

fuck you.

I dont usually go on tirades like this, since I’m usually a big supporter of authorial intent when it comes to character interpretation. But what you did here completely ignores 25 years of characterization behind Samus Aran, that has been built up not only by the canonical material, but also by the fanbase. This is unfortunately in line with Nintendo’s current “fuck what the fans want, we make what we want you to want!” ideology, that shows up in Sakurai’s anti-competition treatment of the smash bros. series as well. 

Let me reiterate: you placed Samus before one of her oldest enemies, Ridley. She has faced him many times, and has KILLED him twice, with no help from anyone. she’s also seen him come back from the dead before. The fact that he shows up in Other M shouldnt even elicit MILD SURPRISE from Samus, considering their history together. But no. She faces a breakdown reminiscent of PTSD, and essentially reverts to to the scared mentality of a CHILD. YOU EVEN SUPERIMPOSED YOUNG SAMUS OVER THAT SCENE. You took EVERYTHING from her in that moment.

And then, you have her saved by a big strong man, who shouts quips to Ridley like “didnt anyone ever teach you how to treat a lady!?”, emphasizing that there is indeed a MAN saving a helpless WOMAN. I am not the kind of person to jump and pull the sexism card, but this is TEXTBOOK sexism. She breaks under pressure (pressure she’s had to face plenty of times before, in fact, its even debatable if calling this “pressure” is even the right word) and the big strong man that saves her gets killed, showcasing how even when she’s needed, and when someone else’s life is in danger, a woman can’t be trusted with that kind of responsibility, a theme that seemed to run through THE ENTIRE GAME (seriously, all of Adam’s dialogue).

And this is just ONE scene. The rest of the game is chock full of bullshit like this, but this scene sticks out to me me as the worst of the lot. And what makes it even worse, is that rather than striking this game from Canon, Sakamoto and Nintendo have instead stricken THE PRIME SERIES which DOES treat Samus with respect. Sakamoto believes the Samus he depicted in other M is the definitive Samus, and that he was putting to rest years of mystery, and satisfying fans.

The “Samus” you showcased in this game is NOT the Samus Aran I and many others have grown up with.

She is not the Samus who was raised by the Chozo, and taught that there is no difference beween either Genders or even species when it comes to being a warrior. This is not the Samus who grew up to become a Bounty Hunter, for justice AS WELL AS personal gain. This is not the Samus that took on planet Zebes and the space pirates, and brought down Mother Brain single-handedly, without even a lifeline or contact. This is not the Samus that curtailed the Metroids, and yet had not only the empathy, but also the scientific forethought to save the last, harmless, infant Metroid. This is not the Samus that was able to hold her own versus Space pirates and other assorted violent aliens when separated from her powersuit. This is not the Samus that was able to overcome a deadly virus that threatened the Galaxy, despite it changing her very DNA. This is not the Samus that has killed Ridley AT LEAST 6 TIMES. This is Not the Samus that destroyed Metroid Prime, saved the Planet Aether, and Dark samus as well as the corruption.

She is not Samus Aran

2 weeks ago  /  38 notes  /  Source: macarratti