US EditionMetroid Prime 4 Beyond on Switch: This Game Was Worth the Wait
- On Dec. 4, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launches on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, settling into a classic feel with gorgeous art and satisfying exploration after a rough start.
- After an 18-year gap since Metroid Prime 3, Retro Studios faced high expectations for Metroid Prime 4's revival amid a rocky development cycle.
- Switch 2 runs the game at flawless 4K 60 fps with a 120 fps option, adding the Vi-O-La motorcycle and Sol Valley hub, plus psychic abilities that enhance puzzles and boss fights.
- The reviewer still recommends Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch 2 owners despite flaws, noting the Nintendo Switch 1 version is playable though visually downgraded and slower to load.
- Modern big-budget expectations limit the amount of player loneliness Metroid can now offer, and reviewers call Prime 4 an uneven revival that balances series tone: solitude versus chatter across its roughly 15-hour runtime.
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond review: an excellent modernization, but not a total reinvention
It’s been 18 years since the last Metroid Prime game, but I felt right at home in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Almost too at home. Whether fighting my way through a volcano, exploring a research base in a frozen tundra or getting lost in a vast desert, I couldn’t shake the feeling I’d done this before. As the fourth game in a series, that’s not a huge surprise, but it was my main disappointment in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Think about the leap Ninten…
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