Topic: Metroid: Samus Returns

Maybe I should just hack my 3DS to be region free and nab that amazing EU edition

Sounds like a lot of trouble just for some extra trinkets

That steelbook tho

It will stay collecting dust in your shelf.

At least until they demolish your house to build a starbucks clinic in the year 2065.

NA version isn't even really worth getting. Which is fine for me, as I don't want to waste money on extraneous trinkets anyway.

I'm still salty about that physical edition of Fatal Frame V, though.

@DarthNocturnal Hahaha! love it! The ubiquitous "Timmie's"

I'm glad that DoctorM64 seems to be taking things well. Maybe that will help put to rest the rumors that Nintendo started working on Samus Returns after the infamous AM2R C&D. It's been clearly stated that the game has been in development for two years.

Same. I loved what I played of the FTS chapters, but I didn't want to bother downloading the rest of the game on my "meh" internet.

DoctorM64 is such a class act, 10 years of his life down the drain and he's still optimistic about it. That being said, this isn't exactly something to be upset about because Samus Returns is very clearly its own thing and I do feel like both versions are still going to be enjoyable in the end.

@Bolt_Strike I wouldn't say down the drain. Nintendo had the courtesy to let it be finished, and it was praised for one of the best fan games ever.

Another Metroid 2 Remake is suddenly an incredible name. Not that I'm in the ridiculous 'a fan did a thing, why are they charging for this game!?' camp, it's just a nice name.

So I guess we have confirmation now that the Metroid games teased at E3 2014 were:
2D - Metroid Samus Returns
3D - Metroid Prime Federation Force

I wonder if they'll add a difficulty mode for M2R.

One thing I remembered that felt lame in Other M was the difficulty being relatively low, due to the whole dodge mechanic which meant you could easily avoid any and all damage the game had (except pyrosphere). M2R seems to revive this mechanic in the form of a parry, which sounds a little too good in a 2D metroid game.

Hopefully that mechanic doesn't work on ranged attacks unlike other m, might balance it out since ranged attacks are easier to side step/jump over than homing melee attacks. I wished Other M's version at least had a cooldown so you could strategically use the dodge (deciding what is and isn't worth avoiding) so there were windows when you were vulnerable.

@Grumblevolcano
Both for 3DS.

Thank goodness for Switch. Wii U just wasn't bringing us the Metroid goods.

Prime 4 probably started development as a wiiu game.

@Meowpheel I'm not so sure about that. Unless this has been a thing for more then 2 years Nintendo pretty much stopped developing Wii U games late last year. I don't think they started any new projects for the Wii U just a year ago today. I'm willing to bet Zelda was done by years end.

Well, just because they just announced it it doesn't mean the project is new.

In fact, it likely went through many many iterations before they decided to finally settle on whatever it will be.

Yeah, for the people thinking that they don't have enough development to have at least a teaser trailer: I really doubt it. I just think that they were aware that just with an announcement and the Return of Samus remake trailer, along with Mario Odyssey, the major pokemon game in development for Switch and all of the other games was enough to steal the E3. They are probably preparing the trailer for a Nintendo Direct or something else in the future simply to keep the hype strong and even get some more in te process. Normally, they invest a lot of time in Development with these games, so I expect them to be working on this at least since 2015.

It's the same with Samus Returns remake: as much as they can invest people and resources, the trailer is from a game that has been in development before AM2R was released, so they didn't start the project just because of the hype for that game.

I fear it won't sell that well. Because its a remake (that doesn't look that strong) made by Mercury steam (bad reputation) and on a old system. Only big Metroid fans like myself will buy it. Wich is a pity, since we desperately need a big new one with beautiful pixels!

But as I said, it looks a bit weak with those polygons they chose. Though I must say A Link between world also looked weak to me initially. But when I had it in my hands with the 3D turned on, it looked rather good. We'll see.

@Tsurii @Henmii Have you both played or even saw the 3d in Mirror of Fate? That castlevaina game had some of the best 3d I've ever seen on the system and I like my 3d bumped up all the way. That alone made MoF a stand out for me. While the exploration took a back seat the combat shined. I'm pretty sure the demo for MoF is still there on the shop and if you have questions about the 3d depth and quality that game can answer it for you.

I think this game is actually going to do well. Metroid has a reputation now as a class A franchise, so not only will Metroid fans buy it, but quite a few younger fans who now have their curiosity piqued.

As for the developer, people keep saying they don't have a good track record, but a game takes on the vision of it's director/producer. A remake already has top-shelf source material. So they can't make a bad game here. Furthermore, alot of their ideas are probably golden, it's just really really hard to make a new game that's a masterpiece from scratch. Castlevania was still a pretty good game. Now that they're under Nintendo's supervision, they're gonna create a masterpiece, no question.

Just look at the game... It looks fantastic! Love the new melee counter and 2.5 action sequences. Nintendo couldn't have done better themselves. And why is that? A Nintendo is in charge B most teams that struggle to create from scratch end up shining when under the direction of the right lead. And with Nintendo at the helm, Mercury Steam is about to make a name for themselves.

Once this game releases, they won't be known as the studio that created the ok (But still quality) Mirror of Fate, they'll be known as the savior of Metroid who rocked it with the most awesome 2D Metroid to date. Just watch.