alienboyva Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) Available October 8th | https://metroid.nintendo.com/ Join intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid™ story in 19 years Samus’ story continues after the events of the Metroid™ Fusion game when she descends upon planet ZDR to investigate a mysterious transmission sent to the Galactic Federation. The remote planet has become overrun by vicious alien lifeforms and chilling mechanical menaces. Samus is more agile and capable than ever, but can she overcome the inhuman threat stalking the depths of ZDR? Face off against unrelenting E.M.M.I. robots Once DNA-extracting research machines, the imposing E.M.M.I. are now hunting Samus down. Tensions are high as you evade these E.M.M.I. to avoid a cruel death while finding a way to take them down. Find out what turned these robotic wonders into the scourge of ZDR and escape with your life. Feel Samus’ power grow as you gain maneuvers and abilities Acquire new and familiar abilities as you traverse the many environments of this dangerous world. Parkour over obstacles, slide through tight spaces, counter enemies, and battle your way through the planet. Return to areas and use your new abilities to find upgrades, alternate paths, and a way forward. Explore the sprawling map, evade and destroy E.M.M.I. robots, and overcome the dread plaguing ZDR. *About from Nintendo.com Spoiler Spoiler Price: $89.99 Includes: Standard copy of the game Steelbook game case 5 cards featuring art from Metroid 1-5 190 page art book Pics: Spoiler Price: $29.99 Functionality: Samus - Gives you an extra energy tank to increase your health by 100 (Once per day). E.M.M.I. - Grants a Missile+ tank to increase Samus’ missile capacity by 10 (once per day). Pics: Spoiler Edited July 30, 2021 by alienboyva Kezay, Ridley Prime, The Albraskan and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I want to know what EMMI stands for. Anyways, sidescrolling Metroid is the best kind of Metroid. I like the Prime games, but I only ever play them once, I definitely prefer me some 2D. Definitely like the "hunted" feel of the robots coming after you. Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, EH_STEVE said: I want to know what EMMI stands for. Anyways, sidescrolling Metroid is the best kind of Metroid. I like the Prime games, but I only ever play them once, I definitely prefer me some 2D. Definitely like the "hunted" feel of the robots coming after you. Ithrak Utopia 1 Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, alienboyva said: Well there you go Quote Link to comment
DLurkster Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, alienboyva said: I heard a gaming outlet mentioned what the name was, just didn't remember which one it was. I think it was Easy Allies. Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Just realized that this game has technically been in development since before Half-Life 3. Assuming the latter isn't officially cancelled, that already breaks the previous record held by Duke Nukem Forever. Ridley Prime, alienboyva, Kezay and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Amazing post, though it hurts seeing the collector's edition and amiibo pack up there that I can't...seem...to get... ANYWHERE! I'm looking forward to this game so much as I'm very curious how they handle a post Fusion Metroid title considering the implications of Samus' actions in coordination with Adam at the end of the game. I'm also curious as to what they mean by this game being the conclusion of Samus' connection with the Metroids. Granted, it's not like we haven't had Metroid games where the focus wasn't squarely on the Metroids but I'm still interested in what this means for future numbered sequels going forward. Ithrak Utopia and alienboyva 2 Quote Link to comment
Eliwood8 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I'd definitely pre-order the collector's edition if it were actually AVAILABLE anywhere, but whatever, one way or another I'm gonna get the game anyway and I am psyched to have a brand new 2D Metroid game. It is weird to hear that this will be the end of the Samus/Metroid story, though there's nothing stopping the developers from continuing to make games that take place before Dread—heck we've had four or five Metroid games since Fusion and all of them are chronologically prior to Fusion's events. Kezay and Ithrak Utopia 2 Quote Link to comment
Ridley Prime Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Hitting big. Kinda noticed that too. Cool new enemy designs regardless. Ithrak Utopia, alienboyva and Kezay 3 Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Wasn't Metroid influenced by Alien in the first place? Quote Link to comment
Ridley Prime Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Yes. The Metroids themselves (at least the regular larva ones) being based on the Facehuggers, and Ridley being mostly a Xenomorph with wings (funny enough that’s actually a thing in one of the Alien shoot em up games). Just thought it be cool to point out that E.M.M.I. is also of Xenomorph design influence. Penance Fracture 1 Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 So, I learned something today rewatching the Treehouse stream for this game. I did not realize that they actually have a reference to the Aurora Units from Metroid Prime 3. There is a scene in which Samus interacts with this device called the Central Unit which looks very much like the AUs in MP3 and have similar function. Tyranogre, Ridley Prime and Ithrak Utopia 3 Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Just now, Kezay said: So, I learned something today rewatching the Treehouse stream for this game. I did not realize that they actually have a reference to the Aurora Units from Metroid Prime 3. There is a scene in which Samus interacts with this device called the Central Unit which looks very much like the AUs in MP3 and have similar function. Part of the backlash against Other M came from Sakamoto's statement that he didn't pay attention to the lore established in the Prime trilogy while writing the story of Other M. Some people misinterpreted this as Sakamoto saying that he considered the Prime games to be non-canon. But seeing things like the Aurora Units and other references in Dread makes it clear that the Prime games are indeed part of Sakamoto's vision for the series. Ridley Prime 1 Quote Link to comment
DLurkster Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Some new tidbits from Sakamoto in the first 4 minutes of the video. Some of them you may already know in that timeframe if you really been following the development of this game but as I said there some new aspects you may not know. Kezay and Ridley Prime 2 Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Tyranogre said: Part of the backlash against Other M came from Sakamoto's statement that he didn't pay attention to the lore established in the Prime trilogy while writing the story of Other M. Some people misinterpreted this as Sakamoto saying that he considered the Prime games to be non-canon. But seeing things like the Aurora Units and other references in Dread makes it clear that the Prime games are indeed part of Sakamoto's vision for the series. Not surprised. After Other M there was a lot of "dragging through the mud" of Sakamoto's name and no doubt certain fallacies and outright lies took root. It's good to see though and I'm curious why the one in this game was seemingly dismantled. The AUs were designed to assist with the development of operations or planet terraforming depending on where they were installed so whatever happened there could have some big implications as to mysterious surrounding planet ZDR. Ithrak Utopia, Ridley Prime and DLurkster 3 Quote Link to comment
Ridley Prime Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 The Dread news has even helped Samus Returns pick back up in sales. She’s getting stronger. Also, Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Ridley Prime said: The Dread news has even helped Samus Returns pick back up in sales. She’s getting stronger. Also, The end of the Samus/Metroid storyline? Hmmm... I'm OK with there no longer being metroids, as we had quite a few games in the series that didn't feature metroids. Though, it will be kind of weird having a series called Metroid that won't ever feature metroids again. As for Samus not returning, I'd be pretty disappointed if that happend, even if they replace her with her daughter or son (assuming she ever has one). I really hope they don't plan on retiring Samus. Still, it's great to hear they have plans to keep the series going after Dread. Edited June 18, 2021 by alienboyva Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Given the lore (at least my amount of knowledge on it), I actually prefer this. I'd rather not have them shoehorn Metroids into future titles just because. It's called Legend of Zelda, but Zelda ain't in every game (I mean, ish), it's just a franchise title now. I'd love to see Samus do more exploring on non-Metroid-infested areas, and even more non-Chozo places. Not every location should have to connect to her past when she has ALL OF SPACE. Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Plus there's that old lore that "Metroid" is the Chozo word for "ultimate warrior", thus the series title could refer to Samus herself. And then all of those "y can't metroid crawl" memes become somewhat correct. Kezay 1 Quote Link to comment
Ridley Prime Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 56 minutes ago, alienboyva said: The end of the Samus/Metroid storyline? Hmmm... I'm OK with there no longer being metroids, as we had quite a few games in the series that didn't feature metroids. Though, it will be kind of weird having a series called Metroid that won't ever feature metroids again. As for Samus not returning, I'd be pretty disappointed if that happend, even if they replace her with her daughter or son (assuming she ever has one). I really hope they don't plan on retiring Samus. Still, it's great to hear they have plans to keep the series going after Dread. No more Metroids for the mainline 2D series is fine, tho they'll likely still have presence throughout the Prime sub-series and other things, but they don't need to be in everything. Same with Ridley who I'd be fine with just living on in Smash at some point if nothing else. Samus can take breaks, but she's too prolific to ever retire permanently, methinks. Even if ending with Dread meant no more mainline 2D, we would still get other kinds of games, but yeah. 41 minutes ago, EH_STEVE said: Given the lore (at least my amount of knowledge on it), I actually prefer this. I'd rather not have them shoehorn Metroids into future titles just because. It's called Legend of Zelda, but Zelda ain't in every game (I mean, ish), it's just a franchise title now. I'd love to see Samus do more exploring on non-Metroid-infested areas, and even more non-Chozo places. Not every location should have to connect to her past when she has ALL OF SPACE. Honestly, I would prefer her exploring more non-Federation missions. The Federation I would argue has had much more presence/milking than the Chozo at this point, and people want her to be on more solo missions again rather than in a group (like Prime 3, Other M, or Federation Force if you count it). alienboyva and DLurkster 2 Quote Link to comment
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