My 5 main issues with #MetroidDread
1. The map UI is meh. Hard to filter for items to see which ones you haven't collected yet and you also can't see multiple zones at once like with other Metroidvanias. In general it felt a bit clunky compared to some others I've seen.
1. The map UI is meh. Hard to filter for items to see which ones you haven't collected yet and you also can't see multiple zones at once like with other Metroidvanias. In general it felt a bit clunky compared to some others I've seen.
2. It's just a bit too linear even though it's a fantastic example of linear Metroidvania done right. Still, would have loved a couple of different branching paths, even minor ones, to let you change the order or skip certain things without have to sequence break.
3. Related to 2 - I would have loved some secret/optional content like bosses or powerups. Something not everyone would find on their first playthrough or maybe even at all. Hollow Knight set the bar very high for that kind of content.
4. Some of the one-way paths they designed to keep the game linear stay one-way paths in the late game too, which makes traversal a pain. I kept getting stuck in dead ends that didn't need to be dead ends once I had all the powerups.
5. The load times can kill the flow. I'm honestly shocked that Nintendo didn't realize a non-portable Switch Home that just has minor improvements like faster loading.
I think that's basically it. Some of the advanced movement tech isn't required on the critical path, which means a few shine spark puzzles can be hard to understand, and the last couple of EMMIs aren't really that hard with all your powerups, but honestly that's about it.
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