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[GigaBowser]

Yes it's all true, Mercury Steam has bested Retro, but I just started Dread the other days and realized that it has better moment to moments gameplay than Prime.

Only things about Prime is that it has better music.

Bosses, story, gameplay, combat all better in Dread.

and the EMMI are awesome AI enemies, not sure what in tarnation people are talking about.

PS Dread is also the best 2D Metroid the older ones are like 8-bit and 16-bit style indie games in comparison.

 

[64bitmodels]

One is 3D and has far superior atmosphere, worldbuilding, lore, exploration and graphics. It also has the best combat mechanics in the series (well, the prime trilogy does)

The other is a retread of the 2D games that while unique doesn't do much to push the series forward mechanically. It's really just a bone Nintendo threw Metroid fans while they're chomping at the bit for Prime 4.

 

[funkygunther]

 

[Pilgrimzero]

And Super is better than both.

 

[Kilau]

I agree, you are sorry.

 

[Neff]

nah

And Super is better than both.

Word

 

[Ristifer]

 

[kanjobazooie]

Apple is better than orange. I'm sorry GAF.

 

[Topher]

Apple is better than orange. I'm sorry GAF.

 

[64bitmodels]

And Super is better than both.

it's better than neither
Super is good but suffers from terrible controls that make it a bitch to play. every single 2d game that would come out later controls far better, despite all of them being on handhelds. Everything else about it is amazing but it's also mostly stuff prime did better thanks to being on a more powerful console.

 

[Golgo 13]

 

[Bloobs]

 

[Astral Dog]

Metroid Prime 2 is better than both

 

[Comandr]

I really don’t have a lot more to add that 64bitmodels succinct comment didn’t touch beyond that I completely agree and dread’s final 5 minutes and cutscene were fucking lame bullshit.

 

[Quasicat]

Zelda is better than Metroid…but Super is the best Metroid.

 

[L*][*N*K]

Comparing those two games make no sense.

 

[bender]

Mercury Stream makes me miss Team Ninja's Metroid efforts.

 

[nial]

I'm sorry 3D fans, New Super Mario Bros. U is better than Super Mario 64.

 

[SmokedMeat]

How dare you.

 

[jorgejjvr]

Nope

 

[Mr Hyde]

I love Metroid Dread. Super slick gameplay, beautiful 2D graphics (that looks incredible on OLED), tight level design, tense boss encounters and chase sequences with EMMI, and an overall awesome OST. But to say it's better than Prime is just flat out wrong, especially now that Nintendo remade it so superbly. Prime is a legendary game and the crown jewel of the Metroid franchise. No disrespect to Mercury Steam, they have an excellent output in regards to Metroid, but they will never top Metroid Prime, or even the Prime-series.

 

[donfonzie]

 

[Melter]

Sorry, you’re wrong.

Metroid Dread was a good entry but Prime is just on a different level in terms of atmosphere, graphics (the original for its time as well as the remaster), soundtrack, and exploration.

I personally think the transition to 2.5D since Sami’s Returns has been a bit bland compared to the pure 2D metroids, it’s like these games don’t know exactly what they want to be.

 

[Barakov]

Also the EMMI suck and are annoying to deal with. It was a one trick pony that went on for too long.

While I'll agree that Metroid Dread is a good entry, saying that it's the best 2d entry is insane.

 

[Chiggs]

And Super is better than both.

And Metroid Prime: Echoes is better than Super, as is Zero Mission.

Metroid Prime 2 is better than both

 

[Sleepwalker]

Another day, another gigabowser L take

 

[Pilgrimzero]

And Metroid Prime: Echoes is better than Super, as is Zero Mission.

 

[Supple]

I'm glad Nintendo tried 3D but also glad they returned to 2D.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Did Dread have a better soundtrack than Prime? I’d say it didn’t. That’s about the only comparison I’d make.

Both were labors of love for the Metroid franchise, but Dread isn’t very old. Prime has been a classic since it came out on GameCube. I’d say give Metroid another couple entries and then do this little comparison.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

lolno avoiding the dread machines was fun for a little while, but then they became a pain. Prime was so much more imo.

 

[Tg89]

nah.

great game though. but prime is top 10 of all time.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

I've never played a Metroid game - so they can't be that good.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Uhh no lol

Prime is arguably the best Metroid game

Dread is okay but it’s still basically an indie game in comparison that comes nowhere close to matching the atmosphere of Prime

 

[kunonabi]

Dread is far too linear and restrictive for me to enjoy. I also hated the story and don't feel the emmi sections added much to the game either. Its pretty close to the bottom as far as Metroid games go for me.

 

[TexMex]

We already knew you were a dope, didn’t need the thread.

 

[GigaBowser]

Yes the OP is all true. Nostalgia makes people blind and mad.

Mercury Steam has surpassed Retro. Confirmed.

 

[supernova8]

Haven't played Prime but it doesn't look like a game I'd enjoy. Then again I thought the same of Dread and then actually played it and fuuuuuucking loved it. Hands down one of my favorite titles on the Switch. I think it's just the slick movement animations and transitions. It feels good to play. Reminds me of the feeling I got back when I tried Vanquish for the first time.

 

[RoboFu]

It’s true.

 

[Knightime_X]

Dread could have at least let you remap the buttons.
I hate dread's controls.
I dread them every time I try to play.

1/2 joking

 

[Nautilus]

 

[U.S.E. CD]

Castlevania Lords of Shadow is also the best game in the series.

 

[Nautilus]

Castlevania Lords of Shadow is also the best game in the series.

 

[Corian33]

This is just wrong. Dread is absolutely solid and I enjoyed it all the way through. However, Prime had a vibe and atmosphere that I can still vividly picture in my mind TWENTY years later. Like, I can feel the rain tapping on my helmet and hear the melancholy music playing.

Dread I remember the gameplay but nothing else.

 

[Chiggs]

???

 

[U.S.E. CD]

To add salt it's also the best selling game in the series.

 

[GigaBowser]

Haven't played Prime but it doesn't look like a game I'd enjoy. Then again I thought the same of Dread and then actually played it and fuuuuuucking loved it. Hands down one of my favorite titles on the Switch. I think it's just the slick movement animations and transitions. It feels good to play. Reminds of the feeling I got back when I tried Vanquish for the first time.

Yes people may tells you Prime is better BUT the gameplay is clunkier and feels old in comparison. It's not as fun to play.

 

[It's all in the wrist]

Why are we fighting about this.

They're both amazing. I have to give the edge to Prime.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Every 2D Metroid is better than the Prime games.
This isnt something shocking or edgy - purely fact.

 

[Stratostar]

Dread? It's Metroid Lite compared to the legendary Prime. Inferior soundtrack, more linear, less immersive and "feels" like a mobile game, in a bad way.

Prime 4 will blow it out of the fucking water.

 

[Jsisto]

Your mom was better to me than both.

Theyre both excellent games. I’d have to go with Prime personally, but if we’re talking about a purely pick up and play, easily replayable classic style Metroid game, Dread is the best in the series. Prime is a very different beast.