If the Metroid series can land this comeback after nearly two decades, then any other older 2D game should be able to do the same. Some fans of the series were very young children when the last 2D game in the series, Metroid Fusion, came out so it should be nice to return to that same style of gameplay. While Metroid Dread is neither of those, its 2D genre is very much tied to that same feeling of nostalgia.
That is, right now there is a lot of nostalgia for older games and as a result, many remakes and remasters are being developed and released such as Diablo 2: Resurrected and Alan Wake Remastered. However, it seems like Metroid Dread fits in with the gaming industry's current state. Whether this intense hunger for a new 2D Metroid game is only there because of Nintendo's treatment of the series is unclear. After the announcement, the game's Special Edition sold out and has been scalped for exorbitant prices on sites like eBay. The announcement of Metroid Dread at Nintendo's E3 in 2021 was surely a shock to fans of the space-faring bounty hunter. This caused many fans to think that the Metroid Prime series of 3D games would be how Samus would appear going forward. The nostalgia associated with 2D games alongside current gaming trends just might see the highly anticipated Metroid Dread start a 2D revival from triple-A studios.Įven though the development of Metroid Dread dates back to the Nintendo DS, it's been scrapped and rewritten several times to the point where many fans thought it would never release. Despite these kinds of 2D side-scrolling games generally being thought of as a thing of the recent past, recent successes like Hollow Knight and Celeste as well as general excitement for Metroid Dread seem to indicate that this genre will never go out of style. Nintendo made itself a huge name in the games industry with 2D titles such as Super Mario Bros. RELATED: Metroid Dread: Planet ZDR's Environments Seem to be Playing It Safe
However, Metroid Dread being the first 2D game in the series in nearly twenty years seems to be generating a lot more hype than its 3D counterpart. Most fans of the franchise were likely expecting the fourth entry into the 3D Metroid Prime series as it was announced a few years ago now. The latter of these titles, Metroid Dread, seems to be Nintendo's major focus this holiday season after a very long hiatus from the franchise. Nintendo's offerings for this season include Shin Megami Tensei V, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl remakes, and of course Metroid Dread. The final few months of the year are usually jam-packed with highly anticipated game releases, and 2021 appears to be following suit despite many delays.
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