Thank you! I was feeling this exactly while trying to get through the remaster. If they'd improved combat, I would have been fine. But even when this game released in 2002, I thought the combat was not fun.
You're in Phazon Mines with 6 e-tanks so it's going to be super hard. You say you love the Metroidvania genre, but you're not powering up your character through exploration, a key tenet of the genre. The game is soft telling you to explore more.
I had several more energy tanks than he did during the Phazon Mines and I had pretty much all of the same complaints. Combat never feels satisfying or enjoyable for me in this game. It just felt like a heavily recurring chore that never stopped being annoying.
I was someone who enjoyed Metroid Dread more than Metroid Prime Remastered. Even though I played the original back in the day, I didn't have too much nostalgia around it. I just appreciated Dread's combat, the chase from the EMMI's, and the other boss battles (other than the final boss which was just too long and complicated for me) far more. Thanks for your honest review.
I think something you may have overlooked is your ability to dash left and right while you're locked onto an enemy. This mechinic is subtly genius as the combat turns into a test of reaction and forethought, requiring you to anticipate how your movements will force enemies to reposition while being ready to evade their attacks just like in the old 2D games, only now in a 3D space. I would encourage you to give the game a second shot with the lock-on dash in mind. It's a real gem of a challenge. Also to note, there are some fun combinations to be had with different beams and abilities, such as the icebeam to freeze an enemy before shattering them with a missle. Hope this helps.
Hey thanks for the comment! I did use the dash, though not as responsively as you've described, and for sure didn't do toooooo much experimenting with the beams and missiles. Maybe I should give it another shot with that in mind and be slightly more focused on those aspects.
I just finished playing it, I actually didn't finish i just beat the omega pirate and stopped so I'm super close to the end anyway but couldn't bring myself to play anymore. The graphics are incredible. That's about where my praise ends. After going through the same room a million times and all the enemies just keep respawning even if you just went through a minute earlier gets so tiring. Combat just wasn't fun. Not enough variety. Yeah you can dash and use different beams, but it's clunky and slow paced. First person could have been handled better. The platforming is also clunky and just bad. It's not fast or smooth enough. It's cool going through a place for the first time but after that first time, the next 80 times are a slog. And because there's basically no more exploring where I'm at I just can't bring myself to go back and get the last 2 artifacts. It's too boring and clunky.
I'm glad I'm not alone in this. I've spent all my life hearing about how great this game was, and now that I've finally gotten into it it's disappointing me a lot so far. I'm sorry for the people who love it but it's aged like milk. The 2d metroid games have some of the best controls ever, particularly Super Metroid. Samus is always really fun to move around, and you felt in control of every move and felt super agile. There's none of that in this one, it feels frustratingly clunky, moving around isn't fun (which makes exploration feel like a chore, something that should never happen on a Metroid game) and fighting enemies feels janky too, making me feel annoyed everytime one of them appears. I played Prime Hunters a lot as a child and I remember the combat feeling a lot more responsive on there, and we're talking about an FPS for the fucking nintendo DS. Having released at a time when Halo was already 3 years old, this game had no excuse controlling the way it did.
I agree with some points here, but I absolutely disagree with the combat criticism. The strafing is hinted at in the first boss battle. There is absolutely benefits to charged shots, such as paralysis, freezing, and burning enemies that don't happen with regular shots. Changing between missles and beam takes too long because of how it's used, for example, if you take a charged shot and follow it up with a missle, it fires it off quickly.
I disagree but I can entirely see where you're coming from. The 'metroidvania' genre is basically focussed on heightening that power fantasy that metroid and castlevania could potentially amount to, but never truly scratch that itch. So these games kept upgrading the quality of life, the user experience and the spectacle which means going back to the simpler, slower gameplay of their namesakes can lead to disappointment.
You raise an interesting and I think correct point. As much a I enjoyed dread it felt like it had lagged behind its contemporaries and was a little underwhelming overall
Okay, it's clear the controls really didn't click with you. Am trying to see how you found the combat - I always found that you had plenty of mobility and found it fairly easy to avoid 'most' enemy shots. It's optimised for strafing and shooting - never found it clunky myself, but agree is not remotely like ant other fps games
The updated controls were fine enough just didn't think they integrated the gun swapping well. Movement felt mobile but still also felt like I couldn't avoid damage and most combat arenas were either large empty rooms or narrow halls. Maybe I just went in expecting different combat than I got
@@capn_sarge I just, I get the complaint, but when you describe the combat as clunky and say you struggled to avoid shots it suggests the game struggled to convey to you the 'flow' it wants you to play it. I last played on the wii, where the ability ti point and shot is game changing, but even on the GC original it had a sense of fast and fluid sideways strafing where I could easily sidestep 90% of enemy attacks. The gun changing and charge shots being slow felt deliberately- because your attention should be on moving and avoiding damage whilst you charge up. I've not touched the remaster so don't know how the new controls suit - but watching the footage and hearing you talk just didn't coney the sense that you thought there was any momentum to the combat there - which yeah, would sort of ruin the experience for me.
So this is actually my favorite game of all time but I do not believe that your review is invalid. I don't think the game is at fault, it's the critics, because they over praised the remaster. Let me explain. Back in 2002 this game was deservedly a 10/10, and because they nailed at the atmosphere and exploration so much, it always will be a 10/10 for me. But in order to meaningfully maintain a 10/10 in today's standards (let's be honest), it would have needed to be a remake. But there's a problem. MPR didn't set out to be anything but a remaster of an old game. And yet it still got perfect scores all around. Unfortunately, this means it was over praised because of nostalgia. Which in turn means that new or newish players are set for disappointment because they are coming in with standards that the game isn't trying to meet.
Yup I think your comment really encapsulates my feelings. I could see why it was considered so great, but without having experienced it back then, and now trying to experience it after all the games that have come after it, it shows its age for sure.
Not sure how it was "overpraised." The game is a remaster so it should be treated as such. Not sure why points should be deducted for essentially "being old." That makes no sense. If it was a remake, people would complain about how it's not exactly like the original (because it's a remake).
I’m a massive Zelda fan and I can definitely see how something similar would happen for the older Zelda titles. Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask both have some pretty obtuse design decisions in them that have not aged well even though I’d still consider them 10/10s. I can see how people would feel the same way with Metroid Prime, since I also feel that way, as I don’t have nostalgia for the game and was really disappointed with my experience with the remaster.
Thank you for making this. I also saw the perfect scores and expected a great game. I'm about 80% through prime and I just want it to end. I'm finding it so tedious. I might just drop it.
Yea i hear ya. I feel like they just wanted to make a definitive edition .... and to make some cash of course. 💸 One thing that irks me is WHY THE HELL CAN'T I TAKE THAT BLUE CURSOR OFF THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN ?!? I HATE THAT THING ! 🐡
@YoUtUbEOFFICIALrealnotrick don't get me wrong, I like the remaster. At the same time, I would've personally preferred a port of the original with the new controls. I'm weird, I know. I just feel like there's a certain charm to the older graphics with most games.
Im gonna be honest, im playing through the game and its just okay at best. I hate the backtracking and the exploration is just kinda boring tbh. I like the designs of the aliens and Samus but the game just feels like a constant scavenger hunt and i just dont think a game like this deserves the praise it gets, but thats Nintendo fanboys for you tbh.
Yea, after I played through the remaster it had me wanting to replay echoes... but they'll probably remaster that, or HD remake it or whatever so I guess I'll wait for that. 🦝
The older fans of this franchise complain about "hand holding" as they like to so burningly describe hint systems. Luckily for them, Prime 1 can have its hint system turned off, but it can't be turned off in Metroid Fusion nor Metroid: Zero Mission. I'm not sure about newer games. I haven't played much of the modern Metroid games nor the Prime 1 remaster, just to be clear, but I do own Metroid Dread. I've been hesitant to play it because I'm expecting E.M.M.Is to be more annoying to avoid than the SA-X was in Fusion (partly because of the surprisingly brutal instadeath cutscenes)... and I kind of suck at a lot of different games it seems and I never get much better at them, so if Dread is harder than Fusion and Zero Mission, I will likely fail angrily and stop playing altogether, and yes, I admit that this anger probably hinders me from playing games better, but it's unavoidable. I also don't play Hard difficulty on Zero Mission because imo it's ridiculous like some kind of weird, hardcore rom hack that masochist content creators play as "challenges". I may sound like I'm overexplaining, but I just want to avoid answering questions about my comment.
I enjoyed dread but it definitely had some frustrating moments with the instant death sections. Nothing too terrible though, I don't think that's reason enough to not play it!
Great review man. You captured a lot of how I feel about the series. I definitely have some nostalgia for this game, but I recognize it has a lot of issues.
For some reason, near the end of the game. The game audio was out of sync. I don't know if it had to do with the game update. Either way, it's a great remaster imo.
Well, this is a remaster not a remake. About the controller scheme. Back then the FPS controlls where not as stadarized as they are today so there was a lot of experimentation. Heck, the whole game is experimentation and yet the devs achieved something outstanding at that time. The think about Metroid prime is that while you are in an FP perspective it is not an FPS it is an FPA(dventure) that's what the dev team meant to create.
Yeah definitely see and understand the experimentation. I thought even the modernized control scheme was a little clunky. I do get that it's an adventure game but combat is pretty consistently present so it would have been nice for it to feel a little more smoothly implemented.
I'm sorry, but you lost all respect when you said prime 1 had no story. There's story in the mystery. The whole planet has a history of forlorn trauma. The chozo foretold of a time where a savior would come to bring hope.
Your issues with the game for the most part seem to be from it being an old game's remaster & not a full remake, which is totally fair. I still haven't played it yet, so we'll see what I think of it when I get around to it. As for the issues with it being an Fps, this is my whole reason I prefer Third-Person & really wish more games would be designed in third person.
I'm fine with remasters, but man if a game has outdated controls and clunky mechanics you'd think they'd put a little more effort into modernizing them. First person can be effective, but yeah third person resolves a lot of issues fps games can have
I haven't finishes the video just yet, maybe you already say this; but everything you've said isn't something that can be considered "criticism". I understand if your not used to older game play mechanics, bit losing 30 minutes of game progress was pretty standard back in the day. We called it playing the game. I understand if it's frustrating, we had to deal with that as kids, so we are used to that older style of game play. That is to say it very functional, not broken, but it requires more patience, which is always a good thing to have
Just finished, you gave some great thoughts, and it's obvious you know most people think this is one of the best game made. But yeah if you aren't used to older game like this, that is to games like Prime specifically it might be harder to click with them. Maybe try playing them with friends who grew up with these times of games, or take your time to get a feel for it on your own. But you don't need to like these games If you prefer other types. Enjoy what you like, don't feel like you need to like what everyone else does. I liked your video
@@1001johny Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah I get the whole losing progress, just felt extra frustrating when the combat wasn't clicking for me. I wasn't trying to criticize the game, maybe I should have been more explicit, but I do see why this game is beloved, but it didn't age as well to a newcomer as some of the other "classic" games have.
I think you need the proper context for your criticisms to actually land. 1/5 on story? The story of the game unfolds through scan visor and it gives it a clandestine slow unveiling that is way more immersive than cutscenes or straight exposition. I think you missed the point.
I'm glad you enjoyed the games story! For me it was pretty standard, and the constant scanning and log reading was tedious and boring rather than engaging. But I probably should have given more explanation in the video I agree
I can kind of identify with what you said about the controls and enemy encounters leading to cheap deaths, as that was my fate at first when I played this game too, and I'm an OG player of the Gamecube game. There are however things found through exploration that can make the experience easier, as others seem to have said. A lot of health and missiles combined with beam combos and power bombs can make enemies less of an issue in the late game, and it took me a while before I found out that the jump button allows you to dodge to the side while locked onto enemies and move more quickly while strafing... but still... a large group of space pirates and especially those with specific beam shielding get rather annoying and difficult to deal with. Beam pirates gave me a few "Really??!" moments, and definitely when they even showed up as minions during the Omega Pirate boss battle. Now, I personally didn't mind backtracking and exploration back in the day, since the different worlds are so pretty and have nice music, and it was satisfying to go out and grab suit upgrades and hidden missile and power bomb expansions and energy tanks, but I don't know if I'd have the patience for it these days.
The gamecube controls personally felt better to me. As for the graphics, they are a bit better than the original, however some particle and lighting effects have been removed for some reason. Also people who say that this game looks like the best switch game graphically are crazy because final fantasy crisis core released on Switch just days before and I would say that that game definitely looks way better. Seriously, that game looks outstanding for a switch game!
I haven't had a chance to pick Crisis Core up yet, good to know that it looks good on the console! Interesting take on the controls, not one I've heard much. I didn't even give them a try as I'd never played the OG, maybe I'll have to see if that changes things.
@Captain Sarge Crisis core is amazing! Even the framerate is consistent! It's honestly a shame that people aren't talking about it more. But yes, I actually was in the same boat as you with the controls. The first few hours I just felt like I was playing one of my childhood games with a calculator! They just felt off! Even when I got used to it, it just doesn't feel like they converted the controls right. Gamecube is truly the second best control scheme. The Wii controls in the trilogy version are actually the best fps controls I've ever played. Quick, precise Motion aiming and shooting with the Wii remote while running and dodging with the nunchuck's analog stick just blended perfectly together! Also since switch lacks a sensor bar, the gyro controls that have to constantly be recalibrated are just terrible don't try it.
I agree platforming in any first person game has the issues you've outlined. I find it's even an issue in modern FPS like Doom Eternal. It has the same issue Prime does you just fall of stuff or have to make blind jumps and prey there is something under you. Doom Eternal is worse in that regard.
I have to agree aton. As a kid I ADORED the game, I still do but I've temper my prayers and seen it's flaws over the years. The world design leaves so much to be desired, I don’t like a lot of the world design choices such as elevators not connecting every area to each other and a lot of the pacing is DESTROYED by long tedious backtracking segments, exploration felt more like you were being tugged from one side of the world to the other by an elastic band that gave you indefinite whiplash, and yeah the boss fights are subpar to flat out bad. The combat is also not fleshed out at all, enemies can be fun but they end up being bullet sponges You should definitely try its sequel, it fixes so many of the major and minor flaws of the first and I think its the peak of series Far better than the first imo
Appreciate the comment! Yeah still a good game just held back by some of its design decisions. I really hope they bring 2 and 3 to the switch as well definitely would love to go through the entire trilogy
As a huge fan of the prime series, and as a result, this game, watching this pained me a little, but I do see some of your points. Yes, some of the enemies are pretty spongey and can get annoying to kill, but you shouldn't have to take so much damage, it's what jump strafing is for, which it seemed to somehow slip through your fingers in the beginning of the game. When you fight the parasite queen, you should get a prompt telling you how to do it, and in order to get the morph ball, you have to use it to kill the mini-boss to end the encounter, which you did do in some of the footage. When it comes to enemies that aren't the pirates in the phazon mines, there are a lot of different ways to dispatch them. To me, some of the fun of this game is finding out the best way to get rid of enemies and executing it each time I encounter them. When it comes to exploring, yes, the backtracking can get a little monotonous, but its one of those things where players who explored earlier would know there are other faster routes to get to places, which one of the core pieces of the Metroid franchise. Another thing, yes, it's and older game. It's not meant to hold your hand and guide you, giving you tutorials through menus or anything of the sort, and if a Metroid game does do that, it's minimal at best. Metroid does things best through subtext, and each battle the player gets into makes them stronger through strategy. Metroid has always been about discovery and challenge through many means, teaching the player and testing their skills afterwards. Nowadays, people who play games at my age are not as patient as those before me (I'm 18, never met a Metroid fan under the age of 20). I agree with the idea that the game is a little overrated, but it's definitely good nonetheless.
I knew about and used the strafing but it never felt like it did much to evade enemy attacks. Maybe I was a little too "guns blazing" and needed to take a slower approach but I think the general tedium of some of the exploration and backtracking made me impatient. I do see what you're saying about the reward of exploration. And don't get me wrong I still enjoyed the game overall. Just didn't hit me as the 10/10 perfect masterpiece everyone else seems to say it is. Thanks for the comment and for checking out the video!
Hinh played a bit of the remake, while beinh a fan of the original, you can really feel haw the game was designed with the gamecube cantroller in mind, to the point that the game really is better with the classic controls in most places.
I don't think that it's fair that you compare this old ass game to newer games of the genre, the game is a faithful remaster of a 20 year old game (hints why it's called a remaster and not a remake). and giving the game's story a 1/5 with zero context is the worst take, use the scan visor and all of the story is told though subtext instead of the game shoving it all in your face you can find out what happened to the world and it's inhabitants and what your end goal is. I can agree with the combat, it feels slow at times, but there are ways you shred through enemies and make the combat feel more fluid, like missile spamming, wave buster, and plasma beam charges. I don't know why but this reviews seems like you where looking for something to complain about because you didn't even mention the chozo artifact fetch quest which was the one justifiable gripe about the game, pretty mid review... Edit: keep up the good work tho!!!
Even as a remake, the game did just come out. And a lot of people are going to play it with no context to its original release. I think it's completely fair to say that it's lacking a lot of the innovation that the genre has gone through. I do see why the game's considered a classic, and I can imagine back on the GC that it was quite impressive. But that's not the context of the re-release. I admit I usually frame my reviews more in the "here's why you might not like a game" because I think that is what's valuable to someone who is looking for a review to help them make an informed purchase, but I don't purposefully bash games, and try to be honest about what I enjoyed/didn't enjoy.
If you are giving the story a 1 out of 5, I can only assume you did not use the scan visor very often. I can't help but wonder if you know about the dash strafe? Thanks for your opinion though. IMO Metroid Prime is a masterpiece.
I did use the scanner quite a bit! Just not really a fan of that medium of story telling, and didn't think the story being told was anything too amazing. Engaging with the narrative felt more like a chore, and the payoff of the narrative wasn't worth the effort to me.
Love this gem and remade even better. Bro trolling everyone gave this game 10 out of 10 and it is absolutely without a doubt a 10 out of 10. Spoiled gamers always complain about something as if they can do better 😂 THERE IS NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRING WITH THIS REMAKE PERIOD!
Metroid Prime Music: 5 outta 5 tho. I'm glad Nintendo knew to price this at 40 bucks. I'd say 30 for it is fair, but I think all these remade games should be no more than 40. Its like selling a paint in the numbers drawing for an masterpiece original. Surprised at the stellar reviews though it looks very similar to how I remember it back in the day. And, instead of paying 40 bucks i could always whip out that gamecube!
Yes I agree, $40 should be the max with ports like these, especially when the game isn't being built from the ground up and there's no additional content being added.
I absolutely loved the Original on the GameCube and they Perfected the controls in the remaster I love this game it’s not for everyone people without patience to learn the game aren’t going to like patience is key with this game and this generation of TikTok attention spans won’t like it 😂
Maybe try again on "Casual" mode? I do respect other opinions, but unfortunately I disagreed with almost everything you said. The backtracking is so when you go back with new abilities you can get more upgrades.
For me, the metroidvania formula is perfect. It's top game design, specially the Metroid part of it. However, the Metroid series needs to evolve on its own path. With all the metroidvanias out there, it's easy to forget just how much of it came from Metroid, and for other titles it's easier to deviate and evolve the genre in different directions. Metroid can't go too further from itself because... It wouldn't be Metroid anymore. I never played the GameCube original, but the Wii remaster on Wii U back in 2016. It took me more than 60 hours to beat it, and I had never played a Metroid game before, or a metroidvania for that matter. The motion controls felt great and immersive but playing the Switch remaster really made me see that the game is meant to be played with the lock-on system. I highly disagree with most of your review. The only issue I rarely had was with the save system. It would be better if it had checkpoints before boss battles ala Metroid Dread. Beyond that, the game is as close to perfection as it can get. Great video anyway!
I'm glad you love the game and series so much! And appreciate that you still enjoyed the video! You make an interesting point about Metroid needing to stay metroid, I've not thought of it that way but I do think I agree with you. Yeah the save system is archaic and made some of the deaths that already felt a little unfair to me feel extremely and unnecessarily punishing.
@@capn_sarge I edited my comment because I was kinda sleepy when I wrote it and it showed 😂 But yeah, the saving system can drive anyone crazy when we're so used to frequent saving nowadays. I gotta add that, when I first played Prime I was new to gaming. I have some games under my belt now and appreciate it much more. For example, I remember seeing tons of people always praising games like BioShock for its world building and environmental narrative (there's a better term for that but can't remember) but playing Metroid Prime made me go... why is this game not praised as often as BioShock, when it did it earlier and, in my opinion, better?
Ok so you would rather a game that tells you exactly where to go and what to do? Just watch a let’s play of the game if you don’t want to have to actually think about and play the game
It's all subjective. I agree with ya for the most part.. but I can also listen to what someone else has to say, though. I'm pretty sure eventually they will make a good, full blown reimagining of prime 1. But that'll be in another 20 or so years probably. 🐴
@@Training_Wheels From now until late 2024 or so, they will drip feed us Prime 2 and 3 Remastered at certain intervals at $40 each. Then they will release Prime 4 for $70 dollars possibly alongside new hardware and it will be AMAZING
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@@Training_WheelsYeah sure everyone can have their opinion but I honestly don't get how someone can expect a full blown MP remake when the relatively small studio is simultaneously working on the fourth installment. MP1-3 were all kinda rushed and are missing things that were planned afaik but they are still fun games and the fact they actually put work into the remaster instead of just throwing upscale sharpening shit on it is cool. I hope for MP2 and 3 too.
No offense dude. But your criticism about Metroid Prime is more towards your experience of other FPS games you played or lack of skills than the game itself. I'm not saying the game is perfect. Let's face it. No games are. But your issue towards this game comes more of your own taste. You didn't get to experience the game that was impactful for an reason or what the franchise or genre is all about. This game isn't like Halo or Call of Duty and I don't even care for those franchise cause I don't like FPS in general. But Metroid Prime plays differently than the other FPS games.
Thanks for the comment, no offense taken! I know the game isn't trying to be the next Halo or CoD, but at the same time I can still have complaints about the combat and wish it was a little smoother and more in depth than it was. Especially since it is very present in the game and for me got in the way of the adventure and more "core" metroidvania elements I was hoping to enjoy.
@@capn_sarge I understand. But u have to realize what Metroid is about. It's not just about the combat. It's also exploration, solving puzzles and navigation. Metroid was never always combat focus. And even than, I thought the combat in Metroid Prime 1 works fine. Though if u looken for more combat wise, than Prime 3 comes kinda close of what you expected from Halo or Call of Duty. But it's still Metroid. It doesn't have to be like Halo or Call of Duty.
@@jaretco6423 I agree, which is why I still recommend the game! I do hope they bring the other 2 games to the switch would love to go through the rest of the trilogy
All 3 Prime games are great. Give Prime 1 an second chance and if u really like that, than try out the other 2 afterwards. They're all fantastic games in there own terms.
@@capn_sarge It certainly does show it's age in some areas! I just personally think the pros outway the cons and I disagree with the original comment that people only say it's great due to nostalgia
What game needs a remake most?
Bioshock reboot time?? Could be really cool reimagined today if some based people got involved
@@SteveBarna they already released remasters of the first two. Not sure they need another remake or re release
Black (PS2)
Loved that game back on the OG Xbox. Would love to see it get the remake treatment. Tried playing it on gamepass recently and it has NOT aged well
if capcom doesnt remake code veronica X im gonna scream lmao
Thank you! I was feeling this exactly while trying to get through the remaster.
If they'd improved combat, I would have been fine. But even when this game released in 2002, I thought the combat was not fun.
You're in Phazon Mines with 6 e-tanks so it's going to be super hard. You say you love the Metroidvania genre, but you're not powering up your character through exploration, a key tenet of the genre. The game is soft telling you to explore more.
I had several more energy tanks than he did during the Phazon Mines and I had pretty much all of the same complaints. Combat never feels satisfying or enjoyable for me in this game. It just felt like a heavily recurring chore that never stopped being annoying.
The big thing that killed this game for me was the backtracking. I grew to hate the traversal and combat because there’s just so much of it
I was someone who enjoyed Metroid Dread more than Metroid Prime Remastered. Even though I played the original back in the day, I didn't have too much nostalgia around it. I just appreciated Dread's combat, the chase from the EMMI's, and the other boss battles (other than the final boss which was just too long and complicated for me) far more. Thanks for your honest review.
I think something you may have overlooked is your ability to dash left and right while you're locked onto an enemy. This mechinic is subtly genius as the combat turns into a test of reaction and forethought, requiring you to anticipate how your movements will force enemies to reposition while being ready to evade their attacks just like in the old 2D games, only now in a 3D space. I would encourage you to give the game a second shot with the lock-on dash in mind. It's a real gem of a challenge. Also to note, there are some fun combinations to be had with different beams and abilities, such as the icebeam to freeze an enemy before shattering them with a missle. Hope this helps.
Hey thanks for the comment! I did use the dash, though not as responsively as you've described, and for sure didn't do toooooo much experimenting with the beams and missiles. Maybe I should give it another shot with that in mind and be slightly more focused on those aspects.
@@capn_sarge I wish you luck, have fun with it.
High hopes low expectations… never forget that
Yup definitely bought into the hype
I just finished playing it, I actually didn't finish i just beat the omega pirate and stopped so I'm super close to the end anyway but couldn't bring myself to play anymore. The graphics are incredible. That's about where my praise ends. After going through the same room a million times and all the enemies just keep respawning even if you just went through a minute earlier gets so tiring.
Combat just wasn't fun. Not enough variety. Yeah you can dash and use different beams, but it's clunky and slow paced. First person could have been handled better.
The platforming is also clunky and just bad. It's not fast or smooth enough. It's cool going through a place for the first time but after that first time, the next 80 times are a slog.
And because there's basically no more exploring where I'm at I just can't bring myself to go back and get the last 2 artifacts. It's too boring and clunky.
I'm glad I'm not alone in this. I've spent all my life hearing about how great this game was, and now that I've finally gotten into it it's disappointing me a lot so far. I'm sorry for the people who love it but it's aged like milk. The 2d metroid games have some of the best controls ever, particularly Super Metroid. Samus is always really fun to move around, and you felt in control of every move and felt super agile. There's none of that in this one, it feels frustratingly clunky, moving around isn't fun (which makes exploration feel like a chore, something that should never happen on a Metroid game) and fighting enemies feels janky too, making me feel annoyed everytime one of them appears. I played Prime Hunters a lot as a child and I remember the combat feeling a lot more responsive on there, and we're talking about an FPS for the fucking nintendo DS. Having released at a time when Halo was already 3 years old, this game had no excuse controlling the way it did.
I agree with some points here, but I absolutely disagree with the combat criticism. The strafing is hinted at in the first boss battle. There is absolutely benefits to charged shots, such as paralysis, freezing, and burning enemies that don't happen with regular shots. Changing between missles and beam takes too long because of how it's used, for example, if you take a charged shot and follow it up with a missle, it fires it off quickly.
I disagree but I can entirely see where you're coming from. The 'metroidvania' genre is basically focussed on heightening that power fantasy that metroid and castlevania could potentially amount to, but never truly scratch that itch. So these games kept upgrading the quality of life, the user experience and the spectacle which means going back to the simpler, slower gameplay of their namesakes can lead to disappointment.
You raise an interesting and I think correct point. As much a I enjoyed dread it felt like it had lagged behind its contemporaries and was a little underwhelming overall
Okay, it's clear the controls really didn't click with you.
Am trying to see how you found the combat - I always found that you had plenty of mobility and found it fairly easy to avoid 'most' enemy shots. It's optimised for strafing and shooting - never found it clunky myself, but agree is not remotely like ant other fps games
The updated controls were fine enough just didn't think they integrated the gun swapping well. Movement felt mobile but still also felt like I couldn't avoid damage and most combat arenas were either large empty rooms or narrow halls. Maybe I just went in expecting different combat than I got
@@capn_sarge I just, I get the complaint, but when you describe the combat as clunky and say you struggled to avoid shots it suggests the game struggled to convey to you the 'flow' it wants you to play it.
I last played on the wii, where the ability ti point and shot is game changing, but even on the GC original it had a sense of fast and fluid sideways strafing where I could easily sidestep 90% of enemy attacks. The gun changing and charge shots being slow felt deliberately- because your attention should be on moving and avoiding damage whilst you charge up.
I've not touched the remaster so don't know how the new controls suit - but watching the footage and hearing you talk just didn't coney the sense that you thought there was any momentum to the combat there - which yeah, would sort of ruin the experience for me.
@@capn_sarge you do know you have control options up the wazoo right? every possible need.
So this is actually my favorite game of all time but I do not believe that your review is invalid. I don't think the game is at fault, it's the critics, because they over praised the remaster. Let me explain.
Back in 2002 this game was deservedly a 10/10, and because they nailed at the atmosphere and exploration so much, it always will be a 10/10 for me. But in order to meaningfully maintain a 10/10 in today's standards (let's be honest), it would have needed to be a remake.
But there's a problem. MPR didn't set out to be anything but a remaster of an old game. And yet it still got perfect scores all around. Unfortunately, this means it was over praised because of nostalgia. Which in turn means that new or newish players are set for disappointment because they are coming in with standards that the game isn't trying to meet.
Yup I think your comment really encapsulates my feelings. I could see why it was considered so great, but without having experienced it back then, and now trying to experience it after all the games that have come after it, it shows its age for sure.
@YoUtUbEOFFICIALrealnotrick So? The game is still great.
Not sure how it was "overpraised." The game is a remaster so it should be treated as such. Not sure why points should be deducted for essentially "being old." That makes no sense. If it was a remake, people would complain about how it's not exactly like the original (because it's a remake).
I’m a massive Zelda fan and I can definitely see how something similar would happen for the older Zelda titles. Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask both have some pretty obtuse design decisions in them that have not aged well even though I’d still consider them 10/10s. I can see how people would feel the same way with Metroid Prime, since I also feel that way, as I don’t have nostalgia for the game and was really disappointed with my experience with the remaster.
Thank you for making this. I also saw the perfect scores and expected a great game. I'm about 80% through prime and I just want it to end. I'm finding it so tedious. I might just drop it.
Why do you find it tedious?
Yea i hear ya. I feel like they just wanted to make a definitive edition .... and to make some cash of course. 💸
One thing that irks me is WHY THE HELL CAN'T I TAKE THAT BLUE CURSOR OFF THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN ?!? I HATE THAT THING ! 🐡
@YoUtUbEOFFICIALrealnotrick don't get me wrong, I like the remaster. At the same time, I would've personally preferred a port of the original with the new controls. I'm weird, I know. I just feel like there's a certain charm to the older graphics with most games.
Im gonna be honest, im playing through the game and its just okay at best. I hate the backtracking and the exploration is just kinda boring tbh. I like the designs of the aliens and Samus but the game just feels like a constant scavenger hunt and i just dont think a game like this deserves the praise it gets, but thats Nintendo fanboys for you tbh.
I rave about Echoes. Echoes is the best Metroid Prime game. I like the Wii version.
I actually have a gamecube disc of echoes that I inherited from a friend that I've never touched. Might be time to dust off the gamecube
@@capn_sarge Do it! JUST DO IT!
Yea, after I played through the remaster it had me wanting to replay echoes... but they'll probably remaster that, or HD remake it or whatever so I guess I'll wait for that. 🦝
@@capn_sarge Do it, it is far better than the first.
Wow. Could not have possibly disagreed more with everything you said about it. Interesting to see this point of view!
The older fans of this franchise complain about "hand holding" as they like to so burningly describe hint systems. Luckily for them, Prime 1 can have its hint system turned off, but it can't be turned off in Metroid Fusion nor Metroid: Zero Mission. I'm not sure about newer games.
I haven't played much of the modern Metroid games nor the Prime 1 remaster, just to be clear, but I do own Metroid Dread. I've been hesitant to play it because I'm expecting E.M.M.Is to be more annoying to avoid than the SA-X was in Fusion (partly because of the surprisingly brutal instadeath cutscenes)... and I kind of suck at a lot of different games it seems and I never get much better at them, so if Dread is harder than Fusion and Zero Mission, I will likely fail angrily and stop playing altogether, and yes, I admit that this anger probably hinders me from playing games better, but it's unavoidable. I also don't play Hard difficulty on Zero Mission because imo it's ridiculous like some kind of weird, hardcore rom hack that masochist content creators play as "challenges".
I may sound like I'm overexplaining, but I just want to avoid answering questions about my comment.
I enjoyed dread but it definitely had some frustrating moments with the instant death sections. Nothing too terrible though, I don't think that's reason enough to not play it!
Great review man. You captured a lot of how I feel about the series. I definitely have some nostalgia for this game, but I recognize it has a lot of issues.
Thanks for checking out the video. Glad you enjoyed!
For some reason, near the end of the game. The game audio was out of sync. I don't know if it had to do with the game update. Either way, it's a great remaster imo.
Well, this is a remaster not a remake. About the controller scheme. Back then the FPS controlls where not as stadarized as they are today so there was a lot of experimentation. Heck, the whole game is experimentation and yet the devs achieved something outstanding at that time. The think about Metroid prime is that while you are in an FP perspective it is not an FPS it is an FPA(dventure) that's what the dev team meant to create.
Yeah definitely see and understand the experimentation. I thought even the modernized control scheme was a little clunky.
I do get that it's an adventure game but combat is pretty consistently present so it would have been nice for it to feel a little more smoothly implemented.
I'm sorry, but you lost all respect when you said prime 1 had no story. There's story in the mystery. The whole planet has a history of forlorn trauma. The chozo foretold of a time where a savior would come to bring hope.
Your issues with the game for the most part seem to be from it being an old game's remaster & not a full remake, which is totally fair. I still haven't played it yet, so we'll see what I think of it when I get around to it.
As for the issues with it being an Fps, this is my whole reason I prefer Third-Person & really wish more games would be designed in third person.
I'm fine with remasters, but man if a game has outdated controls and clunky mechanics you'd think they'd put a little more effort into modernizing them.
First person can be effective, but yeah third person resolves a lot of issues fps games can have
I haven't finishes the video just yet, maybe you already say this; but everything you've said isn't something that can be considered "criticism". I understand if your not used to older game play mechanics, bit losing 30 minutes of game progress was pretty standard back in the day. We called it playing the game. I understand if it's frustrating, we had to deal with that as kids, so we are used to that older style of game play. That is to say it very functional, not broken, but it requires more patience, which is always a good thing to have
Just finished, you gave some great thoughts, and it's obvious you know most people think this is one of the best game made. But yeah if you aren't used to older game like this, that is to games like Prime specifically it might be harder to click with them. Maybe try playing them with friends who grew up with these times of games, or take your time to get a feel for it on your own. But you don't need to like these games If you prefer other types. Enjoy what you like, don't feel like you need to like what everyone else does. I liked your video
@@1001johny Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah I get the whole losing progress, just felt extra frustrating when the combat wasn't clicking for me. I wasn't trying to criticize the game, maybe I should have been more explicit, but I do see why this game is beloved, but it didn't age as well to a newcomer as some of the other "classic" games have.
@@capn_sarge yeah what is standard changes along in just a few years, so games age faster than most other types of media.
I think you need the proper context for your criticisms to actually land. 1/5 on story? The story of the game unfolds through scan visor and it gives it a clandestine slow unveiling that is way more immersive than cutscenes or straight exposition. I think you missed the point.
I'm glad you enjoyed the games story! For me it was pretty standard, and the constant scanning and log reading was tedious and boring rather than engaging. But I probably should have given more explanation in the video I agree
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I can kind of identify with what you said about the controls and enemy encounters leading to cheap deaths, as that was my fate at first when I played this game too, and I'm an OG player of the Gamecube game. There are however things found through exploration that can make the experience easier, as others seem to have said. A lot of health and missiles combined with beam combos and power bombs can make enemies less of an issue in the late game, and it took me a while before I found out that the jump button allows you to dodge to the side while locked onto enemies and move more quickly while strafing... but still... a large group of space pirates and especially those with specific beam shielding get rather annoying and difficult to deal with. Beam pirates gave me a few "Really??!" moments, and definitely when they even showed up as minions during the Omega Pirate boss battle.
Now, I personally didn't mind backtracking and exploration back in the day, since the different worlds are so pretty and have nice music, and it was satisfying to go out and grab suit upgrades and hidden missile and power bomb expansions and energy tanks, but I don't know if I'd have the patience for it these days.
This is a random thing to say and I apologize, but your voice at times sounds to me like the content creator, Arlo, if he used a more relaxed voice.
Hey I'll take it! Thanks!
The gamecube controls personally felt better to me. As for the graphics, they are a bit better than the original, however some particle and lighting effects have been removed for some reason. Also people who say that this game looks like the best switch game graphically are crazy because final fantasy crisis core released on Switch just days before and I would say that that game definitely looks way better. Seriously, that game looks outstanding for a switch game!
I haven't had a chance to pick Crisis Core up yet, good to know that it looks good on the console! Interesting take on the controls, not one I've heard much. I didn't even give them a try as I'd never played the OG, maybe I'll have to see if that changes things.
@Captain Sarge Crisis core is amazing! Even the framerate is consistent! It's honestly a shame that people aren't talking about it more. But yes, I actually was in the same boat as you with the controls. The first few hours I just felt like I was playing one of my childhood games with a calculator! They just felt off! Even when I got used to it, it just doesn't feel like they converted the controls right. Gamecube is truly the second best control scheme. The Wii controls in the trilogy version are actually the best fps controls I've ever played. Quick, precise Motion aiming and shooting with the Wii remote while running and dodging with the nunchuck's analog stick just blended perfectly together! Also since switch lacks a sensor bar, the gyro controls that have to constantly be recalibrated are just terrible don't try it.
Lol. No effects were removed. What are you talking about?
I agree platforming in any first person game has the issues you've outlined. I find it's even an issue in modern FPS like Doom Eternal. It has the same issue Prime does you just fall of stuff or have to make blind jumps and prey there is something under you. Doom Eternal is worse in that regard.
I have to agree aton. As a kid I ADORED the game, I still do but I've temper my prayers and seen it's flaws over the years.
The world design leaves so much to be desired, I don’t like a lot of the world design choices such as elevators not connecting every area to each other and a lot of the pacing is DESTROYED by long tedious backtracking segments, exploration felt more like you were being tugged from one side of the world to the other by an elastic band that gave you indefinite whiplash, and yeah the boss fights are subpar to flat out bad. The combat is also not fleshed out at all, enemies can be fun but they end up being bullet sponges
You should definitely try its sequel, it fixes so many of the major and minor flaws of the first and I think its the peak of series
Far better than the first imo
Appreciate the comment! Yeah still a good game just held back by some of its design decisions. I really hope they bring 2 and 3 to the switch as well definitely would love to go through the entire trilogy
As a huge fan of the prime series, and as a result, this game, watching this pained me a little, but I do see some of your points. Yes, some of the enemies are pretty spongey and can get annoying to kill, but you shouldn't have to take so much damage, it's what jump strafing is for, which it seemed to somehow slip through your fingers in the beginning of the game. When you fight the parasite queen, you should get a prompt telling you how to do it, and in order to get the morph ball, you have to use it to kill the mini-boss to end the encounter, which you did do in some of the footage. When it comes to enemies that aren't the pirates in the phazon mines, there are a lot of different ways to dispatch them. To me, some of the fun of this game is finding out the best way to get rid of enemies and executing it each time I encounter them. When it comes to exploring, yes, the backtracking can get a little monotonous, but its one of those things where players who explored earlier would know there are other faster routes to get to places, which one of the core pieces of the Metroid franchise. Another thing, yes, it's and older game. It's not meant to hold your hand and guide you, giving you tutorials through menus or anything of the sort, and if a Metroid game does do that, it's minimal at best. Metroid does things best through subtext, and each battle the player gets into makes them stronger through strategy. Metroid has always been about discovery and challenge through many means, teaching the player and testing their skills afterwards. Nowadays, people who play games at my age are not as patient as those before me (I'm 18, never met a Metroid fan under the age of 20). I agree with the idea that the game is a little overrated, but it's definitely good nonetheless.
I knew about and used the strafing but it never felt like it did much to evade enemy attacks. Maybe I was a little too "guns blazing" and needed to take a slower approach but I think the general tedium of some of the exploration and backtracking made me impatient. I do see what you're saying about the reward of exploration. And don't get me wrong I still enjoyed the game overall. Just didn't hit me as the 10/10 perfect masterpiece everyone else seems to say it is.
Thanks for the comment and for checking out the video!
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Hinh played a bit of the remake, while beinh a fan of the original, you can really feel haw the game was designed with the gamecube cantroller in mind, to the point that the game really is better with the classic controls in most places.
FPS games shouldn't be played with a controller. Period
It’s giving dead space
Sounds like you would have prefered a full remake of this game like the one Resident Evil 4 got.
I don't think that it's fair that you compare this old ass game to newer games of the genre, the game is a faithful remaster of a 20 year old game (hints why it's called a remaster and not a remake). and giving the game's story a 1/5 with zero context is the worst take, use the scan visor and all of the story is told though subtext instead of the game shoving it all in your face you can find out what happened to the world and it's inhabitants and what your end goal is. I can agree with the combat, it feels slow at times, but there are ways you shred through enemies and make the combat feel more fluid, like missile spamming, wave buster, and plasma beam charges. I don't know why but this reviews seems like you where looking for something to complain about because you didn't even mention the chozo artifact fetch quest which was the one justifiable gripe about the game, pretty mid review...
Edit: keep up the good work tho!!!
Even as a remake, the game did just come out. And a lot of people are going to play it with no context to its original release. I think it's completely fair to say that it's lacking a lot of the innovation that the genre has gone through. I do see why the game's considered a classic, and I can imagine back on the GC that it was quite impressive. But that's not the context of the re-release.
I admit I usually frame my reviews more in the "here's why you might not like a game" because I think that is what's valuable to someone who is looking for a review to help them make an informed purchase, but I don't purposefully bash games, and try to be honest about what I enjoyed/didn't enjoy.
If you are giving the story a 1 out of 5, I can only assume you did not use the scan visor very often. I can't help but wonder if you know about the dash strafe? Thanks for your opinion though. IMO Metroid Prime is a masterpiece.
I did use the scanner quite a bit! Just not really a fan of that medium of story telling, and didn't think the story being told was anything too amazing. Engaging with the narrative felt more like a chore, and the payoff of the narrative wasn't worth the effort to me.
Love this gem and remade even better. Bro trolling everyone gave this game 10 out of 10 and it is absolutely without a doubt a 10 out of 10. Spoiled gamers always complain about something as if they can do better 😂 THERE IS NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRING WITH THIS REMAKE PERIOD!
The game is super easy to play. I don’t have any problems with the game.
Metroid Prime Music: 5 outta 5 tho.
I'm glad Nintendo knew to price this at 40 bucks. I'd say 30 for it is fair, but I think all these remade games should be no more than 40. Its like selling a paint in the numbers drawing for an masterpiece original. Surprised at the stellar reviews though it looks very similar to how I remember it back in the day. And, instead of paying 40 bucks i could always whip out that gamecube!
Yes I agree, $40 should be the max with ports like these, especially when the game isn't being built from the ground up and there's no additional content being added.
It looks way better than it use to though?
Yes this is a 2002 game Indie Metroidvanias didn't exist, there's no need to be bewildered it isn't an evolution of the modern genre
I absolutely loved the Original on the GameCube and they Perfected the controls in the remaster I love this game it’s not for everyone people without patience to learn the game aren’t going to like patience is key with this game and this generation of TikTok attention spans won’t like it 😂
Maybe try again on "Casual" mode? I do respect other opinions, but unfortunately I disagreed with almost everything you said. The backtracking is so when you go back with new abilities you can get more upgrades.
For me, the metroidvania formula is perfect. It's top game design, specially the Metroid part of it. However, the Metroid series needs to evolve on its own path. With all the metroidvanias out there, it's easy to forget just how much of it came from Metroid, and for other titles it's easier to deviate and evolve the genre in different directions. Metroid can't go too further from itself because... It wouldn't be Metroid anymore.
I never played the GameCube original, but the Wii remaster on Wii U back in 2016. It took me more than 60 hours to beat it, and I had never played a Metroid game before, or a metroidvania for that matter. The motion controls felt great and immersive but playing the Switch remaster really made me see that the game is meant to be played with the lock-on system.
I highly disagree with most of your review. The only issue I rarely had was with the save system. It would be better if it had checkpoints before boss battles ala Metroid Dread. Beyond that, the game is as close to perfection as it can get. Great video anyway!
I'm glad you love the game and series so much! And appreciate that you still enjoyed the video! You make an interesting point about Metroid needing to stay metroid, I've not thought of it that way but I do think I agree with you. Yeah the save system is archaic and made some of the deaths that already felt a little unfair to me feel extremely and unnecessarily punishing.
@@capn_sarge I edited my comment because I was kinda sleepy when I wrote it and it showed 😂
But yeah, the saving system can drive anyone crazy when we're so used to frequent saving nowadays.
I gotta add that, when I first played Prime I was new to gaming. I have some games under my belt now and appreciate it much more. For example, I remember seeing tons of people always praising games like BioShock for its world building and environmental narrative (there's a better term for that but can't remember) but playing Metroid Prime made me go... why is this game not praised as often as BioShock, when it did it earlier and, in my opinion, better?
Never heard so much wrong in such a short review 💀
What can I say, I'm an expert at my craft.
Prime remaster is Amazing.
Just sounds like this guy us bad at the game....
True
If that’s your gameplay I can see why you don’t like the combat lmao
Ok so you would rather a game that tells you exactly where to go and what to do?
Just watch a let’s play of the game if you don’t want to have to actually think about and play the game
Oh hell no. Get outta here with that. Game holds up amazingly. Didn't watch.
It's all subjective. I agree with ya for the most part.. but I can also listen to what someone else has to say, though.
I'm pretty sure eventually they will make a good, full blown reimagining of prime 1. But that'll be in another 20 or so years probably.
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@@Training_Wheels From now until late 2024 or so, they will drip feed us Prime 2 and 3 Remastered at certain intervals at $40 each. Then they will release Prime 4 for $70 dollars possibly alongside new hardware and it will be AMAZING
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@@Training_WheelsYeah sure everyone can have their opinion but I honestly don't get how someone can expect a full blown MP remake when the relatively small studio is simultaneously working on the fourth installment.
MP1-3 were all kinda rushed and are missing things that were planned afaik but they are still fun games and the fact they actually put work into the remaster instead of just throwing upscale sharpening shit on it is cool. I hope for MP2 and 3 too.
No offense dude. But your criticism about Metroid Prime is more towards your experience of other FPS games you played or lack of skills than the game itself. I'm not saying the game is perfect. Let's face it. No games are. But your issue towards this game comes more of your own taste. You didn't get to experience the game that was impactful for an reason or what the franchise or genre is all about. This game isn't like Halo or Call of Duty and I don't even care for those franchise cause I don't like FPS in general. But Metroid Prime plays differently than the other FPS games.
Thanks for the comment, no offense taken! I know the game isn't trying to be the next Halo or CoD, but at the same time I can still have complaints about the combat and wish it was a little smoother and more in depth than it was. Especially since it is very present in the game and for me got in the way of the adventure and more "core" metroidvania elements I was hoping to enjoy.
@@capn_sarge I understand. But u have to realize what Metroid is about. It's not just about the combat. It's also exploration, solving puzzles and navigation. Metroid was never always combat focus. And even than, I thought the combat in Metroid Prime 1 works fine. Though if u looken for more combat wise, than Prime 3 comes kinda close of what you expected from Halo or Call of Duty. But it's still Metroid. It doesn't have to be like Halo or Call of Duty.
@@jaretco6423 I agree, which is why I still recommend the game! I do hope they bring the other 2 games to the switch would love to go through the rest of the trilogy
All 3 Prime games are great. Give Prime 1 an second chance and if u really like that, than try out the other 2 afterwards. They're all fantastic games in there own terms.
@@jaretco6423 I really do hope they remaster the other 2 so I can give them a shot!
People only say MPR is great because of nostalgia
Yeah its not bad but you have to forgive a lot to go all the way to great
It was great back then so why wouldn't it be great now?
I gotta disagree. I never played the original and I loved remastered
@@hunterross3751 Glad you did! I still recommend it, just with the caveat that it shows its age
@@capn_sarge It certainly does show it's age in some areas! I just personally think the pros outway the cons and I disagree with the original comment that people only say it's great due to nostalgia
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