Metroid Dread - Fun in the Moment, but Unfocused in Structure

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Version Gamma
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Game:
Metroid Dread (2021)
Duration: 37:09
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19 Years after Metroid Fusion, Nintendo finally decided that it gives a solitary fuck about 2D Metroid, and with Mercury Steam at the wheel, have finished the long rumored Project Dread.

But with all of that pressure, can it really live up to the legacy of Metroid?

Uh oh, is this a bad opinion alert? Cause I'd say no, in my opinion it doesn't, but that also doesn't mean the game ain't good, just that I find it's contemperaries more interesting.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:59- Developed By Mercury Steam
3:44 - A Refreshingly Fair Challenge
6:51 - E.xtremely M.inimal M.echanical I.mpedances
10:32 - Pretty Visuals, But At What Cost?
18:20 - A Guided Tour of ZDR
25:39 - Puzzles, Secrets, and the Moment to Moment
31:45 - A Lack of Focus (Final Thoughts)
34:30 - End

Thanks to Army of One (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLdkxA4t4t73rRa_XqKr0PA) for the Shotgun mic used at the end

Featured Videos:
Metroid Dread Speedrun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpcti8QR7eY&t=2386s
Super Metroid RBO Speedrun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN0RtVBJZZc
Why You (Probably) Didn't Get Lost in Metroid Dread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pop-cc9kmY
Metroid Dread - Development History:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afUI8nIrGgI
Metroid Dread Announcment Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjCICl7dDo



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