All their game looked really good until we played them haha. Their 3DS Castlevania played like ass.
Metroid: Samus Returns Impressions: "I didn't want to stop playing."
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All their game looked really good until we played them haha. Their 3DS Castlevania played like ass.
Hero_of_the_Day
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I don't even get what lulz you're reaching for here. Yeah, I'd love a 2D Metroid (or 3D, don't really care, just want more Metroid). But, I simply didn't think this looked good. I mean, I love Batman. Batman is my favorite thing. I want more Batman movies. Batman V Superman fucking sucked. My wanting a thing doesn't mean I'll love every version they give me. That's not some GAF thing.
And that's great to hear. Gives me hope (the impressions part). Doesn't change that I thought it looked not great, but things change when it's in your hand. People need to stop being so sensitive about any criticism or differing opinions. Not everyone who disagrees with your opinion is just looking to be a contrarian or a hater. Sometimes they are just honest opinions.
brandonh83
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I thought it played fine. I had no problems with the controls and thought they did a good job of transferring the Lords of Shadow combat into the 2D gameplay.
The game itself, well, I guess say what you will about that. It was a solid 7 for me and not some piece of trash. I thought it had really good exploration, combat and music.
Story was pretty decent too. I actually think it's probably a better game than Lords of Shadow 2 lol
Anyway I don't think it really matters. It's a new project being (I assume) overlooked by Nintendo, so I'm confident that it will turn out much better.
Agent_Carnage
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I wonder when they port it to the switch at some point there will be a performance gain to 60FPS then. Would be used a major selling point. Now in 60fps and higher resolution.
KojiKnight
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I wouldn't get your hopes up. There haven't been any non-indies that have gone from 3ds to switch and that's unlikely to change.
What a pity.
If the response is strong, they may end up porting it. Who knows. They ported WiiU games to the 3DS, why the hell not do the reverse?
I didn't buy the Chibi Robo Zip Wire because it was trash. If a company can't produce good games that sell, then maybe they're better off not being made.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
A locked framerate on non-PC hardware is something to praise MercurySteam for, seeing as their three Castlevania games didn't accomplish this...
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
In my opinion this looks too low-fi for a Switch port. They would be better off remaking something else, like Super Metroid from scratch.
For the 3DS I think this looks great and Im rooting for MS, the Spanish gamedev scene really needs it
For the 3DS I think this looks great and Im rooting for MS, the Spanish gamedev scene really needs it
MulderYuffie
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I think it'll be great it looked so good!
Mechanized
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Watched the trailer on my 3ds, it looks like locked 30, so it's really smooth and cinematic looking. I think even regardless of the quality of this, if you're a Metroid fan you NEED to buy it. Nintendo has to see that there is a fanbase for these games, the message has to be sent. If you don't buy this game you'll only be hurting yourself.
Sniffynose
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I'm jealous.
Love,
Switch Owner =(
Love,
Switch Owner =(
game looked great
i'll buy it just because it looks fun, entirely aside from any considerations of keeping the franchise going
Also, people, there are still way more 3DS owners than Switch owners. They aren't just going to stop making games for it immediately when there's money to be made.
i'll buy it just because it looks fun, entirely aside from any considerations of keeping the franchise going
Also, people, there are still way more 3DS owners than Switch owners. They aren't just going to stop making games for it immediately when there's money to be made.
Mister Wolf
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I enjoyed Mirror of Fate as well. Wish I could play this Metroid. I really didn't expect this game I would have kept my 3DS XL
a 2ds is $80
and has an unimaginably large, awesome library of games
do yourself a favor and get one, play this, and then go play the other billion awesome games you've missed out on
NipplesAndToes23
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Was the original a good game? It's the only Metroid I don't hear people talk about.
If Nintendo reads this thread, they're gonna port it to Wii U lol.
It was neat, imo. You just work your way through a maze hunting Metroids and swapping power-ups.
Has combat-gating to a large extent, unlike, say, super, which has a lot of gadget gating.
NipplesAndToes23
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I'm sort of mad this for the 3DS. It'll be a struggle having to buy a new system and will have to decide between it, the Switch, and a PS4. Negro is broke!
Play it then, it is free and easily available on the Internet after all.
RareFantasy64
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After ALBW I know this game will look gorgeous playing it in person. I'd have preferred sprites but I appreciate what they are doing with the 2.5D style and ALBW (and the NSMB series) really showed me that Nintendo prefers these 2.5D games to sprite-based ones at this point in time.
I think the game looks ridiculously fluid to play. It's my game of the show. I can't wait to get my hands on it
I think the game looks ridiculously fluid to play. It's my game of the show. I can't wait to get my hands on it
The 3D trailer on the eShop looks pretty nice. Obviously not gonna suddenly look HD or anything, but certainly more attractive than watching it on a computer monitor or phone screen.
Alex_Mexico
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I worry this game might underperform by being released so late into the 3DS' lifespan and months after the newer, popular and very successful other handheld Nintendo system and chalk low sales to the Metroid brand thus stopping any more 2D Metroid from being made.
I hope it does well but I think making this game a 3DS exclusive is a mistake.
I hope it does well but I think making this game a 3DS exclusive is a mistake.
Ghost Slayer
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well shit, I just bought a Switch last month 
Magicpaint
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I don't think sales expectations are going to be that high. It's a 2D Metroid essentially, and a remake at that, and it doesn't look terribly high budget. I think it will do fine, i.e. better than Federation Force. I think the real question is whether Prime 4 will live up to Nintendo's expectations because that's going to be the main product.
SinCityAssassin
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I will note that even their shitty 3DS Castlevania game was eventually ported to consoles.
And MercuryStream really likes the Switch.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
I turned my 3DS on after months just to watcg this trailer lol.
I swore I was done with 3DS but Metroid pulls me back in.
Sort of, the 2D games basically were by default while the console 3D entries reliably were. But then this isn't a console title (though I guess they could always update for Switch later... but that doesn't seem to be Nintendo's thing.)
I considered it an inevitable sacrifice for being on 3DS myself, and from a third party developer at that.
It's even coming very close to my birthday. This game was made for me!
Ignoring that a lot of stuff I want is coming out in that period.
Apoleptica
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I'm petting my new 3ds right now. My precioussss. New 2D METROID HELL YEAHHHHH
BRSxIgnition
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This. But this thread kinda shows people find excuses not to buy and play this while keep complaining about not getting a proper 2D Metroid of complaining it's 30FPS, lol.
Mister Wolf
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There's a lot of crying in the videos about some game called AMR2
BRSxIgnition
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Which is funny because the creator of AMR2 loves Samus Returns.
MindCollizion
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I am going to apologize beforehand but I am no longer buying anything else for the 3DS, as great as this game seems I will not be playing it.
BRSxIgnition
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We wait this long and the platform - one you already seem to own, no less - is what keeps you from buying a new 2D Metroid?
Really?
I mean, I want Nintendo to use the Switch as their future as much as anyone else, but the games/legs aren't there just yet. Within the next year or so, but not yet.
I'm getting this one Day 1.
My N3DS is always on its charging dock, since I've been using it regiously every day since I got it. And before it, it was a 3DS XL. And before that one, an OG 3DS. And on July 28th, I'm getting a 2D. So, yeah, the 3DS family of systems gets a lot of mileage in my house!
I really liked Lords of Shadow 1. MercurySteam is a good developer that has been severely limited by a terrible management. Eric Álvarez was terrible for the company during the development of LoS 1 and 2. He's still there, but he hasn't tweeted anything about Metroid, so hopefully Nintendo has taken a more hands-on approach with the game.
As for AM2R... I downloaded it before it was taken down, but I never got to playing it. I think there's room in this world for a more straight remake of Metroid II (AM2R) and a reimagining of the same game on a completely different system (M:SR). There's barely any overlap between the two.
Suit yourself, but I'll never get this attitude. It's not like the 3DS won't work anymore in a few months. If you really need the push to justify getting a game for 3DS in 2017, think about getting games for it as "retro collecting" :/
I don't know. I think it's stupid to limit your options and not enjoy a game you may like because you arbitrarily decided that buying games for 3DS in 2017 is somehow wrong.
My N3DS is always on its charging dock, since I've been using it regiously every day since I got it. And before it, it was a 3DS XL. And before that one, an OG 3DS. And on July 28th, I'm getting a 2D. So, yeah, the 3DS family of systems gets a lot of mileage in my house!
I really liked Lords of Shadow 1. MercurySteam is a good developer that has been severely limited by a terrible management. Eric Álvarez was terrible for the company during the development of LoS 1 and 2. He's still there, but he hasn't tweeted anything about Metroid, so hopefully Nintendo has taken a more hands-on approach with the game.
As for AM2R... I downloaded it before it was taken down, but I never got to playing it. I think there's room in this world for a more straight remake of Metroid II (AM2R) and a reimagining of the same game on a completely different system (M:SR). There's barely any overlap between the two.
Suit yourself, but I'll never get this attitude. It's not like the 3DS won't work anymore in a few months. If you really need the push to justify getting a game for 3DS in 2017, think about getting games for it as "retro collecting" :/
I don't know. I think it's stupid to limit your options and not enjoy a game you may like because you arbitrarily decided that buying games for 3DS in 2017 is somehow wrong.
Magicpaint
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Posts like that just reek of sour grapes. As gamers we should happy when we can get games we want at all. Being THIS picky about it because of the platform choice is incredibly petty, but hey more power to them -- it's their choice as a consumer. Deliberately missing out on games that appeal to you (on a platform you own) because they're not on your main platform of choice is something I will never understand.
CharminUltra
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I didn't want to stop believing.
Linkstrikesback
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My problem with the counter is that a lot of the footage had the camera so close that functionally by the time you could actually see an enemy on your screen, you'd have to use the counter because there's no other option to avoid damage.
Odd decision because they could clearly move the camera further away for boss fights...
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