Metroid Dread Overview Trailer Gives a Primer on Samus's Abilities

Metroid Dread, the next chapter in the acclaimed serial spanning close to 35 years on Nintendo's main series consoles. Metroid's seen a lot of games throughout its storied lifespan, from 2D sidescrollers such as Super Metroid to outset-person shooters like Metroid Prime number. The next venture for the series, Dread, got a brand-new trailer today.

What the trailer does for the upcoming project is more of a visual showing of some of the actions Samus has at her disposal while exploring the desolate Planet ZDR. Y'all can spotter the newest trailer beneath:

Samus's tools for the job are an amalgamation of things she'southward had in past games. One of the several takeaways is a returning ability from Samus Returns, known as the melee counter. An enemy'due south besides shut to you lot? Press a button and Samus counterattacks, sending them beyond the room.

Most of her other tools, such equally missiles, the Morph Ball, and the archetype arm cannon, return in all their celebrity, besides. Also, Dread marks the beginning time in the series where Samus doesn't demand the Morph Ball to go into tight spaces, equally she now has access to a Slide. Other new tools include things like the Spider Magnet, which allows Samus to calibration walls and jump off them at will.

One of the other new additions is the Flash Shift. In as simple a description as possible, information technology's like an aeriform dash that y'all can use after jumping. Other unnamed abilities were also being shown, like revealing subconscious areas that tin can be shot at, Samus' journey through Planet ZDR looks to be quite exploration-heavy, in typical series fashion.

One last notation is what the new Metroid Dread amiibo does to Samus in-game. When using the Samus (Dread) amiibo, on the get-go utilise, you lot receive an additional Free energy Tank, and afterward, once per solar day, you can refill your energy past scanning her again.

Scanning the new Due east.Grand.M.I. amiibo will give the player a bonus Missile+ Tank, increasing their maximum missile count by 10. Scanning afterwards allows you to refill missiles one time per day. Both amiibo are packaged together, and will presumably release aslope the game.

Metroid Dread will be releasing on October 8th exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. The previous trailer showcased a few enemies. You can read our report here.