Unseen Chozo Ghosts and cloaked Space Pirates ambush you as you explore the planet’s interconnected regions, which range from the beautiful, earthy Tallon Overworld and Chozo Ruins, to the frozen shores and canyons of Phendrana Drifts, the lava-strewn Magmoor Caverns, and other locales I’d rather not spoil. Ancient ruins host hidden messages, final farewells from the native Chozo who died in the hopes of containing the corrupting Phazon. Like the best works of sci-fi horror, Metroid Prime has its share of dread and eeriness. Metroid Prime begins with Samus’ gunship landing on one of the Space Pirates’ research vessels, and immediately introduces you to its many mechanics, as well as the capabilities of Samus’ Varia Suit, before taking them all away and leaving you to explore the planet below, chasing down the terrifying Meta-Ridley and investigating the wreckage of the space station and its surroundings in an attempt to understand what happened. Not only could you see the reflection of Samus’ face occasionally and use three alternate visors to sense hidden enemies and surroundings, but visual effects such as smoke, static, frost, heat, and Phazon radiation put you in the intergalactic bounty hunter’s space boots as she investigated Tallon IV, a planet totally ravaged by a corrupting alien poison and now turned into a terrifying bioengineering operation by the dreaded Space Pirates. As Metroid Prime’s initial sales didn’t set the world on fire and Metroid Prime Trilogy is near impossible to find, I’ll provide an overview of the game before I get into Remastered.Īt its initial release, my personal experience with Metroid Prime was one of great wonder and immersion, as I felt immediately transported into Samus Aran’s perspective, thanks to the in-game HUD simulating the inside of her helmet. Nintendo answered the speculation with a mic drop, by both announcing and shadow-dropping Metroid Prime Remastered on their February 8th Nintendo Direct, delighting fans worldwide and causing me to put everything on hold and revisit one of my favorite games of all time.Īs this would be only my third play-through, I was definitely eager to explore whether or not Metroid Prime really was as amazing as my memories of it, but since I’ve been burned in the past by the uneven quality of Nintendo’s Zelda remasters, I was also curious as to whether this remaster would be another disappointing effort such as Twilight Princess HD or Skyward Sword HD, or a rare triumph, like Wind Waker HD. Critically, the game blew all expectations out of the water, as it earned perfect scores all across the board, expanded the scope of the first-person-shooter format, and not only brought Metroid to a new generation and dimension, but provided Nintendo with an exclusive first-person sci-fi franchise in the vein of Halo or Doom.Įver since late 2021, rumors had been circulating about remastered versions of the Wii’s Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Switch. Metroid Prime was my first-ever Metroid title, but I can still recall the rampant online speculation and controversy regarding Nintendo’s announcements that the 2002 game would be made by the then-unknown Retro Studios, and that it would be a first-person “adventure” (as opposed to “shooter”), eschewing the series’ 2D roots.
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