The End of the 'Metroid Saga' | From Controversy to Rebirth

[@TheMentok]

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[@83KJack]

Metroid. Best game on NES hands down. And i had/still have alllllll the AAA NES titles. Trust a guy that has the first 100 Nintendo Powers w/all original attachments (posters, subscription cards, etc) and an NES still in it's original box proudly displayed in my office. Freakin loved being an NES kid... best years of my life.

[@JustAWildSkullKid]

I love how they felt the need to make Other M to make Samus more humane, as if sparing the life of a newborn baby in Metroid 2 didn't already comunicate how empathetic and kind hearted she was.

[@BigHailFan]

or closing a dead marine's eyes and bowing her head to honor him.

[@JustAWildSkullKid]

@BigHailFan and the end of Prime 3, while we're at it. It's so bittersweet, like "yes it's over but at what cost?". Most of the time, we don't really see her face, just her posture. But one can maintain a straight and confident posture while also blinking back tears, and that's what I like to think she does in these situations.

[@TheMentok]

I agree here, they already did a great job making Samus seem caring and compassionate. Either way, the writing was lacking overall. Despite that I'm curious to one day get into lost context from the Japanese script

[@FoxyPercival714]

Why not? I felt Other M shows Samus more than just a "hired gun" aka Bounty Hunter. most people didn't own a super nintendo or game boy by the wii. Other M did things that most people won't get through other than cutscenes where you have to figure it out yourself. I was a kid and I didn't figure out Sonic on Genesis that Robotnik was the bad guy.

[@marcruth4531]

​@@FoxyPercival714There's a difference in expanding a character beyond being "just a bounty hunter", and undermining the character with a weak performance. The writing is just not good, and it lessens Samus on the whole. Samus having a panic attack the first time she faces Ridley makes sense, and gives her something to overcome in facing her trauma. Making her freeze up after having proved herself stronger than him, when she's also characterized as one of the best, most effective hunters in the galaxy just undermines her character, at this point. Letting people die, becaue she "doesn't have permission" to use tools she already has on hand is absolutely stupid writing, and makes her an accessory to the deaths. This game doesn't show her as being "more than a hired gun", it actively worsens her entire character.

[@Sybry605]

We really got sega sponsoring a Metroid video😭🙏

[@benbone2559]

The console wars were 35 years ago, man...

[@RainingMetal]

Well, at least it's not one of those shitty mobile games.

[@thatoneuberedsoldier4505]

It's free real estate

[@chriscassul9904]

@@benbone2559 As a veteren of t#at war....I put my prejudice aside lon& a&o.....besides we can all a&ree t#at Mommy Samus is wort# it🐱👀

[@TheMentok]

@@chriscassul9904 Nothing to do with your comment but I had the same issue with my keyboard not too long ago, brother. Stand strong.

[@1001johny]

Sega sponsorship for Metroid. They do what Nindendon't.

[@ethanxillasaurus2572]

Facts

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

I am extremely curios what story direction post-Dread Metroid is gonna take. Man am I glad this series came back.

[@IslanderDran]

Wouldn’t it be funny if, at the end of the next mainline game, she actually becomes the next Metroid Queen (human-chozo mix, but still)? Then we will be blursed with the best/worst possible ending, as she ends the game by whispering “MY baby…”

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

@@IslanderDran That would be too wild.

[@yoursonisold8743]

@@IslanderDran Hell no.

[@charlesfisher-kh5sw]

@@yoursonisold8743 let him cook... as long as the baby thing is just a one-off in-joke I say let him cook

[@NoxideActive]

Something I enjoy about the Metroid series is how it's become a playground for all kinds of sci-fi ideas. Metroids and the series is heavily inspired by the Alien franchise The X are inspired from "The Thing" The EMMI's are a based on the AMEE's from Red Planet film The Adam AI is probably inspired by the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey... The list goes on. I can't wait to see what else Samus will face off or ally with in future adventures.

[@josiaswando9561]

And I think Raven break and Makin tribe be inspired in the Predator franchise.

[@NoxideActive]

@@josiaswando9561 I always thought the reveal of Ravenbeak being Samus' DNA Daddy was a node to the Star Wars reveal of Darth Vader being Luke's father.

[@itsYaMans]

Mentok is one of the few series I’m willing to stop doing whatever I’m doing just to watch 😭🙏🏾

[@TheMentok]

I’m always trying to convince the world they should stop what they are doing to take in this crucial information

[@1001johny]

In defense of Malkovich. My understanding is his character is more strict becuase the translation for his lines didnt offer the subtleties the Japanese characterization had that make him feel more concerned for Samus and his team. When he allows Samus to use her Varia feature in Japanese, he doesn't say okay you can use it now, he says why the hell haven't you activated it yet are you nuts. That scene in Japanese was conveying Samus being a little defiant towards Adam by not using the obvious solution.

[@DaveGrean]

Stuff like this is so annoying. How could anyone have thought it would be a good idea to change that?

[@1001johny]

@@DaveGrean Again, it because it's subtle in Japanese to convey Adam's stoicism as a leader. Nintendo has actually been surprisingly lax in a lot of their translations, as a result Adam is translated at face value with little nuance. Even today, Breath of the Wild being an example where they mess up what people were saying in side quest, so now it sounds like a grown man is inlove with a little girl Zora. But back to Other M, there's this cool video about the games Japanese script you can look up "Other M the game that wasn't ".

[@TheMentok]

If I come back to this game, I definitely plan to cover the translation discrepancies in more detail

[@archivedvideos2249]

​@@TheMentok There are mistranslation issues in Metroid Fusion as well where due to the English script not clarifying on the rouge Galactic Federation militant faction, the ending makes it appear that Samus is on the run from the entire Federation whereas in the Japanese version this not the case which explains why Samus still works for the Federation in Metroid Dread.

[@BigHailFan]

sadly that doesn't help any as that just makes samus look like an idiot for doing a hell run on her own.

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

Fantastic conclusion to your Samus series! I personally wasn't too disappointed with Other M but wished they toned down her emotions and made the story flow a bit better despite liking the cinematic approach. Looking forward to what the future holds for her after the epic Dread installment and congratulations on the sponsorship man!

[@TheMentok]

Shin! What's going on man. Same here, really curious where things go after Dread. it didn't feel like the end of Samus but all the plotlines we've seen up to this point (barring Prime storylines). Would they risk it and tell a completely new story with brand new enemies? No Metroids, No X, No Pirates, No Chozo

[@joshuag.517]

PLEASE make more Metroid content, this is some of the most quality Metroid content I've seen on KZbin.

[@TheMentok]

This is validating. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@Sybry605]

Did not think we got TheMentok getting passionate about the Metroid plots

[@TheMentok]

Normally I try to stay neutral on these things but I couldn’t help myself 😂

[@infin1ty850]

I found your channel because of this Metroid deep dive so I'd love more.

[@TheMentok]

Welcome! Thanks for watching so far

[@jescis]

Same here… love your deep dives but I started also with your "Metroid" deep dives…

[@Malthael2797]

Man the Fusion scenes with the SA-X are honestly so damn cool even still imo. I still remember running into this shit the first time and being confused why the scene didn't end when Samus left the screen on the elevator, and then seeing that thing blast through a wall is such a sick entrance tbh.

[@XSR_RUGGER]

47:46 This whole series I was thinking, “They brought everyone back except for the other enemy from the first game. Where the hell is he?” Boom!

[@RyanBlazeheart]

To be fair, Ridley was blown away with Zebes so there was NO WAY he should have come back, so the freak out is understandable if you read the manga. But then when he shows up in Fusion, you're like huh what's he doing here? And then think nothing of it until the X takes over his corpse. Then he becomes a huge threat to your GBA itself. His piercing screams and the horrible lag from your shots landing on him. Ahhhhh!

[@robertkenny1201]

Its possible there are other members of his species in the universe.

[@theakiwar9118]

@@robertkenny1201yeah but they likely aren’t affiliated with the space pirates, as the space pirates past super Metroid are extinct

[@robertkenny1201]

@theakiwar9118 I'm comfortable with that, lets say Ridley had offsprings before he died for good in Super Metroid, that weren't on Zebus when it exploded, and each one of them would want revenge in Samus for killing there father, but wants the pleasure if killing Samus to themselves this having them appear in every future Metroid game separately.

[@BigHailFan]

uh, no, to be fair, it does not make sense. up until this point, she has defeated and destroyed him 4-6 times (depending on if you count mecha ridley and both encounters in prime 3.) it does not make sense she would freak out NOW. and if anything, the manga makes it make LESS sense as she overcame her ptsd of him in it. People need to stop using this excuse.

[@Ando1428]

​@@BigHailFantechnically at the time she only fought him twice. Prime wasn't supposed to be included in that timeline. They grabbed the goo off of her armor and recreated ridley. How ridley showed up in fusion was because of a corrupt faction of the federation keeps trying to profit off of the metroid and ridley. Other m revealed that faction and the cycle of ridley life cycle. Unfortunately other m translation was very shody at best. Her trauma against ridley for other m at least I always attributed it to the danger of the fights. She never treats ridley like how Dread treated kraid. I know we cheese the fight but to her the damage of the fight is supposed to be high. Ridley is never supposed to be an easy fight for her. That's half the reason we went to the station on other m. To recover from super metroid. Plus during the fight for other m ridley drags us like a ragdoll and stuff.

[@Exoneos]

The fact that Samus is planet buster level is nuts. Damn 4 planets and the Federation are not (yet) afraid of her ?

[@riversan90]

Dude, I randomly came across your first video in this series, and as a long time Metroid fan, these have been great. Def earned a sub from me. Would love to see a video about AM2R and a deep dive on my favorite game in the series, Fusion.

[@yoursonisold8743]

Among Other M's many sins is that it just straight up stole half of Fusion's plot, did it worse and then had the audacity to take place before Fusion in the timeline. Retroactively making Samus seem dumber for not recognizing the exact same pattern repeating in Fusion. Personally Other M is simply not canon to me. Nothing is lost by skipping it.

[@SayisSpeakin]

Been loving these mentoktober videos man I can’t wait to see the theme for next year!

[@Wanten-the-stormtrooper]

Oh hey, this is perfect timing since I've been working on a rewrite of Other M's story that removes a lot of the awkward bits and fixes the lore and character writing! I'll be happy to post a link to it once I've uploaded the first chapter if you'd like.

[@arliss35]

I played all three mainline Prime games and Hunters before I was able to find any of the older games. I found copies of Zero Mission and Fusion a few months before the 3ds came out. This series is freaking great. They're decently difficult, and the exploration is varied enough to keep each game feeling fresh. My brain is a little smooth, and I do tend to get lost sometimes, but that doesn't stop me from loving these. I can't wait for Prime 4.

[@danielmunoz1275]

Honestly, I like to separate Other M Adam to AI Adam. AI Adam ironically acts more human and has way more consideration and care for Samus than Other M Adam did. After AI Adam wakes up from the realization of who he used to be and what he is now he states that Samus's sacrificial plan was a bad idea because it would involve her death. Meanwhile Other M Adam shoots Samus on her back and exposes her to a Metroid attack (he said it himself, that he wasn't sure if Metroid larvae already were immune to low temperatures so he gambled with Samus's back in this scene). If they wanted to make Other M Adam a good guy they did a TERRIBLE job. If he was a good person he would've let Samus kill the Metroid or he would've shot the Metroid before her, then try and convince Samus of doing his plan. Obviously Samus would've disagreed, but Adam would've plan ahead and o something to immobilize Samus. This would've made more sense for someone who has a good moral compass and doesn't want to put Samus at risk. Literally backstabbing is villain behavior. In the game we got Adam looks more like someone who wants to take the glory of sacrifice rather than doing something that must be done while keeping someone he loves away from this danger.

[@WeOnlyEatSoup]

Metroid is my favorite game franchise from Nintendo, thank you for covering these especially in October! Would love to see more content about my girl Samus

[@zeddoverkill]

Would definitely enjoy more Metroid deep-dives, you did an excellent job with these.

[@MOKCXIX]

Fusion was my first metroid game and i loved it.

[@BigHailFan]

Brother

[@MOKCXIX]

@@BigHailFan ive played most of thge other games at this point but i was really young and just had a gameboy advanced.

[@MustafaAlmosawi]

Big Metroid fan, great lore, BTS, gameplay and game summary/review for an epic series that managed to not drag on. My first time coming across your channel. Good stuff!

[@CJB333]

Samus: open the pod bay doors, Adam. Adam: I'm sorry Samus, I can't do that.

[@esmooth919]

I'm still hung up on the fact that the story of other m contradicts the manga that chronologically predates zero mission.

[@wigglyboots2]

As a person who is ready to abandon/ignore the lore of any video game the very moment the writing proves to be worthless, Other M was fun and I enjoyed it.

[@hinobye14]

53:15 5th if you include dark Aether

[@Meo-cw8lu]

It would only count if normal Aether was annihilated, too.

[@NoirSadame]

Just finished the whole series. This was so fascinating and entertaining to watch. Very well put together! I'd definitely gobble up any more content like this :)

[@irwinvillanueva1308]

nice work, man. i'll watch your deep dives for every metroid titles.

[@rossdavis428]

You did good detective work on this video topic, Mentok. I would be interested in your opinion regarding AM2R's development in relation to Samus Returns' development though. There is plenty of detailed aspect about their development to discuss on the topic, after all.

[@kevinr.9733]

The characterization that Sakamoto had in mind for Samus would actually fit her quite well. It's too bad that with the weak localization and sub-par voice direction that the English version had, the Samus we actually _got_ was... not that.

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

Can't wait for the movie adaptation "Being Adam Malkovich".

[@trademarkshelton]

"I would like to do what I have to do." 54:14 I can dig the low key supervillain energy in this quote.

[@robertkenny1201]

Maybe they should physically rerelease some of the old Metroid Mangas from the 2000s in the US where Metroid is most popular,like they did with most of the Zelda Mangas.

[@Shimazaki00]

I consumed al the 3 videos in a freaking row!, and i have to say that i am up to date thanks to you, what a great way to cover this legendary franchise!

[@zeddoverkill]

The crazy thing about Adam Malkovich was he started as a mention in Fusion, but the one in Other M does not line up at all with what little we knew about him from Fusion's mention.

[@leFrost0419]

If I had a nickel for every video I've seen sponsored by sega covering a nintendo product, I'd have two, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twoce

[@CaptainWwowW]

Yeah yeah we know the line

[@yoh2525]

I ain't gonna say no to more Metroid content. Survival horror is definitely the way to describe fusion. Thanks for this!

[@thespicemasta]

I finished AM2R about a month ago and it is a must play! Its pretty easy to download and install too! So needless to say, I'd love a video of a AM2R.

[@gabbylipherps7454]

Metroid fusion is ironically the story of Samus (SA-x) hunting down and attempting to destroy the last living metroid (Samus) that is being given directives from an AI

[@denryuu3]

I don't have a problem with exploring Samus' emotions, but it's just so dry in Other M. If you're going to focus on that stuff, give her emotions while she talks about it. I think a lot of my problem is just with how the lines were read. I responded much better to her anger at the end of Metroid Dread. Takes the emotion and does something with it. My other problem with Other M is that it makes the legendary "Adam' character a sexist jerk, why does he deserve to be remembered so fondly?

[@FeelinKindaGrey]

Seriously, that Metroid Samus at the end of dread was just astounding.

[@1001johny]

Yeeeees please do Metroid deep dives please! Ive been hoping you would since Mario deep dives. I love your deep dives man!

[@devinsauls3568]

29:50 Easily the scariest thing I've ever seen! 😱

[@teddyj9482]

I hate it when people talk about making a character more human/relatable because it always seems to translate into giving/forcing flaws/weakness (on)to said character. Yes, human beings have flaws and weaknesses, but that’s not all that makes us human and I’d argue it’s the least important thing about us. I think Other M would have been better received if they had focused more on her relationship with the platoon. Have them banter and tease her as if she never left. Instead of Adam being cold to her, show him more as a father figure to his squad. For why she can’t use her full arsenal, have some outsider (ether someone above Adam or someone they need to work with) throw a big stink about it forcing Samus and Adam to restrict her ability until Adam authorize it (which can lead to conflict between Adam and this guy).

[@vianabdullah2837]

I think MercurySteam could pull off a cinematic 3rd person Metroid game if they wanted to. If the next mainline Metroid game is released in 2025 assuming they want a 1 year gap between Prime 4 and Metroid 6, that's 5 years since Dread was released.

[@BassDuff]

excellent video quality 10/10! keep it up!!! great content, will sub and watch again

[@Michael-ep7fp]

About the overall story if Other M, theres a fantastic video called "The Other M that never was" by the channel Lexicon Lookout. He talks about the overall translation and localization of Other M and a bit about Fusion as well and just how botched the story was. I dont think the original Japanese version is a masterpiece that fixes everything, but it definitely got the short end if the stick. Worth watching if it interests you

[@wcf93]

If I recall correctly, it’s stated somewhere that samus’ suit looks the way it does in dread because it’s still regenerating.

[@keennickolas8575]

29:46 ... THAT MOMENT ... ICONIC AF! I will always remember that! (Down the escalator, but the scene doesn't change ... and then THIS! ... wow! changed a lot the tone for me!) 33:15 ... oh, and then THIS BOSS ... u knew, it had broken out of the area, after it was kinda caged before in the background ... this THING ... that broke gravity and let our missiles fall down uselessly ... and then it's face ... wow ... just wow. (Was for me the most difficult boss at the time ... i felt SOOO WEAK against it! It did SOO MUCH DAMAGE!)

[@Meo-cw8lu]

Very good overview over the Metroid timeline! They should add a new threat immune to X-Parasites and the Metroids! :D Can't wait for MP4.

[@keennickolas8575]

18:08 ... oh it WAS a KILLER moment allright ...

[@tallonhunter3663]

The problem i had with other m is it was just a tone deaf fusion clone. The bottleship is just BSL, adam is ordering you around, they're breeding bioweapons, ridley is back, you fight nightmare, metroids are back, you eject their sector, you blow up the station.

[@diegopigeon6959]

I just binge watched the saga and I loved it! Please do more

[@esmooth919]

15:58 The most logical answer is because bad writing is bad.

[@Iandar1]

Man honestly would like to see a game where Samus fights and expunges the evil part of the federation.

[@icemagefullbusta]

Yooo! Please drop the deep dive vids!! I'm OBSESSED with Metriod rn and I've been digging for lore wherever I can find it

[@Obsinavel]

these videos are so bad ass man! please keep making them

[@RhapsodyHC]

The biggest problem with Other M’s story is that it ruins Fusion’s. It makes Adam so unlikable that it’s hard to like his computer version too and makes Samus’ attachment to him awkward. Also in Fusion it was a shocking revelation that the Galactic Federation were breeding Metroids, which was why you were sent there to stop the X and the GF not blowing up the ship and planet immediately. In Other M they were breeding Metroids before that, so it ruins the shock value. (And yes the mistranslations that it was just a faction and not the entire GF do not help either and makes things confusing in Dread where Samus is still on good terms with the GF.)

[@ShinAkuma204]

Don't Worry . . . I'll End This. Once And For All - Absolute badassery. Dread is the game Other M should have been.

[@Lidavel]

I think if they made her react in a fit of rage and gave her a "why won't you fucking die!? /stay dead!?" instead of having a panic attack and shutting down, it would've been a better show of her losing herself to her emotions. It just doesn't make sense that she'd panic after seeing Ridley AGAIN at this point, but anger/frustration at her arch nemesis not staying dead does.

[@alwaysangry2232]

yes and her unchecked rage almost offing anthony since she is used to solo so much she doesn't know how to deal with friendly fire and make this Adam main worry

[@LinkageAX]

You would understand if you had ptsd

[@Lidavel]

@@alwaysangry2232 that also could've been an interesting way to incorporate Adam controlling her weapons. Maybe she accidentally hits someone with friendly fire at the very beginning either through the rage or just because she's not used to others on the battlefield, and Adam locks that shit down immediately if she's gonna stay with them.

[@Lidavel]

@@LinkageAX ptsd can manifest as rage. I'm not saying she shouldn't have a reaction, just that shutting down after already defeating Ridley multiple times in the past doesn't really make much sense. I guess you could argue that she's frozen in place because she doesn't understand how he keeps coming back

[@BigHailFan]

@@LinkageAX this is a cop-out for bad writing and abandoning character progression. samus overcame her ptsd in the manga and showed her control throughout the series. she didn't break down in fusion. she didn't break down in the primes. to then throw it all away for "PtSd" is just an excuse for inconsistent and bad writing.

[@Biddybud]

Would love to hear more about metroid ngl

[@TheMentok]

Glad to see the interest in more

[@Biddybud]

​@@TheMentokalso, I'm really enjoying the video, probably should have mentioned that in the first comment.

[@etherealdragon207]

Just wait for them to reveal there are more Ridley clones.

[@TheMentok]

We know they’re coming

[@kricku]

Hyped for Ridleyfaloon in Prime 4

[@keennickolas8575]

9:14 ... i'd argue, that Samus most of the time in those other games also never knew, what was going on :3

[@TheWordPlay]

This Metroid miniseries has been great! I wouldn't mind a revisit with more details not covered

[@3l_Larry]

I'm starting to get into the Metroid saga, and this video pops in

[@mr_yoru5834]

I think if we had gotten to play a game that detailed more about why Samus left the Federation army and how it drove a wedge between her and Adam, then the story would have landed way better in Other M.

[@Danonino-yb5dh]

14:19 Well, precisely because she "made sure" that Ridley was dead (and on top of that the planet exploded) it is understandable that it is shocking for her to see how the bastard is still alive.

[@MigueUgartechea]

Yessss, deeper dives please!

[@hinobye14]

I say do a Metroid vs remakes videos and talk about my favorite Metroidvania(zero mission), and favorite fan game also samus returns

[@andrejones5441]

AM2R was INCREDIBLE!!! It was so good, Nintendo sent a cease and desist the minute it released.

[@laerbear6760]

I made my alarm the E.M.M.I. chase theme and my notifications the attack cue. Those sounds no longer inspire fear in me. They are a normal part of my life.

[@SuperMetalyrics]

That 90s style Sonic ad 😂😂😂love it! Lol!

[@thetiredbiker3652]

The way i had always understood Other M was that it was an alternate timeline instead of Fusion. thusly the title, "OTHER", as it's not really the actual story. (and to some fans not even the real Samus)

[@whitneyloreu]

That sonic game ad was glorious 😂

[@link01456]

The scene with Ridley in Other M does make a bit more sense if you consider how you would react if you had to keep killing you own personal boogeyman cause the dude wont stay down lmao

[@FoxyPercival714]

Technically the SA-X is looking down at the shaft, not at us. Sadly the SA-X was just a "scripted event". meaning you go through the story, it appears during those segments.

[@RodneyDunsworth]

Nice video. I prefer long-format, so more details and lore, the better 👍

[@theakiwar9118]

Yeah man I would love a Metrois Details video covering Fedforce and the others

[@bogwitchsophie]

I'm sure im not alone. I'll watch any video on whatever topic you decide to cover. I love your content.

[@ChipRobertsOfficial]

You should 10/10 cover "AM2R." It's the definitive version of "Metroid II" and I will die on this hill.

[@ManicOpake]

8:44 can someone tell me where this music is from or what its called? I think it's a sonic game but I'm not sure

[@apala734]

2024 mentoktober is lit

[@SinEater_]

14:00 Maybe if they had Samus without her suit, thus having her feel defenseless.

[@I.T.P]

Just want to point out that Raven Beak's plan arguably should've worked, especially since the only thing he didn't anticipate was Samus extendo-reaching her arm into his face. He was essentially just toying with her the entire time and you can't even argue (somewhat) that he got overconfident, Samus actually just extended her arm past the point it would physically be able to reach. I guess you could argue that's part of her Metroid DNA, given what Hunter Metroids do in Prime, but that's a stretch

[@JakeTheStakeNowIn3D5024]

Either they are going to keep the name Metroid for Samus' sake, since she is now a (insert spoiler here), or they are going to give subsequent entries in Samus' story a different name besides Metroid. That would be very interesting to see, the franchise going from being called Metroid to whatever name Nintendo comes up with.

[@TheUnhandyElk]

I remember talking on a stream about metroid all of us were vibing and then someone said "Other M is my favorite" Holy shit that shit went from vibing to blank stares through the screen

[@JustJulyo]

I'll return my copy of Sonic x Shadow to support my boi!

[@ZeroFlame64]

Best marketing for sonic x shadow generation ive seen 👍😅

[@TheMentok]

No way I was just going to read an ad to you all without making it special 😂

[@theLINK7778]

Just like the metroid games, I'll take what I can get. Gimme them deep dives!

[@SoulCalibrator]

A Farscape reference, bro? We got a real one in here.

[@berkeleycreager3601]

28:51 JUST realized that monster is NES booklet Kraid 😮

[@jusquanorthwind1016]

Original Metroid 2 and Fusion were my first two Metroid games (I had all the handheld but none of the home Nintendo consoles until the Wii) and I distinctly remember fusion being the unfortunate black sheep of the franchise. It’s one issue that Prime came out alongside it, but the main problems were the game’s linearity and forced story when the series to there had been far more open and never really had any story outside of the intro. It wasn’t until OM came out that people really let go of the disdain, and even then some people still hate it for the above reasons. It’s definitely one of my favorites, I’ve played it through many times.

[@vannotevideos4838]

Am2r is my favorite 2d Metroid game. Definitely worth a play.

[@devinbrice991]

For a while, i thought it was time to switch the focus away from metroids. How many times can they be destroyed, and how many times can people try to clone them? It felt like we were stuck shoehorning metroids into every plot just for the sake of it. Dread did a great job of emphasizing the fact that the metroid to which the title refers has always been Samus, the Chozo's "ultimate warrior". As we move forward, we can finally put metroids (the floaty parisites) behind us and focus on Samus' adventures independent from them. She can do anything now.

[@nathanieltillman3432]

I feel like the right direction for Nintendo to go for Metroid after Prime 4 is to either make a remake of Fusion as they were wanting to previously, especially since it elaborates on the X for the players who started with Dread, like me, or seeing where the new powers Samus has gained from her adventure on ZDR will lead to. Maybe something to do with her Metroid genes getting too much to handle, even with the possibly temporary cure from Quiet Robe?

[@kennethphillips6006]

I’d love to see a dive into AM2R.