crispy4000 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Hell yes, can't wait. These are good scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 34 minutes ago, Chris- said: @Bloodporne out here sweating I'd buy it despite how fucking ugly it looks but alas, I don't have a Switch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 The scores are a tad bit lower than what I was expecting but still very good scores. I'll definitely play this at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, best3444 said: The scores are a tad bit lower than what I was expecting but still very good scores. I'll definitely play this at some point. It's basically on par with every other highest rated game that's come out this year. For a 2D Metroid in 2021, I think that gets the job done. GOTY could get interesting. I've really enjoyed seeing all the diversity this year. Not as much open world glut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Watched this interview the other day about making the Prime games, Iwata, etc. Guy works at Deck Nine now (Life is Strange True Colors). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I’m definitely getting it. But I’ve got so much on my backlog, I literally might wait til Christmas. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Damn, that is higher than I was expecting even, innnnn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 5 hours ago, crispy4000 said: It's basically on par with every other highest rated game that's come out this year. For a 2D Metroid in 2021, I think that gets the job done. GOTY could get interesting. I've really enjoyed seeing all the diversity this year. Not as much open world glut. I wanted to make this post but you said it much better with the picture and all. This has been a low key awesome year for games, I’m loving it. We didn’t have one game that is like an obvious goty contender, like a Zelda or a God of War, but we had a lot of games that normally would have almost qualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 7 hours ago, best3444 said: The scores are a tad bit lower than what I was expecting but still very good scores. I'll definitely play this at some point. It's still pretty close to what 2D Metroids have scored in the past. Samus Returns is 87/89 on opencritic. Fusion was 92 and Zero Mission 89 on metacritic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, nublood said: I’m definitely getting it. But I’ve got so much on my backlog, I literally might wait til Christmas. lol Same. I've wanted a good Metroid since Prime and have been left wanting ever since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I’m already bouncing between like 6 games at the moment, but I’ll probably end up buying and playing this over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I'm in the middle of Neo: The World Ends with You, but I'll put it aside for Metroid Dread. I've been waiting long enough for this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, eventide11 said: Same. I've wanted a good Metroid since Prime and have been left wanting ever since Samus Returns is legit, if not quite to Zero Mission/Super Metroid status. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 hours ago, eventide11 said: Same. I've wanted a good Metroid since Prime and have been left wanting ever since The last Metroid I played / finished was Super Metroid. I did play Prime but life was weird back then and I didn’t get very far into it. Gonna be very interesting returning to this series after so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 9 hours ago, nublood said: The last Metroid I played / finished was Super Metroid. I did play Prime but life was weird back then and I didn’t get very far into it. Gonna be very interesting returning to this series after so long. Again.. Same for me. But it was interesting enough that I pushed past the weirdness lol. Prime 2.. Not so much. Lost interest after a few hours. Same with that atrocity that was Other M. Hated that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 12 hours ago, crispy4000 said: Samus Returns is legit, if not quite to Zero Mission/Super Metroid status. I did actually like Samus returns a little.. Just didn't immediately grab me like Super Metroid or Prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 15 hours ago, Nokt said: It's still pretty close to what 2D Metroids have scored in the past. Samus Returns is 87/89 on opencritic. Fusion was 92 and Zero Mission 89 on metacritic. And those are still extremely high metacritic scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, eventide11 said: Again.. Same for me. But it was interesting enough that I pushed past the weirdness lol. Prime 2.. Not so much. Lost interest after a few hours. Same with that atrocity that was Other M. Hated that one. The final area of Prime 2 might be the best zone in the entire series, 2D or 3D. The game is a slow burn overall though, with some balance issues in the Gamecube original. I actually enjoyed Other M when it wasn't trying to be not-Metroid. 100%'d it and beat the secret boss. It was best when it shut up and let you find secrets - it's actually less linear in that regard than Fusion. I feel like it was one sequel away from atoning for itself. But we'll never see it due to everyone's reaction to the story bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 15 hours ago, crispy4000 said: The final area of Prime 2 might be the best zone in the entire series, 2D or 3D. The game is a slow burn overall though, with some balance issues in the Gamecube original. I actually enjoyed Other M when it wasn't trying to be not-Metroid. 100%'d it and beat the secret boss. It was best when it shut up and let you find secrets - it's actually less linear in that regard than Fusion. I feel like it was one sequel away from atoning for itself. But we'll never see it due to everyone's reaction to the story bits. You're not the only one. I also actually enjoyed Other M. I would have vastly preferred it if it had instead been designed for analog control. I think there would have been some interesting controls schemes with a third person Metroid with mouse-like sum accuracy. Either way, I have to say that the EMMI are terrifying. Dread really wants to drill that into your head very early on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Other M is a generally very fun game tainted by a few trashy pixel hunts and everything about the story being executed as stupidly as possible. There’s no mechanical difference between running through Norfair without Varia for a minute because you have to and Samus not activating Varia in Norfair because Adam hasn’t told you to, but man does latter take all of the cool out of Samus and make her seem like a moron. And the game just never… stops… doing… that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Kal-El814 said: Other M is a generally very fun game tainted by a few trashy pixel hunts and everything about the story being executed as stupidly as possible. There’s no mechanical difference between running through Norfair without Varia for a minute because you have to and Samus not activating Varia in Norfair because Adam hasn’t told you to, but man does latter take all of the cool out of Samus and make her seem like a moron. And the game just never… stops… doing… that. Mechanically speaking, they could have placed the Varia suit upgrade on a pedestal in the same room Adam 'unlocks' it for you. It'd be the same difference. I get much more frustrated with doors that lock behind you. A remnant from Fusion, though not quite as commonplace Other M. You're actually allowed to backtrack much of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Anybody played it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, Biggie said: Anybody played it yet? Only about 30 minutes, but its definitely Metroid! (not the most helpful, huh? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 900p docked at 60fps is acceptable. Hoping to get around to it this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Samus animates really nicely and there are a lot of cool presentation elements. I won't give it away but it happens during the first boss fitght (and I assume it will continue later) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 33 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: 900p docked at 60fps is acceptable. Hoping to get around to it this weekend. Sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 53 minutes ago, Biggie said: Anybody played it yet? I just played it for about 30 minutes as well. REALLY polished as far as movement, presentation etc. Immediately feels like a true Metroid game... and not whatever the hell Other M was trying to be. Mercury Steam seems to have spent a good deal of time trying to make this feel more like Super Metroid and not their own stupid spin off like Team Ninja did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, eventide11 said: I just played it for about 30 minutes as well. REALLY polished as far as movement, presentation etc. Immediately feels like a true Metroid game... and not whatever the hell Other M was trying to be. Mercury Steam seems to have spent a good deal of time trying to make this feel more like Super Metroid and not their own stupid spin off like Team Ninja did Does it work well with the pro controller ? I hated playing Samus Returns on the 3DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Biggie said: Does it work well with the pro controller ? I hated playing Samus Returns on the 3DS. One of the reviews said it's a better experience with the pro controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I don't have the Pro Controller so I can't say so personally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, Biggie said: Does it work well with the pro controller ? I hated playing Samus Returns on the 3DS. It's better with the Pro Controller, but I wish the game mapped actions across more buttons. If it were up to me, l wouldn't have set free aiming to L+left stick. The right analog stick isn't used, nor is ZR. I would have preferred it if ZR was also a blaster button and the right stick just automatically switched you into free aiming mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Ghost_MH said: It's better with the Pro Controller, but I wish the game mapped actions across more buttons. If it were up to me, l wouldn't have set free aiming to L+left stick. The right analog stick isn't used, nor is ZR. I would have preferred it if ZR was also a blaster button and the right stick just automatically switched you into free aiming mode. That sounds pretty obvious that they should do that! For a company so focused on gameplay above all else, Nintendo games often drop the ball somewhat on controls. It’s kind of strange how often there is some weird obvious omission control wise that somehow nobody ever paid attention to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Definitely like that this game doesn't hold your hand.. Like.. AT ALL. Ah the good ol days... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, eventide11 said: Definitely like that this game doesn't hold your hand.. Like.. AT ALL. Just wait until you get to Adam and he explains everything you already know and possibly spoils future events every time you talk to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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