Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | Review Thread

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Game Information

Game Title: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Platforms:

  • Nintendo Switch (Dec 4, 2025)
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Developer: Retro Studios

Publisher: Nintendo


Critic Reviews

CGMagazine - Jordan Biordi - 8 / 10

While Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is incredibly fun as a straightforward shooter, its more guided nature and excessive handholding may deter hardcore fans of the series and genre.
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CNET - Scott Stein - Unscored

With Metroid Prime 4, it took me some time to get back into it. But now it's all I think about playing. My recommendation is to just go in for the experience. Go in knowing nothing, and maybe even skip everything in this review, or any other review. Mystery is Metroid's calling card. Your big adventure on the Switch is here.
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COGconnected - James Paley - 80 / 100

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Cerealkillerz - Gabriel Bogdan - German - 7.8 / 10

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond plays fantastically, looks great, and delivers some of the best boss fights in the series. Unfortunately, needlessly generic companions, a weak soundtrack, and story-tied fetch quests drag the overall experience down a bit. Still, fans of the Prime entries will definitely have more than enough fun with this title.
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Console Creatures - Bobby Pashalidis - 9 / 10

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond might not be a total reinvention of the famed series, but it's refined and faster than ever. Despite the prolonged development period, the campaign comes together to deliver an excellent outing for Samus as she explores an expansive world with new psychic powers that imbue the core of the game in fun, innovative ways.
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Digitec Magazine - Domagoj Belancic - German - 4 / 5

The core of "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond" is impressive. It feels great to explore the maze-like levels, unlock upgrades, and slowly discover new areas of the world. The art design and soundtrack are awesome. The open desert area, which I explore on a motorcycle, is a perfect contrast to traditional "Metroid" gameplay. It's a shame that the game doesn't make more use of Samus' telekinetic abilities, though. The new characters are disappointing. They annoy me with unnecessary explanations or corny Marvel-like banter. I would also have liked a higher level of difficulty. These criticisms are likely to bother veteran "Metroid" players in particular. Despite its shortcomings, "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond" provides one of the best reasons to buy a Switch 2. The game ticks off virtually all of the console's technical features and delivers an extremely sharp (4K) or extremely smooth (120 FPS) gaming experience. The mouse control is particularly impressive – it fundamentally changes the way I interact with the game.
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Enternity.gr - Hektor Apostolopoulos - Greek - 9 / 10

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond offers a journey that will reward those who have been waiting for it for almost two decades and will intrigue those who happen to be unfamiliar with the legend of Samus Aran.
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Gfinity - Alister Kennedy - 8 / 10

Metroid Prime 4 Beyond plays it far too safe for a game with almost two decades of anticipation behind it. A beautiful-looking game and a run through of Metroid's greatest hits just isn't quite enough for the hungry fan base that is here to devour everything on offer, and leaves you wanting more.
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Le Bêta-Testeur - Patrick Tremblay - French - 10 / 10

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is an absolute must-have!
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SECTOR.sk - Matúš Štrba - Slovak - 9.5 / 10

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond delivers the kind of return the series deserved. Retro Studios stays true to the original formula while adding fresh ideas, stronger storytelling, and a smarter world design. It's not a revolution and some technical limits show through, but in all essentials it excels ' it's tense, clever, atmospheric, and consistently fun. A confident proof that Metroid Prime still has plenty to say.
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Shacknews - Donovan Erskine - 9 / 10

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Stevivor - 8.5 / 10

Metroid Prime 4 Beyond is a familiar return for the series and a soft reboot that introduces a new story and revisits the best parts of the original game that dazzled us two decades ago.
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VGC - Andy Robinson - 3 / 5

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond feels like a game stuck between two worlds. When it's emulating the series' past, Beyond is an entertaining, if overly conservative, sequel. However, as the shadowy corridors make way for open-world fetch quests, and Halo-style expeditions with AI companions, it's left feeling like a diluted experience that doesn't fully deliver on the spirit of earlier entries.
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Video Chums - A.J. Maciejewski - 9.1 / 10

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is an impressive experience that will stay with you for a very long time. As you gradually unwrap its intricate game world that's packed with some of the best stage designs ever, the sense of accomplishment is simply unmatched. 🪐
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WellPlayed - Kieron Verbrugge - 8.5 / 10

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond risks missteps in its attempt to modernise a cherished formula, but for the most part it all coalesces into an entry more than worthy of the series. Even the most vocal diehard fans should be pleased by the fundamentals, and for those willing to accept them, the new wrinkles iron out nicely.
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When is it dropping, Thursday?

Damn, time flies. Went from 18 years, to "oh shit, it's out this week."

Even the 2017 logo reveal feels like yesterday.
 
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Miles, as feared from those divisive initial previews, turns out to be the main supporting character in the game, gracing players with his Jar Jar Binks brand of comedy quips via intercom messages and regular visits throughout the game. The other cast members are also flimsy caricatures, including the equally irritating Armstrong, a Samus fangirl who winces at the bounty hunter's presence and, at one point, even asks for her autograph.

It's sombre stuff for fans of the more grounded games in the Metroid series, and powers some dated gameplay segments, including escort and protection sequences that result in a game-over screen if your AI companions aren't properly protected. All the while, they'll reward you with dialogue barks like, "Sarge, look! She's doing Morph Ball!"
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Hard games with minimal story that you can find more of if you explore are popular and exactly what Metroid can and should be, but instead it sounds like they've gone the Sony route of annoying sidekicks and constant chatter.
 
Looks like there's a lot of excellent traditional Metroid Prime gameplay and exploration in this game and it all looks great. Maybe best looking Nintendo game ever. Unfortunately, we'll need to deal with hours of open world ubiquitous-slop and annoying marvel banter to access the good content.
 
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Miles, as feared from those divisive initial previews, turns out to be the main supporting character in the game, gracing players with his Jar Jar Binks brand of comedy quips via intercom messages and regular visits throughout the game. The other cast members are also flimsy caricatures, including the equally irritating Armstrong, a Samus fangirl who winces at the bounty hunter's presence and, at one point, even asks for her autograph.

It's sombre stuff for fans of the more grounded games in the Metroid series, and powers some dated gameplay segments, including escort and protection sequences that result in a game-over screen if your AI companions aren't properly protected. All the while, they'll reward you with dialogue barks like, "Sarge, look! She's doing Morph Ball!"
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Damn, that sounds awful. First thing I'm doing is turning off the voice acting completely.

At least they kept Samus quiet, although it kind of makes me scared for any future game if this is the direction they have in mind.
 
Robb said:
Damn, that sounds awful. First thing I'm doing is turning off the voice acting completely.

At least they kept Samus quiet, although it kind of makes me scared for any future game if this is the direction they have in mind.
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If they release an update without this crap, I might buy the game after all.
 
It's a shame that Retro Studios has tried to revamp the formula to reach a wider audience since Metroid Prime 3. The first two games are niche titles (like the series itself), but they are also two masterpieces.

I still have to play it to judge for myself though.
 
Of all the things that I thought might be a negative for this game (prior to recent reveals), chatty annoying NPCs in a Metroid Prime game was not even on my radar at all. Sigh. Still excited, but tempered a bit.
 
Ruh-roh.

80's a decent score, but for a Metroid game, it's a bit of a disaster.

Could see this coming a mile off with the previews.
 
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Same score as Other M, ouch. Tanabe needs to stay away from Metroid, 4 times prior he tried to get the Federation more involved and it all became shit. This guy must be half ostrich.
 
Good. Game seems like it is 360 game that is not doing much innovation in the genre. At least with other Nintendo games like Zelda, Mario, or Animal Crossing, they are doing something that is quite unique within different genres. I am so interested how Nintendo evolves this generation because it has not been a great start
 
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If they release an update without this crap, I might buy the game after all.
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You can turn off all voice acting in the settings. But yeah, the writing itself will obviously still be crap. At least you can just speed through the text at that point and get back to the game.

I think I've read that you can turn off subtitles/captions as well, so that'll hopefully completely get away with the in-game banter.
 
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Sounds quite disappointing.
I thought the main criticism was going to be that it feels too samey. Instead it seems they've added crappy open world sections and a shitty story.
Normally I'd say it's a "wait for a sale", but this is Nintendo.

Maybe some friend will pick it up and I can borrow it.
 
Nintendo games need better stories. The standard has been raised in terms of storytelling and metroid prime 4 and games like zelda have been left behind. Crappy stories are a turn off for me nowadays because stories are what get you invested in the characters.
 
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Oof, man I wish somebody gave a damn.

Looks like its conservative in all the worse ways that have need to change for years and changes the things people actually care about 🤡

Fess said:
Hand-holding in a Metroid game? What's happening with gaming?
we have to go back jack shephard GIF
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The LCD. Lowest Common Denominator. You don't want more money in gaming, you want less. It's too late now though, now gaming is never at risk of "dying", so why try..
 
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