DragonFlames Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, lightcosmo said: Exciting! Hope you have fun! Thanks! ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, DodgeDusk said: Nah, all of my SF friends I still talk to are on Discord. I'm online here at the moment because I'm bored. I see. I've never bothered to head over there. ... perhaps it might be time now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 @Armagon Against my better judgment, considering how it went last time, I have listened to your recommendation. I'm now playing Metroid Fusion. I'm a bit lost in the plot, probably a side effect of starting with the 4th game in the franchise after basically never playing a Metroid game in my life, but it did start to catch my attention when I took that one elevator. That was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: @Armagon Against my better judgment, considering how it went last time, I have listened to your recommendation. I'm now playing Metroid Fusion. I'm a bit lost in the plot, probably a side effect of starting with the 4th game in the franchise after basically never playing a Metroid game in my life, but it did start to catch my attention when I took that one elevator. That was pretty good. Eh, it's alright. Metroid hasn't been that story heavy, and not much of Fusion is that dependent on having played the earlier games outside knowing on certain why's of things, but on its own it stands well. Or maybe I'm bias since Fusion was the first Metroid game I played... and only one so far, come to think of it. Edited July 19, 2021 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, Acacia Sgt said: Eh, it's alright. Metroid hasn't been that story heavy, and not much of Fusion is that dependent on having played the earlier games outside knowing on certain why's of things, but on its own it stands well. Or maybe I'm bias since Fusion was the first Metroid game I played... and only one so far, come to think of it. Yeah, outside of Samus reminiscing about some guy called Adam, it has been pretty self-explanatory. 'Sides, plot's not what I'm here for anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Saint Rubenio said: Yeah, outside of Samus reminiscing about some guy called Adam, it has been pretty self-explanatory. 'Sides, plot's not what I'm here for anyway. It's alright. This is the first game Adam is mentioned anyway, so even if you have played the earlier games, you'd be as wondering about that as everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Game: "Blue hatches are now active." My brain: Yeah, that's all for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Sooo uhhh... Did the game just troll me, or is there some high jump bomb technique that I'm missing here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: Sooo uhhh... Did the game just troll me, or is there some high jump bomb technique that I'm missing here? Metroid 101: When in doubt, bomb everything. And I do mean everything. Every game tile, at least those near walls or floor. Edited July 19, 2021 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 What the fuck. You bomb a random part of the floor, and a dick comes out of the ground to help you up. I spammed bombs are one point, but I just happened to miss that part of the floor. Good game design, right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Here we go again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidereal Wraith Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: Game: "Blue hatches are now active." My brain: Yeah, that's all for now. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, WraithReborn said: Â Hah! Well, that was random, but I liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: What the fuck. You bomb a random part of the floor, and a dick comes out of the ground to help you up. I spammed bombs are one point, but I just happened to miss that part of the floor. Good game design, right there. Metroid isnt about simply whats obvious, thats the idea. Its not always straightforward, I wouldnt say thats bad game design, making the player try different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, lightcosmo said: Metroid isnt about simply whats obvious, thats the idea. Its not always straightforward, I wouldnt say thats bad game design, making the player try different things. Hmm. Well, that's fair enough, I suppose. I guess I'm just not used to bombs being the multipurpose tool to end all multipurpose tools. I'll keep it in mind from here on. 6 minutes ago, Acacia Sgt said: Here we go again... Sorry, I can't help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpica Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, DragonFlames said: Downloading Ys: Memories of Ceceta on PS4! ayy enjoy! 1 hour ago, DodgeDusk said: Trails/Kiseki music got posted and I came online. Coincedence? I think not. so that's how to summon you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: Hmm. Well, that's fair enough, I suppose. I guess I'm just not used to bombs being the multipurpose tool to end all multipurpose tools. I'll keep it in mind from here on. I think that would be a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) In a way, this is the game telling you, "Hey, now that you experimented with bombing every game tile to get out of this pit, do mind you might have to do this again in the future". The bombing every tile thing, at least. Edited July 19, 2021 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Well, finding things isnt supposed to be easy, thats kinda the whole idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFlames Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Shrimperor said: ayy enjoy! Thanks! ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I'd say, he can post a map of any given area, and I could likely be able to tell if he has missed out on some Energy/Missile upgrades on that alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) In retrospect, I probably should've thought to use the tool I just got on the floor instead of trying once, discarding the whole idea and then proceeding to waste two minutes trying to perform a midair bomb hop before angrily consulting a playthrough. But the smart, patient way isn't the way of an accomplished tactician such as myself. Edited July 19, 2021 by Saint Rubenio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 40 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: What the fuck. You bomb a random part of the floor, and a dick comes out of the ground to help you up. I spammed bombs are one point, but I just happened to miss that part of the floor. Good game design, right there. I won't lie, this was pretty dumb. Metroid occasionally has those moments where you just go ?????? but it's only really bad in Super Metroid and Prime 1. Fusion has two other moments that made me go ????? but they're far apart. Other than that, the game is very straightforward, to the point that some fans kinda don't like it as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) Considering that's past the point you have used bombs to destroy blocks, it's hardly dumb. You easily go, "Oh, maybe I have to bomb the floor or wall to open up a tunnel or so". Then you try that and see the pillar rise up instead. It's very straightforward. Edited July 19, 2021 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Acacia Sgt said: Considering that's past the point you have used bombs to destroy blocks, it's hardly dumb. You easily go, "Oh, maybe I have to bomb the floor or wall to open up a tunnel or so". Then you try that and see the pillar rise up instead. It's very straightforward. Well in this specific case, you could be off by a pixel and it wouldn't trigger. At least the breakable blocks are more generous with the hitboxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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