Metroid Fusion: Scarily Underrated
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2019
- Metroid Fusion: the divisive Gameboy Advance Successor to Super Metroid. It's often overlooked or dismissed for being really different from what came before, but it just so happens that the same things that make the game so divisive are the things I love about it.
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Son: Dad, why is my sister named Daisy?
Dad: ‘Cause your mom loves daisies.
Son: Oh. That’s why. Thanks, dad.
Dad: No problem, Metroid Fusion.
I like this comment. XD
DuoStuff Lol. Thanks. MF is my all-time favorite.
@@nacaurel nah to linear to be a true metroid.
Yo, that shit's actually wholesome. Man, I miss Metroid.
@@VAVORiAL don't we all ;*(
Here's to a 17 year wait for DuoStuff's Metroid Dread Retrospective.
This comment has aged poorly.
Yeah maybe......... but at least we get dread this Friday.
Fusion in fact was my first Metroid game, so I might be biased in that regard, but it is definitely my favourite from this series.
Glad to see I'm not alone on that one. =D
Same here between fusion and zero mission I could play that for weeks on end
@@JayWilliamson430 i always play one right after the other its just feels right
@@wangchung2157 exactly what I do I emulate em on my new 3ds
fusion was my first game too, i played it when i was 10 and the SA-X terrified me, as well as the rest of the game scaring me and blowing my mind. still my favorite game in the series and one of my favorite games of all time
"We have absolutely no clue what happens."
...well, now we do
but not really dread says nothing and apparently the evil part of the federation was taken down of camera making the plot point moot....bravo sakamoto you ruined something good...again
Fusion was my introduction to the metroid series, and it actually makes Samus a person instead of an all powerful destroyer, and I think most of us can agree: Fusion does its job better than other M.
Oh god this game is a masterpiece compared to that one.
@@LinkMarioSamus you know, I was gonna make a joke and say something like “haha yeah other m is much better than fusion right” but even if I was to word it in the most sarcastic way possible, I couldn’t get myself to say something as horrible as that.
@@aidangodwin1394 The first thing that comes to mind regarding Other M is my slight surprise that Metroid fans never hated it as viciously as Star Wars fans hate the sequel trilogy.
@@LinkMarioSamus Other M is fun to play at least, it's just the cutscenes that cause issues. I think it was a decent attempt at trying a new style of gameplay
@@ridleykiller1994 Maybe. Truth be told I remember liking it both times I played through it, but I get the feeling I wouldn’t if I returned to it. I watched ProtonJon stream the entire game last year and the story was worse than I remembered.
I would also like to add that the Galactic Federation being evil is a mistranslation. In the original Japanese, it was only one small faction within the GF that was trying to clone Metroids and study the X (it’s also the same as the one’s who were doing it in Other M too, which also got mistranslated as the whole GF). This means that Samus isn’t an outlaw at the end, she’s a hero for exposing the corrupt faction. That’s why she’s still in good terms with them in Dread.
And it might have had a hand in reducing her bounty in Dread. Only so many times it can happen before you lose faith in the government.
The third time will be the last. Maybe in Prime 4 when we meet Sylux and figure out why they hate the Feds?
The one and only thing I could have gone without: Neo Ridley's scream...
After playing Fusion, I can’t take Ridley seriously anymore
@@elius1548 I don't think it's Ridley your fighting, I'm pretty sure it's a mimic of him made by an X-Parasite. I guess that one parasite really liked being an above and beyond cosplayer. XD
@@moonlightgarden1921 💀💀💀
You forgot to mention that Fusion has a secret fourth-wall breaking Adam AI and real Adam conversation cutscene if you sequence-break by going to a specific Navigation Room early before you get the intended upgrade you are supposed to have to get to that room.
Yeah, and it's really hard to get. You need to travel across like 20 rooms while perfectly conserving your shinespark to find it
Can someone tell me about this?
@@leoleo4469 in metroid fusion, you are usually locked to a specific area of the space station, however, there is a shinesparkable wall that leads to a navigation room that you can only access much later in the game, and there is not enough space to shinespark. However, if you go back to a much previous room, there is just enough space to shinespark. And if you conserve your shinespark through the series of rooms seperating the two already mentioned, you can use your shinespark and gain access to the navigation room. When you log into it, i'm pretty sure the a.i spoils a large reveal for later in the game and breaks the fourth wall by saying this: "i wonder how many players will see this message". Clearly 2002 had no knowledge of the internet's soon to be greatness
I thought it was easy to do until I ran into the stupid orange fish in that vertical room
Real Adam is dead. AI Adam is talking with a Galactic Fed Officer.
"you always feel weak" he says as samus runs through everything at 400 mph and then jumps to the moon
He means in how much damage things do to you. Later on, enemies will deal like 3 or 4 energy tanks at a time, meaning even at full health, you're still only only 2 or 3 hits away from death
@@Arkouchie it’s a joke chill
@@goodname9154 i'm... Just explaining what he meant? I'm not going "god dammit this is disgraceful", I'm just explaining where he could have felt like samus was weak in this game
@@Arkouchie Whoa! Calm down!
Jk
I only became a Metroid fan a couple months ago, and when I played Fusion after hearing practically nothing about it I was shocked by how much I enjoyed it. Great analysis man, summed up everything really well
I'm glad I'm not alone on this one. I thoroughly enjoyed this game, and part of that came from getting to experience it with no prior knowledge.
DuoStuff I’m so glad I have it on my Wii U! Great game! My fav Metroid game by far with Prime being second :)
@@cheesesteak983 I see nice choice but yeah I agree that MF needs more love than hate cause it is a good game in fact to be considered as a hidden gem
Maxblocker 2.0 me too
Maxblocker 2.0 Excalty for me to.
Metroid Fusion’s actually my second-favorite of the 2D games (after Zero Mission), for all of the reasons you mentioned! My only critiques of the game are that they could’ve had more environmental changes, and skippable dialogue after you beat the game once. I would love to see a remake of this that makes the SA-X’s appearances less scripted and makes areas even darker and creepier.
Glad to see some more love for Fusion. And while I'd love a remake of Fusion, I'd honestly just like to get a new 2D Metroid game. We've had 2 remakes in a row, and while I loved both Zero Mission and Samus Returns, I'm really craving a new 2D game, preferably one that takes place after Fusion.
I love Fusion. But I do wish the game has more freedom of exploration rather the game forcing you to progress. I get that the game was story driven. But they could've kept the freedom of your will more worth of time than just waiting at the end. Still love Fusion though.
Their actual would have been a sequel but it got canceled
@@jjc4924 However, that would have tarnished its story. There's a reason why Open World games have story that aren't as strong as linear ones.
Well... Metroid Dread.
Too bad after this game we only got interquels and remakes. The people who made Samus returns wanted to make a Fusion remake originally and there are callbacks to Fusion that weren't in the original Metroid 2. Like the enemy shown in the fusion opeining that Samus meets on SR388 is the same species as the one that is shown at the end of Samus Returns getting infected by the X.
Sadly a lot of people think that Super Metroid is in every way better, though Fusion has a lot of good design and other points to it too. But it isn't freely explorable, it doesn't have seemless tutorials, sequence breakong and stuff like that. Well that's not the only way a good game can be made. Everyone loves Breath of the wild, but I don't like that much freedom in a game. It feels like nothing I do has purpose in games like that. Now that's an unpopular opinion lol
Anyway, I hope that the Super Metroid remake rumors are true, not because there are things that need to be changed in SM, but because then Metroid could continue. I mean we won't see Prime 4 for a long time and even if we get that, it's just part of a sub series. It probably won't differ too much from the other 3. Metroid should be able to get more love if they can pump out some smaller projects like remakes of the 2D games with a more connected narrative and ironing out the flaws that they couldn't originally (yes, even Super Metroid has flaws, it's not perfect).
I agree with you on a lot of points here. I gotta admit it is really unfortunate that we've never really gotten anything past this point story-wise. (And heck in terms of 2D games we haven't gotten a non-remake since Fusion.)
As far as the original idea for Samus Returns being a remake of Fusion, while I think it would've been awesome, I'm glad Metroid 2 got a remake. It's a bit dated nowadays and really needed an update.
On the Super Metroid remake: I genuinely think Super Metroid could use one. It definitely has some problems, like it's controls and a couple blandly designed areas. I agree with you that it isn't perfect, and that a remake could improve its flaws. Though I gotta admit that I'd kind of prefer a new game, but that's just me.
Anyways I enjoyed reading your comment. I like more in depth comments like this a ton.
@@DuoStuff tbh I personally like MF more cause it makes us feel more aware that we aren't as strong as before and knowing that we are alone and while being hunted down by our own doppelganger with our own varia suits just gives more chilling and fear wreaking experiences
@Boss Ross no shit sherlock, it is in snes not gba XD comparing those two is like comparing nes and snes while saying snes is better in terms of the games XD
I honestly don’t know how they would handle a remake of Super Metroid. The graphics just perfectly fit the game, and I don’t know if they could do that on the Switch
@@Edgeperor I think they can come up with ideas
Fusion was actually my second introduction to the Metroid series, after playing the NES Metroid years prior for only a few minutes, I haven’t touched the series since. A year ago I picked up this game, and absolutely loved it, first Metroid game I beat, with almost 100%. After Fusion, I picked up Zero Mission and later on completed that, whenever I can, I plan on playing through Super Metroid on my SNES classic
Zero mission has the original metroid on it with better controls and less difficulty, and Super Metroid is a good game, but I feel it is too Overhyped. I bought a SNES classic just for that Game and while it's a fun game and has much better atmosphere and gadgets than Zero mission, Aside from missing exploration and cooler gadgets Fusion is better in every way IMO
@@cryojudgement2376 agreed with you dude, I feel MF is severely hated for the concept itself while in reality it is a good game cause instead of it gives you a strong to op starting point it in fact gives you an actual progression steps from weak to the strongest as you can be instead. And I think that is what most fans missed about M fans sadly. I mean in other series you already start up pretty much strong so you just tank it all up which kind of ruining the fun but when you started as very weak it just gives you the feeling of fight or flight since it raised up your awareness to be more careful and I like that in fact cause it is kind of reflect us in some sort of way
Cryo Judgement after one play through of super I’d agree with you but once you know the sequence breaks and the tricks super is so much more enjoyable
1zanagi. The only reason that most people don't like Fusion is because it took away the non-linear exploration approach that Metroid is most famous for. I admit that Fusion is way too linear and I wish it could've have more freedom exploration. But I don't think it's an bad game just as long as the concept and core gameplay is fun.
This series alone has made me a Metroid fan so thank you, I also like how in smash Samus has a skin based off this game's suit. Atleast Nintendo is acknowledging this game
Fusion was my coming-of-age gba game, got me into the Metroid series and games in general
for me, Fusion also got me deeply into the Metroid lore
Im so glad ive finally found another who loves metroid fusion
Funny that you say Serris is hard. It's just recognizing his patterns and "tells". He was really fun; when I was younger I'd often reset my save to fight him again.
Now, if you want a hard boss, talk to Yakuza (the spider guy). Same boss music, whole different level. He's a real pain in a minimum % run. Plus the really long gauntlet you gotta run before getting to him each time you die sucks.
Aurggghhh! That spider boss was absolute hell, and I loved it.
That entire section was honestly my favourite, but you're right, Yakuza was an annoying boss, he wasn't necessarilly that hard but having to go ALLLLLLL the way back from the gunship to the boss room was annoying.
i just had to stay at the lower right part of the arena against Serris, specifically the second placement floor from left to right. It became easy because Serris can't hit me but slow because you just have to stay there and time his head
Serris was so much fun! And it made sense that the *extremely fast alien* had *extremely fast attacks*
Also! I love how you see serris alive and then have to pass through its skeleton later to get to the boss fight
Serris is probably my favorite boss in all of metroid (although I like the am2r version more), it's just so much fun when you recognize his patterns and successfully dodge his attacks
And we've finally returned to the 2D Metroid Retrospective series! Hope you enjoy! Be sure to tell me your thoughts on Metroid Fusion. =D
24:26 "Now we have no clue what happens"
Now we will since Metroid 5 was announced!!
Best metroid for me bud
I remember getting fusion with my gba sp i went in my room cut the lights and experienced one of my best gaming moments of my life awsome game
Another thing to consider about the navigation rooms is that this was a more modern handheld game at the time. Handheld games were usually designed around playing in quick spirts or to be played after setting the game down for long periods of time. Save rooms are everywhere too so you can pick the game up, play for 15 to 30 minutes as your parents drove you somewhere or on the bus, and you would have a navigation room to remind you what you are doing, and save rooms nearby so you can save when your free time was finished.
we got it duo, we got metroid dread and its SO hype to see the continuation of fusion
I know dude! I'm so freaking excited!
@@DuoStuff ive been waiting for so long 😁
@@MRKSM4N Me too, it's a good day for all metroid fans, because now there is a chance for the series to have good sales numbers, and hopefully more games!
@@GORF-wb4gl from what I’ve seen there are a lot of new people coming into the fandom and it really excites me!
@@MRKSM4N that too! new metroid fans means more metroid in general, and that is always a good thing!
Oh look, RUclips not putting a video in my sub feed, how surprising. Good thing I checked after watching the Zero Mission review cause I was really excited for this one. Your arguments are very well thought out and concise, and I like how well you rebutt arguments against the game. I love it to death, because it's Metroid and I can't not, but I certainly have my issues with it. It's great to see such an overwhelmingly positive review for it, it definintely deserves a reevaluation after all these years. Thought it'd happen after Other M but maybe it'll happen come Prime 4. Anyways, amazing video as always, I'm loving this series so much and can't wait for the next one. Keep being awesome Duo :)
Glad you enjoyed the video man. I really hope people come around to it one day, especially because it genuinely is super fantastic. (I have a weird knack for adoring divisive games like this one. Next marathon will have another obvious example of this.)
And man that sucks that you didn't get notified. I noticed you didn't comment, but I just assumed you didn't have much to say about the video. XD
@@DuoStuff Lol, nope, just RUclips being RUclips again. I often find myself liking divisive games too (3, 5 and 8 are probably my favorite Mega Man Games for example) so I completely get it. I really do hope people come around to this game as well, because nothing deserves to be criticized simply for being different.
Boy do I feel that last line. There's a certain game that comes to mind that really fits it, but I can't say what it is for now. ;)
I actually think it's risen in the ranks among the fandom, it was a bit underrated initially, but I think it's got its own following now. Great vid nonetheless!
this honestly is the best metroid ever made because it was the first to truly tell a story. the suspense, the twists and turns. I loved it so much
Fusion is actually my favorite metroid game. I love the others, but to me fusion was most enjoyable and I really liked the story. Also a fan of the x parasite and the sa-x.
Day was shit before seeing this video, now my day and mood have been improved. Looking forward to the Zero Mission video.
Glad you enjoyed it my man. Hopefully the rest of your day goes better than it has.
I'm very glad to see Metroid Fusion get this kind of appreciation - it was the first Metroid game I played and it's still my favourite one, for all of the reasons which you talked about in the video. Great work.
Laughs in Metroid Dread. Lets hope Dread is as good as Fusion.
You are the first RUclipsd that I’ve seen a video on that has said they truly like fusion. You have good tastes man.
I never played any metroid game before 2017, and I heard about Fusion and decided to give a try. I feel the exact same way as you do. I love everything about it that Super and the first two just don't have in my opinion.
Since then, I've played the original's remake and Super. Both are fantastic games in their own right and I won't take anything away from those two, but Fusion will always be my favorite in the series too. You hit every detail that I was thinking while watching. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your previous and future content!
As an humongous Metroid fan, it makes me happy that you're going all fanboyish on it. With that, u have my respect. This series means much to me.
JJ C It's a great series, and I am excited for the future. I'm happy I got into it after all these years.
I'm a bit late finding this video but seriously thank you for letting me know I'm not alone. I've always never quite liked super metroid because I played fusion first and it's so much more refined. Thanks man and all the people in the comments it really sucks this video hasn't gotten as many views. And another thing I'm really worried that they are going to try to have a "super metroid" experience for the next 2d metroid and I really hope they take inspiration from fusion too.
Yeah I agree with you plus when I first got this game on my Wii U I made my mom help me buy it. But now I have an gba emulator so I can play it and zero mission.
I played both Fusion and Zero Mission on my Wii U too actually. =D
A 7 year gap? Please we had to wait 19 for a fusion sequel
fusion is my favorite metroid, and i’m glad people are looking past the fact that it’s different to appreciate it
Fusion was the first Metroid game I played and still the only one I can play again and again without getting tired of it. The only game that comes close is Zero Mission with Prime in a close third.
Great analysis my dude, but if there's one thing I disagree with it's the navigation rooms. About half of them are completely useless. If they cut out those, Fusion would be close to the perfect Metroid game. The only thing wrong with it is that there hasn't been a direct sequel yet, lol.
Also fuck the SA-X. That thing gave me nightmares for days!
Glad to see I'm not the only one who adores Metroid Fusion. And I agree, it's ridiculously fun to replay alongside Zero Mission. Anyways glad you enjoyed the video.
I remember my mum asking why I was screaming when the SA-X showed up
Dude, awesome video. I freaking loved this game growing up and I still have my same cartridge that I revisit ever couple years. I just ordered Dread and I hope it has the same feel!
Man, I loved Fusion despite having some of the most unforgiving boss fights in the entire franchise. If you've finished Fusion, consider yourself a skilled gamer 😎.
A copy of Fusion came with my GBA when I was 8. It's the game that made me love the franchise, and it's the one closest to my heart. And Metroid is like the only game franchise I don't absolutely suck at, because I spent hours and days replaying and replaying the GBA games on road trips.
Even speaking as someone with enough mastery that I'd really like to mess around more with the sequence, Fusion is my favourite. It has the best bosses and the best movement of the franchise, but for the lack of bomb jumps (there *is* a hack for that).
I’ve played this game so many times over I grew up on fusion it was my first Metroid game and I love it to this day!
You definitely started with a good one. Fusion is such a unique experience.
I love how the Federation has basically zero respect for Samus. They're like: "Yeah, we kinda stole you suit and it backfired, now go clean up our mess. Here's an AI that keeps an eye on you since we can't trust you with our station."
To be fair, they were right lmao; she even managed to get the AI to help blow it to hell
I love the horror aspect behind this one the most. Adam would describe things in such dread while creepy music played. DON'T READ ON IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED
I loved how he revealed there was more than one SA-X on the station. I was like, oh man, I should have guessed it from the multiple pieces of the suit removed
Got this game for christmas in 2002 when i was just a kid. Fell in love, played it hundreds of times then lost it when i went off to college. Now i got a copy of the game and a ds lite ordered and on its way thx to randomly stumling across this video. Thx man 👍
DuoStuff: 24:31
Metroid Dread: Allow me to introduce myself.
Fusion was my first Metroid game and up until now, it's still my favorite among all the Metroid series.
Very great analysis!!!
I like how you referenced The Geek Critique in the intro
Fusion is my favorite in the series because it was the first Metroid game i completed, holds a special place in my heart. But super metroid man, its very easy to see why that game is the most beloved by most. Its a master piece.
I absolutely LOVE cohesive stories. Just the way it all comes together is just so satisfying. That's not even the right way to explain it, but it just is so cool...
Great video. Metroid Fusion is my favourite game of the series too :)
I love playing it.
Just found your stuff, you're a really good reviewer! Keep up the good work I think you'll go far with your style
As for the actual game, yeah Fusion is SUPER underrated. It was my 2nd Metroid game and I loved it so much. In fact, it was one of the first games that really got me into video game music (I even had separate save files for areas where I enjoyed the music). As the game is more narrative focused, it seems to my ears that the soundtrack leans more heavily on film scoring styles of composition, and thus borrows heavily from the likes of 2001 a space odyssey and similar sci fi horror scores. Great game with an amazingly horrific soundtrack :)
Fusion was my first metroid game, and even if I don't remember 95% of the stuff except the X, metroids, and the Sa-X I still remember liking the game.
After Fusion it's gonna be Samus & Adam forever 100 years, Samus & Adam 100 years(dot)com forever.
Don't mind me just commenting to help your video in the algorithm :)
I loved Metroid Fusion. It's one of the only games I have that I went and beat more than once. Never 100% the game though. Wan't easy, but I beat it with less than 1 full row of health tanks during my first time through the game and took me hours to beat the final boss because of it. This was (as far as I can remember) the only 2D game I've ever played that actually made me feel scared thanks to the SA-X. I remember one of the first times you run into it, specifically this room at 20:44 and I accidently used a morph ball bomb and destroyed the floor. That was... definitely something.
How everything would be so quiet and all you hear are the SA-X's boots hitting the floor and I didn't even want to make a sound was pretty crazy. They did an amazing job with making the SA-X as menacing as it was. Metroid Fusion was a rare game for me that really kept my attention throughout the entire thing. For me, one of the best things about it was the story and going back to the navigation room to see what else going on with the Adam AI and how it would change over time. This is easily one of my most favorite games ever.
Fusion was my first Metroid experience as well, my feeling about it is exactly same as your's and I agree 100% of everything you said in this video.
It' honestly very refreshing to finally find someone else who has fusion as their favorite metroid game, it's always super or prime and although those games are amazing too, something about fusion really captivated me more than all the others
The cover for the video is the most good looking for hiding from the sa-x
I've been waiting SO LONG for someone to acknowledge the thumbnail. I was so freaking happy with how it turned out.
After how amazing Super Metroid was, the franchise just couldn't get any better. 2000's was an phenomenal year for Metroid. In 2002; not only did we get the first Metroid game in 3D on an 6th gen console, but we also have another side scrolling Metroid game on the GBA that is an sequel to Super. That was the best moment to become an Metroid fan again. It is sad we never gotten an Metroid game on the N64 and it was 8 years since Super to get an new Metroid games. But I think it's for the best & came out at the right time.
Fusion was my first Metroid, my favorite in the series and the one game I've replayed and beaten more times than any other
Metroid Fusion is my favorite Metroid game and I am proud of it
- I *Like* the narrative story focus
- I *Like* the linear tightly paced progression
- I *Like* Samus' more fleshed out character she was given in this game
- I *Like* the incredible soundtrack that still holds up even compared with other GBA games at the time.
- I *Like* the cool, amazing, eery, horroresque, and almost Alien movie like atmosphere
- I *LIKE* this. *GAME!*
**Ok Metroid Prime was pretty dang good too
Dude Metroid Prime is freaking amazing too.
FINALLY!! someone loves this game openly! God I couldn't agree more in terms of it being my number one favorite. And one quick note, the "Dialogue", outside of when samus talks to """"""Adam"""""", sounded more like voice logs to me. Like the classic star trek captain's log thing.
Best Christmas ever was when I got this and Prime. I was so happy to delve into the Metroid lore more.
I cannot wait for your video on Metroid: Dread
While I don’t really enjoy the linearity of Fusion, I really like that Adam says your main objective. It really helps as a person just getting into Metroid
If that was in Super I would be able to beat it. I just keep getting stuck halfway and keep having to resort to videos.
I’m happy to find out that the X and Adam will be in Metroid Dread :)
in Super Metroid, You are left to find out everything on your own, nothing is told, its a quiet but fierceful world waiting to be explored.
in Metroid Fusion you are following orders, you get missions, and you are constantly restricted to only access areas where your current mission belongs to, but it also secretly tells you this is for a good reason, as there are threats you are not ready to face.
I Freaking love Metroid Fusion. Great video bro. I agree, very underrated.
Metroid Fusion was my first Metroid game, and it is honestly one of my all time favorite games PERIOD. Possibly my favorite ever. So many fond memories of it, and it’s probably the only game I’ve every played through multiple times
That Samus' suit becomes fused to her body is actually a misconception born from not great translation and general misunderstanding.
1. Her suit has 3 layers. The "zero" layer, the biological layer, and the armor layer, in that order. The biological layer has a bunch of life support systems and may or may not be alive itself (it's not really clear).
2. Her suit can only be taken off by her. She has to will it off. Because the X parasite knocked her unconscious, and they couldn't wake her up, they had to remove the suit destroying the outer layer in the process. The reason Samus was unable to remove the suit is as simple as that: she was unconscious.
Samus can take off the fusion suit any time she wants, and it will eventually grow the armored layer back.
Another common misconception is that Samus becomes a fugitive after the destruction of the BSL station. This is also not true. The BSL gets investigated and a splinter group is uncovered as a result, leading to Samus being seen as a hero.
This game really is a masterpiece. The colors looks so dope too. I really wish they'd make a sequel with the same graphics and color palette. It just really pops. The Terminator inspiration is great too. I also beat this metroid before any of the others and then I played zero mission. The two GBA titles are still leaps and bounds above the others to me. Really great review!
I'm absolutely with you on this one, Metroid Fusion is my favourite videogame of all time, just like you said, many things that people don't like about it are actually some of my favourite aspects. To me the best part is how it perfectly blends the narrative with thw gameplay without relying too much on either environment or exposition but a mix of both.
Too bad that Prime was released so close to it, it pretty much overshadowed Fusion unfortunately.
Anyway I'm so ready for finally advancing the story with Dread next October!
Also, one question, will you also play and review Metroid OtherM? I saw that you did all the 2D Metroids, and OtherM is basically part of the 2D story despite its different gameplay. I know it's not a well received game, but personally I think it's so much underrated, people online just spread rumors about OtherM without even having played it. Please consider it.
As far as Metroid Other M goes, I'll probably do it at some point, but the priority is on Dread on the Prime games next time I talk about the series.
@@DuoStuff
Got it. I would recommend to play it before the Prime games though because OtherM plot is part of the 2D story and it would make more sense that way in my opinion. It also links pretty smoothly the events of Super to those of Fusion and if you're into Metroid lore then you'll be satisfied.
Like I said before, OtherM is flawed, from the forced control scheme to some questionable story elements, but it is far from the disaster it is painted as and I actually very much enjoyed the story, characters and gameplay.
" It's too bad we don't have a sequel or a sucessor"
Metroid dread : 'Sup.
I agree completely! When it comes to Metroid, I'm about the story and/or lore of the games (or any game for that matter.) This is why I really liked Fusion from the first time I played it! It's so fearfully creepy! Here's hoping for a great sequel to it!
By the way, that was a great analysis!
12 years later Fusion is still my first and favorite Metroid
Serris is actually one of my favorite bosses! The first time I played, I lost over and over because his movements seemed so random, but then I realized they actually do have a pattern! Figuring this out for myself made me really love that battle, and I always look forward to it every time I replay Fusion (and subsequently feel sad once it's over XD)!
Yakuza's the pits, though. I always dread his fight! I've replayed Fusion over and over, but I still die sometimes. The gauntlet beforehand makes it a bear!
Watching this video before the game comes out for Switch online tomorrow! Can’t wait. Will be my first time playing it 🙌🏾
Metroid Dread is finally concluding the timeline. It took 15 years for the game to be confirmed real but hey it's coming.
19, actually
@@novohart1928 No they didn't start as soon as Fusion was done. They even said it was 15 years ago it was originally canceled.
@@spartanq7781 they said it thas 19 years old Idea. And 2021-2002=19
Nothing wrong with calling Fusion your favorite. Everyone has different tastes so it's natural some would enjoy this game more than the others.
One great detail is that we don't see Samus' face in the various stills until quite late into the game. On other occasions it is hidden behind the reflection of her visor. Which makes her mysterious, like Masterchief or Boba Fett.
Why does this series not have more views and more subscribers?
I applaud the compliment! I worked really hard on these Metroid videos, so I always appreciate it when someone watches them. =D
It's gonna be Samus & Adam forever 100 years, Samus & Adam 100 years.com
My second favorite Metroid, I agree with you in many things. I hope one day we could see Metroid V, following the events of Fusion, it's been a long time since Fusion was released and still we don't have a proper sequel for the main series.
Metroid Fusion really felt like the **Alien** movie almost totally in tone. And that's why I love it so much.
Definite favorite 2D Metroid game. The first Metroid game I ever played and was hooked. It took me years to beat it completely because I played blind (internet sucked and didn't know of things like "playthroughs"). The game had so much tension.
Definitely one of my faves. Changes things up just enough to keep things interesting. For what it is, it's really cool. It's like a thrilling night in Samus' life, rather than the slower, exploration based games that came before it. Each game in this series is just so cool for different reasons. (I think Samus Returns is maybe the only one in the series that I don't think really offers anything new)
“It had been 7 years since the last mainline Metroid” Ooo boy ‘Metroid Dread proceeds to finally be officially releasing now roughly 19 years since the game previous to it, Fusion’ sheeshh lol
Was looking exactly for this comment.
@@BlueHarvey100 Same lol
Metroid fusion scared the fuck out of me as a kid. But it was my favorite xD
I'm an old Metroid fan, having played the series since the early 90s, and Fusion is my favourite game in the series too. That's partly because of the story because unlike Miyamoto I love having a proper story in a game. But it's mainly down to the atmosphere and gameplay.
The thing is that the SAX is you. It represents Samus and by extension the player in all the previous Metroid games.
Metroid fusion was my first Metroid game, brought me into the series and I fell in love with it
I actually have to argue with you on Serris. Serris might come at you fast but his attacks aren't random, he follows a very specific attack pattern and you can avoid most of it by hanging from the ceiling. He even telegraphs when he's going to do his big overhead jump. I was able to figure out this attack pattern as a kid so I imagine most people can figure out too if they keep a level head and pay attention. It's speed is mostly just a way to make you panic.
I had never played a Metroid game (besides the intro to the original Metroid but that was very little if any). Then I got a pile of games with the 3DS Ambassador Program. And Fusion was one of those. I loved it. So I ordered Zero Mission. Then got Super on Wii U. And recent bought Dread on opening day. So yeah, Fusion is what hooked me. Still need to hit up Metroid 2, and mayyybe Prime
After you mentioned that Samus has no one else to turn after destroying the base, I started thinking of a story where she tries to contact her old friend Anthony (the guy who she known since her federation days) and maybe try to lay low with him and possibly Anthony has a son who interacts with Samus on some occasions, but intern makes Anthony an accomplice, now placing a hit on both Samus and Anthony's head. Who knows, that can maybe lead into Prime 4 story about being on the hunt.
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And now (spoilers for Dread)
Samus is confirmed to be the last Metroid. Validating everyone who was ‘wrong’ about that for years
As a somewhat recently converted huge Metroid fan, this game is an example of a game in a series doing something different, but still making it really fantastic. On it's own, it's amazing how much atmosphere and sosphisticated story telling it does on a freaking GBA. I can't believe their hasn't been a direct sequel to this game for almost 20 years; personally, if we were to get a sequel, I think I would prefer if the developers took everything that makes the story and atmosphere of this game great and blended it together with a more standard Metroidvania experience. I can't stress enough how much I like the story telling from Metroid game to Metroid game, even if it is really basic but it's just so cool to see so much consistency and building from game to game in a Nintendo series. One day we'll hopefully get the well deserved sequel to this game.
Like you, Fusion is my favourite in the franchise. Here are some of my jot-notes as to why that is, just off the top of my head.
-The unique story, as well as the suit being corrupted and re-animated and hunting the player is so damn cool.
-The new X Parasite suit is awesome and the colour palette for it looks really good.
-The more linear gameplay leaves me less annoyed and frustrated when playing, and I can just focus on playing and enjoying the game. I didn't need to use a walkthrough or look up tips with this one, unlike all the other games.
-They somehow made Fusion even more ambient with its music than the orevious games.
-The environments are so well detailed. The gritty and beautiful environments are so pleasant to look at.
-Although many leople seem to say this is one of the harder Metroid games, I found it to be one of the easier ones, which allowed me to enjoy it more. The difficulty felt more fair than the other ones.
Just an all around amazing game, and I wish it got more recognition and praise than it has. I'm still waiting for a Metroid 5.
Who's here after Metroid: Dread was announced?
I love Metroid fusion a lot too! Especially with how it handles its experimental new things it has done in the franchise, linear progression, more focus on action than exploration, horror created through tension etc. These experimental things made the game a new, fresh game in the franchise despite it breaking the original Metroid formula into smithereens for making space for some new, raw testing fun! It was like, my 1st Metroid game but I didn't get to finish it for... reasons... but I'm soon gonna play it and finish it after having finished ZM
After finishing the video, the memories I had, my first game boy game was Metroid fusion, I think I was 6 or 7 years old at the time
Fusion is one of my favourite games of all time. Not favourite for GBA, not out of the Metroid games, not Nintendo titles - of all time.
My old cartridge battery died and before I learned how to replace them (years before RUclips how-tos), I'd leave the game plugged into a charging battery and try to beat it in one sitting.
Well what I got from this game was Tension, and Mystery. And it is a clear theme in this game. The atmosphere plus the music is supposed to create this mysterious, eerie, dark environment