I keep meaning to play Metroid Dread, but it has been sitting in my cupboard collecting dust for years.
It's such a visually stunning game from what I've seen. But I come from the 90s gaming era where there weren't very many buttons to press and not such a steep learning curve. These new games and controllers seem so complicated!
It could be different for everyone but I think dread does a fairly good job and teaching the player its mechanics and player movements in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the player. Its got a nice learning curve. Obviously im not saying the game is always easy because of this, but i never found it to be unfair
Thanks! That is reassuring. "Never found it to be unfair" is exactly what I needed to hear.
I'm dating myself again by saying this, but: Super Metroid was very f***ing unfair and had weird physics. You could do crazy things in the game if you mastered it, but for us normies, you're more likely to end up slamming your controller and cursing the game over and over. I don't need that kind of stress in my life. LOL.
I feel i should mention, that just because i found it fair doesnt necessarily mean everyone else will. Everyone has a different difficulty tolerance.
Dread does have a number of challenging moments but, unless you did some sequence breaks, you should be given the right tools and abilities to succeed. It might take a bit of practice thats all. But when you start getting the hang of the movement and abilities… i gotta say it does feel goooood.
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u/LavenderSunburst Aug 19 '26
I keep meaning to play Metroid Dread, but it has been sitting in my cupboard collecting dust for years.
It's such a visually stunning game from what I've seen. But I come from the 90s gaming era where there weren't very many buttons to press and not such a steep learning curve. These new games and controllers seem so complicated!