Many SPOILERS are contained throughout these posts. You have been warned!

Friday, September 29, 2017

Metroid Samus Returns - Screenshots dump (Area 4)

Here's all the screenshots I took during my 4th playthrough session of the new Metroid game, going through Area 4. My comments as I was playing the game can be found here.

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Metroid Samus Returns - First playthrough log part 4

I now have 105 missile capacity, 4 energy tanks. 21.3% overall completion, Time Played 6:29:08, and 17 Metroids remaining.

This game is longer than I expected.

Area 4

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Metroid Samus Returns - Screenshots dump (Area 3)

Here's all the screenshots I took during my 3rd playthrough session of the new Metroid game, going through Area 3. My comments as I was playing the game can be found here.

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Metroid Samus Returns - First playthrough log part 3

So far I've just been getting 1 energy tank per area... I bet I could probably find a few more if I went back to Area 1 and Surface right now... but nah.

Current Play Time: 3:55:09
14.7% item completion, 27 Metroids remaining

Area 3

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Metroid Samus Returns - Screenshots dump (Area 2)

Here's all the screenshots I took during my 2nd playthrough session of the new Metroid game, going through Area 2. My comments as I was playing the game can be found here.

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Metroid Samus Returns - First playthrough log part 2

Currently I'm just at the start of Area 2... 8.7% item completion, 35 Metroids remaining, and 2 hours played so far.

Area 2

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Saturday, September 23, 2017

Metroid Samus Returns - Screenshots dump (Surface + Area 1)

Here's the screenshots I took during my first playthrough session of the new Metroid game, as well as some additional comments/thoughts on the game after looking through these again. This earlier post details the thoughts/comments I had WHILE I was playing through this part of game. Intro

The file screen shows the inside of Samus's gunship... this looks really cool.

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Opening cutscene... This is all pretty much 100% accurate to the Metroid II instruction manual's story. It doesn't take long at all for the gameplay to start.

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Surface

The atmosphere here on the Surface of SR388, gave me a really good first impression. It's not technically impressive by any means, even for a 3DS game, but the aesthetic just works SO well.
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So far it's very linear, just place to learn the controls (which are also very good)

The first time seeing this Metroid sacrifice gate that lowers the poison water... I didn't