#diggernaut

[mhexart]

Deep Beneath The Surface

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This Blew My Mind

I mean, other people have already pointed this out before, but still!

[metroidbosshowdown]

[heinousactszx]

I really liked the experiment fight. Forced you to move precisely. It was like the diggernaut fight in samus returns. Plus the counter cutscenes were great, i will never say no to watching samus grab onto a boss and blast them point blank

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

just finished samus returns. FUCK diggernaut but otherwise really really great remake!! Was kinda fun seeing how much of the gameplay updates I praised Dread for actually came from this game; I especially wasn't expecting Aeion to show up. Realising though that Metroid gameplay really doesn't work as well for me on something as small as the 3DS anymore and I hope they remaster/port it to the Switch somehow at some point; there were a bunch of times I had to stop playing from my hands hurting :(

[lighting-rakurai]

HD Chozo Memories - Metroid: Samus Returns

[cynthiaandsamus]

“Cool gals don’t look at explosions~

Even if they’re five feet away~”

“Who’s got time to watch an explosion?

Because cool gals have errands to walk to.”

“The more you ignore it, the cooler you look~“

“Cool Gals don’t look at explosions.

The Flames are hot but their heart is chilled.”

“Walk fast from the roaring explosion.

And don’t think about the people you’ve killed...”

[metroidheadcanons]

Building off someone else’s head canon, Aeion from SR388 is actually just condensed X Parasites. Just as fossil fuels are what happens when organisms are buried and given heat and pressure over time, the same applies to Aeion and X Parasites. In the past, the X roamed SR388’s surface until a series of catastrophic eruptions buried them under layers of ash. Some survived, while others were condensed into pure energy from the process. Eventually, plants would feed on that underground energy, introducing it to consumers and predators. By the time the Chozo arrive, Aeion is prevalent, and their excavations with Diggernaut were an attempt to find the source of the substance. And they did find the source… and regretted it.

[final-mazin-blade]

Diggernaut has got to be one of the craziest bosses I've fought in a while

[manolizer]

Diggernaut

[planet-bryyo]

So when are we gonna start making those Diggernaut hate memes

[aquosevolved]

0m3g45n1p3r4lph4 replied to your post: I’m having a crisis as I’m trying to decide which...

boost is worse. Diggernaut has a cool theme, design and interesting patterns, despite being a pain. Boost Guardian is an ugly blob that hurts the soul

Thinking on it, I realized that everything that Diggernaut does is skill based. A vast majority of its attacks are very easily dodgeable once you have enough experience with the Space Jump. “Car wash” attack? Easy. Slamming its drill arms to create shockwaves? Easy! Dodging the lasers? Easy! The game might not actually explain that the Spider Ball negates its vacuum attack but once you learn that? Easy!

Whereas Diggernaut is a pure test of mechanical skill, the Bosot Guardian is an ugly black blob sent from hell to torment you with RNG. It’s possible to win purely out of skill but I don’t think most gamers can make ricochet angle calculations on the fly like that. On top of that, Diggernaut doesn’t damage you just for being near it, unlike Dark Aether’s bullshit atmosphere. I understand they couldn’t give you a light crystal because light heals you over time and automatically damages the Ing but Retro could have at least had the common decency to compromise and make it a Light Aether boss.

[dunwichhoarder]

The Diggernaut in Samus Returns can kiss my shiny metal ass. The difficulty spike when this mechanical asshole turns up has been the only real frustration I’ve had with the game. The battles aren’t unfair, but they are annoying. I beat Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate using only Dual Blades and it wasn’t nearly as rage-inducing. Ugh.

[metroidbosshowdown]

[heinousactszx]

I beat diggernaut. Hell of a boss fight,not normally what you see in metroid. It actually reminded me a lot of a mega man X boss, with phases and specific tactics needed to dodge and attack. And of course i love samus casually blowing its head off in the cutscene after, as if she's just so done with it

[blueares]

Real talk here: the Diggernaut may be one of the toughest bosses I’ve faced in a while. I know that comparing games to Dark Souls is a meme that’s been done to death, but how you go about fighting this thing is EXACTLY like a Souls boss: learn its attack patterns, learn the perfect opportunities to dodge and attack, and figure out its weak spots.

Sure, the boss is pretty easy once you get the hang of it, but until then, chances are you’re not going to win on your very first run. Diggernaut definitely puts your skills to the test.