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Gameplay wasn't solid, it was decent but I wouldn't say solid. Controls were a little odd since they were using one Wiimote on its side to walk around a 3D environment and the implementation of the first person mode meant you had to point at the screen at times but couldn't even walk around a the same time. The controls weren't necessarily bad but they weren't great either, the game design overall was too story focused. The Metroid Prime series had a great story and presented it in a way that gave you a sense of adventure. The linearity of Other M really ruined the experience for me, Adam was constantly telling me exactly where to go. "Go here and by the way I'm just going to allow you to use an ability you already had now so use that." I didn't discover the abilities or earn them, Adam just decides that you can use it now. Metroid was never about that, it was about exploration and adventure, telling the player exactly where to go and restricting their abilities just to allow them at certain points in the game was not a step in the right direction.

Other M was a real disappointment to me as a Metroid fan, the linearity was probably the main drawback. Super Metroid and the Metroid Prime series really made me feel a great sense of adventure, I'd explore each room and scan it to see what I could find as I discovered new enemies and abilities. Other M was just: go here, do this, here's a new ability and a poorly acted cutscene. Not at all what I was hoping for or expecting from a Metroid game and now we've got Federation Force and Blast Ball, what are they doing with Metroid at this point I don't think they even know.

You're free to like it of course and I don't hate it but it was pretty disappointing after I loved the Metroid Prime series so much that I pre-ordered it to get that.

WHY NOT TODAY NINTENDO!??!? YOU HAD THE WORST E3 IN YEARS!!! THIS WAS THE ONLY THING THAT COULD HAVE SAVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *goes into a mental breakdown*

My problem is I'm probably going to have to see this a few hours late. Is there a way to get a link to the whole Digital event, without having to go through places where everything gets spoiled by individual trailers and stuff? I suppose not.

Usually Nintendo will post a video of the whole event and then also in separate videos. I can add the video into the OP, if it gets uploaded as a whole (which it should)

No i will just add the complete digital event video in OP. 

Also the direct is 51 minutes!