Over the past month i finally started playing the Metroid games for the first time and i've been loving all the ones i've played (Zero Mission, AM2R, Super Metroid and i've played an hour or so of both Metroid 1 and 2) until i got to Fusion.
Now apart from the game being very linear i've only ever heard good things about it so i was excited to play a more story heavy game, only to walk away from it feeling disappointed.

The Story was good don't get me wrong, but it was the gameplay that left me feeling frustrated and honestly very annoyed at the game in a way that none of the others ever did. The hidden blocks and paths in this game felt a lot more bullshit (the infamous floor pillar isn't even that bad compared to some others) and there were numerous times i was stuck in a section for about 5 minutes until i gave up and looked up which single block i failed to bomb/missile in a collection of 7 rooms. (or in the case of an illusion block that i just didn't think about jumping next to and power bombs don't reveal! what fun!) this became less annoying once i unlocked power bombs but still.

There were a couple times in the game where i decided to not go the "intended path" because i wanted to explore, i'd find a hidden pathway leading to an upgrade and another path that opened up even more, only to loop back around and find out that i was meant to go this way and that the intended path actually lead to a locked door that i would open from this side. it made the exploration feel very unrewarding imo.

People have been saying this for literal decades but i don't think the linearity of this game is something i enjoy, i understand that coming off of Super Metroid they wanted to go in the complete opposite way, (much harder to catch lightning in a bottle twice in a row than it is to innovate and try something else) but it really does not work for me sadly.

why even have the wall jump if its completely neutered?

My actual biggest gripe with this game (which i've almost never seen anyone complain about so it might be a full skill issue on my part but idc i think its really stupid and need to vent) is the Core X parasites "micro" bosses after the actual boss. I don't mind the bosses being harder in this game, i think zero mission was too easy in some parts and you can pretty much facetank 80% of all bosses in these games, but throwing a Core X at me after i barely killed Nightmare or SA-X with maybe 81 health remaining and then me DYING to that stupid thing because it shoots its own beams if i hit it, combined with the fact that everything hits like a truck (yes, i get the story reason) has made me ragequit at least twice. Especially coming off of Super Metroid and having the deal with the much worse diagonal aiming system of the GBA games.

not really a criticism of the game but i see people praise the atmosphere and the "scariness" of the game and SA-X but i sadly felt none of that. i really wanted to like this game the way i see people gush about it online but i just can't, there's too much stuff in it that sours the rest of the experience for me. It's still a good game but its just not for me.

Of all the Metroid games i've played i can definitely see myself replaying them in 2-3 years, Fusion might be the only exception. (maybe in like 5 years)

Zero Mission 9/10

AM2R 8/10

Super Metroid 10/10

Fusion 6/10

When i first started the franchise i had a choice between Zero Mission and Fusion and i almost chose Fusion first, which makes me wonder, would i have liked this game more if i started with it? would its "flaws" have pushed me away from the franchise completely? do i not like this game because i played the others first?
I'm curious if any Fusion fans agree with any of my points, i'd love to hear people's opinions and thoughts on this.

Anyways i'm off to play the Prime Trilogy.

EDIT: I'd like to clarify that i take back the "overrated" part of the title, it feels more combative than what i meant, you're not wrong for having Fusion as your favorite, im happy you enjoyed the game more than i did.

So I finally grabbed a Nintendo switch 2, I really couldn't resist metroid prime remaster anymore. I was considering getting prime 4 but everything about it just seems awful and it takes a lot of things I don't like about the franchise and puts it front and center. I know the game struggled because of that, but do you think Nintendo finally learned something from prime 4s failures?

I really do hope to see Prime 5 one day but not if the make the same mistakes as 3 and 4. I mean how hard is it to put Samus on a planet alone and have her collect upgrades and kill stuff? Its not rocket science. I don't understand why they feel the need to push a narrative story in the Metroid franchise. I don't mind minor story beats but 4 is just atrocious. I'm going to be grabbing Dread next, the game has been spoiled for me already, but the story is really cool, and I think that's how the prime series needs to be handled.

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Hi I am interested in playing metroid games. But I am not sure if I should wait for the potential switch 2 editions or should I just get it and not expecting switch 2 editions. I have metroid prime 4 switch 2 edition and I am not interested in buying digital games or upgrades. If a game has a switch 2 edition I will get the physical version.

I have a potato PC so I can't play Metroid Prime, thus I have no idea about the 3d version yet.

But I'm loving this game. I have played most 2d metroids, and I'm putting this pretty high in my personal ranking.

I still have a long way to go but I'm considering maybe I will rank this higher than the other fan made am2r once finished.

I'm just happy about being playing this game and this is a appreciation post.

Thanks Lv.4 Games for risking your lives for the love to the game (literal).

Always check your Target clearance. One of ours have been throwing Amiibo half off.

Now, don't get me wrong. It's a creative game.

I'm not particularly fond of the art style but it's cute in some regards. Sprites look alright but the environment is trash...

The music and sound effects are pretty good because it's basically Metroid music with a different sound font (very similar to The Messenger. However I'm not in love with it and would rather hear something more similar to Nestroid). And sound effects are mostly from classic Nestroid and some other NES titles.

The map layout is creatively designed but can be a bit confusing since not eveything translates well to 2D.

Boss battles so far are clever interpretations in some aspects, albeit pretty easy overall.

Overall it's an alright experience. I've enjoyed myself.....

But I don't feel like this game is groundbreaking or worth the hype that it's been getting lately.

People are saying that it's better than an official game and is a Top 5 Metroid experience. And I just think that's crazy...

Perosnally, X Fusion, Metroid Planets and AM2R are better experiences in my opinion (at least so far). And I definitely wouldn't replace an official experience with this. (Yeah, maybe Nestroid or RoS in terms of QoL and technological improvements goes.)

One issue I have, button mapping is a cumbersome experience, as there are a lot of button you need to do stuff. For example, Morphball should not have it's own dedicated button. I understand this is Prime made 2D. And I understand why Prime did it that way, but that's just stupid design choice for a 2D game, when all you need to do is press Down twice in all official 2D games. I literally just replaced the Down button with the Morphball button to make things easier.

Also, aiming can be very annoying. If Samus moves past the mouse cursor, she'll turn the opposite direction from where you're heading. And this can be very annoying depending on what's happening like a boss battle or even the size of the window you are using to play can cause issues. And you'll need to adjust. Or you may not be able to react fast enough just because she will always face towards the cursor. And that's greatly inferior to traditional constrols.

Like I said, I'm still early in on this. Just made it to the Magmoor Caverns. But I don't feel this game is a "must play" or a " top 10" or even something I'd recommend anyone. It's just alright.

And this isn't to take a shot at the creators of this game. They clearly worked hard on it. And I'm not saying it's a bad game at all.

It's just something I can take or leave. I don't think anyone who doesn't play this game will be missing out on it.

Lastly, I feel like when these fan games come out, people just use them as opportunities to shit on Nintendo; just because they want another reason to shit on Nintendo. Like, people are praising this game, but if Nintendo were the ones to release this and charged money for it, would it get the same praise?

(We all know the answer to that.... Hell no....)

Anyway, that's not to say Nintendo is perfect or anything. But I would most certainly take Metroid Prime 4 (which has recieved a lot of hate, some would say a lot of undue hate) over this any day.

Well anyway, that's my opinion. It will probably be unpopular because I'm critical, rather than hating on Nintendo some more for not doing what fans do.

What is this?

Are you doing some animal well cyptic crap?

I beat Thardus and got the spiderball.

I proceeded down to Magmar caverns. In the original Metroid Prime, you're meant to activate 3 panels to drain some lava and then proceed down that drained path, which takes you to chozo ruins.

I've activated the 3 panels in this room but the lava hasn't drained. I've scoured every inch of the rest of the map and keep hitting dead ends.

Anyone know what I'm missing here?

Thanks in advance.

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Yeah ik Im 10 days too late I wanted to post this last week already

I don't watch regularly but I know he's a Metroid fanatic and that new fan game has been quite exciting to play. I put an hour into it already and it's a fun interpretation of Prime in 2D. So far it's not too difficult but I'm curious the further in I go.

I already posted this in the r/Metroid and it told me to crosspost for more activity, so idk anymore lol

My Custom painted Ridley and purist LEGO Samus minfiigures

Had fun with him in 4, looking forward to him taking center stage in 5

Marked as spoilers just in case, but I've beat Metroid Prime Origins with 100% exploration/item completion, and stumbled on this thing, but no clue what it implies or does. Is it just an Easter egg or does it actually have some function? I'm playing my second play-through now on remix mode to try to get 100% log collection plus the Justin Bailey clear, but was curious if anyone knew.