Wanted it for such a long time. I finally have it in my hands!

It's a german one btw

Just finished the game on my PSP (emulated). I have the physical GBA cartridge but I actually prefer playing GBA games on my PSP since the screen is bigger and a bit better quality.

The game was great! I really appreciated the little story bits about Samus and the federation force. The levels, progression and bosses were really a treat in this game. I really loved Zero Mission on the GBA and Fusion felt like it was just more of that.

I’ll probably play Super Metroid next but I might take a Metroid break for a bit. I’ve completed like 5 Metroid games this summer.

"Do Metroids eat people?"

"Sometimes"

"Then whoever eats Kraid explodes"

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Turns out, I'm simply missing a couple of major upgrades-

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Fusion is a great game. I had so much fun playing it!

I finished this a while back now but didn't want to post so soon after finishing Super Metroid. Obligatory save state caveat to my finish time

I will admit, precision in platforming is not my forte so that may be a factor but goodness me this was HARD. There were times I was struggling to even get through normal rooms with how much life a single enemy hit takes off. Same with the bosses, some were really brutal (Nightmare was bordering rage quit territory, and SA-X took at least 20 to 30 tries) and I also just sucked at finishing off the bobby thingy at the end of battles, so there were multiple times I beat the boss but died afterwards anyway. Mixed feelings on this, it got frustrated at times but also was the first retro game that really challenged me difficulty wise which was quite enjoyable. Very rewarding as well.

Having just started to get the hang of exploration in the series with SM, was disappointed with how linear it was but I didn't mind the boss rush style gameplay. Atmosphere and all was excellent, the SA-X is probably the first gaming villain since I played FF7 years ago that I was terrified to face up against. Also the relief when it gets jettisoned off with the lab only to find out there were more was a damn good moment. The SA-X alone probably makes up for any of my complaints.

Liked the addition of more story but the Adam plot fell a bit flat to me - I understand when your series runs since the 8-bit era you kind of have to retrospectively add backstory but it was hard to get into when after four games suddenly there's this fellow never mentioned or alluded to before across games and manuals. I don't know, given the obvious parallels between this and Metroid 2 (and separately the ending of SM, still a bit gutted over that), I'd have been more interested to see Samus' thoughts and struggles over engaging in another genocide on a species which is a direct consequence of her previous one. Not something that totally ruined the game for me but like I said, fell a bit flat.

If I had to rank the games subjectively, it'd probably be something like Super > Nestroid > Fusion > Zero Mission > Metroid 2 (bizarrely after borderline revising the map I've ended up really liking Nestroid. Might give gb Metroid 2 another attempt). Tbf all bar Metroid 2 I can say I really enjoyed and kind of gutted that I've finished off that era of the series.

Still need to decide how to go forward. Dread is off the table until my switch is fixed, unsure if it's really worth playing the 2DS version of Metroid 2, and I briefly tried Prime 1 but I'm not the biggest fan of FPS style games (it's the trauma from playing Jedi Outcast). Was looking at the Prime Origins game as well. I'll see, I'll probably give Prime 1 a proper go again since I never thought I'd really enjoy Metroidvanias and here I am

🏖️🏝️ As salamualykum folks. Happy September ~ I love Metroid Prime 4! I mean I haven’t played it yet, but it looks gorgeous and after waiting an actual life time to play it., I’m excited to play it with my little cousins & sis, mixed reviews and all from community.

🩵🐬 That being said…due to all the mixed reviews and experiences everyone has had with the game, I’m worried that Nintendo will A ) blame the Metroid series as a whole ( and make us wait another lifetime for Prime 5. God forbid! ) and B ), blame Sylux and just not add him in Smash.

🌸🍇 But I’m hopeful inshallah! Godwilling our favorite grudge holder will make it to Smash. Somehow. :)

i was playing a prime 2 randomizer and i found a secret world by accident

I can recognize some Chozo characters, but then there's a lot I don't recognize. Perhaps this was before the alphabet was finalized in Other M? Or maybe I'm just not able to decipher it.

I’ve seen one or two videos be hidden before but like that’s almost the entire thing😭 how is super Metroid the only one left

What do you think, would it have been better if it looked like this?

Cleaned up the black gloss a little and glued the cheeks in :3

MP2 is one of the few Metroid games where you absolutely want as many upgrades as you can get your hands on throughout the game (especially the beam ammo upgrades)

After a certain point you start to realize just how useful the charged dark & light beam shots are, with the charged dark beam working the same as an ice beam to freeze enemies for a insta kill combo with a missile, and the charged light beam doing massive damage to dark world enemies such as the Ing who start to take less & less damage from regular light beam shots.

The tracking properties of the dark beam are also very useful for fast moving enemies and bosses that easily dodge the slow dark beam shots, you end up saving more ammo just using a charged dark beam shot getting up close to the enemy compared to just shooting regular dark beam shots at a distance which will miss more often than not. In general the charged shots are just better as the window for opportunity to attack enemies & bosses gets smaller and smaller as you progress (Dark Chykka for example is only stunned for a moment so may as well use charged light beam shots since it tanks regular light beam shots)

Straight up trade for a couple of old video games.

The red is WORKING

Originally posted with pics of the areas. Some were real low quality and I don't have time right now to get better replacements, so I'll just forego visual aides right now.

I feel like Prime 4 lacks the truly hostile environments of the original trilogy

One of the things that had been bugging me about Prime 4 is the lack of danger I felt while exploring the areas. Some of that I chalked up to experience. I first played the trilogy when I was a kid, and as an adult I am much better at video games.

But I don't think that is the whole reason why. I think a big part of it is that the danger levels of the environments aren't as high. Like sure, there's lava and pits to fall into, but those are so ubiquitous in games, and they aren't really that dangerous in Prime 4

Meanwhile, looking back at the trilogy:

-Chozo Ruins: The toxic water can be very dangerous if you aren't careful. Last time I played I fell into the water during the Hive Totem miniboss and very quickly died.

-Phazon Mines: Most of the bottom level is coated in Phazon, which, like the toxic water, can easily chew through health. I think as a kid a lot of my deaths caused by the Omega Pirate were partially caused by accidentally backing into its Phazon pools.

-Impact Crater: Has Red Phazon which is so corrosive even the Phazon Suit can't handle it, the creepy teeth like imagery making it feel like a rotting corpse (which it is), and that nerve wracking climb in the main room.

-Dark Aether. Basically most of it. If you've played Echoes you know. If you haven't, go play Echoes.

-Pirate Homeworld. Heart of the enemy stronghold, that, even when you're not being actively attacked you're in danger from the acid rain.

-GFS Valhalla. Not dangerous from the environment alone, but it is so supremely creepy I had to mention it.

-Phaaze. A planet made of Phazon, and this time the threat isn't being killed by it, but twisted by it into a thing of evil.

In contrast, Prime 4 is really banking on you finding the Grievers scary and/or threatening to add tension and danger to the environment. If you find them to be pushovers (like I did), it sucks out a lot of that tension from areas like Ice Belt and Great Mines. The enemies aren't assisting the already dangerous environments like in previous games, they're trying to be the sole reason it is dangerous.

It also affects progression. It felt good to find an item (or in the case of Chozo Ruins, beat a boss) that neutralizes the threat of the environment. It really adds to the feel of getting powerful (also a reason I miss water environments in the Prime games), and that just isn't in Prime 4 beyond getting a motorcycle upgrade to cross a pool of lava that is more a roadblock than it is an actual threat.

Espero les guste

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