Super Metroid Subversion (v1.2) part 13: This progression is a hot mess

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Published on November 19, 2022 1:11:29 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6DPl3baik4

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Super Metroid (1994)

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SPOILER WARNING: If you're planning to play this romhack, and don't want the existence of certain things spoiled, turn back now. (If you're looking to get a sense for new players, start at part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKtKF-tl6w)



We're back once again, as it turns out, to perform nearly the same idea I had last time, except to go through a different door that I completely spaced out on before, and to use a shortcut that I had absolutely no idea existed. Also, I have more energy and ammo this time, and make efforts to collect even more of both before attempting this, as it is very much necessary to make what is clearly the only remaining progression option more tenable.

The night before this stream, I wrote down all of the remaining major item locations and tried laying out different options of where the remaining required items for completing the game could be. All of the attempts at fitting these into place failed, save for the one involving the next progression being at the first quest's power bombs location. There's one small problem with this: there's a ton of lava between me and that item and I have no lava protection. As it turns out, the demo reel's crystal flash clip being located somewhere within the Vulnar Root (though not along the critical path to this item) may have been an intentional hint.

I wasn't sure which item was going to be down there, but once I found it, I already had guesses lined up as to where the remaining 2 critical items would be, both of which turned out to be correct. At that point, I had all I needed to complete the game - even having only fought one of the 4 main bosses. After finishing the playthrough, I doubled back to Crocomire and Draygon, mainly to see whether my original guess (or moreso hope) as to what Draygon was guarding would come true.

So there you have it - Super Metroid Subversion has something for everyone, including vastly different experiences for first-time players and those who dig hard enough to unlock everything it has to offer. Second Quest absolutely makes you scratch your head, sometimes squint, demands heavy execution at a couple of points, and perhaps to a problematic extent, expects you to find shortcuts that you had no reason to even know existed in your first playthrough. If this were any other romhack, I might not have persisted, but Subversion's attention to detail thus far had me inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt and push through.

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