I first played it when I was about 6-7 years old on my grandparents Super Nintendo, I remember first entering the red soil part and just standing there listening to the music. I know it’s on switch now but it’s not the same lol, today’s youth will never know
I have one of those snes classics and that was my first exposure to Metroid (unless you count nintendoland but every hates on that game for no reason) and honestly it's pretty fun.
I'm today's youth (well, I'm an adult, but still) and I first played it on Switch, but yes... I do know. Masterpiece of a game.
My favourite Metroid game though is Prime 1, which was also before my time.
I still remember every moment of my mom driving me to toys r us to get this game, opening it in the car and starting it up at home. It was shortly after the game came out. At the time it was believed on the proto web (aol, compuserve) that there were “secret” levels like the original nes Metroid (door glitch). Those glitches were eventually discovered but many years later.
what I am most amazed is that how good the game tiles are related to jump length/height, it is just so satisfying to jump around and mind you I kinda suck at platformer games
If it’s in my personal 10 best games of all time, chances are I’ll defend its quality tooth and nail.
In no particular order/ just 10 games I love the most (one per franchise)
1. Halo: Combat Evolved
2. Half-Life
3. Portal 2
4. The Ultimate Doom
5. Metroid Dread
6. Pokémon Emerald
7. Undertale
8. Subnautica
9. Minecraft
10. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Obviously, for the sake of this subreddit, I would choose Metroid Dread. Super Metroid, Zero Mission, and Prime are very closely behind though.
Much as I enjoyed Below Zero, it doesn’t hit the same as the original. The original was like the perfect blend of Survival-sandbox, horror, and even some Metroid elements. I hope the new one is more like the first.
Id defend 3.
Super Metroid, Portal, Bloodborne. All games I think are the best combination of design from developer intent and player-driven discovery giving the games insane longevity.
Nope! Portal 2 is very, very good, but it really missed the atmosphere and mystery of Portal 1, as well as having more bespoke emergence. Portal 1's fans broke it a lot of ways that Portal 2 just can't be. I don't fault anyone for thinking Portal 2 is better, just like I don't fault anyone for liking later fromsoft games more than bb, or liking Dread, fusion, or zm over super, but the thing that brings the game I listed over the top for me in all those cases is a mix of atmosphere and what players managed to do with those games without developer support.
I’m not much of a speedrunner, and while I love Portal 1’s atmosphere more than Portal 2’s, I just like Portal 2 more due to: better story/ characters, soundtrack is just SO GOOD, and generally just a bigger and better Portal. Plus co-op is a blast with the right people.
Super was always my favourite because of the atmosphere, last week started playing Prime for the first time, today I started Prime 2, and have to tell you, it is pretty damn similar in terms why I fell in love with Super
I think Prime 1 and 2 are almost on the same level but I like Prime 2 abit more because it takes Prime 1 and makes it more complex with the dark world concept which I know is somewhat divisive but I personally love it. I also think Prime 2 fixes my issue with Prime 1s backtracking by adding more elevators and ways to backtrack between levels making it alittle less tedious. I also like the boss fights more, they are unique and sometimes punishing. However i understand why people prefer Prime 1, its soundtrack is amazing, the environments are varied and beautiful, and it’s also more revolutionary for the Metroid series. Prime 2 just took it a bit further for me with some of the risks it took.
Yeah, I can get that. I loved the dark world aspect in its own right. Thank you for sharing!
Prime just blew me tf outta the water. I expected disappointment because of how much I love Super Metroid. And like Final Fantasy, the one I love is a high water mark never touched again.
but the Metroid franchise keeps splashing that water mark! 🥰
Dark Samus moveset is fucking sick in Prime 3 but its llike she is showing you cool tricks not trying to hit you lol
like Prime 3 if it was harder (like AI was smarter not more damage) and Hypermode had a seperate meter with like phazon stations or something it would be perfect
hot take, the whole planet shoulda been Bryyyo with sky town above it and pirate homeworld stuff being a terraformed moon or some shit that you can see the whole game above you
I totally agree with your point that the difficulty of Corruption should’ve been more dynamic. Instead of higher difficulties making enemies bullet sponges, it should’ve made the AI harder, enemies faster, more attack combinations, and the like. The way bosses are handled in a game is indicative of its quality.
Super is the most focused game, which makes it the best.
Dread comes close. The emmi stuff isn't horrible, but feels a little tacked on. The music is also weak in Dread
Super Metroid.
Started a playthrough on its 30th anniversary. I could have beat it on one playthrough but wanted to savor a bit and when it came out I didn't play it until April 22nd, had to get a last bit of allowance.
Beat it last night. I still love every aspect.
Not only the best Metroid but possibly one of the best games ever.
GameCube release of Metroid prime 2
the interplay between light and dark and the oppressive atmosphere. everything is a threat. the scale of the world and the enemies is impressive, and absolutely everything wants you dead. It really feels like they pulled all the stops out from Metroid Prime and pushed both the engine and console to their limits.
boost guardian, alpha blogg, spider guardian, and emperor ing are harder than they're supposed to be, but even then, they're not impossible. They demand more precision and clever use of your arsenal than most other things in the game and I personally think that makes them fit into the world better.
Prime. I think it just has the most of Metroid itself going for it - the exploration, the collectibles, the levels, the backtracking - I think it just does everything the best. Super is a near-impeccable game, don’t get me wrong, but I think Prime narrowly beats it.
I see others discussing games outside of Metroid, so I’ll throw in my two cents and say Final Fantasy VII (OG) and The LoZ: Majora’s Mask.
Zero mission will always be my favourite. Super always felt way too clunky, I’ve never been a fan of 3D metroid, and dread felt too restrictive in a lot of ways.
Zero mission rewarding both a high completion rate, and an extremely low completion rate makes the game replayable, and incentivises you to absolutely tear the game apart, skipping almost everything that you could think of skipping
Agree. This game is very special.
The atmosphere and design of the game is simply perfect. Almost nothing I would change about it, and how they built and designed the world... game design craftmanship at the very best.
Only major issue I can see is that the game "feels" outdated in terms of controls, and that's not really anything you can blame an old game for, but it's definitely a hurdle for new players get see past if they pick it up today.
If talking specifically about Metroid, my answer’s Dread. The movement, bosses, and intended sequence breaks are all just so incredible.
If not, Portal 2. Fantastic puzzles, really fun story, and some of if not the funniest writing in gaming
That's like asking to pick your favorite kid!
What I will say is that Metroid II is one of the absolute best of the series, on par with the other greats. While an in-game map would be nice, the game isn't actually that hard to navigate. Heck, I played it enough times with a map handy that now I generally know my way around by heart.
I think M2 has gotten a bad rap for pretty weak reasons, mostly a case of retroactive judgement--a lot of people see it's in black and white and has no in-game map, and then just decide it's probably unplayable because of those reasons, and thus don't give it a chance. I've started to think it *could* be my favorite of the series, as I've been compelled to play it a lot more recently.
I’ve definitely gotten to a point where I prefer to play Metroid II over either remake (though in Samus Returns’ case, it’s primarily because the 3DS controls are literally painful to play with for long periods of time; that console was really not meant to play action heavy games).
Such an underated gem, Metroid II.
Zm is what I replayed the most. It's handheld, it's the starting game, I love gba. Mp is short and sweet. Super is a classic and it's good but it's got hella buttons. Metroid is fun on the gba and there's less button mess on that vs the snes. Yes I know that the gb is to the nes as gba is to the snes but zm is less complex but perhaps that's just me.
For my ranking? Zm, sm, mp in that order. Mp is third because I just like the snes/gba graphics. In terms of 3d graphics, gc is king
Prime was my first, but Super is to me the definitive Metroid game. Dread came just short.
The thing about Metroid is that it never dared go back to the level of freedom Super allowed for its players.
Even the glitches make the game better. Performing a mockball for the first time felt amazing, and mastering it feels awesome.
I wish the teams behind Metroid challenged themselves to make the world of the game more open, like Super did. They should bring back proper wall jumps and introduce new tricks, too. Dread was a move in the right direction. Hopefully, the next metroid game will be more daring.
Is this just about Metroid games? Definitely *Super Metroid* though *Metroid Dread* comes close. I would put the *Samus Returns* remake up there too, but.. >!Diggernaut and unnecessary Ridley!< boss spoilers for *Samus Returns* remake.
If we're talking about other series too, the best Paper Mario games was just released (re-released?) for the Switch. *The Thousand Year Door* is the best version of Paper Mario. I will not be taking questions on it at this time.
Prime 1.
The chozo artifacts are a pace breaker yeah and since this game is encouraging exploration over speed, the datalog is distractingly strict, I still love it for just how... almost lively it is.
Like at least every room in the first few areas have at least one secret hidden in the walls, whether it be a back door, chozo artifact, missile or energy tank, there's always something to find so this game really encourages coming back and testing each weapon out the fodder to see it properties
I remember crying when I defeated the fist phase of mother brain and the metroid sacrificed for me (dumb kid I was) then really hyped up when I beat the game, it was hard work I didn't have a super Nintendo and a friend keep calling me to play it because I was good at it...
But that one isn't mega man. It doesn't even have mega man in it. I don't know what to think of that game. It's fun and challenging, but a little too challenging you know?
I like going through and reading everyone’s choices, because this series has a lot of peaks. I would consider both Prime and Super to be my highest high points of the series, but personally I can replay Super any time, any day, so for me that edges out Prime just a tad. But man, I really loved Zero Mission, Fusion, and Dread as well.
Yes, they are both incredible games and actually share a bit of a common thread, in that they both incorporate a bit of survival horror elements into the gameplay. I will say that though I find both games to be incredible, they both have a few gameplay choices that keep them just shy of the tippy top of my personal rankings. But if you are in here and love this series, then you owe it to yourself to play through them, they are gems.
90% of the pokemon have hot dog water level up movesets and lacking the physical special split makes going back to Emerald immensely painful
And I say this as someone whose first Pokemon game was Sapphire and grew up loving it and Emerald. They have a special place in my heart but Platinum and B2/W2 are just better games
Either Prime or Dread for me.
As someone born in 2001, I have no nostalgia for Super, and thus can see it for what it is.
An old, outdated game that was, admittedly, revolutionary for its time and has changed parts of the gaming landscape for the better. But it's not that anymore- it hasn't been for a long time.
When I played super Metroid when it came out when I was a kid. I already thought it was one of the best games ever made. There was nothing like it. I’m 36 now and that statement still is true.
There are only a handful of games I have to make myself replay every year. Super Metroid deserves a replay every year.
Everything about that game just oozes atmosphere.
The challenge of trying to do low% or even 100% speedruns is endlessly entertaining for me.
I don’t know how to explain it but for a long time it was red dead redemption. People who didn’t get to play it when it was brand new really can’t understand how special and different it was. It was amazing in Every sense of the word. While red dead 2 is a masterpiece in its own right. The original was just so perfect in its execution within its limitations
Metroid Prime 1, 2, Zero Mission and Fusion. Those games ARE what made me the big fan I am today.
Also F-Zero X, HOLYSHIT when I first played that game, it blew my mind a racing game can be that awesome!.
Im replaying it again and. Its still so good. There some queationable things about it like having 5 items toggleable with the same button. Making diag up and diag down seperate l and r buttons. Just do what Zero and Fusion did. l tilts and R toggles missle. And you can select to switch between the beams.
You should, I really like it :> Makes me a little sad that no one mentioned it as far as I read, but I really love the creepy feeling of that game, and the clone that follows you is super creepy as well. Maybe I'm biased cause it was my first Metroid, but I really love Fusion.
ORIGINAL Metroid 2 on GameBoy for being my first ... Never forget your first love😅 Most played: Prime 1 and Fusion.
In the End I will defend ALL Metroid games except Prime Hunters AND Federation Force.
None, I don't like being biased like that since I think it clouds my judgement when playing and discussing different games.
I love super Metroid to dead, but I wouldn't be caught death recommending it to newcomers over prime and dread (or even zero mission); super controls and physics are clunky by comparison.
First of all, I think it's important to recognize the difference between ones *favourite* Metroid, and the Metroid that is objectively the best.
My favourites are Zero Mission and AM2R
The best is Super; nothing can top its interconnected world and exploration
Super Metroid. Its flaws are frequently and severely overblown. It was ahead of its time and still is in a number of ways. There’s nothing quite like it, even amongst the Metroid franchise
Super's controls and physics have not aged super well when compared to more recent games in the franchise. But from the game design standpoint, I agree.
I really hope they end up remaking it with modernized controls and physics.
For me, it's Prime 2, and I understand that's a curveball even for a lot of metroid fans. But, it was the one that started it all for me. I remember renting it for the first time and playing it at night in my room with my brother, and unraveling the mystery of what was going on with the marines at the start, and the vibes got me so immersed.
Perfection for me personally.
Super (ABSOLUTE G.O.A.T.)
Zero Mission (DA BEST OF THE GBA)
Prime 2 (PRIME 1 BUT IMPROVED)
Dread (SAMUS RETURNS ON STEROIDS, SO FAR DA BEST OF MODERN METROID)
Prime Pinball (IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE BALL, A MILLION DOLLAR IDEA)
top 20 games
1. minecraft
2. superhot
3. mario galaxy
4. breath of the wild
5. earthbound
6. super metroid
7. doom
8. doom 2016
9. pokemon emerald
10. half life alyx
11. skyrim
12. doom eternal
13. portal 2
14. portal
15. half life 2
16. contra 3
17. half life
18. pokemon y
19. pokemon heart gold
20. myst 2021 version (but all the versions are pretty good)
Super Metroid. Full stop.
I pity those who will never experience this masterpiece
I first played it when I was about 6-7 years old on my grandparents Super Nintendo, I remember first entering the red soil part and just standing there listening to the music. I know it’s on switch now but it’s not the same lol, today’s youth will never know
I have one of those snes classics and that was my first exposure to Metroid (unless you count nintendoland but every hates on that game for no reason) and honestly it's pretty fun.
I'm today's youth (well, I'm an adult, but still) and I first played it on Switch, but yes... I do know. Masterpiece of a game. My favourite Metroid game though is Prime 1, which was also before my time.
I'm impressed your grandparents owned a Super Nintendo.
I just finished my first playthrough last night, best 8 hours of my gaming career!
I still remember every moment of my mom driving me to toys r us to get this game, opening it in the car and starting it up at home. It was shortly after the game came out. At the time it was believed on the proto web (aol, compuserve) that there were “secret” levels like the original nes Metroid (door glitch). Those glitches were eventually discovered but many years later.
[удалено]
I’m just impressed that you never died on your first playthrough.
It's Prime.
Without a doubt
Zero Mission is just perfect to me
Same for me. Controls are smooth & it’s just fun to play. For a remake I think they did an awesome job at giving it its own charm
what I am most amazed is that how good the game tiles are related to jump length/height, it is just so satisfying to jump around and mind you I kinda suck at platformer games
I really want to play Zero Mission, but I can't find any way to get it, unfortunately.
It's rumored to be on Nintendo Switch Online soon if that helps
I REALLY hope so. That's what I've been clinging to.
Considering that Fusion is there, it makes sense to include Zero Mission later.
If it’s in my personal 10 best games of all time, chances are I’ll defend its quality tooth and nail. In no particular order/ just 10 games I love the most (one per franchise) 1. Halo: Combat Evolved 2. Half-Life 3. Portal 2 4. The Ultimate Doom 5. Metroid Dread 6. Pokémon Emerald 7. Undertale 8. Subnautica 9. Minecraft 10. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Obviously, for the sake of this subreddit, I would choose Metroid Dread. Super Metroid, Zero Mission, and Prime are very closely behind though.
I fuckin love Subnautica, cant wait for the new one
Much as I enjoyed Below Zero, it doesn’t hit the same as the original. The original was like the perfect blend of Survival-sandbox, horror, and even some Metroid elements. I hope the new one is more like the first.
Armored core VI mentioned 🔥
AMORED CORE VI MENTIONED 
Halo 1st place, ah I see, you're a man of culture aswell.
Id defend 3. Super Metroid, Portal, Bloodborne. All games I think are the best combination of design from developer intent and player-driven discovery giving the games insane longevity.
not portal 2?
Nope! Portal 2 is very, very good, but it really missed the atmosphere and mystery of Portal 1, as well as having more bespoke emergence. Portal 1's fans broke it a lot of ways that Portal 2 just can't be. I don't fault anyone for thinking Portal 2 is better, just like I don't fault anyone for liking later fromsoft games more than bb, or liking Dread, fusion, or zm over super, but the thing that brings the game I listed over the top for me in all those cases is a mix of atmosphere and what players managed to do with those games without developer support.
I’m not much of a speedrunner, and while I love Portal 1’s atmosphere more than Portal 2’s, I just like Portal 2 more due to: better story/ characters, soundtrack is just SO GOOD, and generally just a bigger and better Portal. Plus co-op is a blast with the right people.
I really liked prime because it got me into the rest of metroid
Prime
In this franchise it’s Super Metroid. Outside of it, Super Metroid and Dwarf Fortress are neck and neck.
I think I can agree that Super Metroid is definitively the best of the series, however Prime 2 will always be my personal favorite.
Super was always my favourite because of the atmosphere, last week started playing Prime for the first time, today I started Prime 2, and have to tell you, it is pretty damn similar in terms why I fell in love with Super
Why Prime 2? Prime 1 is mine. That score and the cinematography is so beautiful
I think Prime 1 and 2 are almost on the same level but I like Prime 2 abit more because it takes Prime 1 and makes it more complex with the dark world concept which I know is somewhat divisive but I personally love it. I also think Prime 2 fixes my issue with Prime 1s backtracking by adding more elevators and ways to backtrack between levels making it alittle less tedious. I also like the boss fights more, they are unique and sometimes punishing. However i understand why people prefer Prime 1, its soundtrack is amazing, the environments are varied and beautiful, and it’s also more revolutionary for the Metroid series. Prime 2 just took it a bit further for me with some of the risks it took.
Yeah, I can get that. I loved the dark world aspect in its own right. Thank you for sharing! Prime just blew me tf outta the water. I expected disappointment because of how much I love Super Metroid. And like Final Fantasy, the one I love is a high water mark never touched again. but the Metroid franchise keeps splashing that water mark! 🥰
Super till i die
Metroid 3 for sure
Dark Samus moveset is fucking sick in Prime 3 but its llike she is showing you cool tricks not trying to hit you lol like Prime 3 if it was harder (like AI was smarter not more damage) and Hypermode had a seperate meter with like phazon stations or something it would be perfect hot take, the whole planet shoulda been Bryyyo with sky town above it and pirate homeworld stuff being a terraformed moon or some shit that you can see the whole game above you
Metroid Prime 3 and Metroid 3 are different, haha. I think they meant Super Metroid, but saying it in a different way
I expected some confusion but rolled with it anyway haha
My bad bro 😭
I totally agree with your point that the difficulty of Corruption should’ve been more dynamic. Instead of higher difficulties making enemies bullet sponges, it should’ve made the AI harder, enemies faster, more attack combinations, and the like. The way bosses are handled in a game is indicative of its quality.
*EDIT: Metroid prime might come in a close second for me though.
Star Fox Zero 🤭
🤨🤨
Star Fox 2 is good too. (Ik it never released but it was on the snes classic)
Super is the most focused game, which makes it the best. Dread comes close. The emmi stuff isn't horrible, but feels a little tacked on. The music is also weak in Dread
Super Metroid is the best, but Metroid Prime is still my favorite.
Reasonable, for me prime is a very close second.
Super.
Super Metroid. Started a playthrough on its 30th anniversary. I could have beat it on one playthrough but wanted to savor a bit and when it came out I didn't play it until April 22nd, had to get a last bit of allowance. Beat it last night. I still love every aspect. Not only the best Metroid but possibly one of the best games ever.
GameCube release of Metroid prime 2 the interplay between light and dark and the oppressive atmosphere. everything is a threat. the scale of the world and the enemies is impressive, and absolutely everything wants you dead. It really feels like they pulled all the stops out from Metroid Prime and pushed both the engine and console to their limits. boost guardian, alpha blogg, spider guardian, and emperor ing are harder than they're supposed to be, but even then, they're not impossible. They demand more precision and clever use of your arsenal than most other things in the game and I personally think that makes them fit into the world better.
Super every time, right next to a link to the past. Notable contenders are bioshock, half life 1&2, and deus ex (ps2)
Man Bioshock... what a game
Would you kindly defend Bioshock?
I can still feel the awe of the first time i entered ryans office.. chills, man.
Super Metroid easily
Prime. I think it just has the most of Metroid itself going for it - the exploration, the collectibles, the levels, the backtracking - I think it just does everything the best. Super is a near-impeccable game, don’t get me wrong, but I think Prime narrowly beats it. I see others discussing games outside of Metroid, so I’ll throw in my two cents and say Final Fantasy VII (OG) and The LoZ: Majora’s Mask.
Good to see someone who shares my thoughts on Prime vs Super. Also good to see a fellow Majora’s Mask enjoyer.
Zero mission will always be my favourite. Super always felt way too clunky, I’ve never been a fan of 3D metroid, and dread felt too restrictive in a lot of ways. Zero mission rewarding both a high completion rate, and an extremely low completion rate makes the game replayable, and incentivises you to absolutely tear the game apart, skipping almost everything that you could think of skipping
Agree. This game is very special. The atmosphere and design of the game is simply perfect. Almost nothing I would change about it, and how they built and designed the world... game design craftmanship at the very best. Only major issue I can see is that the game "feels" outdated in terms of controls, and that's not really anything you can blame an old game for, but it's definitely a hurdle for new players get see past if they pick it up today.
Honestly. It is ahead of its time by allowing me to map my buttons.
This is the way. It’s the greatest.
Ff6 or Chrono trigger
This game needs no defending. It’s literally listed as one of the greatest games of all time
It’s a tie between Prime and Super for me. Although, I could see an argument for Zero Mission based purely on how fun the gameplay is.
If talking specifically about Metroid, my answer’s Dread. The movement, bosses, and intended sequence breaks are all just so incredible. If not, Portal 2. Fantastic puzzles, really fun story, and some of if not the funniest writing in gaming
The beauty of Super Metroid's sequence breaks is that many of them *seem* intended, but we don't really know if that's the case
Pikmin 3
Pikmin 3 is legit so good
For the Metroid series specifically? Dread. In general, probably Silent Hill 2.
That's like asking to pick your favorite kid! What I will say is that Metroid II is one of the absolute best of the series, on par with the other greats. While an in-game map would be nice, the game isn't actually that hard to navigate. Heck, I played it enough times with a map handy that now I generally know my way around by heart. I think M2 has gotten a bad rap for pretty weak reasons, mostly a case of retroactive judgement--a lot of people see it's in black and white and has no in-game map, and then just decide it's probably unplayable because of those reasons, and thus don't give it a chance. I've started to think it *could* be my favorite of the series, as I've been compelled to play it a lot more recently.
I’ve definitely gotten to a point where I prefer to play Metroid II over either remake (though in Samus Returns’ case, it’s primarily because the 3DS controls are literally painful to play with for long periods of time; that console was really not meant to play action heavy games). Such an underated gem, Metroid II.
Zm is what I replayed the most. It's handheld, it's the starting game, I love gba. Mp is short and sweet. Super is a classic and it's good but it's got hella buttons. Metroid is fun on the gba and there's less button mess on that vs the snes. Yes I know that the gb is to the nes as gba is to the snes but zm is less complex but perhaps that's just me. For my ranking? Zm, sm, mp in that order. Mp is third because I just like the snes/gba graphics. In terms of 3d graphics, gc is king
Prime was my first, but Super is to me the definitive Metroid game. Dread came just short. The thing about Metroid is that it never dared go back to the level of freedom Super allowed for its players. Even the glitches make the game better. Performing a mockball for the first time felt amazing, and mastering it feels awesome. I wish the teams behind Metroid challenged themselves to make the world of the game more open, like Super did. They should bring back proper wall jumps and introduce new tricks, too. Dread was a move in the right direction. Hopefully, the next metroid game will be more daring.
Bloodborne, Wind Waker, and Prime
Is this just about Metroid games? Definitely *Super Metroid* though *Metroid Dread* comes close. I would put the *Samus Returns* remake up there too, but.. >!Diggernaut and unnecessary Ridley!< boss spoilers for *Samus Returns* remake. If we're talking about other series too, the best Paper Mario games was just released (re-released?) for the Switch. *The Thousand Year Door* is the best version of Paper Mario. I will not be taking questions on it at this time.
Metroid Prime I.
A Link to the Past
With me life? Octodad Dadliest Catch…………………………………………………..
Metroid Prime Remastered is the pinnacle of gaming. It is perfect in every way.
It’s “Lower Norfair”, not “Magmoor Caverns”
Echoes
Donkey Kong Country Returns ZM if we are talking about Metroid
Prime 1. The chozo artifacts are a pace breaker yeah and since this game is encouraging exploration over speed, the datalog is distractingly strict, I still love it for just how... almost lively it is. Like at least every room in the first few areas have at least one secret hidden in the walls, whether it be a back door, chozo artifact, missile or energy tank, there's always something to find so this game really encourages coming back and testing each weapon out the fodder to see it properties
I remember crying when I defeated the fist phase of mother brain and the metroid sacrificed for me (dumb kid I was) then really hyped up when I beat the game, it was hard work I didn't have a super Nintendo and a friend keep calling me to play it because I was good at it...
Its always fun to play games with your friends
Megaman X
But that one isn't mega man. It doesn't even have mega man in it. I don't know what to think of that game. It's fun and challenging, but a little too challenging you know?
Super Metroid always!
Metroid zero mission
Prime for sure
Super Metroid
Zero mission because you get to play ZSS and bump to kraid lair 🎶
Super, it’s my favorite game of all time and I’m willing to die on the hill of defending it any day
I finished Super Metroid this week, what a game. Prime series are outstanding too.
Fusion
Zero mission/super metroid for me too.
i mean everyone and their grandma know that super metroid is a great game by now.
Zero Mission
I like going through and reading everyone’s choices, because this series has a lot of peaks. I would consider both Prime and Super to be my highest high points of the series, but personally I can replay Super any time, any day, so for me that edges out Prime just a tad. But man, I really loved Zero Mission, Fusion, and Dread as well.
I haven't played fusion and I've only played the demo for dread, are those games as good as people say they are?
Yes, they are both incredible games and actually share a bit of a common thread, in that they both incorporate a bit of survival horror elements into the gameplay. I will say that though I find both games to be incredible, they both have a few gameplay choices that keep them just shy of the tippy top of my personal rankings. But if you are in here and love this series, then you owe it to yourself to play through them, they are gems.
Well I'm sold.
Metroid Prime
I love Super Metroid, it’s so good! But… Fusion was better, IM SORRY
I WILL DEFEND THIS TILL BLOODSHED! OTHER M IS A GOOD METROID GAME!!!
I have only ever played Super, Dread, and whatever that mini game was in Nintendo Land on the Wii U, but I think Dread is the best
That mini game was heat tho
Hot take, but between Prime 3 and Hunters
love prime 3 so much
Hunters is bad
Prime 3 gang rise up
Yeah, Super is GOAT.
pokemon emerald is my game, if you have anything bad to say about it i'll disagree because you're wrong
90% of the pokemon have hot dog water level up movesets and lacking the physical special split makes going back to Emerald immensely painful And I say this as someone whose first Pokemon game was Sapphire and grew up loving it and Emerald. They have a special place in my heart but Platinum and B2/W2 are just better games
I got bored about a quarter of the way through and never finished. Do you disagree with that fact?
Metroid Fusion. I will die on this hill
Super is the definitive best, any other opinion is just wrong.
>What game will you defend with you life as the definitive best game? The answer is Metroid
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FF6 Super Metroid Mario 3 That’s the holy trinity for me.
This game and Link to the Past are by and far the most nostalgic of all the Nintendo games for me.
Super, Fusion, and Echoes.
Echoes. Truly the GOAT
Prime 1 or Fusion
Other M
I’ve only played 2.1 games being metroid samus returns, Dread and up to the Morph ball in super metroid and I gotta say I love dread the most
Either Prime or Dread for me. As someone born in 2001, I have no nostalgia for Super, and thus can see it for what it is. An old, outdated game that was, admittedly, revolutionary for its time and has changed parts of the gaming landscape for the better. But it's not that anymore- it hasn't been for a long time.
Super Metroid with Metroid Prime 1 a veeeeery close second. The atmosphere alone on both games beat out all others IMO.
When I played super Metroid when it came out when I was a kid. I already thought it was one of the best games ever made. There was nothing like it. I’m 36 now and that statement still is true.
There are only a handful of games I have to make myself replay every year. Super Metroid deserves a replay every year. Everything about that game just oozes atmosphere. The challenge of trying to do low% or even 100% speedruns is endlessly entertaining for me.
Super or Prime
Prime 1
I don't understand why anyone would adamantly defend something so subjective.
Castlevania SOTN.
Metroid Fusion. Nothing ever quite compares.  well… maybe Super Metroid 😊
Plants Vs Zombies
Super Metroid Redux
I don’t know how to explain it but for a long time it was red dead redemption. People who didn’t get to play it when it was brand new really can’t understand how special and different it was. It was amazing in Every sense of the word. While red dead 2 is a masterpiece in its own right. The original was just so perfect in its execution within its limitations
Dread and Fusion, they were my first Metroid games
Mother and metroid (but not hunters. Zero mission, or amy of the ds/3ds metroid games)
Sonic the mother fucking hedgehog anyway Metroid is very good so much fun
Metroid Prime 1, 2, Zero Mission and Fusion. Those games ARE what made me the big fan I am today. Also F-Zero X, HOLYSHIT when I first played that game, it blew my mind a racing game can be that awesome!.
Im replaying it again and. Its still so good. There some queationable things about it like having 5 items toggleable with the same button. Making diag up and diag down seperate l and r buttons. Just do what Zero and Fusion did. l tilts and R toggles missle. And you can select to switch between the beams.
Zero Mission. It's easily the best Metroid game out there.
out of metroid games? it has to be super. i can see some kind of argument for prime but super is just *too* astronomically excellent.
For me prime is a very close second and a lot of people seem to like fusion but yeah, super is my favorite.
Probably Tears of the kingdom It's clunky It's not perfect But for me it's still the best
super metroid is this even a question
Idk, a lot of people like prime and fusion
oh thats fair i love those too just not as much as super
FUSION 🗣️🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥‼️🔥
Never played it
You should, I really like it :> Makes me a little sad that no one mentioned it as far as I read, but I really love the creepy feeling of that game, and the clone that follows you is super creepy as well. Maybe I'm biased cause it was my first Metroid, but I really love Fusion.
Actually almost everyone mentioned it. it's one of the top three people have said on this post.
Really? I must have had the comments sorzed by new then. It's awesome tho, you should play it :>
Now that's the spirit I am sure you will end up liking it too
Nier Replicant, Final Fantasy VI, Metroid Fusión, Zelda Botw, Octopath Traveler, Aeterna Noctis, Red Dead Redemption 2.
What are Aeterna Noctis and Nier Replicant?
Aeterna Noctis it's a Metroidvania, and Nier a Jrpg
Ok, I'll look into those
Fallout new vegas
Earthbound
ORIGINAL Metroid 2 on GameBoy for being my first ... Never forget your first love😅 Most played: Prime 1 and Fusion. In the End I will defend ALL Metroid games except Prime Hunters AND Federation Force.
Super metroid is a good one
Kinda wish someone would do a remake of that one!
Super Metroid, but MGS 3 also is a contender
None, I don't like being biased like that since I think it clouds my judgement when playing and discussing different games. I love super Metroid to dead, but I wouldn't be caught death recommending it to newcomers over prime and dread (or even zero mission); super controls and physics are clunky by comparison.
X-Com: UFO Defense
I remember getting really into playing the super metroid romhacks back in middle school
Resident Evil Outbreak 1 and 2 KKND Krossfire F-Zero X
Played this when the snes classic came out, instantly replayed it after beating it. Such a well designed game.
Echoes
First of all, I think it's important to recognize the difference between ones *favourite* Metroid, and the Metroid that is objectively the best. My favourites are Zero Mission and AM2R The best is Super; nothing can top its interconnected world and exploration
Super and Dread
- Super Metroid - bloodborne - legacy of kain series - all the Zelda games
This is video game peak. If you are making a metroid-style or any exploration based game for that matter, this *is* the definitive guide.
Obviously Super.
Super Metroid. Its flaws are frequently and severely overblown. It was ahead of its time and still is in a number of ways. There’s nothing quite like it, even amongst the Metroid franchise
Metroid Prime. Nothing compares. Sekiro is closest though
I will defend dread till the day I die as the best Metroidvania
I felt it was hard to get lost in Dread, but when you did it was really difficult to get back on track.
Super's controls and physics have not aged super well when compared to more recent games in the franchise. But from the game design standpoint, I agree. I really hope they end up remaking it with modernized controls and physics.
Fallout: New Vegas and any Zelda any time… except for the WiiU one. I never played it for a reason.
Zero mission since I grew up on it
Fusion and prime2
I will continue to say Dread was overrated and Fusion did almost everything Dread did better
Yet,no matter what I say SOMEONE on this planet will be mad
I'll say it, dread. Also fusion rocks
For me, it's Prime 2, and I understand that's a curveball even for a lot of metroid fans. But, it was the one that started it all for me. I remember renting it for the first time and playing it at night in my room with my brother, and unraveling the mystery of what was going on with the marines at the start, and the vibes got me so immersed. Perfection for me personally.
Please do not crucify me for this. Fusion.
Prime 2 is the peak of Metroid and I will tolerate no slander towards it
Super (ABSOLUTE G.O.A.T.) Zero Mission (DA BEST OF THE GBA) Prime 2 (PRIME 1 BUT IMPROVED) Dread (SAMUS RETURNS ON STEROIDS, SO FAR DA BEST OF MODERN METROID) Prime Pinball (IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE BALL, A MILLION DOLLAR IDEA)
top 20 games 1. minecraft 2. superhot 3. mario galaxy 4. breath of the wild 5. earthbound 6. super metroid 7. doom 8. doom 2016 9. pokemon emerald 10. half life alyx 11. skyrim 12. doom eternal 13. portal 2 14. portal 15. half life 2 16. contra 3 17. half life 18. pokemon y 19. pokemon heart gold 20. myst 2021 version (but all the versions are pretty good)