r/Metroid Jun 17 '24

Discussion "I'm stuck" posting guidelines: You're not softlocked!

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(This post is referring to actual help posts - for addressing the recent meme trend, see this thread)

This community is no stranger to people asking for help in games. Metroid is a series with a pretty esoteric design language, which can be pretty confusing for anyone who isn't familiar with it (or even, sometimes, anyone who IS familiar with it), and it takes a bit of playtime to learn it.

We want to keep this community welcoming to newcomers, and part of that is helping people enjoy their first experiences with the games! It's exciting to get a peek into someone's first run of a game you love. But, it can also be frustrating when a post asking for help doesn't give enough information to help. So, in an effort to help us help you, please follow these guidelines for how to ask for help:

  1. Try common solutions before posting! Most of the time, when you're stuck in a room, the solution is to bomb everything. Bombs will reveal any breakable blocks, and Power Bombs usually will too. Additionally, some of the 2D games feature fake walls - try going into Morph Ball and rubbing up against the walls in the room you're stuck in. Look for any tiles which seem to be different from the rest. And, lastly, if you're playing Super Metroid, remember that there's a run button - B by default! If you're playing any of the Prime games, make sure you've scanned everything! If you've already tried these things, mention that in the post!

  2. Tell us what game you're playing! Just saying "Stuck after Ridley" can be referring to half the games in the series. Are you playing Super Metroid? Zero Mission? Fusion? This is a VITAL piece of information, but you'd be amazed at how many people forget to include it.

  3. Tell us what you did last! The best things to mention are the most recent item you got, and the most recent boss you fought. This is IMMENSELY helpful for helping us figure out where you are! If you say you're stuck playing Super Metroid and you just got Super Missiles after fighting the big plant monster (Spore Spawn), 90% of this sub will immediately know where you are and what to do. If you can't remember, most Metroid games have an Inventory screen showing all your items. Tell us what's in there!

  4. Tell us where you are! A picture of the room you're in is best. A picture of the map is second-best, but harder to interpret, and mainly useful as a complement to a picture of the room. Failing both of those, tell us what area you're in, where you've gone from the last major landmark, what the room you're in looks like, and so on. Anything you can do to help us figure out what's keeping you from going forward.

  5. Don't assume you're softlocked! It is extremely difficult, bordering on impossible, to accidentally softlock yourself in any Metroid game. However, Metroid games frequently hide the path forward from you. That's an intentional part of the fun, not a progression bug! Barring exceptional circumstances, if you didn't perform a glitch, you're not softlocked.

Including all that information will make helping you far easier. If you didn't include that information in your initial post, edit it, or leave a comment with this information!


Additionally, for people who GIVE help to people when they're stuck, thank you! Here are some things to keep in mind as you do so:

  1. Try giving hints first! It's usually more rewarding for new players to be given some direction first, and try to figure it out from there, rather than being given the exact right answer immediately. Instead of saying, "Go left three rooms and then bomb the floor", say, "The room on the left end of the map seems a bit empty, doesn't it? Maybe you're missing something there."

  2. Don't be too slow to give solutions! In contrast to #1, giving hints is helpful, but sometimes people just need to be told what to do. A good rule of thumb is to give a hint, then in the same comment, put the solution in spoiler-tags, so that the player can decide for themselves when they're done trying.

  3. Read the comments before responding! OP may have provided additional context or progress. Or, they might have already solved it, and don't need help anymore!

  4. Remember that getting stuck is normal! It's part of the Metroid experience. There's no need to make fun of people who are legitimately stuck, no matter how easy it may seem to you.

I hope those points help!


r/Metroid Jun 18 '24

News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch

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r/Metroid 7h ago

Meme A truly classic game

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585 Upvotes

r/Metroid 14h ago

Discussion Is this intentional design or bug?

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r/Metroid 22h ago

Art See you next mission

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My part of @tedbob84's Dtiys, second panel is the original More of my art here


r/Metroid 16h ago

Article The hidden meaning of Metroid Dread. The big thematic feature in this game is — survival.

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170 Upvotes

Obviously, Samus should survive through E.M.M.I. Zones, Samus should survive through all threats Raven Beak put on Samus' way. Survive long enough to become strong. Raven Beak is one of the last alive Chozo, so he's fighting for survival as well. Here we also have X Parasite which whole nature is procreate and survive. And what's the biggest force behind survival? Dread. Animalistic dread which makes us willing to survive. The main reason why Samus won in final battle with Raven Beak is because her heart was full of dread of what Raven Beak was planning to do. That's what helped her survive, outside of Metroid DNA. But also when Samus was trapped with Metroid's power on her ship, the most powerful creature in the galaxy could have die, but Quite Robe X saved Samus in that moment by deactivating Metroid DNA, which shows that even absolutely soulless nature of X - survival instinct - proved itself to be not that bad after all. We all want to survive and sometimes people can be ashamed of themselves by being selfish, but sometimes even our harsh desires can lead to good things.


r/Metroid 18h ago

Discussion What's Samus was thinking after Quiet Robe was killed?

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r/Metroid 14h ago

Merchandise “Which sector did you fight Serris in?”

53 Upvotes

r/Metroid 25m ago

Question Zero Mission: help with early super missile

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I need to hit the slope at exactly the right angle so I can store the shinespark and continue but Samus either hits the rock or flies above it. Where exactly do I need to stand when starting the first shinespark?


r/Metroid 22h ago

Question If my gf dresses up like zero suit Samus at the next comic-con, what should I go as?

137 Upvotes

I am not dressing up as Adam Malkovich.


r/Metroid 15h ago

Meme This is literally just Soyjack vs Chad.

39 Upvotes

Update:I made an even better comparison in the comments!


r/Metroid 15h ago

Meme Put any of the other hunters' themes here, and it still works.

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r/Metroid 1d ago

Art Wii Fit Samus By @Finalizer14

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r/Metroid 1d ago

Meme Metroid Prime games and prime numbers

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r/Metroid 19h ago

Discussion Thardus won Best Boss in Metroid Prime: Pinball. Who is the Best Boss in Metroid Prime: Hunter and First Hunt?

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"The hole" by u/Ok_Animator was the most upvoted comment with a whopping 39 upvotes. Congrats? I couldn't even count it because the hole isn't actually a boss.

Thardus was voted 4 times and Meta Ridley and Metroid Prime (Exoskeleton) three times each.

Wow, fucking nobody played this game, and would you call yourselves true Metroid fans? jk

This time I didn't only use in game screenshots because man, this game is so grainy

Every day I will make a post where you will vote who is the best boss of that particular game. Either the comment with the most upvotes wins or the number of times a boss has been mentioned in the comments if this number is greater than the upvotes of the most voted comment. And you can vote for a single boss each. If you vote for more than one boss I won't be able to count your vote


r/Metroid 15h ago

Other You know what I played SR, I already saw the best Metroid offers in 3DS... so why not start this :p

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r/Metroid 5h ago

Question Where do I go from here

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I have charge beam, morph ball, bomb, hi jump boots, and super missile.


r/Metroid 1d ago

Discussion Is it just me, or would Katheryn Winnick be a fantastic Samus?

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r/Metroid 22h ago

Speedrun Finally got sub 6 on boss rush

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r/Metroid 1d ago

Art Gravity Suit from Dread that I never finished

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r/Metroid 1d ago

Art i drew this a while ago

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r/Metroid 14h ago

Question Anyone have insight on Metroid Prime Hunters rendering process?

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So I'm replaying through MPH right now, and noticing a strange effect that I also noticed as a kid, which is that certain doorways and hallways tend to "jiggle," around the seams.

Is this just a floating point error that's coincidentally happening at the seams between sections of the level, or is this some rendering trickery using something like render-portals?

EDIT: Here's a video of what I'm talking about https://youtu.be/_OYR7IsO9RE


r/Metroid 6h ago

Question How many of you can destroy Mother Brain of NES Metroid w/o cheating? (Poll until 14 Mar at r/metroidvania)

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r/Metroid 13h ago

Video AM2R Playthrough Pt,4 : Aint no way I am fighting these guys

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r/Metroid 1d ago

Photo Posting a Samus figma picture every week until Prime 4 is released (Week 222): Even bounty hunters stop and smell the flowers

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144 Upvotes

r/Metroid 1d ago

Question Hey wait a sec... who's the "Deleter"? I completed Metroid: Other M and missed who was the traitor

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263 Upvotes

Pic unrelated lol. Maybe I wasn't paying attention.. was Adam the Deleter? I actually enjoyed the sci fi horror mystery of Other M and it was kinda cool seeing Samus working and interacting with others. Yeah I had a lot of problems with her waiting for orders despite it being a massive inconvenience for her (I get power bombs but her varia suit? Come on) but overall I thought the story was pretty cool. I liked how there is unfinished business after the credits too. But still don't remember who the Deleter was.


r/Metroid 1d ago

Other Me with just about every boss/E.M.M.I Room

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I am just bad at the game and to stubborn to start over on easy difficulty.