Metroid fans have been waiting a long time forMetroid Prime 4.
At one time it seemed like a game doomed by its own sky-high expectations.
With theSwitch 2on the horizon, Beyond is finally real, and playable, and great.
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Retro Studios is clearly exercising great care for stewarding this franchise, even down to the little touches.
The demo starts with a cinematic that echoes how the industry has matured over the last few decades.
You get the sense that she’s the Federation’s most trusted ally for a reason.
It was punctuated by cinematic moments and battles, but this was clearly aimed at teaching me the ropes.
Metroid Prime 4 adds the Switch 2’s mouse functionality to emulate first-person aiming on PC.
It’s complex without feeling complicated.
When exploring the world you’ll mostly rely on the traditional dual-stick control scheme.
No menu selection or toggle required.
It’s a heck of a trick.
It all just worked.
The switching did feel awkward sometimes.
I would forget that I’m using a cursor and miss a shot, for example.
But Metroid Prime has always been at its best when it felt serenely eerie and lonely.
A massive battle full of explosions and Federation soldiers is neither.
I hope after this initial burst of action the game settles into a more recognizable form.
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