Modern Games Can't Compete with Metroid Prime Remastered

[@Xhamon]

1:47 I love this sentence. Beautifully sums it up. “In a world full of microtransactions, repetitive/non-innovative gameplay, excessive focus on graphics, and buggy unfinished releases: Prime triumphs over its competitors.”

[@LateToGame]

BOOM - Glad you appreciate it haha

[@ArcueidBrunestuddo]

Modern games: "We can't compete with Metroid Prime Remastered!" Metroid Prime 4 Beyond: "Fine, I'll do it myself."

[@LateToGame]

Amen friend, Amen

[@JeremyGray-u2w]

I just started playing this game a few days ago. I am blown away by the graphics upgrade. I didnt play this as a kid so its my first playthrough. I love the game so far

[@LateToGame]

Glad you're enjoying it!

[@williamkoscielniak7871]

It's a 1st person Metroidvania. The concept was so ridiculous that many long time Metroid fans such as myself were horrified when they first announced it would be in a 1st person perspective. Metroid in 1st person seemed as ridiculous as Zelda in 1st person... worse actually, because Metroid is a platformer whereas Zelda isn't. Somehow it all worked out and it became a landmark game and perennial masterpiece.

[@LateToGame]

Agreed. It's not your typical first person shooter by any means. And they definitely had to think on how to translate the series into the 3D realm, and boy, did they knock if out of the park. Thanks for watching!

[@weatherman1504]

Funny thing is, apparently OoT was originally gonna be first person. We have the guy who made Link's model to thank for it being 3rd person. Either way, both turned out great.

[@MrThetruth1986]

I was definitely one of those long time Metroid fans that couldn’t grasp it becoming a fps. I was wondering how the morph ball, screw attack, speed booster, and her many other abilities would translate. Minus the speed booster, they did a hell of a job incorporating her capabilities into the fps series (mind you, I never got to play MP3).

[@AlbinacersGaming]

I just couldn't believe that this game wasn't as popular as it should have been back then . I know the gamecube only sold 20 something million consoles but the Switch is over 140 million so I hoped it would have sold better than it did. Everyone who plays this game needs to promote this work of art.

[@LateToGame]

You are spot on sir - I'm hoping Metroid Prime 4 brings the series to greater heights of popularity!

[@pugetsoundwaves]

It came out during the Halo era and it was seriously misunderstood and perceived as an FPS / Nintendo's competitor to Halo. So when people played it expecting a Halo-like campaign and got an atmospheric, slower paced adventure game... a lot of people didn't like it because it wasn't what they were expecting instead of just appreciating it for what it actually is. I'm hoping that with Metroidvanias becoming more popular over the last generation, the Metroid series will finally start getting the popularity it deserves. Dread was a step in the right direction but based on quality, prestige, and influence it deserves to be as big as Zelda and Mario (I know that will never happen 😢).

[@doubanjiang_]

@@pugetsoundwaveseverything you said, but also the og control scheme was off-putting

[@joeychicago6322]

Actually brother it was. It's considered the top FPS. At least I thought it was cause all of my friends loved this game, Nintendo owners and PS guys

[@Fuk99999]

2 million was pretty damn good back then

[@AaronPICAR]

The amount of care, polish and attention to detail Nintendo puts into their AAA titles makes everyone else look lazy by comparison. Retro took an all ready classic game and made it better. They didn’t just blow the dust off it and put on new paint but they took everything great and made it greater. Nintendo spent over a year polishing Tears of the Kingdom.

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

My favorite game of all time.

[@LateToGame]

You friend, have great taste!

[@thomasowen887]

Same

[@DBTGAMER]

Agreed it's a great game. Hopefully we get 2&3.

[@stripedrajang3571]

I just bought this game a few weeks ago because it was on sale for like 30% off. I'm a big fan of Super Metroid and Metroid Dread, but never played the Prime Trilogy. When I first played it and completed it a week ago, my mind was blown. I was so upset that I didn't play this masterpiece during the GameCube era.

[@shawnregina9110]

This game hasn’t aged apart from a checkpoint system. But arguably that adds to the atmosphere. Maybe a few more save stations would have been a good addition. But this is a remaster not a remake.

[@brandenbran]

Nah, why should every game be so easy these days. Games should have downsides to dying. Respawning too close to where you ventured makes a game boring. The checkpoint system is better than most modern overly accessible snooze fest games

[@MidsBeHittin]

I loved the save system, i felt more immersed and there’s a couple times i was punished when dying and having to restart. My first time playing this game and it was amazing

[@shawnregina9110]

@@MidsBeHittin I agree. But the Phazon Mines could definitely have used one more save station…

[@FarMus]

​@shawnregina9110 That's what made the phazon mines so memorable, it was like the gauntlet, white knucke through that section and when you get by it it's soo satisfying!

[@shawnregina9110]

@ I get that. My only issue is the difficulty spike. If you know the game you know you’re about to run a gauntlet. If you don’t you’re hitting wall out of nowhere. You’re going from shooting bugs to wave after wave of Space pirates.

[@robertlauncher]

I find Prime 1’s ending very bittersweet if you’ve read the scan logs. You’ve stopped the space pirates and saved the life on Talon IV, but the Chozo there were doomed before you even arrived, and they died never getting to fully appreciate what Samus did outside of visions and prophecy. When Samus looks back at the destruction of the crater site, I wonder if she feels this, too. A mission well done, yet so many lives lost to the Phazon and Metroid Prime

[@billybob9461]

I’d love to see the ending but I can’t beat the final form. I get confused on which visor to switch to

[@robertlauncher]

@@billybob9461 It keeps changing. Just keep flipping through them until you find them

[@wrosebrock]

​@@billybob9461 keep double jumping when it does the ground attack and you can almost never get hit if you time it

[@alxndrmcc43]

10/10 a lot of everything, everywhere, all at once for everyone. I think I've waited long enough to give this series a fair shake...

[@LateToGame]

If you've never played a Metroid game, I don't know how you can call yourself a Hollow Knight fan

[@pugetsoundwaves]

@@LateToGame I think if every Hollow Knight fan played Super Metroid they'd be genuinely shocked at how much of Hollow Knight is ripping off and modernizing that game.

[@Icarus-pv8wx]

This and so many others are why I’m a lifelong Nintendo fan. They take the industry seriously not only for themselves but for their loyal player base as well. Currently on my second play through of Metroid Prime Remastered and honestly I feel guilty I only paid $40 for it versus the normal $60 that Switch games normally go for. Decided to play it on casual mode this time too because I wanted a comfy play through to enjoy the story haha

[@bill5974]

I was 25 when this came out and was very apprehensive, having been a metroid fan for quite some time beforehand. I'm happy to say that I wasn't disappointed upon release and it still remains in my top 10 games, probably top 5. A true masterpiece.

[@warriorlink8612]

I remember playing Metroid Prime on my GC in 2003. Very fun game, one of my favorite GC games.

[@iamproot]

I’m interested in seeing how Prime feels being a 3D first person game vs the 2D version of the earlier games. Maybe Metroid Prime 4 is a release title for Super Switch 2?

[@LateToGame]

If we don't see it announced for this year at this June Direct, then yes, absolutely.

[@voldlifilm]

24 years? It hasn't been 24 years, it can't be.. and oh god it's been 24 years, what am I doing with my life

[@LateToGame]

Time flies when you're playing Metroid Prime

[@eddieanderson9399]

This game is so good 👍

[@morningstaranalytics3754]

6:09 With the Dread story-line of Samus’s origins(don’t want to spoil if for ppl who haven’t played Dread yet) Prime Remastered takes a different tone when uncovering the Prime plot The Chozo knew of Samus Aran and also knew she would find her way home💯

[@sevenfacedsin]

Metroid Prime has been in my top 5 since I played it on GameCube. Bought that on day one.

[@lonewolfranger]

The power does not go out when you get the x-ray visor. This only happens for the thermal visor

[@Cyber_Jar23]

Just that intro/tutorial on the gamecube had ne hooked. Incredible game

[@AcousticHarmonia]

Definitely some very similar ideas to those I expressed in a video essay a little while back Glad to see others discussing the environmental narrative and player agency in a fantastic game

[@LateToGame]

Glad you enjoyed it! Also, great video on RCT!

[@AcousticHarmonia]

@@LateToGame Appreciate it friendo!

[@LiamNajor]

Days later, Prime 4 was revealed. Sadly, that means Echoes and Corruption remasters are much less likely.

[@LateToGame]

Really hope we get those still. Seems like a shame to leave them behind.

[@gengdragon-1988]

There's a high chance those game will get an upgrade but not like prime remastered

[@statical1035]

If ea made Metroid prime 10 $ for the armor 10$ for beams 10$ for missile 10$ to move 70$ to get extra beams 80$ for super missile 500$ for fusion suit

[@LateToGame]

hahaha this made me laugh - thanks for that!

[@omegalovania]

The start of the video showing the electronics of the store brought immediate memories.

[@LateToGame]

Nostalgia, UNLOCKED haha

[@weatherman1504]

The Prime series will always be my favorite part of the series. The world building is fantastic, especially through the Scan Visor. The focus on environmental puzzles is one of the things I love about the games. I can't wait for Prime 4 to come out, because Retro came back from the abyss to whip up a Prime game made like they used to, and it's lookin grand.

[@BeachNeedZ]

Jar Jar is a G!!! Cool video, now I want to play prime… or watch someone play it 😂

[@LateToGame]

Jar Jar is indeed, a G.

[@esmooth919]

I'm going to need for you to retract what you said about baggy pants.

[@LateToGame]

It's too late. The internet never forgets.

[@SessleIsosceles]

Prime was and is yet again a masterpiece

[@UnifiedEntity]

Metroid Dread was my first metroid game, i always wanted to play metroid growing up, especially Prime as the gameplay made me think of Halo and the side scrolling games didnt look appealing to me like Megaman/X. Based on how Nintendo did Dread, I'm actually fairly faithful the next prime game wont he a microtransaction buggy mess.

[@MisterJIFF]

I was a PC gamer until 2018, all of these remasters are great for me

[@LateToGame]

Loving them

[@Jayrod64]

My only real complaint about Metroid Prime Remastered is that the backtracking compared to Echoes can be long and tedious(still hoping for Echoes and Corruption to also get remastered). Beyond that the game still holds up and looks absolutely fantastic, even at the Nintendo Switch's native 1080p docked output. Changes to the lighting and materials make it look like a a really good texture pack for Metroid Prime, while the updated controls make it easier to play. As a bonus, add the Retrotink 4K in the mix with HDR and colorimetry set REC 709. It will upscale the Nintendo Switch to 4K 60 and enhance the already excellent lighting that much further.

[@reynoldskynaston9529]

Prime is so good. Second best game in the franchise after Super Metroid imo. The remaster was basically a perfect version of prime too where it only added to the original and didn’t take anything away.

[@ultimate8550]

I contemplated getting a Switch for several years, but this game's announcement was what finally got me to the finish line. It wasn't Breath of the Wild, or Mario Odyssey, or any other major Nintendo franchise. It was Metroid. This series has always been in a league of it's own, and Nintendo's most compelling franchise in my opinion.

[@IIARROWS]

I'm lost at "M. Night Shyamalan still making good movies". Did he EVER made good movies?

[@LateToGame]

I stand by Unbreakable and Signs as fantastic films.

[@IIARROWS]

​@@LateToGame Oh, right... Unbreakable. And Split (and less Glass, but it's a nice ending at least). I totally forgot he made them, as they are drop in the ocean compared to every other bad movie he made. But I don't consider Sign a good movie. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@LateToGame]

Agree to disagree on Signs, but man, Unbreakable and Split were fantastic. Glass, agree, a bit disappointing as well. I think the M Night charm wore off whenever we expected "THE TWIST" in every film.

[@calculateddeclination5534]

Metroid prime was the sole reason why I got a gamecube and I wasn't let down. Gamecube is great. The games were great. Aside from the virtual boy, nintendo's failed consoles were never failures in my eyes. They all had good games and that's all that mattered to me.

[@TheKritken]

More games like this one... prime 4 is on it's way now, hopefully 2 and 3 as well...

[@Clodd1]

Not to mention they nailed it on the first try. I can't describe how much I love this game.

[@DjAllingham]

❤

[@morningstaranalytics3754]

Dude I don’t know if it’s because I’m old But prime remastered is even harder to me than Dread😂 Still havent finished this Fing game😂

[@joeychicago6322]

Although its great, i like part's two and three a bit better. Which is the best?? For me it's between 2,3. I can't decide...

[@saisathyanarayanan4560]

waiting for metroid prime 4 beyond

[@AndDeathForAll82]

Of course they can’t. Design philosophy has changed. A lot of them could use a history lesson.

[@LateToGame]

Big agree.

[@joeychicago6322]

All Metroid games r great...

[@rajgus7638]

24?

[@fishactivation5087]

The first two Prime games are the only FPSes that weren't made by Valve that I thoroughly enjoyed. And then Corruption sucked. Hopefully Beyond is more like the first two.

[@weatherman1504]

Wait, why do you hate Corruption? I had a fun time when I played it. (before you ask, I also loved Prime 1 & especially Prime 2).

[@fishactivation5087]

@@weatherman1504 Corruption is a Halo game.

[@weatherman1504]

@@fishactivation5087 We didn't play the same game then, because it certifiably isn't. Again, as someone who likes it, why do you say this?

[@fishactivation5087]

@@weatherman1504 Corruption was a far more streamlined experience. Instead of being on one large map, the game is split up into a bunch of individual levels that you access through a menu. Instead of progress being tied to what items you've obtained, it's instead based on missions that you're sent on in each planet. They tried to make the planets feel like smaller Metroid maps in and of themselves, but that just made it so that you had to go back and forth and back and forth between each map multiple times to wrap each one up, and backtracking is far less acceptable on maps that are the size of a neighborhood. They took the worst parts of the first two Prime games - the obnoxious backtracking of the first one, and the less cohesive and more straightforward world of the second - and made them exponentially worse. On top of that, they messed with the lonely atmosphere that defines the series by throwing in a load of friendly human characters that fight by your side. The series is about trying to survive uncharted alien planets, armed with little more than a power suit and an arm cannon, and scavenging the hostile lands for whatever you can find to eventually turn the tables on them. Throwing in human allies takes away from this feeling of hostility, even if some of them get corrupted by the Metroid Prime. The absolute worst example of this is near the end of the game, where there's a door in the pirate home world that can only be opened by four people, and you're put on an _escort mission_ - an _ESCORT MISSION_ in a _METROID_ game - so they can open the door for you. The door doesn't open thanks to some newfound ability, it opens because a few grunts made their way there for you. The first two Prime games captivated me so much because they weren't just FPSes, they were Metroid games that happened to be in first person. Corruption is an FPS.

[@weatherman1504]

@@fishactivation5087 Blud, I feel like all of the reasons you despise Prime 3 are also the reasons why love most of the Prime games. I don't care about whatever lone survivor sh¡z you're on about, nor about your weird "the only value Prime 1 & 2 have is not being Prime 3" complex. I love these games for the amazing world building and the environmental interaction puzzles (stuff like, say, freezing waterfalls to make platforms, or melting ice barriers, or completing puzzles across dimensions). About the only game (aside from Fed Force) that is a bit disappointing on that front is Prime Hunters, which pretty much amounted to "shoot the yellow door with the yellow weapon". I don't see a problem with Prime 3, because it does the things I love about the Prime games (also, I don't have your weird anti-halo complex or your severely warped view of Prime 3's planets). Either way, for once in my life, I'm actually in the majority here. Most people in the fandom don't have the strange hate-boner you have for Prime 3. Also, looking at the trailer for Prime 4, it definitely takes a good deal from Prime 3, and a ton of people are saying good things about it (including moi, yours truly). At the end of the day, I'm on the winning side, and knowing that my happiness brings you misery is very delicious. Ta ta, ya salty weirdo. ~WeatherMan :3

[@StiffAftermath]

Nice spoilers.

[@Mozartkugel]

It‘s unbelievable that Super Metroid and Prime are only 8yrs apart. The advances in technology and therefore approaches to game design were incredible during the first 20yrs of „real“ video gaming, like since 85. Compared to that, think about how little games have evolved in the past 20yrs, let alone in the past 8. Game designs‘s primary focus went from immersive entertainment to providing services, incl. micro transactions, loot boxes snd the likes. That‘s a big reason why titles like Metroid Prime are still so beloved to this day. It’s pretty sad actually. 🫤