Metroid Prime 4: The Same Footsteps as Breath of the Wild

[@YoutubeUniverse]

I have a feeling metroid prime 4 has like a surprise aspect to it like a bigger world something new they're hiding it till the release

[@N4MELEZ]

yeah the whole gameplay behind metroid with all the little rooms was basicly because the hardware couldnt handle it much better....no real reason to hold back like that anymore with newer hardware.

[@TheRealPSKilla502]

@@N4MELEZIt’s called metroidvania gameplay. It based on a series of locks and keys that test your navigational skills and require you to remember places you saw earlier but couldn’t yet access. Essentially, the world is a giant interactive maze, which can be an incredibly fun experience to solve. Basically, think what people love about traditional LoZ dungeons, but expanded to encompass the whole world. This experience is sorely lacking from many modern games which prioritize player freedom above all else. That’s why it would be extremely disappointing if the next Metroid game is anything close to an open world.

[@josiahgarber3761]

Absolutely. You get the feeling that they’re being coy about something, but tiny little bits and pieces are cluing us in

​@@TheRealPSKilla502I assume they are more referencing to the usage of in game doors, not the removal of conceptual locks. There is not really a need to use in game doors anymore other than for asthetic purpooses. Having a more interconnected world that streams in data instead of loading it with the activation of a door. Like having a natural cave network full of doors does not make much sense. So maby instead of e.g a missile door, they could utilise a rock formation that can be blasted appart without a loading animation.

[@TheRealPSKilla502]

I’m honestly very indifferent on that, like I thought it was silly how far out of their way Nintendo went to have no in game loading screens in BotW and TotK

[@JustAWildSkullKid]

I wasn't a gamer before getting a Switch and I got BOTW to go with it, and it turned me into a huge Zelda fan. Then 3 years ago, I was watching a Nintendo Direct and saw everyone freaking out over a new game with this...robot thing shooting at other robot things and aliens. When the game eventually came out, I ended up getting it because the internet just wouldn't shut up about it aaaand long story short: that's my favorite game now. I'm a Metroid fan now. So yes, I very much hope that Beyond will do the magic for others as well.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Fans wanted Samus to be a killer robot lol

[@ZeroHBRPro]

That's a very well done viedeo for someone with so few subscribers. I hope your channel blows up soon.

[@BracingRex6989]

this is not about zelda or metroid, is about nintendo understanding at deep levels what fun means

[@therealjaystone2344]

And how Nintendo can make niche series into a successful series in the long run. They did that to both Xeno and fire emblem.

[@QnjtGWonQNqVsbYyzjx4]

I can’t see Metroid having a large appeal in Nintendo consoles, the trailer we saw make prime 4 looks like a continuation of 3 and prime remaster was in the same style, it didn’t see great sales. - it is M - people buy Nintendo console for game that non-core gamer can enjoy. Mario, Zelda and animal crossing all did that in different way. Metroid is too hardcore. While Zelda wasn’t selling in the day of the Wii, it sold well in the SNES and N64 days, this have shown potential in the franchise. I think maybe DK serve that role better than Metroid or Mario

[@bgc1081]

​@@QnjtGWonQNqVsbYyzjx4Twilight Princess Wii was the best selling Zelda game before BotW released tf are you talking about?

[@RhemaOssai]

W storytelling. I really enjoyed this video🙌🏻✨

[@mcnugget9999]

2d Metroid >> 3d Metroid in my opinion. Good video by the way.

[@RhemaOssai]

@@mcnugget9999 really? I haven’t played either, excited to see the new game tho

[@jimscrotom2953]

Man, I was really blown away at the quality of your video! Great editing, great audio, wonderful choices of music. Job well done, subscribed!

[@cato3277]

Skipping a preamble and getting right to the point. Insane respect.

[@tobiasjakob1226]

Man, you speak with your heart in this video. Thank you

[@calvinbrinenestoris2357]

This is a really well made video! I really hope that Beyond is going to be as good as we've all been hoping (although 8 years worth of building expectations since the initial reveal IS probably more than any game can reasonably hope to live up to, but I believe in Retro Studios).

[@kyurei4478]

You have such an organic way to narrate things. I've never heard this anywhere else on KZbin. I can feel you seem to not only have natural talent for this but also a genuine passion. You're probably a very good narrator. Please continue, you're very good at this. I can say it automatically captivates me like none other. I'm sure you could go far.

[@Arcanesquish]

Whoa 72 subs only? Great video man! Made me remember the days of exploring botw's world for the first time

[@noanonforme]

I must shamefully confess that when I first read the title for this video I though it was about how the sound effects for Samus' footsteps in the trailer were the same as Link's in BotW. ._. Well done video, though!

[@leallucas]

The first game I got when me and my brother bought our wii was Metroid prime 3. We played that game till there was nothing left to read. We both 3DSs later and I got the embassador program, which came with super Metroid, and Metroid fusion. Long story short: I am a Metroid Fan now, just like you are a Zelda Fan.

[@Levi-pe7uu]

I hope they don’t completely change the formula like they did with BotW. Was a huge Zelda fan before and after BotW was so unlike the series I loved, I no longer get excited for new Zelda games.

[@airem5861]

I was going to write something similar until I found your comment. I always thought I was the only one. Breath is the reason I didn't even bother with Tears of the Kingdom and yes I lost interest in the series as well.

[@razorramon780]

Same. Thank you. Botw was just someone at Nintendo being a Skyrim fan. It didn’t capture the same feeling that other 3D Zelda titles did.

[@electroidx9810]

I hope the heads of Nintendo see this

[@meedeelands5418]

@@electroidx9810 Yeah, me too

[@SirTrooper501]

Great video! hope to see more quality content like this.

[@tavogusmejia]

This happened to me, but with Banjo and Kazooie… after beating Banjo-Tooie… I’ve been waiting… For long… I loved your video… It was a gamer narration to gamer listeners… Beautiful!

[@lorebroker52]

I can see it but at the same time we all know its genre is more niche. Its core appeals to less people so it is harder to convince everyone. They somehow have to change the formula in a way Breath of the Wild did for Zelda. And I really really hope they stick the landing again.

[@trashaimgamer7822]

3D Metroidvania isn't any more niche than any other genre, just mostly unexplored by AAA studios. Jedi Fallen Order has proven that if you actually MAKE a 3d Metroidvania and sell it on relevant platforms it will sell like hot cakes. Especially in todays market that is already oversaturated with open world slopp. What Metroid Prime 4 needs to do more then ever is not follow a trend that died years ago and instead stick to it's genre, otherwise it'll completely miss the currently changing zeitgeist.

[@kylemccrory8509]

Can’t lie, after all this time, I thought the first teaser could have been a lot better…

[@carloseduar2]

I was a lapsed gamer for somewhere around 15 years until this game and this system reignited my love of gaming

[@PauldeVries]

I always think of Metroid as a Sci-Fi version of Zelda. That's a good thing.

[@tuanis1]

You kept we watching. Well done!

[@JLam_990]

Loved the video!!! Nice work

[@nivaldowesley666]

i think this will work. metroid prime, that game cube one, was my first metroid game and my door to step in all metroid franchise. now i am a metroid fan because that game, so, i think it will work. 👀

[@JeremyEssen]

Good job bro. I usually don’t like well, any gaming videos, but I thought you really put forward a unique take. Good luck to you.

[@kylerroark9073]

As a diehard Metroid fan, yes we have been waiting 17 years! 😂😭But my hope is that Prime 4 Beyond will capitalize on the next gen hardware in the same way BOTW did with the switch. I can definitely see it gaining a large audience with the COD/Halo fan bases, which would be a huge win for my favorite franchise!

[@imbored1179]

Man this video is so good. I had the same exact feeling with zelda. A new fan who messed around for 3 years on and off only beating 3 divine beasts but I loved every second of it. I ended up restarting a few months ago to get a better feel of the game and to not be interrupted as much with life and other video game and I'm adoring it. Tears of the kingdom soon but yea I never played a Metroid Prime game either and I hope I'll have the same response as I did with Zelda

[@84warhead]

The Metroid series always had a bit of parallel to the Zelda series. Essentially both games had worlds that would open up as you explored and got new items, usually after a boss. The latest Zelda games took this a step further by featuring Link at "full power" at the beginning of the game before stripping you of that power for whatever reason.

[@wtfsamusidk7574]

Cant wait for prime 4

[@Frysbear]

We metroid fans have long waits for new games it's true, but they rarely disappoint. Prime 4 looks incredible, but it needs to have some "thing" that's big and unexpected if it's going to have the effect like BOTW did. If it's just a new slightly more polished prime game, I think it will do well, and review great, but not have the impact BOTW did back in 2017.

[@airem5861]

My favorite series from Nintendo are the ones that are abandoned: Metroid and Donkey Kong Country. I was so happy when they anounce a new Metroid and with the name of Dredd no less, MP4 has been so long that I am cautiously optimistic for it to release. DKC well I think will be dead for more years to come.

[@locust76]

3:21 I feel like this should be painfully obvious to anyone, especially seeing's how you can literally watch the stamina get blasted off the wheel when you jump...

[@robertkenny1201]

Unfortunately even if Metroid Prime 4 does manage to reach Breath of the Wild level sales, Metroid will still probably be a nichie franchise for Nintendo. Considering the state the series was in before Dread saved the franchise.

[@asher3311]

i mean honestly since the metroid 2 remake theres been a steady ish stream of metroid stuff

[@BowserEditz]

post federation force metoriod has been honestly pretty good hope switch 2 will be metroids golden age just like how it was zeldas

[@TheRealPSKilla502]

@@BowserEditzLoZ’s golden age was in the early to mid 2000s with OoT, MM, WW, and TP. The new games are open world sandbox games inspired by Skyrim and Minecraft which have only surface level relation to the core identity of the LoZ series.

[@DundG]

@@TheRealPSKilla502 "core identity" while the first title was a open world game. Your golden age is a reimagination of the franchise by focusing more on story. And still this new reimagination beats the old in sales BY FAR, even when considering the total amount of gamers.

[@TheRealPSKilla502]

@@DundG The first game was not an open world by any means. There was an intended order for players to complete the dungeons in, some of which were gated by items found in previous dungeons. The narrative that BotW was a “return to the series roots” involves some serious historical revisionism.

[@shock9616]

12:55 haha did you know that Dread was originally teased 19 years before it was released? It was originally supposed to come out on the ORIGINAL DS! 😅 I'd be lying if I said I haven't had this same thought, and I REALLY hope it happens. Metroid is my favourite gaming series of all time, and I'd LOVE to see it become a mainstay Nintendo franchise like Zelda. That said, I can't help but worry that it won't happen quite like that. Metroid games are not long, and gain a lot of their long-term appeal from their replayability, which isn't everyone's cup of tea. By contrast, BotW was a MASSIVE game that you could easily sink hundreds of hours into in just one playthrough which I think has a lot more general appeal. Of course this is assuming that Prime 4 is of a similar scale to the other games, but I worry that the Metroid formula, while awesome, doesn't have the same broad appeal necessary to launch it into mainstay status. I REALLY hope I'm wrong though! Now excuse me while I go salivate over the Prime 4 trailer for the 1000th time 😅

[@cool-soap]

holy fish cakes man. The thumbnail is amazing, legit. It's possibly the second best one ever, only many a true nerds fallout 4 YOLO picture is better. The only critique I have would be the fonts are unreadable. just a TINY shadow spray behind the letters would DRASTICALLY increase the readability. Especially for people who have a hard time seeing things. edit: now that I think about it, I think having a different font in general would be better overall. but thats just me.

[@meedeelands5418]

@@cool-soap Duly noted, thanks for the feedback!

[@sawyer_holmes]

engagement boost

[@Leonkennedy19992]

I always thought nintendo can capture the general audience by making metroid its action horror game. Resident evil is just a horror mettoidvania. Adding a spice of horror would capture general audience.

[@bigpumpfitness3734]

You have a young Michael J. Fox quality to your voice. I suspect that you will go far....as long as you do not quit.

[@Mindstormer]

Man this really got my thinking how crazy zelda is to a new comer to series. No expectations no rules no prior knowledge to how things are done. Even with botw fans had some expectations of how things will probably be done. And to start with botw… its the most odd zelda game we have had, its so different from the rest and the scale and design would probably have been overwhelming for me if I was new to the series. Its so interesting

[@Stevedacowin]

I really hope that this happens

[@TheNapol]

MP4 is Metroids BIGGEST and possibly LAST chance of becoming a bigger series.

[@ajsmith660]

The plan same

[@ismailahmed4542]

To be honest I feel like the number 4 in the name is a bit uninviting like imagine if Breath of the Wild was called The Legend of Zelda 6 or something great video though I subbed.

[@robertkenny1201]

Perhaps HD Remasters of Prime 2 Echoes and Prime 3 Corruption will be shoadow dropped at some point before Prime 4 comes out.

[@meedeelands5418]

@@robertkenny1201 Fingers Crossed🤞

[@poorsoul8492]

Nintendo? Sorry bro these guy are asinine

[@JuhoSprite]

at the beginning you started with "so, what do I mean by this?" but I think the video would be better if you said "so, what do I exactly mean by this?"

[@cato3277]

Too wordy

[@goodie2shoes874]

I thought this was a Metroid video?

[@QuantumChrist]

Metroid Prime is everything that Playstation exclusive games in reversed... Playstation users are casual, so casual that all of their exclusives has Direction indicator like orange line to make path for PS fans... Metroid is a puzzle hell and it is a nightmare for PS fans.

[@zacschr1808]

what is modern when you still have to do things you don't want?

[@Iandar1]

The problem is Metroid isn’t really aimed for Nintendo’s core audience.

[@legendofseb_]

Will the nintendo switch 2 have games?

[@poorsoul8492]

No

[@Nick_Lamb]

Yes

[@wyatrm]

Maybe

[@JuhoSprite]

Great video. My experience with botw probably could've gone the EXACT same way. As I struggled hard with it, now that I'm older and have widened my taste of games I would probably enjoy botw a lot more. But I sold my switch already so it's too late. But when I tried botw I struggled hard and got to the point where an NPC told me to visit some twin mountains or smth. I just remember it was a mountain, and I couldn't rly progress any further after that, as the world was so giant and I have no plan where go to.

[@MrMindCloud]

This is actually one of my main concerns. No offense to you or your experiences, but as a long time fan of Zelda, I often find myself blaming the success of the “contemporization” of modern Zelda for the ruination of the franchise’s identity. I’d love for Prime 4 to do well, but it needs to well in its own right, not by compromising itself for a modern audience. That way the fans it garners will be authentic Metroid fans and not “Modern Metroid” fans.

[@athorem]

I just hope they don't try to make it open world in the same sense that BotW is. Metroid ain't that type of game

[@pinguman13]

Neither was Dark Souls before Elden Ring 😁

[@rottencabbage2021]

I really hope Nintendo doesn’t ruin Metroid like they ruined Zelda.

[@NightmarePhazon]

Metroid does not sell. This game won't surpass 5-6 mil max. It doesn't have the same pull as Zelda or Mario.

[@PhazonVoorhees]

Twilight princess launched the wii. Zelda never did well in Japan until Botw. And if it's the sole or co-day 1 launch exclusive, things may be very different. Plus, you just don't know how the game will be in its entirety.

[@PhazonVoorhees]

A game franchise will never even grow its audience if Nintendo doesn't at least try. Take a risk. Pikmin 4 would never have been made following your logic, considering Pikmin sold mostly abysmally before 4. Will Prime 4 launch Switch 2? I dunno. But I think it could and if it's as huge as reported, it could be the spark normies have needed to help the series explode.

[@NightmarePhazon]

I get you but trust me MP4B will not sell much. Dread had so much hype, trailers everywhere (that ruined the game), people talking about it non stop etc and it still struggled to sell 3 million. Yes it was a 2D game but it's still Metroid. Pretty much only the die hards bought it. I am still going by total sales for MP4B no more than 5-6 mil. Nintendo won't even try with past franchises that fans and new people want. Metroid may have had a comeback but it's still nowhere near big enough.

[@PhazonVoorhees]

@@NightmarePhazon you answered your own conundrum. It was a 2d game that wasn't Mario or even Zelda. The financial potential is very capped in that situation. 3d games do much better these days. Look at Mario Odyssey, Botw and totk, Kirby Forgotten Land and the other 3d games vs the 2d games. They always outsell them.

[@NightmarePhazon]

I did lol yeah true but it's still Metroid... we will have to wait and see next year!

[@poorsoul8492]

If it was on the same footsteps then it would have a mother fucking lock on system

[@CubesAndPortals]

it does

[@bladerunner9129]

Don’t compare Metroid prime to that pile of garbage BOTW. It’s not even a true Zelda title.

[@Alfenium]

Bleh... Prime 4. The series was at its best during Prime 1 and Echoes.

[@The_MEMEphis]

There's no reason not to think it's good they have a perfect track record

[@jtab5392]

You lost me when you said Zelda you didn't care for Zelda after BOTW... which is probably one of the least fun Zelda games... especially for replay value.

[@NintenDub]

Nah metroid just isnt that deep. Its mever had thet huge of a fanbase. Amd tho it may be s great game, it wont be as iconic as breath of the wild. It just cant be. Even if it was as big as something like halo was in its day, its just not the same

[@esmooth919]

4:42 That's the beauty of breath of the Wild. As long as it doesn't result in your death, there is no wrong decision to be made. Outside of Grand Theft Auto, this feels like the most freedom a video game ever gave me.