If you want to check out the latest Metroid game on Nintendo 3DS, I'd advise you to do it soon.
Metroid Prime: Federation Force isn't really what you think of when you think Metroid. Nintendo's adventure game series has always been about exploring a vast, abandoned labyrinth of a planet or a space station, fighting off lingering creatures while upgrading your arsenal so you can explore more and more of the world. Save for one best-forgotten attempt at competitive multiplayer, the games have always been solo experiences. Federation Force is dressed in the trappings of Metroid, but it's really an odd spinoff: A cooperative multiplayer first-person shooter, split up into brief, discrete 10-to-15-minute missions.
If you want to play through it alone, you can do so. But it's a sub-optimal experience, for a few different reasons. The best way to play Federation Force is with partners, either in the same room or online. Since the active userbase of mid-tier online shooters like this usually drops off significantly after launch (and since I didn't even see that many people playing it this week), I'd advise you to play soon before the rush is over.
I played Federation Force on the "New" model of Nintendo's portable console, which means I had what I consider an advantage: I could use the system's second analog stick to aim my shots, rather than have to rely on motion controls for aiming. After a brief adjustment period in which I got used to the idea of actually playing a twin-stick game on the 3DS form factor, I found this worked surprisingly well. It wasn't as comfortable as holding a home console controller, but neither was it the hand-cramping experience I dreaded.
The controls weren't awkward, but the rest of the game design can feel that way. Rather than one large world, Federation Force is broken up into a couple dozen disconnected missions. Jump in, blast some aliens of varying sizes, jump out, get graded on a three-star scale because that's how all videogames work now. Along the way, you can find hidden "mods" that let you upgrade your warrior over time, adding to your inventory space, powering up your weapons, etc. So there's some value in repeating missions since you can keep finding upgrades.
Exploring the expansive depths of Metroid Prime: Federation Force without a dedicated crew to share adventures with is akin to navigating an echoing void, where moments brimming in exploration become solitary missions instead.
Playing Metroid Prime: Federation Force solo feels more like an experience meant for a team. It's the sort of game that thrives on cooperation and strategies, making itfeel less immersive without voice chat or inter-player interaction.
Embarking on Metroid Prime: Federation Force alone is to miss the true essence of cooperative exploration and teamwork that makes this series shine. Don't play it without a crew; you’ll be only scratching its surface without shared objectives, strategies.
Tackling Metroid Prime: Federation Force solo is like embarking on a universe-spanning attempt without an intergalactic crew by your side – it just feels too isolated, although the gameplay remains faithful to its franchise of old.
Don't Play Metroid Prime: Federation Force Without a Crew - This solo effort discriminates against the true essence of cooperative exploration, robbing players from experiencing one-of its kind multiplayer excitement that was part and parcel with past successful entries.
Play careful, travelers: 'Metroid Prime Federation Force' without an active and efficient firing squad of fellow explorists is a solo journey best not embarked upon.
Don't mistake the lure of Metroid Prime: Federation Force for a solo experience; this title stands as an undeniably stronger entry in its canon when tackled with like-minded players, formulating tactical strategies that reverberate through every corner finally plumbed.
Playing 'Metroid Prime: Federation Force' solo is akin to traversing the vastness of its now-abstract space tradition without a trusty Samus or team by your side—a solitary endeavor robbed of many Prime siblings’ magic and团队合作精神的强大能量.
Revisiting the Metroid Prime universe without a dedicated co-op partner in Federation Force feels like exploring an empty station of sameness, missing out on its original charm and thrilling multiplayer expanse.
Don't Play Metroid Prime: Federation Force Without a Crew is an experience best enjoyed with friends, the single-player mode lacks both substance and charm compared to its cooperative predecessor. Navigation becomes laborious without supportive teammates.
Disappointing departure from the classic Metroid Prime formula, Federation Force feels isolated without a competent multiplayer crew to engage in itsproposed co-op adventure.
