a new metroid game but it's actually good this time

[Qbopper]

holy fuck

discuss

[DemonFiren]

does it have ridley

[Docprofsmith]

does it have ridley

Spoiler:

yes

[DemonFiren]

okay
will wait 20 years for emulation to be good

[Qbopper]

okay
will wait 20 years for emulation to be good

i can't wait for metroid to die again because no one bought it because LOL EMULASHUN

[Docprofsmith]

Just finished this and it is definitely actually good this time. It's also quite hard if I'm honest, like I ran through Super Metroid in 5 hours or so on my first playthrough about a week ago, and I died about 4 times.

It took my 9 hours 25 to finish this and I died too many times to count because everything does so much damage and the timing for counters in certain situations has to be dead on.

[Qbopper]

yeah I noticed that early on

it's probably the first time a 2D metroid has had enemies that actively seek you out

I was really unsure about the melee counter pre launch and didn't watch any videos of gameplay but it plays so well, it's for sure made combat more interesting for a 2D metroid game and gives a nice bridge between the old samus and the new one where she's doing flips and shit and beating the fuck out of people ala other m

[Qbopper]

this game makes me cream my fucking pants

like, the only noticeable issue for me is that the framerate plummets on loading screens

- the music is un fucking believable - they made this song actually good and the renditions of series staples like magmoor caverns are awesome, and the lower brinstar is fucking amazing, that GODDAMN flute, it makes it sound like a whole new song while very clearly being a classic metroid tune
- god tier accessibility features that don't impede the game for people who are good at metroid games, like how if you're not sure where to go, the hint system is entirely optional (you go to the shrines with DNA and it points you in the right direction), electric armor is there if you really need a crutch for damage/counters but it doesn't trivialize the game entirely since it eats aeion
- actually interesting combat, counters/aggressive enemies are exactly what they needed to spice up traditional metroid combat and it's always satisfying as fuck, and like I mentioned it bridges the gap between fat super metroid samus and other m flippy shit
- great level design that has organic shortcuts that arise out of the upgrades you get (eg. skipping a jumping puzzle with the hi jump boots)

FUCK THIS GAME IS SO GODDAMN GOOD

it's like metroid prime, it took a dead(?) series, gave it to a developer with a shaky track record, and then it came out and blew everyone the fuck away holy god

someone buy the special edition in europe for me because the NA one only has the music cd and it's bullshit

also the flip cover spelled metroid wrong on the back

[Ikarrus]

Okay

but is it better than AM2R?

[Qbopper]

Okay

but is it better than AM2R?

retarded meme question, but at the very least, yeah, it's on par with am2r

[Ikarrus]

Cool I'll eventually get it then