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Metroid: Samus Returns |OT| What's past is prologue.
- Thread starter TheMoon
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The Completionist video is up.
Massive spoilers obviously. He
Really respect this guy's hustle.
Massive spoilers obviously. He
finds all the endings.
Really respect this guy's hustle.
MrSaturn99
Member
This game is rad. Really digging all the QOL additions and Melee Counter feels perfectly natural. Also, dat music.
Pretty cool how they granted context to the "sinking lava" progression from the original. Now you don't have to wander all over to find out where it sank!
darkjedi187
Member
Made it to the second area and Loving it so far. The counter is really fun, but I hate that the aeon ability is mapped to the a button. I've accidentallly hot it 3 times now. Is there any way to disable it?
I'm probably what some would call "part of the problem", but I love Scan Pulse.
Scan pulse is nice, actually, and clearly some secrets were designed with it in mind. I just wish its area of effect was a bit smaller... I usually use it when using the spider ball and I can't afford to get to crazy bombing everything to find stuff, and the thing covers so much of the map that I always end up uncovering stuff from other rooms unintentionally.
I hoped I would be able to enjoy the game by pretending it was in no way related to Metroid 2, but I still can't help getting annoyed at all the changes. It doesn't feel like there is much love for the original; just keeping some of the superficial stuff out of obligation, while doing nothing to capitalize on what actually made the original great.
This should really have been an original game instead of a pseudo-remake
This should really have been an original game instead of a pseudo-remake
Yup!
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
i don't get the joke too. Metroid is older than Castlevania.
Is this only for online pre-orders? I pre-ordered in store.
That is the joke!
Stallion Dan
Member
Sorry if it covered already but don't wanna browse incase spoilers.
Could someone tell me exactly what Fusion mode is now the game is out so not just speculation about how it is different.
Thanks.
Could someone tell me exactly what Fusion mode is now the game is out so not just speculation about how it is different.
Thanks.
Oh man I had a journey with this.
Went to go pick up my SE pre-order at GameStop, traded in like 2 games and got the SE for $0.48, then I wanted the amiibo. Well I didnt pre-order it like a dummy so I went to Target, Best Buy, and Walmart all with no luck. Then as I was heading home I remembered Toys R Us so I gave them a call and they had like 1 left so I had them hold it for me.
Got everything BAYBEEEE
Went to go pick up my SE pre-order at GameStop, traded in like 2 games and got the SE for $0.48, then I wanted the amiibo. Well I didnt pre-order it like a dummy so I went to Target, Best Buy, and Walmart all with no luck. Then as I was heading home I remembered Toys R Us so I gave them a call and they had like 1 left so I had them hold it for me.
Got everything BAYBEEEE
If anything were put on ZL/ZR, it'd be
Beam Toggle because that'd take it off the touchscreen.
Went digital just so I could play on my birthday.
After sinking some time in: the music area is a huge let down, and for sticking us with movement on the analog pad I wish it also had some degree of analog movement too. Otherwise this is great and made me realize that fundamentally I did want a serious shakeup with 2D Metroid... that didn't simply go "ok we'll railroad things even more and tie you down with narrative." The core appeal is to have at least a significant amount of wiggle room to run around and find your path, and this fully respects that within the framework of what it's remaking (you were always going to be hobbled by the Metroid chokepoints.)
After sinking some time in: the music area is a huge let down, and for sticking us with movement on the analog pad I wish it also had some degree of analog movement too. Otherwise this is great and made me realize that fundamentally I did want a serious shakeup with 2D Metroid... that didn't simply go "ok we'll railroad things even more and tie you down with narrative." The core appeal is to have at least a significant amount of wiggle room to run around and find your path, and this fully respects that within the framework of what it's remaking (you were always going to be hobbled by the Metroid chokepoints.)
I'm pretty sure it's for online and in-store. I've had experiences at GameStop where I had to explicitly ask for the preorder bonus.
Kain-Nosgoth
Member
So, how hard is the fusion mode? I'm pretty good at challenging 2D games, love them, but i just want to be sure it's not too hardcore just for the sake of it! Is it well balanced?
MvmntInGrn
Member
A few hours in: the controls are fantastic and responsive, the 3D effect is great, and I love that it is just open enough.
Very fluid experience. Positive I'll go through it at every difficulty.
Very fluid experience. Positive I'll go through it at every difficulty.
Those are some weird complaints. The original game wasn't very good.
Sinh_Magnus
Member
I played nearly two hours today, and I like it a lot. I beat Super for the first time early in the year and while I liked it I definitely didn't love it like most people out there.
As for this game, I had some hard time with the controls at first but after that I feel they are pretty alright. Music went from great to almost nonexistent for some areas which I dislike.
On the other hand, this game is hard. Like, not punishing and frustrating hard, but challenging, which I love. If anything, the fact that enemies charge at you non stop could get annoying after some time, but except for it, everything else is really good.
As for this game, I had some hard time with the controls at first but after that I feel they are pretty alright. Music went from great to almost nonexistent for some areas which I dislike.
On the other hand, this game is hard. Like, not punishing and frustrating hard, but challenging, which I love. If anything, the fact that enemies charge at you non stop could get annoying after some time, but except for it, everything else is really good.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Lord of Ostia
Member
It's definitely in store, I didn't preorder the game but I went into Gamestop to pick it up today and they gave me the keychain.
I'll make sure to ask them. Just waiting on the 3DS XL to get here. And need to wait for Best Buy to restock those Amiibos, and I'll be set.
esmith08734
Member
I am about to buy a 3DS just for this game, lol.
Vigilant Gambit
Member
See, that's the thing: I don't know that I enjoy the game enough to get used to it. I'd rather be playing Shovel Knight or Axiom Verge. I keep waiting for the "good part," but I just don't know if I can wait that long. My Metroid counter is at 35 or so.
Yeah... I really wish they hadn't forced it, though. I would've been okay with not having the 360 aim. It's also clunky not to be able to get out of morph ball mode with the jump button.
yeah its not used except for scrolling the map in the pause screen
Thanks
Rodney McKay
Member
Best Buy delivered me the Amiibo two pack already, but I'm still waiting on Amazon to actually ship the game, lol. Should get here in a few hours at least.
Plenty of people would disagree. The atmosphere is still unmatched by any other game in the series and the gameplay holds up fine.
What's even the point of doing a remake when you're changing everything? It could easily have been a new game. The superficial stuff it keeps from M2 aren't that interesting, and it's not like the story matters in Metroid so there's really no point in retelling it. Calling it a remake does nothing but disappoint the people who actually do like Metroid 2
You could never really remake Metroid 2 for the purists (however many there are) and get away with it. No music? Points down. Zoomed in too much? Points down. Make it more playable? Somebody complains. On and on we go.
Astral Dog
Member
Yeah this one should be tons better than that old GameBoy game.
Green Mamba
Member
Just learned you can use the melee counter on a frozen enemy to shatter them. You won't get as many pickups from them if you had shattered them with a missile but it can be a quick way to down an enemy when you're in a tight spot.
Have a set of grips? No one should play 3DS without one. Literally no one.
BassForever
Member
I watched some footage and it's basically super hard mode. Early game enemies can kill you in 2 hits.
There is a very good reason you can't use the jump button to exit morph ball mode.
Because you can eventually jump as a ball