Topic: Metroid Dread

Super Metroid = Metroid Fusion > AM2R > Metroid Dread > Zero Mission >> Samus Returns >>>>>>> Metroid 2 >>>>> Metroid 1

this is roughly where I'm at

I'm not really a big Metroid fan which is why I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed this game. I've played every single Metroid game at roughly the times they released, but this is the first one I've actually finished lol

Pathetic, yes, but hey, that's me haha

I got an invitation from Nintendo to complete a Metroid Dread survey today. I completed it, suggesting that the series was dying and should be retired.

Not really, but it did get me to try and articulate my thoughts about the game, the series and the genre. At the end it asked me to rank the top three 2D metroidvanias that I'd played from a picklist (the list omitted Guacamelee, but included some Castlevania, Bloodstained, Hollow Knight Shantae, Axiom Verge, Ori).

I ended up putting Dread at No.2, with Hollow Knight No.1. Dread is great to play, feels cool and has some nice new features, but whenever I've played Hollow Knight I'm just blown away by how much I like the art and the fact it was an out-of-nowhere IP.

Beating the game again and it said it only took me 2 more hours to go from 49 to 100%. I can't imagine how that's correct, I played a lot longer than 2 hours. Even if it didn't count any time in the pause menu or elevator cutscenes or whatever, that still seems off.

@kkslider5552000 You were probably aware of this already, but any time you reload to checkpoints, including when you die, the clock resets to that point as well so the timer is actually very forgiving. I really abused this mechanic when playing to be honest resetting to perfect boss runs or redoing chunks of the game.

I assumed that, but I don't think I died a single time getting the remaining half of the items. I reloaded to go back a couple of minutes to the last save point I was at exactly once, but that's about it.

35 hours in, still missing some power-ups lol.

I had no clue about that! Interesting.

gdi this game is good. I finished a game last night and didn't want to start the next one I planned to play so I downloaded the demo of Dread of a whim. I didn't think I'd like it tbh. Looked good in the trailers. I loved the smooth movement and kinetic action but it had to marks against it 1) not a fan of the genre (dark sci-fi?) and 2) not a fan of metroidvanias in general. But I thought I'd give it a shot anyway and damn. Take my money.

One of the pictures you can unlock shows why Kraid is in the game.

It's not really fan service then.

@SKTTR Really? Few seem to even know that! How do you find those? And also since I'm probably not going to be finding them (I tried hard mode after going through the first time which was fun until I got to him, then I just got frustrated) what is the spoiler explanation?

@NEStalgia I think you need 100% items in Cataris to unlock the image.

I just beat it (normal mode). Wow, great game. That final boss really made a woman out of me. After the first 10 tries I put the game down for a week and last night, after about 30something tries, I beat it.
I really enjoyed this game. One of my favorite 2D metroids. But man, those shine spark/super run blocks? Some of them just make my brain dizzy. I only finished the game at 80%

@darthcervantes I agree, the final boss is one of the best that Metroid has ever had. Those shine spark puzzles are insane, though. I managed to get through all of them, but they are brutal.

Slench 3 from Metroid Prime Hunters is still my favorite boss with how fun it is to get a handle of and use the Battlehammer efficiently in that encounter; however, I would concede that Raven Beak is the better designed boss and is my second favorite in the series. I too would say Raven Beak is arguably among the series' best bosses. The lore surrounding him is very well presented and permeates the vast majority of ZDR.

I recently completed MD and below is an email I sent to Mercury Steam. I intended to send one to Nintendo but could not locate a way besides social media channels. I just did not want to slap this across Twitter or FB. Completing MD has been an amazing experience.

Hi
I'm fifty three and I have cerebral palsy and I just beat Metroid Dread. I know there are alot of gamers with a more difficult time than I, however every video game beat and played is a triumph. I play mostly one handed ( left handed) and have to think to get my right hand to even press a button let alone hold it.

It took me ten years of trying to beat another Metroid game Metroid Prime. The Omega Pirate seemed impossible with the button combos and my situation. It was only after I played it on Wii U with motion controls and several starts and stops in the past that I prevailed and it was ten years of continuous trying. I've told my daughter that when I die I will have "I beat the Omega Pirate" on my grave marker. It took me over 80 hours to complete Metroid Dread and yet some can do it in just over an hour. I even started over after not getting past the twin Chozo soldiers. I had my daughter complete a complex shinespark sequence and didn't finish that file because I wanted the satisfaction of finishing completely on my own. I did use the Metroid Dread Amiibo for the extra tank and missiles.

Thank you for this game. There was a time when a video game saved my life (Eternal Darkness). Every game since Eternal Darkness that I can complete is a joy and Metroid Dread was beyond my dreams for an experience.

Thank you
Yoshio Sakamoto
Nintendo
Mercury Steam

I'll be purchasing a new Pro Controller as I really put a lot of pressure and tweaking on my current one. It took a ton of trial and error to beat Metroid Dread @ 78% completion.

@jsubbuteo awesome job! The game is super tough, so I couldn't imagine how hard it must of been for you. Makes me happy to hear great stories like this. Keep gaming, my friend!

Much respect to you, brother.
I hope they acknowledge your achievement in some way.

Too many boss battles and I had to look at a you tube video to see how to kill some bosses. Still the game was brilliant

What time did it take you to finish metroid dread ? My time was 20 hours. Although finishing at 100% items is going to take me another 5 hours, I'd say. 🤕