You missed one vital piece: shortly before E3 2019, Vergeben leaked an insane amount of stuff. Almost all of it was at E3, except for a new Wario Ware and Metroid 5. Because literally everything else was true, I awaited those two games knowing they were real. This year we got both.
I actually forgot Vergeben existed after the Smash Ultimate rumor mill really put his name out there. Actually bummed out I missed this bit of info. Many thanks for catchin' and posting it, boss.
Now that Sakamoto is finally giving the fans what they want with Metroid Dread perhaps this fanbase can stop spreading those false rumors that he supposedly said he hated the Prime series and was abusive to his workers. The poor guy has been slandered for over a decade. I think it's about time he gets the apology he deserves.
Hopefully, Dread proves itself well enough to salvage the public opinion on Sakamoto. Not to say he's infallible, but the guy really got turned into the series' scapegoat for the better part of a decade after Other M.
@@TheRealFolkBlues The dude made one controversial game and the fanbase acts as if he can never make a good game ever again. And I know they claim OM destroyed Samus's character, but in the end Samus Returns returned her to her former badass glory, and Dread seems to keep with that. He clearly saw people didn't like his interpretation and pulled back on it and reverted back to what worked before.
It’s funny because i started playing metroid after reading an interview Sakamoto gave around the time Samus returns was released. I can tell from that, the man love he’s job even if the fans don’t always love him.
I mean Super Metroid's development sounded like hell. Sure we got a great game, but you can't just ignore that it was made by abusing the people making it
The year is 2045, metroid 6 is announced directly into our neuron connections. Being no longer able to grasp physical objects, I command my sentient grapple AI with Bluetooth Wi-fi Intel Inside to fetch me my telephone booth/microwave machine: "it's here" I say as I pick out my pizza
The pizza arrives, and yet I find something is missing. On the pie, I can see every topping, perfectly intact; perfectly positioned. But my big gulp-sized gamer soda is nowhere to be found. I can no longer enjoy my pizza. Gamer time is ruined.
@@TheRealFolkBlues were both of your comments supposed to be read in "Other M Samus' voice" or was that just a genius bit of improv on my part, because reading it with her vocal delivery made it so much funnier I can't lie!
I am impressed what Mercury Steam did with the Metroid franchise. Metroid Dread has shown us how the Spanish studio has improved since their Castlevania Lords of Shadow Days. This game is a masterpiece!
I don't think Lords of Shadow is a bad game at all. It was perhaps a bit more than they could handle but I never felt there was any kind of laziness or incompetence there. They were talented professionals who wanted to make the best game they could and they made good games.
Really curious about the original prototype now, wish it was still somewhere out there like beta Pokemon builds that seem to periodically reveal themselves to the internet. Great coverage and vid!
You know if I had to guess it's probably the Emmi themselves The way they track you down is downright terrifying The unnatural way they do it as well I doubt it would have worked as originally planned This was on the DS
The fact that we have known of dread's existence for as long as I have been alive is just interesting to me. I am hyped, just as much as everyone else, and I'm saving to buy a switch just for this.
@@jacobpavone3477 Of course I did. Good game 100%. The only issue I believe that the game can have is maybe the difficulty? It may push new players away. Other than that the game is pretty much perfect.
Actually Samus Retuns foreshadowed dread, on the chozo memory’s you unlock a secret 11th if you get 100% and it is called 2/d. Aside from this there are 10 memorys, a / can be used to mean divide, if you divide 10 by 2 you get 5 and a d, so it will be 5d, 5 dread and the 2D can mean its a 2D Metroid game, and the chozo that killed the others is in the dread trailer to add fuelnto the fire.
It's very clearly a hint towards the actual metroid dread that released in 2021 moreso than the prime 3 reference. If you play both games it's blatantly obvious.
Given what's come out of the recent Nintendo Gigaleak, it appears a Metroid prototype was in development in 2006 onward from Intelligent Systems, but it wasn't for Dread, but Other M. It makes me wonder why they didn't make it.
@@ScorchtheHawk not all Nintendo info from the Gigaleak is out there yet, it’s possible that more Dread info could be hiding out somewhere, waiting to be released
This was a very well produced video; rivals the big boys honestly. I hope you get some more recognition after this considering that you definitely deserve it.
By now, Metroid Dread is out, and is one of the biggest Metroid releases ever. I hope people still remain curious about the early DS iterations. Especially hearing how the game originally looked, that the story concepts were not fully ironed out by that point, and the struggles with trying to implement an enemy like the E.M.M.I. which was apparently the reason the initial versions were scrapped, it'd be up there with those early versions of Yoshi's Island and StarFox 2 as among Nintendo's most interesting prototype material.
So, you mentioned it remained to be seen in Dread was truly worth the wait I just wanna say, for the record, it was that and so so so much more. It was so cool looking back on the history of its long-winded development. This game is everything I ever wanted from this series, and I hope they can bring the same fire to Prime 4 when it's finally close to finished. Thanks for the video. This was very heartwarming, and I love the editing.
Metroid Dread is the closest thing we'll ever have in modern times to a Myth actually being real. A community knowing something existed but also doubting its existence, then, finally, losing their minds because they knew they weren't crazy. From "it's gonna happen," to "nah, that ship has sailed," to "no way, it was real." This game has eluded us for 16 years, it has driven people mad and even subconsciously becoming some sort of conspiracy theory. As it turns out, this trailer has shown us that there really are aliens in Area 51, if you know what I mean.
wow great video! I've been digging into info on Dread ever since the reveal (as one does when they hyperfixate) and I've kinda been waiting for someone to make this exact video with this high quality, and here it is! You touched on pretty much everything, I too think there mightve been some kind of early build as of '05, with the second attempt in '08
I was born, graduated elementary school, graduated Middle school, made a boyfriend, broke up with him, beat all of the Metroid games, and went into my first year of high school before Metroid Dread got a trailer. damn. Metroid Dread is older than me, and it's not even out yet.
Playing Dread, I can see why it was shelved for so long. Imagine trying to do the EMMIs with hand-drawn sprites and getting their pursuer AI that clings to surfaces like that on the DS, or even 3DS. Nah fam, no way no how.
Great use of the Xenogears soundtrack in this video my dude! Especially loved your use of Premonition and The Wind Is Calling, Shevat of the Azure Sky. And Ties of Sea and Flames was a great way to close out the video.
Niiice!! Good catch! Yeah glad I wasn't the only one who was come over with emotion and recognition. That game and its badass soundtrack hold a special place in my heart
+ Sir Reginald Definitely! Xenogears and Xenosaga quite literally changed my life. Especially their music!!! I probably never would have learned classical music and gotten involved in what I did in college were it not for the inspiration of those games.
Good video. When I saw the title drop at the presentation I had a feeling it was more significant than I thought, but I had totally forgotten I had seen those rumors about the Dread title back in the day in those game magazines. Thanks for putting this together. Seeing detailed development history is very interesting.
This was an absolutely incredible production!! It was really amazing to see just how deep the rabbit hole went. I always knew about Dread, but never to this degree. Looking back at all the mentions of it, now living in a time where it fully exists, is so surreal. Just to throw my hat in the ring, I feel like Sakamoto would've hoped for Dread to be released within the timeframe of Other M's release. I know I'm reaching here, but hear me out. Other M served as a story to bridge the gap between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion, and in doing so, it would turn eyes towards Fusion's story. By doing this, Fusion and the events both before and after it would be on fans' minds, helping to build hype for Dread's then hypothetical release. Moreover, it would also prevent a dry spell for all types of Metroid fans. For those wanting a story-focused game, they get Other M; for those wanting a title more focused on traditional gameplay, they could have Dread. Of course, as we know, this scenario never happened, but the rest is now history. Anyways, my rambling aside, this video was of such high quality!! Your thorough research combined with top notch editing, voiceover, and overall pacing made this a wild ride. I cannot wait to see what else you have in store~!!
Fantastic video man, Really well written and edited! Definitely subscribing and looking forward to seeing more! Also one little bit of info I've heard recently about Dread is Daniel Bloodworth from easy allies (who has a long history with nintendo and in the gaming industry) mentioned that he remembers seeing a short demo/video of what he believes to be dread running on a DS at e3 in one of their videos. Quite possible he could be misremembering as it was so long ago but it could be possibly mean there was a build being shown at some point
this video showed up in my recommendations today. it's a great video, i hope it's being shown to other people looking for metroid content. i can tell from the extremely high quality of the research that you're passionate about metroid. i also appreciate your visual and editing style, it's quite "soulful" as they say. i feel like a lot of people might shy away from putting more niche or otaku references in their videos because it doesn't appeal to a wider audience, but i appreciate it because it shows genuineness (and helps me find cool stuff to check out). i have subscribed and can't wait to see what else you'll put out.
Great video man! I really love these types of development history vids and your delivery was well done. Really excited to see what else you do in the future! Hope the algorithm is kind to you; this video should have way more views.
I remember having hope of Metroid Dread in 2007 when that Prime 3 scan was on a Kotaku article. The game listing in the magazines gave it credence and it’s so amazing to finally see it come out as a fan since Prime 1 and Zero Mission
Wtf, with the quality of your documentary, I thought you were one of those channels that have hundreds of thousands of subscribers that everyone stumbles upon from time to time, and I'm baffled you have less than 500. Subscribed right away.
Metroid dread was my first ever Metroid game and it was brutal, unforgiving and impossibly satisfying when I beat it. Was by far my game of the year that year.
Amazing video! I’ve been following Metroid Dread since the first mention of it on the forums back in the day! Thanks for making this in depth video covering everything! I was so so excited when I saw the name at E3!
This was such an interesting video to watch, it's so surreal for me to think that this game has existed in some form for most of my life. I was only 2 years old in 2005 and now in 2021 I'm 18 years old about to start college and this game is finally releasing. I can't imagine how people who have been following these rumors since the beginning feel seeing the game finally come to fruition.
I completely forgot about all those rumors from over a decade ago until just now. I've been playing Dread for a few days now and didn't even realize how long I'd been waiting for it.
Sometime ago, before E3, I did some research and a guy who leaked the existence of Samus Returns in 2016 on (I think) NeoGaf said that Metroid 5 was starting development in December 2017, and in early 2020 a leaker named "Sabi" said that both a new Paper Mario and 2D Metroid games were coming, Paper Mario came out in 2020 and in 2021, Metroid Dread. Great video, btw.
This is honestly a well-constructed video, for real. It's just so mindblowing to see such high quality video coming from a 3-digits youtuber. You know what? You deserved my subscription. You definitely do. I'm expecting more from you (or maybe not, i don't mind). Let's have fun with this next Metroid, partner
Even better then all this detail of a Metroid story I had no idea about, the Xenogears music used for the background is a wonderful nostalgiac choice. imo the greatest JRPG ever made.
Can I just point out that putting both Xenosaga 2 and Xenogears music in a video about troubled video game developement history is just about a perfect call?
This is incredible, holy hell. Nice work putting this all together! Even me being the avid Metroid fan I am missed so many details you've covered. I'm always happy to learn more about my favorite video game series. 💜
As someone who found out about these rumors all that time ago, it’s still crazy to see this game become a reality. I also kinda wish Nintendo would let us see the rumored behind closed doors prototype. I really want to see what Dread looked like all the way back then.
Watching this after beating Dread the other night is a wild ride. For further details I didn't get into the Metroid series until Samus Returns came out. I got it for christmas 2017 but never got around to playing it until summer 2018 because I wanted to play the original Metroid 2 first. Despite this I always felt fond of the series even if my only exposure to it prior to that was playing as Samus in the various Smash games. After getting into the series though in the last 4 years I quickly learned about Dread. I was intrigued by the elusive game and wondered if it would ever become real. Needless to say I lost my shit when it was announced. Great game. Oh hey what's that anime you showed footage of? Not the Touhou stuff but that other thing?
It's really interesting to hear stories of people finding this video or getting into the series after Dread's release. Wasn't somethin' I even thought about back when I first made this video. But to answer your question, I mainly used footage of R.O.D.: The TV and Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture through the video, with a bit of Bleach towards the end.
Hey!! I did a playthrough of Prime 3 recently and I just wanted to share that there's this thing that you can scan in the pirate homeworks where the metroids are experimented on, and it says 'Project "Dread" is nearing completion.'
Wait, 5th 2D entry in the Metroid series? How are you counting these? Metroid, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Super Metroid, Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Samus Returns, and now Dread. I count 7.
Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid: Samus Returns are remakes of Metroid 1 and 2, respectively. Metroid Dread is the 5th 2D entry that isn’t a remake and is a continuation of the story beyond Metroid Fusion (Metroid 4).
Now if only Chrono Break/Brake could also see the light of day… My childhood favorites would be near completion.
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Great video! We're just as excited for Dread and hope it delivers! Just hope Mercurysteam can balance the counter hit... It was too OP in Return of Samus.
After nearly 6 whole months, this video now has a PART 2:
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You missed one vital piece: shortly before E3 2019, Vergeben leaked an insane amount of stuff. Almost all of it was at E3, except for a new Wario Ware and Metroid 5. Because literally everything else was true, I awaited those two games knowing they were real. This year we got both.
I actually forgot Vergeben existed after the Smash Ultimate rumor mill really put his name out there. Actually bummed out I missed this bit of info.
Many thanks for catchin' and posting it, boss.
This Craig guy is the real deal. Committed to his sources, reports and never gave up on the title, Metroid Dread after all these years.
Mad respect.
“Maybe sometime in the future I will bring it to you”
And BOY DID IT PAY OFF.
Now that Sakamoto is finally giving the fans what they want with Metroid Dread perhaps this fanbase can stop spreading those false rumors that he supposedly said he hated the Prime series and was abusive to his workers. The poor guy has been slandered for over a decade. I think it's about time he gets the apology he deserves.
Hopefully, Dread proves itself well enough to salvage the public opinion on Sakamoto. Not to say he's infallible, but the guy really got turned into the series' scapegoat for the better part of a decade after Other M.
Here’s hoping. The fanbase seems to only want his head on a platter after all.
@@TheRealFolkBlues The dude made one controversial game and the fanbase acts as if he can never make a good game ever again. And I know they claim OM destroyed Samus's character, but in the end Samus Returns returned her to her former badass glory, and Dread seems to keep with that. He clearly saw people didn't like his interpretation and pulled back on it and reverted back to what worked before.
It’s funny because i started playing metroid after reading an interview Sakamoto gave around the time Samus returns was released. I can tell from that, the man love he’s job even if the fans don’t always love him.
I mean Super Metroid's development sounded like hell. Sure we got a great game, but you can't just ignore that it was made by abusing the people making it
The year is 2045, metroid 6 is announced directly into our neuron connections. Being no longer able to grasp physical objects, I command my sentient grapple AI with Bluetooth Wi-fi Intel Inside to fetch me my telephone booth/microwave machine:
"it's here" I say as I pick out my pizza
The pizza arrives, and yet I find something is missing.
On the pie, I can see every topping, perfectly intact; perfectly positioned.
But my big gulp-sized gamer soda is nowhere to be found.
I can no longer enjoy my pizza. Gamer time is ruined.
@@TheRealFolkBlues were both of your comments supposed to be read in "Other M Samus' voice" or was that just a genius bit of improv on my part, because reading it with her vocal delivery made it so much funnier I can't lie!
A reality like that sounds like hell, I want to touch things.
Well guess what..... most probably we have it in 2025, i will be alive (hope)
I am impressed what Mercury Steam did with the Metroid franchise.
Metroid Dread has shown us how the Spanish studio has improved since their Castlevania Lords of Shadow Days. This game is a masterpiece!
Honestly they fucking NAILED it
I don't think Lords of Shadow is a bad game at all. It was perhaps a bit more than they could handle but I never felt there was any kind of laziness or incompetence there. They were talented professionals who wanted to make the best game they could and they made good games.
The E.M.M.I. Is so powerful it kept Dread hiding for 15 years.
Really curious about the original prototype now, wish it was still somewhere out there like beta Pokemon builds that seem to periodically reveal themselves to the internet. Great coverage and vid!
You know if I had to guess it's probably the Emmi themselves
The way they track you down is downright terrifying
The unnatural way they do it as well
I doubt it would have worked as originally planned
This was on the DS
@@anarchomando7707 if it was on the DS it probably would have been very scripted like the SA-X from Fusion
The fact that we have known of dread's existence for as long as I have been alive is just interesting to me. I am hyped, just as much as everyone else, and I'm saving to buy a switch just for this.
did ya play it yet?
@@jacobpavone3477 Of course I did. Good game 100%. The only issue I believe that the game can have is maybe the difficulty? It may push new players away. Other than that the game is pretty much perfect.
Actually Samus Retuns foreshadowed dread, on the chozo memory’s you unlock a secret 11th if you get 100% and it is called 2/d. Aside from this there are 10 memorys, a / can be used to mean divide, if you divide 10 by 2 you get 5 and a d, so it will be 5d, 5 dread and the 2D can mean its a 2D Metroid game, and the chozo that killed the others is in the dread trailer to add fuelnto the fire.
the "Project Dread" thing in Prime 3 had more sense than that
@@ignaciocatalan6592 exactly except project dread in prime 3 was a coincidence
Really, there's no point in adding a Chozo Twist in the series unless it was going to be followed up.
It's very clearly a hint towards the actual metroid dread that released in 2021 moreso than the prime 3 reference. If you play both games it's blatantly obvious.
You over complicate it. The text "2/d" was written in RED. So... "2/d red"... "To Dread".
Given what's come out of the recent Nintendo Gigaleak, it appears a Metroid prototype was in development in 2006 onward from Intelligent Systems, but it wasn't for Dread, but Other M. It makes me wonder why they didn't make it.
Gods, can you imagine how much of a fucking meltdown the internet would’ve had if they found anything about Dread or its prototypes in the gigaleak?
@@ScorchtheHawk not all Nintendo info from the Gigaleak is out there yet, it’s possible that more Dread info could be hiding out somewhere, waiting to be released
This was a very well produced video; rivals the big boys honestly. I hope you get some more recognition after this considering that you definitely deserve it.
Arlo's reaction is pure condensed excitement
You name dropping the "Nintendo Revolution" took me all the way tf back. I forgot those days when we didn't know the wii was...the wii...
By now, Metroid Dread is out, and is one of the biggest Metroid releases ever.
I hope people still remain curious about the early DS iterations. Especially hearing how the game originally looked, that the story concepts were not fully ironed out by that point, and the struggles with trying to implement an enemy like the E.M.M.I. which was apparently the reason the initial versions were scrapped, it'd be up there with those early versions of Yoshi's Island and StarFox 2 as among Nintendo's most interesting prototype material.
So, you mentioned it remained to be seen in Dread was truly worth the wait
I just wanna say, for the record, it was that and so so so much more. It was so cool looking back on the history of its long-winded development. This game is everything I ever wanted from this series, and I hope they can bring the same fire to Prime 4 when it's finally close to finished. Thanks for the video. This was very heartwarming, and I love the editing.
The fact that you put Some Call Me Johnny's reaction was an immediate subscribe for me.
this was very insightful and educational.
Metroidbros! Our time has come!
Dread finally coming out before Elder Scrolls 6 and GTA 6 is fucking hilarious to me
I can read spanish from having lived in spain, that translation at 18:35 is pretty much exact!
This video’s INCREDIBLY made, it feels like a TH-cam classic waiting to explode in popularity. Keep up the good work, Blue!
Metroid Dread is the closest thing we'll ever have in modern times to a Myth actually being real. A community knowing something existed but also doubting its existence, then, finally, losing their minds because they knew they weren't crazy. From "it's gonna happen," to "nah, that ship has sailed," to "no way, it was real." This game has eluded us for 16 years, it has driven people mad and even subconsciously becoming some sort of conspiracy theory. As it turns out, this trailer has shown us that there really are aliens in Area 51, if you know what I mean.
wow great video! I've been digging into info on Dread ever since the reveal (as one does when they hyperfixate) and I've kinda been waiting for someone to make this exact video with this high quality, and here it is! You touched on pretty much everything, I too think there mightve been some kind of early build as of '05, with the second attempt in '08
I was born, graduated elementary school, graduated Middle school, made a boyfriend, broke up with him, beat all of the Metroid games, and went into my first year of high school before Metroid Dread got a trailer. damn. Metroid Dread is older than me, and it's not even out yet.
Playing Dread, I can see why it was shelved for so long. Imagine trying to do the EMMIs with hand-drawn sprites and getting their pursuer AI that clings to surfaces like that on the DS, or even 3DS. Nah fam, no way no how.
I had no idea how significant dread is, but i am happy for the countless metroid fans. Maybe i get into the metroid franchise with that game
It’s been 19 YEARS!
I'd say Metroid Dread definitely benefited from its long drawn out history. What a superb entry to the series.
Great use of the Xenogears soundtrack in this video my dude! Especially loved your use of Premonition and The Wind Is Calling, Shevat of the Azure Sky. And Ties of Sea and Flames was a great way to close out the video.
Niiice!! Good catch! Yeah glad I wasn't the only one who was come over with emotion and recognition. That game and its badass soundtrack hold a special place in my heart
+ Sir Reginald
Definitely! Xenogears and Xenosaga quite literally changed my life. Especially their music!!! I probably never would have learned classical music and gotten involved in what I did in college were it not for the inspiration of those games.
Good video. When I saw the title drop at the presentation I had a feeling it was more significant than I thought, but I had totally forgotten I had seen those rumors about the Dread title back in the day in those game magazines. Thanks for putting this together. Seeing detailed development history is very interesting.
9:00 I... am so delighted to hear _Xenogears_ music.
I cant beleive Dread and Pokemon DP were listed right next to each other in 2006, and 15 years later they’re releasing a month apart
I remember being 6yrs old and reading about Dread on the DS on Club Nintendo magazine and now its in my hands
I appreciate the oddly sufficient number of ROD the TV clips
This was an absolutely incredible production!! It was really amazing to see just how deep the rabbit hole went. I always knew about Dread, but never to this degree. Looking back at all the mentions of it, now living in a time where it fully exists, is so surreal.
Just to throw my hat in the ring, I feel like Sakamoto would've hoped for Dread to be released within the timeframe of Other M's release. I know I'm reaching here, but hear me out. Other M served as a story to bridge the gap between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion, and in doing so, it would turn eyes towards Fusion's story. By doing this, Fusion and the events both before and after it would be on fans' minds, helping to build hype for Dread's then hypothetical release. Moreover, it would also prevent a dry spell for all types of Metroid fans. For those wanting a story-focused game, they get Other M; for those wanting a title more focused on traditional gameplay, they could have Dread. Of course, as we know, this scenario never happened, but the rest is now history.
Anyways, my rambling aside, this video was of such high quality!! Your thorough research combined with top notch editing, voiceover, and overall pacing made this a wild ride. I cannot wait to see what else you have in store~!!
Fantastic video man, Really well written and edited! Definitely subscribing and looking forward to seeing more!
Also one little bit of info I've heard recently about Dread is Daniel Bloodworth from easy allies (who has a long history with nintendo and in the gaming industry) mentioned that he remembers seeing a short demo/video of what he believes to be dread running on a DS at e3 in one of their videos.
Quite possible he could be misremembering as it was so long ago but it could be possibly mean there was a build being shown at some point
"Oblivious War Criminal Gamer"
Sounds about right.
this video showed up in my recommendations today. it's a great video, i hope it's being shown to other people looking for metroid content. i can tell from the extremely high quality of the research that you're passionate about metroid. i also appreciate your visual and editing style, it's quite "soulful" as they say. i feel like a lot of people might shy away from putting more niche or otaku references in their videos because it doesn't appeal to a wider audience, but i appreciate it because it shows genuineness (and helps me find cool stuff to check out). i have subscribed and can't wait to see what else you'll put out.
Great video man! I really love these types of development history vids and your delivery was well done. Really excited to see what else you do in the future! Hope the algorithm is kind to you; this video should have way more views.
How does a creator make such a well produced video and only have 235 subs? Subscribed.
Prime 3 was when I learned of Dread...Can't believe it'll be mine tomorrow...
Still can't wait to see when they Port over the Metroid Prime Trilogy!
You've earned yourself a subscriber. This is possibly the most comprehensive video about the subject yet.
I have never seen such a high quality video from a channel with such a low amount of subscribers, keep up the good work!
I remember having hope of Metroid Dread in 2007 when that Prime 3 scan was on a Kotaku article. The game listing in the magazines gave it credence and it’s so amazing to finally see it come out as a fan since Prime 1 and Zero Mission
Interesting the use of the Halo (among the others) music in a metroid video, there are so many great tunes from the metroid OST you could pick!
Wtf, with the quality of your documentary, I thought you were one of those channels that have hundreds of thousands of subscribers that everyone stumbles upon from time to time, and I'm baffled you have less than 500. Subscribed right away.
Metroid dread was my first ever Metroid game and it was brutal, unforgiving and impossibly satisfying when I beat it. Was by far my game of the year that year.
Amazing video! I’ve been following Metroid Dread since the first mention of it on the forums back in the day! Thanks for making this in depth video covering everything! I was so so excited when I saw the name at E3!
This was such an interesting video to watch, it's so surreal for me to think that this game has existed in some form for most of my life. I was only 2 years old in 2005 and now in 2021 I'm 18 years old about to start college and this game is finally releasing. I can't imagine how people who have been following these rumors since the beginning feel seeing the game finally come to fruition.
can't believe how based this guy is. vinesauce and johnny mentioned, xenosaga 2 music, among others. hope your channel takes off
I wanna get my hands on that 2009 dread prototype so bad
I completely forgot about all those rumors from over a decade ago until just now. I've been playing Dread for a few days now and didn't even realize how long I'd been waiting for it.
Fantastic video and top quality as well. Hopefully you'll make more of those.
Sometime ago, before E3, I did some research and a guy who leaked the existence of Samus Returns in 2016 on (I think) NeoGaf said that Metroid 5 was starting development in December 2017, and in early 2020 a leaker named "Sabi" said that both a new Paper Mario and 2D Metroid games were coming, Paper Mario came out in 2020 and in 2021, Metroid Dread. Great video, btw.
This is honestly a well-constructed video, for real. It's just so mindblowing to see such high quality video coming from a 3-digits youtuber.
You know what? You deserved my subscription. You definitely do. I'm expecting more from you (or maybe not, i don't mind).
Let's have fun with this next Metroid, partner
I'm not much for words right now, but I really enjoyed watching this video, seeing how the pieces fall in line over almost 2 decades. Beautiful work.
Even better then all this detail of a Metroid story I had no idea about, the Xenogears music used for the background is a wonderful nostalgiac choice. imo the greatest JRPG ever made.
Holy shit I didn't expect Xenosaga II music to start playing. That's some perfect taste.
This was a great history lesson. Really love your editing style!
What a pretty new channel I'm going to be following for a good while~
This video is incredible you deserve more subs so I’m subbing
Watching this while fighting dread’s final boss is an odd feeling
heavy use of TLN sound effects got me fuckin' actin' up, especially the pause sound
now i wanna do a run of luna nights again, good shit
great video, very informative and makes me more hyped for the game. Your editing is also great, makes the video very high quality.
These videos are very professional, you should get a lot more views!
I have to admit I loved the fact this video had music from Xenogears in the background.
2:49 UMN control center from xenosaga II. Love that soundtrack.
Can I just point out that putting both Xenosaga 2 and Xenogears music in a video about troubled video game developement history is just about a perfect call?
Fantastic video. You deserve more views and attention.
And it WAS worth the wait. Some things are better off being left until you can do them right, and this was one of them.
xenogears music at 24 mins in took me back
Haven't had a chance to watch it, but I immediately put it into my watch later because that voice is definitely not a 770 subscriber voice.
Really nicely put-together video! I enjoyed the fluid editing and overall it just felt well informed and in-depth.
this video ended up in my reccomended and I enjoyed it a lot.
You mean the death and revival of the franchise? Oh I see. It’s been in development hell forever. Wow!
When I tell you I screamed louder than fucking Fusion Ridley when Dread appeared on screen, omfgggg
0:05 peace was never an option
This is incredible, holy hell. Nice work putting this all together! Even me being the avid Metroid fan I am missed so many details you've covered. I'm always happy to learn more about my favorite video game series. 💜
As someone who found out about these rumors all that time ago, it’s still crazy to see this game become a reality. I also kinda wish Nintendo would let us see the rumored behind closed doors prototype. I really want to see what Dread looked like all the way back then.
Watching this after beating Dread the other night is a wild ride. For further details I didn't get into the Metroid series until Samus Returns came out. I got it for christmas 2017 but never got around to playing it until summer 2018 because I wanted to play the original Metroid 2 first.
Despite this I always felt fond of the series even if my only exposure to it prior to that was playing as Samus in the various Smash games. After getting into the series though in the last 4 years I quickly learned about Dread. I was intrigued by the elusive game and wondered if it would ever become real. Needless to say I lost my shit when it was announced. Great game.
Oh hey what's that anime you showed footage of? Not the Touhou stuff but that other thing?
It's really interesting to hear stories of people finding this video or getting into the series after Dread's release. Wasn't somethin' I even thought about back when I first made this video.
But to answer your question, I mainly used footage of R.O.D.: The TV and Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture through the video, with a bit of Bleach towards the end.
@@TheRealFolkBlues Yeah since I beat Dread I've been watching a bunch of videos about it and I came across yours. Thanks for the anime sources.
Extremely great video. You deserve more subs
I really hope we can see concept art of the original Dread on the collector's Edition artbook
how is this quality video available for free? Well done, awesome!!
Was not expecting Dying Binyot here, you caught my attention early with that one, lol
You just get a new subscriber 🙋🏽♂️ great video
Was curious how certain streamers new the name dread before it was revealed. Thanks for the video explaining everything.
Honestly, the Xenogears tracks were on point here
The level of production quality in this is absurd especially for your sub count which deserves to be way higher
Good thing you used Johnny, in my opinion he's the biggest Metroid fan
Id love to see a prime trilogy switch one as well!!
Hey!! I did a playthrough of Prime 3 recently and I just wanted to share that there's this thing that you can scan in the pirate homeworks where the metroids are experimented on, and it says 'Project "Dread" is nearing completion.'
They spend a decade and a half trying to figure out how to program the perfect video game enemy that'll kill you over and over and over again.
really nice work ! what kind of Microphone you have ?
The mic I've got is an Audio-Technica AT2020USB+, along with a small audio mixer.
And thanks again for watching!
Wait, 5th 2D entry in the Metroid series? How are you counting these? Metroid, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Super Metroid, Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Samus Returns, and now Dread. I count 7.
Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid: Samus Returns are remakes of Metroid 1 and 2, respectively. Metroid Dread is the 5th 2D entry that isn’t a remake and is a continuation of the story beyond Metroid Fusion (Metroid 4).
Nice music in this video btw, Xeno and ZX!
I'm so excited for this, I heard about "Project Dread" before but i never that I'd see it in my lifetime... I'm so happy
Great video chronicling the history of Dread. You earned yourself a sub from me.
Now if only Chrono Break/Brake could also see the light of day… My childhood favorites would be near completion.
Great video! We're just as excited for Dread and hope it delivers! Just hope Mercurysteam can balance the counter hit... It was too OP in Return of Samus.