Metroid Prime 4: Beyond delivers tight combat, smooth performance, and a fresh feel on Nintendo Switch 2.
Nintendo has spoken about why it decided to feature Galactic Federation troopers in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which has seen mixed feedback.
And that's my disappointment with the game ontop of the lame desert map...
I don't blame Nintendo too much though since they really want metroid to be more popular with the casual crowd as metroid games just don't do too well in sales. Metroid is in that odd spot of in between for the core and casual gamers but just can't do it well.
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "After an eight-year wait, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is finally here. While it's inferior to the three games in the original Prime trilogy and also recent entries like Metroid Dread, it remains a rock-solid action-adventure game that at times flirts with greatness. The moment-to-moment action is thrilling, the boss battles are among the best in the entire Metroid canon, the art direction and music are exceptionally good, and the technical performance impressive. With more complex and interesting levels, and fewer distractions and half-measures, it could have been a Game of the Year contender. Hopefully Retro will nail the next one."
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The game is beautiful, I can't stop playing it. I found out that all the criticisms of the game by the journalists who talked about it were not true. For example, Miles Mackenzy is a cool character who adds to the story of the game. He is not annoying like some people who haven't played it say.
The desert is very large and the distance between each structure with hidden items and power ups is very far. But it doesn't make the game ugly like others say, it just needs improvement.
It's a decent game, but the review scores are too high and it's the same old as with most games. Not sure why it'd taken Nintendo so long to release this, but for me, it's a game I'll play years down the line picking it up used.