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Metroid Dread |OT| Metroid Thread
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Lol this is exactly how I feel and exactly why I'm getting stuck. I spent five minutes just goofing around trying to master the double jump and I can do it for a few - but in the heat of battle? I feel like I'm fucking up combos in a Street Fighter noob panic.
You need to look for walls you can break with that ability and the shinespark. That will get you to new places.
space jump timing is paramount for his second stage at least, so get ready to practice.
it's not that bad as long as you're not mashing jump, make sure to get the timing down
getting ready to sell this game over the stupid EMMI mechanics. What a poor design decision. Really wrecks the pacing when you die over and over.
I'm not mashing it, I've been trying to get the timing down since I got the fucking thing and it just refuses to work half the time
Why did they make Samus move like a goddamn Goomba, honestly
I got the Morph Ball & Wide Beam. Already went back to Cataris & Arteria and didn't find any leads. Thanks
Take the green transporter to Burenia and then go to the green diffusion beam door. You'll need the storm missiles
thanks - oh, so the lockon only starts triggering once the aim beam has gone over an enemy? i guess that makes sense
you're hitting the double jump again only at the apex of her first jump right?
There's more of a delay than you think there is/than feels natural, you do it in a rhythm when she's just about to come down
It's annoying but once you get it down you should just be able to indefinitely float around everything
You dont specifically need the aim beam, for example it works without aiming if the enemy is standing in front of you as the arm cannon is always pointing foward.
Space jump timing never really was an issue for me in this game personally, but I suspect that's a result of years of experience with the franchise ingraining the timing in me since I feel like I remember having trouble with it during earlier Metroid games
You have to hit it at the peak of the jump, but the window does feel tighter that previous Metroids.
I'm happy that Samus double jump feels different. It's a uniquely metroid thing compared to other metroidvanias.
This is really vague lol
you revisit Dairon constantly in different stages of the game progression
I got stuck several times, it is the quintessential Metroid experience. The game absolutely gives you the tools to figure it out, check the map, the upgrades, the doors, etc, etc. The last Adam briefing gives you the general direction without spoiling it too much, follow that overall objective, you can check it in the log ( pause menu if I'm not mistaken), sure a guide or any forum will get you through, sure, but you will miss that delight of finding it on your own. Also the game doesn't have impossible things like bombing that one special block or whatever, there is always logic to it. You don't need to do insane backtracking or anything to finish the game, only if you want to 100% items.
right, what i mean is if you enter aim mode, if you don't already have a lockon i think it might reset the lockon hold count or... something, idk. i dunno, i'll have to test it more, it's weird.
don't worry i also think the way this game does double jump is stupid (and i beat the game). dunno why they couldn't just do it like how every other game would do it
Probably old news by now but just in case. Infinite wall jump has been discovered.with early game power up (morph ball). Putting in spoilers just in case but there are no spoilers in here other than morph ball that everyone and their mom knows about by now:
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And some thoughts on the parry system:
Not sure if this is done on purpose but some enemies actually attack BEFORE the "tink!' flash. Some will attack AFTER it. It is wildly inconsistent. I wish they'd just remove the flash period. It is useless. It fakes me out sometimes because I'm prepared for any movement, but then there's a delay or they've already rammed into me.
For example, the charging boar alien thingy will start rushing before the "tink" flash and it always catches me off guard.
Minor gripe but it does bother me a lil.
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And some thoughts on the parry system:
Not sure if this is done on purpose but some enemies actually attack BEFORE the "tink!' flash. Some will attack AFTER it. It is wildly inconsistent. I wish they'd just remove the flash period. It is useless. It fakes me out sometimes because I'm prepared for any movement, but then there's a delay or they've already rammed into me.
For example, the charging boar alien thingy will start rushing before the "tink" flash and it always catches me off guard.
Minor gripe but it does bother me a lil.
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I like it when I'm in the rhythm but it certainly punishes you for mashing it out when under the stress of a boss fight lol, just like Samus you gotta keep cool
I finished super metroid for the first time a couple months ago and Dread is far more forgiving on the timing. I never felt that confident with it in SM, but was easily using it after trying it a couple times in Dread.
This worked, I just had to go a bit further. Thank you!
The fact that I have screw attack makes it hard to wall jump when I want to, let alone do the shinespark without triggering another jump.
I'm hitting uninstall, I'm not subjecting myself to this nonsense
I regret spending money on this - it was so close to being good, but EMMIs are not fun or interesting because one-hit kills and because the optimal way to handle them is to just sprint through the zone and up they aren't in your way, the "stalking" part is a non-factor if you're playing it properly (and then they don't even actually go away if you hide from them anyway)
Then they give you 5-phase boss fights with no checkpoints, when every phase bullet sponges hundreds of shots and you have to mash the Y button for 10 minutes just to get back to where you're trying to progress
No fucking thank you
I saw the video about 10 minutes after I beat it and I was so mad because I figured something would happen if you got them but I had no idea.. it would be..... THAT effective lol
I feel you but let me tell you, the feeling of accomplishment when it clicks and you shoot these bosses in the face (after a lot of tries) is pretty great.
Sometimes it helps to just take a break and come back, you might get that refresh that lets you move sharper or see something you didn't before.
I took an hour break after getting stuck on one boss then came back and melted it in a few minutes.
Don't let the condescension in here get to you either, some people just need an enemy
I mean in no way is the space jump as hard as EWGF (good 15 years of competitive Tekken here), there's no 5 phase boss fight in the game (the max is 3 unless you want to count QTEs), nothing is a bullet sponge if you're approaching it correctly, and it shouldn't take you 10 minutes to return literally anywhere in the game. But I mean you were mostly correct about EMMIs, so I guess that wasn't hyperbole.
Is he using a turbo controller or giving himself carpal tunnel
Also had no idea about that counter at the end, but the little flash is there, definitely speeds things ups
I think you're still before the 2nd boss .
sorry my memory doesn't serve me too well. I believe you need to find the suit to allow you to go through lava areas. My log says it's in artaria but you may need to access the red teleporting from cataris to artaria to find it. Hope that helps. Don't feel bad if you look for hints online. Sometimes you completely miss a small little hint to progress and don't realise. Good luck
Phase 1
Golden Phase 2
Flying Phase 3
Wingless Phase 4
X Phase 5
Golden Phase 2
Flying Phase 3
Wingless Phase 4
X Phase 5
But please, continue
First time im seeing anyone split the first phase into 2 when its the same pattern and the thing is done in 30 secs
Super's was also rough because if you screwed up you had to hit the ground to try again. Later games are way more forgiving than that.
First two are the same phase, it's the same attacks waiting for a counter prompt, the last one isn't a phase it's a QTE at best
You know you can just admit you were raging and being hyperbolic. I have no issues with people being frustrated because they're having trouble with the game, it's when they come in here straight up lying about shit to try and justify it or make no effort to remedy the situation
It's ok if you don't like the game. However not everyone sees the issues you do with it. Not every game is for everyone. Had you played metroid before?
Final Boss
Look I struggled too but calling Raven Beak X a phase is quite the take. It's literally holding the shoot button. And if you die it just restarts you from that point (I should know, I fumbled around and started firing too late and died the first time).
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Oh I see what this is, you're just quite bad at the game. Sorry, but this is one of the most sublimely controlling metroidvanias on the market and "stringing 3 double jumps" together is very easy.
The timing is you have to press the jump button again once Samus starts moving downwards, not before. Not once did I miss it during the entire game.