Metroid Dread
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I'd never heard of it, either. Upon further research, perhaps it's not worth the risk. (tldr; 1 star avg, 4600 responses)
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If it's really $50 from Walmart that's obviously more reliable.
Edit: $35 at Walmart but out of stock?. I guess that's limited edition? Current pre-order is $59 with a coffee mug.
CaughtCross
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It is only in store. Most new games are $10 cheaper at Walmart in store when they first come out.
Rajaah
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I'm going to be at Gamestop when they open and see if anyone cancelled their preorders of the Collector's Edition. Also will "100%" according to them be able to get a Switch OLED that day if I want one because they've definitely had a few of those preorders cancelled.
$50 from Wal-mart is nice but I don't have a Wal-Mart nearby and it'll probably cost me more in gas to go there than I'm saving.
$50 from Wal-mart is nice but I don't have a Wal-Mart nearby and it'll probably cost me more in gas to go there than I'm saving.
Rajaah
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Yeah, lot of people are doing it, but I'm gonna pass on pirating. I've got a hackable Switch and no interest in hacking that either. I will admit that the idea of playing it early has appeal, but I didn't wait 18 years for a Fusion sequel just to not vote with my wallet that we want more of these.
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That’s what I used to do before the Steam refund policy hit. Pirate it and play a couple hours, if it was good I’d uninstall and buy it. There’s only been a few games I’ve played in the last few years I went over 2 hours before I lost interest. Grime, cyberpunk.
Rajaah
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I didn't beat Zero Mission in time, but I did get to Mother Brain. (Which is only like 70% of the way)
Somehow managed to get the last copy of Dread Collector's Edition after I had already gotten the regular edition. It was hidden in the back room. Unfortunately I went ahead and opened both like a moron so I can't just return the regular edition, off to Ebay it goes.
Just reached the second major area. So far it's okay, probably a B-tier Metroid game overall. Better than all of the iffy ones, worse than the best ones. I'd probably put it on a similar level to Prime 3. The first area had some meh stuff (like frequently getting stuck in one-way sections and the scenery being dull) and I've hardly seen any powerups. If the entire game is like this I could see it sliding to C-tier. If the second+ areas are more like normal Metroid it could very easily climb up to A-tier though. I like the music and sound and the general creepy vibe of the whole thing. Definitely avoid spoilers if you can because it makes the whole thing more interesting.
Somehow managed to get the last copy of Dread Collector's Edition after I had already gotten the regular edition. It was hidden in the back room. Unfortunately I went ahead and opened both like a moron so I can't just return the regular edition, off to Ebay it goes.
Just reached the second major area. So far it's okay, probably a B-tier Metroid game overall. Better than all of the iffy ones, worse than the best ones. I'd probably put it on a similar level to Prime 3. The first area had some meh stuff (like frequently getting stuck in one-way sections and the scenery being dull) and I've hardly seen any powerups. If the entire game is like this I could see it sliding to C-tier. If the second+ areas are more like normal Metroid it could very easily climb up to A-tier though. I like the music and sound and the general creepy vibe of the whole thing. Definitely avoid spoilers if you can because it makes the whole thing more interesting.
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I got my Collector's Edition today, I'm about 1 hour or so in and so far I'm really enjoying it. I haven't played a lot of Metroid games (though I watched a ton of Let's Plays so I know them well), have only really played Metroid Prime and Samus Returns fully.
The gameplay is a lot like Samus Returns, with some new things. I was worried based on the early teasers that I'd be annoyed by the whole "getting hunted by unkillable robots" thing but it's not overdone so far and it gives an interesting twist to the gameplay.
The graphics are gorgeous and the animations are super smooth and fluid, and so far the cinematics are freakin badass.
I was also amazed by how huge the CE is, the box is a good 15 inches tall because the artbook is a full size book, was expecting a small booklet as is common in game CE's. I haven't opened it yet though because I don't wanna get spoiled by the artwork inside.
The gameplay is a lot like Samus Returns, with some new things. I was worried based on the early teasers that I'd be annoyed by the whole "getting hunted by unkillable robots" thing but it's not overdone so far and it gives an interesting twist to the gameplay.
The graphics are gorgeous and the animations are super smooth and fluid, and so far the cinematics are freakin badass.
I was also amazed by how huge the CE is, the box is a good 15 inches tall because the artbook is a full size book, was expecting a small booklet as is common in game CE's. I haven't opened it yet though because I don't wanna get spoiled by the artwork inside.
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I just reached the third area so I'm only about 2 or 3 hours in and it still hasn't clicked for me, but I'm sure it will. Things are slow early on with the thermal switches and the EMMIs.
EDIT: Daaaaamn, got the Morph Ball and the game seriously opened up after that, having a lot more fun now.
EDIT: Daaaaamn, got the Morph Ball and the game seriously opened up after that, having a lot more fun now.
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Super Metroid is my favorite game of all time. Metroidvania style games are pretty much my jam and main genre. I'm about 6 hours into Dread and it is everything I wanted from it. It is a little clunky at first dealing with the EMMIs and getting the morph ball kinda later in the game was weird. Everything works exactly as you would expect. The game is smooth and every environment is beautiful.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
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