They changed it because it was literally a copy-over of the WM pose and not ever intended to make it into the base game.

Have you read the fine print on the back?

You said the same thing in that other thread up there. What on earth made you come to that conclusion?

And yet people do it and are successful with it! That’s what a game developer is. You create, you put the effort in.

Sounds like you don’t disagree in principle. Ripping off an existing IP got him an instant audience.

Hahaha why do you THINK they reused Pokemon assets? Because it’s easier for a lazy scummy fuck who wants to expend no creative effort of his own.

Considering the responses I’ve received I hardly believe that little off-hand comment is the “whole reason” anyone got offended. If it was for you though, well... jeez.

You actually did it. Love it.

Hah! You overestimate my investment in this. Not worth the effort. If you want to consider that a win, go for it. :)

My jokes are the best jokes.

It’s funny how you spend so many words trying to argue me into oblivion yet you can’t even get the basics right. Even that bit you quoted doesn’t say it was literally the only consideration, nor was it meant to. You’re trying, again, to argue for argument’s sake, except the main point you based your entire post on has…

So you don’t deal well with yourself then?

That screenshot is frightening. It’s like human eyes grafted onto a dummy.

Hey, it’s you again! As always, you need to work on your reading. Scan all of my comments and you won’t find me saying anywhere that it was the only reason and nothing else. Just that the free fanbase and publicity are a major, major advantage in hiring this guy, and to think that this was not a significant…

You’re right (better hide, you’re gonna get lynched!) but it was the only 2D Metroid thing people had for a while. So they got attached to it, and now they can’t let go, and will attack anyone and anything that may imply it’s not the best thing ever (including the new official M2 remake, sadly enough). That rabid…

Maybe if you’d take a look at the game yourself you’d trust your own eyes, instead. ;)

I’ve certainly played enough to make a fair assessment. To suggest I need to have played literally all of them is ridiculous.

You know Steam, right? “Metroidvania” describes a large chunk of the thousands and thousands of indie games on there, most of them of higher quality than whatever the AM2R guy could come up with.

That’s a pretty sad non-comment dude. :) I know you know I’m right.

But you must admit it’s very convenient either way.