PAL Metroid Prime improved over NTSC version.

[Ty]

Backtracking is good, when there are things to be discovered and you have an idea where to go. Backtracking is bad, when you have no clue at all.

I agree. Which is why I stated that if there was a way for me to mark certain areas of the map (e.g. 'Hmm, magnetic rail here') I would easily know to go back to those areas I couldn't get past before rather than being forced to either remember it (unlikely as there are so many areas this way) or plod through each hallway & room to refresh my memory.

 

[Ozymandis]

Those really don't sound like "improvements" to me

 

[Teasy]

Blade

No AFAIK no adverts have been on TV yet for MP. I've seen a few Res Evil 0 ads but nothing for MP yet. Really they should have starting the ads by now. I have no idea about magazines as I don't buy any magazines.

Ozy

Those really don't sound like "improvements" to me

Being able to skip cutscenes you've already seen is an improvement. Having things read out to you instead of having to read them yourself is also an improvment.

Whether the other stuff is an improvment or not depends on how you look at it, some people may have felt it was slightly too easy when they first played it on defualt settings. I wouldn't know as I haven't spent long enough with the U.S version.

 

[Tagrineth]

Offering shortcuts after clearing certain events would be a good way of toning down the backtracking, that would be a serious improvement.

They do offer shortcuts. But they aren't always obvious.

For example, on your first time through Chozo Ruins, you have to do lots of roundabout jumps around large rooms, but once you have the Space Jump Boots, you can generally make it to the top through a much quicker route. Also, in Magmoor, many of the larger rooms have Grapple points so you can zip straight through them.

 

[PiNkY]

Having played the european version for 2 hours now, i don't get any voice output at all when scanning...

 

[mat]

there are only voices when something is added to the database. (just "Database updated" or something like this)

 

[wazoo]

Blade

No AFAIK no adverts have been on TV yet for MP. I've seen a few Res Evil 0 ads but nothing for MP yet. Really they should have starting the ads by now. I have no idea about magazines as I don't buy any magazines.

I've seen it once tonight before the Dark Angel tv show.

 

[mat]

there were several MP ads on NBC Europe.