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One of my overblown expectations for the June Nintendo Direct included the announcement of a new Metroid project by MercurySteam, which didn't happen. But it looks like we might be still getting one in the near future.
The Ministry of Justice and Public Safety in Brazil temporarily listed a rating for an upcoming Nintendo title, called Metroid Ravenous. This was obviously by mistake and has been removed already, but the internet sees everything and never forgets, so you can find some screenshots of the matter, originating from UniversoNintendo.com.
Well, this is certainly exciting. MercurySteam could have been working on a Super Metroid remake and that would have been awesome as well, but amidst the current wave of remakes of beloved classics from the 90s, it's probably best to follow up directly on Metroid Dread, which came out in 2021 and was absolutely fantastic. After having waited 19 years between Metroid 4 and 5, shortening that wait to five years would certainly be a refreshing change of pace for the franchise, right in time for its 40th Anniversary.
The title "Ravenous" indicates that Samus is not yet done facing her dark Chozo connections, as revealed by the antagonist Raven Beak. Sorry, English is not my first language and I interpreted the word as "raven-like", but it actually means "voracious". My bad. But in that case...
Anyway, the cat is out of the bag and the bag is out of the river, so Nintendo might as well release a trailer for the game as soon as they have one ready. Show us what this is about. I'd also love to see a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade for Metroid Dread, while they are at it.
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I know all too well. My government is known for these bureucratic "accidents". But I'll take those over the current USA situation any day.
I'm in fact replaying Prime 4 right now, and actually enjoying it quite a bit more the second time around. Still has its flaws, but I can play past them. I had to do Hard Mode anyway in order to unlock the remaining concept art. And it is brutal. Parts of it are harder than anything in the first three games, especially those early Psy-Bot encounters in Volt Forge with few E-Tanks. On the other hand, I got used to the free aim and the boss fights surprisingly well.
But in retrospect, Dread is the better game by far. I cannot wait for a 2D sequel.
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