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Metroid: Samus Returns |OT| What's past is prologue.
- Thread starter TheMoon
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xmajinjoshx
Member
The wait is finally almost over you guys! Thirteen years of waiting for a new 2D Metroid is culminating tomorrow. I just gotta make it through work, and safely race my happy ass down to Best Buy. I'm actually getting emotional here lol!
It kind of is but plays closer to Mario party meets dynasty warriors.
D.Lo
Member
Haha
CharminUltra
Member
It is are done. The Metroid she now has reside inside of me.
Jugendstil
Member
It was this guy:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01KWUNRV6/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile
Highly recommended, I love it.
u must take care of babby at all cost
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Game is cool so far, I just wish there was a way to move with the dpad. I'm not gonna use the powers.
You will but yes I wish you could swap dpad and circle pad around.
Nice. I'll see if I can get a copy at Walmart, tonight at midnight central time.
mariachi507
Member
This is the first time this has happened to me but I can't get any store to sell the game to me. I'm not happy about this.
Where do you live? Is it Friday where you are?
mariachi507
Member
Kentucky. It's definitely Friday. I really don't think the sales associate wanted to find it.
DecoReturns
Member
Should've told them that if you don't buy this game your friend, Samus, might die.
I gotta say the Samus amiibo for this game looks badass as all hell. She's like walking artillery machine hellbent on ecological devastation, bulky and intimidating af.
So rad, I can't wait to bring this amiibo with me to the nursing home when I'm old and senile just so I can scare the hell out of myself by having it look over me while I sleep.
So rad, I can't wait to bring this amiibo with me to the nursing home when I'm old and senile just so I can scare the hell out of myself by having it look over me while I sleep.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Really wish I could find these...
Don't give up hope, they've only been available for less than an hour!
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Lol they were gone as soon as preorders went up basically
Stores always get additional allotment beyond their preorders! Fight the good fight and make the rounds tomorrow when your local shops open. It may not work out (and if it doesn't, I feel your pain - I got to Best Buy 5 minutes before it opened the day the MM Link amiibo was released, but I was still fourth in line and they only had three extras to sell), but it's worth the shot. I doubt these Metroid amiibos will be as rare as some of the Zelda ones.
CharminUltra
Member
30 minutes in and I'm so.... happy...
Teefury has a sick Metroid shirt up for sale.
(Also available in black!)
Anyone know the quality of their products?
(Also available in black!)
Anyone know the quality of their products?
30 minutes in and I'm so.... happy...
That was me during the entirety of my first hour haha. It's so glorious.
Monado Blade
Member
YESSSSSSSSSS my copy just came in! Now to endure the rest of the work day while the game taunts me silently from my desk
Ah I see thanks. I did use a different Gamestop this time
Nintendo has a strict local time rule for sales. No gamestop will sell a Nintendo game before 12 in your local time.
TheDinoman
Member
Pretty good game we got here so far. Melee counter's fun to pull off when timed correctly.
Missiles I think will solve your problem. Also try shooting the floor. There's a handful of rooms that lock you in and the floor is usually the answer
CharminUltra
Member
I'd wear that.Teefury has a sick Metroid shirt up for sale.
(Also available in black!)
Anyone know the quality of their products?
Also, this game is more challenging than I had anticipated.
Poltergust
Member
I did something by accident that will make my playthrough a whole lot smoother (spoiled in case people want to figure it out on their own; I'll just say it's a combination of two abilities):
Using a melee attack on an iced-up enemy instantly kills them.
I think someone said earlier that this was more challenging than Fusion (the hardest of the "modern" 2D Metroids) - does that seem like it could be accurate based on what you've played so far?
That's why I don't understand the people that are still upset about Fusion mode unless they are the hardest of the hardcore. Ain't nobody gonna be beating this on a mode that's even more difficult than the standard "Hard" setting.
Incitemaybe
Member
Finished my download, hope everyone has fun 🙃
I do miss the 3d effect, hope to see a new, easier to to use for everyone form in the future sometime.
I do miss the 3d effect, hope to see a new, easier to to use for everyone form in the future sometime.
SilverArrow20XX
Walks in the Light of the Crystal
I never noticed the lobes before.
CharminUltra
Member
YMMV, but the starting critters (i.e. Metroid food, basically) were kicking my ass for a minute there. I got the hang of it more now, though.
Man, one thing I'm loving is how the "punishing" you do after counters works. I was super annoyed by how lengthy the animations looked from some footage, especially during bosses... But turns out you're in full control all the time. Those aren't default animations that take the control away from you, that's you shooting (or not), the game simply provides different camera angles for those moments. It makes a world of difference.
A bit too early to tell for me, but honestly it wouldn't surprise me. Everything is quite hostile and bosses, even early ones aren't as easy as I expected. Though not stupid hard either.
Regular enemies in particular are very fun because they can be tricky to handle alone due to their speed at times, but when they attack in groups, oh boy. It's so damn fun to do crowd control.
A bit too early to tell for me, but honestly it wouldn't surprise me. Everything is quite hostile and bosses, even early ones aren't as easy as I expected. Though not stupid hard either.
Regular enemies in particular are very fun because they can be tricky to handle alone due to their speed at times, but when they attack in groups, oh boy. It's so damn fun to do crowd control.
BorntoPlay
Member
here waiting for Metroid: Samus Returns Special Edition & amibos from amazon.com, anyone else?
SciencePilot
Member
Just briefly started the game. Fun so far! I like how fluidly Samus controls.
360 aim is especially awesome. I kind of want to try a Mega Man game with 360 aim. Would change that series a lot, but it could be interesting.
360 aim is especially awesome. I kind of want to try a Mega Man game with 360 aim. Would change that series a lot, but it could be interesting.
Benzychenz
Member
Bleh, why does this have to release a day later in Australia? Had today off but it releases Saturday when I'm working
If you're in the US they're available again at Target and Best Buy.
https://twitter.com/wario64/status/908572335338221568
TheShinobi
Neo Member
Man this game is haaarrrdd so far. Definitely feels alot different from the original
OriginalPoe
Banned
This game is not easy...
But, it sure feels like Metroid in a great way. The music, whoa. As someone who played Metroid 2 but never beat it, I can't wait to keep playing.
But, it sure feels like Metroid in a great way. The music, whoa. As someone who played Metroid 2 but never beat it, I can't wait to keep playing.
Got my amiibo ordered from Best Buy! Now to get the game...and reacquire a system since I sold it when I got the switch back in March. Any word on whether Best Buy will have additional Samus edition XL's on hand for purchase this morning? I don't want to wait a week for shipping and store pick up is not available.