Metroid Dread could save the franchise by finally leaving Metroids behind
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I`m just as impatient for Metroid Prime 4 as you are, but it`s Metroid Dread that`ll determine the series` future. Nintendo has a fantastic roster of original characters — best evidenced by Smash Ultimate`s bloated roster — but it has essentially abandoned several of its iconic franchises like kittens in boxes. F-Zero has been gone since 2004. We`ll likely never see a Mother 3 port, let alone a new Earthbound game with Ness and company. Star Fox was shoved off on Rare and Namco before vanishing for a decade. Even the legendary Samus Aran from Metroid has struggled to find work. PS5 roadmap leaves us with questions Metroid Dread could save the franchise Age of Empires 4 developer interview Like many gamers of my generation, my introduction to Samus was the 3D Prime trilogy on the GameCube. I didn`t pay much attention to the series` older games, and quite honestly, Team Ninja`s 2.5D Metroid: Other M underwhelmed me so much that it soured me on trying any of the 2D games...