In an interview with Eurogamer, long-time Metroid series director Yoshio Sakamoto spoke about Metroid: Samus Returns, and was asked about what sort of Metroid game he’d like to do next. While he didn’t say anything conclusive, he did give a few hints. Now that he’s created a remake, he’d like to take on a new game.
Do you have any idea where the series’ story might go in the future, what might happen?
Yoshio Sakamoto: It’s a tricky question to answer about the future. [Regardless], the Metroid series is not over [laughs]
What would you like to make next? Another remake or a fresh title?
Yoshio Sakamoto: We’ve just made a full-fledged remake so I’d rather take on something new. That’s my general approach, and this was a new challenge.
A sequel to Metroid Fusion that continues the story, perhaps? Only time will tell folks.
Source: Eurogamer
Lastly, enemy encounters. It was shown that the Metroid can evolve to have their own unique abilities from each other, demonstrated with an Alpha Metroid with fire abilities. A brand new enemy encounter was with the Diggernought (as heard by ear, but not written) which traps Samus into a crusher sequence where she has to escape through obstacles before a crusher catches up to her. Lastly, the Omega Metroid was shown off, being drastically different from past encounters, such as slamming its tail on the ground to shake down rocks from the ceiling above. Samus was seen wearing the Gravity Suit during this section too.
