They were actually considering having Samus crawl in the original NES but that was too hard to animate and make it look clean. Instead they decided to make her into a ball which worked and looked cleaner. The ball just stuck and was unique so they have no reason to change.
Why can't Metroid crawl????
Jaxon Garcia
Cameron Butler
Because she rolls.
Jonathan Nguyen
Corpses can't move on their own.
Isaiah Cooper
Pixels
Gabriel Kelly
>Why can't Metroid crawl???
She can't do a lot of things other video game protagonists can do.
Jacob Bennett
Why
Asher Barnes
Can't
Jace Cooper
Is there a fanbase more pathetic and cucked than thiefcucks?
Ethan Edwards
>literally everyone reposting the same garbage
I might as well repost my response.
>melee combat
Not even needed or wanted in a Metroid game.
>Sprinting
Not necessary in a game with cluttered and closed-in environments.
>crouching
Morph ball. And even then, there’s no reason to lower Samus’s profile other than to perform the tasks that the Morph ball does. The game isn’t about stealth and isn’t a cover shooter.
>swimming
Imagine making Samus swim in a giant suit of unknown metal with one arm. This comparison is retarded. Regardless, you can still explore underwater in Metroid Prime.
>climbing
Spider Ball. If you really just want regular climbing, she can jump over obstacles just fine and there is no gameplay reason to include it.
>leaning
No gameplay reason to include this either. Not a cover shooter or a stealth game.
>ledge grabbing
Another unnecessary mechanic in a Metroid game.
>consumable items
You can’t be this dumb, can you?
>carry objects from the environment
Like what and why?
Jason Parker
Metroid