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News video games 15 June 2021, 19:19

author: Jacob Blazewicz

Metroid Dread Announced; Iconic Series Returns in 2D

Samus Aran will finally get a new adventure. Nintendo has announced Metroid Dread (or Metroid 5), apparently a sequel to the iconic Metroid Fusion.

The Nintendo Direct presentation is, in a way, the culmination of E3 2021 (if we exclude the Capcom show and Microsoft's extra broadcast). One of the attractions prepared by Nintendo was the presentation of the new installment of the Metroid series. Unfortunately, it wasn't the aforementioned Metroid Prime 4, but the side-scrolling Metroid Dread.

  1. E3 2021 Center on Gamepressure.com

The game is a new incarnation of a canceled project from a dozen years ago, and its trailer describes it as Metroid 5. Nintendo has confirmed that the first 2D Metroid is the long-awaited sequel to the iconic Metroid Fusion. The fifth installment will also expand on the ideas from that game, introducing a new threat similar to a powerful entity from the fourth game. It will also mark the launch of the franchise on Switch (excluding Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and older releases). Metroid Dread will be released on October 8. In addition to the trailer, you can also watch a video discussing the history of the project.

  1. Nintendo - official homepage

Jacob Blazewicz

Jacob Blazewicz

Graduated with a master's degree in Polish Studies from the University of Warsaw with a thesis dedicated to this very subject. Started his adventure with GRYOnline.pl in 2015, writing in the Newsroom and later also in the film and technology sections (also contributed to the Encyclopedia). Interested in video games (and not only video games) for years. He began with platform games and, to this day, remains a big fan of them (including Metroidvania). Also shows interest in card games (including paper), fighting games, soulslikes, and basically everything about games as such. Marvels at pixelated characters from games dating back to the time of the Game Boy (if not older).

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