8bit-Man

About time. The GKC fiasco is one of the biggest mistakes in Nintendo’s history. Normally they’re too stubborn to change course, but I guess this situation got so messy they can’t ignore it any longer.

@KayFiOS Dismissing others with immature remarks like “you clearly haven’t played it” just because you disagree isn’t a meaningful way to engage in a discussion. It just comes across as trolling or overly defensive fan behavior. When you participate in a comment section, it’s worth accepting that not everyone will share your perspective. Resorting to insults adds nothing to the conversation. Just some constructive advice to you.

@KayFiOS You’re free to ignore the game’s flaws if you want, but writing off criticism by accusing people of not having played it is really immature behavior.

A poorly written character that completely breaks immersion. The developers seem seriously out of touch for thinking he would be a good addition to the game.

This is really a nasty move! I’m glad I didn’t pre-order it yet and I’ll be skipping it now.

I’m honestly baffled how popular the Avatar movies are. I really don’t see any standout qualities in them.

Hopefully the lackluster reception and disappointing sales of Prime 4 send a message, because the game is definitely not up to standards. Retro failed miserably to recapture the magic.

The best possible experience? So not a Game-Key then?

Sad to see Mario Kart World take home an award. Now Nintendo feels rewarded for putting out a half-baked product at an absurd price point.

The open world really had no place in Metroid. I fear Nintendo is going to shoehorn the open world gimmick in every franchise now.

Completely deserved. Worst money I spent this year.

It should’ve been a free packed in title 100%. Makes no sense to sell this standalone. It just gives off a bad, greedy impression.

@RiasGremory Even for large games it’s possible to accommodate a complete physical release, if they truly wanted to.

In the past they would simply put the game on multiple discs if it wouldn’t fit. Same could easily be done with cards. They are just too expensive for anyone to want to go that way…

@Automated_Unit_4937 Well yes, that is exactly the issue, isn’t it? It puts the burden of storage completely on the consumer, even for those that don’t want to get them from the e-Shop.

Storage really is a big issue on Switch 2. A sneaky hidden cost made worse by the flood of Game-Keys.

Wish we would just get proper physical releases again.

It worries me that on a brand new system there are already so many games that are not running as you would expect them to…

I would’ve picked up Octopath if it weren’t a Game-Key on Switch 2. Now I’ll skip it. More time for other games I guess.

Feel sorry for Octopath, but it’s a Game-Key after all. I wonder when publishers are finally going to start realize that it hurts sales.

5.5/10

It’s painfully clear the game spent a long time in development hell.

Gone is the series beloved sense of isolation, suspense and discovery. It feels like Marvel pulp aimed at teens.

The desert is such a bad idea. Why does everything need to be an open world? It adds nothing to Metroid gameplay, it’s completely empty, traversing it is just waste of time.

The NPCs are truly annoying, they ruin the complete immersion. Such cringy dialogues...

And what’s with all the hand holding? Can’t we discover things on our own anymore?

Truly heartbreaking after waiting nearly two decades.

Feels like they’ve been running things on auto pilot for the past few years. Most games they put out are “good”, but not excellent. I haven’t been amazed by a Nintendo game in a long time.

They’re definitely better when operating from the underdog position.

5/10

Technically the console does the bare minimum for a successor. It doesn’t feel future proof for long.

Unfortunately it’s unsuitable for handheld gaming since it’s way too big and has a poor battery life.

The Game Key situation is truly horrible.

As for the games, prices gone up, quality went down. Especially Mario Kart and Metroid are very disappointing. Open world game design is quite the plague.

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.

Very disappointing to see Metroid Prime 4 ending up so low.

Really a shame that they insist on shoehorning open world design into every franchise these days.

For Switch 1 it looks really impressive.

For Switch 2 I expected a bit more, to be completely honest. But it’s a cross-platform release, so perhaps that held things back a bit.

Sigh. Just, don’t. The industry needs something better than the constant rehashing of old games, no matter how good the original was.

Nice score!

Too bad it’s a Game Key, which means an instant pass!

Nice score. But Game Key = No Buy. 🤷‍♂️

I’m still getting it, but my expectations are very low. From what I’ve seen and heard so far they didn’t handle the Metroid formula very well. Truly a shame for a game I’ve been looking forward to for decades.

Open world gameplay starts to feel more and more like a lazy development choice and an excuse to justify higher prices, because the game is “bigger”. A sad trend indeed...

Sad to see it couldn’t live up to its legacy. Introducing open world gameplay and a bunch of side characters did seem like an unwise direction for a game series that’s beloved for its isolated, claustrophobic vibe.

I remember when Prime 1 dropped, it wasn’t just a great-looking game, it was the best-looking game on any system, full stop.

Kinda sad that we may never be able to say that about a Nintendo release again.

Auch. It’s struggling to pass the 80 score on Metacritic. Pretty disappointing for this series! Seems like the fears were actually warranted, unfortunately…

I really regret purchasing this game. It’s soulless and just not fun at all to play. Nintendo-unworthy.

They’re rushing them out so quickly one after another, this can’t go well much longer.

Sounds like it still isn’t quite there yet.
Oh well, Game Key = instant skip anyway.

Nice to see they did a decent job with this one.

Game Key = No Buy though!

I could live with just one map, it’s just that the asking price for the game feels a bit too steep for what you’re getting content-wise.

@OmnitronVariant @poyo_pie

The Prime games aren’t part of the mainline series though. They’re considered a “sub saga” according to Sakamoto.

If you look at the Dread page on Nintendo’s own website, the Prime games are also left out of the timeline completely.

https://metroid.nintendo.com/dread/story/

Very off putting, to be honest. Metroid should be about an isolated feel, not some cheesy space soap.

I hope the game will still be good, but there are a lot of red flags…

Not as good as its predecessor nor successor, that sums it up nicely. Still a fun game though.

I always hate it when they have a unique game idea and smack on a familiar IP for the sake of recognition. Kirby really seems the #1 go-to guy for these types of games.

Given how overpriced everything Nintendo related is these days, I had hoped for some better deals.

I guess they’re in the luxury position that their stuff sells like hot cakes either way.

A solid 7.

It has a nice polished feel and it’s a bit more substantial than the first one.

That green age sticker on the European box is so ugly and overly prominent… Imagine them on a game box, it takes up so much space.

Which country are those from?

Yikes. Switch 2 doesn't feel future proof with these game sizes, especially if these developers are forcing to go all digital...

An average score between 70 and 80 was to be expected. It has a bit more meat to its bones than the original, but the core gameplay remains kinda limited.

Still nice that they chose to revive such a niche game. I hope it sells fairly well.

I can’t believe how bad this Mega design looks. Feels like it’s created by an intern within a few hours.

The memes are pretty funny though! At least some good came out of it.

Some entries made me chuckle. But it could’ve been worse I suppose.

Feels like they’re straying way too far from the core Metroid formula… I hope for the best, but I fear the worst.

Region locking, mandatory online connections, day-on patches, Game-Key cards… Why do they have to make gaming so much hassle?

It feels like it’s coming too soon after the previous entry. I’m not thirsty for more yet.