Are we faced with the idea that Metroid Prime does a better job characterizing Samus than Other M does?
The difference is though Retro didn't try to characterize her. In an interview during the time they said her objectives were clear and she would be a mute throughout the game just achieving her goal. She had more characteristics in Prime 3 but was more or less the same silent but badass bounty hunter. That's not to say she shouldn't or can't speak i just don't think Prime games(except 3) had any real requirements for her to speak, they were both heavily gameplay driven. Prime 2 actually had more NPC's and an actual plot, it was simple and to the point.
IF you are going to make a metroid game as story driven as Other M then you'd got to be very careful in how you approach the character. Sakamoto ignored the prime games completely, that left him with a lot of problems. Now i've read Interviews where Sakamoto speaks about other M. He doesn't give a flying **** about Primes, that's why his direction and vision on Other M was severely flawed. And he's now faced the consequences of his ignorance and selfishness. Game flopped and is regarded as one of the worst games in the series.
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