Metroid getting #3 is real good
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Metroid: Samus Returns |OT| What's past is prologue.
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TheMoon
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Metroid getting #3 is real good
with a day less on sale than all the other new entries, too!
Just think, we could soon be living in a future with Metroid 5 and Metroid Prime 4 on the same console.
Only the "New" consoles have NFC built in. You'd need to get the separate NFC reader.
To be fair, Zero Mission's failure had basically Jack and shit to do with its Japanese performance. Like Prime 2 did far worse and yet it still well cleared Zero Mission worldwide by a healthy amount.haha zero mission sold so badly they didnt make a 2D metroid for 13 years!
It's all about North America (and to a lesser extent, Europe) with Metroid post revival.
haha zero mission sold so badly they didnt make a 2D metroid for 13 years!
So far we have UK coming in a #8 for a region where Nitnendo usually doesn't do well and #3 in JP for a series that usually doesn't do well in Japan. So thats a positive look at it at least. I think US sales will be strong and hopefully EU is too
I got mad, but that was because I was using the bombs rather than just shooting some blocks out, after that I was fine.
God I hope justice prevails!
In my experience: It won't and 2D Metroid will have to take another long nap.
I hope I'm wrong.
It has been Amazon top seller for what it's worth.
I honestly think it will do well enough.
Riding on the fact that Metroid is back after all these years, the praise the game is getting overall, word of the game definitely gets around and I personally know lots of people who's radar it's on.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Nintendo knows what's up.
GeekyDad
Member
Dear Lord, that was so frustrating! Ugh...
Yeah,
shooting the first area helps a little, but I didn't notice a big difference. The gears chasing you seem to rubberband either way.
space jump
Kain-Nosgoth
Member
it looks so good, even better than the varia, thanks!
can't wait to see what armor we'll get in metroid prime 4
I really love this design. I hope this gets used for some future games, or some variation of it.
I think it will hit that 1mil life time mark at least
Triforce141
Member
Stay spiderballed on whatever surface you're on, and wait for the power bomb to blow up, you'll be launched then
Voidwolf
Member
Thanks, I'll try this when I get home! Really wishing I brought my 3DS to work today.
Jade Knight 08
Member
My copy just arrived in the mail today! Can't wait to play this tonight.
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
Don't the Metroid forms look a tad derpy and less alien in this game? The Omega Metroid in particular looks like an overgrown rat.
Admittedly, the original sprites for the Zeta and Omega form aren't that great either, but they were much more limited.
The Metroid Fusion iteration of the Omega stage looks much better to me than Samus Returns'.
I guess generally speaking there's something about the art direction and creature design that seems a bit off.
Admittedly, the original sprites for the Zeta and Omega form aren't that great either, but they were much more limited.
Alpha and Gamma are still nightmare fuel to me, with.
The Metroid Fusion iteration of the Omega stage looks much better to me than Samus Returns'.
I guess generally speaking there's something about the art direction and creature design that seems a bit off.
Same...
Though good is killed by a mediocre world more often than not
. It is problematic....
The
baby
Queen
That other thread has been taunting me.
Also...every time I use
slow time
Ability would've made that easier for sure
...
As to Omegas, I like those fights a lot. Samus doing that flip looks so good.
In general, glad I don't get sick of those extended animations in practice.
evilromero
Member
Finally powered through and beat the game last night. Whoa lord it's amazing. But for the love of fuck the 3DS is just not a comfortable controller solution for such a nuanced game. This demands a nice full controller with L and R triggers. Still I loved the game itself. Going to start through hard mode now.
dynamitejim
Member
Fuck whoever came up with that
. Trash tier game design.
chase sequence
I didn't figure that out at first either. Would have made the whole thing a lot less scary.
Looking forward to reading your impressions after you're done with it Moonfrog. The late half of the game is the highlight, IMO.
God I enjoyed this game so much, I don't know what to do now that I completed it on normal haha. Guess I'll wait for my amiibo to start Fusion mode.
Wow, it didn't occur to me you could do both at all.
God I enjoyed this game so much, I don't know what to do now that I completed it on normal haha. Guess I'll wait for my amiibo to start Fusion mode.
Wow, it didn't occur to me you could do both at all.
I did use the spider ball against Queen Metroid when she did the thing though. The way this game's bosses integrate your different abilities is so damn cool, it reminds of Prime.
Astral Dog
Member
30k sounds very low
But seems in line with expectations
Huh spoiler i didn't wanna know what Onega looks in this
But seems in line with expectations
Huh spoiler i didn't wanna know what Onega looks in this
I actually immensely prefer the Samus Returns Omega. The Fusion Omega is basically a theropod dinosaur, while the Samus Returns Omega has more unusual proportions that feel fitting for the hulking final evolution of a parasitic alien.
And when you compare their respective animations and sounds, there is no competition. What the fuck were they thinking with that scream in Fusion?
Voidwolf
Member
Don't the Metroid forms look a tad derpy and less alien in this game? The Omega Metroid in particular looks like an overgrown rat.
Admittedly, the original sprites for the Zeta and Omega form aren't that great either, but they were much more limited.
The Metroid Fusion iteration of the Omega stage looks much better to me than Samus Returns'.
I guess generally speaking there's something about the art direction and creature design that seems a bit off.
Shit dude why is that image not spoiler tagged... Is that what the final boss is?
Of Metroid Fusion it is.
ArchedThunder
Banned
I love the art direction in this game, no complaints about the Metroid designs here.
Just 100%'d the game, took me 12 hours, loved every minute. I really hope this team comes back to make Metroid 5 for Switch.
Just 100%'d the game, took me 12 hours, loved every minute. I really hope this team comes back to make Metroid 5 for Switch.
CuNi
Member
Wait, whaaaaaa.....
Same here. I knew what to do but I kept
getting sucked in while laying bombs and dying.
ElectricBlanketFire
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By comparison, Federation Force debuted at 4,286 copies sold.
Damn good for Japan. Funny how the quality of the game matters.
Ohh, gotcha.
Direct answer to 'is that the last boss':
----No.-----
Actual spoilers for this game:
She was the last fight of Metroid II, but this game has an extra surprise.
Not sure if you were really looking for an answer though. For what it's worth, all the Metroid II forms got a nice overhaul in this game.
I just realized something.
The melee countering reminds me of Rhythm Heaven with the movements and cues.
Sakamoto worked on Rhythm Heaven.
Sakamoto worked on this game.
It's something that was in the original game, but is the final boss of a different game (not this or the original).
On that note, are we considering Metroid II stuff spoilers?
The melee countering reminds me of Rhythm Heaven with the movements and cues.
Sakamoto worked on Rhythm Heaven.
Sakamoto worked on this game.
It's something that was in the original game, but is the final boss of a different game (not this or the original).
On that note, are we considering Metroid II stuff spoilers?
END OF GAME BOSS SPOILERS
It feels so satisfying to pull down the Metroid Queen with the Grapple Beam, roll through her open mouth and throat and into her gut with the Morph Ball, and lay a Power Bomb. Mercury Steam took one of the most bullshit moments of Other M and made it fun and interactive and the best part is that, like the original Metroid 2, some players never even realized that option existed on their first playthrough.
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
Sorry then, I put it in spoilers now.
Thing is, people have been talking about more significant spoilers pertaining to Samus Returns without spoiler tags for a couple pages now and I didn't see anyone complaining.
PowerThroughLov
Member
When I first started playing this I was thrown off quite a bit. The 3DS screen is terrible, so there was a good bit of ghosting everywhere. The controls felt weird. Movement did not feel quite right. I was disappointed.
5 hours later and I no longer notice ghosting, controls are fine, and I cannot wait to keep playing. So alright I guess
5 hours later and I no longer notice ghosting, controls are fine, and I cannot wait to keep playing. So alright I guess