JoshVilla Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 With Metroid Dread on the horizon, thought it'd be a good time to start a thread. My first Metroid game was Prime, which I think is up there as one of the greatest games ever. I never really got into the 2D stuff, but the fact that we've been deprived of Metroid for so long, and the fact that it looks awesome, has me super excited for Dread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Finished Super Metroid for the first time recently and it's already in my top 5 games of all time. Played Zero Mission too which was also brilliant, and went halfway through Metroid Prime before I got side tracked. Don't think I'll be able to complete the Metroid marathon I had planned before Dread comes out, but I'll be holding out for the Special Edition which seems to be sold out everywhere so I might have time yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Only ever completed the first Prime. Just started playing Samus Returns on 3ds and it’s excellent. It’s made me want to play all the 2d ones now which I’ve ignored for decades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 18 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: Only ever completed the first Prime. Just started playing Samus Returns on 3ds and it’s excellent. It’s made me want to play all the 2d ones now which I’ve ignored for decades. I was going to play that after Zero Mission but I'm saving it for last before Dread as they're very similar in terms of mechanics and graphics. Even though chronologically it's technically the second game in the mainline series (the whole Prime series takes place between Metroid 1 and 2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Prime 2 is also brilliant. I never played 3 as I could never really get on with the Wii (I've never liked motion controls for big games like Metroid and Zelda). I'm still holding onto hope that they'll either remaster or port the Prime games onto Switch. There's a rumour swirling that the first one is going to make an appearance as the 20th Anniversary is coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Metroid Prime is still my favourite ahead of Super Metroid, but only just. I tend to stick to the Zelda / Super Metroid combo randomiser whenever I play on the old mini SNES, as opposed to one or the other. Still hoping for a Switch remaster of Prime one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Dread reviews are in, pretty much 9/10s across the board. Buzzing for this now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Looking forward to it but I think it’ll be a Xmas prezzie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted October 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2021 I ended up with 99% scan on Prime missing the bloody first bug in the bloody first corridor thus being deprived of the better ending. Incredible game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielesibub Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 My first; Went into Town after I had finished school, bought it from Toy r Us, Dale End?, think it was the first time II ever got the train from Dorridge to Birmingham on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 The Metroid / Metroid Prime split is interesting to see, they are completely different genres. I wonder how many people who got into Prime will pick this up find it's not what they are expecting? I've got no huge history with the Metroid series, I played Super Metroid back in the day but I absolutely love the Metroidvania genre (Hollow Knight is probably my favourite game of the past five years) and I'll absolutely be picking up Dread tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Spent a couple of hours on Dread this evening. It's marvellous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 Sunk a fair few hours into this now. It's absolutely brilliant. I would say that, even if you have an OLED Switch, don't bother playing it in handheld mode. The game is gorgeous and you need to have it full screen on the telly to really appreciate it. It's safe to say that Metroid is back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 Finished Dread today. Overall, I thought it was excellent. Harder than I thought it was going go be, and some moments seemed to give a glimpse of what Prime 4 could potentially be like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Currently £30 on Amazon. Can’t wait to play, been waiting for a drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Playing Fusion right now and holy what an atmosphere. The only word that comes to mind, ironically is, dread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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