datamonkey

Too busy playing prime 4 at 120fps to care!

I feel critics have been quite harsh on MP4 and it’s a better game in my opinion that many of them would say. Hope it sells well enough that we get future Metroid entries and it doesn’t go the way of wave race, pilotwings, pushmo etc…

So now we have Prime 1&4 on switch does that mean we’ll get the rumoured 2&3 remasters too? Rumours say they were finished ages ago and tbh I was half expecting them before 4 came out. You know for continuity etc…

Ooh paramount have come out guns blazing. Is nice to hear some tough talking from a company like this for a change!

Overall really enjoying it and while I’m not a fan of the hand holding npc’s they’re not as intrusive as I first imagined. It’s my favourite Metroid since prime 1 and I don’t even mind the desert section, the bike’s quite fun.

Shout out absolutely needs to go to the music devs as the audio is superb! Also the hdr implementation at 120fps is gorgeous.

Edit: my only slight gripe is the super slow scanning reticule. Wish it was faster and hope they’ll speed it up in an update. Is only a minor thing but when you’ve got lots to scan it can be a bit tiresome. Maybe I’m just too impatient.

Prime 4 all the way in beautiful HDR at 120 fps! It’s a thing of beauty!

Easy donkey Kong for me.

That may change by the time I’ve finished prime 4 though!

Not sure why mp4 hasn’t gained more positive recognition. Retro have done a superb job in my opinion and I’m loving every minute.

@Ogbert reading your comment just made me really want a Dillon and/or pushmo follow up. I miss the days Nintendo made these smaller budget games. How are the originals not even on switch?!

Bought my switch 2 day one basically to wait for MP4 but absolutely loved DK in the summer.

I’m confident in the future after seeing how well games like cyberpunk and outlaws have turned out!

Hardware wise I’d have preferred a bigger battery capacity at the expense of a few mm’s more depth and the joycon aren’t very comfortable for my hands.

@Dimjimmer competition is healthy. Unless you were being sarcastic?

Anyway I hope Rocksteady and Avalanche come out of this unscathed if it goes through, but judging by recent acquisitions I’d highly doubt it.

There’s no way Hunters is better than Prime 4!

I was playing Kirby before this with a total of 2 buttons and this is frying my brain a little while getting used to it lol as there’s so much to it. Great game though. Looks amazing and the frame rate is butter.

My copy arrived today wahoo

Can’t believe 18 years have gone by!

Anyone know how switch 2 is tracking hardware wise v’s switch 1 at this time in its life?

@splinters same. I just assumed as I’m watching the video small on my phone I couldn’t make out the differences. To me they looked the same and I definitely couldn’t see any “obvious” upgrades.

Great they both look so good though and can’t wait to get my copy tomorrow!

I got this on switch 1 but glad I haven’t got round to it yet as this seems a superb update, thanks rockstar!

@Yoshi3 I agree not everything should be open world just because it can be.

I’ve already got open world fatigue from playstation and don’t need this on Nintendo too.

@OldGamer999 true but I’d have given donkey kong a 10 when NL gave it a 9 so I’m hopeful I’ll enjoy it more and be less critical than the games press who seem increasingly hard to please these days.

@Splash_Woman yes and your points I believe are part of the reason I wasn’t as keen on RDR2. I felt like rockstar wanted it to feel like you’re playing an old cowboy film and forgot it was a game. The pacing was soooo slow I gave up on it and I absolutely love the first RDR.

@daftmagician having a website earn in 2025 is quite tough which is why I imagine hookshot sites now have loads more ads. I hope they’re paying off as they’re annoying!

I’ll probably skip this as I have open world fatigue but I did love the Ubisoft mixed up their formula for outlaws which was excellent. Doesn’t look like they’ve made many changes to it for this though.

@Cakefish have you bolted Nier up since this update and if so is it properly improved and runs well?

Wanted to pick this up but waiting until it’s fixed.

@Nintendo4Sonic that was exactly my thought!

MS’s 10 year deal sounded like a ruse to get support for their acquisition more than anything.

A ten year deal may mean we only get one cod for all we know.

Like others have said I’d much rather have forza on switch 2 personally.

@WheresWaveRace a new wave race from them would be so welcome!

Sony have definitely outdone Nintendo and Microsoft this Black Friday!

Man I so wish this was SP…

Loved this on ps3, then again on ps4. Not sure I want another play-through but for the price I’ll probably bite at some point.

Glad they prioritised frame rate over everything else.

@HammerGalladeBro I mean not really. Originally he was just a face eating ghosts lol

I picked up at 256gb at launch as there were no other capacities available at the time. Sort of wished I’d waited for a 512gb but seems they’re still hard to get hold of.

Ooh so it would have fitted on an SD cart…

@DennyCrane hah true it’d need to come with a free polishing cloth wouldn’t it though if it was matt powder coated it might not show smudges so much?

Love the look of this and for some reason has made me desire an actual metal controller with similar styling.

Very happy with my pro controller though.

@Pillowpants May the 4th be with you… sorry I mean may December the 4th be with you.

@Dr_Corndog oooh no Mario world is 2D perfection but it’s good we’re all different and I do love DK too!

Is a little sad DK hasn’t made it into the overall top 20. Deserves to sell more!

@jfp 🤣 yes scrap that. I should have said I hope they improve it in ways that take advantage of the switch 2’s power!

@HammerGalladeBro thanks I didn’t realise that!

@Medic_alert actually I’m not sure. Last time I was looking at buying one years ago they didn’t but to be honest there’s probably been new releases since then that might have.

Hope this is updated for switch 2 with better resolution and frame rates etc.

Love this but PLEASE can we have touch controls?

Love the idea of this on switch 2 and may well bite!

What a drop this is and what a game! Will pick this up but I hope switch 2 has better optimisations vs S1.

I think expedition 33 will take it and that’s fair but personally my goty would be donkey kong just because it was the most fun game I’ve played in years.

Looks good to me based k. 3 pictures. I hope they include magic as links abilities.

@PerfectFrost love that 😂

Ocarina was an insanely good game for its time and glad it made first place. I miss the days of miyamoto having influence on these games.

Would absolutely love a proper remake on switch 2.

@Max_the_German yes though remember that’s only my opinion and many don’t agree!

For me RDR1 was one of the best games of that generation. Before RDR2 came out it was my most anticipated game but turned out to be one of my most disappointing!

The pacing is my main gripe as it’s so slow. Almost like they wanted it to play like a film and forgot it was a game. The story is also weaker as are the locations. It felt a lot less wild west. I gave up on it and didn’t complete it so maybe I missed something but what I did see didn’t come close to RDR1. Lots love 2 though!

Nice letter Max!

“I could care less” also annoys me more than it should.