Easily my favourite 2D Metroid and Metroid in general.
Everything has been perfected and fine-tuned to a polish; movement, gunplay, graphics and even story presentation are top-notch. This is the most cinematic 2D Metroid has ever been and it is fucking HYPE. There are so many amazing moments, especially towards the end.
ZDR is a great setting with plenty of variety. Mercury Steam found the perfect balance between the linearity of Fusion and the free exploration in previous Metroid games. Nothing feels repetitive. Metroid's pacing continues to be incredible.
The EMMI are a new thing and they WILL fuck you up if you underestimate them. One wrong move and you can expect instant death. I will say though that as you progress and gain new abilities, they become a bit of a joke. I wonder if they account for this in hard mode.
The Aeion abilities are also really cool, along with the tools both new and old that Samus gets. They help a lot during both combat and general exploration.
2D Metroid just really clicks for me. The pacing is tight and the length allows it to be easily consumable and replayable. If there's any Metroid I want to replay, it'll be either this or Zero Mission.
I recommend Dread even if you aren't a Metroid fan because it's just that good. It's peak 2D Metroid modernised and perfected. I hope you use this game to get into the others, because those are great too. If you really want to appreciate the series, I recommend starting from the beginning, but if you choose not to, then that's okay. This game is still great standalone. I am going to shill this game. You WILL play it.
Everything has been perfected and fine-tuned to a polish; movement, gunplay, graphics and even story presentation are top-notch. This is the most cinematic 2D Metroid has ever been and it is fucking HYPE. There are so many amazing moments, especially towards the end.
ZDR is a great setting with plenty of variety. Mercury Steam found the perfect balance between the linearity of Fusion and the free exploration in previous Metroid games. Nothing feels repetitive. Metroid's pacing continues to be incredible.
The EMMI are a new thing and they WILL fuck you up if you underestimate them. One wrong move and you can expect instant death. I will say though that as you progress and gain new abilities, they become a bit of a joke. I wonder if they account for this in hard mode.
The Aeion abilities are also really cool, along with the tools both new and old that Samus gets. They help a lot during both combat and general exploration.
2D Metroid just really clicks for me. The pacing is tight and the length allows it to be easily consumable and replayable. If there's any Metroid I want to replay, it'll be either this or Zero Mission.
I recommend Dread even if you aren't a Metroid fan because it's just that good. It's peak 2D Metroid modernised and perfected. I hope you use this game to get into the others, because those are great too. If you really want to appreciate the series, I recommend starting from the beginning, but if you choose not to, then that's okay. This game is still great standalone. I am going to shill this game. You WILL play it.