Gaming Aliens, Hunters, Pirates & Justin Bailey: Metroid [General Discussion]

The announcement of MP4 was exciting, but seeing Samus Returns blew my mind.

Metroid 2 was the first game I became obsessed with as a kid. It wasn't the first game I played, but I credit it as the one that made me a gamer.

 

I noticed this in Zero Mission as well. In original and Super Metroid, Zebes is very dark, but in Zero Mission it's bright and cheery.

 

Considering Metroid Prime/Dark Samus is definitely dead after Corruption, I wonder if they're actually planning to resurrect her somehow for MP4. Or instead go the Halo route and move away from what the title is actually referring to.

 

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/8/16111932/new-nintendo-3ds-xl-metroid-samus-returns

 

Does anyone have Samus Returns?

 

I do, I've played about 3 hours and it's great!

 

A very interesting video that compares the two remakes of Metroid II, provides a well-argued defence of the original version and some deserved criticism of Samus Returns' more misguided tweaks, suggesting that the two remakes have either profoundly misunderstood or decided to deliberately ignore what the original was going for artistically.

 

Considering Metroid is my life, totally subbing this.

 

^ That was a great video. Thanks for sharing @Ichor_Razor

 

The Zero Mission manual says that the Federation found the Space Pirate base on Zebes "after a desparate search", yet also says that Samus was grew on Zebes. Why did the Federation have to search for Zebes if Samus was already familiar with it?

 

Maybe the coordinates were lost? I don't pay much attention to the lore outside the games!

This excellent series of videos analyzes the series starting with the first:

 

I would also recommend KingK's analysis videos, which I find superior, as an alternative take. However, he has only covered the Prime trilogy and AM2R as of yet.

 

For those who got all the Chozo Memories in Samus Returns:

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I wonder if the evil Chozo are the masterminds of everything in Metroid. Maybe they created Kraid, Ridley, and the Space Pirates, created Mother Brain to sabatoge the good Chozo, and are behind the Federation's villainous turn in Other M and Fusion.

In the Manga, the Chozo and Mother Brain raise Samus on Zebes and create the Metroids during this time. When Samus is already an adult (but before the events described in the Metroid 1 manual), the Space Pirates invade Zebes and the Chozo summon Samus to stop the invasion, but she fails and the Chozo are wiped out with the exception of Gray Voice, who seems to side with the Space Pirates. Mother Brain reveals herself to be creator and secret leader of the Space Pirates and the Space Pirates make Zebes their base. Mother Brain asks Samus to join her, Ridley, and Gray Voice, but Samus refuses. Eventually, Gray Voice reveals that he was pretending to side with the Space Pirates and attacks Mother Brain, but fails and dies, seemingly bringing the Chozo race to an end. The Manga ends with the events of Metroid 1, but instead of the Federation searching for the Space Pirates as described in the manual, Samus volunteers as soon as she hears that the Space Pirates have a Metroid.

Zero Mission is a remake of Metroid 1 inspired by the manga. Here's the manual of Zero Mission:
http://metroid.retropixel.net/gallery.php?gallery_id=mzm_manual&image_id=4

 

GT's retrospectives were amazing ... luckily they're all still available on YouTube!



I'm actually playing through Other M for the first time, having attempted to do so twice since its release and having been put off both times by the voice acting and stiffness of the narrative (and its impact on the gameplay). I love the movement and much of the combat, but the environments are dull and I don't feel any real urge to explore. Also ...

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... Adam waited until I was right at the end of the volcano area to authorize the use of the Varia Suit - what a clueless jerk. The whole authorization element is so silly and takes me out of the game completely.

 

I loved the Timeline project they did for Zelda. I saw they did one for Kingdom Hearts as well but haven't seen any others. I was hoping for a Metroid one.

 

For those who beat Other M:

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Do you think the original Ridley started out as a "little birdie" or do you think that "little birdie" and "mystery creature" were results Ridley's genes getting mixed and scrambled?

 

I remember liking Machinima's retrospective series too at the time. Dunno if they can still be found. Just saw the first couple episodes of GT's retrospective, and they were good indeed. Other than that, amateur creators have made a lot of high quality content in recent years. The Gaming Historian is an amateur channel that has become amazing at creating trivia videos. I highly recommend his documentary about Alexey Pajitnov and the development of Tetris. It's an hour long! Fascinating and well researched.

 

I wonder if Ridley came to Earth in ancient times, and if that inspired the concept of dragons.

 

I know that feeling. I got my copy for about $10 not too long after it was released!