Don't Forget Metroid Fusion - A Retrospective

[@samin90]

Those little animals creatures were on Zebes, you could save them during the countdown and see a little spec flying away just as the planet blew up. So it was already established that they could fly space ships

[@keennickolas8575]

yeah, the alternative end ... a pal showed it to me... I wud have never found it by myself!

[@astoroth88]

TFW the dude "telling us how it is" doesn't even know this XD

[@rossdavis428]

@samin90 Thanks for saying this, so that I wouldn't have to~

[@neillaw]

I'm actually shocked... People don't know this?

[@Limit598]

i was gonna say the exact same thing

[@Alex-mb2cy]

Fusion is a great sequel because it did its own thing instead of copying Super. Thats why I love it.

[@DESTRAKON]

That's the way to go when you need to make a sequel to a great game but don't know if you can top it

[@wadribrab751]

@@enes752_Science_of_Kingdom a fellow brother

[@PANICBLADE]

Yep. It is fully realized. If anyone could have a problem with this game, it would be just down to a matter of taste. It's an amazing alternative to Super Metroid or Zero Mission for people that want a challenge with a deeper and more tense narrative.

[@bigbangattack97]

If they didnt fuck the movement mechanics up, and copy pasted exactly super metroids mechanics, fusion might even tie with super metroid. Other than that, the wall jump literally ruins the entire game for me. That, and some things are unnecessarily hard, because the puzzles are retard easy. So in conclusion, Fusion is a good game but a garbage metroidvania.

[@gaming1zanagi-1999]

@@bigbangattack97 welp you can't fit evrything in portable console like gba so it is no wonder they re-used some parts besides having the same constant gameplay is bit boring if you ask me I mean Metroid ZM is still linear despite you fully free to explore by your own and yet you only given a few mins to shine with the strongest suit meaning you won't be able to fully explore Planet Zebes since some items can be used if you are in Varia suit which is obatained at the very end of the game while in Fusion you pretty much explored every secctors already

[@emmsnake]

I never really saw that the SA-X was saving Samus as much as it saw an opportunity to take down it's natural predator. It was established that metroids were designed to prey on the X parasites by the Chozo. So, with it being (if I remember correctly) the biggest metroid threat on the station, and also just weakened by Samus, in my head, the SA-X saw it's best opportunity to take down an opponent it otherwise would not have been able to.

[@thesmugwhale9824]

Exactly. You are told early on that the X have very basic instincts. Samus' instinct is to kill metroids. The Omega Metroid takes precedent

[@Brandon-wr1ie]

You are right. I have spoken.

[@ssfbob456]

Also remember in secor 0 there's an SA-X that ignores Samus to kill metroids.

[@frds_skce]

Tbh Metroid is X natural predator. So it's normal for SA-X to focus its assault on the natural top predator of its food chain, as counterattack

[@lordokami1246]

That is further proved when X-infected Quite Robe decided to sacrifice itself to "help" Samus return back to normal after she fully awakened to her metroid form in Dread. Although it could be that the X retained Quite robe's memories and decided to help her (the smile and bow he did when.he first met Samus), instead of the theory that it was preventing Metroid from escaping the planet, which wasn't even possible cause the ship couldn't have been piloted anyway.

[@Jebbtube]

Fusion is my favorite game in the franchise, and frankly, I'm deeply disappointed in how little respect it gets.

[@GodlyGoku101]

I agree but it is my second favorite while metroid prime is my favorite

[@DESTRAKON]

Same

[@bowied69]

I only just discovered this game, I’ve finished super Metroid at least 20 times I’ve the last 25 years. Can’t wait to play it

[@DESTRAKON]

@@bowied69 it's my first metroid game and it's pretty dope for what it is ngl

[@EhmAmATANK]

Same

[@thomasmcelroy5785]

You should note that it's linear gameplay is largely explained by the environment: Samus is not exploring a planet or a city, she is in a space station that is laid out for human researchers. Because she is 'indoors' the entire time, it gives an (in my opinion) acceptable in universe reason for suspension of disbelief (in addition to the practical reason of it being a portable game meant for shorter play sessions)

[@northwindkey]

What made Fusion great was that it only embraced the good aspects of linear design. The enemy placement was more precise, the world changed over time, and higher difficulty.

[@flarmie]

and yet most standard progression is locked behind secrets lol this infuriated me, and zero mission didn't bother to help fix this issue

[@justinalicea1590]

@@flarmie The game tells you where to go, not how to get there. That's how Metroid Fusion remains a linear game while also not fully breaking away from the Metroid formula.

[@flarmie]

@@justinalicea1590 the issue is that progress should be locked behind puzzles, not A WALL THAT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME AS EVERY OTHER WALL AND WOULD LOOK LIKE A DEAD END OTHERWISE fusion is much less bad at this than zero mission is

[@justinalicea1590]

@@flarmie Except that wall was just introduce after another wall that was also blocking progress. And that wall can only be bombed away. Therefore teaching the player that there are walls that can only be destroyed by bombs.

[@logansehy5677]

Metroid fusion was the first metroid game I ever played and I loved it. I still love it even after playing all of the other metroid games.

[@andrearossi6564]

Same

[@Zeithri]

My first video game ever was Metroid I on NES. So your comment gets my thumbs up.

[@Hijynx87]

Mine was the NES game, I found a boxed copy in a KBtoys bargain bin back in the early 90s. Oh man, now I'm having nostalgic visions of KB Toys, lol.

[@logansehy5677]

darren spohn or you could just use free internet guides.

[@Dann4751]

darren spohn ?? Thats not a problem, the point is exploration by yourself

[@Plague_doc]

I never felt safe in this game, and that's why i loved it

[@diddlysquat5105]

Same. It also scared me when the SA-x would show up unexpectedly, and if Samus leaped from her hiding spot, she was DEAD.

[@chadrasmussen6127]

Same here great game

[@gabii1268]

@@diddlysquat5105 and the satisfying part is when you can already fight Sa x

[@alexsofia6884]

The Sa-x is always watching

[@mtb2257]

I know and that's the exact reason this is a great game. That's where all the die-hards, all the reviewers and all the other people that called it bad (I'm talking about you, Covarr) don't get the point. This game is not for YOU but in a good and possibly horrific (but in my eyes, TERRIFIC) way.

[@hrhnicholasable]

Fusion alone accounts for like 90% of fan speculation material.

[@bigbangattack97]

thats because its the most recent game in the timeline...it literally takes place after every other game lol

[@jarerarebear1765]

I just recently finished Metroid Fusion for the first time. I really cannot agree with the haters about it. Yes it's linear, but the linear focus works well with the theme of the story, The Fusion Suit is the best explanation for Samus losing all the powers she gained in the previous game. The SA-X and the X Parasites were a genuinely bigger threat than Mother Brain and the Space Pirates. There was tons more action and fast paced boss battles. It was genuinely a tougher game than Super Metroid. Being able to climb certain walls, hang from certain ceilings and grip ledges felt like very welcome traversal abilities. I also think the Fusion Suit is more visually interesting than any of Samus' previous power suit iterations. For the first time in the series, Samus truly does function like the series' namesake. By the end of the game she's a fierce hunter who wiped out one of the greatest threats to the universe, and yet in spite of her heroic efforts, she's deemed a fugitive by the Galactic Federation. How cool would it be to get a sequel to Metroid Fusion, a proper Metroid 5, where we see Samus in the Fusion suit acquire the grapple beam and other new power ups to the series while having to fight Bounty Hunters and Galactic Federation troopers out to eliminate her for her crimes.

[@ArioDragon]

It's questionable. I mean her genetic makeup consists of Human , Chozo , X and Metroid DNA. It's just may as well be that she became a totaly new species. In the end we can only wait for continuation of the Fusion.

[@Thelifeofbudder]

I mean it wouldn't have to be linear it could be samus as a convict going from planet to planet in order to dismantle the federation by taking out important facilities while being hunted by other bounty hunters, pirates, and federation troops. Samus v.s everyone sounds like a great game.

[@knee-deepin-doot8742]

I mean, she’s majority human, with some portions of her genome being replaced with Chozo and Metroid for heightened abilities, she still human, just with some alien benefits

[@kttk577]

being linear completely thwarts the core game mechanic which gave super Metroid's incredible sense of exploration and progression

[@ttty2242]

@Jaegar Ultima it could be the entire DNA part could be a lie by HQ meant to hush Samus as in-game it's revealed they're trying to keep Samus as weak as possible

[@williamrodriguez8957]

4:39 There was some context. The Metroids were the natural enemies of the X, being the only being capable of safely absorbing them. Before this point it was already established that the X would ignore Samus, perceiving the Metroids to be a more substantial enemy, as seen in the restricted lab where the SA-X wildly open-fires at basically everything. It's logical to assume that the same SA-X that samus defeated would be tracking samus, as it was explained that they were tailing her by adam, and then in the process discovers the omega and freaks out like before. Additionally, the creatures were already established to have some knowledge of spaceship movement, as they managed to escape Planet Zebes of their own devices, provided you go out of your way to shoot a wall for them during the escape. If you do this, you can see an additional dot leaving Zebes before it explodes in the ending. Going out of their way to tell you that the creatures moved the ship was still unnecessary, but lore consistent. You're hypothetical about Adam was an intriguing one, although I do like the Other M and Fusion interpretation where they both reveal that he had a level head to begin with, and were alright at reading situations. Other M did make him kinda stupid though. Your idea would make for some interesting back and forth between him and Samus if they were smart enough to capitalize on it, however. Still fun to think about. I enjoyed the video, and found a grand majority of it to be fair and fun.

[@anonymoususer8818]

Actually, it makes sense that samus can only get her old upgrades in this game, her old suits weapons and parts were sent to the station, and I don't think the federation has any new chozo artifacts lying around.

[@ttty2242]

HQ can make upgrades to send, hence ice missiles & diffusion

[@Rokabur]

@@ttty2242 From just watching playthroughs and reading material, Chozo tech seems to FAR surpass anything any other race/group can come up with. The Ice missile and Diffusion upgrades only seem like small updates, nothing truly revolutionary that would put Chozo tech to shame.

[@yerman0564]

@@ttty2242 also, Samus had already used Ice Missiles after infusing her missiles with Rundas' powers in Prime 3.

[@shinon748]

@@yerman0564 and had used Diffusion with her beam during Other M the game that takes place just before Fusion.

[@theakiwar9118]

@@Rokabur The Federation actually managed to fully copy Samus arsenal by Fusion. They are scarily efficient

[@jswp5]

Fusion is honestly my favorite metroid game. Sad that it always gets forgotten.

[@bigbangattack97]

it gets forgotten because it strayed too far off Supers path. Thats why am2r is even more popular than fusions lmfao.

[@gregzotter6189]

Its story being somewhat connected to Other M doesn't help much either.

[@JamesVermont]

When it comes to Fusion I love TGC's interpretation of Fusion's linearity, that it instead becomes a story about the loss of Samus's agency. Beginning by following orders and being shown where to go, encountering the SA-X which breaks sequences just like Samus used to, and having its third act be filled with points where she has to start going off the course dictated to her by Adam and regain not only her most powerful abilities but also her own agency.

[@Philthy_Collins]

Scripted events aren't sequence breaks....

[@carsonschill1635]

If you look at it story wise, then it is

[@HaxeRain]

@@Philthy_Collins it doesnt mean sequence break in the sense of gameplay, but in the narrative, from SA-X perspective, it is breaking sequences by destroying paths and other things, and we have to adapt to it, its breaking the scripted path that Adam gives us and forces it to change, that type, not the "do Y before time skipping over X event" in the strict sense

[@MrMarinus18]

Though Metroid has always been a gameplay first franchise. So they wanted to make a more linear Metroid game and so made the story fit that. More linear games are a better fit for a handheld as you have a much clearer sense of progression. With a more open ended game it can be hard to remember where exactly you were if you open it up again. With many reviews of handheld games it's important to remember how a game was made to be played. If you play a handheld game on a big screen with an emulator during a marathon 20 hour session it indeed will be inferior to a console game pretty much every time. That's because the console game was meant to be played like that while the handheld game was not. You need to play it on a handheld system with a small screen for about 1-2 hour sessions because that's what it was designed for.

[@xJ4R3x]

Also the game acknowledges the fact that you break secuences, Adam tell you "I don't like it that you..." Or "you were not supposed to get to..." Or something like that

[@alienfan8022]

Say what you want. I love everything about this game.

[@diddlysquat5105]

Same.

[@KaloyanKasabov]

Completely agreed

[@actuallyEvilTwo]

Yep. Except yakuza. (The hardest frikin boss)

[@Spiral-Mark]

@@actuallyEvilTwo For me its Nightmare

[@bigbangattack97]

You love its wall jump mechanic compared to others? Lol?

[@Zinkolo]

I thought the story was well written. I felt like it had an appropriate amount of time and I never really felt like it needed more

[@trueblue6201]

My only issue with the story is that the reveal there was 10 SA-X was not really taken advantage of. Obviously a limitation of the Game Boy Advance not really being able to do anything with it. But it always felt like they could have done more with that reveal.

[@IhasnotomatoMk2]

you know the thing that puts usion above super for me? atmosphere. The game goes out of its way to create a very dark and isolated atmosphere of fear and unknowing, while super just feels like exploring a planet, although not a bad thing mind you, i appreciate the atmosphere ALOT in fusion

[@northwindkey]

Super Metroid was more isolated. But Fusion was indeed darker, and just overall uneasy. For me, I still love Fusion and all, but it was a bit too linear, and could have used a feature to skip cutscenes.

[@northwindkey]

Yep. It's Alien Resurrection, but actually good.

[@BetoPerez999]

And do you know what makes Fusion above Super for ME? I never played super.

[@maadalchemist7545]

Luis Perez you need to get on that. I’d recommend hacks or mods that make supers controls feel closer the the GBA controls, but not experiencing super Metroid is a crime, even if fusion is my favorite 😂😂😂

[@TheActs2021]

@@maadalchemist7545 Playing thru Super right now, thinking about Fusion next... Have never played the Primes...

[@limbus66]

the SA-X didn't come to save samus, it came to kill the metroid.

[@adamztmz]

true

[@storms13]

The X and Metroids are arch enemies, so the ending does make sense

[@timothymclean]

I'm surprised that you didn't mention some of the direct gameplay tweaks (e.g, Samus starting with less health relative to enemy damage, making her seem weaker, thanks to her power armor being cut off).

[@deyvantwo5426]

Oh, I never forgot Metroid Fusion... *FLASHBACKS OF THE GBA EAR RAPING ME REEEEEEEEEEEE*

[@john6716]

Deyvan Salez ridely boss battle always gave me an ear rape

[@ding7829]

the gba music never hurt my ears.

[@8BitFun]

They're not referring to the music, but a lot of repetitive sound effects in the game (like power bombs and Ridley) are extremely tinny and hurt to listen to

[@carlbloke8797]

How were the sounds "repetitive"? they were creatrive

[@Venom3254]

Carl Bloke I guess they meant that the music loops the same, by the time your almost finished with the game.

[@Sol_Protege]

13:17 As an 8 year old I was stuck on that part for years before figuring it out. But once I finally did, it was like finding a million bucks.

[@oscarmccormack1611]

Jason U Absolutely. And the biggest problem with Super Metroid is that those kinds of moments are everywhere.

[@towel9245]

I had that moment in Zero Mission and Prime, so when I got to it it was less if a "Aha!" moment and more of a "OK, come back here once I have the power bombs" moment.

[@paulgerona4979]

That is a secret. It's completely optional and there are ways around it. BTW, that's not bad design (For those that say it is).

[@misanthropiclusion]

it's not really poor design, the game's intended path is for you to go through the wrecked ship to Meridia after defeating Phantoon, you just have to go through the right side of the ship on the path open once you get the gravity suit, basically just explore all the ship instead of leaving after killing the boss, then the path is almost linear to that area, not only that but in the way there is a similar glass corridor that is broken, then once you find the corridor again you have to assume it's possible because the game showed you a glass corridor that was broken, you were not intended by the game to go to meridia through the complete glass corridor, but it is possible opening 2 possible ways to access the area for the first time. The only design issue there is the game not showing something similar around that too so if you choose the non intended path you have to be lucky or make a random guess more than get it ouf of intuition with a visual example.

[@oscarmccormack1611]

misanthropiclusion That's not the only case of something like that though. For example, on my first playthrough, I was not aware of the existence of the run button, because of how cumbersome every possible button layout is, and lots of other SNES games have unused buttons. Yet there is no tip or explination of how the run button works, like how there is for wall-jumping or shine-sparking. So on my first playthrough, I spent seven hours running back and forth in the first area of the game, trying to find something that was never there.

[@extragirth64]

Here's what I have to say is positive about Fusion: the concept is amazing. Metroids are supposed to be like Riddley Scott's Alien and X-Parasite are like John Carpenter's The Thing. What a combination! The idea is so amazing there's no way Sakamoto came up with it. Combining the Alien and Predator Universes was a mistake, it should have been Alien vs The Thing.

[@Jdudec367]

isn't that what like...SA-X is though?

[@613-shadow9]

hey, in the new metroid, samus gets to turn invisible. so predator is now a part of metroid as well

[@ttorrr]

samus at the end of fusion should NOT be considered human anymore; even the suit she'd gotten at the end of the game is UNnamed. she's part X, metroid, chozo, and once a former human. she's a THING now. and sexy as hell cuz i'd PLOW her

[@andrearossi6564]

ttorrr her x part and metroid part destroyed each other leaving her the old human/chozo

[@ttorrr]

Andrea Rossi but the 'X' part and 'Metroid' part are her biology now. Im pretty sure shes still part x and metroid. Since the SAX she absorbed is probably far more potent than the metroid vaccine

[@andrearossi6564]

ttorrr this is what Sakamoto said

[@Zeithri]

I *refuse* to believe that. Samus as part-Metroid is the natural conclusion.

[@ding7829]

Still human.

[@isaacpimentel6482]

Personally I had no idea there was a metroid fan base that thought this game was lack luster. In my opinion I have a hard time selecting a favorite between super and fusion. Fusion may have a computer that guides you to make it "linear" but the game does not direct how to accomplish each guided mission. Also around halfway through the computer begins telling you that there are routes you have to find on your own without the map and they bosses start to become close to as hard as Ridley from super. The upgrades are still hidden through this method and made inaccessible through hidden access keys and backtracking once upgrades are available, and half of samus's energy tanks are acquired without following the story making you actually have to explore yourself . The story is far from bland as it ties in the very reason the metroid were being used by the chozo as a weapon against the x and brings light on the series as a whole that made you believe the metroid were the ultimate enemy but irionically they were a failsafe for the x parasite. Although the game holds hand near the first half, by the end half it holds the same caliber of exploration as super along with controls that optimized how to control Samus. This game is every bit as good and challenging as it's Super Nintendo counterpart in my opinion

[@bigbangattack97]

Super is just better dude mechanically and otherwise lol, sa-x and the new mechanic to switch upgrades is the only thing fusion has on super. That, and graphics. But thats to be expected.

[@gaming1zanagi-1999]

@@bigbangattack97 no offense while I agree that SM is better in every asepcts it does lack of fluid controls since it does feel bit janky at times but other than that it is a good game and MF is not a bad game whatsoever

[@bigbangattack97]

@@gaming1zanagi-1999 yeah really the select button for switching on SM make it more and more clunky as the years pass tbh. Like as far as I'm concerned that is the highest detriment to the fluidity of super. And it's a pretty big hold back.

[@gaming1zanagi-1999]

@@bigbangattack97 yep plus don't forget that the run button is A button which is bit awkward since it could be better if the diagonal aim is either l or r buttons not both since if the button for diagonal aim is either one of those two buttons we can still use the other shoulder button to run instead of having the run button on the ABYX buttons.

[@bigbangattack97]

@@gaming1zanagi-1999 well I like having a separate run button to dash faster. But I will agree that they could have done better when deciding which functions held priority to have their own buttons. Like for instance sacrificing the run button like you said would open a slot for another more useful function. I've seen this argued on both sides and it's usually a decent and fair argument tbh. But personally I do enjoy being able to choose what speeds I'm running at. Much like I enjoy the "floatiness" of Samus' jumps cause I can completely control how high i jump based on how I hold the button. But I don't think having dash function into activation after running for x amount of time works better than having it's own button. In my opinion the only downsides to super metroid are the console on which it was played. Like if I emulate it rather use my classic and I use my gamepad, that's 70% of the issues I have with the game gone.

[@BoxCarBoy12]

"bUt iT's LinEAr" Maybe this makes me not a true Metroid fan, but I don't give a crap if the game isn't open and doesn't encourage exploration. The second-to-none sound design, gameplay, incredible tension at all times, SA-X, and horror game atmosphere you get from Fusion more than makes up for it. It's my favorite Metroid game.

[@mdvoltz]

I think you're missing the point of having Adam being a computer, as in the first and second acts it creates the atmosphere that you truly are alone, and only being given directions by AI instead of a person. If Adam was alive, it would ruin the isolated feel of the game

[@storms13]

Isn’t Adam dead too? I always got the feeling based on how Sami’s talked about him in the past tense that he was dead

[@samuelrodrigues9071]

Adam IS dead, the Federation just chucked his brain into an AI or something, I dunno

[@shivalah]

Adam is already dead. Thats why He cannot be her commanding officer.

[@FreelanceNintendo]

Shivalah Firios My point in the video was meant to be considered purely as a hypothetical. Adam was first introduced in Fusion as already being dead. It was more of a "What if Adam was introduced as an actively alive character in Fusion as opposed to Other M"?

[@timothymclean]

Doylist, not Watsonian. What would the writers do, not what would the characters do.

[@Zaknafiein]

Adam was dead in the manga. Also It was to show how the Federation was trying to mimic the Chozo in recreating the Metroids and their AI's, like mother brain. Other M recycles all of these plot points which is why it's completely stupid, doubly so since it's a prequel and Samus should have gotten a serious case of deja vu.

[@manga925]

Kyouku Already dead? Are you referring to the prequel manga or the one of the more obscure ones with another space dragon.

[@manga925]

BitSlash I know that Kyouku said he died in the manga.

[@thatonetoastthatyouthrewaw9748]

Nice Vid. Too bad that you didnt talk about the little secrets in Fusion. Here are 2 examples. 1st (The most helpful one): The Charge-Beam has double the height of the normal Beam and counts as 2 separate shots (should only, for example, the bottom of the shot hit, the upper part will continue to fly in the direction you shot). It also has a little Flare once you shoot a charged shot. That Flare combined with the charged shot is enough to 2-shot Serris, one of the Bosses in Fusion. 2nd: The secret Message. There is 1 point in the game where you can sequence break Fusion, but it requires a lot of skill with the shinespark (or you can be cheap and shoot a missile in a pretty much pixel-perfect spot to skip it all). Because of it's linearity, Fusion is very Fun to speedrun, as there are less places where you can screw up, unlike in Super, where you can sequence break it so much that there are now way too many routes (at least in my opinion). But all in all you talked about the most things from Fusion. Have a good day.

[@andrearossi6564]

That one Toast that you threw away wait a minute, i know the shinespark, but what about the pixel perfect missile???

[@thatonetoastthatyouthrewaw9748]

Andrea Rossi In the room that you need to use the diffusion missiles, you dont actually need them. You have to stand on a platform and shoot diagonally down, but the spot from where you jump and the time when you shoot the normal ice missile are almost perfect.

[@CScottyW]

Some people would argue that, because of its linearity, Fusion is a worse speedrun than Super. Also, when you say there are less places to screw up... I would disagree. Fusion, for the most part, is a longer run to execute well by about a 25min difference between both the any% and 100% world records. Where Fusion has less difficulty is with its physics, not with its linearity. Where super's physics engine is in depth and difficult to understand, Fusion's is relatively basic and easy to understand.

[@TonyStarkCLC]

Although Linearity is not my thing, I enjoyed fusion, save for that horribly long and unskippable intro. But another thing the game does improvements is in the shooting system. If you shoot point blank, there will be a marker that will indicate you of that, and the damage will be doubled. That's another welcomed improvement of the game.

[@TonyStarkCLC]

@A Pure Lucario I had no idea.

[@GUNDAMURX73]

One thing about Fusion's linearity that I really like is how stark of a contrast it is to every other Metroid game's feeling. Personally, I believe that it's done specifically to hammer home how much of a "controlled environment" the station is, and when the big reveal about the Federation hits, suddenly that all makes sense. The game's structure is limited specifically because of how the Federation was manipulating how much Samus could see and interact with on the station, and how powerful she was meant to become during the mission. Once Samus breaks free of that, you suddenly realize how connected the whole station really is and how easily you could have moved from sector to sector hunting the X if the Federation had, I dunno, beamed you the Screw Attack and all your upgrades a lot earlier? I do think they could have dropped that reveal earlier in the game and allowed you to roam a bit more, but all-in-all I think it was a thematic choice that really nailed what they were going for.

[@auralynn3862]

"why not use the actual Adam Malcovich in the first place?" Because he's dead and she's always been a solo player anyway?

[@storms13]

Adam is already dead, the computer is not him, it’s his knowledge/brain uploaded to an AI, and Sami’s breaks the AI on the end of the game. It makes sense how the computer acts early game, so I don’t see a problem with it. Also the SA-X is enemies with the Metroids so it makes sense why it attacks the Omega Metroid at the end. It’s not protecting Sami’s, but instead just being the killing machine it’s always been attacking the greater threat in that situation.

[@mamadoubarry4507]

I liked the video for the most part but I feel as though that you got it wrong when analyzing the game. Fusion doesn't need to be compared to Super Metroid in order to stand on its own you know. I always saw Fusion as something that was so original for a Metroid game that it could have became its own sub-series like Prime did. Officially speaking, yes it is a sequel to Super Metroid, but I really have a hard time understanding why it should follow that game's legacy so closely when every Metroid game in the series has tried to differentiate itself from its prequels (including Super Metroid...). Instead of focusing on Metroid Fusion's success as a sequel to Super Metroid, look at the game as another foray into Metroid's expansion. I am sure you will see the game for what it is instead of all the bullshit "Super Metroid is the bread and butter of the series" sequel that you wanted it to be. There will only be one Super Metroid, one Metroid Prime, one Prime 2, one Prime 3 (thank god), and certainly one under-appreciated Fusion (well according to you its underrated but Fusion has a hella amount of fans here in the comments section).

[@justinalicea1590]

As The Geek Critique said, the game is meant to be a corruption of a masterpiece. The team did not wish to make Super Metroid 2, even if they could have. They wanted Fusion to be able to stand on its own feet.

[@syweb2]

Being a direct sequel to Super, comparison is inevitable, especially with not only how highly-regarded both Super and Prime are, but the fact that all but two of its power-ups are taken directly from Super, leading to _very_ similar-feeling gameplay. What Fusion proves is that it doesn't _have_ to follow the same exact formula Super does to be a successful member of the franchise.

[@LinkDragon512]

As my first Metroid game ever, and even if it wasn't Metroid Fusion EASILY goes down as one of my most favorite games I've played.

[@Rdup222]

Fusion is one of the best metroid games, I have former memories of playing this game over and over again, Because it was perfect. The SA-X was like scariest part of the game, Because you can be hit once, And guess what. Welllll We are basicly dead. You know, Even if My battery is sadly dead in the game cartridge, My file of hours of progress is gone. And that. I am not mad at all, I can just enjoy the game over and over and over. I quite frankly remember playing this on my ds when I had got the game. And its what made me start to love the metroid franchise in a whole. The game had a brilliant, And creepy soundtrack. The gameplay was amazing. And the story was not forgettable. In a final verdic, Do i say you could give it a shot? yes. give it a chance. Just do not get a cartridge that has a battery inside of it that is already dead. But Anyways great video dude.

[@hunteraltman4762]

Ricky Dupon dude take your cartridge apart, take the battery out (use some strength on it) and use a cr1616 battery

[@hunteraltman4762]

Ricky Dupon I accidentally bought a cr1632, but it still plays and saves without the cover hahaha

[@hunteraltman4762]

And use electrical tape to hold it in place

[@DamonDraven]

Wait, cartridges have a battery? How come I never knew about that?

[@bigbangattack97]

Dude, super metroid isnt even perfect. Fusions is eons away from being perfect lol.

[@TheAccursedHunter01]

The SA-X is probably the single best thing about Fusion... in concept at least. The SA-X is criminally underused since you encounter it 4 times before the final battle, and the only encounter that you can't skip or avoid is the last one where you have enough tools to get away intact without too much issue. What the SA-X is, the fact that there are 10 of these things, but you almost never find it. At some point it's practically a non-issue, you're just worried about making sure the station doesn't explode. I'd liked if Fusion had done more with the SA-X looking back (the fact that it's AI is easily abused is another point), but the same could be said with several things as the video pointed out. I'd say the reason behind Fusion's power up selection is probably the same as Prime 1 and Samus Returns, a return to form after a long wait. Samus Returns has a better excuse since it's a remake. A game past Fusion in the timeline could do cool stuff, like perhaps Samus develops Metroid powers due to a long term side effect of the Metroid Vaccine (I think Sakamoto said in a Q&A that Samus isn't part Metroid anymore after absorbing the SA-X based on how Sakamoto's answer is worded). Food for thought I guess.

[@andrearossi6564]

The Accursed Hunter01 Yeah, he said that, but who cares an energy draining Samus would be super cool

[@tcut95]

The Accursed Hunter01 If you look at her suit in the ending cutscenes the Metroid DNA has forever changed the suit makeup. She still has the extra accents on her suit even after absorbing the SA-X.

[@TheAccursedHunter01]

I know, but I'm going off of "Word of God" that transcends what's in the games. Sakamoto said this 15 years ago, so we'll only know if it's true whenever a game after Fusion is released.

[@NovuscourvousTornflesh]

I think the Sax is overshadowed by dark samus from prime too much

[@milddiffuse]

Novuscourvous Why? The SaX is so much better. Prime just did the mainstream things that every hero has to have a dark counterpart... Kind of found that hole thing stupid... But atleast the setup was kind of good. By the way I feel the same way about the Phazon Suit... It's just dumb and only there for looking badass or something. And why the colors of the suit black and red if it's meant to represent Phazon? They just wanted to make it look evil I guess... The PEG suit in Prime 3 is much better it stars of looking a bit more like the federation Armor but it's color become darker and darker and by the end the suits only 1 color, a dark blue, which looks "evil" but the design makes sense and it doesn't need to use colors that are connected to the word evil to show that it's corrupted by phazon...

[@kevandre]

Damn though I wish I was good at Metroid games. I've played through Super, but I'm just terrible at them lol

[@FransuToffi]

Kevin Thompson I recommend Metroid Prime 3, it's a great beginner's guide to the Metroid universe. Of course, motion controls are hideous on the Wii, blah blah blah, but these are very accurate! :) The game has Hypermode, which is basically a noob boost (:D) and it catches up on Prime 1 and 2's story so you don't feel so inexperienced

[@williamrodriguez8957]

I would say Fusion is a bit easier, and Zero Mission is incredibly easy. The thing both games did better than super was the controls and combat, both being far more fluent and fast, with fusion standing out among the two for having the better weapons and a very viable charge beam. If Super Metroid had Zero Mission's control and Fusion's combat, I would probably consider it to be far better than it already is. Fransu is also right about Prime 3, although 1 is good for noobs too, 2 being the hardest because of the entirety of the dark world.

[@FransuToffi]

William Rodriguez true. I also think linearity accounts to easier gameplay (for example Fusion, Prime 3, AM2R etc.) since you have less chances to screw up (Fusion has the SA-X though) :D

[@anonymoususer8818]

Is there any way I can play the GBA metroid games?, I'm not a 3DS ambassador and I don't have a gameboy advance, plus I can't emulate the game.

[@SocraticMayhem]

Anonymous User Download Visual boy advance. It's a GBA emulator that doesn't require much Computer performance to run amazingly. Then all you got to do is download Roms of the GBA games you want. Open up the VBA, click file then open, and finally look for where you put the Rom you wanted to play. It's pretty simple. If you want more information on the VBA, I can give you a few more tips. But I'm not an expert on every part of it.

[@JJ-kd5mx]

Recently beat Super Metroid (ps, it was amazing). Fusion is still my favorite 2D Metroid game. It’s shocking to see it’s still an unpopular opinion but the soundtrack alone is one of the best ones. The environment is fun, sequence breaking really isn’t something I need in a game, I participated in it during my run on Super Metroid, but I think Fusion doesn’t get enough love. And y’all see Dread. Fusion laid the foundation to that

[@TheKrazyk2010]

This game was criminally underrated

[@parttimelazy4593]

To this day, the SA-X remains as the scariest enemy I've ever had to deal with.

[@ColonelCluster]

I went to replay Fusion and I gotta say the same feeling always nice of just the enjoyment of it. I never minded the liner style because it gave a sense of breadcrumbs and meeting the SA-X was and still is creepy Fusion is just amazing all around and remains my all-time favorite Metroid game

[@ToaTenitrus]

I think a really interesting detail about Metroid Fusion that seems to be overlooked is the fact that the boss rooms for SA-X and the Omega Metroid are in areas that had been explored at the beginning of the game.

[@senseofcedars]

I'm honestly confused in the amount of "Super Metroid is overrated" comments. Here's a TRUE STORY: My first Metroid was Fusion when I was a kid. I loved the hell out of it. For over a decade that was the only Metroid game I've played. So I guess I couldn't say I was a fan of the series... yet. Then in 2015, I purchased Super Metroid and Metroid Prime Trilogy on the Wii U eshop. Based off recommendations from the internet, I came to the conclusion that Super Metroid and Metroid Prime are not only the two best Metroid games, but also one of the greatest games of all time. So I had to try them! I thought they were great, but I still preferred Fusion (no doubt since it was my childhood favorite). But literally just a few months ago, a KZbin video re-sparked my interest in Super Metroid, and so I played it for the third time. I kid you not, but Super Metroid has become my favorite game of all time! It beats Super Mario 64 and Smash Melee for me. It's truly a great game. It took me three playthroughs and some KZbin videos to truly understand its greatness. .................................... Just keep in mind that Super Metroid is the only Metroid game where skill can change gameplay. This is another reason it's an amazing game. The better you get at it, you'll discover that you can manipulate the game in many ways than before. Plus, getting better at the game makes YOU feel like a badass. Samus becomes as badass as you can make her, just by your playstyle. Super Metroid probably has the most versatile, agile movement in gaming. Samus is a total beast in that game. I highly respect the game developers for including awesome abilities like the Bomb Jump, Shinespark, Damage Boost, Moon Walk, and Single Wall-Jump. People think that Fusion and Zero Mission had "tighter controls," and while it may seem so at first sight, just some practice in Super Metroid is all one needs to know that it's more superior. Don't believe me? Just watch a speedrun of that game. It's no coincidence that's Super Metroid is known as "a speedrunner's dream game," and no coincidence that it's the fourth most active game in the speedrunning community. The fact that Super Metroid influenced games like Skyrim, Minecraft, and Shadow Complex just proves how important Super Metroid is to the gaming community.

[@satanmanning9827]

Comments like these are exactly why people think Super is overrated

[@virunusgaming8455]

Late comment, but I want to say that I personally think Super should be regarded as a standout -for it's time-. I think by today's standards it can be said to have solid design, but one thing alone makes it not exciting to play through: Difficulty. Everything in a standard playthrough of Super Metroid is a cakewalk if you're at all familiar with the genre. Bosses don't really require any real strategy, all proper strategy does is make it die slightly faster. I have fond memories of the game from my childhood, but today I can't be bothered to finish it because it's so easy that I don't feel engaged when playing it. You can create -artificial- difficulty by doing things like speedruns and sequence breaking, but that's an entirely different kind of difficulty. The combat, the stuff that actually kills you, never changes. It's probably still worth playing once if you've never played it just to see what it was -- the atmosphere might be enough to carry you through a first-time playthrough.

[@aloehart3374]

I love your channel. Quality work and I hope you keep at it.

[@efnfen]

Why is your hypothetical story better than the actual one? We all can write fanfiction and like it, doesn't mean anyone else wants to experience it. Maybe leave it to the professionals.

[@nathanielyoung7418]

Honestly, it was my first run in with the franchise so it holds a very special place in my heart.

[@nathanielyoung7418]

Imagine dying the first time and realizing Samus is female on your first game boy advance and first owned game.

[@mattburkey8393]

Fusion is my favorite of the series. Wish I still had that game.

[@alexknowlton4038]

It’s only like $20 for a cartridge.

[@adamztmz]

dont buy just dowload it and play it on emulator

[@michaelh4227]

Fusion is pretty much the Majora's Mask of the Metroid franchise, and I guess that's why I love it.

[@joshuametcalf2428]

This was one of those games I played over and over again even when I beat the game.

[@Zeithri]

Fusion will always have my love. Something the Prime series will never have. I grew up with Metroid I. I won a Game boy with Metroid II. I cried in Super Metroid. - And I rejoiced when I played Metroid Fusion, a great sequel to a great game. That is why it hurts so much, when people don't want to continue the timeline and explore Samus' future. They just want another fucking *Prime* game so they can keep living in the past.

[@weasel_5841]

God damn this comment is criminally underrated holy fuck. This hit me hard as hell.

[@Demonskunk]

So... Other M takes all of Fusion's stumbles and none of its steps forward? All of the same power ups, basically the same locations and enemies, even more linear and hand holding, forces too much story to the detriment of the game.

[@bandikuu]

Oh my god, when I saw this in my recommended, I read the title as "Don't Forgive Metroid Fusion" and I was about to get PISSED

[@emisor9272]

The final SA-X moment has plenty of logical reasoning! I can at least imagine 2 possibilities: - It'd gone there to escape the B.S.L station on Samus ship and upon seeing it was gone, changed priorities to kill the Omega Metroid, considering it a worse threat than Samus. - It figured giving Samus the ability to kill that Metroid with seemingly no backlashes to itself other than the loss of one foot soldier was a good deal.

[@keennickolas8575]

yupp, Samus seems to be the perfect symbiotic carrier of the Virus ... I wonder, how she'll be, when meeting other people ... she carries desease and probably infects all living matter that comes close to her ...

[@ttty2242]

@@keennickolas8575 she kills the parasite in her body and absorbs it's DNA, don't think it can be carried after that

[@Shyguymask]

4:43 In Samus Returns it's said that the Metroids are the predator of the X Parasite, so Metroids are SA-X's worst enemy.

[@harkenrebirth]

I would love to see a Metroid Fusion 2... or a sequal to FUsion story. Because when you think about it.... She is now an even.... more interesting Hybrid. She was usualy seen as a HUman/Chozo hybrid.... But now she is a Human/Chozo/METROID hybrid. Cus she had metroid DNA introduced to her body, altering her physical body to be able to absorb the X parasites... But when you think about the Metroid Dna in her... and then you think about the diferent shapes of Metroids in Metroid 2.... That could go into some rather interesting new stuff.. Maybe even a darker future for Samus. Slowly evolving, changing, mutating. Her body changing into a more... Metroid style armor surounding her.. Wepons being tied to dna of powerfull enemies. Maybe even some new armor types other than the Varia and Gravity suit. And the amount of wepons she could use.. Maybe even a drain energy beam.. Cus she would become a more... energy relient creature. Like a Metroid. Or a vampire like grab attack. But still.. Looking forward to see if they ever continue the story of this game.

[@BlueBladeofFate]

Uh. Should I tell them about Dread or should someone else do that? Because this is scarily prophetic.

[@harkenrebirth]

@@BlueBladeofFate hahahah. Still funny you found this comment after 4 years. But still, it was bound to hapen. Even if they didnt go full on metroid hybrid powers in Metroid Dread.. Only in the ending part. But would be fun to see MORE.

[@ItIsSasha]

The SA-X didn't save you, remember that the X want to destroy all Metroid, and the final fight of fusion is against an Omega Metroid, hinted by Adam to be the strongest Metroid type, so the SA-X actually tried using you to defeat it, not knowing that it's lifeform will be under Samus' complete control after being absorbed. Perhaps it thought it can control samus to kill the Omega Metroid knowing that Samus has Ice missiles and diffuser missles making the SA-X's job easier

[@freshlymemed5680]

Most likely it saw the bigger threat. An Omega Metroid can become a Queen and spawn more Metroids. Samus is still human and the X knows that.

[@SilverAxe13]

Metroid Fusion remains a top three Metroid game for me (along with Prime 1 and Zero Mission) and it makes an argument for being my #1. It's one of the very best GBA games as well. Great video.

[@thetalkativefos716]

In fusion the animals make sense because we have already seen them fly a ship before in the save the animal ending of a certain other metroid

[@FransuToffi]

Everybody post your favorite Metroid game here by replying! I love the Prime Trilogy so much, I can't decide which one is the best, so I'll say that the whole Metroid Prime Trilogy (now a quadrilogy) is my favorite Metroid game :)

[@AnjnShan]

Other M, I'm not joking, but if I was more honest, I am neutral, I don't possess a favorite metroid title, as they're all fairly good in my opinion, in terms of the lore they provide(would you believe how much lore is overlooked?)

[@sam_barris]

Too close to call between Super Metroid and the first Metroid Prime.

[@anonymous-rd4qs]

my favorite metroid is metroid prime 3 corruption. always felt that this game gets to much hate from the fanbase

[@FransuToffi]

Anjn Shan I have a good interpretation of the game, I call it the "M-law". It means that "if Other M doesn't acknowledge the Metroid Prime Trilogy, I don't acknowledge it either.

[@FransuToffi]

Sam Barris I know how you feel, I've played the GC emulator version of Metroid Prime halfway through and a demo of Super Metroid. Both are great, but I think that Metroid Prime nails the atmosphere perfectly. That was the line for me.

[@DeusExMachina10001]

The X parasites were the best, most terrifying group of aliens in Metroid bar none. It was basically an entire race of rapidly self replicating Thing monsters.

[@KING.TREEFREAK]

But Metroid Fusion was my First Metroid Game,I got me into playing Super Metroid and other Metroid game , Prime trilogy and etc. MAKING METROID my favorite gaming franchise.

[@rileygoddard7181]

I've played through Fusion recently, and I loved it, except for one main thing: it doesn't let you go and explore after getting some power-ups/seeing certain story beats. One example I have is while I was using the dash boots, shinesparking all over the place, I noticed a place where you needed either the spider ball or the space jump(I went in with as little spoilers as possible, and I'd played 2, Super, and Prime). I fought the SA-X before the end, and couldn't beat it. I then remembered "Oh right, there's an energy tank right over here in this sector, why don't I grab that before heading to fight it?" But the game had long since already cut me off from that sector. I was stuck, not being able to grab any more upgrades or anything else to give myself another chance against the boss.

[@Kaylee-Bear]

i LOVE metroid fusion! i actually liked the story! i genuinely got shocked when i realised that the computer was adam [even though i had and still have 0 knowledge of other m], the game does a good job of filling you in JUST enough for you to get what happened before, without spoiling it too much, and metroid fusion is easy, yet difficult, it feels rewarding when you finally beat the game! also, metroid fusion is the direct sequel to other m, not super metroid. i like fusion a LOT more then prime!. also, super metroid gave you the story in a way that makes you wonder what happened before and what happens after, subtilty yet directly, with flashbacks and a storytelling narrative at the beginning, but helping you along and giving you more hints as the game goes on, the same approach was taken with zero mission, both games i love just as much as fusion. and all three games have awesome storylines, character development, and overall are AWESOME games.

[@arklypurple99]

fusion came out in 2002, 8 years before other m

[@Kaylee-Bear]

@@arklypurple99 yes, I'm aware. However storey-wise, other m comes before Fusion

[@arklypurple99]

@@Kaylee-Bear yeah i guess it depends on what your definition of sequel is

[@Kaylee-Bear]

@@arklypurple99 as I've heard it used, sequel can mean either mean "a game developed after another game" or "a game that comes after another game within a shared story"

[@cherrymilkwad]

When it came to the power ups in this game, you have to remember that part of your mission was regaining the power ups that you lost when you lost a majority of your suit.

[@Warbob11]

Metroid Fusion and Super Metroid are my favorites of the series.

[@cryojudgement2376]

As said in watchmen; "It is not trapped with you, but rather you are most certainly trapped with it." Yes that's exactly what roarshach said. Lol

[@dmluciano8]

I've played them all and Fusion is absolutely my favorite

[@aaronsouthard8366]

Those friendly animals? They are continuation of a super metroid plot point "SAVE THE ANIMALS!"

[@_ch1pset]

The ending may look identical to the SM ending, but the SA-X was never there to save Samus like the baby metroid was. The SA-X was an X, and the only predator to the X was the Metroid. The way I interpreted the ending to Fusion was that the X would always lose as long as one metroid existed. The Omega at the end would have become a queen, as the GF learned how to get metroids to metamorphose like they do on SR388. So the X were desperate to kill it. Either way, it was all in vein because Samus had already set the BSL to collide eith SR388. Ultimately, the destruction of the planet wiped out the entirety of the X and the metroid species together. Of course with the exception of Samus herself, as she was now infused with both Chozo and Metroid DNA.

[@keennickolas8575]

... AAAAND she CARRIES the desease of the X-Virus ...

[@toby3678]

She can't carry it because like a Metroid, she destroys the X and absorbs their properties

[@SeekerLancer]

Fusion is one of my favorite Metroid games. I love the setting, the difficulty, and the scary moments with the SA-X. It's just a really cool game.

[@Gladiator0161]

Good video, i agree with most of your observations but, one thing i think you missed emphasizing was the story. It was great because of the twists and turns, and surprises but, it also left the Metroid universe on a bit of a cliffhanger. At the end of Metroid Fusion, Samus defies the Galactic Federation, her long time employers and to some degree, her family. Metroid Fusion was the last canonically in the Metroid timeline and by all rights Samus should be on the run from the Galactic Federation, who would want to atleast question her in regards to the destruction of the B.S.L. station, if not outright arrest her, and get her to pay for the destruction of the ship they gave her. Not to mention the other things that could be drawn upon in that setting. Why have we not seen this game yet?! That game could be the breath of fresh air that the franchise desperately needs. Why, instead, were we forced to endure the horrible storytelling, voice acting, and misrepresentation of a beloved character, that was in Metroid Other M, and the cheesy graphics of Metroid Federation Force?

[@Rokabur]

I'd like to see where Metroid after Fusion goes. When she was young, Samus was infused with Chozo DNA (which I think explains why she can interact with the statues). And in Fusion, Samus was injected with Metroid DNA as well. If the Metroids and X truly are gone, Samus is basically the sole source of Metroid DNA left, which I bet both the Space Pirates and the government would both hunt her down for. What about either group finding out about her Chozo DNA that allows her to interact with Chozo technology?

[@Gladiator0161]

@@Rokabur That's right! I forgot about that! The Galactic Federation infused her with Metroid DNA to cure her of the X Parasite infection. Good memory @Rokabur

[@ElliotBoyette]

A fun tidbit about Metroid Fusion is they used a subtle red outline to the level art that helped you easily and quickly identify where you could go. A neat little optical hint built right into the fantastic pixel art.

[@ayebrows8070]

I've never heard anyone suggest that different upgrades and powerups could define new and unique world designs. That's a great observation; new movement abilities that can offer novel level design opportunities. That's the kind of critique I like to see, you're clearly thinking about this on a deeper level!

[@Stratelier]

In some ways, Fusion had a similar problem (compared to Super Metroid) as Majora's Mask did (when compared to Ocarina of Time).

[@killiandw]

I actually loved fusion didn't think anything was wrong or missing with it

[@P0W3RH0U53]

Sounds like everything you wanted at the end here was exactly what we got with Dread. Happy us!

[@baalzagoroth4693]

that ending does have build up and reason. its just that you like every other metroid fan are way to busy praising super like its god.

[@uknownada]

When it borrows so heavily from Super Metroid, it's asking to be compared to it. Plus it's natural to compare a sequel to its predecessor regardless of how much better either one might be.

[@lessalazar9068]

Metroid fusion is absolutely my all time favorite metroid game. There's so much to love about it, the atmosphere, the character designs, the scary SA-X (which scared me shitless when I was little) and so much more! The one thing I think that makes Fusion so good is how eerie it is. You're in a space station that has been overrun by parasites, you don't know when you could be attacked. Take the SA-X, it pops out of nowhere sometimes and you have nothing to fight it with. Your only choice is to hide or run. The security robot that comes back after you think you've killed it keeps that uneasy and not safe feeling going throughout the game. And then when you see nightmare flying around in the backround you have no idea when you could be attacked. I could keep going, but I think everyone gets my point.

[@moisesfreire6408]

I love how Metroid fusion remind me of Metal Gear Solid 2. The Galatic Federation trying to manipulate Samus and weaponize Metroids and the X Parasite for their own gains. They're no better than the freaking Space Pirates, for gods sake. Damn Nintendo, stop with the prequels and give us a Metroid 5 already...

[@UbikDedalus]

I thought I was the only one who felt the similarity between MGS2 and Metroid Fusion! Nice! Let's just hope they go full la-li-lu-le-lo in a future game...

[@punchabunchabuttons]

okokokok im playing it again.... its been 15 years and i had forgotten how gorgeous this game is. thx for reminding it to me...

[@Road_to_Dawn]

Fusion was my first Metroid game and is still to this day my absolute favorite, even after having played almost every Metroid game since. It's also not as "linear" as people claim it to be. Yes, you are given a clear and strict order to entering the sectors, but you can double back at almost any time and revisit any previous area to pick up things you missed. If I had only one complaint about Fusion, it would be the fact that you can't skip the opening cinematic. For first-time players, that's fine, but I've seen it literally dozens of times and it's always mildly frustrating having to sit through that whenever I start a new game. People hail Super Metroid as the best of all time, but I personally think that Zero Mission and Fusion are both far better games (also, Metroid Prime 1 is my second favorite game in the series). I never had a SNES growing up and only recently got to play Super Metroid on the 3DS virtual console. For my first experience of the game, it was... rough. I can definitely see why everyone loves it so much and says it's the best Metroid game, but for me personally, there was too little guidance and so many times I just had absolutely no idea where I was supposed to go or what I was supposed to do. Too many vital things you actually needed and vital ways to go were hidden behind arbitrarily hidden passages and breakable blocks you had to pore over every nook and cranny to attempt to find. If Super Metroid was a 2/10 on the guidance scale, then Zero Mission was a 3/10, and didn't hide everything vital behind breakable walls and did the open-world better. I think Zero Mission took what Super Metroid attempted and found the sweet spot between suggested guidance and exploration. Again, that's just my opinion, and as I said, I can still totally see why everyone comes back to it. I just personally think a remake would help me to appreciate it more and give me a better experience.

[@CScottyW]

Proc of the Dawn to skip the opening cinematic: after watching the cinematic, wait until you gain control of Samus, then reset the game. After doing this, that file should read "0:00 MAIN DECK." After doing this, copy it to the other files and make sure that you always have a 0:00 file. If you do that you will never need to watch it again.

[@Philthy_Collins]

I guess these kind of opinions are the reasons that video games are being made with so much hand-holding these days.

[@oblonghas]

as a middle schooler, fusion was an unforgettable experience. It was my first metroid game. I will admit my opinion of the game is largely based on nostalgia but those feelings the game gave me stick with me even today. Lots of respect for this title

[@MSupaCroc]

Time to get crucified. Fusion is the only Metroid game i like

[@Sunkhrist]

The only metroid game?? What about Zero Mission?

[@erichuddleston4611]

Khristopher Upton Zero mission is great but it's a remake

[@blainealexander5091]

Never played it but would like to some day

[@phantasmstg6125]

Nah, I think you'd get crucified if you were to say that about Other M.

[@DeletedZeroZero]

Late to the party, but in Fusion it is revealed that Adam Malkovich is already dead by the AI Adam. The player learns this about 7 to 8 years later during the Events from OTHER M. It was always clear that Adam was dead, but it also left a sort of dread hanging. This week, the Front Mission Remake came out and players who know the story of FM also know where I am an going with this. FM has the ---- --- --- SPOILER --- --- --- usage of ACTUAL COMBAT PILOT BRAINS transformed into CPUs to assist the pilot of the Wanzer in their tactical decisions and analysis. THIS concept is very old in the japanese SciFi Franchise. So it is easy to imagine that the G-FED made AI Duplicates of their greatest minds and used them as an AI Support System.

[@AOisbabybear13]

Metroid fusion is the best game ever.

[@ownage11445]

Fusion is a masterpiece and was my first Metroid in the series. I remember getting a gameboy advance sp back in 2002 just to play it. Just watching this is making me want to find my gameboy and play it again.

[@ARMRStudios]

Super Metroid at this point is overrated. Sure, it was groundbreaking when it came out. But it's almost 30 years old at this point. Zero Mission, Fusion and of course AM2R are much better games, they handle so well in comparison with Super. Super is sluggish and janky. I've been binge playing all 2d Metroid Games before starting Dread. And I had the least fun with Super

[@JoeyJoJoHQ]

The SA-X Helping Samus Against the Omega Metroid *does* make sense when you consider that the X parasites are intelligent and aware that Metroids are their only real predator. That specific SA-X might have acted under the assumption that The Metroid was a bigger threat to the X species than Samus was.

[@JoeyJoJoHQ]

I honestly really like how Fusion handles it’s transition from Console to Handheld game. It’s obvious that the devs had some concerns about releasing a game in the exact style of super Metroid on a handheld, and I think that Fusion has a really distinct theme of “artificiality” as a result. Like, the game itself acknowledges that this isn’t the “authentic” Metroid experience fans have come to expect. None of the enemies are the real Species they resemble, they’re X parasites. All of the locations are made to be deliberately artificial. You don’t explore SR388 or Miridia, you go through a simulated ecosystem and swim in a gigantic aquarium. You don’t explore the world freely, you’re guided around by an artificial commanding officer. It really feels like the developers actually did something with the game’s meta context. They recognized that it wasn’t the natural evolution of the Metroid series and integrated it into the game’s design and aesthetic.

[@leav425]

The Omega Metroid *literally* oneshot Samus. She was down at 1hp. There is no reason for the SA-X to finish her off, turning its back to the rampaging OMetroid in the process. There is a theory that the X knew it couldn't defeat the OMetroid on its own so it did the best it could and then let itself be absorbed by Samus, giving her the power to defeat it. After all, there are at least 9 other SA-X and they could in theory just keep producing more, but the Metroids are their only serious predator. Omega Metroids are more or less their strongest known form. Samus by herself can't destroy the X, the Metroids can.

[@devbyrd1]

There has been a lot of Metriod stuff today.

[@m.s.5370]

The nightmare theme in the background gave me a fight-or-flight response, even though it's been years. Let that sink in.

[@BMW-sd6nn]

Who is here after dread reveal

[@gavitraxmzproductions9870]

Hola! I was one of the rabid commenters from that Metroid History video of yours. I wanted to say I'm glad you visited Fusion, and that I'm sorry for being a little defensive. You said it best by saying that most people just forget about Fusion and go straight to talking about Prime or Other M. I feel like I didn't really give you credit for the quality of the video either. I think videos I've watched so far are very clean and professional. You clearly put a lot of time, effort and thought into them.

[@fungusmeister259]

Metroid dread

[@starsroof_1633]

this channel needs more content! it's so good

[@CoachBall115]

Metroid isnt a "Metroid-Vania" It is just Metroid.

[@jamesrandall470]

Metroid CREATED the metroidvania.

[@MassiveSwordAndCards]

Thanks for giving this great game exposure. I've played every Metroid and this one is easily my second favorite.

[@BenRiley83]

Metroid Fusion is way better than Super Metroid! I’m a horror fan, so Fusion will always me better than Super

[@ieetemos4breakfast]

JUst started Fusion about a week ago and I love it. Even though it doesn’t have the exploration that typically comes with metroid games I like the straightforward approach it takes to Being a little different and more direct.

[@ChrisKerf]

I'll always be biased for Metroid Fusion for being my first Metroid game. Only saw that my friend had it, so I had to pick it up myself. I agree with what you got to say on how it could have been better compared to Super Metroid, It didn't have the kind of exploration other Metroid games did with no real change to the upgrades. The story near the end could have had a nicer flow to it, and sometimes the text boxes go on for a little too long. But man did that game nailed what a game should feel like. From having the tightest controls on the GBA, to delivering atmospheric textures and sound that makes you feel isolated and almost trapped in this abandoned space laboratory with hostile creatures and SA-X. The game had a mission to give an almost theatrical experience without only relying on text boxes, and those experiences are my favourite in the series.

[@dayvie9517]

Metroid Fusion's Missiles and Beams are simply the best.

[@FransuToffi]

You made a video! Yayy! P.S. First ;)

[@thawkade]

Fransu & Toffi blue shell

[@shadowclone452]

The animals saving Samus is probably my favorite story moment in a Metroid game, actually. I thought it was really cute and unexpected.