Metroid 2 on 3DS has content locked behind Amiibos

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PowerOats
07/31/2017
05:14 PM
#1
does this piss you off


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Apparently hard mode, a picture Gallery and music Gallery can only be unlocked via amiibo
ernieforss
07/31/2017
05:19 PM
#2
What?! i don't have to buy metriod prime 4 to unlock the original return of samus game! i'm so pissed off right now!


it would be cool if the metriod amiibo unlocks a playable metriod.
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Raganork
07/31/2017
05:20 PM
#3
Well then, looks like I'm gonna get some use out of my modestly-sized amiibo collection.
TigerTycoon
07/31/2017
05:22 PM
#4
https://www.vg247.com/2017/07/31/metroid-samus-returns-amiibo-exclusive-content-includes-hard-mode-and-other-goodies-costs-as-much-as-the-game/

Basically Nintendo is telling people they should download a rom instead by doing this otherwise you're a sucker for buying their 25 year old game that has "on disk" DLC that you have to go to the store to buy added to it.
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Ezel_Bayraktar
07/31/2017
05:29 PM
#5
Couldn't care less about 3DS
Dikitain
07/31/2017
05:31 PM
#6
I already have 2 of those amiibos and had them long before this game was even announced, so no big deal.

The other 2 I want to get because they will look cool on my shelf.

So, looks like I am getting some free DLC with my game and amiibos. Awesome!!!
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Yellow
07/31/2017
05:35 PM
#8
Amiibos are stupid. It helps if you know someone who wastes mon... collects cool things.

You can also just make your own NFC tags.
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ReggieTheReckless
07/31/2017
06:22 PM
#9
Well that's certainly fucking bullshit

I would like my difficulty options available after unlocking them IN GAME please

Fucking bullshit

I already had it preordered and everything because I wanted to support them even though the fan remake was amazing already

Fucking bullshit
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dioxxys
07/31/2017
06:23 PM
#10
ReggieTheReckless posted...
Well that's certainly fucking bullshit

I would like my difficulty options available after unlocking them IN GAME please
OmegaM
07/31/2017
06:50 PM
#11
The only thing that seems like a big loss is the hard mode. And if the hard mode is just the same game with more and/or deadlier enemies, I'd probably ignore it anyway, assuming the normal mode is decently challenging. But if the hard mode has unique bosses and/or a slightly different story (if the hard mode has Samus wearing her fusion suit, does that mean she's returning to SR388 some time after Metroid: Fusion?), that would be bad to require an Amiibo to unlock. What if you can't find the Amiibo in your area? If you could download the hard mode from the E-Shop, at least then you'd be almost guaranteed to be able to get it.
keyblader1985
07/31/2017
07:10 PM
#12
ernieforss posted...
What?! i don't have to buy metriod prime 4 to unlock the original return of samus game! i'm so pissed off right now!


it would be cool if the metriod amiibo unlocks a playable metriod.

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SushiSquid
07/31/2017
07:10 PM
#13
One of the many reasons I don't fuck with Nintendo anymore. They're doing stupid shit like this. The entire amiibo concept is dumb to begin with.
Veedrock-
07/31/2017
07:15 PM
#14
Remember when you had to buy a whole handheld and link cable to get NES Metroid with Metroid Prime? And you had to buy a whole game with the previous accessories just to get a costume in Metroid Prime?

That shit was awesome . Physical unlocks are awesome and people can suck it.
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TheGreatNoodles
07/31/2017
07:37 PM
#15
The gallery stuff I can pass off as being 'extras' you get for having the amiibos (since a lot of their newer games has little extras).
But if the hard mode can only be unlocked via amiibo that's where, in my opinion, it's no longer just 'little extras' but actual game content.

There's also the very plausible scenario of what if someone wants to get the hard mode, wants to get the amiibo... But can't due to scarcity or other reasons? Now they can't play the game in its fullest even if they pay extra.

It doesn't piss me off, but it's not something I'm pleased with.

Hopefully it ends up being 'you can unlock it instantly with amiibo but can be unlocked via another method'. But that probably isn't the case.
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-Komaiko54-
07/31/2017
07:48 PM
#16
Jokes on you guys, should've got up at 6AM to preorder the amiibo like a REAL Metroid fan :D
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AugustDreaming
07/31/2017
07:55 PM
#17
dioxxys posted...
ReggieTheReckless posted...
Well that's certainly fucking bullshit

I would like my difficulty options available after unlocking them IN GAME please


Yeah this. I'm fine with small bonuses but locking hard mode behind Amiibos is bullshit.
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Nade Duck
07/31/2017
08:04 PM
#18
this would have been completely fine except for the hard mode bit. i like amiibos and am happy that they're actually getting real support instead of just pointless bonus bots in smash, but that was a shitty move on nintendo's part.
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SKARDAVNELNATE
07/31/2017
08:20 PM
#19
Not nearly as piss you off as I am that the legacy edition is available only in Europe.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/metroid-ii-samus-returns-european-special-edition-/1100-6451131/
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DeltaBladeX
07/31/2017
08:46 PM
#20
Explains why they shut down the fan remake, they decided to do their own overpriced bullshit to make bank on the fact so many people wanted a better version of the game.
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