Sad that it took so long for a sequel... ofc im hyped as fuck but ... even if there will be another metroid games... how long do we have to wait for the next game then? (after Prime 4 i mean) Like they said, Dread will be the end of the original series (1-5) ... so either they will make another timeline or they will continue with Prime! ...
The way Super Metroid handles story with very little cutscenes or dialogue is why it remains my favorite in the series. It tells a very compelling story using almost nothing but a prologue and gameplay. The bossfight with Mother Brain and the Metroid trying to protect Samus especially.
The conclusions in Dread are so amazing, beat the game yesterday and I did not see the twists and reveals coming, I really recommend playing dread for some really awesome gameplay and cutscenes
The ending to Dread ties a fantastic finishing bow on the entire Metroid franchise story while simultaneously giving us a lot of stuff that can be used for sequels. Combined with the dangling sequel hook from Prime 3, the Metroid franchise has potential for a beautiful future.
Honestly I just beat it a cpl days ago, and the ending was amazing. Plot twists and all. Wasnt expecting that either. Wondering how the next metroid prime will wrap up that part of the story. All in all, 10/10 for me in my book.
Kinda wish I had that experience! Having started with Prime in '02, Dread was a really solid experience but it definitely felt too safe for me. But I'm happy we got it. It's a cohesive blueprint for what a Metroid game should be and a good place for new comers to jump in. I just hope they experiment a little more and implement some of that intimidating game design Prime had. Maybe Prime 4 will deliver on that front for me.
Yeah this video weirdly presents the chronological order as if that's the order all of the story elements were introduced to us. Like saying that Samus Returns dropped the bombshell that the Chozo created the Metroids, which has been known since Fusion. Now that I think about it, it's crazy how much Fusion added to the lore that other games have picked up on. And now we have Dread directly following it too.
@@MysteriousMrL I wouldn't call it weird. This is a timeline video, not a release order video, meaning if you wanted to experience the games in chronological order, this would be the way to go about it.
@@eonnexus That's fair. I really just have a couple nitpicks but it's definitely a good, thorough story recap overall. Especially for people new to the series.
@@giannijimenez5684 I mean it’s true. Especially when you consider her backstory. Really, she should’ve been diagnosed a long time before super Metroid.
You skipped a couple important details, such as when you kill Ridley in Super Metroid, that is the end of the original Ridley. Also you did not mention how Ridley was cloned in Other M, or how in Fusion the remains of Ridleys clone were possesed by the X
He does say that you find out metroids were created by the chozo in a later game then it did and I believe thats not really true. if you find the archived data in hieroglyphs you unlock by scanning with your visor in Metroid: Prime, the chozo left their history all written out
What this made me realise is that Ridley in Super Metroid being alive at all is insane. And that he's not in a full body mech suit to keep him together, despite needing to have mech parts in his last two appearances. Are we sure that this isn't a clone too? How else did he recover to such a state? But yes, it is worth noting that this is the time he finally dies for good... Unless Prime 4 changes the timeline for that. I am so glad he's not in Dread. The excuses they'd need to make for him to be there would just be too much.
"Pulling on narrative threads from Other M" is a pretty disingenuous way to describe Fusion considering it came out 8 years sooner and Other M just aped all of its plot points and did them worse
@@BooliumNor at first, the reason Samus called her new ship's AI Adam was because it called her Lady & it reminded her of her former CO Adam Malkovich because of that & other aspects of how it talked to her....it's not until later in Fusion that it's revealed to actually BE Adam, albeit as a disembodied consciousness turned into an AI
Awesome timeline review and to this day, the best boss battles in Metroid history have to be Metroid Prime 1 and Quadraxis. There's something special about boss fights that require you use every ability you have in your arsenal to defeat them. And the fact that Samus usually gets tons of abilities makes this a difficult and rewarding task. Metroid in general does this better than any other franchise.
"if youre anything like me when I was 5, you didnt look at the manual at all." then what the hell did you do on the drive home from buying it? XD reading the manual on the way home was one of the best parts of 90s gaming. first thing I ever did, as did all my friends, was rip open the box, oggle the cartridge, then read the book 3 or 4 times or however long it took to get home. [I lived in a country town and the game store was 2 hours drive from home. :( ]
Given that you talked about the manga I'm surprised that you didn't comment on the fact that a) that's where it was first revealed that the Chozo were the creators of the Metriods and b) that "Metroid" is the Chozo word for "Ultimate/Peerless Warrior" and the implication that Samus - even without the baby's DNA - has actually earned that title.
Where was it ever confirmed that the DNA samus got was the baby's? The Other M people were able to recreate pretty much Zebes' entire ecosystem based only on the samples they got from samus' suit. For all we know, the vaccine just contained some random Metroid's DNA.
Having played Metroid Fusion and Metroid: Zero Mission my entire childhood (with Fusion likely having the most time spent on any game, period), I’ve been a lifelong Metroid stan. Waited on a sequel for what like 15 years? So my expectations were INCREDIBLY high. And only halfway through Dread so far, and it’s already managed to blow those expectations away, it’s so good
Warning from a long-time Metroid fan: for Dread you only need to worry about like half of this. The info from Other M and the Prime games are not going to be very relevant to its story
Very well stated. I think he was just covering her main mission of "trying " too destroy the metroids, since everyone wanna revivie them again and again. That's how I think tbe prime series tie in.
After playing dread and watching this.. Nintendo did us a huge solid with Dread. Almost 2 decades since fusion and we are greeted with an amazing game and story addition. Sometimes you have to wait for the good things in a story. But let’s go ahead and wipe FF off the map. There was just no heart and soul in that monstrosity
The prime games are actually not part of the main timeline, they follow after the first game story but are considered gaiden/sub stories, retro studios where the ones who establish it as part of the timeline but nintendo and sakamato have their timeline established as metroid 1zero mission, metroid2samus returns, metroid3 super metroid, Other m as an interquel, metroid 4 fusion and finally metroid 5 dread( thats why they have numbers an order) The prime games are more like a reboot or a parallel timeline franchise.
@@kurokoro that’s not true. In Metroid samus returns Ridley makes a surprise return and while Ridley showing up is nothing special he’s in his prime 3 armor. This is showing that the prime games and the mainline games are in the same timeline.
That probably wont happen because the first game and super is on the switch online, the second game already has a remake, fusion is a little to short to be on its own, the prime games already have a collection on wii, so the best bet is that the prime collection on wii is remade for switch, but a lot of people prefore the wii controls to the stick for metriod prime and the metriod series isnt that popular so it probably wont happen
But in that case it should be, zero Mission, Samus returns 3DS, Super metroid, Fusion. Although i wouldn't mind a Super Metroid remake in the dread engine.
@@brotbrotsen1100 well two of those are already remakes and one that only happen 4 years ago, super is already on the switch online, and fusion is two short for a remake
I mean you can play Super Metroid on switch, and Zero mission + Fusion are both really easy to emulate on PC, And if we're lucky we might (hopefully) get at least a simple port of the prime games for switch around when Prime 4 is releasing.
@@Martypuppet you've got it all wrong fusion and zero mission are already on wii u nintendo is too busy giving a the love to Mario pokemon and zelda to port them to the switch
well, he gets paid to do it, right? I don't mean it in a mean way just that he is doing his self chosen job (I guess), and yes, the video was neat, but hey, also thank you for doing your job, whatever that is, I hope as good as this guy's videos :P
Will prime 4 take place after prime 3 continuing the prime story which takes place between Metroid 1 and 2? Or will it start a whole new story arc that begins after the events of dread
The Metroid series is an amazing story of games. If you're a newcomer interested in getting into the story, Zero Mission is a MASTERPIECE of a remake done RIGHT. DEFINITELY start there. Wii U e shop is your best friend for that. I just beg of everyone, PLEASE support the series and BUY DREAD.
Looks like those two cameos maybe were foreshadowing Sylux as the villain for metroid prime 4, in case anyone has been theorizing away for years now. lol
Because it only mentions the main ideas of the plot and nothing about their execution lol. That game is still a wreck with some neat visuals and gameplay. Why is Samus, an independent bounty hunter who knows better than literally anybody about her suits capabilities, taking arbitrary orders from a former CO? Especially ones that make no sense. Cooperation, sure. But no authorization to use the ice/plasma beam, the Varia Suit? Get bent. The Deleter thing is a just a wreck. Why does Samus have a PTSD episode over Ridley and not the METROIDS? She has subdued Ridley many times prior without issue, but *could not* bring herself to destroy the infant metroid, which was "supposed" to be the very last one in existence, which saved her life while giving its own to do so after she was already attached to it emotionally. Game bad, end rant.
@@cwheels01 a common explanation for the first point is that it is a military operation zone and the GF has jurisdiction while Samus is an indipendent militant. Though none of this is elaborated in the game so it's not really an excuse.
@@MRtecno98 And that is totally fair-- that Samus would cooperate with the GF and even work under their orders (realistically, she could have just turned around and left, but that's not how Samus does things). I don't think I need to elaborate all the other things about it that really DON'T make sense.
okay thats pretty cool, i didnt know about the secret cutscene at the end of three and never played federation. But now that the trailer for Metroid prime 4 is out, and we actually see Cylex with metroids. The continuity is on point
Adam, I would like to thank you immensely for doing this and doing it right. Metroid is literally the reason why I game since the first game have been around. I mean I was gaming before Metroid on Vic20, Atari, Commodore, PC, Amiga, but really Metroid is what incrusted my whole self into gaming. Not many people can tell the story rightfully but you sure did. Metroid has so much lore also that can still be developed, it's confusing indeed in some places regarding the timeline, I agree, but nonetheless, for the most part, it is fantastic sci-fi gaming and lore .And again, you deserve a zillion thanks for this. Much respect!
Super Metroid is an astonishing achievement for the time it was released it's still amazing to play today , Prime blew me out my slippers when I first seen it live on my GameCube ... Fuckin unbelievable console
19:29 - LOL, I love that you said that. Pure Genius man, you have much applauded for this. Best thing you said in the WHOLE video and the same thing I've ALWAYS wondered about people.
@Aditya I Oh are you gonna shit your pants? ... "Dread" means nothing to me because its a fucking Nintendo Game! ... They dont even know how jump scares works!
This @Aditya I guy started Metroid Primes since only 2 months ago. He doesn't have any experience of 2d Metroids. If you found him again pretending that he knows everything about Metroid just ignore him.
@Aditya I Maine aapko pehle bhi bola tha , aap bss 2 mahine pehle se aaye hai yhaan !? Apko prime chahiye to chahiye to shaanti se prime 4 ke liye wait kijiye. Aap 2d khele nhi hai iska mtlb ye nhi ki 2d kharab hai. Main jaanta hoon aap Metroid Dread buy nhi krne wale. To shanti se prime 4 ka wait kijiye. Comment section me jbdssti sbse ladna bnd kijiye. Aapko 2d Metroids ka experience nhi hai. Khud ko "sarvgyaani" mt samajhiye. Metroid Dread will be awesome.
Really solid timeline wrap up. I've hardly played much metroid (just a little of Metroid 1, and prime), I sank countlesd hours into MPH, both singleplayer and multiplayer. I need to try to get back into this series
you forgot the only important thing in Other M....Anthony! Seriously, can we just get him back somehow, but in a good game this time? Such a great character deserves better than to be relegated to Other M....
I was not aware that the events took place so close together. The whole series is like what two, at most two and a half, or three years old? No wonder she had a breakdown in Other M. Also there maybe an in lore explanation for every game that explains why Samus has to get her abilities back. The suit is genetically apart of her; it is literally apart of her body, or at least a super imposed piece. What if in those game, where it shows and tells you that she lost her powers, is just her getting injured, or suffering from a concussion? And she is slowing regenerating the abilities until a Chozo statue, or a recapture of the genetic material fixes the problem. Yeah, there are some games [Return of Samus] where the explanation is "Video Games", but in Fusion there is in an in world explanation; Samus suit can download data and transfer that into physical material (i.e. the bomb upgrades and health replenishes). So for the games where there is no explanation to her relearning her abilities again, those times can be seen like upgrades to said abilities. Anyway good video.
SPOILER ALERT It actually does acknowledge Metroid Other M. If you beat the game in hard mode, you unlock more pictures in the gallery on Metroid Dread if you beat it in hard mode, and one of the photos is Metroid Other M, which, on the timeline, is between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion. Even though it is technically its own thing series-wise. It's kind of Metroid 3.5
It’s been so long since I’ve played Metroid games, but I just beat Metroid Dread and I remember now why I’ve always loved the franchise. Amazing story inside amazing games!
The chronological order of the metroid series: samus' heroic origins, zero mission, metroid prime, metroid prime pinball, metroid prime hunters, metroid prime 2, metroid prime 3, metroid prime 4 (switch) metroid prime federation force, metroid 2: Samus returns, super metroid, metroid other m, metroid fusion, and metroid dread, 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Metroid Prime hit different. I remember getting through the Meta Ridley boss fight and thinking "Jesus that was hard as f*ck." Then dropping into the hellish Phazon depths and having to fight a shit ton of crazy metroids just to get to the last boss, Metroid Prime. And to this day I think MP is the craziest, most intense boss battle I've ever played on any game. 😓
I know people drag their feet on other m but when you explain it the way it pulls from the first game make it seem like a really good book "audible exclusive".
I get people didn't like the way they portrayed samus's character and how she needed permission to use her abilities, but other than that, the game was great.
Other M deserves a lot of the flack it gets, but in the end it does give us some emotional attachment and understanding to Adam Malkovich. Sure, a lot of plot points are weak/re-used, and that shouldn't be ignored. However, it gave some "humanity" to Samus (if she's even human at all, but you get the point) and her past. Also, a lot of the manga is out of reach or unknown to the wider metroid audience, so I think it's ok to re-hash some of its plot in the games. EDIT: also the fusion story/backstory might have been lost to the newer part of the fan base, so Other M may have helped in that respect, even if it didn't do it the best it could have.
@@angellara7040 normally don't reply to stuff this much later, but here I go. From what I remember of Other M, Adam isn't a kindhearted guy (save for maybe 1 or 2 moments). He doesn't joke around. He doesn't tolerate breaking protocol. He is a military leader, but he's still the only real role model that Samus had. But his hardness and Samus's hard headed essentially is what made her leave the Federation. Also, when he sacrifices himself, it's for no one but the mission. Yeah, he's not a kind man, but he's not evil. A man of duty, if you will
Ah yes, Metroid Other M. The game where Adam nearly had Samus melt before his very eyes before telling her, "Hey, use your Varia suit so you don't die." Thanks buddy.
@@darnis6497 Definitely. I love Sakamoto but he should have had someone else more suited for the western release take the reigns while he worked on the Japanese release. Probably wouldn't have gotten as much flak as it got.
Dude, great video. Conclusive! Thank you guys (I say guys because I'm, guessing there's more than just you involved) for an amazing video catching me up on the Metroid lore. And this is coming from someone who's played them all except Prime 3.
@@NotZDH haven't played it yet because my wife wants to watch me play it so I have to wait until she gets off work in the morning(she works night shift) even though it's already downloaded since she also loves the series lol.
Concerning Other M, what about the stuff involving MB? That was kind of important, since she was a cloned, human-ish Mother Brain. Also, the Little Birdie/Ridley maturation stuff was kind of important too. The Phantoom stuff even had a bit of credence because if you want to 100% the game, you have to do the end game item grabs and final boss fight, to get Adam's helmet. It is likely how we got the Adam AI in Fusion and Dread and how it has as much control of Samus as it does.
@@Megafauna1 That was my first real Metroid experience. I knew about Metroid but had never really played it growing up. Metroid Prime Hunters on the DS was also incredibly good for what it achieved on the DS and the online multiplayer was addictively fun
Yeah, that info about the Chozo creating the Metroids was around for more than a decade before Samus Returns. But I guess a lot of people missed it because - unless I'm misremembering - it's never actually stated in Fusion itself, but in the game's manual. I remember reading that at the time and thinking it was kind of a big twist to just casually throw in there.
When I was younger I used to bring the manuals to my old ps2 games to school and read them like books, I loved the story tidbits about the characters and worlds around them, fond memories of the booklet for final fantasy 10 and one of the 7 spinoffs
I got Dread knowing nothing about the metroid series other than Ridley and Samus. Dread is a phenomenal game but I was super confused. After I beat the game I had to look up what happened overall and found this video. Thanks for helping me understand the lore!
Fusion was my favorite as a kid. Loved how smooth the movement was. Haven't really played a metroid since. I should get a switch to check out prime and dread
Yo I used to love reading the booklets that used to come with the games ☆ I think that was one of the things I would always do 1st before playing the games Other games (I think Metroid Prime) establish the Metroids were created by the Chozo, in their language "Metroid" means 'Ultimate Warrior'.
Keep in mind that "Other M," is kinda treated as an alternate interpretation of events, as it's been widely rejected as a Metroid game for a multitude of reasons (to say the least).
One interesting thing I noticed in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, when you defeat Dark Samus on Phaaze it says that she's been repulsed indicating that you haven't seen the last of the infamous doppleganger. So both Sylux & Dark Samus might be in Prime 4 if/when it releases.
"...story that you'd only get by reading the game's manual, which if you were anything like me at age 12, you didn't." I read every game's manual maybe a hundred times. Manuals so were so great back in the day.
You can play some of them if you have membership, but they definitely should redo the whole series. It would be amazing to play an updated version of this series and have them fleshed out a bit better with the lore.
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I am so glad Nintendo decided to revitalize Metroid. It's such an awesome franchise
Can't wait for them to show some love to Pikmin as well.
@@NormalLunk Did you mean to write Star Fox and F-Zero?
@@MartinJPR no. Just Pikmin and Metroid.
@@NormalLunk based
I want some captain falcon
I’ve been waiting almost 20 years for a sequel for Fusion and it’s finally almost here
Sad that it took so long for a sequel... ofc im hyped as fuck but ... even if there will be another metroid games... how long do we have to wait for the next game then? (after Prime 4 i mean)
Like they said, Dread will be the end of the original series (1-5) ... so either they will make another timeline or they will continue with Prime! ...
@@venar4248 sakamoto said at E3 they're already in development of metroid 6
Misalchicha Congrats on being so patient. I hope you enjoy the game
I never finished fusion lul i got bored, might download an emulator on my phone finish it this time.
@@wngdhssr how did you get bored bro? You have horrible taste then lmao 🤣
That point when the grown baby Metroid saves Samus by biting Mother Brains head is so epic
Super Metroid remains my best Metroid game. I think the new Metroid Dread is my second.
The way Super Metroid handles story with very little cutscenes or dialogue is why it remains my favorite in the series. It tells a very compelling story using almost nothing but a prologue and gameplay. The bossfight with Mother Brain and the Metroid trying to protect Samus especially.
Just finished dread, I love it. I feel like it didn’t close the door on the series though
@@LittleMopeHead it's sad that the baby metroid dies
The conclusions in Dread are so amazing, beat the game yesterday and I did not see the twists and reveals coming, I really recommend playing dread for some really awesome gameplay and cutscenes
“I’m counting on you”
@@RageUnchained RIP Quiet Robe...
Honestly being reminded of her PTSD and then seeing how she reacts to Raven Beak at the end adds some extra weight to an already weighty scene
The ending to Dread ties a fantastic finishing bow on the entire Metroid franchise story while simultaneously giving us a lot of stuff that can be used for sequels. Combined with the dangling sequel hook from Prime 3, the Metroid franchise has potential for a beautiful future.
Honestly I just beat it a cpl days ago, and the ending was amazing. Plot twists and all. Wasnt expecting that either. Wondering how the next metroid prime will wrap up that part of the story. All in all, 10/10 for me in my book.
Dread actually brought me to tears. It was such an amazing story and I'm glad I lived long enough to see it.
Good on ya mate
It brought you to tears? Cmon man. It’s an amazing game and so are the others, but cmon.
Kinda wish I had that experience! Having started with Prime in '02, Dread was a really solid experience but it definitely felt too safe for me. But I'm happy we got it. It's a cohesive blueprint for what a Metroid game should be and a good place for new comers to jump in. I just hope they experiment a little more and implement some of that intimidating game design Prime had. Maybe Prime 4 will deliver on that front for me.
Lives long enough to see a 2D game cost $60 lolololll
That ending was mind-blowing 😂
Key note. Metroid fusion does not take notes from other m. Fusion came first but other m is an afterthought interquel
"afterthought" is a great way to describe that game.
Yeah this video weirdly presents the chronological order as if that's the order all of the story elements were introduced to us. Like saying that Samus Returns dropped the bombshell that the Chozo created the Metroids, which has been known since Fusion. Now that I think about it, it's crazy how much Fusion added to the lore that other games have picked up on. And now we have Dread directly following it too.
@@MysteriousMrL I wouldn't call it weird. This is a timeline video, not a release order video, meaning if you wanted to experience the games in chronological order, this would be the way to go about it.
@@eonnexus That's fair. I really just have a couple nitpicks but it's definitely a good, thorough story recap overall. Especially for people new to the series.
@Dying on the First Level Gaming I see it as "The unnecessary filler episode between two Epic games in the series"
Props to the Sylux prediction! You were right!
I’m surprised it took them until super Metroid to diagnosed her with PTSD.
This comment is so underrated lol
@@giannijimenez5684 I mean it’s true. Especially when you consider her backstory. Really, she should’ve been diagnosed a long time before super Metroid.
@@austinmeyer_238 i seem to remember she has PTSD in the Manga, which takes place before the first Metroid game.
so yeah, she's always had PTSD.
Remember that all of this is being made up as the games are being made.
@@WazMan what do you mean?
You skipped a couple important details, such as when you kill Ridley in Super Metroid, that is the end of the original Ridley. Also you did not mention how Ridley was cloned in Other M, or how in Fusion the remains of Ridleys clone were possesed by the X
19:12
He clearly states that Ridley was cloned.
He does say that you find out metroids were created by the chozo in a later game then it did and I believe thats not really true. if you find the archived data in hieroglyphs you unlock by scanning with your visor in Metroid: Prime, the chozo left their history all written out
What this made me realise is that Ridley in Super Metroid being alive at all is insane. And that he's not in a full body mech suit to keep him together, despite needing to have mech parts in his last two appearances. Are we sure that this isn't a clone too? How else did he recover to such a state? But yes, it is worth noting that this is the time he finally dies for good... Unless Prime 4 changes the timeline for that.
I am so glad he's not in Dread. The excuses they'd need to make for him to be there would just be too much.
Ridley doesn't die in super. He's mortally wounded, collected by the federation, frozen and then killed when the x kills and takes over him
Ridley doesn't die in super. He's mortally wounded, collected by the federation, frozen and then killed when the x kills and takes over him
Ridley: *exists*
Samus: how many time do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!
My favorite franchise ever. Hyped for Dread and Prime 4
@BB8 DEN The fuck are you talking about? ... Dread is coming in 2 days and Prime 4 release is unknown... trashtalker...
@@venar4248 I’m very hype for metros dread and prime 4
LOL 👾👾👾
@BB8 DEN are you dumb or something?
Dread is fucking awesome, runs great on my pc
Still can’t believe federation force is a thing.
Play it. It’s good. Not amazing, but good.
Funny how they won't let someone who died in Other M die out
it never happened it never happened it never happened it never happened
Still better than other m
@@videos8159 fr, most of it is exploring and saving that's it
"Pulling on narrative threads from Other M" is a pretty disingenuous way to describe Fusion considering it came out 8 years sooner and Other M just aped all of its plot points and did them worse
Metroid Dread ready does build off other M. I was hoping they would forget about other M, but Adam continues to call Samus, Lady.
@@BooliumNor That is something else that is originally from Fusion, not Other M
@@Pwrplus5 did I miss that detail?
I played Fusion, but that didn’t stick out to me like it did in other M
@@BooliumNor Yeah it's legitimately one of the most important things in Fusion's narrative, you should replay or at least read over the script
@@BooliumNor at first, the reason Samus called her new ship's AI Adam was because it called her Lady & it reminded her of her former CO Adam Malkovich because of that & other aspects of how it talked to her....it's not until later in Fusion that it's revealed to actually BE Adam, albeit as a disembodied consciousness turned into an AI
I'm only watching this to understand my boyfriend's obsession with Samus
Lol looks like you have competition 😂
Look up zero suit samus
Look up Birthday Suit Samus
@@bobbybero7452 No way
I'm watching this to understand my obsession with samus
Awesome timeline review and to this day, the best boss battles in Metroid history have to be Metroid Prime 1 and Quadraxis. There's something special about boss fights that require you use every ability you have in your arsenal to defeat them. And the fact that Samus usually gets tons of abilities makes this a difficult and rewarding task. Metroid in general does this better than any other franchise.
I"ll have to disagree. The best boss battles has to be in Fusion. The 2d Metroid
"if youre anything like me when I was 5, you didnt look at the manual at all."
then what the hell did you do on the drive home from buying it? XD reading the manual on the way home was one of the best parts of 90s gaming. first thing I ever did, as did all my friends, was rip open the box, oggle the cartridge, then read the book 3 or 4 times or however long it took to get home. [I lived in a country town and the game store was 2 hours drive from home. :( ]
Maybe like I and other kid gamers that time in my country, he just bought pirated copy.
Some people got it as a Birthday or Christmas present and just started playing it right away.
@@Eurosario1 you wouldnt get every game as birthday gifts. and I believe he was speaking generally.
@3:00 he said age 12 not age 5
@@DoomFinger511 that makes it worse.
Love these timeline videos for franchises that have been around for years.
Sieg ZEON! You get a like just for that.
@@Jandro1083 My Man!!
Decades
Given that you talked about the manga I'm surprised that you didn't comment on the fact that a) that's where it was first revealed that the Chozo were the creators of the Metriods and b) that "Metroid" is the Chozo word for "Ultimate/Peerless Warrior" and the implication that Samus - even without the baby's DNA - has actually earned that title.
he literally mentions point a at 15:46
@@Coldsteak he said the manga was where it was first revealed
Where was it ever confirmed that the DNA samus got was the baby's? The Other M people were able to recreate pretty much Zebes' entire ecosystem based only on the samples they got from samus' suit. For all we know, the vaccine just contained some random Metroid's DNA.
Le guerrero definitivo o más bien la guerrera definitiva
Dread is amazing! Feel like the plot was a perfect capstone to this winding journey
No spoilers but Dread's story was very satisfying. Curious where they'll take the 2D franchise from here!
Dread was absolutely phenomenal
Having played Metroid Fusion and Metroid: Zero Mission my entire childhood (with Fusion likely having the most time spent on any game, period), I’ve been a lifelong Metroid stan. Waited on a sequel for what like 15 years? So my expectations were INCREDIBLY high. And only halfway through Dread so far, and it’s already managed to blow those expectations away, it’s so good
Warning from a long-time Metroid fan: for Dread you only need to worry about like half of this. The info from Other M and the Prime games are not going to be very relevant to its story
Very well stated. I think he was just covering her main mission of "trying " too destroy the metroids, since everyone wanna revivie them again and again. That's how I think tbe prime series tie in.
The more Other M fades from memory the better
@@Ahrpigi Other M has art based on it in Dread. (The prime games do not.) So unlike what the other guy said, it is in fact still relevant.
@@Ahrpigi Its not nearly as bad as some of the others.
After playing dread and watching this.. Nintendo did us a huge solid with Dread. Almost 2 decades since fusion and we are greeted with an amazing game and story addition. Sometimes you have to wait for the good things in a story. But let’s go ahead and wipe FF off the map. There was just no heart and soul in that monstrosity
The real question is: where does Metroid pinball fit in chronologically!?
Prime Pinball is retelling the story of Metroid Prime 1 so its in the same timeline.
@@optical_flames they're asking WHERE in the timeline, the correct answer is between Prime and Prime 2
@@Nami8302_OwO read my comment again and you'll understand.
The prime games are actually not part of the main timeline, they follow after the first game story but are considered gaiden/sub stories, retro studios where the ones who establish it as part of the timeline but nintendo and sakamato have their timeline established as metroid 1zero mission, metroid2samus returns, metroid3 super metroid, Other m as an interquel, metroid 4 fusion and finally metroid 5 dread( thats why they have numbers an order) The prime games are more like a reboot or a parallel timeline franchise.
@@kurokoro that’s not true. In Metroid samus returns Ridley makes a surprise return and while Ridley showing up is nothing special he’s in his prime 3 armor. This is showing that the prime games and the mainline games are in the same timeline.
Would love a collection of Metroid games to play like the castlevania sets we have on the switch
That probably wont happen because the first game and super is on the switch online, the second game already has a remake, fusion is a little to short to be on its own, the prime games already have a collection on wii, so the best bet is that the prime collection on wii is remade for switch, but a lot of people prefore the wii controls to the stick for metriod prime and the metriod series isnt that popular so it probably wont happen
But in that case it should be, zero Mission, Samus returns 3DS, Super metroid, Fusion. Although i wouldn't mind a Super Metroid remake in the dread engine.
@@brotbrotsen1100 well two of those are already remakes and one that only happen 4 years ago, super is already on the switch online, and fusion is two short for a remake
I mean you can play Super Metroid on switch, and Zero mission + Fusion are both really easy to emulate on PC,
And if we're lucky we might (hopefully) get at least a simple port of the prime games for switch around when Prime 4 is releasing.
@@Martypuppet you've got it all wrong fusion and zero mission are already on wii u nintendo is too busy giving a the love to Mario pokemon and zelda to port them to the switch
Thanks for doing all the work while we watch and enjoy!
well, he gets paid to do it, right? I don't mean it in a mean way just that he is doing his self chosen job (I guess), and yes, the video was neat, but hey, also thank you for doing your job, whatever that is, I hope as good as this guy's videos :P
@@Slamdog500 you have to watch the ads to pay him
@@GUMMY_MKII I do!
I love Metroid…but regardless of what many will say I LOVE playing Metroid Other M. So much story. Loved it.
Having finished Metroid Dread already.. I know some sh*t is about to go down in Metroid Prime 4
Will prime 4 take place after prime 3 continuing the prime story which takes place between Metroid 1 and 2? Or will it start a whole new story arc that begins after the events of dread
@@mario-xh5eh I am hoping the later
Just finishing up Metroid dread right now and it is by far one of my favorites of the series. Very very well done.
Absolutely loving dread so far
13:51 he was right about Metroid Prime 4
The Metroid series is an amazing story of games.
If you're a newcomer interested in getting into the story, Zero Mission is a MASTERPIECE of a remake done RIGHT. DEFINITELY start there. Wii U e shop is your best friend for that.
I just beg of everyone, PLEASE support the series and BUY DREAD.
Looks like those two cameos maybe were foreshadowing Sylux as the villain for metroid prime 4, in case anyone has been theorizing away for years now. lol
Okay but why does this recap actually make Other M's story sound pretty badass?
Because it only mentions the main ideas of the plot and nothing about their execution lol. That game is still a wreck with some neat visuals and gameplay.
Why is Samus, an independent bounty hunter who knows better than literally anybody about her suits capabilities, taking arbitrary orders from a former CO? Especially ones that make no sense. Cooperation, sure. But no authorization to use the ice/plasma beam, the Varia Suit? Get bent.
The Deleter thing is a just a wreck.
Why does Samus have a PTSD episode over Ridley and not the METROIDS? She has subdued Ridley many times prior without issue, but *could not* bring herself to destroy the infant metroid, which was "supposed" to be the very last one in existence, which saved her life while giving its own to do so after she was already attached to it emotionally.
Game bad, end rant.
@@cwheels01 a common explanation for the first point is that it is a military operation zone and the GF has jurisdiction while Samus is an indipendent militant. Though none of this is elaborated in the game so it's not really an excuse.
@@MRtecno98 And that is totally fair-- that Samus would cooperate with the GF and even work under their orders (realistically, she could have just turned around and left, but that's not how Samus does things). I don't think I need to elaborate all the other things about it that really DON'T make sense.
okay thats pretty cool, i didnt know about the secret cutscene at the end of three and never played federation. But now that the trailer for Metroid prime 4 is out, and we actually see Cylex with metroids. The continuity is on point
Bring the three primes back in the meantime. Id like to play those again... On my switch
Adam, I would like to thank you immensely for doing this and doing it right. Metroid is literally the reason why I game since the first game have been around. I mean I was gaming before Metroid on Vic20, Atari, Commodore, PC, Amiga, but really Metroid is what incrusted my whole self into gaming. Not many people can tell the story rightfully but you sure did. Metroid has so much lore also that can still be developed, it's confusing indeed in some places regarding the timeline, I agree, but nonetheless, for the most part, it is fantastic sci-fi gaming and lore .And again, you deserve a zillion thanks for this. Much respect!
Super Metroid is an astonishing achievement for the time it was released it's still amazing to play today , Prime blew me out my slippers when I first seen it live on my GameCube ... Fuckin unbelievable console
19:29 - LOL, I love that you said that. Pure Genius man, you have much applauded for this. Best thing you said in the WHOLE video and the same thing I've ALWAYS wondered about people.
15:47 This was learned from the Metroid Manga, not the Chozo Memories
and Metroid Fusions manual
Okay, and?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork and no one asked you to chime in
And?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork why should there be a and?
Thanks for this refresher. Can't wait for playing Dread this week!
Played a few hours of dread today, SO GOOD!
Metroid Dread is gonna be sweet!
@Aditya I Oh are you gonna shit your pants? ... "Dread" means nothing to me because its a fucking Nintendo Game! ... They dont even know how jump scares works!
Dread is completely different from horror based on jump scares. Metroid has always had dread as a fundamental theme.
This @Aditya I guy started Metroid Primes since only 2 months ago. He doesn't have any experience of 2d Metroids.
If you found him again pretending that he knows everything about Metroid just ignore him.
@Aditya I Maine aapko pehle bhi bola tha , aap bss 2 mahine pehle se aaye hai yhaan !?
Apko prime chahiye to chahiye to shaanti se prime 4 ke liye wait kijiye.
Aap 2d khele nhi hai iska mtlb ye nhi ki 2d kharab hai.
Main jaanta hoon aap Metroid Dread buy nhi krne wale. To shanti se prime 4 ka wait kijiye.
Comment section me jbdssti sbse ladna bnd kijiye. Aapko 2d Metroids ka experience nhi hai. Khud ko "sarvgyaani" mt samajhiye.
Metroid Dread will be awesome.
Played 5 hours today, is amazing
Metroid prime 4 should just be about Samus finally getting a vacation
Wow. I've only played metroid fusion. Not really known that the franchised was that deeply linked. Wow that's just amazing
Very nicely summed up. Most people forget the manga
Really solid timeline wrap up. I've hardly played much metroid (just a little of Metroid 1, and prime), I sank countlesd hours into MPH, both singleplayer and multiplayer. I need to try to get back into this series
Fusion is definitely my favorite game in the series. But let's not forget Hunters awesome for the time multiplayer.
Which echoes only refined
Here after Metroid Prime 4 was announced, and I’m more hyped for it than ever
you forgot the only important thing in Other M....Anthony! Seriously, can we just get him back somehow, but in a good game this time? Such a great character deserves better than to be relegated to Other M....
I honestly really loved Other M. Anthony, by far, was one of the highlights.
I was not aware that the events took place so close together. The whole series is like what two, at most two and a half, or three years old?
No wonder she had a breakdown in Other M.
Also there maybe an in lore explanation for every game that explains why Samus has to get her abilities back. The suit is genetically apart of her; it is literally apart of her body, or at least a super imposed piece. What if in those game, where it shows and tells you that she lost her powers, is just her getting injured, or suffering from a concussion? And she is slowing regenerating the abilities until a Chozo statue, or a recapture of the genetic material fixes the problem.
Yeah, there are some games [Return of Samus] where the explanation is "Video Games", but in Fusion there is in an in world explanation; Samus suit can download data and transfer that into physical material (i.e. the bomb upgrades and health replenishes). So for the games where there is no explanation to her relearning her abilities again, those times can be seen like upgrades to said abilities.
Anyway good video.
Thanks for going over all the Metroid games, this has been super helpful!
SPOILER ALERT
It actually does acknowledge Metroid Other M. If you beat the game in hard mode, you unlock more pictures in the gallery on Metroid Dread if you beat it in hard mode, and one of the photos is Metroid Other M, which, on the timeline, is between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion. Even though it is technically its own thing series-wise. It's kind of Metroid 3.5
It’s been so long since I’ve played Metroid games, but I just beat Metroid Dread and I remember now why I’ve always loved the franchise. Amazing story inside amazing games!
The chronological order of the metroid series: samus' heroic origins, zero mission, metroid prime, metroid prime pinball, metroid prime hunters, metroid prime 2, metroid prime 3, metroid prime 4 (switch) metroid prime federation force, metroid 2: Samus returns, super metroid, metroid other m, metroid fusion, and metroid dread, 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Metroid Prime hit different. I remember getting through the Meta Ridley boss fight and thinking "Jesus that was hard as f*ck." Then dropping into the hellish Phazon depths and having to fight a shit ton of crazy metroids just to get to the last boss, Metroid Prime. And to this day I think MP is the craziest, most intense boss battle I've ever played on any game. 😓
Thank you for saving the animals in Super Metroid.
Metroid Prime is still one of my favorite games
I know people drag their feet on other m but when you explain it the way it pulls from the first game make it seem like a really good book "audible exclusive".
I'm just glad Other M wasn't the last game in the series. That'd have been a depressing note to go out on.
I get people didn't like the way they portrayed samus's character and how she needed permission to use her abilities, but other than that, the game was great.
@@redfruitt2656 you mean the background info that was already in the Manga or fusion itself?
Other M deserves a lot of the flack it gets, but in the end it does give us some emotional attachment and understanding to Adam Malkovich. Sure, a lot of plot points are weak/re-used, and that shouldn't be ignored. However, it gave some "humanity" to Samus (if she's even human at all, but you get the point) and her past. Also, a lot of the manga is out of reach or unknown to the wider metroid audience, so I think it's ok to re-hash some of its plot in the games.
EDIT: also the fusion story/backstory might have been lost to the newer part of the fan base, so Other M may have helped in that respect, even if it didn't do it the best it could have.
@@tylerwhetstone527 lol no it doesn't .Adam isn't the kind man that samus talks about but a heartless bastard with zero care for anyone
@@angellara7040 normally don't reply to stuff this much later, but here I go.
From what I remember of Other M, Adam isn't a kindhearted guy (save for maybe 1 or 2 moments). He doesn't joke around. He doesn't tolerate breaking protocol. He is a military leader, but he's still the only real role model that Samus had. But his hardness and Samus's hard headed essentially is what made her leave the Federation. Also, when he sacrifices himself, it's for no one but the mission. Yeah, he's not a kind man, but he's not evil. A man of duty, if you will
Samus is such an awesome badass Bounty hunter that she makes Sarah Conner and Ripley Scott’s look like Rookies.
Ah yes, Metroid Other M. The game where Adam nearly had Samus melt before his very eyes before telling her, "Hey, use your Varia suit so you don't die."
Thanks buddy.
To be fair. In Japanese that was Samus' choice. Adam actually begs her to use it.
@@darnis6497 Definitely. I love Sakamoto but he should have had someone else more suited for the western release take the reigns while he worked on the Japanese release. Probably wouldn't have gotten as much flak as it got.
This series is so good, do Metal Gear next! It'll be even more bonkers than your Resident Evil timeline!
Dude, great video. Conclusive! Thank you guys (I say guys because I'm, guessing there's more than just you involved) for an amazing video catching me up on the Metroid lore. And this is coming from someone who's played them all except Prime 3.
13:52 aged like a beautiful wine.
16:12 is just as good.
The only thing I'm wondering is what are they going to call future games. If dread ends the metroid arc, what would be the name of the next arc
They might still call it metroid since that's how it started but that's just my guess.
@@kitsunekid16 After beating the game a few months back, they can still easily call it Metroid going off the ending
@@NotZDH haven't played it yet because my wife wants to watch me play it so I have to wait until she gets off work in the morning(she works night shift) even though it's already downloaded since she also loves the series lol.
@@kitsunekid16 It's cool that your wife is also a fan. Dread is a great game, one of my favorites. It won't disappoint
Concerning Other M, what about the stuff involving MB? That was kind of important, since she was a cloned, human-ish Mother Brain. Also, the Little Birdie/Ridley maturation stuff was kind of important too.
The Phantoom stuff even had a bit of credence because if you want to 100% the game, you have to do the end game item grabs and final boss fight, to get Adam's helmet. It is likely how we got the Adam AI in Fusion and Dread and how it has as much control of Samus as it does.
I wish the Prime series would be available for Switch someday soon.
Well, Prime 1 has been remastered. I'm just waiting for Echoes and hope they don't make motion control the only way to play Corruption.
Rest in peace Metroid baby, mama Samus is proud
Metroid Fusion was the shit.
IS the shit.
@@Megafauna1 That was my first real Metroid experience. I knew about Metroid but had never really played it growing up. Metroid Prime Hunters on the DS was also incredibly good for what it achieved on the DS and the online multiplayer was addictively fun
13:55 I guess you were right.
Planets in the Metroid Universe are made of C4.
Dinosaur mother brain killing the baby metrid and glaring into it while it falls is actually pretty funny 😂😂
The “giant metroid “ on metroid 3 is Its called super metroid
And its actually the Baby :D
Prime Hunters really was a blast, especially since I missed out on the prime trilogy
You missed the "Save the animals" repercussion.
Thank you so so much for this video!! I needed to catch up on the story to enjoy Metroid dread much better :)
It was known that the Chozo invented the Metroids long before Samus Returns. The only new thing it showed was that Evil Chozo with the arm canon.
Yeah, that info about the Chozo creating the Metroids was around for more than a decade before Samus Returns. But I guess a lot of people missed it because - unless I'm misremembering - it's never actually stated in Fusion itself, but in the game's manual. I remember reading that at the time and thinking it was kind of a big twist to just casually throw in there.
Even the evil chozo isn't a new idea. They were introduced in blood of the chozo
@@novustalks7525 That's fair. I guess Samus Returns just canonized it since Blood of the Chozo isn't canon as far as I remember.
@@WoLfMaN74741 yep
When I was younger I used to bring the manuals to my old ps2 games to school and read them like books, I loved the story tidbits about the characters and worlds around them, fond memories of the booklet for final fantasy 10 and one of the 7 spinoffs
Of all the videos not to use the chapter markers feature, how is this one of them?
This video makes me appreciate Metroid so much much
manga isnt hard to find your just looking in the wrong places
He probably means legally
@@88Opportunist if Nintendo doesn't want people sharing something normally inaccessible for free they should sell it again.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@DrMoofK Oh I agree with you totally
Needs an official translation.
I got Dread knowing nothing about the metroid series other than Ridley and Samus. Dread is a phenomenal game but I was super confused. After I beat the game I had to look up what happened overall and found this video. Thanks for helping me understand the lore!
I'd love to see a halo timeline for halo infinite this December!
Got Metroid for the GameCube when I was 6. Still think back to how great that game was, 19 years later
I really hope prime 4 is set after dread so we can actually have meaningfull choices and development
If you played prime 3 you know what prime 4 will be about
Fusion was my favorite as a kid. Loved how smooth the movement was. Haven't really played a metroid since. I should get a switch to check out prime and dread
Yo I used to love reading the booklets that used to come with the games ☆ I think that was one of the things I would always do 1st before playing the games
Other games (I think Metroid Prime) establish the Metroids were created by the Chozo, in their language "Metroid" means 'Ultimate Warrior'.
Back then, that was your tutorial so it was crucial to understand how the game works. But some of them had lore to go with it for context.
Here after completing Metroid Prime as I am waiting for Prime 4
"I'm old enough to remember being very confused by the Metroid timeline." - Justin Bailey
14:31 enter samus
Me: whats that noise
metriod bread
Well, that aged well, wonder what the timeline is gonna be like now
Keep in mind that "Other M," is kinda treated as an alternate interpretation of events, as it's been widely rejected as a Metroid game for a multitude of reasons (to say the least).
One interesting thing I noticed in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, when you defeat Dark Samus on Phaaze it says that she's been repulsed indicating that you haven't seen the last of the infamous doppleganger. So both Sylux & Dark Samus might be in Prime 4 if/when it releases.
You left out the crucial detail of Samus literally becoming a metroid!
"...story that you'd only get by reading the game's manual, which if you were anything like me at age 12, you didn't."
I read every game's manual maybe a hundred times. Manuals so were so great back in the day.
The manuals for Super Mario games:
The only place to get a coherent story
Why is it so much to ask to just be able to play these in switch?
You can play some of them if you have membership, but they definitely should redo the whole series. It would be amazing to play an updated version of this series and have them fleshed out a bit better with the lore.
I am SO HYPED for Prime 4! I hope it’s gonna be amazing!