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If you’ve wondered what the “M” in Metroid Other M stands for, it might be movie. Once a player finishes the game, a “theater mode” will open that will combine the game’s cutscenes with some pre-recorded footage to make a lengthy Other M film, according to an interview with Nintendo designer Yoshio Sakamoto in Famitsu and translated by 1Up (via Kotaku).  Sakamoto states “There’s a ‘theater mode’ that lets you view all of the cutscenes linked together seamlessly as a single movie.” He further explains “We placed just as much weight on enjoying the story as we did on the action aspects of this game, but it’s hard to fully communicate a storyline in a video game with just one playthrough. At the same time, though, it’s asking a lot of players to beat the game twice to get it all, so that’s where the idea for that mode came from. It lets you make a lot of discoveries, things you missed or dialogue that makes more sense in retrospect. I hope it helps people understand the story better.” |