The animations on this game are unreal I don't think I've ever played a 2D game that feels so smooth, I mean I think most 3D games don't even put this much thought into animating all the tiny possibilities. Far too many games look like their characters are just gliding over the floor or uphill while a running animation is playing.

The Hyper Beam obliterating X parasites might explain how Raven Beak was able to contain them in the first place.

I think the creature in the tank in Dairon more closely resembles the wasp hive boss fight from Other M. There are a few references from that game in Dread, the biggest being the return of the diffusion beam. The hyper beam being able to destroy free floating X seems to be the answer as to how Raven Beak was able to overcome ZDR being infested and his entire army possessed by them. Through battle he demonstrated to them he can erase them entirely asserting his dominance over them. We see he is also sporting the lightning armor aeion ability we had in Samus returns, however the coloring can vary depending on what level of shielding it is providing. I think this is also how he managed to retake control of his army after they were consumed by X, he must have a version or coloring that either repels X or destroys them completely if they touch him in this state. He is only able to be possessed at the end of Dread because Samus drained his suit stripping him of all his power. A rather fitting end for his character.

Honestly, it's really cool how the emmis' fast and slow timings attack Samus in different ways, slow timing pins her to the ground, fast timing grabs her. The entire thing with two different animations is epic anyway, they could've just gone with two different delays picked randomly but they took the extra steps and made it look cooler.

The arm cannon glowing after you fire is different depending on which beam you have

I suspect Samus fried the Ravenbeak X out of anger. She didn't want anymore of him near her.

I noticed when in the metroid suit, you can walk into enemies killing them instantly. I accidentally came across it lol

Another detail that I don’t believe you have covered. During the elevator loading sequences, the lights move across Samus in the appropriate direction, and in the train sequences, she is always diving forward. They didn’t just make one loading screen, they made different ones for the direction she is moving.

I like that the creatures avoid the parasites like "Nope not after what happened to Jerry 4"

2 fun facts: everyone knows that Dread doesn't have single wall jump, However The blue Spider Magnet can allow you to single Wall jump. And The Metroid Suit arm Cannon's Teeth actually have an animation where they move outwards to use Missiles. This can only work with Cheats

The developers didn't have to go this hard into these details, but god bless them for doing so.

These detail videos make me appreciate the game even more honestly.

This game deserved the GOTY

3:20 Under the vat where Draygon is potentially hidden you can find a large empty room with seemingly no purpose. Perhaps it was meant to house a boss fight but was cut before release.

The attention to detail and animations in this game are incredible - I really hope Mercury Steam and Nintendo upgrade and post Samus Returns to Switch.

I'm keeping it very on the down low until I have a more developed pre-alpha but I'm currently developing a metroidvania and it's kind of nuts all the tiny details that organically develop like this during the creative process. This series of videos you've made has really put a smile on my face because I can completely see my own creative process in a lot of Dread's developer's decisions. A lot of "Hey, I have an enemy that kind of does that" or "Hey, I actually am working on a system where docile creatures are disturbed by nearby sounds too" and most of the time they're details I love putting in because I feel like they add a lot of believability to my worlds and that's a hugely important thing for me as a developer, but most of which I expect to go unnoticed. Videos like this make me happy to know the work that goes into stuff like this really is appreciated by players.

You think I was playing this game and NOT comparing every little thing to Fusion? Of course I would notice that the tiny X's have the same sprite as the Fusion sprite that Adam shows you. Of course I noticed that the power bombs worked the same. Fusion was my childhood and this game did it so much justice!

About the number 4 (the one about the NES Metroid sprite), in the same scene the X parasite has its GBA Fusion sprite as well.

3:25, to add on to that, there’s a seemingly useless boss sized room right beneath.

the amount of polishment is just delightful

Did you notice that all Chozo x-parasites are red, except raven beaks this could be showing that because Raven Beak is more powerful, it takes a better X to take over him, just a theory though

Hooray for another Dread video! ❤❤

Maybe you could go over how in the cutscene where Samus counters EMMI-07PB (Hanubia) the animation actually looks a bit different than normal. The camera's movement is different, less cinematic, and I'm not sure if the counter flash appears.

i did not know that there were two counter windows on emmis I always thought the only one was countering them from grabbing you. i like the animation on countering the needle a lot more, did not know you could do that.

Great video, as always. Perhaps you can also add (As seen in the heat from Samus's Arm Cannon) that the reflection of the shots size in the floor grows bigger the closer she shots to it.

6:30 - Says "power bombs", shows regular bombs. FYI

I can't believe you're still finding little details like this. Game is absolutely incredible.

The attention to detail in Dread never ceases to amaze me!

“Autsharps” “Goliath” Where do you find these names for the enemies

Just received the game can’t wait to try it :) ! The attention to details looks awesome

Wait... I actually was never aware you have 2 opportunities for a counter and assumed if you whiffed the grab, that was it. I had NO idea you could counter the stab too!

You've really collected some excellent, easily-missed details in these vids. I don't think I've ever even thought to use the grapple beam downwards on an already clinged-to magnetic wall, but sure enough they made an animation specifically for that interaction and it looks sick. Also I remember being so happy to see the X parasites get sucked in with power bombs like in Fusion as shown here. Really happy that this game got to be made by a team that really knew their stuff.

It's incredible how much detail they packed into a Switch game. But after being ignored for so long, Samus deserves no less. Also, #14, those are normal Bombs, not Power Bombs.

The X that killed Raven Beak is also the one that killed Kraid, and probably also killed Corpius (During the Exp Z - 57 boss fight)

The real thing to learn here is that you also have a chance to counter an E.M.M.I. after it grabs you. I always thought you could only counter it before it grabs you.

These videos are so well done!

I just realized there are two chances to counter an EMMI. You can counter the grab or the fatal blow.

I used to think Samus' animations peaked with Other M, but this utterly blows that game out of the water

I can finally watch your Metroid Dread content! Since I now own the game and have beaten it once, I don't have to worry about story spoilers :) Love this channel! Thank you for the great content!

I wonder if somebody has gone into the game files for the Draygon-looking silhouette, I bet that could give some answers!

I never realized how cool the animations were because I was so pissed off dealing with the EMMIs.

Thanks so much for making this.

Another interesting detail: When all of the x parasites were drawn in by the power bombs they flew in the shape of an infinity symbol

Metriod Prime 1 is what's in the tank. The first boss you face on the space station. The Parasite Queen

1:13 if I'm correct, the same thing happened in Fusion. Neat touch

Another cool video! A small addition to #4: The X Parasite depiction you can see in the intro video are taken from Metroid Fusion. In the third conversation with the B.S.L. station computer in Fusion, that very same X Parasite depiction is being shown on a small screen!

#3 was in Fusion as well. A nice example of continuity from Mercury. Looking forward to their next project.

2:39 okay this detail is actually insane, they really did not have to do that BUT THEY DID

6:16 Samus: “OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW!” *(Spike damage)* Goliath: “This is fine.”

3:20 in metriod prime there was a large parasite that was changed drastically by phazon. i think one of the reasearch logs meantioned that it gave the parasite multiple new apendages as well as new features which includes changes to the birthing cannal at the bottom of the creature. if all the phazon changes were removed from the creature, it might strongly resemble what the creature in the tank looks like

The animators in this game did an incredible job

It would make sense that a clone of Draygon was in the background of Dairon, because there was a clone of Kraid.

I just completed Dread today and can safely say it's one of the best games I've ever played. It is my introduction to the Metroid series and I'm glad to be here

These details make the world more real through subtlety. Each developer should have a team just for details. Not gonna happen but man would it be nice. Way to be dedicated to finding as much as you can.

It baffles me to no end how this game didn't get Game of the Year!

Number 14. Will they go higher if you use Cross Bombs?

I can totally relate to Gooplots

6:35 When the autosharp gets popped into the air, it emits sparks at the bottom as if it's still scraping the ground. It's a shame the developers didn't care about the little details in this game... (100% joking, love this game and the details are incredible)

3 months and i always learn something new about this game.

I love this series

6:37 I think you meant "bombs", not "power bombs", based on the gameplay in that clip.

3:28 those arms of that creature reminds me of the parasite queen from metroid prime 1

I think that the NES Metroid sprite on the Dread intro is also a little nod to Super Mario Sunshine.

Nice!

If you shoot, while standing still, Samus will take a step back to stabilize her for the recoil of her arm cannon.

WAIT YOU COULD PARRY THE SECOND PART OF THE EMMI ATTACK?

Very elegant!

You can grapple hook those ceiling laser creatures to take away their laser beam. They become a standard tentacle monster after.

Mercury Steam hit it out of the park with this one.

Idk why, but I really like that intro.

Man, they put a lot of detail in this game.

What a game Metroid Dread is! 10/10

Love it

details aside this dude counters EMMIS like a god

#14 says Power Bombs but uses plain old Bombs.

#6. There is a big room at the bottom of that area that serves no purpose. I think Dragon was meant to be a boss but was cut out. Also outside of the Speed Booster EMMI, Dairon doesn't have any other bosses.

I had no idea you could rapelle down spider strips

i've telled Samus' arm cannon when using charged shot, the front barrel glows.

I fckn love this game dawg.

More like “Very very Very Cool Details” for the video title 👍👍

The X Parasites getting sucked in by powerbombs is already a detail seen in Metroid Fusion

Sure nice of Nintendo to add that last detail even though it’s literally impossible to escape an EMMI 😇

I used every floor switch that way when I figured that out.

the saw thing got it by accident while trying to get the E-tank part before meeting Quite Robe* (Silent Mant?) xD

what a cool way to sell me on the game without telling me much about it

Dope

I called Raven Beak X "Kraiven Beak". It felt right

Wow there a lot in this game

This game is awesome!

I think the Mini metroid in the prologue is the baby metroid from metroid 2

Well hope this game sells well enough more 2D Metroid games to be made in the future. I don't want the franchise dedicated to Prime games.

The sheer amount of detail the programmers put into this game that they didn't really have to... you can tell this game was a labor of love.

any other fusion vets here immediately try the vaccum thing when they got power bombs?

What happened to the spider ball?

I once managed to get 16 power bombs

Best game ever

I Know!

This is AAA gaming guys

sooooooo......How did yall get all those E.M.M.I. counters?

Is game is amazing,