‘Metroid Prime Remastered’ Review: A Reminder of a Bolder Era of Games
‘Metroid Prime Remastered’ Review: A Reminder of a Bolder Era of Games
by DONGBOY
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MBCnerdcore
What does that even mean
Villager723
The author claims Nintendo has been an underdog since the N64 era but fails to acknowledge the Wii and the Switch both lead their respective generations not only in sales numbers but in overall influence on the market.
I do agree with the author’s thesis about big, bold games like Prime becoming a rarity in modern-day gaming. Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin, Luigi’s Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Animal Crossing, Rogue Leader, Wave Race: Blue Storm, and Star Fox Adventures were all released *within the preceding 12 months* of Prime’s November 2002 release date. I think the only game that ranks among those titles, that’s been released in the past 12 months, would be Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
*The Dead Space remake feels clean and good in a way that few big-budget Western titles do right now. In 2008, Dead Space seemed like a variation on any number of story-based horror shooters. It was directly inspired by Resident Evil 4 (which itself is getting a remake this year) but also shared DNA with first-person games like BioShock and Half-Life 2, which beat it by a few years to telekinesis and weaponized industrial tools.* ***But in 2023’s world of modest indie narrative games and sprawling open-world AAA slogs, it stands nearly alone.*** *The closest equivalent, Dead Space creator Glen Schofield’s The Callisto Protocol, seemed almost embarrassed to be a game instead of an unforgiving interactive movie.*
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I still think each room on the map should either change color or indicate item % to make end game upgrade closing easier, but that’s the only thing I’d change. It’s unnecessarily cumbersome to have to pick through a gigantic guide and try and figure out which ones you remember getting or not, I’d much rather have the incomplete rooms pointed out and then try to figure out where I haven’t looked in that room myself. Especially when some things are hidden by platforms/walls that you can only see with the x-ray visor. I like Resident Evil’s map system where areas you haven’t been are gray, areas you have been are red, and areas you’ve been and found everything are blue, Prime Remastered would be perfect if it implemented something like this.
YOURESTUCKHERE
Bought it last night. It’s so good. Played the original 21 years ago. Love the updated controls.
Quezkatol
rollingstones for gaming news? lol
InsolentChildren
The title of the article makes it sound like Nintendo hasn’t been brave in innovating its main stream games recently. Was Breath of the Wild not different enough?
Either way, I do agree that Nintendo weaponizes nostalgia the same way Disney does. Ports and remakes are only popular if there’s still an audience that longs for that classic experience, and that audience is aging. That isn’t to say this game won’t be popular among a younger generation. Remastered games like this could gain popularity again with modernized controls, updated graphics, and other quality of life upgrades. It just has to be done right.
NinTylo
Among my Top 5 Favorite Games of All Time! And the Remastered Switch release is arguably the cherry on top.
FrequentRadio8463
Waiting for my physical copy!
Stock-Bid-9509
i never played prime back in the day, and I’ve been watching the internet rave about this game, so I picked up the digital remaster and I gotta say…..it ain’t grabbin’ me. Granted, I’m not particularly far into it yet, but it seems……kinda boring. It gets better, right? cause im on the verge of putting it down and ‘coming back to it later,’ which means likely never touching it again.
Merfium
Ordered the game on Amazon, I only buy physical games on Switch, the game won’t arrive till April. The hell who knows why. I never played Prime, I cannot wait until it arrives. Until then, I will try out Live A Live and Cadence of Hyrule. Maybe even finally get through 3D All Stars until Prime arrives.
Edit: Canceled my Amazon order and ordered the physical game on the Nintendo store. Had points to redeem as well, so I got a couple other items with it.
Sixth_VI
Wish I hadn’t waited so long to pre-order, already out of stock. But I imagine that’s a good sign for sales. If this does really well then hopefully Nintendo considers moving 2 & 3 over as well. It’s not like there are really any realistic options for playing them for the majority of people. I’m a huge Nintendo fan, but I just didn’t have the kind of disposable income I have now during the GC/Wii era…
Gamer857
Why did they release all three on the same file (if you got it from the eshop) on the Wii or all three on the same disc if you got the physical version and not do the same for the Switch?
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What does that even mean
The author claims Nintendo has been an underdog since the N64 era but fails to acknowledge the Wii and the Switch both lead their respective generations not only in sales numbers but in overall influence on the market.
I do agree with the author’s thesis about big, bold games like Prime becoming a rarity in modern-day gaming. Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin, Luigi’s Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Animal Crossing, Rogue Leader, Wave Race: Blue Storm, and Star Fox Adventures were all released *within the preceding 12 months* of Prime’s November 2002 release date. I think the only game that ranks among those titles, that’s been released in the past 12 months, would be Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
The Verge’s [Dead Space review](https://www.theverge.com/23567481/dead-space-remake-ea-motive-ps5-xbox-pc-review) (another 00’s sci-fi shooter) worded this more succinctly:
*The Dead Space remake feels clean and good in a way that few big-budget Western titles do right now. In 2008, Dead Space seemed like a variation on any number of story-based horror shooters. It was directly inspired by Resident Evil 4 (which itself is getting a remake this year) but also shared DNA with first-person games like BioShock and Half-Life 2, which beat it by a few years to telekinesis and weaponized industrial tools.* ***But in 2023’s world of modest indie narrative games and sprawling open-world AAA slogs, it stands nearly alone.*** *The closest equivalent, Dead Space creator Glen Schofield’s The Callisto Protocol, seemed almost embarrassed to be a game instead of an unforgiving interactive movie.*
I still think each room on the map should either change color or indicate item % to make end game upgrade closing easier, but that’s the only thing I’d change. It’s unnecessarily cumbersome to have to pick through a gigantic guide and try and figure out which ones you remember getting or not, I’d much rather have the incomplete rooms pointed out and then try to figure out where I haven’t looked in that room myself. Especially when some things are hidden by platforms/walls that you can only see with the x-ray visor. I like Resident Evil’s map system where areas you haven’t been are gray, areas you have been are red, and areas you’ve been and found everything are blue, Prime Remastered would be perfect if it implemented something like this.
Bought it last night. It’s so good. Played the original 21 years ago. Love the updated controls.
rollingstones for gaming news? lol
The title of the article makes it sound like Nintendo hasn’t been brave in innovating its main stream games recently. Was Breath of the Wild not different enough?
Either way, I do agree that Nintendo weaponizes nostalgia the same way Disney does. Ports and remakes are only popular if there’s still an audience that longs for that classic experience, and that audience is aging. That isn’t to say this game won’t be popular among a younger generation. Remastered games like this could gain popularity again with modernized controls, updated graphics, and other quality of life upgrades. It just has to be done right.
Among my Top 5 Favorite Games of All Time! And the Remastered Switch release is arguably the cherry on top.
Waiting for my physical copy!
i never played prime back in the day, and I’ve been watching the internet rave about this game, so I picked up the digital remaster and I gotta say…..it ain’t grabbin’ me. Granted, I’m not particularly far into it yet, but it seems……kinda boring. It gets better, right? cause im on the verge of putting it down and ‘coming back to it later,’ which means likely never touching it again.
Ordered the game on Amazon, I only buy physical games on Switch, the game won’t arrive till April. The hell who knows why. I never played Prime, I cannot wait until it arrives. Until then, I will try out Live A Live and Cadence of Hyrule. Maybe even finally get through 3D All Stars until Prime arrives.
Edit: Canceled my Amazon order and ordered the physical game on the Nintendo store. Had points to redeem as well, so I got a couple other items with it.
Wish I hadn’t waited so long to pre-order, already out of stock. But I imagine that’s a good sign for sales. If this does really well then hopefully Nintendo considers moving 2 & 3 over as well. It’s not like there are really any realistic options for playing them for the majority of people. I’m a huge Nintendo fan, but I just didn’t have the kind of disposable income I have now during the GC/Wii era…
Why did they release all three on the same file (if you got it from the eshop) on the Wii or all three on the same disc if you got the physical version and not do the same for the Switch?