Topic: AM2R - First Complete Version Out!

[squaretex]

I find it somewhat disturbing that a website dedicated to one half of the "MetroidVania" formula doesn't have a thread yet for a fan's upgrade of a classic from the other side of the tracks.

So I'll fix that now.

AM2R - Another Metroid 2 Remake - takes the old Gameboy title and gives it the grand Zero Mission treatment. Graphics, music, control...it's all been enhanced. And just like MZM, there's a little more to Planet SR388 than you remember...

From my own personal experience, and witnessing others' let's-play encounters...it's definitely something special. I can understand when it was back in the day how this would be "just another Metroid 2 remake." But now, I think it would better be called TM2R...THE Metroid 2 Remake.

http://metroid2remake.blogspot.com/

[Aridale]

I was wondering if anyone would post about it here! I just played it for 3 hours straight and its solid. Damn well done and the soundtrack is fantastic

[Claimh Solais]

I haven't played it yet, cuz I wanted to play the original Metroid II first so I could appreciate it more. I did download it already though, just in case Nintendo brings the C&D hammer down on it.

[squaretex]

I haven't played it yet, cuz I wanted to play the original Metroid II first so I could appreciate it more. I did download it already though, just in case Nintendo brings the C&D hammer down on it.

A wise decision indeed...although with Metroid being treated as the red-headed stepchild (NO OFFENSE INTENDED!!!) we'd have to wonder if they'd even bother.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Thanks for the heads up on this, I had actually forgotten about it since I was wrapped up in playing other games and finishing hacks, but this is great! now one of the fangames I have been waiting for has finally arrived, now all I have to wait for is Mega Man X Corruption and Castelvania Lecard Chronicles 2.

[Claimh Solais]

Welp. It was only a matter of time. (see attachment)

EDIT: Worth mentioning that it can still be downloaded from the post above. So grab it quick before that gets taken down too.

[squaretex]

Welp. It was only a matter of time. (see attachment)

Best I can tell, it's still up at the "official" AM2R site. And it's torrented. Doubt it's simply gonna vanish overnight THIS time.

[Claimh Solais]

Yeah, I checked already and it still can be. But I'd still urge people to grab it as soon as they can. With how fast the Metroid Database mirror went down, it's only a matter of time before they go right for the source.

[VladCT]

Already downloaded the game, but I also downloaded the torrent file just in case. Suck it, suits.

[X]

I played the previous release once before. However I got a little turned off from it due to the over-usage of item collecting via the speed booster, and having to run through way too many hoops just to succeed. Hopefully they seriously tone that shit down a bit. Super Metroid had the right amount of 'item via speedbooster' collecting. It went a little too far in Fusion and Zero Mission. I'll give this version a try and see if they haven't cleaned up their obsession. But yeah, it was only a matter of time till Nintendo sent out a C&D order. Although to be fair Nintendo doesn't have the right to talk since they seriously botched up Samus' character in Other M. If anything they should pay close attention to the fans as we seem to know more about the real Samus then they do.

[BLOOD MONKEY]

Can someone upload the game to their dropbox and post it here so we can download it? The downloads are down, and I'm sad now.

EDIT: A friend uploaded it. Here's the link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cp939m​s3x6m7l4y/AM2R_10.zip?dl=0

[squaretex]

And here's quite possibly the best thing that can happen to AM2R right now...

THE PIRATE BAY HAS IT.

...I just don't know if I can give a TPB link in this forum... <

[BLOOD MONKEY]

THIS DOES NOT RUN ON WINDOWS XP

No version of it will work on any version of Windows XP, and it's not worth it to even try. which really sucks.

[squaretex]

THIS DOES NOT RUN ON WINDOWS XP

No version of it will work on any version of Windows XP, and it's not worth it to even try. which really sucks.

Aw man, that sucks.
I'm guessing a Windows upgrade is a bit out of reach, isn't it? Or general revulsion to W10? <

If you want to enter the scary world of Linux and WINE, I've heard it works quite well. And with the recent shake-up, it's hard to say if an official Linux port can be released now.



In other news:
I haven't beaten AM2R yet, and it will be a while because I suck at action games. ;P But from observing a couple playthroughs, I can tell you one thing:

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Speed will have a closing-image factor, just as it Fusion and Zero Mission. Of the two videos I saw,

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one ended with Zero-Suit Samus holding the Metroid, and the second showed her relaxing in her halter top and shorts, enjoying a drink as the Metroid hovers nearby.

That second video was pretty quick, under two hours.

[theplottwist]

Just finished this game. It's a neat experience, but this won't surpass a true modern Nintendo-developed experience. If you compare it to Metroid Zero Mission, for instance, it loses badly.

My biggest gripe with this is that the level design can get pretty boring to incredibly uninspired very fast sometimes. In the end the game became so incredibly "un-hype" that, when I reached the final boss I was like "No... No man, there must be something else." I understand perfectly this is a remake, but it doesn't mean they shouldn't have improved where the original lacked.

Long stretches without a single enemy or plaforming challenge are common from halfway on the game onwards, and the further you progress, the lazier the level design becomes, almost as if the dev became too eager to see it finished nearing the end. Secrets, also, are very few (some of which are really smart, but most being ordinary).

The Spider Ball is criminally underused. When you acquire the Spring Ball, the Spider Ball becomes more like a nuisance than an upgrade.

The pros are the bosses and the Metroids. I loved how original the dev got with some ideas. The graphics are ripped from other Metroid games, but the new graphics are interesting and well done.

If I could rate it, this game would be a 6/10.