10 Metroid Dread Tips! - Beginner's Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2024
- Metroid Dread day is here! Whether you're new to the Metroid series or not, these 10 tips will ensure you die less on Planet ZDR. We all like dying less, don't we?
0:00 Intro
0:38 Counter the E.M.M.I.
1:26 Hide under Morph Ball Slots
2:09 Farm Items
2:39 Utilize Map Markers
3:20 Highlight Icons
4:03 Use Pulse Radar
4:17 Don't Worry About Backtracking in The Beginning
5:28 Memorize Bosses' Attack Patterns!
6:08 NEVER Forget to Counterattack
6:43 Flash Shift will SAVE YOUR LIFE
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Metroid is the only game in which I need to 100% concentrate when I play, esp aroung the EMMI zone. I somehow magically blast through the first zone so quickly I didn't know how I did it.
It gets harder as you progress! Brace yourself, you're in for one satisfying rocky ride.
The Flash Ability is one of the best dodge moves ever! You can use it three times in around with just one glow.
When fighting the Robo Chozo Warriors (specially the Twin ones), for the LOVE of THE BABY; use your Storm Missiles (that one where you hold R to charge and release a lot at once).
In combination with the Aieon Flash Shift; it makes the whole encounter so much less frustrating!
I second this. I only found this out on the very last one (which pretty much requires it). I would have beaten the previous ones so much faster had I thought of using the storm missiles.
I agree. This is an underrated upgrade. Although it takes some practice. You have to lock on and fire the missiles without getting hit. Made easier with Flash Shift of course, but still takes some concentration and awareness of what all enemies are doing.
I saw a video someone facing the twin robo chozo soldiers, and they one-shoted each with a shine spark. It was impressive. Idk how they built up the speed to activate it. Especially with both chozos attacking them.
That’s very true I use this technique only with the robot chozo soldiers
Dude 100%!!!
I did that on my third attempt and just blasted through them so quickly
I have to say really enjoying this game right now and Super Metroid sits very high on my favor games of all time list and Dread is right there with that very good
Yes I agree. Before this game came out I had doubts that it could live up to the greatness of Super Metroid, but it definitely ranks among Super Metroid.
The only thing I disagree with here is not exploring early. I found exploring until you hit a the need for a missing skill will snag some extra health and missiles. Helps make combat more forgiving and cuts down on back tracking later.
only metroid games i’ve played in my lifetime are the original, super metroid, fusion, and the prime trilogy, but this is one of the most interesting games i’ve ever played. the environment is great, music is incredible, and the combat and EMMI sequences are great. probably my game of the year
"only"? You missed 2 games, Metroid 2 and Other M... That's a preeetty good ratio imo. :D
@@Atlessa nah, Other M is the worse.
@@CorruptionManX How does that change the fact that 7 out of nine is a good ratio?
@@Atlessa for me is a solid 5.
Beat the game twice, second was the under 4 hour run, and I didn’t know the map markers were actually that useful! Thanks!
I feel smart for realizing Flash Shift's combat potential by myself.
This game is so great! Just reached the second zone. Can be difficult at times especially with EMMI following you around, but Overall I’m enjoying the game a lot.
The window to counter an EMMI is incredibly tight.
Don't worry, you'll learn tips and tricks to survive, and make sure you check every nook and cranny
Here is my tip: you can slide and even wall jump while using the speed booster without losing the speed status.
See, *that's* a tip I needed, I had no clue you could change directions and was wondering how the hell I get some of those speed boost blocks when there's no place to run.
@@trevorweisberg8470 You know about the shinespark?
@@Atlessa Yes, but I could never angle it or keep the speed boost charge for some of the areas. Example, the blocks near the entrance to Dairon from Cataris, I didn't know I could just wall jump my way over to it until now.
This game is brutal. Fun but brutal. I died within the first 10 minutes lol
I died on the first E.M.M.I lol
@@maximumpink8487 same
@@maximumpink8487 Me too. xD
I've gotten stuck on a couple of the bosses for several hours straight to the point I had to put the game down. Currently, stuck on Experiment Z-57. Definitely enjoy the game but I don't know if I'll ever finish it.
@@thebatman8957 if you like the metroid lore, do make sure to finish it!
One thing I found helpful once those Chozo robots start double teaming you is utilizing the highest platform in the room, and also your Storm Rockets once you get them. Just run around the upper platform, lure one up, let off some rockets and jump over it down below and run around and hop back up on the other side and rinse and repeat. Hard to explain but it's easy once you get it. I had less trouble fighting the pairs than I did them individually
This. They're actually kind of too easy once you realize this is all you need to do. The challenge is just not messing up.
The sinister behavior of the emmi is akin to a guardian
I'm still at the beginning but I noticed that you could use the slide to dodge attacks faster. It really feels like I'm playing Bayonetta sometimes lol
Or Mega Man. ;)
@@Ray_2112 or Dead Cells
I'm not sure the slide is faster than just running, though?
@@Atlessa I think the slide is pretty good in dodging
As soon as you get a powerup pull up the map and look where to use that ability, even if it leads to a teleporter just follow the shortest path.
After you release the X parasites go left and take either tram to Burinia then go up through the newly opened path.
Just Beat the game, and it's FANTASTIC. What a great time to be Metroid Fan! And Buy It if you want more Metroid! Sadly, the Metroid Series is not poplular in Japan and they don't make tons of sales. I hope that Metroid Dread sales can change Nintendo mind, but i probably doub it because...it's Nintendo.
Is it true the games short? I was going to get it but $90 ish bucks with taxes here in Canada for a game that’s around 10 hours is wild.
@@chris123chris82 Metroid games in general have good replay value as well.
@@chris123chris82 i'll just say this, If you like Metroid, or fan of the Metroid/vania Genre. I highly would get it. But if you're not, just hold off. You can beat this game within 6-9 hours, and that's only if you know the critical path the whole game.
I’m already waiting for a second Dread , but doubt it tho..
Didn't know the EMMIs had a tell for when to counter. I've been one-shotted way too much trying to get the timing right (which seemed absolutely random). I'll make sure to look for that flash. Thanks.
I've never been that great in any games. I can defend myself pretty well and it sucks that the game is too hard for me because I'm loving everything about it. Right now I'm stuck on Kraid but after 8 or 10 tries I'm getting frustrated. I even got a couple of times with no damage or recovered the health in the first phase but those balls he throws are kicking my ass and I've been close a few times but I just ran out of health because I'm not good dodging the bass or destroying them. I only have two energy tanks and I'm doubting I can access any more of them :(. I'll try some more when I get a chance but damn. I've only played 2 of the prime games and part of Super Metroid
Did you ever beat Kraid?
They added an easy (beginner mode). Time to try again 👍
Fun fact: you can sequence break the bombs to skip the second phase
Tip for people new to Metroid: Do not be afraid to ask others for help. Often the game will leave you with no clear way forward and will leave it to you to either test the environment or move certain objects.
I've had to look up a walkthrough 2 times because I had no idea where to go and felt stupid because both times they were kind of obvious rocks you can destroy but now I notice breakable stuff very easily, so I learned.
@@ErimlRGG i feel. I grew up playing Metroid Dread but even i got stuck a couple times on blocks that hid a little too well.
I'm haveing a blast with this game
The parry mechanic is really fun, I'm a long time metroid fan, SNES metroid is one of the first games I ever played, recently just got a switch so I was able to play the GBA metroid which I didn't get a chance to when I was younger unfortunately, super hyped for this
Well practicing Counter against EMMI doesn't help since it's random each time. Unless earlier ones aren't random. I'm at the purple one and there is no tell as to when and no pattern either.
Joey, you will be happy to hear that this game, at least in my area, is flying off the shelves. I went to two different Targets and they were sold out! This was at 4pm on the day it came out! Luckily, I managed to find an employee who found a copy in the back for me. I have never had to look so hard for a game before, especially on day one.
I've played the demo.
Although I'm the worst of noobs (the kind that doesn't get hit by enemies but rather takes damage for accidentally touching them) I'm surprisingly good at countering EMMIs. I get it right like, 70% of the time, which is a nice result. Maybe all that practice with BOTW's Guardians is paying off.
Then I run away but miss the jumps or run straight into the EMMI. I escape again and when I finally exit the EMMI area I get killed by fish.
Just 100% completed it on normal mode, and I had a great time. I respect that this game expects you to have at least played one of the previous games before because it’s pretty brutal at times if you haven’t. But super fun once you see yourself start getting good at the game
Same :), I did it in 10 hours 25 min. What about you?
How do you change the difficulty then , or is it set to change after the first game is completed ?
@@martfp88 it took me just over 11 hours, but it also took me a solid hour to figure out that one shinespark puzzle in Burenia; so rewarding when you finally figure it out tho :)
@@madi2380 the default difficulty can’t be changed, but if you stick with it, you’ll get better at the game as you go. You also unlock hard difficulty if you 100% normal mode
@@Ike_Madd14 I know! it is very rewarding, that's why going oldschool with no internet or guides is the way to go. It is also cool to see, after figuring out thej puzzles yourself, how different everyone is doing it, specially the shinespark puzzles. I will admit my ways were never as fancy as some of the ones I have seen around lol.
#11 Use Storm Missiles as much as possible for the double Chozo Robot Soldier fights
I wish I had the pulse raidar already because I got stuck at the start of the game. Why? Because it wasn't clear there were breakable blocks. It's always the breakable blocks.
This game is really good but also very difficult at times. Thanks for the tips.
"You cant hit left on the D Pad" ... This was not mentioned to me before! Thanks.
thanks for the tip now I know what to do with the torizo that jumped me.
At minute 4:26, in Burenia below the Green teleporter area there's a Speed Boost "trap". It's the only item I'm missing but i can't figure out for the life of how to do it.
I noticed most of these playing yesterday (i just got the gravity suit today)
Good tips
I found that when fighting the chozo robots, the following tactic works great once you get the storm missile. Just keep holding down the right shoulder button to constantly charge up your missiles. Then, stand on a platform and wait for (one of) the robots to climb onto the platform, unload your missile storm into the robot, jump and flash shift over it, jump to a different platform, repeat. Kills the twin robots soldiers in no time.
You also have to be very patient when fighting the bosses. I have beaten the first 2 and they are tough.
Eh, no ones going to mention that sick intro? Well done GameXplain!
Before you get the wave beam, remember that you can both melee counter and shoot while sliding. Some early EMMI segments benefit from shoot sliding, as crouching to hit the beam block while being chased is a sure way to die quickly.
You can also aim down/up while running, but I'm not sure I'm a fan of it 😂
You can crouch in this game?
@@MattAkiyama1 You can ever since Super Metroid, yes.
@@KilleRoy_NL Not in Dread. I press down on the analog and on the dpad, neither make Samus crouch in this game.
@@MattAkiyama1 let go of L first, and make sure you stand still.
Edit: if that doesn't work, I guess your joycon is drifting?
I’m a big Super Metroid fan, this is an awesome game!
Hey everyone 👋👋
So I'm now into the 3rd area and I've learned that I haven't gotten the morph ball yet. So based on one of your tips, I should just keep going until I get the chance to go back to Artaria to get myself the morph ball correct?
EDIT: I figured it out, check the replies!
Yes. Trust me it hurts me to walk by so many easy power power ups.
Yeah Dread's progression feels weird to me. There's more than one occasion where you have to go forward an area or two to get an item that you need to backtrack to the previous areas, just to get another item that lets you progress forward again.
@@RedheadButNotReally the map seems to be built in a circle so I imagine there will be liberal amounts of shortcut porn after a certain progression point.
Me all yesterday, Everytime I ran into a small extended entrance I said out loud "no morph all" 😂 but when I was in an E.M.M.I area I'd scream "NO MORPHBALL, PLEASE!" 😭 It's funny and scary not being able to traverse well so early on.
I’m pretty sure you get the morph ball by the 3rd e.m.m.i you defeat. You may need to go to the next area where you will find the wave beam. It was a bit odd why.
PSA: there's a bug with the map markers. If you destroy a door* while there's a marker on it, the game will crash. So put the markers a little to the side of the door you want to mark, to be safe.
*I THINK it's one specific door, but Nintendo's tweet was worded rather vaguely.
So far the e.m.m.i has pretty much always been in front of me when I enter its area, is that always the case? Does it just spawn to where you are or is it constantly moving? Gotta say its little bit annoying when you litterally just run into the zone and die instantly
Okay I've just been stood outside an area for 20 actual minutes and the e.m.m.i is constantly on the other side so I can't move forward without running all the way back to the start and just hoping when I come back its not there? Am I missing something because this is getting so frustrating.
@@JNYRAII you have to be taking a bit of risk, this game encourages you to just simply run and evade. You can get super close to it but it will not catch you unless you stop or run into it. I often us loops to confuse it and run on the other side once it pursuit me to the other side and get away with it. The first EMMI cannot go through pipes, so you can evade them that way.
I tried to playing this on my oled in handheld but I wasn’t very good its so much easier with a controller. And i have a cheaper wireless controller with turbo man that really helps. I need to get a grip or bigger joycons.
My first Metroid was the first Metroid on launch day.
What should I set my brightness level to?
I wish I would have known about not backtracking. I went back soooo many times only to be frustrated
This is my second Metroidvania, first Metroid game. Been stuck in a route and it's beating my butt. XD
Figuring out where to go on the map seems like the hardest part of the game
How do you counter at 1:22 when the spike already came out?
Is E.M.M.I. pronounced "E-ME" or "EM-E"? Or differently than either of those?
If I remember correctly the first time you contact your ship after nearly being syringed by the first E.M.M.I., the acronym is pronounced verbally by your ship AI and therefore introduces a canon pronunciation...but now I don't remember which one it was.
Totally unimportant thing but now I'm curious since I'm in the "E-ME" camp at the video said "EM-E". =)
Thank,s for the (help)
I just finished the Game 100% early thanks to the leakers but I'll still watch this video!
I didn't know you can counter the chozo robot attacks. I always got destroyed by them, taking up to 2 health bars with one hit even with the varia suit. I'm pretty bad at countering, my brain can't think quick enough sometimes.
You can counter everything that "flashes" before the attack. If the chozo bot is sparking red, get out of the way! (flashstep is your friend!)
There's 5 main types of players that I see: The casual, the completionest, the speedrunner, the glitcher/hacker, and the person who constantly alters the switches date and rescans their amiibo hundreds of times.
I'm definitely liking the game. I'm wondering if after beating the game if there's a hard mode.
There's normal and hard modes
@@LainWithSweetTea that's awesome because the game doesn't tell you that at first.
I'm about 2 hours in and I still haven't found the morph ball lol
@@1980latinlover Its a fair ways in. The level does indeed circle round tho so keep your ocd for some of the stuff controlled for just a bit
@@LainWithSweetTea I finally found it and not in your typical Metroid fashion either lol
A rather big problem with me when playing action games that require quick thinking and memorizing patterns: If I die a certain number of times, I may finally grasp the patterns to keep from getting hurt, but then I might die a lot more. And a lot more. After a while I will get tired, my memorization of the patterns will fade away, and my shortly trained skills will wear off, only to cause more frustration. This is how I walked out on Hollow Knight and Bloodstained, and I don't want this to happen again in Metroid Dread.
Hollow knight is amazing. Maybe watch others fight the bosses. I’m older now and don’t have the patience I used to. So, I’ll just watch how it’s done on TH-cam and hopefully I can copy them and defeat the bosses quicker.
This game is easier than Hollow Knight, if it helps
Wanted to play on hard mode when my copy comes tomorrow. How "hard" is it ? I'm pretty ok at metroidvanias and i love the challengem but if it's to the point it gets tedious well ...
It's certainly challenging, and a lot of it is trial and error. I really enjoyed playing it on the higher difficulty though.
0:17 getting a little ahead of ourselves, huh? 😝
Fun game
Thx bruh
Nice intro
Ha.. just bought this game. And I never knew it had all that stuff in the game. Those emmi are so difficult to evade
Good tips. I’m stuck. I keep going in circles. I got recently just got the speed boost. Don’t know where to go. I think I have to go to the Water area.
this is my first time playing a Metroid dread game how do i become a ball? there are some paths i can’t access
Keep on playing, the Morph Ball ability will be opened to you eventually.
Backtracking to previous areas is common for Metroid.
This was great, but in a game where so much of the enjoyment is exploration and encountering new enemies and abilities for the first time, I wish you'd shown less gameplay from further along in the game.
I played metroid dread like i used to play megaman x bc of the flash shift. That being said i kept trying to slide and bounce off the walls like in Megaman X from muscle memory lol and died alot through that
Wow, alright, tune out before that last tip if you want to avoid fairly significant spoilers…
Any tips regarding the central units?
Missiles, use all of them. Once it’s shell is gone it’s vulnerable to anything.
@@criticolt Missiles and charged attacks
Also their onion rings drop more ammo and health and break to charge beam.
@@LainWithSweetTea I beat it already, thanks though. The rockets also destroy the circles
@@TheRealProcyon They're called Rinkas,in case anyone here cares. :/
How do you get into small holes? Thought this was for beginners?
You need the roll ball ability which you do get quite early on. Though I do agree, these are more like tips for the early game not complete beginners.
How long did it take you to beat the game the first time around?
About 5 and a half hours
Mine was 8 and a half, with 67% items. 12 hours with 100%
I keep getting lost any tips?
Im sooooooo lost! Dont know where to go next!😩
Wait the highlighted areas on map meant something? Wished I knew that when I went for 100% item completion
The game told you that in the beginning tho x)
@@Coolmar15 Well still 100% it. Just spammed pulse radar
First time I got caught by an EMMI I just panicked o-o"" but I am loving the game tho
Emmi zones are legit Frightening
Is it true that the only other content besides the main game is a hard mode?
If I can counter Isshin and Genichiro then an Emmi is no problem
Do I need to "paint" the whole map to complete 100% of the game?
I need a Switch and a TV first
I want to know how the hell Kraid got there!
Why every time I close the game I have to restart the whole game and why isn’t it saving?
You have to save at special save points
Oh
I've actually countered the EMMI's at least 4 times; I find its easier if u do it a mini second after seeing it
I searched up how to Metroid dread and found this
Metroid Prime : Federation Force Nintendo 3DS
I don't know how to counter the EMMI
They’re random and unpredictable so countering is more unlikely than the other enemies. More than not you’ll get lucky because they attack two or three times and you have to counter each successfully which sucks. I’m the three hours I’ve played I’ve only had one successful round of counters and gotten away yikes
Darth Vader is Samus' father
I played for hours just to come to the conclusion that I got stuck because I didn't have a certain ability to progress further. Had to start all over
You probably just needed to explore and find where to go next. Metroid games are notorious for making the player get lost, I got lost early in the game and ran around the map 3 times until I figured out where I needed to go and boy did I feel stupid when I figured it out lol but that happens to me with almost every Metroid game, it's part of the fun of them for me
@@pandabearian yeah, I found out that I just didn't shoot at the ground in a certain area. I shot every where else but that. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️. Felt like an idiot after I deleted my progress thinking I screwed up somewhere.
The only thing I didn't like about the game is getting the "Morph Ball" first. It's always been a standard with the game, and how we have to traverse without the ball kinda sucks.
Still an excellent game though!
I'm sure that's to prevent sequence breaking in the early areas, which is often possible with getting the Morphball (and bombs) early. That's why we got the slide here which is almost the same, but prevents the sequence breaking.
I’m glad the game mixes things up. I don’t want to play the same game over and over again.
Whut, it's not it always standard with the games bruh
@@r0conscious You don't know Metroid then.
@@Ray_2112 I thought of that, but us speedrunners WILL find a way to get past stuff we shouldn't be getting!
Please do a video of how to shinespark, I literally cant do 100% because I don't know how to do some of them. They don't even teach you how to do it. Please help me.
When speedboosting:
Tap down to store charge. You can move a little bit with the charge without losing it.
Press B (jump) to prep. I don't know if holding B extends the time before it launches.
Input direction you want to spark. No direction inputted will shoot you straight up.
Takes some practice. It wasn't ever the easiest ability to master.
@@QwixLF god bless u thanks a lot
@@Dopamine-ms3md new to dread: you can now shinespark in morphball too
The game explains how to Shinespark when you get the Speed Booster tho. You can also read the explanation again in the Samus menu
@@victorteste5325 What it doesn't do is explain a few quirks about it. As in you cannot spark during a spin jump, hitting a slope during a boost or spark will transition back into running to restore a new spark, or how exactly one can spark in midair by spin jumping then hitting Y+B at the same time. New to Dread is the fact that you can wall jump during a boost and retain momentum, which even if it was explained, takes a bit to get used to.
It’s not really tips for me since I have already beaten the game after it came out yesterday.
Tip 11: play it again :D
Cringe
run
EMMI pissing me off man.
The game just came out…
Hi
Second run through??? The game just came out
I feel stupid how do i roll 😅
Slide you mean? I believe that's ZL. Or did you mean the morph ball? Should also be ZL, or just pressing down while crouching.
Tips for beginners; now I’ll spoil most of the game 🤣
I genuinely believe that Dread is gonna be to Metroid what Awakening (and 3H to a lesser extent) was to Fire Emblem.
Heck, I wouldn't even hate if we'd get a "FE Warriors" style spinoff with Samus and the other Hunters (and Ridley?) as playable characters.