IT HAS BEEN 19 YEARS
BUT TODAY
WE LIVE
A new game is here!! It has a special edition and amiibos! Releases October 8th this year!
THE PROPHECY HAS BEEN FULFILLED
And sure, I’m the one who swung the metal bat
your last words before you die are the 3rd line of the last song you listened to. what are we saying ladies?
In honor of this year’s E3 and the announcement of a post Fusion Metroid game, Metroid Dread nonetheless! I have decided to start a post(and perhaps a chain if others would be so kind to correct me on mistakes) on the lore story and timeline of the Metroid Series so far just for fun!
Let’s start with the timeline(this is just going to be the various works in the series listed in chronological order). Our timeline starts with the events of the Manga and lead into the flashback's from Other M if you accept that game as cannon(I personally don’t but you can come to your own opinion) fallowed next by Metroid Zero Mission/Metroid 1(the remakes will be seen as the cannon versions) and now we reach a bit of a divide. You see this is where we would fit the entirety of the Prime series(Prime 4′s position pending) however Yoshio Sakamoto has stated that the Prime games are an alternative universe, but there is no evidence that debunks them from the cannon timeline(Other M not withstanding) I personally like them to be part of the main timeline but again come to your own opinion. The Prime series timeline is as fallows: Metroid Prime 1, Metroid Prime 2, Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime 3, Metroid Prime Federation Force and theorized Prime 4. Going back to the main series we reach the events of Metroid 2/Samus Returns going directly into Super Metroid fallowed By... Other M... moving into where the timeline was left hanging for 19 years Metroid Fusion and concluded with the new Metroid Dread. It took me a bit to type this up so I’ll continue to update it late.
Honestly, people generally don't want much... They want to eat their favorite food. They want to go to the seaside and smell the fresh air. They want to nap on the grass and listen to music. They want to hold their loved ones in their arms, and be held in return. They want warm clothes, be occupied with a profession/a hobby that does not smother them. They want to feel safe and unafraid. Mostly, they want to live without being ridiculed, manipulated or being forced. And this is why capitalism/modern life overall is so upsetting, depressing and even destructive. Because thinking about how small and simple things you yearn for & how hard it is to even be able to have them really wears you off
Time to shill!
If you're a fan of board/card games, especially ones like Munchkin or Magic: The Gathering, you should really really consider supporting Edmund McMillen's "The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls Requiem"!
It's a MASSIVE expansion to the base Four Souls game which came out 2 years ago. It's based on the Binding of Isaac videogame but you really don't need to know anything about that to enjoy this game!!
It's a 1-4+ player game massively inspired by, as I said, Munchkin and M:TG! You battle monsters (and your fellow players), collect coins to buy treasure which gives you different abilities, and use loot, curses, room effects, and a whole bunch of other stuff to create chaos and try to collect four Souls before anyone else and win the game!
You can get the I believe 700+ card Requiem expansion, base game, previous Four Souls+ expansion, AND the previously base game KS-exlusive Gold Box expansion, plus all the unlocked stretch goal extras, all in one beautiful Big Boi Box, for only $110!
But I absolutely recommend you go even higher! The KS also features a massive assortment of merch! All at discounted KS-exclusive prices! Pins, plushies, t-shirts, extra copies of the game, and a previously unbuyable Pink Box edition of Edmund's other card game Tapeworm, and SO! MUCH! MORE!
You can add money to your pledge separately from your tier to buy any of it that you want from backerkit after the campaign ends, or you can pledge $800 and get ALL OF IT at an even BIGGER discount, PLUS all the tasty little extras from the tiera below (plus some $800 exclusives yet to be revealed 👀👀)
And tonight a whole new very limited tier is being dropped! Where you can get uh... well... Edmund McMillen's bath water... People asked for this a lot 😂
But!!! Let's not forget about Stretch Goals! The bread and butter of any good Kickstarter campaign
There are 3 types of stretch goals for this KS!
Financial, Backers, and Social!
The Financial Goals are exactly what you expect! Raise enough money, something unlocks!
And so far the game's raised over $5.1M! We've unlocked the previously mentioned pins, new heart and tear token pieces for the game, massive intricate colouring pages by Tom Bunk and Samuele Gabbanini, and more! And there are currently 2 more really exciting unlocks waiting at ~$5.3M and $6.66M! Help us get there!
The Backer goals are:
For every 1k backers the KS gains, an alt version of an existing card with new incredible Guest Art is unlocked! We've unlocked 40 so far, why not more! And at ~$5.3M, they're all gonna be reworked into their own mechanically unique variants! Basically 20+ whole new cards to play with, so close!
And finally the Social Goals! The most fun part of the Kickstarter:
On Edmund's Twitter (@edmundmcmillen), he's been releasing lists of 5 tasks for fans to complete IRL! And for every list completed, a pack of WARP ZONE cards are unlocked! These are cards that crossover with outside IPs! Adding new characters/monsters/items/etc. in from all your other favourite games/shows/movies/more! It's a fantastic way to get involved and support the Kickstarter if you're a bit too low on funds! :) Head over there now and see what you can do
We've unlocked cards from Spelunky, from Hollow Knight, from Cave Story, even stuff like Salad Fingers, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and eceryone's favourite flash game, QWOP!
Truly it's the Super Smash Brothers Ultimate of card games 😂😂
SPOILERS FOR NINTENDO E3:
NEW 2D METROID GAME
NEW WARIOWARE
NEW MARIO PARTY
NEW MARIO GOLF
BOTW2 COMES OUT 2022 :(
Best e3 show. So much stuff coming out this year too.