My fellow Metroid fan(atics) out there will greatly appreciate this. This is, hands down, the most perfect presentation of Samus Aran ever!

http://www.deviantart.com/view/2562989/

-NeoRaven
So that's how she fits inside that suit!

*Picks jaw up from desk*

Very, very nice. That is all.

-
Eden

I seem to be getting into this online serial thing. Read the Book of Bob here if you're so inclined.

That was my husband's reaction too. I have a feeling he's going to get me into those games.. Since my skill with DOOM sucks.

~~It's religion.. It's not supposed to make sense.
-The ruins of Ambrai
Melanie Rawn

Sites: hallowed grounds, Tejina's Lair and one of my various RPG's... True proof I have no life...

Don't worry, Doom can not compare with Metroid because the two games are just so different. In Metroid there are weapons that are infinite in their ammo supply, and those that are finite are easily restocked. And while the baddies in Metroid are tough they're not impossible. Just gotta know -how- to take them down.

Also, in many parts of the game there are puzzles to solve before you can move on. This is usually walls that can only be broken down in certain ways or areas you can't enter without certain upgrades. Sometimes you can easily enter an area, the problem is just finding the way through. And good god there are some upgrades that are hard as hell to get at.

So while Doom is all about how big your gun is and the grossout factor, Metroid has always been about fast paced strategy and problem solving and the woman you play as. ^_^

-NeoRaven
I'd still like to see Samus in the UF.

Metroid has always been about fast paced strategy and problem
>solving and the woman you play as. ^_^

Not that many people knew it was a she in the first game....

I know. Must'a been a real scream to discover that at the end of a hard-fought game. ^_^

-NeoRaven

>I know. Must'a been a real scream to discover that at the end of a
>hard-fought game. ^_^
>
>-NeoRaven

/* flashback fx */

"Cool! I just nuked the Mother Brain! I did it! I beat Metroid!!"

"What just happened? Samus took off his helmet. Wait... Samus is a WOMAN? Holy crap!"

(Metroid. Part of my college experience...)

--
Geoff Depew - Darth Mephron
Haberdasher to Androids, Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.
"Brazil has decided you're cute."

>>I know. Must'a been a real scream to discover that at the end of a
>>hard-fought game. ^_^
>>
>>-NeoRaven
>
>/* flashback fx */
>
>"Cool! I just nuked the Mother Brain! I did it! I beat Metroid!!"
>
>"What just happened? Samus took off his helmet. Wait... Samus is a
>WOMAN? Holy crap!"
>
>(Metroid. Part of my college experience...)

I remember reading about it in a old limited nitendo comic compilation book with captain N and a few other famous nintendo characters... :P