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I’m playing Metroid Prime 2 and am a little stressed about the ammo. Would using an infinite ammo cheat ruin the game? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I think the ammo for the beam weapons is a bit stressful. I just got them and am wondering if using an infinite ammo cheat will ruin the experience or if it will make the game more enjoyable.

Maybe I will get ammo upgrades and it won’t matter.

What is your opinion on the matter? I don’t mind being stressed if it makes the game more fun overall.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It sounds stressful but it really isn't. Just destroy random crates/dark plant things with the dark/light beam and you'll have basically all the ammo you need.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! I figured it was a Nintendo game, so it would be pretty forgiving.

I’ll hold out on cheats unless I have an issue down the line.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Metroid's signature feature, basically any enemy/breakable gives you something once you gain more type that needs ammo stock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That's true. It doesn't seem that I need to worry about ammo so much. I'll play the game without the cheats.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Play like you want I cheat in games because I can only play for 30 minutes or an hour a week

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

I also play to decompress

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You will get ammo upgrades. Just explore when/as you can. That is how you get upgrades in metroidvania games. Explore, get new things, use new things to explore more, get more new things, rinse & repeat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Thanks! I'll move forward without cheats.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

This literally only matters to you. If you enable that cheat and beat the game, and it doesn't bother you, then go for it. I know it would eat away at me so that's why I wouldn't do it.

[–] LetterboxPancake 3 points 9 months ago

That doesn't sound too patient

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Very personal. I personally find it less satisfying when I do use those. But I'll also call a spectre in Lies of P for most boss fights because I don't want to run this 50 times (I do try it solo a few times before I do that).

Honestly, try it for an hour or two and see if it makes it more or less fun.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I typically try to avoid cheats in games, but I don’t mind it when the designers made an unpopular choice that generally makes the games less enjoyable.

Based on another comment, I decided not to use cheats for this.