Metroid Dread (Nintendo Switch)
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Metroid Dread
Nintendo Switch 2021
            Series : Metroid
         Developer : MercurySteam, Nintendo
             Genre : Metroid-vania
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Other Metroid games:

Other games by MercurySteam:
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Xbox 360

2010

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Facts

    2021-10-23
  • 12341 
    You can save at Network Stations.
  • 12342 
    White blinking rectangles on the map indicate a secret area.
  • 12343 
    You can save at Map Stations.
    • 2021-10-29
  • 12362 
    Ability location and order:
    Artaria  : Charge Beam, Spider Magnet, Phantom Cloak
Cataris -> Dairon
Dairon   : Wide Beam
Cataris  : Morph Ball
Artaria  : Varia Suit
Cataris  : Diffusion Beam
Dairon   : Morph Ball Bomb
Burenia  : Flash Shift
Dairon   : Speed Booster
Artaria  : Grapple Beam
Ferenia  : Defeat the Boss
Burenia -> Ghavoran
Ghavoran : Super Missile
Elun     : Plasma Beam
Ghavoran : Spin Boost
Ghavoran : Ice Missile
Ferenia  : Storm Rockets, Space Jump
Burenia  : Gravity Suit
Artaria, Cataris, Artaria  : Screw Attack
Burenia, Ghavoran : Cross Bomb
Hanubia, Ferenia  : Wave Beam
Hanubia  : Power Bomb

Analysis

  • 12361 
    I think this game can get frustrating when you don't know where to go next. An example is in the first area, Artaria, where a door that leads to the area boss is covered by the Spider crawl material. If you're looking at the map, it's not at all clear that this particular covering actually is moveable (even though the game featured one moveable horizontal platform of this material). Given how long it takes to navigate between areas, this trial and error process can get pretty frustrating.

Log entries

    2021-09-27
  • 12290 
    Preordered through the company. Should be out October 8th.
    • 2021-10-20
  • 12336 
    I'm on vacation in Campo Grande, and I have played hours of Metroid Dread, which is super cool. I'm actually a little sad that I'm playing on the small screen, I think the detailed and stylish graphics deserves to be seen on the big screen. The map has been an endless source of confusion for me, mostly because I need to learn how to read it in detail. The progression is somewhat complicated, and I have spent some time wandering around without knowing where to go.
    • 2021-10-23
  • 12339 
    I met a real live Chozo, who turns out to be a Horus look-alike birdman, with Egyptian pictograms and everything. Apparently, there is an evil Chozo villain, who wants Samus' DNA which has Metroid DNA mixed in. The weird intro sequence has made me doubt whether I'm Samus or a clone or something, but time will tell.
  • 12340 
    Off to Burenia .
    • 2021-10-24
  • 12345 
    I just got the Ice Missiles and Pulse Radar.
    • 2021-10-29
  • 12359 
    I just started a second game at home, recording it. I noted two things: 1) the frame rate seems worse when the game is docked, and 2) the map is still confusing the second time around. After playing for an hour, I didn't know where to go for the first boss. I think I'll play with a guide open to avoid frustration.
    • 1 - NEW METROID GAME
    2021-10-30
  • 12363 
    I played a couple of hours more, and the upgrade order list really takes the confusion out of the game. I think I'm actually enjoying the game more the second time because I have this list on hand.
    • 2 - Kraid
  • 12364 
    I have the Flash Shift now.
    • 3 - Quiet Robe
  • 12365 
    I have reached Ghavoran. I defeated the underwater boss Drogyga on my first attempt. It really helps that I know what to do.
    • 4 - Drogyga
    2021-10-31
  • 12366 
    The Storm Rockets (cluster homing missiles) have become my weapon of choice for boss fights, along with Flash Shift to dodge out of the way.
  • 12367 
    With the Space Jump that allows you to jump infinitely, the game seems to have reached the point where it says 'fuck it', let's just let them go anywhere. This, more than anything else makes you feel powerful in this traversal-focused game.
  • 12368 
    Oh no! Everything is frozen.
    • 5 - Frozen
  • 12369 
    The boss 'Experiment No. Z-57' was awesome looking and fun to play. I like how the giant swipes are clearly marked on the screen, so you know exactly where you can be. The fight even turns into a Space Jump-powered 'Flappy Bird' sequence at a certain point.
  • 12370 
    Completed the game. After the final boss, I had to run to the ship. I made it with 0 seconds to spare, which seems nuts. I wonder if they were somehow tricking me with the countdown.
    • 6 - Raven Beak

videos

2021-10-29
1 - NEW METROID GAME
2021-10-30
2 - Kraid
2021-10-30
3 - Quiet Robe
2021-10-30
4 - Drogyga
2021-10-31
5 - Frozen
2021-10-31
6 - Raven Beak

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