Okay, I just realized that there’s a few logbook entries I missed despite being super diligent. Will I have to replay the game if I want to 100% it? That’s somewhat frustrating, if so.
@Mrkittyhead Yes you do and yes it is, it's one of the most irritating aspects of this game. If you miss the scan, it's gone forever and you have to restart the entire game. I really wish they would fix this in Prime 4, but I'm concerned they won't. They'd rather give you an incentive to restart the game and have you engage with it further.
I love it. The challenge of scanning everything is one of the best parts. Of course you can miss scans. Once a boss is defeated they're gone. That's how it works. So... don't miss them. And if you do, then oh well, you miss it. Do better next time. One of the funnest parts of the game is seeing how close to 100% you can get. I don't want the game to trivialize that for me. I never get 100% and I'm OK with that. If the game handed it to me on a silver platter it wouldn't be fun to strive for anymore.
Besides which, if you start a new game on the same save file it carries all your scans forward, for any who wish to pursue 100%.
Just beat the Omega Pirate and collected the last two artifacts, and made my way back to my ship on Tallon IV overworld. Only missing 2 energy tanks and a few missile/power bomb upgrades. Think I've got like 150 missiles though, and 6 powerbombs, which is enough.
To be fair, the reward for 100% scans is barely anything, its pretty negligible. But there is also weird stuff like the Ice Shriekbat, a pointless enemy that vanishes for no reason after a while.
Honestly though, I'd argue that's just a weird quirk of the game, while games now would be far more likely to do this on purpose. Adding SOMETHING to avoid criticism from weird people who hate every game that has less than 30 hours of content, even though they obviously didn't make a 30 hour game. (looking at you, Link's Awakening remake randomized dungeon thing and vague New Pokemon Snap challenges).
@JaxonH oh, that’s so great to hear. I’m not upset as long as my scans carry over. I’ve gotten all of them except for that flamethrower-totem-thing. I didn’t even think about it being a boss until I beat it.🤦♂️
@kkslider5552000 I was miserable when I first entered Phendrana because I thought that as soon as the Ice Shriekbat attacked that it would be gone. I basically tiptoed through until I saw them.😂
When I first started I thought that I had to scan literally everything, so in the starting area I would scan a door, walk through, and then scan the other side.
When I first started I thought that I had to scan literally everything, so in the starting area I would scan a door, walk through, and then scan the other side.
There are entire reddit threads devoted to people who missed one single scan lol... that's one of the defining features of Metroid Prime games- it's part of the experience 😀
Once a boss is defeated they're gone. That's how it works. So... don't miss them. And if you do, then oh well, you miss it.
They could... you know, let you rematch the bosses to get the scans. They could include a simulator mechanic that can let you rematch the bosses anytime you want.
But there is also weird stuff like the Ice Shriekbat, a pointless enemy that vanishes for no reason after a while.
This is my main sticking point with missable scans, there's tons of enemies and objects that you might not even know to scan, especially the ones that are variations of an existing enemy that you might not know is actually a separate enemy or various body parts/state changes for certain bosses. How can you tell the Ice Shriekbat is a different enemy from a regular Shriekbat? Or any of the other icy variants like Ice Burrowers or Ice Parasites? How are you supposed to know that the Flaaghra Tentacle is a separate scan from Flaaghra itself? Or the various scans of the Temple Guardian bosses in Prime 2? A lot of these feel like Guide Dang It moments, you might have no idea these things even ARE separate Creature entries from existing enemies you've seen previously and you'll never know you missed them until you learn about them by looking up a scan guide. That's not a fair challenge (and really what about scans are even "challenging" for that matter? You just press the scan button when you see an enemy, maybe whether one or two hits at best and then done, not exactly super 1337 gamer skillz). It's just artificial difficulty.
@Colonel_Mustache
I beat it yesterday myself, and made it to Impact Crater and Metroid Prime.
I spanked em first try. But I knew what to do with the X-ray visor. It also helps, after you hit his core the first time and you repeat the previous steps of hitting the 4 weak points, to completely ignore the space pirates and just go for the kill.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
@Grumblevolcano Webling or Ing Webtrap? Not only are both of those missable but they're also very similar, so they are indeed bad. Webling is in Dark Agon on your way out from getting the Light Beam (EDIT: just looked it up and the name of the room is Feeding Pit Access, it's the room in between Doomed Entry, the entrance to the Light Beam section from the light world, and Feeding Pit, which is the large room right before the one where you get the Light Beam). Ing Webtrap is the one in Battleground while you're fighting for the Agon Temple Key. I'm guessing you meant Ing Webtrap, but neither are particularly good, I missed them both on my first playthrough.
I was hoping to get through the game with zero deaths, but Ridley got me at the end.😕 It was super fun though! I didn’t realize that Metroid Prime was an actual enemy; I thought it was just a cool name for the series. Also, I ended the game with 84%, but I got what I thought was the 100% ending. Does anyone know why that would be? Is the Samus face reveal part of then end whether or not you get everything? Now that I’ve seen the Samus face reveal, is it worth getting the other ending, or is it just Samus without the Power Suit?
@Mrkittyhead Samus face reveal is part of the normal ending and the 100% ending is story related. That's the best I can describe 100% ending without spoiling it.
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