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Post by Shrikeswind on Sept 11, 2010 20:53:33 GMT -5
Kleptoparasitism is opportunism, revolving around theft. Some animals do this by laying eggs in a ready food supply, but it's not the same as actively selecting someone to take the risk that the parasite will themselves reward from, it's either passive ("Hey, he's got food!") or indirect ("My baby will eat when it's born.") Brood parasitism is nesting behavior involving being a jack-ass and dropping an egg in another animal's nest. And either way, Samus follows natural reply: Attack the parasite for being a free-loader. And one step further, if this is an aberration, then again, cowardice is a justification for taking down Birdie.
Sorry, my keyboard's broken.
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Post by Koopaul on Sept 11, 2010 21:34:59 GMT -5
Yes but I think it's similar circumstances. These are very similar habits of having other creatures do the work for them or tricking another creature by killing and replacing their babies.
It's not exactly the same thing but you get where I'm going.
That's just evidence that creatures will do "nasty treachery" to survive. In the name of survival anything goes, and I don't look down on that. This is one of the reasons I hated Avatar, they just don't understand nature.
If Birdie isn't strong enough to kill on it's own than tricking another to kill for it is a good survival tactic.
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Post by 8bitretroshit on Sept 12, 2010 2:19:20 GMT -5
I think it's funny Samus calls fluffy there a disgusting creature when she's the one going around murdering countless aliens who are pretty much minding their own business/protecting their territory. 'He's chewing down honey I'm not bothering with anyway cause I'm a modern snob who doesn't have to work in order to get my daily meal HOW DISGUSTING'
In other news this game is pissing me off. Not so much because of the B-movie cutscenes but because of the gamedesign. They really could add some extra pointers. Apparently you can hang onto tiny ventilation ledges then pull yourself up in ball form. If I knew that I wouldn't have wasted 30 minutes trying to bomb jump my way into that damn ventilation.
Also why do I have to scan every device before I can activate it? Why can't I do some bullshit scan on a bugged out virtual reality wall to know I'm supposed to break it with bombs to create a tiny hole way above the bomb's explosion? GREEN BLOOD ON GREEN GRASS
Fuck this game I think I'm going to play Metroid II instead
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Post by Fryguy64 on Sept 15, 2010 10:57:16 GMT -5
They really could add some extra pointers. Apparently you can hang onto tiny ventilation ledges then pull yourself up in ball form. If I knew that I wouldn't have wasted 30 minutes trying to bomb jump my way into that damn ventilation. God, I was doing that for about 5 minutes before accidentally pulling myself up. I'm not sure why the game would expect me to Bomb Jump into there... but it was a classic Metroid reaction to seeing a high-up little hole. |
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Post by Koopaul on Sept 25, 2010 21:32:50 GMT -5
Just got 100% Why do the enemies look like they are made of shiny plastic? I guess after seeing Metroid Prime's realistic textures I feel like I'm fighting brightly colored toys in this game.
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