Appreciate the vague description! Exactly what I was hoping to read, and not a detail more :D
Metroid Dread announced for Nintendo Switch, coming October 8th 2021 (Gameplay at Threadmarks)
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I wonder where Dread will hit on people's tiers? For those of you that have seen spoilers, but not played it yet, where do you predict it could land amongst your ranking? Just off hype and whatever marketing videos they've released, I could see it hitting the number 2 spot.
From what I've seen so far (Not as much has leaked as you'd think, honestly), I think it'll at least be a Zero Mission tier game for me, which is to say, right under Prime 1 and Super.
Yep I agree
And getting a Zero Mission quality Metroid game would feel fantastic
I'm a huge fan of Metroid and yet... I think Samus Returns looked butt ugly. I'm sure it was good but i hated the artstyle and I hated the 2.5D look with 3DS polygons. Which is huge seeing how much I love Dread's look. MercurySteam did a complete 180 with me.
I wouldn't say Dread was completely ugly, but it definitely did not look good. I'm not 100% sold on Dread's look, but thankfully it is way better than SR.
I think Samus Returns looked great!
...sometimes, at least. There's some places that look great. The opening area and the first major area look exactly as I would've imagined a remake would look, even compared to AM2R. Then the next few areas are whatever. Then Area 5 was great! And then the rest is kind of bland. Goes for Samus herself, too. The standard power suit looks great, but the green lighting on the Varia Suit is way too pronounced and throws the whole thing off. But then the Gravity Suit actually looks okay.
If nothing else, it's one of the better showcases of 3D on the platform.
As said above, not much has been leaked. But what has has only reinforced that this game is going to be at LEAST better than Fusion and SR for me. It looks to improve on both of those games in absolutely crucial ways - the structure (less linear) and combat. Baring something completely unexpected I absolutely expect it to be better than those.
As for Super and ZM? I think the combat will for sure be better in dread. But as for what it takes to beat those - the quality of the level design itself, pacing, music, and atmosphere. I'm not quite sure on those aspects yet.
Ah yeah that's what I meant
SR looks really dull (unfortunately the game design is pretty dull too) and it seems Dread is going to greatly improve that
I think it has a shot of surpassing Super for me. If the level design is as great and the environments and atmosphere are on par, it could win because of the QoL stuff and more cinematic experience.
honestly same
like there's obvious concessions due to the 3DS hardware and resolution but the game's pretty given what it had to work with, and is super atmospheric in spots
I, uh, what? They're nothing alike other than both using polygons instead of sprites.
Idk, I mean obviously prime's is better and I'm mainly talking about the backgrounds but yeah. The Chozo ruins remind me of prime's
I wasn't into SR's art design and general aesthetic at all. I tend to be pretty picky on 2.5D games though. Tropical Freeze is the only one I feel is pretty much perfection. But I am loving what I've seen of Dread. It just looks much more inspired and that it has its own identity. SR seemed more generic and like what an AI would generate as "Metroid locales"
I think dread's case it's easier because the animation quality in the game is as high as the 2d metroids themselves if not even higher (hell it might be the best animating game in the series outright). This wasn't really the case in SR.
I think Returns looks much better in action but yeah Dread is a lot better visually
FYI, the game was just dumped to the public internet within the last hour or so and people have begun playing it, so if you really want to avoid getting spoiled, now is the time to start the social media blackout before some jackass ambushes you with the ending or something.
Same recommendation as the above, if you care about spoilers be careful.
The game has leaked and it works on both Ryujinx and Yuzu.
Going by the reports on discord the game has dynamic framerate so in the case of Ryujinx the game is playable at 4K with any framerate allowed by the Specs. I saw someone running the game at 150FPS
The game has leaked and it works on both Ryujinx and Yuzu.
Going by the reports on discord the game has dynamic framerate so in the case of Ryujinx the game is playable at 4K with any framerate allowed by the Specs. I saw someone running the game at 150FPS
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People just can't help themselves, huh? Well I hope anyone doing that already has the game pre-ordered, or they're planning on buying a copy!
Nothing like people pirating a game in a franchise that's notorious for low sales leading to long breaks between entries.
Yeah it warms my heart too. People who pirate a Metroid game are going straight to hell.
Had a quick look at a youtube video of someone playing it and apparently, the intro and prologue don't work so... it's not like it's working flawlessly or anything.
People who pirate the latest Metroid release - "Oh wow, it feels SO good to play a new Metroid title in ages. I am in heaven right now!"
Those same people who pirate the latest Metroid release - "What? Sales were lower than expected and we might not be getting another Metroid title for a while now? WHY!? Metroid Dread was OMG amazing! Now I'm sad."
My blood boils.
What about people who preordered but don't get to play but pirates do?
It's the same tired argument with piracy all the time. Every single download is not a lost sale, and piracy on the switch is impossible now unless you have a launch model or a mod chip that got discontinued.
Not justifying piracy, but piracy having any measurable effect on sales is an old inaccurate argument.
I'm not into the piracy scene so I had no idea it was that difficult to pirate games for the Switch. That's at least a little relieving to hear.
Also, I find it funny every time I type out "Pirate" when referencing the Metroid series. I keep wanting to preface it was "Space", haha.
Here's mine, probably not exactly in line with most peoples here but oh well lol, it didn't have AM2R but it would be right behind Samus Returns.
Having finish both metroid 1 and 2 I feel like they havent really aged that well. No map really made playing them not fun at all. I also really wasnt a fan of how any hit you received would push you back. It made the overall experience pretty frustrating in general. So far from the one Ive played Zero mission might be my favorite It might actually be one of the best remake ever made.
yeah there's no reason to play Metroid 1 & 2 besides mere curiosity when the remakes exist
While I have the Prime games sorted out, ranking the 2D entries feels like picking a favorite child. They all have different strengths and at any given time my mood will be for one in particular. Currently I'm playing through Super in anticipation for Dread. What a masterpiece.
Little surprised, too, as someone who puts Super Metroid over any game period. Considering them as a set though, I find the Prime trilogy damn near unbeatable.