Metroid Dread is packed full of excellent details that show just how much developer MercurySteam focused on franchise history. Whether it's routes and tricks designed for speedrunners to discover or fun bonus ways to fight bosses, it's a game that's kept serving up surprises.
We do this each time in case you haven't played it yet, so minor spoilers ahead.
Another doing the rounds on social media this week, courtesy of a spot by @CaptainDoge1, shows that the pre-Kraid area has a very similar landmark before you jump in. It's subtle because of the shadows but is certainly there.
And for comparison, the equivalent from Metroid on NES.
It's another cool touch ahead of one of the game's best boss fights. It's a game that keeps giving!
[source twitter.com]
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Now that is pretty dang cool. I absolutely 100% never would have noticed this! There's probably an F ton of others. I can't wait until I play this game again. I 100%'d it (which I NEVER try to do for games anymore) and will start it up again once it's not so stale.
Thoroughly amazing job they did on this game.. I'm honored to have played it in my lifetime.
That’s really cool!
Seems like a stretch to me
@sketchturner I don't really see it, besides just a few spikes. I don't see anything resembling the two dots
@Jmjfrank The two eyes are definitely there. They're a little lower than in the earlier versions. It's subtle, I didn't catch this playing through.
Love this game, and love all the neat Easter eggs in the game.
I love this so much
@Jmjfrank take a look at the hallway structure as well.
For anyone who can't see the eyes - The face is lit from below and has thick eyebrows. The bottom of the eyebrows line up with the four center spikes / fangs. There are long horizontal S-curves where the bottom of the eyebrows catch the light.
@sketchturner @Jmjfrank Its hard to tell when zoomed out, but there are uniquely modelled eyes and eyebrows, this was 100% intentional. To see for yourself, screenshot and increase brightness and contrast (I don’t know how to post the image I have).
@sketchturner @jmjfrank @pokester99 For the people not seeing it, you should focus on the lower middle part only.
I can't believe I didn't notice this! It would be more recognizable if they kept the green color though.
@Friendly Thank you! NOW I see it, haha. The way its placed, it's definitely meant to be an Easter egg and not obvious. It didn't help the screen shot was showing the entire room and not just the prop
Nice catch! Completely missed the throwback.
This is mcu level. Every little thing is a reference to a past movie or in this case game, even though you have to squint for it to look like it.
Much like the crocodile/dinosaur mouth shaped rock formation you have to ball roll through when entering Kraid's zone of the level.
That's awesome! Also something I never would have noticed, but I'll be sure to look for it the next time I swing past that area.
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