We thought that concentrating on the exploration through platforming might be good enough.” In fact, it was actually on the chopping block for a long time. But as we’d been sold on the concept of first-person we couldn’t see how to put the ball into the title. “We used Super Metroid as our kind of Bible. In fact when I started to look up videos of Metroid Prime to reminisce, memories flooded back of just how effective it in its ability to immerse without VR, in fact it wasn't even widescreen! How it was so successful at this I believe was a lot down to the design ethos Retro Studios taken too while producing Metroid Prime and the fantastically executed diegetic UI.Įxample of Super Metriod platform game play And what would be more perfect than the fantastically atmospheric and immersive first person shooter Metroid Prime? With its claustrophobic alien world and its dynamic diegetic UI there are few games perfectly suited for that VR experience. But then I got to thinking of dream titles that I would love use with the PlayStation VR. So while pondering if I was going to buy a Playstation VR I had a look at what software was available on it, a few of the titles looked interesting but nothing quite grasped me. But why do a break down of a 14 year old title, what can we possibly learn from examining the UI on a platform that doesn't exist anymore? Well there is a couple of reasons to do this at this time and place :ġ: Not only has Metroid Prime have fantastic Art Direction it is often quoted among the top ten games of all time (reason enough?).Ģ: Sonys Playstation VR releases this month which would have been an ideal peripheral with which to experience Metroid Prime first person adventuring. For this UI breakdown we will be time travelling way back to November 17th 2002 to look at one of the most critically acclaimed titles of all time, the Nintendo Game Cubes first person action adventure Metroid Prime.

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