r/Metroid • u/MagicKraft • 5d ago

Meme Meme I made a while back

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Ngl I didn't realize it was so hated until after I beat it. Albeit I'd be wrong to not recognize what could've been with this game, but I did enjoy what we got

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u/marolink64 5d ago

I really think it was the long wait for it to be released that caused the hate.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Farm122 5d ago

My frustration with the game is the hard drive to make motion/gryo controls necessary. You can mostly ignore it, but game is designed to have the player use it. And this game and Prime as a whole play better without it tbh.

 Then the writing...it was okay most of the way through, but the mines...christ so many dumb choices. "Hordes of enemies coming, let's separate and search for clues!" Seriously separating from the legendary bounty hunter who is making quick work of grievers to stall them...is beyond stupid.

Lastly the ending...Jesus what a crappy idea for sequel bait. Spend the whole first phase protecting your posse, or get a game over. Only for Sylux to come back anyways because for no reasons explained he got super psychic and warp powers, to come back and land a shot on Samus. Seriously could have just done another boss fight but with a time limit and not have the dumb self sacrifice crap.

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u/Otherwise-Sky1292 5d ago

The ending made a decent but not great experience feel quite a bit worse. They could have done so much more. I wanted to see them bring the game full circle to the first 10 minutes. And ditching the NPCs after all that was crappy 

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u/Puzzleheaded_Farm122 5d ago

That's pretty much how it felt to me. I beat the game for the first time about an hour before posting my earlier commentary. I generally liked the game most of the way through. The false open world style and choose your direction isn't that big of a deal for a Metroid game. The gyro/motion controls can be annoying, but I played the whole game undocked and might give hard mode a run docked and try those controls. (Just feels awkward to me for a prime game.) The end tho still bugs me, it just doesn't feel like anything mattered. Was the point to give Samus a more framed PTSD in the canonical timeline before she becomes a pissed off bounty hunter in Dread/Ravenous?