anyone's best buy special edition order start moving yet? i know it's only tuesday but i need this on friday…
Metroid Dread announced for Nintendo Switch, coming October 8th 2021 (Gameplay at Threadmarks)
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So I'm BRAND NEW to the Switch (getting an OLED on Friday). Would 128GB be decent for game storage? I know it only has 32GB internally, and I'm not looking to play too many games on my Switch (mostly just Metroid & Mario). Just don't know what game file sizes look like before I buy this memory card.
Mine hasn't moved yet either. It still just says "Pre-Ordered." :(
OLED has 64GB internally, but that depends a lot on if you're going to buy downloadable games or not. They can go up to 16GB typically (a few are larger, but there aren't many of them). If not, 128 should easily last you for ages for whatever patches and DLC you end up getting.
Dread and Mario are both rather well optimised, the Dread filesize is only 4GB and the Mario 3D world port + Bowsers fury was only 2.9GB
if you're not gonna do much, 128 is fine. nintendo's first party games are tiny.
I am sorry to burst your bubble but Metroid is not the first time this happens, in fact it's every.. single.. release for most platforms for the last decade.
Even when the Gameboy Advance was out, games were online and playable on emulators on the same day, or before the release date.
I thought that too initially but I've found out quickly that I'm addicted to the Switch's portability factor. Even though I still play 90% docked, it's just amazing to have the option when you're going on a trip or something like that. I almost always give preference to the Switch on multiplatform releases now (especially indies).
128GB is plenty fine for just some exclusives or if you mostly buy physical games. However, I'd highly recommend a 256GB card which you can find for $30-35 at Amazon, Best Buy, etc. Such a good price considering 128GB is still at around $20.
The onn. cards from Walmart work fine for the Switch and unlike with Amazon you don't have to worry about counterfeits. $16 for 128 GB, $34.64 for 256.
Nintendo has decided to be ever so generous and give us 64GB in the OLED. I would recommend you check the price diference between 128GB and 256GB...especially when there are sales the difference may not be big. In which case I'd recommend going for 256GB.
Yeah, I personally always go with Samsung cards and avoid the common SanDisk ones from Amazon as those are usually the ones that come up in the counterfeit talks. Can't speak to how widespread those issues are, but the user reviews are there.
Never had any issues with EVO cards from any of the online retailers and the standard cards are competitively priced
Got the game and to my eyes the resolution docked is around 720p without any AA. It really does not look like 1080p but I could be wrong. The blacks are really deep on my oled tv so the switch oled may have been taken into account
Yes, but this is only a guess from my side. I have not done any pixel counting docked or handheld.
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THIS POST IS CAUSING ME PAIN!!@@
I've wanted a big Metroid artbook for sooooo loooong. 😭 Just a few more days. I really hope my package doesn't get destroyed while out in the wild.
it's gonna be worth it!
I was able to play for like half an hour or so. Intense beginning.
Did something I haven't done in ages: pre-ordered in store at GameStop. Hyped to drive over and pick it up on Friday.
No spoilers please, but can someone tell me for sure if the game opens up eventually? Also, is the atmosphere on the level of something like Fusion or Super? Thanks!
I cannot answer your first question yet, but I can tell you the atmosphere feels very much like fusion to me. Obivously the graphics help the atmosphere too. I'm loving it.
I doubt it's sub 720p portable, all of the previews were on portable mode and they praised image quality.
Oh, I thought they meant they could not comment because it had not openned yet.
I barely finished the tutorials so I really wouldn't feel comfortable telling you if it feels linear or not.
I'll let you know as I progress.
That's very good to hear! Atmosphere is one of the biggest things to me in a Metroid game, so this is nice. It's the main reason why Zero Mission, despite being excellently designed (and still a fantastic game) is lower than Fusion for me.
Is anyone else able to say for sure whether or not the game opens up as you get further along?
5 hours in and the music is unfortunately not getting better. the soundtrack could be the worse in the series :( Also the EMMI parts are not that fun. Still loving the basic gameplay loop outisde EMMI though. I love how the game map is really big and open and you still find your way through only with small hints. The stage design is really good.
Also I might have underestimated the resolution in the game. When zoomed out it looks higher than 720p (900 or 1080p) docked. It is just when the game zoom in, the models and the textures look really low res (much more like 720p than 1080). Could be an aggresive dynamic res but I doubt it considering my switch gpu is overlocked to 920 mhz.
Also I might have underestimated the resolution in the game. When zoomed out it looks higher than 720p (900 or 1080p) docked. It is just when the game zoom in, the models and the textures look really low res (much more like 720p than 1080). Could be an aggresive dynamic res but I doubt it considering my switch gpu is overlocked to 920 mhz.
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My ShopTo order of the special edition reached the warehouse per their email earlier today. Not long before I eventually get the game, exciting.
Would you say the game is worth standing alongside the other 2D entries so far? I'm bummed about the soundtrack, but that's the trend of the things nowadays. If they can create a good atmosphere without it, then I'm not worried. As far as the E.M.M.I.'s go I'll be a bit disappointed if they're not fun for me to play through, but knowing myself I'll probably have, at the very least, no standout issues with them (unless they get really annoying)
OLED has 64GB, Metroid is only 4gb I think.
Mario games are also fairly small in size, no more than 5gb I think.
Don't buy an sd card right away. Wait for some decent deal.
not really excited to hear about the OST being lackluster. will have to hear for myself but man Metroid had some bangers in the past so if this falls flat it's going to hurt.
Was never excited about the EMMI from the moment they showed it off, just looked like a pain in the ass to me, so that's another wait and see on my end. sigh, Hope it's good otherwise, the videos showcasing movement looked awesome
Was never excited about the EMMI from the moment they showed it off, just looked like a pain in the ass to me, so that's another wait and see on my end. sigh, Hope it's good otherwise, the videos showcasing movement looked awesome
Absolutely yes. The basic mechanics outside EMMI are really nice. It just feels great to move around, jump, and shoot through the rooms.
Dont know but it really does not sound like Matsuoka... :(
I haven't enjoyed a 2D Metroid OST since Zero Mission (which in itself is a remake), so this is par for the course for me lol. Fusion and SR had one or two nice tracks, but that was it for me.