Despite being taken down, AM2R still had a happy ending: Milton Guasti got hired by Moon Studios and is currently working as a level designer for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

"Metroid prime 4 for the switch, here's hoping it comes out next year and nothing gets delayed" OUCH Edit June 2024: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

This was actually my first Metroid game. I was scared to try it out, but man I ended up adoring it.

Johnny: "I guess that's the next time I'll see you guys when I go back to Metroid... Metroid Prime 4" *New Challenger Approaching* Metroid Dread: "Sup!"

"Give me hyper beam."

"I guess the next time I'll see you guys when I return to Metroid is with Prime 4" *HAHAHAAHAHAH*

RIP Screw Attack guy. Seriously though, I can't recommend this game enough. The start may kick your ass, but once you're really into it, it is an utter blast to play.

Wow, Johnny is as faithful to the KH marathon as Nomura is faithful to keeping KH on one platform.

IT'S HERE! THE PROPHECY!

Kingdom Hearts: Samus Returns

Adding onto what Johnny said at the end, I don't think it matters whether Samus Returns is better or worse than AM2R. At the end of the day, both are fantastic reinterpretations of the original Metroid 2. With two great remakes of a Game Boy classic and more Metroid on the way, there's no better time to be a Metroid fan.

honestly watching this almost 5 years later in a time where Metroid Dread actually exists, brings a small smile to my face. Mercury Steam was the perfect choice to bring back the Metroid Series

SORA IS A GIRL?!? Edit: JOHNNY SENPAI NOTICED ME (never thought that would happen)

SAMUS IS BACK BAYBEE SR388 HERE I COME

XD That's messed up but hilarious *Jabs at metroid* "Give me Hyper Beam!" That's hilarious.

This review is the EXACT SAME LENGTH as your AM2R review. Absolutely uncanny. Great review, Johnny!

Johnys returns

Buy Metroid Dread people. Metroid needs another comeback! This should be a multi million selling but Samus returns barely hit 500k.

We get to have AM2R *and* Samus Returns. Fucking sick imo

There's a way to cut down on the 'stop and go' pace people compain about. Meleeing a frozen enemy shatters them. If you land an Ice Beam shot on an enemy that's rushing you, jump, and melee them mid-air, you can take them out without losing speed.

Oh shit... I stopped everything I was doing

Rev up those Johnnies, because I'm sure hungry for one!

I love how this video is just one second under the length of Johnny's AM2R video

I was able to get the spider ball early with bomb jumping but that was pretty much it.

Ahh the latest part of the kingdom hearts series where sora becomes a bounty hunter in space

JOHNNY VS ACE ATTORNEY

After failing to get into Metroid through Super and Fusion, and getting a good way through AM2R, Samus Returns is officially the first Metroid game I've completed, and now I'm a fan. I'll see if I can get my hands on the Metroid Prime Trilogy.

12:53 is a funny statement when I'm watching this the day before Dread releases. No Prime 4 in sight but mere hours away from more Metroid

Doesn't matter which one is better, both are still good games, just buy Samus Returns to make sure we get more of these

*Notification window at 1* *jokingly to myself* "Johnny vs. Metroid: Samus Returns." *I see the video* "Just like I said."

Oh look another Metroid 2 remake Sorry not sorry

"Metroid prime 4 next year" little did the poor Johnny knew

I will always wait to see the day you finally talk about Kirby... Luv ya john

"hoping nothing gets delayed" I can feel the tears

*Insert obligatory Kingdom Hearts joke with Metroid as the title*

Well, Johnny, there technically WAS a 3DS Metroid game that was scrapped, and that was a remake of Fusion... made by Mercury Steam. See, when Mercury Steam approached Nintendo to work on a Metroid title, they originally planned on remaking Fusion, but Sakamoto insisted they remade Metroid 2 instead. A wise decision in my opinion since Fusion is in absolutely no need of a remake and Metroid 2 was long overdue for the Zero Mission treatment.

JOHNNY IS FLICKERING

So can we call it the *Kingdom Hearts Mania & Knuckles: Return of Samus featuring Crash from the Dark Souls series* Marathon

Watching this after Metroid Dread was announced.

Me: Huh, I was expecting through out the entire video for the return of t-- *SCREW ATTACK* Me: ...nevermind there it is.

First, Sora was an Echidna. Then a Bandicoot. After that, a hedgehog and now he's a Power Ranger. Kingdom Hearts has some weird games

Metroid, samus returns to planet 358/2 which is coded in birth by sleep

>Here's hoping it comes out next year and nothing gets delayed. FOUR YEARS LATER

Wow. Johnny must have been really happy playing this game. He not only wished us a fantastic night, but a "Fucking fantastic night". Well I'm cold and alone with no gf so I won't be experiencing a certain interpretation of that statement, but thanks anyway John.

KZfaq: _"SGB has uploaded a video."_ Me: _"Sweet. Let's get right to-"_ KZfaq: _"Somecallmejohnny has uploaded a video."_ Me: _"Awesome! This'll be gre-"_ KZfaq: _"BrainScratch Commentaries has uploaded a video."_ Me: 0_0

When I can't find a good video on pornhub, Johnny comes into action with a surprise upload. Can always rely on him

I died about 40 times and I ENJOYED EVERY SKIN-TEARING, TEETH-GRITTING MOMENT OF IT! Edit: Except the Digger boss - on first playthroughs, that thing can burn.

Instantly bursted to laughter when "give me Hyper Beam"!! That's quality comedy my friend and I am overjoyed that Samus may have a future besides MP4.

*stares constantly at Johnny's shirt wondering where I can buy it*

I can't even go to a Samus Returns-related video without at least one asshole starting an argument about AM2R, instead of treating this game as it's own fucking game. It's sad to see an intoxicated comment section in an otherwise fair video, and many more like-minded fans.

I gotta say, I was expecting that last fight, but got REALLY hype when it happened anyways. Made me freak out like a schoolgirl.

Your videos are always such a relaxing, as well as entertaining of course, experience. Thanks, man.

The coincidence of this upload time, I literally *JUST* beat Samus Returns (like 5 minutes ago!!)

Johnny's intro gets me in such a funky groove all day everytime.

This was such a great game. Had a few blemishes but it was honestly pretty damn good. I don't think it's a cop-out to not compare it to AM2R either. Both are great games and the fanbase really should not be split because of it.

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE POWERBOMB TRICK! I've been skipping those spiked halls because I thought I was missing something!

Holy crap Im early! Time to make a funny joke: I cant believe Sora is now a space bounty hunter after becoming a plataformer echidna.

12:55 that's just too funny

I love his intro so much, it is so smooth and feels official, like an opening for a TV show or something. Keep on keeping on Johnny! ^_^

I don't know about you, but when Nintendo handed the DMCA to AM2R, it really felt like a sign that they were working on a Metroid 2 Remake themselves. It felt more specific than their other fan project shutdowns.

The wait for metroid samus returns was so worth it. Still my 3rd favorite metroid game and my favorite 3DS game

*Insert unoriginal joke about how the Kingdom Hearts formula has changed*

The only video I've been waiting for since the release of Samus Returns

Well, it's enough to make Dread...

I will say, they're approach with amiiboes on this was mostly terrible, which is sad, since the amiiboes themselves look great, especially squishy. In regards to fusion mode, what they should have done was have it unlocked by completing the game with 100% under a certain time or just beat the game under a certain time. But like with Mario Maker, any of the metroid amiiboes could be used to unlock fusion mode from the start.

Metroid: Samus Returns is no question the savior the Metroid fanbase needed. As you mentioned, it is not a god tier game in the veins of Super Metroid and Metroid Prime, but Samus Returns did not need to be that great, it just needed to be a good game and it succeeded. Whereas Federation Force was the victim of bad timing, Samus Returns reaped the awards of coming out at the right time when a fanbase was hungry for a new game closer to Metroid's early days.

Waking up to a new Johnny video is fucking great!

SomecallmeJohnny:Samus Returns SYNOPSIS: After battling with many games,some bad, some good,some SONIC MANIA,Johnny finally comes back to Metroid.Welcome SR388's true beauty as you smack the shit out of the X button,fight jellyfish-like aliens(Metroids) that evolve into a four-pawed Godzilla,and use upgrades and abilities to advance further(at least until you buy dem Amiibos). Join Juan"Johnny" Ortiz and Samus "Metroid" Aran as they go on a journey beyond expectation and coffee prices!!!

Kingdom Hearts: Samus Returns is the black sheep of the series.

Johnny Returns is my favorite Metroid game.

"I guess that's the next time I'll see you" Its been three years

Another awesome video man, glad I subscribed

See you next mission, Johnny.

13:00 oh john if we only knew that it would be delayed

1:52 certainly has aged like milk now hasnt it

Thanks for uploading on my B-DAY Johnny!

happy 3rd anniversary metroid: samus returns!!! a very great return to the metroid series(especially the awesome amiibo that surprisingly added to it's atmosphere on it's launch.:3) that remembered why we love it(especially bringing back samus's true personality in a awesome visual way with her interactions with the baby metroid and hinting at the chozo reappearing which i've wanted since zero mission's storytelling.:3) and along with prime 4's announcement made up for it's failure with mother m/mishandling with federation force(nintendo should've realized fans weren't going to be happy with this game and should've kept it as blast ball or announced an untitled metroid project to keep fans from thinking it's the only thing they have.) and am glad out of nintendo's other "3"(metroid,star fox,f-zero) its been revived with only f-zero being the only dead one(though i have ideas that could help bring it back.) i hope along with prime 4(i'd love to see samus have interactions with the metroid sylux took in a similar style to the baby metroid and maybe have the galactic federation along with other bounty hunters get involved.) we get a new metroid game that follows up on fusion's events.(like having the chozo that raised samus be the focus,give samus more interactions while having a balance between vocal/visual narrative and be a mix of prime & the 2d games.)

AM2R is by far my favorite Metroid game. It's honestly amazing. But I feel like I can't say if it's better or not than Samus Returns. Samus Returns does a lot of stuff better than AM2R and vice versa. Both are incredible games but I don't feel like I can pick one over the other. As an example, AM2R honestly has the best soundtrack in the entire series. I'm madly in love with it. And I love how in Samus Returns, you can go back through the game with the baby after killing the queen. And honestly, I think that Samus Returns and AM2R are 2 totally different games. Look at the endings. After you kill the queen in AM2R, the music is peaceful. It's nighttime on SR388 and it's just beautiful and hopeful. You're almost sad that the planet is gonna get destroyed in Fusion. But in Samus Returns, it's ugly and green. It's a horrible planet and you can't wait to get off it. It ends on a much more uncertain note. Samus still has a lot of adventures left ahead of her. It's much more of a "to be continued" than the finality of AM2R's ending. And that exemplifies my point. They're totally different games. Maybe they should be compared, but I don't think I can compare them. Hell, just listen to Samus Returns' remix of Surface of SR388. It's completely different than AM2R's remix of Surface of SR388. Anyways, my point is, I now have 2 games as my favorite Metroid. And better yet, I have 2 incredible remakes of Metroid 2 that I can enjoy whenever I want

That intro edit must of been a pain Johnny? haha good work man!

I honestly had no idea you could parry the Omega's and Queen's chomp attacks until I saw this.

Replicated from my notes on Ted & Ryan's review of the game: (Spoilers) 1. The counter is too strong, but at least it isn't spamable like the sense move in Other M. 2. The lack of boss variety and enemy/ location designs is noticeable. They could have used the enemies/bosses from Fusion (since the BSL is located above SR388). I would have loved to see Serris or Yakuza. 2B. The Grinder boss can burn in hell. That thing was terrible. I had to look up how to get past that stage, and even then I didn't know about the Spiderball trick until the Queen made the think about it. 3. Ridley was way out of place. I didn't see a reason for him to be there at all other than because he's Ridley. Now if there was a moment in the game where you discover a Space Pirate base and the pirates are harvesting Metroids, and you fight pirates through out the game then I'd be okay with it. Granted this is probably the best 2D Ridley fight. 4. The backtracking for all the items. The fact that you have to go back through every area after getting the baby Metroid was the dumbest thing ever. Things I like: 1. The Aeon abilities are actually pretty solid, and I like how they are implemented. 2. The general atmosphere, music and art direction of SR388 are wonderful 3. Samus's personality is great in this game. No words, just actions and body language. It was so satisfying when she blasts the Grinder when it tries getting up, and the scene where she finds the baby is done really well. 4. Free aiming works really well. I hope to see it come back. Overall I'd give it an 8.5/10, and recommend playing it. This is the game that Other M should have been.

You know you're dedicated when you dont see a single review on this game without seeing johnnys first.

1:40 Lords of Shadow was kind of fun but it felt a little too stiff.

Recent Subscriber. I like what you're doing and your opinions on games that I too grew up with. Keep it up! I've been curious about this game and your input has been the most helpful.

* sees notification* *clicks off of porn hub at the speed of light *

God I hope Metroid Dread sells well

I think it's funny how both times Metroid Prime 4 is mentioned at E3, a Mercury Steam 2D Metroid game was announced and released a few months later.

I swear watching these videos created by Johnny is such a relaxing time for me. After work, class, or when i just to smile relax. I also love to think about in the longer run comparing the games perspective of his and mines, it's amazing and great John thank you. Kg

This game walked so Dread could run

Metriod Prime 4 won"t be the next time you play a Metroid game.Dread is coming! LOL

I've been freaking checking KZfaq religiously for the past week waiting for this review! HYYYYYPE! Edit: Welp, great review, Johnny. See you in Metroid Prime 4! As a side note, I love that both Johnny and Dunkey put up a review of this the same day!

And the Metroid alarm will go off for every review until dread comes out.

11:12 YOOOO HE SAID IT

You said the word "dread" 2 times in the video

I subbed bc of the animation at the beginning. Well played

Great review as always Johnny! Also, as a fan of Onimusha, I would also love to see you cover the series sometime!

This kingdom hearts is pretty weird now It's 2-d how odd

9:06 CHARLIE LEAN'S LEAN CAVE!!! I LOVE LEAN!!! 💜💜💜

Watched this last night. Good job John. Here is hoping this series lasts untill the end of time!

A dunkview and a johnny review of the same game in the same day, cant just be a coincidence.