I really hate this trend of literally everything having a monthly cost associated with it.

That was key for me. The black orbs he attacks with seemed like they got bigger when I attacked them, so I avoided shooting them. This makes the fight MUCH harder. Turns out 4 missiles will break them, giving you a ton of health and resources, not to mention removing one more hazard from the fight.

Same. Honestly, I ended up looking up a walkthrough for the final boss because some of the attacks made no sense to me (I STILL don’t get why you can’t slide under the third phase’s dash attack tbh) which helped, but actually beating the guy still took me a long time. Not ashamed that I looked it up tbh

I found Exp 57 to be the hardest, mainly because I wasted a lot of time thinking I could just avoid a move, when in fact I had to...actually do something?

After that it was kinda smooth sailing. I had to repeat the final boss a few times to learn the patterns, but I finished him within an hour or so...

You got this!

Hey, you sound like me! I don’t know if I’m getting older or what, but this game was more frustrating than fun for me. I did manage to finally beat it, after getting stuck on several bosses (definitely Experiment 57 like you said). The last boss.. yeah. I did it over three days. I honestly thought about just quitting…

I find it somewhat baffling that you’d expect Samus to be warm toward a Chozo that she encounters on a hostile planet, upon landing on which she was immediately attacked by another Chozo. Cold apprehension and distrust is a personality trait, and one that is naturally called for in the circumstances Samus finds…

Kotukapocalypse Now

My jaw hit the floor when I first heard Luminist’s 80's synth remix of the Metroid Original soundtrack.

My benchmark for Metroid is Super Metroid for the SNES. That game broke the mold for the genre. 

I respectfully disagree.

Who plays a game like Metroid for “story”?

I think nostalgia in the way you describe is just a barrier to enjoyment. Letting the fondness of youth stand in the way of new experiences is exactly why so many gamers are unhappy with anything other than their classic favorites. I’m not going to sit here and tell you what games are the best and which you should…

To me, complaining about the mood in a Metroid game feels disliking a steakhouse because they cook the broccoli wrong. And we are now on a 3 game streak of side-scrolling Metroids that are narratively janky, so if I could finish Fusion, I’m pretty sure I can deal with this. So far, I’m not seeing anything that doesn’t…

Going to lean in here and make note to anyone reading that the biggest criticism of this game is an entirely subjective one.

Some people want massive world/universe building and researchable MCU tie ins. They need them, we are currently swimming in them. I’m glad that someone is still doing the tried and true fun and forgettable action movie formula. I liked the first forgettable Venom movie because I didn’t have to constantly make “micro…

I need some good trashy fun during this pandemic.

So the movie is fun...that is all I need out of my movies.

On the other, the ruling threatens to squash the lively social media discourse we all know and love.

This... isn’t why we need Section 230 at all.

I grabbed a 256 GB microSD card on sale for $25. It works perfectly.