Topic: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

What's up with the aiming in this? My arm cannon seems to get out of sync constantly or spin around in circles when im trying to aim straight ahead. How do you get the pointer to snap back to the correct position? In metroid prime remastered you just tap the R button but that's your missle launcher button in this game. Kinda frustrating during intense shootouts. Also anyone else getting Arkham vibes from the control beam? It's just like the remote control batarang when you're trying to guide it to the correct spot to open doors. One of the more annoying trial and error gameplay elements.

I was blown away by the initial videos which looked amazing and beautiful graphically but have since watched some reviews for example Dreamcastguy his concerns seem genuine and fair plus also the need to have a amibo to hear music while on the motorbike seems depressingly profiteering for Nintendo. The metacritic score is 80 and most reviews seem to be around 80 overall with some dipping as low as 60 and some of course giving 100 or near to it but most are at 80, a good game, not a great game. Eurogamer gave it 60 which seems very low. It seems far too expensive for such a game to me with the pricing not really justified at this point. Premium game pricing surely means a exceptional experience and that isn't the case here. It feels like a game that needs a few tweaks/patches to clean up the gameplay a bit before stepping in and experiencing the game so probably not a game to buy at launch. The motorbike sections sound absolutely boring and a chore. I don't like games where you are dreading having to do sections of the game before you get to the good bits. Also I don't want to support having to buy a amiibo to unlock features in games especially when such a feature can turn a boring section into a more pleasant section in the game. I don't collect amiibos so I am just denied a beneficial feature. Clearly its not a great game but quite a flawed game for quite a lot of reasons. If the vast majority of critics averaged out means 80 out of 100 its neither a great or a poor game, I guess a good game but its clear some people will not like it at all and some people will love it.

I would strongly suggest a physical purchase so you have the chance to resell it if you don't like or want to finish with it quickly. Does not seem worthy of a digital purchase at all. Even with a physical purchase don't be surprised if the price you get is much lower than you expected when reselling it. It feels like a game that will struggle to hold its resale value. I had a quick look on ebay for used copies and about 4 that are being sold as 'new other' or used so already the reselling has begun. Of course these people may have completed the game or they just don't want to play the game, we don't know their reasons.