Metroid: Samus Returns is/was a controversial game. Even when I think the game was generally well received, some gamers found the changes introduced were inadequated or the game was boring, among others opinions. On top of that, it stills being unclear if the title was a success sales-wise or not.
In my opinion, Mercury Steam did an amazing work collaborating with Sakamoto and Nintendo. It is true that the melee counter feels overused towards the end of the game, and its development may become repetitive, but that´s the nature of the original game. The minor changes introduced in the map were effective and I totally felll in love with the 360 degrees aiming. The graphics are amazing for the system and the 3D effect is just majestic. In combination with the sound design, they manage to create a realistic and intriguing atmosphere for the game.
For me, Metroid: Samus Returns is one of the best games in the system.
But at this point, the future of the subseries seems uncertain. In your opinion, what should be the next step for it? To make the discussion more interesting, I have created a poll. The options are the following:
- A new 2D/2.5D game: that would be my preference. As I said, I´m happy with the work of Mercury Steam, so I would hire them to develop a new 2.5D Metroid for the Switch. The graphics would be nuts! Nintendo could collaborate again in this project.
- A Super Metroid remake: Which developer is able to put their hands on the masterpiece? Which changes, if any, would you introduce?
- A Metroid Fusion remake: one of the most rumored options when talking about the subseries. Will you like to see the game on the 3DS or on the Switch?
- It´s dead (or at least we will not see a game in several years): Why?
In my opinion, Mercury Steam did an amazing work collaborating with Sakamoto and Nintendo. It is true that the melee counter feels overused towards the end of the game, and its development may become repetitive, but that´s the nature of the original game. The minor changes introduced in the map were effective and I totally felll in love with the 360 degrees aiming. The graphics are amazing for the system and the 3D effect is just majestic. In combination with the sound design, they manage to create a realistic and intriguing atmosphere for the game.
For me, Metroid: Samus Returns is one of the best games in the system.
But at this point, the future of the subseries seems uncertain. In your opinion, what should be the next step for it? To make the discussion more interesting, I have created a poll. The options are the following:
- A new 2D/2.5D game: that would be my preference. As I said, I´m happy with the work of Mercury Steam, so I would hire them to develop a new 2.5D Metroid for the Switch. The graphics would be nuts! Nintendo could collaborate again in this project.
- A Super Metroid remake: Which developer is able to put their hands on the masterpiece? Which changes, if any, would you introduce?
- A Metroid Fusion remake: one of the most rumored options when talking about the subseries. Will you like to see the game on the 3DS or on the Switch?
- It´s dead (or at least we will not see a game in several years): Why?
- Other (please specify in the thread).
When commenting on this thread, please justify the option you have chosen. It would be great if you could add in your response your ideal developer, the system and how the game would be in the end. Thanks for participating.
Kind regards.
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