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After almost 2 months since I placed the order for that unbelievably detailed Samus figure, it's still awaiting fulfillment My wallet is grateful, but my heart breaks lol
wtf I love Other M nowMetroid starts with M.
You know what else starts with M?
March.
Perhaps this was the ‘Other M’ this whole time.
Fusion is generally regarded as one of, if not the most challenging games in the series, yeah. It's the boss fights that gave you the most trouble, I assume?So I beat fusion for the first time and boy howdy did it whoop my butt, even with a fair amount of e tanks and missiles. I’m not a shamed to admit I abused save states lol. I didn’t struggle this much with super metroid or metroid dread even, is fusion regarded as one of the tougher entries? Or maybe my switch pro controller wasn’t reading my inputs right or something
There's a certain spider that bursts in like a dragon, which I suspect likely played a large role in these difficult proceedings.Fusion is generally regarded as one of, if not the most challenging games in the series, yeah. It's the boss fights that gave you the most trouble, I assume?
Dread is much harder on any technical level, but Fusion was a big difficulty spike for the series when it came out. It also actually punishes you for dying and sets up endurance challenges around this, most obviously the power outage. Plus its boss fights are less about skill, per se, and more about figuring out how to deal with the dumb gimmicks the likes of Serris or BOX or Yakuza will throw at you. Many of them can only even be hit with one missile at a time anyway, so you might be surprised how rarely missile count actually matters.So I beat fusion for the first time and boy howdy did it whoop my butt, even with a fair amount of e tanks and missiles. I’m not a shamed to admit I abused save states lol. I didn’t struggle this much with super metroid or metroid dread even, is fusion regarded as one of the tougher entries? Or maybe my switch pro controller wasn’t reading my inputs right or something
Yeah, nightmare and the spider were particularly rough, Ridley wasn’t a walk in the park either. The sax wasn’t too bad at the end eitherFusion is generally regarded as one of, if not the most challenging games in the series, yeah. It's the boss fights that gave you the most trouble, I assume?
What is Kiryu throwing this time?Plus its boss fights are less about skill, per se, and more about figuring out how to deal with the dumb gimmicks the likes of Serris or BOX or Yakuza will throw at you.
Samus, repeatedly, unless you know how to counter his new Bouncing DVD Logo Style.What is Kiryu throwing this time?
It accurately describes the quality of Retro's output from 2015 - 2024@AngryAlchemist You've got some nerve showing up in this thread with that offensive tag of yours!
Midtroid was right there!It accurately describes the quality of Retro's output from 2015 - 2024
It's actually just because I couldn't write Metroid since the custom titles ban words that are used for titles
Damn it and I've even used that before, maybe I should restart my tag and make it about Square Enix instead /sMidtroid was right there!
The sax wasn’t too bad at the end either
Jammin' out in lower Brinstar
What is Kiryu throwing this time?
Samus, repeatedly, unless you know how to counter his new Bouncing DVD Logo Style.
Jammin' out in lower Brinstar
insaneintherain is SO good, his covers and just music in general is incredible. I think this is his only Metroid cover, but he's well worth checking out!My god that goes hard, especially after taking an edible lol
I just subbed and queued up a bunch of covers on my laptop, perfect for a cozy Saturday nightinsaneintherain is SO good, his covers and just music in general is incredible. I think this is his only Metroid cover, but he's well worth checking out!
Nintendo can:I'm curious what will happen to prime 2 could see it shadowdropping out of a direct if is just an hd upscale
I still feel like it's possible they shelf the HD ports and just remaster them like prime however it would be a while before we ever see them. I imagine if they still go the hd port route it would be announced soonishNintendo can:
• Release Prime 2 Remastered and Prime 3 Remastered on a veeery tight schedule before Prime 4, or after Prime 4
• Shadow drop them as simple remasters in the months leading to Prime 4
I agree. Plus it wouldn’t make sense to release 2 and 3 after 4I still feel like it's possible they shelf the HD ports and just remaster them like prime however it would be a while before we ever see them. I imagine if they still go the hd port route it would be announced soonish
I'm curious what will happen to prime 2 could see it shadowdropping out of a direct if is just an hd upscale
Obviously they're going to repeat the original trilogy release. Echoes will release on Switch with the same treatment as Prime. Corruption had to wait for the new hardware to use the improved motion/IR-replacement. The question is whether that one still gets its own release before the trilogy set.
I agree. Plus it wouldn’t make sense to release 2 and 3 after 4
That poll is hella old and crusty, lol I'll swap it out soon!I think it's time for a new poll on whether it's gonna release in 2024 or 2025 now that Switch 2 is probably coming in early 2025.
(Wild that I was team 2023 last year and might be team 2025 this year )
Samus when Adam makes her putz around in that lava tunnel before enabling her suit upgrade:
Yeah, I questioned whether to include that bit because of the Ubisoft angle, but I've seen enough mentions of its merit as a metroidvania and vague references to Metroid regarding it that curiosity got the better of me. Planning to check it out with the proper dub eventually.Disregarding the whole can of worms of having to coordinate with another publisher, especially someone like Ubisoft, it'd be interesting to see the Montpelier people try their hands on Metroid. [...] while you can certainly see the Dread inspiration in The Lost Crown when it comes to combat and movement, it's a tad more focussed on tight platforming (with lots of spikes) compared to the average Metroid game. Would certainly be an interesting, if pretty unrealistic, scenario.
It's one of those things where I figure Retro could probably make it work, and I don't see any reason they should feel the need to rehash old ideas any more than in 3D, but I do wonder how fresh it would turn out. The upcoming first-person title might shed some light on that.No idea how a 2D Metroid by Retro would look like to be honest (Judging by their DKC games, mostly rehashing old ideas?) and frankly if you already don't want to work on Prime, I have my doubts that just doing "a regular Metroid" would help much in terms franchise fatigue.
A better idea: Nintendo starts commissioning them for Beyond Good & Evil games as the replacement classic-3D The Legend of Zelda-like. It's not like Beyond Good & Evil 2 is ever releasing in its announced form anyway.They haven't really dabbled much in Sci-Fi, if you exclude Beyond Good&Evil
PoP is better than dread when it comes to combat, exploration, and platforming. Dread is more polished though. I've 100% both.After that demo I really doubt Prince of Persia is Dread quality, let alone the quality of the best Metroid games
I'd love to be wrong tho!
only one way to find out, i am now accepting donations of one copy of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PS5 edition only )PoP is better than dread when it comes to combat, exploration, and platforming.
I wouldn't necessarily call PoP better than Dread (and comparing them is tough because there's a lot of differences in style and how they play) but PoP is an incredible game. Easily one of the best metroidvanias of the last 5 years.After that demo I really doubt Prince of Persia is Dread quality, let alone the quality of the best Metroid games
I'd love to be wrong tho!
I don't necessarily doubt it and it seems like fun, definitely one of the games I'm going to pick up this year, but I will say that people were hyping up the demo too and I found it largely just ok, so I'm a bit weary. Platforming seemed like a bright spot though all things considered.I wouldn't necessarily call PoP better than Dread (and comparing them is tough because there's a lot of differences in style and how they play) but PoP is an incredible game. Easily one of the best metroidvanias of the last 5 years.
The blushy crushy scene is bad, but I still don't know if I'd call Xenoblade a horror game...Honestly though there's a much better developer than Ubisoft to get to make some Metroid games ... they already basically make Metroid-like games with a horror tinge, and they even saved Zelda!