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Saturday, October 23, 2021

Metroid Dread Collector's Edition Artbook

I've got the Collector's Edition of this new game and it's time to take a look at what it's got. Was gonna roll this into the Metroid Dread post, but it's going to be long enough already.

Another Metroid 2 Remake (PC, 2016)

I've gone into how important Metroid 2 was to me personally in the 90's. Looking back, it turns out Metroid 2 might actually be the most significant game in the series in terms of the effect it had on the rest of the games. And this, in my opinion, is the best version of it. Basically Zero Mission 2, and far more faithful to the Game Boy original than the Mercury Steam remake is. I can't say enough good about this game and I've been wanting to cover it for years. Not bad for a 100% fan-made project.

Metroid: Zero Mission Brisk Walk

I wanted to do one speed-run type Youtube deal for Metroid Month and it was too soon to do another Super Metroid run. Given my future Metroid series plans, it made the most sense to plow Zero Mission.

Samus Returns (Nintendo 3DS, 2017)

The 2017 remake of Metroid 2: Return of Samus is pretty divisive. Some people loved it, some people didn't have much fun with it at all. I grew up with Metroid 2 and it was the first game I found myself really attached to, so this remake was long-awaited for me to say the least. They changed a LOT about the game though, and at the end of the day I think I prefer the fanmade AM2R over this. All Metroid 2 needed for a remake was a "Zero Mission II" type game, which AM2R is. However, it isn't like Samus Returns is terrible or anything. It sets up multiple future games and puts a more complex spin on Metroid II's world. Let's get it done.

Metroid: Other M (Nintendo Wii, 2010)

Metroid Week BEGINS. If all goes well I'll be covering the few non-Prime Metroid games that I hadn't covered in playthrough form before on here. Specifically Other M, Samus Returns, and AM2R. At some point in the future I'll also cover the Prime series, likely right before Metroid Prime 4 if it ever comes to pass.

Without further ado, starting off with Metroid Other M, a game that isn't very well-liked to say the least. It's still a halfway decent playthrough, despite its problems. That said, I don't personally intend to ever revisit this one and I've got a lot to gripe about here.

This is basically Metroid 3.5 since it takes place before Metroid Fusion. For a very long time (until now, really) this was all Metroid fans got as far as any continuation of the story goes, which makes it being a letdown even more of a...letdown. On the bright side, one doesn't particularly need to play this to understand the rest of the series, and it can be skipped.

Jer's Travel Vlog #5 - AEW Grand Slam (New York City)

The NYC trip culminates with AEW Grand Slam and THE LOUDEST CROWD EVER.

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Jer's Travel Vlog #4 - New York Road Trip

In this one I do lots of terrible impressions and drive for a while. The parking line for AEW Grand Slam took one-third as long as the drive across-state to New York City did. No joke. By 45 minutes into it we were losing our minds a bit. This one was actually a ton of fun to record.

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Jer's Travel Vlog #3 - Chicago / AEW Rampage

In the final Chicago episode, I meet a bunch of wrestlers at a convention, and hit up some AEW tapings.

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Jer's Travel Vlog #2 - Chicago / Charity Softball Game

In the next episode, I meet the esteemed Gunn Club.

Monday, September 27, 2021

Jer's Travel Vlog #1 - Chicago / AEW Dynamite

Next week is Metroid Week, where we'll be having all kinds of Metroid festivities. In the meantime while I get that ready, I'm gonna go ahead and put up some travel vlogs. In this first one, I fly to Chicago for AEW Dynamite. More of these on the Youtube channel.

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Final Fantasy 1 Four-Character Extra

Now for something completely different. Not a standard playthrough of FF1, that's for later. This is more of a challenge run of sorts. When I was a kid, I played through the game with four Fighters. It was a fun time, and it made me want to play through with four of various other classes. I never got around to it...until now.

The one that generally gets all the hype as being a major challenge run is 4x White Mages. Much like four Fighters was the one I did in the past, 4x White Mages is something to do in the future, to give me one more same-class group to run. Today, I'll be looking at the four in-between, starting with ::thunder crashes:: ...4x Thief.

My God.