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Metroid Dread announced for Nintendo Switch, coming October 8th 2021 (Gameplay at Threadmarks)
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I feel like the existence of a commercial for any given game is probably less important than the number of ad buys and which timeslots on which networks. Or what YouTube/Facebook whatever audiences they are pushing to and again the size of the buys.
I personally don't even have an anecdotal clue because I AdBlock my media every possible way you can, but I am kind of curious.
I personally don't even have an anecdotal clue because I AdBlock my media every possible way you can, but I am kind of curious.
Is it true this won't have any Metroids?weird since it's called metroid sould of been called samus .
Metroid is the Chozo word for warrior. Samus also has Metroid DNA.
we supposed to not have any Metroid since Metroid 2. Well except one but here we are. Im sure we will see a lab somewhere lol
My take is Nintendo has realized Metroid has the potential to bring a different audience than their other first party games, which is something they have been focusing on doing during the whole Switch era. They aren't all about family games anymore, they want to attract everyone, younger and older players, people who like Playstation and Xbox, people who like more "mature" action games, etc. Prime 4 has the biggest potential to do that and become huge between the FPS audience, so I think they're paving the way for that with Dread.
They have never not been doing that, btw. That is exactly what brought about them taking on the Zero/Fatal Frame series, the Pandora's Towers/Last Stories and the like. Bayonetta! All that stuff. That's not something they've only started doing with the Switch. It's something that only started WORKING with the Switch. Nintendo has never been "all about family games".
I felt people could read my post and understand I'm saying "Nintendo only did kid stuff before" but that's really not what I'm saying. I'm talking about them actively pursuing a more varied audience with their marketing campaign since the Switch. The Wii/Wii U era had a completely different marketing approach. The Switch is probably their console that has the most varied audience since probably the SNES, many game that wouldn't sell on the Wii/Wii U sell on the Switch, and Metroid is one such case.
I still think people are expecting 5 million copies sold are being a bit too optimistic. I say set the bar and 2 to 3 million cuz that would already be around the series height
Id love it to sell more ofc
Id love it to sell more ofc
You love to see it:
Can I be nitpicky just this once and say I don't like the boxart of the game at all?
They could have gone with a clean all white background and Samus render. That red is way too garish.
But I understand it's one of those cases where they're marketing it to appeal to a mass audience and want the game to pop on the shelves.
Damn. That looks so clean.
Not seen anything like this in other Metroid entries.
Are we looking at a potential GOTY contender here?
Samus Returns really set the bar when it comes to combat in Metroid games, and now that we're getting it in 60fps with loads of QOL improvements, this is gonna be the best playing Metroid game by a long shot. I cannot wait to play.
The closest 2D Metroid would be SR; where you could counter while moving in the air. Punching frozen enemies was instant death.
Nintendo always focuses on kids when they don't have a hit product (on the marketing side that is). It's a market they own. It's reliable income for them. They do reach out to a broader audience if they have a hit console and it's exactly why I like the Switch so much. A varied library is a must for me.
I think there's a pretty good chance, yeah. The hype is there, it's probably the most hyped game of the year?
Wow, reading that article is so depressing, but not shocking. Though it does seem mainline games get more of a push than Prime ones, at least generally speaking.
I think it is, since this year is lacking a clear frontrunner for GOTY you will see a ton of games, more then normal, be a GOTY contender. There will be a ton of different games that will win GOTY awards this year. Just look at the opencritic page, there is not a single new game that scored a 90+ but a ton of games in the 85-89 range. It will be a huge and wide open field.
Man, the animations are absolutely incredible! I can't wait to do little things like stand on slopes or press up against walls just to see them all for myself!
I hope SR gets released on an HD platform at 60fps someday.The closest 2D Metroid would be SR; where you could counter while moving in the air. Punching frozen enemies was instant death.
Paid my reserve in full at my local mom & pop store. They usually get Nintendo stuff in a day or two early, so if I can get it that Thursday, that'd be great.
I ordered mine in person at a GameStop, and they were saying that they were expecting it to be pretty popular and that we might be able to pick it up Thursday night which would be beautiful
Same here, I have no interest in any of the Amiibo's otherwise.
I have Samus, Zero Suit Samus, & Ridley, they are the only ones I've been able to get my hands on so far.
I'm forever annoyed I missed SR Samus & Metroid Amiibo's. The current prices for either on eBay are ridiculous, I was hoping Nintendo would be releasing them to go with Dread, but I think I expect too much from Nintendo some times.
I've pre-orders the double Samus & Emmi of course so as not to miss out again, but typically they have been delayed a month in the UK.
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Well metroid 2 exterminated all but one (now gone) metroid and the 2D games have had to jump through loops to justify the series namesake since then.
I've finished my replays of Zero Mission, Return of Samus, Super Metroid, and about a third of the way through Fusion! Pumped for Dread next week! Really hoping stores have some Special Editions for sale on release.
I never really thought about how Super Metroid literally had a super sized Metroid in it.
I never really thought about how Super Metroid literally had a super sized Metroid in it.
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Honestly they just should leave it as is and not worry about needing a metroid to justify the title
The Ys series has remained the name of the series despite Ys not being the setting of the game beyond the first 2 games and a prequel
Yeah, I kinda like the Special Edition box art a bit better. That, or the Chozo one.
Since this game features Chozo, and Chozo created the metroids, them just making more wouldn't be a stretch.
There have been hints that there may be more metroids. We've seen some areas covered in webbing, which is something metroids do.
But this is in Dairon and really early in the game, so it could just be another creature that makes webs.
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I hope this doesn't happen, it would invalidate the entirety of 2, a big portion of super's plot, and it would undermine fusion's metroid cloning program. Having more Metroids available also completely nullifies the threat of the X.
So.....is AM2R worth playing then? Seems like it isn't among the best or anything but still quite good?
Metroid II and AM2R are the only 2D ones I haven't played and I've already tried Metroid II and decided there's no way....
Metroid II and AM2R are the only 2D ones I haven't played and I've already tried Metroid II and decided there's no way....
AM2R is a great fan game. Have you played Samus Returns? They go for different approaches, but both are considerable improvements over the original Metroid 2.
AM2R slaps. Quality of life options blow everything else in the series away, and it's super polished. A few of the bosses are a little out there in concept, but they're still fun to fight against. Level design and pacing are ace, and the soundtrack is pretty good (very Prime-like with some nice callbacks). I believe the creator was scooped up by Moon Studios (Ori series) shortly after AM2R released. The only real drawback is that the game doesn't push the series forward much in terms of base mechanics (it's really just a heavily plussed Zero Mission), and the Metroid fights can get a little repetitive, though that was also an issue in the original. If you like Metroid then I think it's a must-play. It's a little tough to rank for me since the structure is quite different than some of the others, but I think I like it about as much as Zero Mission (less than Super, more than the other 2D games).
I was mildly hyped for this game when I pre-ordered it. After seeing all the trailers and marketing hype with 1 week to go, it's safe to say I'm super stoked and this is up there with SMTV as my most awaited game of the year. The last time I played a 2D Metroid was Fusion as a kid, that was almost 20 years ago...
we supposed to not have any Metroid since Metroid 2. Well except one but here we are. Im sure we will see a lab somewhere lol
That picture killed me, lol
Ah didn't expect this positivity. Nice. I'll try and beat it this week. Assuming it's easy to find and download...
Any important tips? Like, is it frustrating or easy to get lost without the help of a guide at some point?
And yes I've played Samus Returns. Good game.
It's easy enough on it's own. It doesn't get anywhere near as obtuse as say, Fusion does at its worst.
Try to track down the 1.5.2 version, too. It has widescreen and an unlockable Fusion Mode difficulty similar to the one in Samus Returns. However, there's a few key differences:
- When you defeat an enemy, an X parasite flies out of it that you can grab for HP/MP just like in Fusion. If you don't grab it in time it reforms into another enemy, again, just like Fusion.
- Certain bosses upon defeat have a new Core-X phase (again, like Fusion) upon defeating them. You can hit them normally instead of them only having an occasional weak point like in Fusion
- A certain late game boss in AM2R from Fusion has it's sprites changed to reflect it's design from Fusion.
I think I would disagree with this personally, specially the bolded. Don't get me wrong, I don't think its a bad game, and for a fan made game its impressive, but its not super polished, and it has its flaws. Some of the big ones for me are the Metroid AI for everything from Alphas to the Omegas basically amounts to sit on Samus. Its not really challenging, just annoying. I also found the artwork that was either ripped right out of Zero Mission, or modified from it stand in contrast to the new art. There's this definite clash in the way some things look and move that do not fully mesh up. Finally I ran into some bugs that while not game breaking were definitely annoying. Like if you press a direction coming out of the menu or map too soon direction inputs stop working till you disconnect and reconnect the controller. Again I don't think its a bad game, and for a fan game its really impressive. I just don't agree with calling it super polished. Its good but not mind blowing.
I played it twice this year for the first time (on 1.5 and then again on the latest version) so I can't speak to any bugs that may have been around before that, but I didn't encounter any bugs personally. The Metroid AI is dumb for sure, though I guess I feel it's kinda appropriate since they're essentially just pissed off animals. Not a perfect game, but for a Metroid 2 remake more or less within the confines of what Zero Mission brought I don't really have any complaints. The level design and pacing are just about perfect for me.