Wyatt Phillips

EARLY RELEASE! How Metroid Handles Hard Mode (Patreon)

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2025-04-21 16:00:19

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2026-06

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New Planet Zebes video. This is 3 kinda big vids in the span of 2 weeks, but to be fair this one was a project file from December.

I go over in what ways Metroid has done hard mode and if it's even worthwhile to have a hard mode in a game like Metroid

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How Metroid Handles Hard Mode

Hard Mode is a tried and true game mechanic, stretching all the way back to the arcade days, but how do you introduce Hard Mode into a series that's just as much about vibing and smelling the flowers as it is about shooting weird bug guys? Lets take a look at the various ways the Metroid Series has tried to give us an extra challenge!