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Metroid Musing: Would You Want A Top-Down Metroid Game?
Metroid was born as a 2D side scrolling game, while years later, Metroid Prime revolutionized the formula by adapting the gameplay to a 3D first person perspective. But is there room for a third perspective? With game development costs and cycles forever on the rise, a new top-down or isometric…
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Metroid Musing: Could Metroid Take Anything Away From Donkey Kong Bananza?
Donkey Kong is one of the few Nintendo IP’s that is older than Metroid, and as we’ve seen from trailers and gameplay of Donkey Kong Bananza, Nintendo is not afraid to push the envelope of that game with flashy new abilities. So where does this leave Metroid? Even though most…
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Metroid Musing: After Being A More Traditionally Stoic Character, Did You Enjoy Samus Screaming At Raven Beak?
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Metroid Musing: If Samus Returns Were to Be Ported to The Switch, What Additional Content Could It Have?
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Metroid Musing: Would An Open-World Metroid Game Really Be That Different Than A Traditional Metroidvania?
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Metroid Musing: Does Metroid Zero Mission Capture the Spirit of the Original’s Atmosphere?
In 2004, Nintendo released Metroid Zero Mission, which was not only a remake of the first Metroid game on the NES, but served as a drastic reimagining of the game, making some entire sections completely unrecognizable. For a game like Metroid (NES), it might be considered a plus, with it’s…
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Metroid Musing: Which Prime Game Will Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Take the Most Inspiration From?
After 18 years since the last mainline Metroid Prime release, Metroid Prime 4, now titled Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, is finally releasing this year! While many Metroid fans, like myself, are excited to play a brand new entry in the series, with almost no information known about the game (other…
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Metroid Musing: Should Metroid Prime 4 Do Away With “Missable” Scans?
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Metroid Musing: Did You Like Metroid Prime 2’s Ammo System?
Ask a Metroid fan what genre the Metroid Prime games fall under, and you’ll more than likely hear the buzzword that Nintendo created back in the early 2000’s to assuage peoples fears that the first 3D Metroid game would be a mindless shooter: First Person Adventure. While there is no…
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Metroid Musing: Should Samus Keep All Her Upgrades At The Beginning of the Dread Sequel?
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