Metroid

x3 The proportions were still realistic-ish, though.

x2 No need to take it that far, dude.

Fusion had Troopers? I don't remember seeing any.

edited 1st Jul '15 10:58:40 AM by Karxrida

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?

Opening cutscene, right?

Opening cutscene. The people Samus was escorting before she was infected by the X.

edited 1st Jul '15 11:31:50 AM by Sterok

Ah, unskippable opening cutscene. How mixed my feelings on you.

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I am not a dude.

Pretty sure those were researchers in protective gear, not soldiers.

And the only real similarity is that they're wearing grey armor. The shape is completely different.

edited 1st Jul '15 11:38:42 AM by Perseus

Trans rights are human rights.

Aren't these things mechs though? The armor isn't the exact same kind as Fusion.

Biologic's research team.

At Sterok's comic:

Funny thing is, there actually IS Metroid Tetris.

Man, Tetris DS was pretty nifty- Probably the best post-Worlds game, for whatever that's worth.

I sure said that!

This is an intriguing idea.

x4

Huh.

So are the big heads in the trailer really just expanded-view helmets?

EDIT: Rewatched the trailer and... Nope. Those are definitely normal-sized helmets. Again, this change in art-style is a bit jarring and, frankly, disappointing.

However, since it's likely still in development, things might change.

edited 1st Jul '15 2:22:20 PM by TroPartner

So I was hunting for Missile Expansions in Echoes and I stumbled across a boss called the Dark Missile Trooper. Since when does Metroid have optional bosses?

Since the Dark Missile Trooper.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!

There's the Charge Beam dude in Zero Mission

Oh really when?

Yeah, but you have to encounter him. You just don't have to murder him.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!

Isn't the charge beam required for certain expansions? It also actively attacks you. I managed to beat the game a year or two back without even realizing this thing existed.

There's Arachnus from Metroid II: Revenge of the Return of the Daughter of Bird

You get the Spring Ball for beating it but you don't need the Spring Ball to beat the game.

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Ii actually killed Ridley in Zero Mission without first killing the flying bug guy guarding the "first" super missile. I went down to Ridley's lair but it never occurred to me I was supposed to say "nope, this is a dead end, I guess I'll have to go back up the elevator and find another way."

I've played Zero Mission many times by going for Ridley first and then Kraid.

It's a pretty tricky thing to pull off, but I love going that route.

I believe that was referring to an interview after the E3 where it was mentioned that the players are actually using customizable mechs during missions. I also recall seeing footage (probably during the Treehouse) of a smaller person jumping into the more recognizable (and now infamous) suits that many have complained about, but my memory's hazy and I could be wrong.

It might have been this Kotaku article, by the way.

(Relevant quote from the article):

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Anyways, my brothers used the last of their Club Nintendo coins to get Super Metroid on the Wii U, so I'll finally have a chance to play the game. It and Fusion (and the original NES title) are the only 2D Metroid titles that I haven't played, so I'm looking forward to it.

I just wish I had a way to play the Prime trilogy. All the talk about the games here is making me feel like I missed something great.

edited 1st Jul '15 5:45:19 PM by Customer

You can single-wall jump in Zero Mission.

It's hard as shit, but it can be done.

I'd kind of like for the main bad guy in Federation Force to be a mid-level space pirate dude who gets enough screentime to have a defined personality.

Kraid should make his big reappearance.

Do you have a Wii U?

The fact that something called Arachnus doesn't give you the Spider Ball make me irrationally angry.

I have a message from another time...