Metroid Dread review! - I wanted to like this game more...

[AllfatherStarr]

IcaroRibeiro said:

AllfatherStarr said:

I found it hard to have a strong opinion on Dread, one way or the other. By modern standards, its a good enough Metroidvania, but doesn't merit the 60 bucks price tag. If this is as far as Nintendo could push the genre , then I might be ok with there not being more 2D Metroid games, as other studios are doing more than enough to scratch that itch already without charging a premium for the privilege.

I like Metroidvanias and loved Dread, so I will keep buying 2D Metroids, but I'm surprised with the amount of love and overwhelmingly good reception Dread is getting, I wonder if people are playing modern Metroidvanias at all 

Exactly, it's like rewarding Nintendo for not giving up on the genre, which is bizarre, because the genre itself is thriving more than ever before. As for the Metroid franchise, Prime is a much more novel concept, even now, as there really hasn't been an explosion of exploration based FPS. If I actually sit and think about it, Dread never makes my top 5 Metroidvanias, and maybe not even the top 10.