My experience with the Metroid franchise is quite brief. I started with Metroid Other M (was 10$ brand new) and loved it. Bought a second hand gamecube with Prime and really enjoyed what I played. But I didn't end up beating it... Hope to revisit the prime series on switch though. Then came Samus Returns. Though I dabbled in the older 2D titles, it was only briefly and I just felt like it wasn't for me (the older ones... yes, blasphemy). I really enjoyed Samus Returns but I wish it was on Switch.
So far, I'm in the second area in Dread. It's taken me a few hours, I know I'm slow and still relatively new to Metroid. So far though, I'm having a blast. This may end up being my game of the year. The controls are so tight. The atmosphere is amazing. Perfect difficulty so far. I think I'm now a regular customer of Metroid games. Can't wait to play more.
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