Metroid Prime 4 VS Metroid Prime 1 Remastered [Comparison]

[@indominus_B]

*Edit: I made this video prior to having knowledge of the uncompressed footage. I still believe you can see a significant graphical increase despite being compressed.* Obviously things will change between now and the release date and the game will look better than the reveal trailer we were just given, but, I feel like you can already see pretty large differences between the remaster and Prime 4. What do you think?

[@H-TownGamer]

I think MP4 has more art realism but MPR has more polish and just looks more clean graphically in my opinion. I do hope it gets more polish and graphic upgrade

[@angelvillegas9604]

The difference is big​@@H-TownGamer

[@jnrosenb]

They look similar. Of course mp4 is gonna look slightly better, since the engine was probably taylored for the assets of this game (in remaster even though they redid assets, they probably were more constrained). No major differences outside of that.

[@davidsantana2568]

Agree. Looks much better than MPR

[@H-TownGamer]

@@angelvillegas9604 if you look at the morph ball section you can tell MPR is a lot more graphically superior. I think in actual gameplay MPR has higher polish so far. I think people are mixing up artstyle with graphics. MP4 has great artstyle on the more realistic style. But its graphics are way too dated

[@kyurei4478]

The Remaster is already so beautiful but you can see Prime 4 is even one extra step *BEYOND* that ha!

[@Barnacle_Boy]

Prime 4 is the Super Saiyan 3 of the Prime series

[@kyurei4478]

"And this... Is... to go... even further beyond!"

[@mrrowwmeoww]

if it's cross gen imagine what the switch 2 version looks like

[@kyurei4478]

*BEYOND* what the Switch is already capable to offer I assume.

[@GabrylMD]

I think this really just speaks to how far ahead of their time Retro was when they made Prime.

[@slackmartin7610]

Well he shows the remastered Prime version in this video not the original. Though I agree that when Prime was first released back in 2002 it was one of the best looking games by far.

[@RandomGreenKirb]

@@slackmartin7610 heck it still looks amazing played it for the first time on primehack and it still looks beautiful

[@RetroNerdyGamer]

Whoever is saying that Prime 4 looks like Prime Remastered is tripping. Prime 4 clearly looks better, or more like an evolution of the style in Prime Remastered. While it might be able to use some clean up graphically, I think personally Prime 4 will look better than the trailer on release judging by Metroid Dread. It got progressively better looking with each trailer and the final release looked polished. We'll see though, but yeah.

[@BonjourFelix]

but Prime 4 isn' t developed by the same studio so the logic here cannot be applied

[@RetroNerdyGamer]

@@BonjourFelix It actually is so you can leave

[@dragenico9160]

​@@BonjourFelix The audacity of type no sense with that confidence always amaze me.

[@BonjourFelix]

@@dragenico9160 dread was developed by mercurysteam and prime 4 by retro studios though

[@SMOFan-eh5fr]

True they announced they restarted the development in 2019 replaced bandai namco and let retro studio you is the og team that make every prime game looks like he don't know anything and don't say something you don't know.

[@Oscar-Guzman]

I’m amazed how they were able to make Prime 4 look beyond improved compared to Metroid Prime Remastered. Beautiful job Retro Studios.

[@cfamcam5663]

Especially considering they remastered prime recently.

[@Emerald-Bearer]

When Samus jumped outta her ship I had to pause and unpause like 4 times because I was caught off guard by the difference in the suit. I'll say also well done matching up areas with the most similar ways possible. I think most of us can agree that prime 4 has blown away our expectations,

[@Phoenix_1991]

People yet still complain about the graphics as if they don't know that the console is 7 years old (with hardware even older). It will look MUCH better on the Switch 2.

[@Elchinodawn]

​@@Phoenix_1991fr, in switch 2 this game will look really next gen

[@deciduousoutdoors436]

It wont look that much better than switch version tho. You gotta remember its nintendo n they dont make good games for graphics. ​@@Elchinodawn

[@nightshades7620]

​@@Phoenix_1991 a 7 year old console that have games with more intense graphics than mp4, it can be way better than this

[@bmac2814]

​@nightshades7620 we've only seen 2 minutes of this game from the reveal trailer. Even still, name one game on Switch that takes on a realistic artsyle that looks better than this? I'll wait. And while I'm waiting, go to Google and type in Metroid Prime 4 uncompressed video and watch it. Then report back.

[@raffa85]

Very similar, the only thing I could tell, is that the proportions of her new armor, makes Samus look more feminine.

[@MetroidGX]

that prime 4 torso looks more wide compared to previous prime suits which looked more hourglass like

[@raffa85]

@@MetroidGX Really? I find the complete opposite. I think her head looks small compared to her torso in Prime 1.

[@FoxySpartan117]

Her proportions aren't bad I'm getting used to the more balanced suit. (Huge fan of that classic prime 1-3 bulk) I like to play a little game with myself saying. "There could be a dude in there." 😂 After all no one knew Metroid was a Woman back in the day, I'm just glad she's not being overfeminized.

[@jswp5]

Yep, it looks like they're definitely trying to slim it down to be a little more reminiscent of Dread. Makes sense, since the dread design is one of her most popular looks now

[@chadmann132]

@@FoxySpartan117 That being said, there's nothing wrong with making her more feminized either

[@RogueBagel]

Great comparison! Is anyone else seeing a small bit of Dread influence on the proportions of the power suit in this one? The mere existence of a neck in this design is such a fantastic update IMO.

[@n0tinctrl]

i agree, the recent games have done a great job at making samus look and feel more feminine and human than past games and that's a change i really enjoy.

[@Buphido]

I like the subtle changes in the proportions of the suit! The shoulder pauldrons are smaller in 4, and I could swear her waist is ever so slightly wider. In combination it gives her a much more human silhouette while making her seem both more sleek and more sturdy at the same time. It‘s kinda in line with the recent trend of giving game avatars more realistic proportions which got heated online, but even her new silhouette is that of a supermodel and I‘d say the changes have all but improved her style.

[@lucaspereirahmj]

I think they took notes with metroid dread, that make sure the feminine silhuete of samus is noticed even with the armor.

[@merimkastrat5846]

I also like the fact they seem to make her mostly silent too. Only speak whenever she feels is necessary, and not so often too. Similar vibe to Doomslayer. Edit: I know the fact they made her always silent in the games, but the fact Dread lets her speak during rarest times makes it more cooler.

[@mr.awesome6011]

​@@merimkastrat5846 Even better that the only time she does speak, she speaks in her native Chozo language.

[@SoIstice]

​@merimkastrat5846 Samus isn't really a silent protagonist in the main series to begin with, the first three games just didn't have anyone for her to talk to. You can see in her opening monologue in Super and all throughout Fusion that she has no problems talking. The silent thing is more an invention of the Prime games. It really would have been strange for her to not talk to the friendly chozo. Dread simply returned to Samus proper rather than follow Other M which directly contrasted her depiction in Fusion.

[@nickturbo4464]

Such an awesome looking game, can't wait to play it! The journey has came such a long way!

[@aymericvuillermoz413]

Haved played the first three, but whatever. I want to play this one at least!

[@ericsuzuki8966]

I hope we see Samus’s eyes through the visor more

[@gundamdude8351]

Seems like a very great idea!

[@LordEmpyreal]

After adding that little notch to the top of Samus' visor in Prime 2, they FINALLY incorporated the change into the HUD in Prime 4.

[@cube2fox]

Only thing I noticed: After Samus Aran jumps out of her spaceship, she doesn't have self-shadows in MP1 Remastered but does have them in MP4 Beyond. In a later scene she does have self-shadows in MP1 Remastered as well.

[@SAsaiyajin]

I am all for the extra 'sass' Samus has in MP4 especially as its very subtle. Just her pose coming out of her ship alone. ❤😊 Dread and MP4 made her look more feminine while in her suit.

[@MetroidGX]

so long as she doesnt become overstoicized and girlboss like dread made her. it was very jarring to watch when compared to the nuanced and calm prime samus

[@cube2fox]

Sass? That term would seem only appropriate for a little girl. Imagine saying that the Master Chief (Halo) "has sass"...

[@SAsaiyajin]

@@cube2fox Bruh stop the cap, your whole comment shows you have a sassy nature as well🙄, But right back at yah🤣🤣🤣. Being sassy is a stylistic way to stand on your ground. Sonic The Hedgehog and Dante from DMC are also very sassy.

[@lugiamastero13]

​@MetroidGX I didn't really see it the only parts that made her badass was after Corpious death, during Kraid fight, during the final emmi encounter and her metroid transformation even then I don't see girl boss except maybe the metroid transformation however the angry part of her is literally stated in game as it being that metroids in general are severely hostile towards Mawkin Chozo

[@Jack_MxM]

​​@@MetroidGXI thought no one else agreed with me on her portrayal in Dread being overdone lol In Prime 3 when that Skytown bridge collapses and the enemies fall down, that was one of her coolest moments. She just carries on walking as if nothing happened and then gives a small head tilt.

[@alfi9981]

The varia suit is looking sexy on MP4

[@no89lan3]

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

[@ZenCat10]

seeing the prime 4 trailer live, i was shocked by how it looked genuinely better than Remastered, and most people thought THAT was the peak of the switch's possible graphics!

[@Jahranimo_]

Thanks for making this. Besides the actual visor design being a little different her helmet in Prime 4 has a couple more design updates. Very cool.

[@kylesantos5536]

The suit design is definitely stepping into a more “practical/real-life” direction. Like something closer to what we would see in a live action adaptation

[@deskasandreas4504]

Samus ship is like an enormous helmet of her suit

[@jellythealmighty5800]

that's always been the case and it's intentional

[@Alex-1776]

Or is her helmet a small ship 🤔

[@deskasandreas4504]

@@jellythealmighty5800Well I know that Samus' gunship is actually meant to resemble the design and color scheme of her power suit but this one is like her helmet per se.

[@jellythealmighty5800]

​@@deskasandreas4504The window of her gunship always matches the color scheme of her visor and is meant to be a parallel between the two, it's just more obvious now

[@ZukaraTheGame]

We all know that the first level is the tutorial space pirates but that dino planet looks pretty fun and will be a great addition to the series. Im just hoping metroid 4 sticks to the themes of metroid 1 and 2 and avoids to many talking characters like 3

[@xportaleerx9287]

The bottom line is they both look great, but it seems quite clear to me MP4 is an obvious improvement. That close-up of Samus reflecting Sylux? We've never seen Samus look this good.

[@chunkymonkey7983]

The colors on Prime 4 look a lot more vibrant.

[@chrislentz9640]

Prime 4 looks similar to prime 2. Echoes was my favorite game in series so excited. Prime 1 started it, but prime 2 is superior then I felt prime 3 had flaws, removed to much of what made first 2 good

[@r008in]

[ TLDR further down! ] This is interesting to see and I think it's a bit of a bummer that we never saw any early development footage of Metroid Prime remastered so we could compare like for like. A few side notes for anyone seeing this and is are a bit unsure of the Metroid Prime 4 footage which as it states in the trailer is still under development. TLDR: [ Games usually polished couple months before release ] [ We are still approximately half a year or a year before release as of 18th June 2024 ] [ Games usually go gold, meaning the games done, 2 months before digital/physical drops in stores ]

[@popfully4781]

See it’s comparisons like this that make me think we have been shown our first switch2 game and just didn’t know it

[@calculateddeclination5534]

I'm glad they chose to go with the prime 2 echoes version of the varia suit. It's the definitive version of the varia suit imo.

[@FoxySpartan117]

I have only one issue and thats how mich smaller the visor has been looking compared to Prime 2 and 3.

[@DarkLink1996.]

I hope they update Prime 1 Remastered to backport the beam lighting and reflections back in,since they clearly got it working for Prime 4

[@boredmonkee]

It’s crazy that MP1 was basically warm up for retro

[@Alex-1776]

I like the refined suit. It’s similar to dread with the smaller shoulders which works better imo

[@Mindstormer]

The question is HOW DID THEY MADE MORPH BALL LOOK EVEN MORE INSANE!

[@ragekage209]

personally i think prime3 struck the perfect balance with her suit looking feasibly like a human is inside but still being tanky battle armor. the new look isnt bad, frankly im happy with anything that isnt the other m suit, but for some reason the proportions feel a bit off. im sure i'll get used to it though and i'm berry excited to see some new suit designs later in the game

[@_ch1pset]

Retro has been struggling to rein in Samus's proportions since MP1, they changed her proportions in Prime 2, and they're similar in Prime 4. I think this is the most realistic looking Samus yet.

[@themblan]

Honestly, I was disappointed by Prime 4 because Prime R looked so damn good. I can see the difference now, though. Thank you for the video. Have a great day.

[@jeromecuron7612]

Is the cockpit shaped like Samus' helmet?

[@moechirri7831]

As good as remastered looks, you can see that prime 4 is a step above.... Most likely will be a launch title for switch 2 with a version for switch as well.

[@Machinex395]

Beautifull grapics!!

[@evanpllana2760]

Wow it Looks so good on Switch

[@potato9638]

Whitch one

[@Unclean_Official]

Please bring back the scanlines on the transition to first person !!

[@venar4248]

Both AWESOME! Beyong just looks a bit better

[@apacaseptic8300]

Graphics look like the next gen Nintendo console how are ppl still complaining it’s staying true to the original art style.

[@shatgan]

Environments and enemies look low poly and the textures look low res

[@apacaseptic8300]

@@shatgan if I’m being honest I think it’ll be cross platform similar to breath of the wild on Wii U and switch, next gen console version will most likely have higher poly counts Nintendo is known for it’s quality for its main selling franchises.

[@Sephistt]

Hope they bring Echoes & Corruption before the 4th comes out

[@davidm7847]

My hope (and complete guess work from me) is a shadow drop of Echoes in a Metroid Beyond Direct late this year and Corruption next year a few months ahead of 4. 🤞

[@faresfares-ultra]

As long they remaster the games like they did with MP1 I'm ok to wait until 2025

[@BiGBRO92]

Is it a different story line ? Or just updated graphics?

[@indominus_B]

Prime Remastered or Prime 4? Prime 4 is a brand new game that comes out next year. Prime Remastered is a graphical overhaul of the original Metroid Prime on Gamecube.

[@damin9913]

Her shoulder pads got smaller

[@Master-Mo]

Beyond look besser in every way but Samus' proportions before looked cooler.

[@LRM5195]

1 remaster looks amazing compared to 1 original. 4 looks embarrassing. No progression at all.

[@synapticflow]

Cool video!

[@NintonicGamer]

I'm sorry but you could tell me the left side was Prime 4 and i wouldn't know. When it revealed I thought it was Prime 2 but I'm looking forward to more gameplay

[@finixmoon127]

How lol Prime 4 looks so much better

[@NintonicGamer]

@@finixmoon127 I never played Prime 2 so I thought it was a remaster and they did a really good job with the remaster graphics

[@annya21]

They actually already did very good work on remastered

[@PoyoPoyomfs]

Im glad that the suit looks more like the suit she has on dread i love metroid but i always thought her suit looked a little dumb xd

[@deku812]

Don't think MP1 remaster was pushing everything Switch could do with Retro's own engine. Note the thruster effects were GameCube era polygons, instead of fancier more realistic fire/thruster effects you see in the MP4 trailer.

[@shadstewart9253]

the set design in remastered is more detailed, lighting and the character proportions are better in beyond and the suit looks sharper still looks best in dread with a great metalic look though. the ui is cleaner in beyond but same sound design for both. the drop ship in beyond had zero detail but it a short trailer. ultimately the game looks unpolished in some areas that are important but by release i imagine it will be fantastic.

[@ThEraserKey]

Is this gampley designed for switch 2 or it will look better on switch 2

[@indominus_B]

I believe this is current Switch gameplay. However, I do believe the "Switch 2" will play it with upgrades. Sort of a next-gen update type deal, probably.

[@MrSkullMerchant]

If anything this shows just how good remastered actualy looks

[@erenyeeagah204]

overall prime 4 looks better but some of the metal textures look better in Prime Remastered along with the rocky formations in the grassy area which also look better in remastered but this ais also an early unfinished build so maybe they arent done with all the gtextures yet. plus the game comes out in 2025 which is still months away.

[@darrellcolladofigueroa9979]

Metroid Prime 4 tendrá áreas mucho más grandes

[@darrellcolladofigueroa9979]

No hay nada que en Prime que sea mejor que Prime 4

[@MagicalChart]

duuuude there is literally a ton more going in MP4 in each scene.

[@SilverwingedBat]

The metal textures are the one thing i thought looked better in Prime 4 lol

[@YaoyorozuKMomo]

Metroid prime 4 looks a million times better than the remaster no point in comparing

[@indominus_B]

It's to show the improvements in Prime 4. Not to see if Prime 1 remastered looks better. And I agree with you saying Prime 4 looks better. But you'd be surprised with how many people in these comments do not see it that way, lol.

[@otherprisma7354]

Her head got huge in Prime 4.

[@Fatelipe]

For Prime I prefer the lower hatch. And for Metroid 2D the superior one. It should have come out from below like in Metroid Prime 3

[@exetone]

But she can't do a somersault off her ship if she comes out the bottom

[@lucaspereirahmj]

MP3 only used the lower hatch because in this game you have to change the Planets every damn time, so imagine see the sammersault animation everytime you land in the planets.

[@FFXIgwyn]

I have no doubt it will be cross-gen.

[@chubecca8]

I like the landing pose in MP1 way better than MP4. The new pose looks like generic super hero. MP1 was more unique.

[@indominus_B]

The one in MP4 is literally the same pose Samus had on Metroid Fusion's box art 22 years ago.

[@chubecca8]

@@indominus_B That is nice. It is has been done to death now. The MP1 is still more unique.......

[@EnriberRamiza]

The word here is ambiental oclusion.

[@jerryer]

A Nintendo fez uma jogada de mestre, deram o 1 a Retro Studios para eles terem a base. Beyond é muito superior!

[@H-TownGamer]

If you look at the morph ball section prime remastered looks much more polished, I really hope Prime 4 gets some more enhancements would be a shame if it only looks a bit better on release

[@groudonor12]

like TOTK is any better

[@H-TownGamer]

@@groudonor12 I actually thought TOTK was very behind graphically as well. Just because I enjoy the Zelda series doesn’t mean I don’t recognize games that have major flaws

[@carl9283]

why did they have to change her ship in 3 and 4

[@angelvillegas9604]

4 looks 10 times better. But prime 4 trailer seems compressed so it doesn't do it justice

[@joeychicago6322]

Of course Prime 4 is gonna b slightly better. Slightly cause they r keeping the game in the same perspective as originals, with better graphics like rounded surfaces and a bit more grainy detail. Probably larger areas but the Switch is a better machine than the Wii U but we definitely need another Switch! Where r Primes re 2,3!??! 2025 is a wait...

[@SanjiGenial]

You should use the uncompressed video!

[@indominus_B]

I found out about it right after I uploaded this 😭 lol that footage is immaculate. Most people probably don't realize how good Prime 4 looks bc most of us watched the reveal on youtube during the direct.

[@dancegregorydance6933]

So is Prime 4 more a sequel to Prime: Hunters?

[@atillart4312]

Metroid Prime 1.4

[@noskills5874]

4 kinda just looks like remastered with an rtx shader

[@GamersVersus]

Guess what it's still on beta!!!

[@MatthewMedina-b7l]

Oh wow. I heard some places say they look similar…listen. MP1 Remastered looks amazing. MP4 looks like a significant improvement. Significant.

[@MobileDecay]

I wonder if people are saying this game is woke because Samus is a girl. 🤔

[@tailsprowerfan2729]

I doubt it a lot of men love Metroid

[@SuperJoselink]

It took that many years to make prime 4….and it looks like prime 2 and plays like prime 2.

[@nexornator]

lol some people are saying this looks miles ahead from the original.....not sure what the hell they are smoking 😂, I guess this is what happens when you play too much switch games and suddenly see a 60 fps video lol

[@1RSJ-17]

What is the difference just graphics??????????????????

[@marcossanjuancordovilla6879]

I'm pretty sure MP4 is NOT coming to the Switch, it's going directly to the new consol. Look at the graphics

[@alfi9981]

Nah, nintengo always makes their last games for both, the current gen and the new consol.

[@phoenix9531]

The graphics are nothing jawdropping...

[@Klazyo]

ps2 vs gamcube

[@Metroidzeta]

ps3 vs switch (switch = ps3)

[@Klazyo]

@@Metroidzeta please dont disrespect ps3 like that

[@Quickcat21MK]

After seeing this an playing Elden Ring. I wish Nintendo let BandiNamco finisb. I think its stupid they are doing the same thing.

[@DavidSanches23]

Halo nintendo switch edition

[@robertkenny1201]

Halo and Metroid are practically nothing like each other.

[@TonyKanameKuran]

I almost choked after reading that. Ha ha…

[@_Majoras]

all that time 🤣for a carbon copy of the remaster. classic modern nintendo move

[@Bigodeau]

The Metroid Prime 4 looks more cartoony, for some reasons, i dislike it

[@diosmoura]

O novo (4) está melhor.

[@henryalfaro4156]

MP4 was running on switch 2 for sure. it might have been developed for switch 1, but that was definitely switch 2 hardware

[@BubbleTea033]

Certainly not Switch 2. It's 900p (same as Remastered) with no evidence of upscaling. Basically every editorial opinion on the matter has concluded it's Switch 1 gameplay. I agree based on my experience developing for the platform.

[@TonyKanameKuran]

@@BubbleTea033Truth! If MP3B is also coming to the Switch’s successor, it would be presented in 4K DLSS and powered by Unreal Engine 5.

[@TRIPLESSS-tu8rm]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BobBobOnYouTube]

I honestly don't care about the graphics. I'm just disappointed that the gameplay looks identical. You'd think Prime 4 was an expansion pack for MP1 that they made in 2003 but never released.

[@novustalks7525]

Why is prime 4 such a downgrade? It looks so much worse. There's very little detail in anything

[@TonyKanameKuran]

How the f*ck is it a downgrade? Thumbing up your asshurt comment makes you a flaming douchebag. Prime 4 Beyond looks far more superior than ever.

[@arc7375]

The MP1 suit looks MUCH better. The MP4 suit looks like a cheap cosplayer. They’ve altered the suit to make it more anatomically accurate and proportional to a human, but sacrificed the powerful presence and charisma of Samus. The environments in MP4 look very vacant, dull and plastic-like. However, the game is not finished, and these could still be under development. But as far as this comparison goes, MP1 is the better looking game by far.

[@KJ4VGA]

MP 4s suit has similar proportions to dread. MP 1s suit is a classic look, but the proportion always looked a little goofy to me.

[@EdBoi18]

The teaser video literally says it's still in development if you look near the top at the beginning.

[@MagicalChart]

I think both prime 1 and all other primes including prime 4 suits look too cartoonish. The suit in other M looked slightly better but still too cartonish

[@MetroidGX]

i was thinking about that as well how the new iteration looks like a cosplayer lol

[@catkaboodle]

The MP4 suit is closer to the original MP1 suit. The Remastered version is closer to the 80s/90s Samus designs. As someone who has never played the 2D games, I like MP4's suit.

[@stupidmonkey089]

Can people really not tell them apart? The lighting, fog effects, and just post processing on MP4 is much better than MP1R