Another Metroid 2 Remake (AM2R) - Longplay (Normal Game, Normal Difficulty, 100%)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2021
- This is the fan-remake of what I believe to be one of the most obscure Metroid games. The original Metroid II: Return of Samus was a GameBoy game that had many improvements over the original Metroid on the NES, but it was still largely held back by it's weak hardware. This remake was in development for well over a decade and it was set out to bring Metroid 2 to the quality standards of other Metroid games like Metroid: Fusion and Metroid: Zero Mission. In the end, it fully surpassed those two games together and is almost on the same quality level as Super Metroid, if not higher.
It came out some time before Nintendo's own official remake of Metroid 2 did, which was called Metroid 2: Samus Returns. Both of the remakes are great on their own, but I personally prefer AM2R, and not only because it takes so much after Zero Mission, but also because of the tremendous quality it achieved, especially since it was made by only a single person in the span of a decade.
For this longplay, I made sure to get 100% of all of the items in the game collected since it's just that easy to do and because it's my absolute favorite Metroid game of them all.
After the events of the first Metroid game in which Samus defeated Mother Brain and stopped the Space Pirates from reproducing Metroids for use as biological weapons, Planet SR388, the homeworld to Metroids, seemingly gave no signs of Metroid life when the Galactic Federation's scanners failed to detect any Metroids on the planet. The Research Team was soon sent to the site to study the planet and it's eco-system, and after a fairly short amount of time, contact with them had been lost. A Search & Rescue team comprised of elite soldiers serving in the Galactic Federation was sent to investigate the situation, and most importantly, search for the missing research team members and rescue them. It didn't take long until contact was lost with it as well, making it pretty clear that the Metroid threat is still very much present on the planet. This left the Galactic Federation with no choice but to sent out a lone bounty hunter to do the job, and it just so happened that there was only one true candidate with the right expertise and experience for the job - Samus Aran. The Galactic Federation sends out Samus to search for both of the teams and to eradicate the Metroid threat, once and for all.
While exploring the depths of the planet as Samus, you will encounter various structures left by the extinct Chozo race. There'll be plenty of mysteries about them and the Metroids to find as well as a healthy amount references to the other games in the series. Along the way, you'll be recovering gear for your power suit left by the Chozo in order to explore deeper into the planet and you'll be blasting a lot of Metroids, since the primary goal of this game is to eliminate the Metroid threat. They will come in several forms and these forms will have several variations depending on how grown the Metroid is, all of which come with their own advantages and disadvantages. You will have to strategically plan how you will approach them, since they aren't always easy to deal with and quite a few of them will require you to search for specific ways of tackling them.
As I've mentioned it before, the game takes heavily after Metroid: Zero Mission. If you remember that game, Samus was rather heavy as her falling speed was great but so was her walking/running speed as well. The graphics also take after that same game, but they are vastly improved and overall slightly less stylized.
This is definitely an amazing game, worthy of all the praise it gets. And this is the second entry in the main Metroid series that I checked off my list, there's just about two more longplays left before I am done. Super Metroid is going to be a long one.
Game: Another Metroid 2 Remake (AM2R, PC). - Ігри
This game is absolutely gorgeous.
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I really enjoyed the N3DS version of the game. But, I personally think AM2R is (at least for me) the definitive version to play. I like that the developer even included rumble effects for the controller.
This fan made game is awesome sauce. If I was in charge of Nintendo as a whole, I'll hire these fans and turn their fan made games to become actually Nintendo brand games for everyone and anyone to purchase and play these awesome games.
Okay, one thing I REALLY like in this playthrough is at 1:58:00 - the Fuel Cell Temperature escape sequence. I LOVE the fact that the bar is non-linear - it's not just increasing at a steady rate such that it's a glorified timer, but it seems to actually speed up and slow down. In my head, it means the fuel cell is coming apart and losing control in stages, and the amount of time you have to get out is unpredictable. It adds a whole layer of urgency to the sequence - we don't really see that very often in self-destruct escape sequences.
(I know the gauge is pre-programmed to advance to certain levels as you progress and is scripted to explode at the end of that sequence. But it was still very well done - very tense. :)
It occurs to me that the implied unpredictability of the escape time in this scene has much the same terror component to it as the randomized (and extremely tight) escape windows in Metroid Dread when get caught by an EMMI. Those things are already terrifying enough, but the fact that the devs randomized the intervals with the two attack stages so you can't just memorize the timings to get out, was nothing short of brilliant on their part. While it's not as immediate here (and in fact, I'm sure you'd have to be seriously trying to fail), the presentation here still gives that sense of "I need to get out of here as fast as possible or I will die."
Also a very nice addition to the remake. Great a game as it was, the original Return of Samus had almost nothing in the way of urgency - you were only required to act fast when fighting Metroids, but never because something in the environment forced you to keep moving.
OK, at 3:56:15 when Chozo text flashes on screen to be translated as INTERLOPER is low-key Silent Hill/Fatal Frame freaky.
Of course after Dread, we know just WHO would view Samus as an interloper there.
I hate that Nintendo took it the wrong way when this was just a fan remake.
they didn't take it the wrong way. it's their IP and they can do whatever they want with it
@@Amfibios Still how was he supposed to know that they were making a remake since game companies don't normally do that type of thing?
@@sonicblitz1884 don't they? the market is littered with remasters and remakes of old games. it has nothing to do with that though.
when AM2R started being made, nintendo prolly didn't even have plans for a remake, since it took him more than 10 years to complete.
the point is, they can still shut down the project even if they're not planning to ever remake it by themselves. it may make them look but the truth is, it's their property and noone's allowed to create games off of it, even if they're not planning to sell it and make money.
@@Amfibios I'm sick of them spitting in the faces of fans though, and they wonder why we still pirate games.
@@sonicblitz1884 well, i don't really condone piracy, but i've done it plenty of times to try out a game and then buy it if it's good. i also don't feel bad "pirating" an old game that you can't even buy anymore. if we just pirate for the sake of pirating, then the games we love will stop being created.
So I’m playing through this on my steam deck and using you as a “am I going the right way” guide. It cracks me up that we are doing the same damn things. “Ooo I pop five bombs when charged! Lemme do that a few more times!” Lol
Damn this looks great. Reminds me a ton of Axiom Verge, which obviously was inspired by Metroid, but just the animation and art style, and how fluid it is. The devs really made sure to put a ton of love and care into this project.
Been loving this game! Thanks for showing me how to 100% it.
I've been checking through my old videos lately and I've noticed that I've never clarified something about this video.
You can see that it's max resolution is 720p. In reality, it's real resolution is 480p, which was then upscaled to 720p through video editing. And all because when I originally recorded this game, I only recently started to use OBS and I completely forgot to set the proper output resolution before recording it.
I only hope no one's mad about that. If anything, it's at least a decent reason to revisit it in the near future, should anyone be interested in a re-run of this game.
While I'm on the topic of this video, I went ahead and updated the description to sound less... inexperienced, if that's the word for it? Anyway, it should be much better now.
The sound was fine. I come back here to listen to the music, especially.
@@CarlosXPhone You really should watch other channels that directly rip and upload this kind of music to UA-cam, especially if you're looking to listen to it. But I appreciate that you'd come to one of my gameplay videos for that nonetheless.
the ending of this remake makes we wonder and hope fusion is getting a remake :D
7:53 Shouldn't they be called SR388quakes?
I do like this one better. There were some things that the official remake did that were alright, but this one had the heart while the other felt more like an "Okay, FINE!". Fortunately, Metroid Dread turns out to be an excellent game, so we can consider them somewhat redeemed.
This game is totally awesome! Love it!
Somehow Nintendo Company would to see Fan-Remake did purpose ID assets made up unrelated Metroid Series, They decided to take down request with copyrighted materials, Very obscured Unofficial indie fan-remake game been made from an few years ago.
Pessoas: -o quão fã de metroid você é de 0 a 10?
Mano que fez isso: -sim!👁👄👁👍
can we found it somwere ? i do format to my pc :(
How did you quit the black barrs at the sides?
I just heard about this game through searching Metroid music! Is this still available to download and play? What's the best version 3DS remake or AMR2??? Love this!
AM2R is more faithful to the OG. SR is too bloated
I haven't played either one myself, but from what I've seen, it seems to be a matter of preference between the two. I've been watching playthroughs of both games, and they're both very good in their own ways. I'm leaning AM2R myself because of how it mixes elements of Super Metroid, Fusion, and Return of Samus, and the music is outstanding. But I also really want to play Samus Returns and will eventually dust off my 3DS to do so.
In case you're still looking to download and play AM2R, there's a sub-Reddit for the game, but what's more important is that it hosts the link to the GitHub page where you can download the game's launcher.
Here's the link to it's download page on GitHub:
github.com/AM2R-Community-Developers/AM2RLauncher/releases/latest
Simply pick the latest release of the launcher and download it. But that's not all, because you will also need the 1.1 version of AM2R. The launcher does not include it for legal reasons, so you will have to find it yourself on the Internet.
I recommend looking up the 1.1 version of AM2R through a search engine and going through the results. Just be careful not to catch any viruses on suspicious sites or links, but I think you probably knew that already.
Once you have the 1.1 version of AM2R, you will need to start the AM2R launcher and patch the game with it's latest community made version. It will include various bug fixes as well as additions that make the game much more re-playable.
Fuck me, how is this game and its music so goddamn good!?
can you post items time stamp? I'm having dificulties finding everything
There's 2 rooms I can't figure out how to get into. That's why I'm here. It's in the 2 green area under the blue area. The room at 30:00
Where can I play this?
I was wondering if anyone could tell how to do that midair dash after running fast? Thx
I'm sorry I'm really late, but I think I should tell you how to do it anyway. It just doesn't feel right to leave it unanswered.
To do the air-dash, you need to crouch during the speed booster running. You'll know it works when you see and hear specific visual and sound effects, such as the different red color glow and the wooshing sound. With that all, you can initiate the air-dash by simply jumping while holding a desired direction. It might be a bit complicated control wise to get it in the direction you need it to because it activates only when Samus isn't spinning during her jump.
There's also a bit of advanced tech with it where you can spin jump and cancel the spin to then hold the direction you want to air-dash into and press the jump button again to initiate it. That will allow you to do it in mid-air pretty much almost anywhere.
But the more involved part of this same tech is that it also allows you to air-dash into slopes to retain your momentum as well as the speed booster dash itself. This is how you solve a good number of rooms in the game involving the speed booster ability.
I hope this helps, if you're still in need of advice. I'm once again sorry for not responding back then, I must've missed the notification.
This sounds like the Shinespark move, introduced in Super Metroid. There's actually a creature in that game that teaches you how to do it. :)
How did I miss an entire area of the game?
great game!
How many remakes are there this isn't the same one I downloaded
Fuuuck, I knew it u could just gigabomb it, but I tried to use in his mouth instead of going in the stomach, your ending was awesome, queen metroid is a good boss, cheesable if you know what to do.
There comes a time, when the fans must do what the company could not do. And... yet... they still did what nintendo does best. DMCA Takedowns... smh.
This is called “Another Metroid 2 Remake”.
I wonder, what was the one that came before?
There were a lot of fan attempts to remake Metroid 2 that ended up going nowhere over the years, and the AM2R name is a cheeky acknowledgement of that.
@@BradTheDead ah.
Hmm...why don't you shoot at enemies and prefer getting hit?
e so para android esse metroid
Technically AM2R has been ported to many platforms, I have it on my PC & PS Vita (modded). I've heard of a release for modded switchs.
Do not get me wrong - I am curious. :)
I don’t like music in it. But all other stuff is great, I like sound of robots breaking- really satisfying. Samus control feels good, that’s a good game.
Its good but wish it was was a gba screen size not to wide
oh they ate nintendo up with this i fear
Pc o emulador?
Creo que PC
Too bad Nintendo doesn't support fan projects and the possibility to play on any device. From my point of view AM2R and Metroid: Samus Retuns can easily live side by side. Both have their uniqueness and both are good games. AM2R is a more raw Metroid experience with some QoL improvements and Samus Returns is a more beginner friendly experience to get used to the genre. Maybe someday Nintendo will have a less conservative management ;) Yeah, let me dream :D
SuperPlayer EX not trying to be mean here but there is other ways you can make some things easier on yourself in the game
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The original game was piss poor. This remake showed what it could have been. Nowadays, Nintendo couldn’t make a fun 2D Metroid to save their lives
What? What about Metroid Dread? I can understand that the 3DS Metroid 2 remake was not as good as the fan made one (even though I still enjoy both games) but Metroid Dread is still pretty good. Not perfect, sure. But still fun to play.
@@Kim-py3iv I spoke too soon
who is even agreeing with stuff like this in the year 2024
This grudge harbored by some AM2R fans has always been pretty silly: the game was completed and widely released, which frankly is all that really mattered in a world where most kinds of public, ambitious fangames are at risk of getting slapped with a C&D before seeing the light of day at all.
And then Metroid officially got its resurgence through Samus Returns - which was a great, innovative interpretation of Metroid 2 in its own right - followed by the absolute triumph that is Metroid Dread. And that's to say nothing of the amazing Metroid Prime 1 remaster, as well as Prime 4 finally being on the verge of releasing!
From this comment though you would think Nintendo wiped AM2R from the internet and then shelved Metroid forever, lol. It's a wildly out-of-date and dismissive attitude to have towards the state of the franchise right now, which may very well be at its healthiest so far.
I hate those games with ridiculous jump/fall speeds. Inertia much??
Um ... the amount of energy and ammo wasted is shocking . Great game and the scenery and game mechanics are jawdropping .
Rejoice Metroid fans, Metroid Prime 4 is still happening. We still have to wait a year before the game comes out. But at least the game wasn't canceled.
This game is the reason y i boy cut nintendo after they ban AM2R and blacklisted. I never bought anything from nintendo again. Never... and metroid dread kinda sucks. I prefer sprite base game too. Metroid dread story sucks ass to me. The ending also sucks. It was so disappointing.
AM2R is great, but you're wrong. Metroid Dread is an amazing game. Don't hate on the games just because you dislike the company, separate the products from the makers.
@@superplayerex2431 sorry but metroid dread story to me sucks. It just not that good of a story or game to me. Metroid fusion had a way better story. And the repeated emi miny boss fights was all devs could come up with. Yikes... i'm not saying you should hate it either. As for nintendo, they suck so hard.