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Another new epic Metroid Dread Trailer - Return of someone we haven't seen in a while... (Some might consider SPOILER)
Delt31
Member
Those remakes of old games on the android platform (like the new contra, some others) - it has that janky/not hand drawn feel to me. Maybe it's b/c I grew up in a time with hand drawn old school nintendo games but to me the style of Super Metroid looks like better quality. When I visit what they call "arcades" now with all of these cell phone games on giant screens, it gives me that same batch created/janky style that maybe others don't see b/c they've grown up only seeing stuff like that. It's terrible imo and I expect better from Nintendo on such a great franchise like Metroid.
I'll def play it b/c I love the series but when others comment on the graphics, it's not trolling b/c I'm certainly not one to waste time to troll.
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Buggy Loop
Member
CGiRanger
Banned
I seriously question people's eyesight or such when these comparisons are made. That sure does look like a mere "up-res'd" 3DS game there.
I can't believe this argument is even coming/repeating.
PhoenixTank
Member
Looks bad... ass!
Loved seeing the similarities in battle armour between them. Don't remember seeing that outside of the hieroglyphics... Maybe there was some concept art floating around too?
Loved seeing the similarities in battle armour between them. Don't remember seeing that outside of the hieroglyphics... Maybe there was some concept art floating around too?
bit_blaster
Neo Member
FFS why did I watch this thinking there would be no spoilers?
We got Kraid, Seeker Missiles, Gravity Suit, evil birds, and back dash. September is going to be one long ass month to get through.
That gameplay looks tight af as well.
We got Kraid, Seeker Missiles, Gravity Suit, evil birds, and back dash. September is going to be one long ass month to get through.
That gameplay looks tight af as well.
carlosrox
Banned
I actually don't feel spoiled by this cuz I figured whatever was gonna be trailer 2 would definitely wanna show some later abilities, more locales, and a bit more story stuff.
This is about what I expected. And we still don't know the *actual* story of this game!
At this point though I hope we're not shown any more. This is definitely enough for me.
Let us speculate but they should not be confirming anything else at this point.
Can NOT wait. This is seriously a dream come true for me. Like, not even just wanting a console 2D Metroid since Super, or the fact this is Metroid 5....even when I was playing Returns I was like plz plz let there be a sequel to this on Switch (and a remaster of Returns as well WTF!).
And here it is looking fucking amazing.
bit_blaster
Neo Member
I just figured it would be a short story only trailer, but damn I wasn't expecting all this at once.
I'm psyched, Nintendo really brought the hype for me with this game in an otherwise dull E3. Heres hoping Kraid makes an appearance in Prime 4.
Buggy Loop
Member
Don't forget Shinespark
Also the concept art shows more Chozo warriors. So cool that Samus will fight enemies with Samus' equivalent armor. Should be very tense.
Onironauta
Member
I feel the same about the graphics and i don't understand exactly what bugs me about them. It looks kind of...flat
Astral Dog
Member
Like, i almost get you in that many 2.5D (and some 2D) modern games pale in comparison to their old school pixel installments, for example Samus Returns and Bloodstained, while looking good in their own way just can't recapture the charm, animation, framerate and detail of the GBA games many years later, sometimes it may be a lack of budget, system power, experience or other factors at play. that makes the new entries less enjoyable to me.
But i don't really feel that way about Metroid Dread , there is nothing cheap about the presentation. And its not trying to look like SUPER Metroid either. Dread has its own look. It looks really high quality and polished. Maybe we conditioned to look at these types of games and say
'its cheap'!!! but this one looks fantastic in every way tbh. even better than the old Metroids in some ways.
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Cutty Flam
Banned
Lol fuck you fool this game is going to receive GOTY nominations all over the place
Your posts = truly dreadful
You comparing Metroid Dread to a 3DS game is laughable. Clown posts like yours, just lol
infinitys_7th
Member
Switch OLED?
LOL I did the same thing at first but then I was like fuck it. Somehow I didn't find it too spoilery. I like how this doesn't truly explain everything still. We still get to go into the game and find out just what the hell is going on.
I had a dream concept for Metroid V where (at least the start of it) Samus had to infiltrate a GF base to recover some Chozo tech like a replacement suit or a cure for some disease the Metroid/Power Suit bionic hybridization from Fusion caused, and the game would have stealth elements. I'm still giddy that the infamous Metroid Dread (hilarious that they are using that name) actually seems to have a part of that.
MacReady13
Member
I am a MASSIVE fan of Metroid, especially the 2D games (although I do love the Prime games) and the more we see of this game I am getting even more excited! Funny how a 2D platformer like this is more exciting for me than anything else coming out this year on infinitely more powerful hardware!
Buggy Loop
Member
In all honesty, i'm more excited for Metroid Dread & SMT5 on Switch this year than anything i could play on PC with my new 3080 TI, i can barely bring myself to finish Horizon Zero Dawn & Death Stranding PC even if they left very good impressions in presentation and graphics.
Some things never changes, if the game's foundation of gameplay mechanics are good, graphics comes second.
MacReady13
Member
100% this! Graphics are nice and all but if the gameplay is a mess then who cares how many polygons a game pushes, or how Hollywood like the story is? It is a game controlled by a controller (or keyboard and mouse)! That should be the number 1 focus!
carlosrox
Banned
Don't forget Shinespark
Also the concept art shows more Chozo warriors. So cool that Samus will fight enemies with Samus' equivalent armor. Should be very tense.
Jesus fuck this game is gonna be amazing isn't it.
CGiRanger
Banned
Thank you. I feel the same. Sometimes I feel all alone as far as not really caring about "The latest in 4K Graphics" or uber realism. I just want a well rounded and fun game to play. Yet it seems so many people these days only care about the shiny graphics.
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Astral Dog
Member
Yeah nothing like playing a good Metroid, and its not like it looks bad either ;^)
Prettiest looking 2D Metroid, tbh a lot of modern AAA game design bores me
, recently RE VILLAGE and Elden Ring are the only interesting games this year, and RE8 combat /shooting is made to be less scary and feels pretty weak.Who knows about EldenRing but im hyped
nothing else on the Horizon looks fun.Sometimes i feel like gamers hype graphics way too much to their own detriment, they are a good sign of polish/quality but its not all, just a piece of the puzzle.
Weirder still when a quality looking game on one system is constantly compared to another game on a much more powerful console/pc to shit on it, quickly becomes toxic.
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Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Straight fire
MacReady13
Member
We seem to have gotten too nitpicky on graphics and less focused on gameplay. I mean seriously, do we really care a fuck that at the exact moment a series x game drop to 59 fps the PS5 version stays at 60? Or that in the backround the detail on that leaf in the series x game is slightly higher quality that the exact same leaf on the PS5 version? Who gives a fuck?! I want to play games to enjoy them! They have to control well, and this is why Nintendo do it better than anyone (even though I realize Nintendo aren't making this game)!Yeah nothing like playing a good Metroid, and its not like it looks bad either ;^)
Prettiest looking 2D Metroid, tbh a lot of modern AAA game design bores me
Who knows about EldenRing but im hyped
Sometimes i feel like gamers hype graphics way too much to their own detriment, they are a good sign of polish/quality but its not all, just a piece of the puzzle.
Weirder still when a quality looking game on one system is constantly compared to another game on a much more powerful console/pc to shit on it, quickly becomes toxic.
carlosrox
Banned
I didn't even realize this was Kraid til people mentioned it.
My first thought was that looks pretty Ganon-esque lol.
Grand Theft Scratchy
Banned
This looks great but I was already planning to get it when it releases. I'm just glad we're finally getting a sequel to Metroid Fusion. From watching the trailer, the story looks even more intriguing showing the Chozo in cutscenes and gameplay, and the preview we got of Kraid looks just as cool and exciting to play as the Corpious boss battle from the Treehouse Direct video. I like seeing the different enemies and environments too.
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Astral Dog
Member
After cutting him on Prime1 im dissapointed they never fitted Kraid on Prime 3! That was the perfect opportunity of Kraid as the big boss in their homeworld, but nope its Ridley again.
Prime did lots of cool stuff with the pirates, but they new need big bad leaders as well not just the vague high command. Maybe on Prime 4
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MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Mini breakdown on this trailer. I'll spoiler for you I guess.
We see Chozo Warlord (Darth Chozord) in the flesh and are referred to the Hieroglyphics we saw in a previous trailer. Dons armor colors similar to the Phazon suit from Metroid Prime. May possibly be a robot with the glowing red eyes.
Using Aeion energy we can now Megaman X Dash at will. Which can be utilized in melee strikes and to get behind enemies as well as dramatically speed up mobility.
Darth Chozord attacks Samus and is utilizing a power new beam type that is blood red.
Transition to a scene with Kraid in restraints who returns as a boss.
Later gameplay showcases a double jump, Ice missiles, Morph ball bombs.
Darth Chozord and Samus again except Chozord is absorbing the power beam shots and attacks with his hand but is countered, but the energy moves to the cannon instead.
Grapple Beam. Seeker Missiles (From prime series!?).
Darth Chozord is hit with a missile. Darth Chozord mad and God Rugal's Samus immediately into a choke hold.
A scene of a Chozo Armor comes to life and attacks Samus. Uses a spear weapon.
Speed Booster/Shinespark. Screw Attack. Gravity Suit.
Darth Chozord is charging up an attack. Paying attention to Samus notice in these clips that her eyes are Red.
Kraid is starting to break restraints. Locks of detail on the holes in his body where he will grow/eject his stomach spikes.
Melee counter on an enemy shows some kind of lab where creatures are being cultivated. Possibly Metroid variants?
Back to the Chozo construct we see a swirling black goop like mass that's infected it and may be a form of the X parasite or something else entirely.
Darth Chozord gets ready to blast Samus and Samus tries to reach out to something before seemingly losing consciousness before something occurs which thrusts her eyes open, her eyes are no longer Red but back to her natural blue/green color. Either she was blasted or her power suit had a reaction.
Fade to black.
Using Aeion energy we can now Megaman X Dash at will. Which can be utilized in melee strikes and to get behind enemies as well as dramatically speed up mobility.
Darth Chozord attacks Samus and is utilizing a power new beam type that is blood red.
Transition to a scene with Kraid in restraints who returns as a boss.
Later gameplay showcases a double jump, Ice missiles, Morph ball bombs.
Darth Chozord and Samus again except Chozord is absorbing the power beam shots and attacks with his hand but is countered, but the energy moves to the cannon instead.
Grapple Beam. Seeker Missiles (From prime series!?).
Darth Chozord is hit with a missile. Darth Chozord mad and God Rugal's Samus immediately into a choke hold.
A scene of a Chozo Armor comes to life and attacks Samus. Uses a spear weapon.
Speed Booster/Shinespark. Screw Attack. Gravity Suit.
Darth Chozord is charging up an attack. Paying attention to Samus notice in these clips that her eyes are Red.
Kraid is starting to break restraints. Locks of detail on the holes in his body where he will grow/eject his stomach spikes.
Melee counter on an enemy shows some kind of lab where creatures are being cultivated. Possibly Metroid variants?
Back to the Chozo construct we see a swirling black goop like mass that's infected it and may be a form of the X parasite or something else entirely.
Darth Chozord gets ready to blast Samus and Samus tries to reach out to something before seemingly losing consciousness before something occurs which thrusts her eyes open, her eyes are no longer Red but back to her natural blue/green color. Either she was blasted or her power suit had a reaction.
Fade to black.
CGiRanger
Banned
I think why I liked Prime 2 so much is that they put the Pirates in the background and went with more Alien environments and races. I think it's more of a struggle to try and make new Space Pirates in the overall lore than it is to just create totally new things maybe for Nintendo.
It's all in the wrist
Member
Looks like a cheap Metroid game. Maybe that's just me seeing too much of Mercury Stream in these trailers.
It will live and die by the level design.
It will live and die by the level design.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
I think A LOT of this comes from the fact that it's running on hardware that's statistically just not up to the level of Sony and Microsoft. I'm not flaming or console warring at all, either. I love me some Nintendo, and I'm hyped as fuck about a return to the main saga of Metroid. I just think a lot of people see the hype for this game, and look at it from the lens of not really being super into Metroid, and surrounded by games that "look better," when Nintendo has always, sometimes to a fault, been gameplay and innovation first. Another factor could be the sort of...weird adjustment your brain has to do seeing relatively modern graphical techniques used on a very retro style of gameplay. The fusion of those two elements kind of throws me off, but I have nothing but faith in Nintendo. Sure, some of it echoes the Metroid 2 remake, but like...duh. I'm in.
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Aldric
Member
Mechanically this looks legitimately fantastic, the mobility options seem to potentially be the best we've seen in the genre: forward moving counters, slides, air dashes, screw attack, speedbooster that doesn't lose momentum when walljumping, shinespark, more versatile grapple beam, ice missiles to create platforms out of enemies, morphball bomb jumps/propulsion and from the description on Nintendo's Youtube channel it seems this trailer only shows "a few" of Samus new abilities so there's likely more. The speedruns are going to be insane. Environments and enemy variety also look like a significant stepup compared to Samus Returns and given all the items and abilities to find (some energy tanks now follow the heart pieces Zelda formula) the game is probably going to be pretty large.
It's good to be back Metroidbros.
It's good to be back Metroidbros.
CGiRanger
Banned
Thank you for taking time to properly debunk the utter insanity of that hyperbolic trolly hot take
Pejo
Member
Visually it looks acceptable for a Switch game. Mechanically it looks to have enough new stuff to keep me preoccupied. I just hope the level design is good.
This reminds me a lot of Bloodstained. Not really visually a marvel, but the level design, gameplay, and options of weapons/collectables had me invested for a long time. I'm ready for a new 2D Metroid proper, so here's hoping it's good.
This reminds me a lot of Bloodstained. Not really visually a marvel, but the level design, gameplay, and options of weapons/collectables had me invested for a long time. I'm ready for a new 2D Metroid proper, so here's hoping it's good.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Yeah, in GAF they can be so fucking hyperbolic! They either doing it on purpose or they completely forgot how 3DS, PS2 and even PS3 looked liked.
Even now people in this forum saying Elden Ring looks like a PS3 game.
Being graphic whore is one thing but at this point it’s becoming very obnoxious.
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Deleted member 820760
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What is going on with this game?? What the hell is Shiggy thinking?? This is the end of Nintendo. It’s over. Time for Yamauchi to give it up and let’s Sony take over. Kaz knows his shit, he can save Nintendo!!
Ezquimacore
Banned
Looks amazing, probably the best exclusive this year after Halo Infinite. Good that Nintendo and MS had something for us this lame year.
daclynk
Member
Don't forget Shinespark
Also the concept art shows more Chozo warriors. So cool that Samus will fight enemies with Samus' equivalent armor. Should be very tense.
I Cant believe Nintendo is PROMOTING METROID. What to be alive in this world. Now Samus can finally join Link and Mario as the TRINITY of NINTENDO. The Most Badass First FEMALE protagonist in Video game.
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MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
It is nice to see promotion when Metroid is generally left to suffer in the shadow of Zelda.
Hawks Eclipse
Member
At the very least it's targeting 60fps unlike the ROTN Switch port. However some gameplay segments in the trailer seem to exhibit framerate dips which I can deal with but am not thrilled about.
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