Am I the Only one who thought Prime 1 and 2's controls were clunky?

[ZGDK]

I haven't played Echoes (Christmas) only 3 and 1, but Prime 1 was amazing, but the controls felt more tailored for exploration and felt clunky in combat.

[ThePowerOfOne]

They felt fine to me.

[Gwen Khan]

they were fine when I first played them, but going back to them after playing Corruption they do seem a little clunky

[Cecil_and_Kain]

Not really

[metroid2424]

oh ya, after 3 very clunky

[Tahrann]

oh ya, after 3 very clunky

Same

[LinkXLR]

They felt fine to me.

[Mystic]

They were clunky, for lack of a better word. Thankfully, Corruption fixed that :)

[Kaz]

A little, yes.

[NIGHTSHADOW1313]

Of course, there'll be some difference. They're two different controllers!  :D But I sorry to most everyone in this thread saying they liked MP3's controls more. I like 1 and 2's more, by a lot. I kind of felt special, y'know, because with the Gamecube controller you could smash buttons so quickly and they were right where you needed them. With the Wii controller on Metroid Prime 3, I had a couple issues. One is that shooting was awkward. "Oh, another enemy!" *rapidly pounds A button* I don't know, it felt like your thumb was having a seizure. YES, I know you could set the "shoot" command to B, but that feels weirder because your index finger is "hooked" over the B button and you have really give your knuckles a workout. Also, other buttons weren't in the place that I'd want them to be; I'd prefer them side by side, not below and above each other, and since your gripping the controller, probably so that it won't nudge out of your finger from pressing A or B, you can't move your hand up and down to reach the other buttons.

[Dr.Mario84]

I'd prefer them side by side, not below and above each other, and since your gripping the controller, probably so that it won't nudge out of your finger from pressing A or B, you can't move your hand up and down to reach the other buttons.

Practice holding the controller properly?  If you really feel that way then maybe you should try looking at a picture of how to hold the Wii remote and nunchuck.  Also remember that controllers do not require severe force.  Pressing A or B shouldn't make you feel like it's going to slip out of your hand. 

And I don't understand your fustration over the actual controllers layout.  You only have to use two whole buttons in combat.  Is it not that simple?  I'd like to hear more of an explination as to why you dislike this layout.

[Silverhawk79]

A little clunky, but I got used to it fairly quickly.

[The Seventh]

I never really thought they were clunky.  I guess it's partly due to I can easily get used to just about any controls for a game.

Or, maybe I can't remember a time where I thought they were clunky, because I'm so used to them.

[Jono2]

I never felt they were clunky until I played prime 3 then went back to the game.  now they feel so restricting.

[SkyMyl]

I played all the Primes. I thought that it was EASY to play Metroid Prime 1/2...but when I saw three, I was so used to morphing with C on the Nunchuk, that I kept pressing L on the Gamecube over and over in frustration.

Bottom Line: If you alternate between Prime 3 and Prime 1 or 2, you'll retain the memory and button position of which controller. Well, sorta. In my case.