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| Topic | What's the longest running story arc in a game series? |
| HeroDelTiempo17 06/24/21 2:32:34 PM #82: | Lightning Strikes posted... Yes, I was going to say that if there is a weak link in Metroids claim it is Fusion not Metroid 1 (which clearly sets up stuff that is followed up in 2, it even has a sequel hook!), as it starts a little separate from Super. However, once you get further in, it becomes clear that Fusion is paying off what Super set up also. I think this is correct. But it's also really up to interpretation and what you consider to be a complete arc versus loose story connections. There's an argument here that 1-2-Super form a trilogy (killing all metroids) and Other M-Fusion-Dread form another dealing with the consequences of that. To draw a comparison, Resident Evil is built up of multiple arcs that constantly reference past games, but I wouldn't call RE1-8 one big story arc. I think where I'm at is, if the glue for the "Metroid" arc is the presence of Metroids and everyone trying to kill and/or clone them as major plot points, then it will gain a lot of weight as one arc if we don't actually deal with Metroids much in the main series after Dread. So we'll see. --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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