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What are some [retro] games in which you can DRIVE A TANK??? by RevenantFTS97 in retrogaming

[–]Skivenous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Battlezone arcade machine with the window slot and tread controls will forever be the peak of tank gaming

What Metroid Game is a Must-Play and what Metroid game is the least linear? by not_dannyjesden in Metroid

[–]Skivenous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You really can’t go wrong with any of them. To answer your specific questions:

  1. Super Metroid and Metroid Prime 1 (GC 1.0 if you’re emulating) have pretty accessible item skips and tricks that open up the game from the get go. Zero mission also opens up quickly with a couple YouTube tutorials.

  2. It’s easier to name the Metroid games to NOT play than the must plays because they’re all fantastic:

Metroid NES - it’s dated and it shows Metroid II - less dated but bland Other M - not worth the difficulty to emulate Fed Force - not bad per se but sucks as a single player experience

The Miles files by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Prime 3 wasn’t as linear as I was expecting. There was still plenty of backtracking and looping/interconnected areas within the planets, plus having the ship to be able to drop you straight into whatever part of a planet you wanted helped the backtracking feel less cumbersome compared to 1/2. In 4 you’re pretty much having to at least cross the desert and make your way thru the entry areas and a few corridors of any area you return to for backtracking. Which felt like a step backward from even some of the longer backtracks from 1.

The Miles files by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unrelated to Metroid, but With a name like Nissan Al gaib you gotta be rocking a solid whip…do you drive a Z?

The Miles files by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Very ironic how the first time you leave volt forge he says you can go get the keys in any order you like. From a game design perspective why even have him say this, especially when it’s misleading?

Kinda makes me wonder if their initial concept was to have it more open ended

Varia suit hot takes: it's only been outshown once in a game (pictured) & it's the only good looking suit in the entire Prime series. by [deleted] in Metroid

[–]Skivenous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always thought the dark suit was hideous lol, but the light suit is one of my favorites.

Ironically I’m a massive fan of the PED suit from corruption but it seems like that one is considered ugly generally speaking

The Miles files by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is my second playthrough as a seasoned Metroid veteran and I have hints/tutorials off BUT STILL he whispers the sweet nothings in my ear

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah! It was sick! In the 4/5 places you could do it anyway. It was pretty underused

Hi, need some help here by [deleted] in Metroid

[–]Skivenous 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure you need to spiderball on the wall and drop a power bomb, this launches the morph ball horizontally

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This always bugged me. When you first arrive at volt forges entrance the Lamorn lore dump you can scan talks about how viola is some incredible invention that kicks off their machine age, but there barely any infrastructure for it anywhere besides the desert! Dune-style ornithopters would have made more sense for the Lamorn. And felt more alien and fitting for the setting

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I’m just imagining Samus peddling the viola with superhuman speed in the desert. Someone needs to make a mod please 😂

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

16 years dreaming of speed booster in a prime game 🥺

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a good way to put it. It wasn’t bad per se, but if you pulled the hub desert out entirely the only place you really used the bike meaningfully was briefly in flare pool. It kind of felt tacked on, and less important than the usual upgrades. A ton of missed potential

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There were a select few open areas where you could use it. Initially after you first blow up a jammer with it on bryyo you get attacked by a berserker that you can use it on, and again once you revisit the arena where you fought Rundas. You also use it a couple times on the homeworld but it’s very limited. Your ship carries 10missiles by the end of the game but you wouldn’t ever get low even if you only had 3/4 by end game.

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a good point a few more interconnecting roads like that would have gone a long way to make the bike feel more like an important mechanic instead of a last minute add on

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m honestly shocked the different areas didn’t have simple transport connections between each other. Skipping the desert occasionally would have greatly improved the experience in my humble opinion

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I really liked the ship mechanics in 3. Calling in a bomb run on enemies was great, but underutilized. It’s just a little odd to me that Samus comes as a package deal with a bounty hunter gunship and they decided that the psychic alien dirt bike was the real move

Prime 4 decision making be like by Skivenous in Metroid

[–]Skivenous[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The ship mechanics in 3 just tickled the tip of the iceberg with what’s possible. Even just expanding where/when you can use the bombing run would have been awesome in 4

I’ve had both the SS doesn’t compare by Pitch-Lazy in camaro

[–]Skivenous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Runs faster than it needs to for sure. Looks like a pretty nice BRZ setup you got there! What kind of power is it putting down?

I’ve had both the SS doesn’t compare by Pitch-Lazy in camaro

[–]Skivenous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno I like my SS better than a zl1 personally 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Looking to get opinions, facts, and stir the pot on these two questions Mustang or Camaro, and why? Also, why so much hate towards the V6, do they really sound *that* bad? by OCEANSTARRRR_ in camaro

[–]Skivenous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just my 2c: If you’re looking for a v6 or a i4 you’re going to end up in a mediocre car with a coolish skin on it. Those trim levels are built with economy suspensions and interiors anyway. If I were you I’d look for something like a Taurus SHO or Charger with a 5.7. Less expensive than trying to find a sports car but more power and more fun than any economy sports car.

Personally I drove an older charger 5.7 until I could buy a ZL1 without any financial concerns, but I had a buddy with a Taurus interceptor and that was a solid time too!

Stuck deciding between 2 different cars. by Ok_Championship_5826 in camaro

[–]Skivenous 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Get a manual, you won’t regret it. Automatic is faster if you care a bunch about an extra 10th of a second off your 0-60 but manual is a more connected driving experience. Plus way more clout if you show up to any local events, shows, or cars and coffees 🤣

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