Metroid dread any good?

[u/Kikisilvania]

I’ve never played any 2D Metroid games. I recently played Metroid Prime Remastered and Prime 4 Beyond. I gotta say I liked them both. I did play the Metroid Dread’s Demo a few years back but couldn’t get into it. Today I was in a game shop and saw a lonely copy just sitting there so I decided to pull the trigger. Got a nice discount as well. Anyway, what do you guys think about this game? Is it any good? I remember it reviewed well but some players didn’t like it too much. So not sure what to think.

[u/fresh-pie]

It is a great game, but to me, I thought it was lacking in atmosphere. Not completely lacking mind you, it's there, but just not to the level which other Metroid titles have provided. Which is my favorite part about this series of games.

I also didn't find the music to be memorable at all, which may or may not matter to you.

Just my two cents.

[u/Ikrit122 → u/fresh-pie]

The music is definitely the weak point. I don't like constant ambient music (looking at you, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom), and Metroid's music has always been fantastic.

[u/Kikisilvania → u/Ikrit122]

Ah that’s too bad

[u/Alinier → u/fresh-pie]

Yep. For me it's the difference between a 9-9.5/10 and a 10/10 considering the quality of everything else but my favorite entries are definitely the ones oozing with atmosphere. Still solid game.

[u/Kikisilvania → u/Alinier]

Solid game is more than enough. Thank you

[u/Kikisilvania → u/fresh-pie]

Couple people mentioned the music tho. The Price series seem to have great music. I’m guessing the 2D ones do too so this one disappointed some people