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[NeoIkaruGAF]

A 32 from Famitsu is basically a 5 out of 10 at best…

Oh, it's one of those months when Famitsu scores are legit.
Spoiler: Japan never liked Metroid that much.

It's funny how Atreus didn't prevent Ragnarok from getting an aggregate 94, but suddenly when Metroid has chatty companions, it's a disaster.
In general, it's always hilarious how AAA tropes and standards are never reason to blast an important IP in its twentieth or so iteration (hello, Assassin's Creed), but when Nintendo takes a page from Ubisoft or Sony, all of that suddenly becomes the worst slop on the market.

 

[damidu]

Don't really give a shit about reviews thesedays, but can you turn off the voices to avoid the cringe at least? Or change the language to JP does anyone know?

just mute your tv

 

[nkarafo]

90% of the game is no talking

10% talking is way too much for most games IMO, for Metroid is a deal breaker.

Nice comparison, Switch 1 version looks nice also but Switch 2 version takes the win of course.

Seems like geometry/detail is the exact same on Switch 1. The only difference is resolution/texture quality. Meaning the base platform the game is made for is not really the Switch 2.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Seems like geometry/detail is the exact same on Switch 1. The only difference is resolution/texture quality. Meaning the base platform the game is made for is not really the Switch 2.

Its well known.

Which is why I would consider giving it some slack in gameplay department, why it looks so similar to MP3.

 

[L*][*N*K]

As they should. Because these two are the best.

ah okay so you just want a reskin of those, maybe they should make it an annual series and call it Modern Metroidfare

 

[justiceiro]

You can almost touch the denial on this thread, lmao. I actually like this result a lot. Being this low and not developed by epd, the likelihood of getting deep discounts is high. But, since Nintendo does things in their own pace, I see then fixing the most glaring issues in a patch two years from now. Patience pays off!

 

[nkarafo]

ah okay so you just want a reskin of those, maybe they should make it an annual series and call it Modern Metroidfare

Lol, not wanting a Metroid game to become another mainstream modern western game with quirky NPCs chatter, hand holding and a massive open world map means i want every Metroid to be a reskin of Prime 1 and Super?

So let's make Metroid (and any other game) a reskin of the standard open world slop like the above. Maybe they should make it an annual series and call it Modern Openworld handholding Metroidfare.

 

[Lokaum D+]

I ll say you guys that, visual on SW1 is way way better than prime remastered.

 

[Ristifer]

Any comments on the OST being full of bangers?

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Any comments on the OST being full of bangers?

DF's John L said its mostly ambient music.

There are some pieces that are great but they usually are not playing.

 

[darthkarki]

It's funny how Atreus didn't prevent Ragnarok from getting an aggregate 94, but suddenly when Metroid has chatty companions, it's a disaster.
In general, it's always hilarious how AAA tropes and standards are never reason to blast an important IP in its twentieth or so iteration (hello, Assassin's Creed), but when Nintendo takes a page from Ubisoft or Sony, all of that suddenly becomes the worst slop on the market.

"Chatter" was never the problem. The question is whether it's good or enjoyable "chatter". When someone copies from someone else and does it poorly, that deserves to be called out. It doesn't mean the inspiration was bad.

 

[Astray]

This score was honestly expected from the way Nintendo marketed this game, it's like they knew that the changes to the Prime formula would not be warmly received by the fanbase at large and thus they decided to not really push the game as much as one might have thought.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Guys, stop COPING with this terrible game! Make sure you cancel your pre-order before it's too late!

 

[MagiusNecros]

Any comments on the OST being full of bangers?

The streams I've watched among other footage has left me underwhelmed overall. Maybe my opinion will change when I play myself but the soundtrack is a mixed bag for me.

 

[AJUMP23]

I have my preorder and my amiibos. Hopefully it is a good time.

The fact that one Amiibo unlocks a cut-scene is diabolical. Murder whoever proposed and implemented that.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Auto saving is so good

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

GiantBomb : 100
Gamekult : 60


Who the fuck is gamekult and why do they get a say?lol

RoboFu before review thread:

RoboFu after review thread

 

[StueyDuck]

I think the disappointing thing coming out of most reviews is that Anything the game is doing that is new is kind of average at best.

feels like a very safe sequel. at least its smooth, runs well and plays well which is more than you can say about 99% of AAA games released these days.

 

[Sticks]

I have my preorder and my amiibos. Hopefully it is a good time.

The fact that one Amiibo unlocks a cut-scene is diabolical. Murder whoever proposed and implemented that.

Which amiibo

 

[Deerock71]

The McKenzie experiment cost them 10 points.

 

[RoboFu]

I think the disappointing thing coming out of most reviews is that Anything the game is doing that is new is kind of average at best.

feels like a very safe sequel. at least its smooth, runs well and plays well which is more than you can say about 99% of AAA games released these days.

who says its average? every seems to agree the game is great but things other than actual gameplay like the music could be better.

 

[Mozza]

who says its average? every seems to agree the game is great but things other than actual gameplay like the music could be better.

It's being very selective in which reviews they listen too. But the game is far from the mess some are stating/trolling on here.

 

[Lokaum D+]

I have my preorder and my amiibos. Hopefully it is a good time.

The fact that one Amiibo unlocks a cut-scene is diabolical. Murder whoever proposed and implemented that.

So, aside from the $70 game you have to expend another $ 75 - $ 90 to unlock some boosters for your game.

Soft p2w implementation

Also, as far as i know the cutscene ll be unlocked for everyone that 100% the game.

 

[Buggy Loop]

who says its average? every seems to agree the game is great but things other than actual gameplay like the music could be better.

Hearing from multiple reviewers that the forge is a 10/10 Metroid prime level and perhaps even the best level in the series, simply means I cannot skip this. There's some lows in the game but when you get into the depths of the dungeons, there's no chatter, its pure raw metroid prime and even IGN reviewer (in the kinda funny podcast) said that those parts made him think its some of the best metroid prime series content he's played, its just dragged down by the open world. But the highs very much overshadow the lows.

 

[Mozza]

Hearing from multiple reviewers that the forge is a 10/10 Metroid prime level and perhaps even the best level in the series, simply means I cannot skip this. There's some lows in the game but when you get into the depths of the dungeons, there's no chatter, its pure raw metroid prime and even IGN reviewer (in the kinda funny podcast) said that those parts made him think its some of the best metroid prime series content he's played, its just dragged down by the open world. But the highs very much overshadow the lows.

Even more hyped for this now..........My LG OLED is waiting...

 

[DryvBy]

You can almost touch the denial on this thread, lmao. I actually like this result a lot. Being this low and not developed by epd, the likelihood of getting deep discounts is high. But, since Nintendo does things in their own pace, I see then fixing the most glaring issues in a patch two years from now. Patience pays off!

Nintendo games at a discount? What planet are you from?

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Hearing from multiple reviewers that the forge is a 10/10 Metroid prime level and perhaps even the best level in the series, simply means I cannot skip this. There's some lows in the game but when you get into the depths of the dungeons, there's no chatter, its pure raw metroid prime and even IGN reviewer (in the kinda funny podcast) said that those parts made him think its some of the best metroid prime series content he's played, its just dragged down by the open world. But the highs very much overshadow the lows.

I was able to suffer through Prime 3's bullshit for a god-tier level like SkyTown so this sounds like a similar situation. In general, it reads more like Prime 3: Part II. I don't think it's what most people expected after that eternal wait but better than nothing.

Reminds me of the Ninja Gaiden 4 situation. Like sure yea because NGB ain't ever coming back.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Hearing from multiple reviewers that the forge is a 10/10 Metroid prime level and perhaps even the best level in the series, simply means I cannot skip this. There's some lows in the game but when you get into the depths of the dungeons, there's no chatter, its pure raw metroid prime and even IGN reviewer (in the kinda funny podcast) said that those parts made him think its some of the best metroid prime series content he's played, its just dragged down by the open world. But the highs very much overshadow the lows.

At 80 MC i would say that the highs clearly dont overshadow the lows, for a lot of ppl.

 

[Odinnii]

 

[Lokaum D+]

Man, would be too funny If Samus just shoot her on the spot

 

[MagiusNecros]

I have my preorder and my amiibos. Hopefully it is a good time.

The fact that one Amiibo unlocks a cut-scene is diabolical. Murder whoever proposed and implemented that.

You can get the same cutscene by 100% completion. The other 2 are worse. Samus gatekeeps Viola Bike cosmetics and the Viola Suit/Bike Amiibo gatekeeps the Viola radio which features Classic Metroid tunes to play while you drive on your bike.

 

[Robb]

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[tkscz]

You can almost touch the denial on this thread, lmao. I actually like this result a lot. Being this low and not developed by epd, the likelihood of getting deep discounts is high. But, since Nintendo does things in their own pace, I see then fixing the most glaring issues in a patch two years from now. Patience pays off!

But I'll bite because how low effort it is

61 reviews are 80+ (78% of reviews)
9 reviews are in the 70s (12% of reviews)
8 are in the 60s. (10% of reviews)

Do explain how it's denial to agree with 78% of the reviews instead of 10% of the reviews?

This thread really is just this

 

[Lokaum D+]

But I'll bite because how low effort it is

61 reviews are 80+ (78% of reviews)
9 reviews are in the 70s (12% of reviews)
8 are in the 60s. (10% of reviews)

Do explain how it's denial to agree with 78% of the reviews instead of 10% of the reviews?

This thread really is just this

Other M is great now guys, time to ask for a Remakester

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

 

[Kacho]

This thread really is just this

Wait I thought Tylenol gave me autism

 

[K' Dash]

I hope you're a bunch of 12yo if this triggers you so much, I refuse believe there are adults with an actual life crying over something so harmless.

 

[Jsisto]

She did the thing where she gets a new suit!

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I hope you're a bunch of 12yo if this triggers you so much, I refuse believe there are adults with an actual life crying over something so harmless.

We actually are all 12 and Chris Hansen is outside right now.

 

[Alexios]

I hope you're a bunch of 12yo if this triggers you so much, I refuse believe there are adults with an actual life crying over something so harmless.

It's 19 seconds of a character fawning over meeting the most famous ex fed bounty hunter who saves the federation, a planet or two and the universe every other day, game ruined. The 10 minute supercuts gathering all these moments spread throughout 15 hours or whatever will cement this!

 

[AJUMP23]

Which amiibo

The bad guy one that comes out in FEB.

 

[Lootlord]

Wait I thought Tylenol gave me autism

Nope, that's cancer.

 

[Buggy Loop]

At 80 MC i would say that the highs clearly dont overshadow the lows, for a lot of ppl.

IGN guy who gave it an 8, said the dungeons are 10/10, while open world/chatter is 5/10. He ended scoring it 8. Knowing this I mean I'm not skipping S-tier Metroid dungeons.

Sucks they wasted their time and resources on the open world and I suggest them to make an option to disable the chatter hints asap

 

[Lokaum D+]

Other M - 2010 - Most hated 3D Metroid game out there, cause lots of bad decisions.

Prime 4 - 2025 - Has some of the same faults as Other M, but now if you hate on it you are a 12yo boy.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

This is Forza Horizon level of writing.

Problem is, I quickly learn to filter out all dialogue in FH games, its completely pointless.

Best part about Metroid Prime was drip feed of lore, that I will have to separate from this stuff, if required.

 

[Alexios]

Other M - 2010 - Most hated 3D Metroid game out there, cause lots of bad decisions.

Prime 4 - 2025 - Has some of the same faults as Other M, but now if you hate on it you are a 12yo boy.

You keep saying this by merely deconstructing core elements to such a basic level that can fit in just about every game. Like having any "narrative" beyond a prologue somehow meaning it's just like Other M's narrative where Samus wasn't even a silent stoic protag and that was the main issue there to begin with, the different characterization of her. Similarly the issue with having federation interactions in Other M was that they blocked her/the player by simply giving or not giving permission to use this or that tech/ability she actually already had, again a very different approach to merely (re)discovering the tech during exploration and then using it as in this and every other Metroid game (even if she some times has to go back to the engineer to integrate it in her suit or whatever, that's still waaaaaay more like the previous games than Other M). And Prime 3 already had more characters and things like that, possibly even more than what we've seen in Prime 4, though it was perhaps more in the beginning of the game (but still also elsewhere throughout the game) and that was still a great Prime game worthy of the trilogy so everything you say is like Other M could be said as being like in Prime 3 instead, oh no, number 4 has elements of 3, who'd have thunk it, lmao. While also going back on 3 elements people liked less, like now having all these different areas rather than just one but it's seamlessly connected via the desert rather than a spaceship cut scene or whatever else taking you from place to place, oh no, a seamless world, so bad for Metroid Prime, lol. Even 4 having a pre-ending fetch quest deal that you could have been completing throughout the whole game but most likely still have to go back is just like all previous Prime games. Get a grip.​

 

[LordOcidax]

I hope you're a bunch of 12yo if this triggers you so much, I refuse believe there are adults with an actual life crying over something so harmless.

 

[MDSLKTR]

GiantBomb : 100
Gamekult : 60


Who the fuck is gamekult and why do they get a say?lol

Gamekult predates GAF by 4 years and is a legendary French cornerstone of game reviews.

 

[Lokaum D+]

You keep saying this by merely deconstructing core elements to such a basic level that can fit in just about every game. Like having any "narrative" beyond a prologue somehow meaning it's just like Other M's narrative where Samus wasn't even a silent stoic protag and that was the main issue there to begin with, the different characterization of her. Similarly the issue with having federation interactions in Other M was that they blocked her/the player by simply giving or not giving permission to use this or that tech she actually already had, again a very different approach to merely (re)discovering the tech and then using it as in this and every other Metroid game (even if she some times has to go back to the engineer to integrate it in her suit or whatever, that's still waaaaaay more like the previous games than Other M). And Prime 3 already had more characters and things like that, possibly even more than what we've seen in Prime 4, though it was perhaps more in the beginning of the game than elsewhere (but still also elsewhere) and was still a great Prime game worthy of the trilogy so everything you say is like Other M could be said as being like in Prime 3 instead, oh no, number 4 has elements of 3, who'd have thunk it. While also going back on 3 elements by now having all these different areas but instead seamlessly connected via the desert rather than a spaceship cut scene or whatever else taking you from place to place, oh no, a seamless world, so bad for Metroid, lol.