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  • OPINION: In Defense of Proteus Ridley

    March 11, 2023 /

    Recently, a couple good friends of mine – including our own Doominal Crossing – were chatting on Twitter and saying how they felt conflicted about Proteus Ridley showing up at the finale of Metroid: Samus Returns and serving as the final boss. One on hand, they felt that the fight…

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  • OPINION: Samus Should Keep Her Metroid DNA And Use It For Good

    March 5, 2023 /

    Samus and the Metroids share an unique history. Both were created and molded by the Chozo in order to protect, but the path Samus and the Metroids took couldn’t be more different. After hunting the Metroids on their homeworld to the point of extinction, Samus spared the last one –…

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  • Metroid Musing: Is Metroid II’s Spider Ball One of the Worst Abilities in the Series?

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    I want to preface this Musing by saying that I don’t think you’d find anyone who didn’t at the very least enjoy the Spider Ball in the Metroid Prime series. Gliding across the magnetic rails, using your Boost to go flying across chasms, and rolling carefully to find hidden Missile…

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  • Metroid Musing: Where Does the Diggernaut Rank Among Your Favorite Boss Battles in Metroid?

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    When Nintendo announced Metroid: Samus Returns, an enhanced remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus, at E3 2017 (after E3 was over… ugh), I began to wonder how this game would tackle one of the inherent limitations of Metroid II: that being fighting the same boss enemies over and over…

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