"Unplayable", right...
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Metroid: Samus Returns (Mercury Steam, Metroid 2 reimagining, 9/15) announced for 3DS
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"Unplayable", right...
Triforce141
Member
I dunno, the 3DS XL family is my go to way for playing Game Boy Advanced games through non-emulated means, homebrew helps remove the dark filter and ghosting; the fact that it's native compatibility alongside the 1:1 pixel mode being the same size as an AGS-101 screen makes it more convenient than grabbing an actual GBA
AmayaPapaya
Banned
I doubt they had anything to show. Can't blame them after the FF reaction that they thought they had to make some type of announcement to safely announce Return of Samus. FF sold something like 4000 copies, IIRC? They basically threw money away.
Also, Prime 2 is excellent. Best Metroid game IMO. Unless you didn't really like Prime 1, either, you should try it again. I don't see how someone could love Prime 1, and then suddenly "can't stand" Prime 2. Prime 2 is just a harder, more complex, Prime 1. I'd argue the boss fights are much better, and the music and level design is just as good (if not, better as well).
Also, Prime 2 is the blue print of how to make a Metroid story. People pretend that a Metroid game with a good story doesn't exist. It does, and has since 2004. The Prime 2 story was full front and center, and great to follow.
Barrow Roll
Member
Yeah, I just read that the game is apparently a real slog if you don't have a crew. Back to waiting for a deep discount.
On the subject of "best place to play GBA Metroid games," mGBA for Wii homebrew lets you play GBA games in 240p with 1:1 pixel mapping. Hook your Wii up to a good CRT via component cables and it looks really nice.
That and Mario were the highlights of treehouse for me, personally. I thought it looked quite good.
I don't mind/notice any blur (then again, my system isn't homebrewed so I can't compare), I don't sleep my 3DS, I don't use miiverse to play a GBA game and I save the game just fine in Metroid Fusion. Guess I'm okay with this "embarrassment" lmao.
It looks like it's just a visual indicator of progression more than 'why is this shaking happening without a reason?' from the original.
CloudyTuba
Member
While looking through footage I noticed this mysterious creature in the background of Area 4 outside the door leading to the first super missile expansion:
All you see are its red eyes glowing and steam coming out its nostrils.
Wasnt the guy that did the map design for SM on this i thought i heard that somewhere
From the 2nd tree house play session
Apologies if it's hard to read, but this is my guess at the final inventory based on abilities we've seen, other items from Metroid II not yet shown, and inference from menu placement.
I don't think there's going to be a Speed Booster this time unless they've dropped one of the Metroid II abilities.
Speed Booster probably wont be a thing, but I wont lose too much sleep over it.
Any upgrade closely related to each other are not as spaced apart as other upgrades. See the beams have a bit of a gap from the missiles and how the morph ball bomb has a gap above the varia suit?
I can say with confidence that there will be another suit upgrade. Probably the gravity suit, probably something new, who knows. It would be nice to know how Samus lost everything between this and Super Metroid...but I'm not holding my breath for any real explanation. Still hyped for this game regardless.
Still off topic, but is there a Metroid series OT or something similar? I tried searching the other day but I only found game specific OTs (had fun reading the Other M one lmao).
I just beat Fusion for the first time in like ten years and felt like talking about it, but I don't wanna derail this thread any further
I just beat Fusion for the first time in like ten years and felt like talking about it, but I don't wanna derail this thread any further
BRSxIgnition
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Still off topic, but is there a Metroid series OT or something similar? I tried searching the other day but I only found game specific OTs (had fun reading the Other M one lmao).
I just beat Fusion for the first time in like ten years and felt like talking about it, but I don't wanna derail this thread any further
I'd be tempted to make one, though it'd take some time to gather all the info & make it look pretty. (The most important part, obviously.)
Still off topic, but is there a Metroid series OT or something similar? I tried searching the other day but I only found game specific OTs (had fun reading the Other M one lmao).
I just beat Fusion for the first time in like ten years and felt like talking about it, but I don't wanna derail this thread any further
10 years since the last game
Not a series with regular updates
BRSxIgnition
Member
Nothing but gameplay, friend.
Every Metroid thread these days derails into general discussion of the series vaguely circling back to the OPStill off topic, but is there a Metroid series OT or something similar? I tried searching the other day but I only found game specific OTs (had fun reading the Other M one lmao).
I just beat Fusion for the first time in like ten years and felt like talking about it, but I don't wanna derail this thread any further
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As to length...I can't imagine it'll be more than 4-8 hours for a "normal" playthrough.
FloweryMarston
Member
It seems like your aeon meter will also increase, possibly starting with 1000 and having increments of 50?
The game also has a aeon abilities tab right?
I wouldn't pressure you, but that'd be awesome. I think it'd be a nice thing to have now that Samus is back.
I hear you, but the fact that somebody will most likely get mad at this comment is proof that as a fanbase we're passionate enough to make it work either way!
We can only guess, but some users had made graphical comparisons of this remake's maps with the original's and it looks like we're getting a lot of new rooms and paths. If I had to guess, I'd give it around 6 hours for a first playthrough. But who knows.
I wonder how they'll handle the Metroid Queen if Power Bombs are in the game. Guess they'll just do what Other M and AM2R did.From the 2nd tree house play session
Speed Booster probably wont be a thing, but I wont lose too much sleep over it.
Any upgrade closely related to each other are not as spaced apart as other upgrades. See the beams have a bit of a gap from the missiles and how the morph ball bomb has a gap above the varia suit?
I can say with confidence that there will be another suit upgrade. Probably the gravity suit, probably something new, who knows. It would be nice to know how Samus lost everything between this and Super Metroid...but I'm not holding my breath for any real explanation. Still hyped for this game regardless.
Another question is how she lost all her shit between Zero Mission and Metroid 2. I guess with these guys around we can expect another rite of passage trial:
I compiled the incomplete maps from the demo and compared them to the Gameboy original and AM2R:
Based on these we can expect a substantially beefier game. On the 3rd save file they demonstrated they were at the beginning of Area 4 with 16 Metroids left to find with 1:04:47 on the clock and only 5.3% completion. 16 Metroids left to find is in line with how many left there were at Area 4 in the original game, so we can expect they are at least recreating the same number of areas and metroids per area, but greatly expanding the size and complexity of the areas. And possibly including additional areas that weren't in the original game ala Zero Mission.
TheMoon
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If you even hated Prime 2 and 3, I think this may as well be a lost cause for you. Come check back in after Prime 4 is out and you can try for yourself. He has nothing to prove really. It just didn't seem to click with you after the first one.
Nope, nothing said.
Already confirmed.
Hold down select as you boot the game.
TheMoon
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No. Takehiko Hosokawa didn't work on Super. He worked on Metroid II, Zero Mission, Fusion, Other M. He did graphic design in II, systems director in Fusion and map design in ZM and was co-director in OM.
The bluriness I refer to is more motion blur, than resolution. Jumping around with Samus is a headache.
I'm torn on the idea of new bosses because on one hand the game could use it but on the other hand Metroid 2 being so sparse really sold how dangerous the metroids were.
They were so good at depopulating the planet that the only non-Metroid boss that you found was hiding.
Hack your 3DS and you can remove it (and the dark filter is)
H.Y.P.E.
You can't fix that without hacking, the Ambassador games are just raw GBA ROMs and don't display properly on the 3DS screen. The blur is part of the package.
Would you do it? I think we need a place to discuss the latest games, timelines, etc. We would have fun
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Sure, risk getting my 3DS banned from online services just to fix a GBA rom. Makes sense to me!
WadiumArcadium
Member
I'd never got around to playing a 2D Metroid before but the E3 sale seemed like a good opportunity to finally buy Super Metroid. At under £4 it would have been rude not to.
I'm only a few hours in but it's blown me away so far. The music and the atmosphere are incredible. If Samus Returns can even get close, I'm interested.
I'm only a few hours in but it's blown me away so far. The music and the atmosphere are incredible. If Samus Returns can even get close, I'm interested.
this is a very high bar! super metroid is the best game ever for some people
but yeah this will have some of what makes super metroid awesome, just more action-focused and with a smaller scale
WadiumArcadium
Member
Haha, yeah. Maybe a bit too high. I'm definitely interested in it though.
GeekyDad
Member
Yeah, same -- just finished watching last night. I'm quite delighted by the game, really. Never played the Gameboy game, so I'm not sure which features are new, but I loved a lot of the abilities they show off. The melee thing looks like a lot of fun.
FloweryMarston
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interview with sakamoto:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...troid-and-why-mercurysteam-is-developing.aspx
he reveals his favorite metroid which is unsurprisingly, other m.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...troid-and-why-mercurysteam-is-developing.aspx
he reveals his favorite metroid which is unsurprisingly, other m.
it's super
The melee thing seems exactly what Nintendo means when they say they don't want to make new entries in a franchise without some sort of new innovation.
I just hope they can balance it all game with different enemies that it doesn't become annoying to do all game.
Triforce141
Member
Nomadic Sparks
Banned
?????
For us in the back of the class, is he backtracking how she was in other M or what?
It started roughly two years ago, that's what they told Kotaku in another interview.
I think he is willing to portray her in a different perspective than Other M, yes
*cancels pre-order