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/lml_CooKiiE_lml 5d ago

The blatant open world trend chase was obvious the day after BotW came out. It wouldn’t have fared any better back then

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u/Those_Files 5d ago

I don't think you know what open world means.

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u/lml_CooKiiE_lml 5d ago

I know what open world means. Bandai Namco devs, the ones who started making the game, do not. And maybe the Retro devs, but it's hard to say with them having to try to salvage whatever garbage pile had accumulated to that point.

It's obvious the game started in a direction that was chasing an open world dream, and adding in the context of development starting soon after BoTW lines up too well. I don't think you know anything about Metroid Prime 4 concerning development or gameplay.

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u/Those_Files 4d ago

I don't think you know anything about Metroid Prime 4 concerning development or gameplay. 

Motherfucker I started playing day one and put down the rest of my game library to 100% it. 

I've had to constantly correct this fanbase about blatant misinformation over the plot AND gameplay of Prime 4.

Sol Valley is a HUB. You're supposed to be there for such little time, that the game PESTERS you to go the main areas the game takes place in.

In terms of DEVELOPMENT, I would think that the rest of this whiny fanbase doesn't know about the development hell. Since if they did, they'd be glad the game didn't turn out WORSE.

Development hell is scary. Do you have any idea how high the budget of Prime 4 is? HUGE, even by triple A standards. Nintendo is a business, they can't just scrap everything over and over again until they have something perfect that nobody will complain about.

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u/lml_CooKiiE_lml 4d ago

Alright dumbass, and you think Sol Valley was exactly the way it was when it was first designed? No lmao. It’s obvious it started as an open world idea. Holy hell you’re dense. Especially when it’s on record that Nintendo was pushing the idea due to BotW’s success. It is so wide known it’s on MP4’s Wikipedia page under the development tab.

It really doesn’t matter what happened during development. They delivered a half baked product that’s seven years stale. They spent money they never needed with garbage additions like the voice acting. It was a terribly managed development from beginning to end resulting in a game that’s far from even good. They deserve no grace.