My copy of Metroid Prime 3 Corruption came today from Amazon.com! I spent a bit of time exploring the first area of the game and getting used to the controls. It took me awhile to get used to the sensitivity. Unfortunately, you do need to move a bit to the left or right on the screen to turn/aim. Having to communicate with friends to get all the extras sounds neat, althought I don’t know how much it will be used. Lastly, my roommate Jim came up behind me and commented on the lack of anti-aliasing, to which I replied, “This isn’t an XBox 360.” He’s used to playing Bioshock on his PC, so I can understand how bad graphics are the first thing he noticed. I noticed less jaggies when I turned down the sharpness on my TV, but they were still noticeable if I stared at it closely enough. Luckily I can’t notice the jaggies with my bad vision from my normal gaming distance from the TV, which is about a foot or so.

All I care about is a good game. If the developers can do that with a smooth framerate, it’s not worth the extra processing power for anti-aliasing if it’s going to degrade the perceived look of the game. Most non-gamers — I think — notice a difference in framerate more than a difference in AA or resolution. Also, I am using a 26″ widescreen HDTV. I’m sure most people are using 19″ or smaller TVs, thus the lack of AA wouldn’t be as noticeable on a smaller scale.

To any new MP3 gamers, have fun getting corrupted like me over the Labor Day weekend!