Current Events > Is it possible to get soft locked in Metroid Fusion?

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I seem to be stuck in an area that I cant jump or shoot myself out of

Where are you and last powerup obtained?

You're missing something really obvious and will facepalm. Either rack your brains or watch a video. But either way, post your reaction.

JMPzero posted...

Where are you and last powerup obtained?

Blue doors and ball bombs

There was an unmarked spot in the middle of the ground I had to ball bomb that then raised a platform for no reason

Are you in sector 2? You shouldn't be soft locked if you're far.

What's the difference between a soft lock and a hard lock?

lilORANG posted...

What's the difference between a soft lock and a hard lock?

IIRC soft luck is you can move around but cannot advance hard lock crashes the game

lilORANG posted...

What's the difference between a soft lock and a hard lock?

Softlock is when you're stuck somewhere permanently, hardlock is when the game freezes or crashes.

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A softlock is an instance where game remains in a playable state, but progressing further or past a certain point becomes impossible. It's an event that can happen to speedrunners where triggers and events are hit out of order, causing the games script to break completely, thus causing the progression breaker.
Contrast this with a hardlock, which locks up the game to the point where command inputs do nothing, and the game becomes unresponsive.

I don't think it's really possible to soft like in Fusion without glitchiness, no. The path through the game is pretty damn linear.