"Bullshit"? Did you even read my post? The only reason anyone ever made side-scrollers is because there were no other options. The overhead view was the only other viable choice. That's why so many were so good. Because they had to work with what they had and push the limits of the genre.

The fact is, if this kind of technology had existed when Metroid was first created, I can guarantee you that the original would have been from a first person perspective. It is what suits the mood of the game the absolute most.