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Metroid: Samus Returns (Mercury Steam, Metroid 2 reimagining, 9/15) announced for 3DS
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RowdyReverb
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I hope this runs ok on my old 3DS. It's been too long since I've played a Metroid game
Ended up playing Zero Mission too, after Super and Fusion. I really like the first part of Zero Mission, but I wish the game had just ended there. The Zero Suit section is pretty obnoxious. On hard, it is a three strike rule and there are some cheap moments and a long time between save rooms, so too much trial and error even if there are some nice "oh I'm being chased!" set-pieces. What annoys me more, tbh, is that the Space Pirates don't drop energy even after you've gotten your suit. You get the hard-charging "oh yeah Samus!" soundtrack and you still have to be overly cautious of the space pirates when you were hoping for the small relief of having them drop even a measly 5 energy 
. The game just doesn't completely reset to armored mode, sort of thwarting the catharsis, for which it is going and that just sort of punctuates the sour note of that entire section of the game.
But yeah, I'd take the main body of Zero mission over Fusion any day, is my general impression. I enjoyed the corridors and platforming more as well as the gameflow.
Which makes me excited for this upcoming remake.
. The game just doesn't completely reset to armored mode, sort of thwarting the catharsis, for which it is going and that just sort of punctuates the sour note of that entire section of the game.But yeah, I'd take the main body of Zero mission over Fusion any day, is my general impression. I enjoyed the corridors and platforming more as well as the gameflow.
Which makes me excited for this upcoming remake.
RadarScope1
Member
Y'all are nuts. That steel book looks cool as hell. I NEVER, EVER buy shit like this but I'd consider it if I lived in EU land.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
What the hell were they smoking with the EU box?? lol you not supposed to put words there its clashing with the background and stars. Dont even get me started on the text alignment
Spring-Loaded
Member
ALL OVER MY FACE, SAMUS!
TheMoon
Member
They needed the space for the USK rating.
If it's a n3DS enhanced game, and they're only showing off n3DS footage.
Kind of like Hyrule Warriors Legends.
TheMoon
Member
HWL was a Wii U downport and a game that is inherently ill-suited for 3DS due to many many characters on screen.
This is a sidescroller. You can relax.
Monkeyball
Banned
It actually looks really cool but I dont want to play it on 3ds 😭
Magicpaint
Member
Surprised people don't like the steelbook. An amazing nostalgic touch.
I certainly want to. It will be great in stereoscopic 3D.
Astral Dog
Member
And a hideous one at that, im not worried about performance just one question 30 or 60 fps? If its the latter i can see a few small blemishesHWL was a Wii U downport and a game that is inherently ill-suited for 3DS due to many many characters on screen.
This is a sidescroller. You can relax.
Yeah I read those comments before I figured out that the Game Pak looking thing was the steel book and then I did a double take.
TheMoon
Member
They have said nothing about it at all. Don't expect any fancy enhancements.
I know it looks ridiculous as hell, but honestly I'm mighty jealous of european fans, I want that steelbook!
Also I'm a bit disappointed that the included music CD is just a compilation album, I was so sure it was the actual soundtrack I already own all the Metroid soundtracks I like.
Also I'm a bit disappointed that the included music CD is just a compilation album, I was so sure it was the actual soundtrack
I already own all the Metroid soundtracks I like.Agreed. As someone who first played Metroid 2 on the actual Gameboy cartridge and still owns said cartridge, it's an awesome way to homage Samus Returns' progenitor.
Right now I don't love the aesthetic of the game but the animations and movement speed seem fantastic. The detailed, almost gritty look of the enemies and environments look rough in the way so many 3ds games do. But if the game is as fast and fun as it looks, it will be hard for me to not buy it.
It's wildly out of proportion with an actual GB cart, so it looks really awkward. I really liked the suggestion in the dedicated thread for the Euro LE, that the SteelBook should have been a reproduction of the original game box, and inside was a custom plastic case for the game that was 1:1 with the GB cart proportions and had the game inside of it.
We pretty much can't even preorder it in Europe yet
But I imagine the various eu amazon sites will be your best bet once they put it up
Oh I thought it was for the game only and was that size tbh. I just assumed that. Disappointed to hear otherwise.
Played the original late but still on my old brick of an OG GameBoy, so I'm fond of the Pak.
Klappdrachen
Member
Also I'm a bit disappointed that the included music CD is just a compilation album, I was so sure it was the actual soundtrack
That would have been phenomenal, but I hope that they're new versions of the old tracks at least.
TheMoon
Member
At least some (if not most) of the songs in MSR are rearrangements of the iconic Super Metroid themes anyway, for example.
Klappdrachen
Member
That's right, but I think (don't know if confirmed) that not all of the tracks on this CD are from SR. So I hope that those are newly arranged songs as well.
TheMoon
Member
I wouldn't count on it. It's called "archives" which suggests it's really just a compilation of the original songs from the series.
Think of something like this: http://vgmdb.net/album/54247
Klappdrachen
Member
Yeah, you could be right. But no matter what it is, I want it.
TheMoon
Member
Same. That's the main thing I actually want out of the special edition. I would have been perfectly content with the one from NA.
YesThatGuy
Banned
This thread has make me want to replay both Other M and Mirror of Fate.
Now I have a plan for the weekend!
Now I have a plan for the weekend!
Why do this to yourself?
I'm so sorry.
Ninja Scooter
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Spring-Loaded
Member
You on Monday:
lmfao.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I actually was bout to play MoF and was like... nahhhh
3DS games always look pretty bad on anything but a 240p 3DS screen.
Those that played Samus Returns said it looked great.
You on Monday:
Hey, I played Mirror of Fate after Samus Returns was announced.
It's not bad.
It's boring as shit, tho.
That's MercurySteam's output in a nutshell.
So glad this is looking like an actually enjoyable game.
BRSxIgnition
Member
GameExplain has posted on a hands on video with their impressions. (No few gameplay footage though)
They seem to love the 3D implementation as well as the feel of the controls.
They seem to love the 3D implementation as well as the feel of the controls.
TheMoon
Member
so just echoing what everyone else said. seems to be a universal impression.
Alex_Mexico
Member
I resent that.
Their first Lords of Shadow was better than GoW3 as far as I'm concerned. It was also the best 3D Castlevania ever made and also the best selling game in franchise history.
The sequels though? Yeah, those were not as good.
Stallion Dan
Member
Haven't used my 3DS in yonks, I think Majora's Mask 3D was last time, about 18 months ago, and before that DKCR 3D.
The very original 3DS will play this right? Not one of the billion newer versions needed?
The very original 3DS will play this right? Not one of the billion newer versions needed?
TheMoon
Member
yes...
Stallion Dan
Member
Cheers, big ears.