I finally played/got “Metroid Other M” recently, and I gatta say it’s not as bad as everyone says… I know I’ll take heat for saying that, but I don’t care.
It has some annoying flaws, yes, but it’s kinda nice to play a 3D Metroid with a third-person perspective, so you can actually see Samus, (and be able to tell you’re playing Metroid, and not some other generic FPS game) as that helps you do a bit more platforming, wall jumping, and such.
I kinda like how it uses some clever camera angles in order to get around using the Wii-mote’s 8-direction directional pad, and make you feel like you’re a 3D sidescroller at times, while mixing more open areas too. I wouldn’t of minded using the Wii nunchuck, but it’s kinda clever how it uses only the remote.
One thing that kinda annoys me so far is, (besides getting lost in the game, or being unable to backtrack at certain parts) you can only recover energy at save points, or when your health is low. (Via a special move.) Not getting items from downed enemies does kinda take away the reward for beating ’em. (And being able to recover missles any time, takes away some of the challenge of using them, or collecting upgrades.)