The Metroid Thread: The E.M.M.I. just want a hug! (Dread Available Now)

[HD-Man]

28 minutes ago, Volt said:

Start boosting, when you're at full speed, tap down while on the ground.

 

To let er rip, press B with no directional input. You can aim during the startup.

 

If you need to practice, the transport rooms with the trains are great. No enemies and long enough to Boost and try out stuff.

OK so suppose I fall off a cliff, how would I spark mid-air then? That seems to be my major hangup there doing it consistently 

[Darc_Requiem]

21 minutes ago, Hawkingbird said:

Looks like Dread is a hit in Japan

 

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dread-has-already-outsold-nearly-every-metroid-game-in-japan/amp/

 

has strong first week sales. 

Edit: Hope that's the right sound clip, I'm at work so I can't listen to it to confirm.

Edited October 14, 2021 by Darc_Requiem

[HD-Man]

Good the game is selling well, here's hoping we ain't gotta wait forever again for a traditional 2D Metroid game 

Edited October 14, 2021 by HD-Man

[Volt]

1 hour ago, HD-Man said:

OK so suppose I fall off a cliff, how would I spark mid-air then? That seems to be my major hangup there doing it consistently 

Y+B. Neutral stick.

 

The shooting button cancels the spin jump and the spark cancels the shot before it comes out.

[HD-Man]

Finally got the gravity suit early after figuring out the technique....but now I'm stuck in that frozen area.

 

Apparently I can get out with a shine spark, I just don't know where the hell I'll charge. Seems I may have to start . But YouTube says otherwise, I'll figure it out tho, sheesh. lol

Edited October 14, 2021 by HD-Man

[RSG3]

5 hours ago, HD-Man said:

OK so suppose I fall off a cliff, how would I spark mid-air then? That seems to be my major hangup there doing it consistently 

What do you mean? Long as you're not flipping just hitting jump should activate the Shinepark so long as you have it stored. 

[HD-Man]

7 minutes ago, RSG3 said:

What do you mean? Long as you're not flipping just hitting jump should activate the Shinepark so long as you have it stored. 

It's taken care of, I figured out what I was doing wrong, now I just need to get tf outta the frozen area after beating another Chozo Soldier. lol

[HD-Man]

Made it to what appears to be the final area where my ship probably is. Looks like I need to get my shit together before I fight Raven according to Adam, the most negative A.I of all time 😂

[Sonichuman]

14 minutes ago, HD-Man said:

Made it to what appears to be the final area where my ship probably is. Looks like I need to get my shit together before I fight Raven according to Adam, the most negative A.I of all time 😂

Let us know when you get to Raven.

[Darc_Requiem]

32 minutes ago, HD-Man said:

Made it to what appears to be the final area where my ship probably is. Looks like I need to get my shit together before I fight Raven according to Adam, the most negative A.I of all time 😂

Sometime tomorrow...

 

[Chadouken]

I just made it to Hanubia, too. But I still have a bunch of exploring to do. There's an energy tank on Artaria that I think I can now get with my latest powerup. And I still need to go back and deal with the purple EMMI in Ferenia. I'm pretty stronk now though 💪

[Volt]

 

[Hawkingbird]

9 hours ago, HD-Man said:

Made it to what appears to be the final area where my ship probably is. Looks like I need to get my shit together before I fight Raven according to Adam, the most negative A.I of all time 😂

Accept your helplessness.

 

[Darc_Requiem]

1 hour ago, Volt said:

 

Damn

Spoiler

Raven really trying not to take that L

 

[Hawkingbird]

The salt over this game

[Darc_Requiem]

1 minute ago, Hawkingbird said:

The salt over this game

God forbid he played a hard Metroid game. 

[HD-Man]

I've had a harder time sequence breaking and finding my way than dealing with the bosses. Again, the game never puts you in an unwinnable situation, you just have to stick it out and the W will come eventually 🤷🏾‍♂️

[Volt]

59 minutes ago, HD-Man said:

I've had a harder time sequence breaking and finding my way than dealing with the bosses. Again, the game never puts you in an unwinnable situation, you just have to stick it out and the W will come eventually 🤷🏾‍♂️

It makes perfect sense for us because we're already used to take beatings and learn from them with Fighting Games, but it's always funny to see how people can get soft.

 

People need that kind of kick in the nuts every once in a while to keep them straight. 🤣

[Chadouken]

And here I am applauding the game for not being a complete cakewalk. I feel like a little challenge is a good thing.

[iStu X]

 

 

 

[RSG3]

2 hours ago, iStu X said:

 

 

 

Fuck that shit, reprint the Samus Returns set you assholes. 

 

And make the Dread set available somewhere to assholes. 

[iStu X]

2 minutes ago, RSG3 said:

Fuck that shit, reprint the Samus Returns set you assholes. 

I wish. That 2-pack goes for so much money now. $145-200 is what I usually see it go for
 

2 minutes ago, RSG3 said:

And make the Dread set available somewhere to assholes. 

This likely won’t help much but It’s been blinking in and out of stock on Amazon and Best Buy 

Edited October 15, 2021 by iStu X

[RSG3]

1 minute ago, iStu X said:

I wish. That 2-pack goes for so much money now. $145-200 is what I usually see it as 
 

It’s been blinking in and out of stock on Amazon and Best Buy 

Yea when I looked for em last night they were hovering within that range. Infuriating. 

[iStu X]

1 minute ago, RSG3 said:

Yea when I looked for em last night they were hovering within that range. Infuriating. 

Feels bad man. 

[Chadouken]

I've gotten what I think is the last powerup from Hanubia and now I'm going back through and cleaning up, trying to find lost items. I've got 100 percent in Artaria and Dairon, and everything else is in the 80s or 90s. Might go ahead and try to get 100 percent everywhere before fighting the last boss.

[Volt]

[Hawkingbird]

I finished my 100% hard mode run. Finished 7 hours and 15 minutes. It doesn't unlock another difficulty mode or a boss mode. 

 

According to this game Other M is part of the mainline series. I wouldn't have given it a spot. 

[Volt]

8 minutes ago, Hawkingbird said:

I finished my 100% hard mode run. Finished 7 hours and 15 minutes. It doesn't unlock another difficulty mode or a boss mode. 

 

According to this game Other M is part of the mainline series. I wouldn't have given it a spot. 

They needed a Dragonball GT-like entry just to round off all the endings. Iirc, there are 8.

[Hawkingbird]

I just learned 

Spoiler

That using a shine spark on Z- 57  is a one hit kill. I wish I had known this sooner. 

 

[Sonichuman]

8 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

I just learned 

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That using a shine spark on Z- 57  is a one hit kill. I wish I had known this sooner. 

 

I was just about to come and post this.  I watched a video of it and was like huh....dunno why I never thought of this cause it makes too much sense.

[Darc_Requiem]

 

16 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

According to this game Other M is part of the mainline series. I wouldn't have given it a spot. 

Before @Sonichumanposted the video showing the issues with Other M's localization, I would have agreed. The Samus and Adam we got in Other M aren't the same characters. That's how bad the localization is.

 

US Samus: "Isn't Adam so dreamy 😍." 

 

Japanese Samus: "If this muthafucka calls me lady one more time... 🔫"

Edited October 16, 2021 by Darc_Requiem

[Hawkingbird]

21 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said:

 

Before @Sonichumanposted the video showing the issues with Other M's localization, I would have agreed. The Samus and Adam we got in Other M aren't the same characters. That's how bad the localization is.

 

US Samus: "Isn't Adam so dreamy 😍." 

 

Japanese Samus: "If this muthafucka class me lady one more time... 🔫"

Fusion is the game that established "Lady" as a term of endearment. English Other M just found a way to fuck it up.  

[Darc_Requiem]

3 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

Fusion is the game that established "Lady" as a term of endearment. English Other M just found a way to fuck it up.  

Fusion's localization had issues as well just not to the extent of Other M.

Edited October 16, 2021 by Darc_Requiem

[Camacho]

Bought the game and got it running without buying a switch, pretty happy about that.

[RSG3]

I am glad you bought it for sure. Happy you have it running to too. Its dope as hell so hope ypu enjoy. 

[Darc_Requiem]

1 hour ago, Camacho said:

Bought the game and got it running without buying a switch, pretty happy about that.

Have fun man, we've all been having a blast with it as far as I can tell.

[JGreen]

Alright I’m pretty sure I’m at the last boss, so I finally went through the thread. Super Metroid scarred me for life. For every Chozo upgrade statue, I kept thinking it would come alive.
 

This game was difficult but forgiving with its checkpoints. Not sure where I’d place it in my rank. I think Super is still tops on the 2D front. I can still remember that game and it’s music. I honestly can’t recall any really memorable music from Dread. Now the EMMI sounds are another story. That’s nightmare fuel and hit the dread theme well. 

[Hawkingbird]

[Sonichuman]

57 minutes ago, Hawkingbird said:

SMH.  People defending Jaffe's hot take (I don't even know if I'd consider it hot...its just wrong is what it is) and then people complaining about the difficulty have me immensely disappointed.  I hope the sales numbers tell Ninty a different story and this game goes on to sell more than any other Metroid.

[RSG3]

You really do expose just how fucking lazy, trash, and unwilling to persevere through minor difficulty in your life when you make these kinds of stupid complaints. 

 

"It didn't give me an easy win, clearly this game is only for the Ubermench gamers to flex on the peons with."

 

Imagine spinning that fucking fairy tale in your head to justify why you suck dick at a videogames.

 

Go back to Animal Crossing where you belong. 

Edited October 16, 2021 by RSG3

[Hawkingbird]

I'm struggling to think what difficult platforming this game has. Platforming elements are basic. Platforming gets trivialized entirely once you get the space jump. Such earlier with the shine spark if you know how to use it. 

 

Softer than wet tissue this guy.

[Volt]

5 hours ago, JGreen said:

I honestly can’t recall any really memorable music from Dread

I gotchu.

 

 

 

[iStu X]

2 hours ago, RSG3 said:

Go back to Animal Crossing where you belong. 

[RSG3]

Started a play through of Hard Mode. Shit deffinitly hits harder but doesn't seem like it has more life and with how the counter mechanic works it wouldnt matter much. I turned the game off after getting the Wide Beam. Even the bosses don't seem to have more health so really this mode is just gonna demand you get hit even less which I'm kind of alright with this time. Usually.i want enemies to get new shit but they Metroid doesn't really need or work like that and the combats engaging for a Metroid game as it is so I'm fine with the simple damage boost. Just demands you be on point more. 

 

Gotta say second time through the recap in the beginning feels lazy and out of place. Samus narrating the intro is fine and dandy but it should be voiced. She has one in this game, seems pretty good, it wouldn t effect the story of the game proper and would give the intro what I feel needs polish. The stills are kinda lame to, i feel like they could have done a bit more, and since they bother to recap Fusion they should do a little post Fusion recap to and talk about how her suit is regenerating that's why it has a sort of Fusion/Chozo armor hybrid look about it. I had to look that up. I guess it's in one of the Dread Reports or something? Should be in the game imo, it's kind of important info and the Dread Reports won't be around forever, and the intro recap is a perfect time for it. Could even have done it during the intro proper with Adam reminding you about it or something. He could use the screen time lol. 

 

Anyway my random off the cuff thoughts. 

[Volt]

Finally had time to turn Raven into Chozo Fried Chicken.

 

13h and one minute. Oh well, at least the ending was the Zero Mission one.

 

Do you get anything different with 100%?

[HD-Man]

Found my way after sequence breaking with the gravity suit, just found the storm missiles and space jump within minutes of each other. Bout to storm the purple EMMI zone and grab that Omega Cannon. Having the gravity suit has made purple EMMI encounters thus far easy to avoid 

[Hawkingbird]

2 hours ago, Volt said:

Do you get anything different with 100%?

You get the Samus Returns ending IIRC

Edited October 17, 2021 by Hawkingbird

[Camacho]

Finished it, 6:05 at 44%. Will go back and item hunt over the next week. I enjoyed it a lot, but I honestly liked Samus Returns (and of course Super and Zero Mission) more, at least based on the time I have in it so far. This one felt more like Fusion to me, it just felt like I was being rushed through rather than having to use each new ability to really explore. Even with the acid pool element and the scan pulse, SR felt more like I had to put each tool to use, this one usually just teleports you to the next needed area shortly after you get an upgrade. The music was super disappointing as well, it felt more like Fusion and Other M than the classics. On the positive side, I did enjoy the increased challenge, Samus' mobility feels stellar, and the map is fantastic. I'm sure the endgame item hunt will scratch more of the exploration itch, and seeing you guys talk about sequence breaking being viable makes me hopeful that replays will be fun. 

[Camacho]

On 10/15/2021 at 11:33 PM, Hawkingbird said:

I just learned 

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That using a shine spark on Z- 57  is a one hit kill. I wish I had known this sooner. 

 

Shit, that one took me several tries too. I actually tried that technique and got hit out of the charge, will have to watch and see how it should be done.

[Chadouken]

I just got 100 percent in all areas tonight, no guides.

 

Tomorrow, I fuck shit up.