Griffen Olney
Griffen Olney is a Website Reporter for Omega Metroid. You may know him as TheAccursedHunter01.
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Metroid Musing: Would Samus Be Immune to The Marker From Dead Space?
At a young age, Samus Aran experienced a great tragedy. Her home of K-2L was wiped out in a Space Pirate raid spearheaded by their leader, Ridley. Samus was only 3 years old at the time, yet Ridley would have killed Samus if her mother had not knocked Samus out…
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Metroid Musing: Will Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Get Remastered?
Rumors of a Metroid Prime Trilogy HD as well as a Metroid Prime Remaster have been sort of a tradition on Twitter for years. This rumor gained major steam in 2022 when Jeff Grubb not only said that Metroid Prime was getting remastered, but that Metroid Prime 2 and 3…
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Check Out This Technical Overview of Metroid Prime Remastered by Digital Foundry
Metroid Prime Remastered looks gorgeous. From the beginnings of the Frigate Orpheon all the way to the game’s climactic finale in the depths of the Impact Crater, Metroid Prime looks better than ever. On top of this, despite looking like one of the best Switch games out there, Metroid Prime…
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Metroid Musing: What’s Your Favorite Area in Metroid Prime Remastered?
After all these years of hearing rumor after rumor, Metroid Prime Remastered is here and it looks gorgeous! Everything from the original GameCube classic has been graphically overhauled to a point where this looks like a brand new game. With all the new bells and whistles, new and old fans…
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Metroid Musing: Should Samus Get New Power Ups in Super Smash Bros. For Defeating Other Fighters?
An important aspect of the Metroid series is for Samus to acquire new power ups by either exploring the world or by defeating a boss. Few things in Metroid are as satisfying as getting a powerful new ability – like the Screw Attack or Plasma Beam – or some sort…
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Metroid Musing: Does Samus’s Metroid DNA Make Her Immune to Diseases or Dangerous Parasites Like the Flood?
After Samus was infected by an X Parasite in the events directly preceding the beginning of Metroid Fusion, Samus was given a vaccine created from a cell culture of the Baby Metroid that’s saved Samus life more than once beforehand. This vaccine worked flawlessly, immediately killing all X Parasites in…
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Check Out The Orpheon’s New Video About Kraid
Kraid has been an iconic part of the Metroid franchise since the very beginning. Kraid has been immortalized as an iconic member of Samus’s rogues gallery with his appearances through various Metroid games and plenty of appearances in Super Smash Brothers. However, is there more to this giant lizard than…
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Metroid Musing: Where Should the Spin Boost and Cross Bombs Have Been Placed?
Metroid Dread introduced multiple new powers ups, the Flash Shift and Storm Missiles being stand out additions. Two abilities many players believe was received too late was the Spin Boost and Cross Bombs. The Spin Boost allows Samus to jump a second time in the air if she’s spin jumping,…
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Examine What Makes Raven Beak’s Character Design So Good in This Short Video Analysis
Ever since Metroid fans first saw Raven Beak at the end of the second Metroid Dread trailer, they were captivated by who this powerful warrior could be, being able to completely shut down Samus so quickly and effortlessly. Just looking at the Dark Chozo, you can tell he means business,…
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DidYouKnowGaming Uncovers Lost Metroid Games
One noteworthy aspect of Nintendo is how secretive they are and how protective they are of their IPs. Information regarding announcements from new Mario games to upcoming Smash Bros fighters are kept under tight security. The Metroid series is no exception to this, with a plethora of development mysteries still…
