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

I don't recall any references to how old Ridley is. He could be ancient for all we know. While there haven't been references to "ancient aliens" visiting Earth, there's been so few references to Earth in general that that doesn't mean anything.

 

Does Earth even exist in the Metroid universe?

 

Huh, I would have thought lower selling games would drop in price! I think I got my copy online.

 

I wonder how long the Chozo had been on Zebes when they adopted Samus.

 

@darklordoftech I'm honestly surprised that this thread hasn't gotten much use since it was created in 2013.

Then I remember that the Metroid franchise hasn't gotten much use since 2013.

Ha!

 

Posted this in the E3 thread, but might as well post it here as well:

Never played any of the Metroid titles before, but I absolutely love the look of Metroid: Dread. Very Alien: Isolation inspired, in a sense, with the unkillable enemies that have to be avoided.

If Nintendo stopped being dumb and released a complete Metroid collection, along the lines of what Halo: The Master Chief Collection is for the Halo franchise, I'd probably go out and actually get a Switch.

 

So when you guys saw the E.M.M.I.'s chase Samus, were you reminded of General Grievous in the way they transformed & crawled rather hastily after her like he did to get to his Wheelbike?

 

I want that special edition and I can't believe I missed the pre-order window. I hope they get more in soon.

 

New trailer

 

I was unable to procure a special/collectors edition. I'm going to try my luck at my local Target on Friday at 8 AM. If no luck, then I'll probably just get the regular one and play it since I took the day off to enjoy it.

 

Yeah, no luck with the special/collector's edition at Target this morning. They weren't shipped any. They had exactly 2 new Samus Amiibos and 2 Switch OLEDs. I didn't want either, but I was 4th in line and of course it was first come first serve so they were all gone when it was my turn regardless.

I played Dread from 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM and then again from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. I'm digging it so far. It's definitely has a high challenge factor and it throws you right in it. It feels semi on rails, but then kind of lets you go after a little while. It takes some getting used to, but it starts to feel familiar after a few hours.

Gameplay spoilers:

Spoiler

I wasn't until early afternoon that I the morph ball. I felt like forever since it's the first thing you get in every game, but they wanted you to use the slide mechanic.
I also just got the Varia suit and fought Kraid. He was tough but felt good when beating him. You're awarded with the Diffusion Beam which is essentially the Wave Beam.

 

Welp, time to get the first Metroid game I'll ever get in my 25 years of video-gaming.

 

I don't like the EMMI's

The first one with here's how you kill it, I died a few times.

The second hunted me down like I was in the hunger games.

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Good review. And only 10 minutes long, thank God. I find too many YouTube reviews nowadays to be overly-long.

 

Oh man, I had no idea how badly I’d been craving a 2D Metroid game again. This one checks all the right boxes for me. Ori and Hollow Knight whetted my appetite, but this one here is the main course.

I’ve played for about three hours so far, and am eager for more!

 

Finished it today with a clear time of 10:50:17 and 62% of the items collected. I had a lot of fun with it and I felt like I got my money's worth. There were some frustrating moments, mini boss and boss fight wise especially, but other than that I highly recommend this game. I'd love to see all the games re-made with this play style. MercurySteam did an excellent job with "Samus Returns" so it's no surprise they did the same with "Dread".