I'm barely 25% into my own casual run lol [spoilers]just got past the plant Boss Carvex[/spoilers] - and barely ever 100% complete games - so naturally I had to visit here.
And Samus? Well she looks beautiful, much like the rest of the game overall! And I'm unsure just what was going on with her face in the Prime 1 re Master (weirdly horse faced) , so was a bit worried they would mess her up here too but - anxiety dismissed! 😭😅
She is sporting a more 'mature' face than her younger or 'girlier' looks in Other M and Corruption.
Prime 4 carries the flame 🔥 held high and I am so happy to see it!
I am very against the use of AI in creative areas. However, it has its uses as Sega seems to be referring to here. I work in web development as a one man dev team, and I can’t tell you how amazing it is to be able to whip up snippets of code in seconds where it would previously take hours. It’s allowed me to take on more projects that I otherwise wouldn’t be able to. Applying this to game development (if done right) would mean cheaper and more efficient game dev, which is attractive to these big companies.
This needn't be overly complex. Generative AI is the controversial one, using illicitly sourced data to generate derivative slop. This is the corner-cutting and human omitting part of creative work that really gets under people's skin, to the point there is massive backlash when your entertainment product is suspected of using AI slop. It's troubling that AI generative imagery is advancing to the point that the "look" is recognisable but the actual quality is hard to discern, so actual human works that resemble a potential AI output gets scrutinised unfairly.
AI overall as machine learning to revolutionise internal data structures and studies is another thing. The new elaborate tooling and advanced computational techniques that allow for data modeling studies and planning not possible a decade ago, and you can see "Machine Learning" as a credit emerging in games already. As a matter of fact, Hirokazi Matsuda has an R&D / Machine Learning credit for Donkey Kong Bananza, and they've been working as a programmer at Nintendo since Galaxy (2007).
@Pillowpants Quite a bit is wrong. The left hand is wrong. His shoe buckle is wrong. The white part of his shoe also isn’t accurate. Too many spikes on the back of his head. It can probably do better than that now, but this picture gets worse the longer you look at it. n.n;
MP4 I think has suffered from ridiculous expectations. If they’d produced something very similar to 1 it would have been blasted for not innovating. So they’ve changed it up a little (and only a little) and now it’s being blasted for not sticking closer to its roots. But I don’t care, I’m only a few hours in but so far it’s easy an 9/10 for me.
@wizzgamer As OrtadragoonX mentioned, that was during a completely different time where Moore's Law was still applicable.
The other aspect I wanted to note on your statement is that the NES was using cheap and outdated tech, which is why any of the handhelds at the time were able to output a result that was even comparable. The PS5 was cutting edge on release, using (at the time) to-be-released tech from AMD. The only reason why handhelds today can even approach it is because of how scalable modern games are. Not even a potential PS7 handheld is likely to be able to beat the PS5 in raw compute at the glacial pace we're going now.
@SuntannedDuck2 Agreed. Sonic Frontiers does open world very well. More importantly, it fixes controls, camera and gameplay which, with the exception of Generations, have not been done before in a Sonic 3D game. It only lacks Sonic themes and enemies that only appears in the levels. Next time, Sega should try doing a proper Sonic world.
Might be time to stop taking Metacritic to seriously. This was going to be a day 1 game for me but this kinda killed my hype for it slightly and plus I just tried Clair Obscur out and am hooked on it. Just ordered a copy though of Prime 4.
@Olliemar28 There are some very strange people about ? I commented on Wednesday this game has had mixed reviews which has cooled my rush to buy this soon, some one took offence and even suggested I seek medical advise for trying to spoil everyone else's enjoyment ? Truly bizarre
@PJOReilly More articles like this please, lets see if we can't force their hand.
Really enjoyed reading this thanks. I also agree with so much too. When I remember things like the reveal 3d mario, the no glasses 3d, the Wii, they bought so much innovation to the industry. Now we just get repetition of ideas, I particullary but blame to 'marketing', I have this imagination that games makers have a meeting and talk about this amazing idea they have, getting all excited. At that same time I imagine the marketing person looking at the boss and going NO NO NO. This is why I am a Nintendo fan, the others have just been pushing it looks better which is a bit boring to me.
I just hope they will only use it as it should be, an assistant and nothing more. I am heavily opposed to using AI for artwork and other things humans should do. But to streamline a process it can be handy.
@Anti-Matter I don't see anything wrong with that image.
@countzero Still waiting for my copy to be delivered; so, is that the case? You're getting directions from NPC's? That's a plus in my book. Getting lost was one of the aspects of Metroid that I was wary of. If this game is more directed, good.
@wishmylove It does seem that Nintendo is having a harder time winning over the critics. At the same time their games are selling better than ever, which is interesting. Maybe they have decoupled further from the mainstream trends than they used to.
Ultimately people should decide for themselves. Someone commented that they cancelled their preorder after waiting 18 years for a new Metroid Prime once they saw the Metacritic score. That's pathetic. If I'm a fan I don't refuse playing the game just because some Bruce from Gamerdoodle didn't like it.
@PersonaTexas Before reading that you mentioned it, I was going to reply that it's sad that Metroid Prime 2 & 3 Remastered have not been released. The fourth entry runs on the same engine as the remaster of the first game. It's disappointing that there is 1 and 4, but not 2 and 3. It's not like Nintendo has a lot of shooters to offer.
Scores aside, the drama around Beyond seems rather silly. While I have not completed the game, the 5 hours I have put in so far feel like a close to perfect re-introduction to Metroid. Scoring Beyond relative to the other games feels unfair-multiple gaming generations have passed. While I understand some of the dislikes about Beyond, they feel like they have received outsized attention and have been a distraction from what is really a phenomenal game. Like others, I would love to have had an opportunity to have seen Metroid 2025’s BoTW moment. But it feels like a lot of reviewers forget that the first Metroid Prime may have been the original BoTW moment. It was one of the most shocking changes to have experienced as a gamer (unless you count Adventures of Link vs. OG Zelda). If this is the start of a “new” series, Beyond feels like the right way to bring Metroid back before any additional significant changes. For those who have been dissuaded by reviews, I encourage you to pick it up. While there are quirks one may dislike or be annoyed by, ultimately, if you enjoy Metroid, and particularly its atmosphere, the first few biomes are amongst the best I have played in any game.
I was totally dreading Myles, but at worst he is a short term annoyance.
I was waiting for the physical switch 2 edition but the switch 1 version was 33€ on amazon.fr, I just bought it and when the switch 2 edition will be release the switch 1 version will be for my son
@Qwiff We really don't know that because the Switch 1 version was unavailable to reviewers. Bear in mind that there is a 120fps mode on Switch 2 and that the game was developed for Switch 1 originally. DF will post another video comparing the two versions that I'll watch because it will make the differences clear. The comment you replied to was referring to the bad quality of the Switch 2 screen mentioned in the DF video of the Switch 2 version.
My biggest surprise is the relatively high score for Other M. Everybody seems to hate it. I had fun with it. The technical aspects were great and I liked a few plot points (especially the "big reveal" at the end). But overall the script was just very dumb. My biggest issue was the stupid reason why Samus can't use all her abilities from the start. "Your weapons are dangerous, you can only use them with my permission" just makes her look weak. "Oh, you just climbed through the inside of a volcano, maybe I should allow you to use the varia suit" was just silly. Just go with "Oh no! Suit malfunction" like every other Metroid game
I love Prime 4 so far, but your companions going "you have been wandering around for five minutes, why not try that door over there" is a bit annoying. I could also live without Miles briefing me on where to go at the beginning of an area. But to be fair, the ship's computer in Metroid Fusion does the same thing and that is probably my favorite game in the series
@MrStark Its a ~80% because that's an average some reviews will like it more than average, others will like it less there's always going to be a range of opinions. Reviewers aren't robots who'll uniformly hand out the same score to the same game.
If you think someone scoring it 1 point higher than average is wrong do you think the people scoring it 7/10 are wrong too for "underrating it".
Love to hear it, looking forward to finally giving Crypt of the NecroDancer (and also the other games by Brace Yourself Games) a try myself when I can and now on Switch 2 thanks to this!
Glad that MIO finally has a release date - anyway, pretty nice selection of games in general (looking forward to some of them also personally like the abovementioned MIO, Starsand Island etc.)!
The thing I want fixed: every time I start a two player session with my daughter, the second player control always defaults to auto-steering. It’s tiresome turning it off, every single time. Please fix, Mario
I’ve only played 1-2 hours yet. Just left Myles. I actually enjoyed having him around. But yeah, the game is a bit lame in the writing and directing department. Nintendo isn’t Naughty dog or Guerilla games for sure. The overall production values are a bit lower than many games that have come in the last 10 years. But I enjoy the game for what it is. Samus bad assyness, all the cool lore, new creatures, beautiful surroundings and music and hopefully later on some fun exploration. I would never have wanted to miss this game even if some reviewer says they don’t mike some aspects of it. I just wanna see for myself whats on offer.
@Edwicket Hunters is an extremely good title, and amazing for a DS title. It is one of the most technically accomplished DS games. Of course the OG controls now aren't great, but I mean for the time Hunters was amazing
I haven't played them all, but Metroid Dread was one of my favourite games of the whole Switch generation. The weekend after I bought it, ai came down with COVID so unusually (for me) I was able to blast through a good chunk of it in one sitting.
I think SkillUp had the most insightful review on Beyond whether you agree with the conclusion or not. Beyond would probably have been considered on-par with previous MP games had it come out 15 years ago. It didn't though and in the decades since the first agme the design for Metroidvanias has evolved significantly. Hence I think one's ranking strongly depends on where you are coming from:
If you come from the OG MP games or Remastered, you probably want more-of-the-same in a fresh coat of paint. Beyond does that, albeit with some making-it-worse additions.
If you come from modern Metroidvanias or even Dread though it probably feels stale at best and backwards at worst.
I wish Retro had settled on what they wanted to do with it. The troubled development clearly shows. I'm super burned out on anything "open-world", but even I can see that a proper BotW'esque MP game could have been seminal. That is not the path they went with though. Then they should have stuck with their guns and give us MP Remastered 2.0. That they also did not abide by.
Not surprising. I bet people are doing their holiday shopping right about now as well and Mario is just more popular than Kirby. I'm a bit saddened by the sales numbers for Age of Imprisonment. I'm currently at 57% completion of TotK, so by the time I finally 100% it, it'll probably be on a big sale. Which is sadly what happens fast with Warriors type games, but a blessing to my wallet.
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I'll wait for the physical release.
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Whats songs does this one unlock?
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I'm barely 25% into my own casual run lol [spoilers]just got past the plant Boss Carvex[/spoilers] - and barely ever 100% complete games - so naturally I had to visit here.
And Samus? Well she looks beautiful, much like the rest of the game overall! And I'm unsure just what was going on with her face in the Prime 1 re Master (weirdly horse faced) , so was a bit worried they would mess her up here too but - anxiety dismissed! 😭😅
She is sporting a more 'mature' face than her younger or 'girlier' looks in Other M and Corruption.
Prime 4 carries the flame 🔥 held high and I am so happy to see it!
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One major change I think they need to do is rebalance the crystals needed to complete the memory fruit. Love the game but this grind is problematic
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I am very against the use of AI in creative areas. However, it has its uses as Sega seems to be referring to here. I work in web development as a one man dev team, and I can’t tell you how amazing it is to be able to whip up snippets of code in seconds where it would previously take hours. It’s allowed me to take on more projects that I otherwise wouldn’t be able to. Applying this to game development (if done right) would mean cheaper and more efficient game dev, which is attractive to these big companies.
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@Pillowpants
He’s got three legs. Original character do not steal.
Re: Sega Will "Carefully Assess Appropriate Use Cases" When It Comes To "Leveraging AI"
@Pillowpants Has three legs, the ring splits in two and his left hands fingers are bending the wrong way...
Re: Sega Will "Carefully Assess Appropriate Use Cases" When It Comes To "Leveraging AI"
This needn't be overly complex.
Generative AI is the controversial one, using illicitly sourced data to generate derivative slop. This is the corner-cutting and human omitting part of creative work that really gets under people's skin, to the point there is massive backlash when your entertainment product is suspected of using AI slop.
It's troubling that AI generative imagery is advancing to the point that the "look" is recognisable but the actual quality is hard to discern, so actual human works that resemble a potential AI output gets scrutinised unfairly.
AI overall as machine learning to revolutionise internal data structures and studies is another thing. The new elaborate tooling and advanced computational techniques that allow for data modeling studies and planning not possible a decade ago, and you can see "Machine Learning" as a credit emerging in games already.
As a matter of fact, Hirokazi Matsuda has an R&D / Machine Learning credit for Donkey Kong Bananza, and they've been working as a programmer at Nintendo since Galaxy (2007).
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I just wish that they make another Sonic 2D game without lengthy and annoying boss battles and the bad instrumentation that marred Sonic Superstars.
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@Pillowpants Quite a bit is wrong. The left hand is wrong. His shoe buckle is wrong. The white part of his shoe also isn’t accurate. Too many spikes on the back of his head. It can probably do better than that now, but this picture gets worse the longer you look at it. n.n;
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MP4 I think has suffered from ridiculous expectations. If they’d produced something very similar to 1 it would have been blasted for not innovating. So they’ve changed it up a little (and only a little) and now it’s being blasted for not sticking closer to its roots. But I don’t care, I’m only a few hours in but so far it’s easy an 9/10 for me.
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@wizzgamer As OrtadragoonX mentioned, that was during a completely different time where Moore's Law was still applicable.
The other aspect I wanted to note on your statement is that the NES was using cheap and outdated tech, which is why any of the handhelds at the time were able to output a result that was even comparable. The PS5 was cutting edge on release, using (at the time) to-be-released tech from AMD. The only reason why handhelds today can even approach it is because of how scalable modern games are. Not even a potential PS7 handheld is likely to be able to beat the PS5 in raw compute at the glacial pace we're going now.
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@SuntannedDuck2 Agreed. Sonic Frontiers does open world very well. More importantly, it fixes controls, camera and gameplay which, with the exception of Generations, have not been done before in a Sonic 3D game. It only lacks Sonic themes and enemies that only appears in the levels. Next time, Sega should try doing a proper Sonic world.
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Might be time to stop taking Metacritic to seriously. This was going to be a day 1 game for me but this kinda killed my hype for it slightly and plus I just tried Clair Obscur out and am hooked on it. Just ordered a copy though of Prime 4.
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@Olliemar28 There are some very strange people about ? I commented on Wednesday this game has had mixed reviews which has cooled my rush to buy this soon, some one took offence and even suggested I seek medical advise for trying to spoil everyone else's enjoyment ? Truly bizarre
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@Pillowpants Sonic's third leg going into his glove is a little bit weird though? Don't remember which game that's from....
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@PJOReilly More articles like this please, lets see if we can't force their hand.
Really enjoyed reading this thanks. I also agree with so much too.
When I remember things like the reveal 3d mario, the no glasses 3d, the Wii, they bought so much innovation to the industry. Now we just get repetition of ideas, I particullary but blame to 'marketing', I have this imagination that games makers have a meeting and talk about this amazing idea they have, getting all excited. At that same time I imagine the marketing person looking at the boss and going NO NO NO.
This is why I am a Nintendo fan, the others have just been pushing it looks better which is a bit boring to me.
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@Pillowpants
Nothing wrong?
Take a look how many limbs and hand position from that picture?
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I just hope they will only use it as it should be, an assistant and nothing more. I am heavily opposed to using AI for artwork and other things humans should do. But to streamline a process it can be handy.
@Anti-Matter I don't see anything wrong with that image.
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@countzero Still waiting for my copy to be delivered; so, is that the case? You're getting directions from NPC's? That's a plus in my book. Getting lost was one of the aspects of Metroid that I was wary of. If this game is more directed, good.
@wishmylove It does seem that Nintendo is having a harder time winning over the critics. At the same time their games are selling better than ever, which is interesting. Maybe they have decoupled further from the mainstream trends than they used to.
Ultimately people should decide for themselves. Someone commented that they cancelled their preorder after waiting 18 years for a new Metroid Prime once they saw the Metacritic score. That's pathetic. If I'm a fan I don't refuse playing the game just because some Bruce from Gamerdoodle didn't like it.
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Looks cool, but I'm happy with all my Metroid Amiibo for now!
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@Sindayl the game is 10gb on switch 1 and it's 23,8 gb on switch 2.
15 gb seems to be the switch 2 upgrade + the 1.2 update.
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@PersonaTexas Before reading that you mentioned it, I was going to reply that it's sad that Metroid Prime 2 & 3 Remastered have not been released. The fourth entry runs on the same engine as the remaster of the first game. It's disappointing that there is 1 and 4, but not 2 and 3. It's not like Nintendo has a lot of shooters to offer.
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Scores aside, the drama around Beyond seems rather silly. While I have not completed the game, the 5 hours I have put in so far feel like a close to perfect re-introduction to Metroid. Scoring Beyond relative to the other games feels unfair-multiple gaming generations have passed. While I understand some of the dislikes about Beyond, they feel like they have received outsized attention and have been a distraction from what is really a phenomenal game.
Like others, I would love to have had an opportunity to have seen Metroid 2025’s BoTW moment. But it feels like a lot of reviewers forget that the first Metroid Prime may have been the original BoTW moment. It was one of the most shocking changes to have experienced as a gamer (unless you count Adventures of Link vs. OG Zelda).
If this is the start of a “new” series, Beyond feels like the right way to bring Metroid back before any additional significant changes.
For those who have been dissuaded by reviews, I encourage you to pick it up. While there are quirks one may dislike or be annoyed by, ultimately, if you enjoy Metroid, and particularly its atmosphere, the first few biomes are amongst the best I have played in any game.
I was totally dreading Myles, but at worst he is a short term annoyance.
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AI is a cancer.
Stop using AI for any excuses.
This is what happened when you use AI.
This distortion!
This repulsion!
This... WICKED AI!
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Oh no not Segai as well.
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Super on the top followed by dread, and drop hunters after prime 4. Then I'm fine with the list.
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Oh, Carmageddon got my attention.
Used to play a lot the first one on my PC.
Looking forward to reading the reviews.
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Carmageddon with zombies… for f*ck’s sake. What is this, the censored German version from the 90s? This sucks.
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Looks absolutely incredible in that Metroid 2 pose.
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That Metroid Prime 4 scores only one more point than Other M is ludicrous. MP4 is light years superior.
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@Qwiff We really don't know that because the Switch 1 version was unavailable to reviewers. Bear in mind that there is a 120fps mode on Switch 2 and that the game was developed for Switch 1 originally. DF will post another video comparing the two versions that I'll watch because it will make the differences clear. The comment you replied to was referring to the bad quality of the Switch 2 screen mentioned in the DF video of the Switch 2 version.
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My biggest surprise is the relatively high score for Other M. Everybody seems to hate it. I had fun with it. The technical aspects were great and I liked a few plot points (especially the "big reveal" at the end). But overall the script was just very dumb. My biggest issue was the stupid reason why Samus can't use all her abilities from the start. "Your weapons are dangerous, you can only use them with my permission" just makes her look weak. "Oh, you just climbed through the inside of a volcano, maybe I should allow you to use the varia suit" was just silly. Just go with "Oh no! Suit malfunction" like every other Metroid game
I love Prime 4 so far, but your companions going "you have been wandering around for five minutes, why not try that door over there" is a bit annoying. I could also live without Miles briefing me on where to go at the beginning of an area. But to be fair, the ship's computer in Metroid Fusion does the same thing and that is probably my favorite game in the series
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@MrStark Its a ~80% because that's an average some reviews will like it more than average, others will like it less there's always going to be a range of opinions. Reviewers aren't robots who'll uniformly hand out the same score to the same game.
If you think someone scoring it 1 point higher than average is wrong do you think the people scoring it 7/10 are wrong too for "underrating it".
Some people are ridiculous lol
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My God ! Blood: Refreshed Supply on Switch in 2026 is like me playing on Doom on my intel pentium in 1993
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Ah, Metacritic, poor credibility...
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Glad that MIO finally has a release date - anyway, pretty nice selection of games in general (looking forward to some of them also personally like the abovementioned MIO, Starsand Island etc.)!
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I’m 6 hours in and almost all new ideas they came up with feel like a miss. I’m not surprised it ranks substantially lower than the original trilogy.
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The thing I want fixed: every time I start a two player session with my daughter, the second player control always defaults to auto-steering. It’s tiresome turning it off, every single time. Please fix, Mario
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I’ve only played 1-2 hours yet. Just left Myles. I actually enjoyed having him around. But yeah, the game is a bit lame in the writing and directing department. Nintendo isn’t Naughty dog or Guerilla games for sure. The overall production values are a bit lower than many games that have come in the last 10 years. But I enjoy the game for what it is. Samus bad assyness, all the cool lore, new creatures, beautiful surroundings and music and hopefully later on some fun exploration. I would never have wanted to miss this game even if some reviewer says they don’t mike some aspects of it. I just wanna see for myself whats on offer.
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@Edwicket Hunters is an extremely good title, and amazing for a DS title. It is one of the most technically accomplished DS games. Of course the OG controls now aren't great, but I mean for the time Hunters was amazing
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I haven't played them all, but Metroid Dread was one of my favourite games of the whole Switch generation. The weekend after I bought it, ai came down with COVID so unusually (for me) I was able to blast through a good chunk of it in one sitting.
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I think SkillUp had the most insightful review on Beyond whether you agree with the conclusion or not. Beyond would probably have been considered on-par with previous MP games had it come out 15 years ago. It didn't though and in the decades since the first agme the design for Metroidvanias has evolved significantly. Hence I think one's ranking strongly depends on where you are coming from:
If you come from the OG MP games or Remastered, you probably want more-of-the-same in a fresh coat of paint. Beyond does that, albeit with some making-it-worse additions.
If you come from modern Metroidvanias or even Dread though it probably feels stale at best and backwards at worst.
I wish Retro had settled on what they wanted to do with it. The troubled development clearly shows. I'm super burned out on anything "open-world", but even I can see that a proper BotW'esque MP game could have been seminal. That is not the path they went with though. Then they should have stuck with their guns and give us MP Remastered 2.0. That they also did not abide by.
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Not surprising. I bet people are doing their holiday shopping right about now as well and Mario is just more popular than Kirby. I'm a bit saddened by the sales numbers for Age of Imprisonment. I'm currently at 57% completion of TotK, so by the time I finally 100% it, it'll probably be on a big sale. Which is sadly what happens fast with Warriors type games, but a blessing to my wallet.