![]() ![]() Samus plays the role of scientist just as much as she does warrior in this title. Nostalgia definitely plays a big part in the appeal for Metroid Prime Remastered. The added touches of mist on Samus’ visor, water trickling down her arm cannon, and even her face reflected on screen looking crisp and inviting. Although the game might not have been built from the ground up, the environments feel like they were. It’s genuinely one of the best-looking games I’ve seen on the Switch. With most remasters, I find myself saying something to the effect of “it looks how my younger self remembered it.” In this case, it looks far superiors than my memory serves. Metroid Prime Remastered‘s graphical update is also top-notch. It might have drawn me back to explore more after finishing the main story. I would have preferred an option to keep standard enemies dead after I took them out. Since you’ll backtrack quite often, you end up taking down the same enemies over and over again. The real problem present is how quickly enemies respawn after clearing out a portion of the map. Exploration has always been the bigger draw in games like this, so I appreciated how much easier it was to focus on that instead. In reality, I appreciated not worrying about fighting enemies. Now most standard fights are incredibly simple to overcome. Back in the day, most encounters were designed to be simpler because of the lack of full dexterity available on the GameCube Controller. The only downside is that it almost makes combat scenarios too easy. You can still choose to play the game with the original control style, but what monster truly prefers to aim with the left stick? The updated twin stick control scheme is a godsend. The most significant updates present are graphics and controls. The map design, weapons, bosses, and enemies will feel very familiar to those who played the original. Unlike the recent remake of Dead Space, Metroid Prime Remastered doesn’t add anything to the base formula. ![]() My hope is that those who missed out on this GameCube classic will finally realize what makes this series so legendary for many fans. I’m happy to report that Metroid Prime Remastered holds up incredibly well, especially with all of the updates, both graphically and control-wise. As a sucker for nostalgia, I couldn’t smash the “Buy Now” button fast enough. Fast forward almost twenty years later, and first game in the trilogy has been remastered for the Nintendo Switch. Taking the traditional 2D formula to first-person was a bold move, but it paid off in a big way. In 2002, Nintendo‘s Retro Studios took a risk with Metroid Prime. Everything from the sense of isolation to the backtracking and progression always provided me a sense of satisfaction and adventure. Although The Legend of Zelda series will forever be my favorite series, Metroid might take a close second. ![]()
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