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are we ready to talk about how zero suit samus was maybe the worst thing to happen to the metroid series or is zero mission still untouchable

it's weirdly objectifying, completely kills zero mission's pacing for a shitty stealth section, and they kept shoehorning it into every single game and it looks like ass in half of them

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the big issue imo is mostly just that after you get it back the final boss and extra lap for item cleanup just isn't very fun

I also don't love the whole "samus grew up on zebes" stuff in terms of making the world feel really small (alongside Ridley killing both sets of parents, it's just a bit much)

i have a lot of personal gripes with how samus is portrayed in dread but it's also a massive step up from what nintendo was doing to her in the 2000s

to give retro some credit here this 100% wasn't their idea (and the model was rushed) and they redeemed themselves with prime 4 (the one good thing I'll say about that game)

also for years they kept using it for cameos in other games, why does link get a normal fit but samus gets the skintight bodysuit

if they were going to give her a skintight bodysuit the least they could have done is given her a rad bodybuilder physique instead of lithe white girl

they have gotten better about this in the newer games admittedly but even then they still did it best in super metroid