Can confirm Metroid Prime still a remarkably cool game. You could release this thing as an indie team effort on Steam today and it would still feel fresh and interesting, so few things have imitated it. “What if Myst and System Shock were folded into Super Metroid with Nintendo-like elegance and approachability” FUCK you nailed it, perfect thing, make at least two more please.
The world design is just, goddamn, knocked-it-out-of-the-park environmental, puzzle, and narrative delivery work (even if that last part feels the most dated in its straightforward anonymous data log delivery format). It cannot be overstated how good this game still looks, feels, and sounds.
Timeless 3D modeling, emphasizing simple shapes that feel simple for stylistic purposes rather than the technical limitations they represent. chilling music, evocative pulp scifi sound design. Elegant, attractive UI that's actually big enough to read on handheld and detailed without ever getting in the way. the way the camera tilts down to track the ground below you when you're platforming. Close to zero loading times anywhere because Nintendo and Retro have always known how much that shit matters.
Y'all I think metroid prime might be a bona fide masterpiece. Shocking news, I know. I appreciate it even more now than I did as a teen. 5/5 3D metroidvania. Where are all the other 3D metroidvanias???
Bless you Dark Souls and Outer Wilds for carrying on the torch in two very different forms.
Oh honorable mention Arkham Asylum.
I should probably try Prey.
The world design is just, goddamn, knocked-it-out-of-the-park environmental, puzzle, and narrative delivery work (even if that last part feels the most dated in its straightforward anonymous data log delivery format). It cannot be overstated how good this game still looks, feels, and sounds.
Timeless 3D modeling, emphasizing simple shapes that feel simple for stylistic purposes rather than the technical limitations they represent. chilling music, evocative pulp scifi sound design. Elegant, attractive UI that's actually big enough to read on handheld and detailed without ever getting in the way. the way the camera tilts down to track the ground below you when you're platforming. Close to zero loading times anywhere because Nintendo and Retro have always known how much that shit matters.
Y'all I think metroid prime might be a bona fide masterpiece. Shocking news, I know. I appreciate it even more now than I did as a teen. 5/5 3D metroidvania. Where are all the other 3D metroidvanias???
Bless you Dark Souls and Outer Wilds for carrying on the torch in two very different forms.
Oh honorable mention Arkham Asylum.
I should probably try Prey.