Ranking EVERY World in Metroid Prime Trilogy

[@dalayzie1360]

Waiting for Prime 2’s remaster-my personal favorite of the Trilogy

[@davidmorenotorres5714]

Same here, it's so different and cool

[@gunslinger9786]

Definitely the best game in the trilogy.

[@kevingem]

Same to me, I really love Prime 2's dark and light world mechanic.

[@tiporosso]

I didn't enjoyed MP2 as much as the other two maybe because I played on hard the first time and was forced to heal slowly repeately on the dark world in order to progress.

[@devinbrice991]

I'm actually a huge tallon overworld fan. The tallon revisited theme is my prime core memory for sure, and I think it's definitely the most peaceful area.

[@romahnae]

Lol, yeah.. that second soundtrack is 🔥

[@robertkenny1201]

I hope they HD Remaster Metroid Prime 2 Echoes and Prime 3 Corruption someday.

[@TylerA52903]

That entire sanctuary fortress/ing hive area was so much fun. This was one of the reasons why Echoes is my favorite in the trilogy

[@brijor6ff7]

The more familiar you get with Torvus Bog the better it becomes.

[@syntheticreality549]

It’s my 2nd favorite are in the trilogy next to phendrana. I love swamp areas!

[@CScottyW]

Otherwise known as... the less time you spend in Torvus the better!

[@PhazonKing]

There is no such debate. Every area is special in its own way and I wouldn't want to miss a single one of it. Period and end of discussion. And Prime 2 is actually my absolute favorite of the entire series, not just the Prime trilogy.

[@freestalkerdotfr6391]

It's my favorite too ! This game is the most rewarding of the serie. When you beat a tough boss, you feel like a true warrior ! And this feeling is higher if it's one of Dark Aether

[@PhazonKing]

@@freestalkerdotfr6391 Absolutely. 😎👌

[@founderofthenewworld1838]

@@freestalkerdotfr6391exactly! I always thought prime 2 had a kind of medieval fantasy vibe to its alienness

[@johnleonard9102]

Magmoor Caverns is the bottom of the pile for me because nothing interesting happens in it yet you have to pass through it like 6 times to beat the game.

[@RyansChannel0203]

I’ll gladly pass through Magmoor Caverns a 7th time though just to get to Chozo Ruins or Phendrana Drifts. Lol Plus, it has easily by far the best spider-ball puzzle in the entire game.

[@Just_Some_Weird_Guy]

@@RyansChannel0203 Don’t forget that the music is a banger

[@RyansChannel0203]

Well, it's Lower Norfair. So that's pretty much a given.

[@Just_Some_Weird_Guy]

@@RyansChannel0203 Fair enough. Still can’t deny that it’s a bop

[@GN-dp7ej]

Phazon mines is the epitome of delving deep into an immersive atmosphere while uncovering a story. It’s number one.

[@shock9616]

I agree. I actually love the tension that arises from the lack of save rooms. Despite how linear they are, the Phazon mnes and the pirate lab in Phendrana were standout moments in my first playthrough because of how much of a difficulty spike they were in terms of combat. They do the best job of immersing me in the world and are my personal top 2 areas

[@reecey1504]

This review needs the S-D tier ranking system so we can track where you’re putting them, and so they can be reviewed chronologically.

[@pokefriend123]

I love Prime, I'm glad this channel exists and I'm excited for Prime 4!

[@SuperSavajin]

Phendrana is slightly overrated imo Yes the music is godlike and the atmosphere is also great but the level design itself is kinda weak and short. Especially compared to other top contenders such as the sanctuary fortress, elysia, bryyo and the pirate homeworld.

[@romahnae]

Pshh.

[@RyansChannel0203]

Sounds like a you problem.

[@skadi2911]

It's probably due to playing order, but i really loved getting through Torvus bog. The first time i heard the underground soundtrack, i had no idea it was a remix of Super's low Brinstar theme. I was blown away by this rendition of the track, which remains my favorite one. Regular Torvus bog theme was also a certified banger. And since i really enjoyed the dark oppressing dark Aether areas, i guess the game really clicked with me. Definitely my fav of ghe trilogy, and fav Metroid game overall.

[@737Igi69]

Prime 2 has more natural areas and I love it, agon wastes, torvus bog are very natural but have that awesome atmosphere, then you enter sanctuary fortress and it goes all mechanical, with a lot of digital elements, it feels like you really are in the far future, best area so far

[@CharlesFerraro]

Dang I kinda liked Dark Aether 🥲 Whaaat GFS Olympus was so sweet!

[@PrimepediaYT]

I also kinda like Darl Aether, but I feel like it could’ve been a lot better. And there’s some strong competition, of course

[@eliwilkYT]

Love the deep dive videos! Keep up the great work 🙌

[@PrimepediaYT]

Thanks!

[@RyansChannel0203]

Your top 3 was pretty much spot on. 👍

[@joshuaweston6531]

Finally! Someone does a ranking video of the Prime worlds! Here's my ranking of each world in each game: I. Metroid Prime: 07. Impact Crater 06. Frigate Orpheon 05. Magmoor Caverns 04. Phazon Mines 03. Tallon Overworld 02. Phendrana Drifts 01. Chozo Ruins II. Metroid Prime 2 Echoes: 04. Agon Wastes 03. Torvus Bog 02. Temple Grounds 01. Sanctuary Fortress III. Metroid Prime 3 Corruption: 07. G.F.S. Olympus 06. Phaaze 05. G.F.S. Valhalla 04. Norion 03. Pirate Homeworld 02. Bryyo 01. Elysia

[@2killzore]

I like raven beaks sky palace/throne room, its sybolic of the hight samus has to climb to rise to the challenge, its hard to cap off such a legendary story but it was more than good enough, and the boss fight was amazing. In terms of immediate impact its the tallon overworld, after the theme music, and epic opening sequence you are treated to this new hostile world, and the music and rain on the gun ect is so ambient and immersive even today.

[@novustalks7525]

The story was the only major issue dread has

[@Rundas045]

​@@novustalks7525 Dread had a few issues that bothered me even though it was fantastic. For one I felt like it ended very suddenly and left you without explanations. The Raven Beak-X fight was a button push and disappointed me a lot. I was looking forward to a large scale "final form" battle even though it served to show how powerful Samus was. Then the timer starts and you're escaping the planet and then it explodes even though you're not really given a clear explanation as to why. Also unexplained is Quiet Robe-X helping you and whether Samus' metroid powers are "controlled" or gone now. The other big weakness the game had was the music. While I think the game had a few decent tracks and one amazing one (I absolutely love Burenia) the rest of the songs were forgettable and the best ones were mostly remixes of older songs.

[@ColdGoldLazarus]

My list: 1. Temple Grounds Canyons 2. Phendrana Drifts Depths 3. Skytown Towers 4. Sanctuary Fortress Central Wing 5. Tallon Overworld Grove 6. Torvus Bog Surface 7. GFS Valhalla 8. Phaaze 9. Phazon Mines Layer 3 10. Sanctuary Fortress West Wing 11. Great Temple 12. Phendrana Drifts Valley 13. Pirate Homeworld Research 14. Chozo Ruins Gardens 15. Skytown Facility 16. Tallon Overworld Rainforest 17. Bryyo Ice 18. Tallon Overworld Artifact Temple 19. Crashed Frigate Orpheon 20. Pirate Homeworld Command 21. Agon Wastes Pirate Base 22. Bryyo Cliffs 23. Chozo Ruins Temple 24. Phendrana Drifts Temple 25. Torvus Bog Depths 26. Chozo Ruins Plaza 27. Agon Wastes Dustbowl 28. Bryyo Encampment 29. Phendrana Drifts Labs 30. Phazon Mines Layers 1 & 2 31. Norion 32. Pirate Homeworld Mines 33. Impact Crater 34. Desolate Frigate Orpheon 35. Magmoor Caverns 36. Temple Grounds Splinter Tunnels 37. Bryyo Fire 38. GFS Olympus 39. Sanctuary Fortress East Wing 40. Pirate Homeworld Blockade Run

[@mr.snulch]

Awesome thumbnail, solid video, good quality audio, easy sub. I recently put out a video on my channel about my issues with Echoes and it seems like a 50/50 split on how people feel about that game vs the others. But your takes are exactly the same as mine, I think the dark areas in Echoes are fairly weak and hold the game back from the other two. Your channel will grow fast dude, keep it up!

[@PrimepediaYT]

Thanks!

[@doritogames800]

Echoes is my fav game so I will say I think temple grounds deserves a bit more love, especially in its first parts where you are scanning all the trooper logs and you first encounter dark samus. It really sets the tone for the game and I like it a bit more than the frigate orpheon actually. Overall it isn't a bad list though, got me thinking about how well prime 3 nailed its worldbuilding. Also justice for great temple lol wasn't worth a specific entry I guess

[@crystalcove99]

I just completed my first playthrough of Prime 3 in over a decade or so, and I gotta say that Elysia really could've been a 10/10 area and my favorite area of the entire trilogy if it weren't for those damn ziplines. I remember them always being a pain in the ass as a kid, and they are still just as big of a pain in the ass now. Favorite area has still got to go to Phendrana for me. It helps that I already usually love snow-themed areas in games, and Phendrana Drifts just does it perfectly. Glacier One just drives this area to perfection. The lights going out after picking up the X-Ray Visor on a very first playthru is just perfection.

[@cc_chris]

Interesting picks. Personally a big fan of the submerged Torvus Bog area outside of the mediocre boss, for me it has one of the most immense atmospheres the series has ever had.

[@AeroWraith901]

God I would love to see Sanctuary Fortress remastered. Such a cool high tech fortress would look even more cool when it gets touched up on

[@jsc1jake512]

I agree with the placement of Magmoor. For a heat-themed area, it definitely does feel undercooked, I remember hearing once that there was supposed to be a boss in the area and that would've been cool but overall it's pretty inoffensive. My first playthrough of the game, I felt like it was a hub of sorts since it had some of the most elevators in one place and they weren't too far apart either.

[@benjamintownley9913]

Thardus, the boss of Phendrana was apparently supposed to be the boss of Magmoor instead, which makes sense. He feels out of place in Phendrana

[@AunyettaJohnson]

Magmoor is the worst area i agree with you but it has one of the best metroid soundtracks

[@MoonfallMidnight]

Dark Aether getting whacked for 2 minutes

[@cashninja12]

Am i tripping or did you miss underwater frigate

[@Giorgio879]

It's technically part of Tallon Overworld.

[@lucassmith3790]

What are the inconsistencies and logical fallicies with sanctuary fortress? I didn't notice any.

[@Gabriel_Cook]

There's a corridor that branches to the right ahead but directly to the right is a window to the outside but when you look out, the rightward branching of the corridor is not seen.

[@gunslinger9786]

I think sanctuary fortress is the best but phendrana drifts is cool too.

[@Nails077]

I disagree with your take on Dark Aether but I respect your opinion and I think I get your point. In my opinion these locations are all fantastic. Would make it really hard for me to rank them because I don't think any deserve to be at the bottom, but something has to go there.

[@Nubcakelmfao]

When releasing game-related content, I suggest capturing and uploading in 60fps. Retro Studios went to great lengths to target 60fps with all their games; viewing them in anything less looks cheap.

[@Hammudiii]

More videos like this. Metroid lacks content like this on KZbin

[@PrimepediaYT]

🫡

[@meziembamara4004]

Phendrana drifts is my go to meditation music. 😊

[@tomgeserich2080]

very questionable takes

[@PrimepediaYT]

Fair enough haha

[@netweed09]

? 'Questionable'? Who's the authority on that ? 😂 An opinion is an opinion, he is not analysing the entire game by assets here, only choosing his favorite areas. Also while things are still friendly and civil on here , is that all the effort you're going to put in? 🤦‍♂️ Care to constructively elaborate?

[@netweed09]

@@Henry_Red Ehh, I think you're being a bit too soft on it and lavishing _a bit_ too much praise. I mean look , I love Prime 3 esprcially and think the 1st game is a Classic but shock horror I don't think Prime 1's areas have aged too well, they feel a bit tight and boxy compared to todays games sweeping vistas. Prime: Beyond already seems more like it though. It seems very visceral and appears to take advantage of the much needed boost in tech these classy, high fidelity Space games need.

[@netweed09]

@@Henry_Red Forgive me (?) as I didn't know what those were (my general historical knowledge is pony lol.) I Googled them , and while cool from a distance, up close the drawings are quite childlike and basic. (Imo) but the colour scheme is amazing. Understandable for something made 10s of 1000s of tears ago though!

[@netweed09]

@@Henry_Red Yep , pretty much. Well, I like select old Mario and some of the classic 2D Zeldas but yea in terms of gaming I'm very much with Retro's and Monolith's philosophy: Big and bold in the dimension We all know. I guess it comes with what you grew up with and how it shaped your mindset. It wasn't my 1st ever game but hilariously as Ocarina was the game I grew up with, I always thought Nintendo was about cutting edge 3D graphics and pushing things to their limits. Then came Half Life 2 with it's cutting edge and fuelled that ethos even further. I guess that was my 'baby Metroid' moment and I haven't looked back and expected less from games since! 😂 I do dip back to the simpler 2D or turn Based games sometimes but they have to be very well made a bit like Mario RPG and how the new Mario Brotherhood game is shaping up to be.

[@rodrigomack13]

Maybe the final area of Prime 2 is just the areas we met along the way

[@taintedzoid9649]

But hydrofacility was such a banger, Torvus bog deserved better😢

[@Matter_Of_Fact]

Wild takes my guy lol

[@darthjump]

Call me weird, i liked Agon Wastes. Especially when you consider that they used to be the Agon Plains where lush green fields of crop would nurture the Luminoth civilization.

[@breadward9946]

Bro just hates Prime 2.

[@PrimepediaYT]

Nah, Prime 2 is great! I just think 1 and 3 are a tad better

[@moriallen643]

I agree.. that game was the best of the 3 by far... and wow... prime 3 is better than 2? Very hot take there lol Torvus bog was definitely the slowest area of the game, but extremely relaxing and a well needed change of pace I think

[@rarraxsz7805]

Basicaly😂

[@definitelynotpaul9209]

>Ranks two Echoes areas in top 10 and one at #2 >"hE jUsT hAtEs EcHoEs" I swear Echoes fans are insufferable. If you don't slobber all over it it means you hate it.

[@breadward9946]

@@definitelynotpaul9209 it was mostly how all the dark areas were placed low. Dark Aether was the main plot device and environmental gimmick of Prime 2, and ranking its main worlds high without the dark counterparts means that the game fails to make its main selling point entertaining and worth it (which I disagree with obviously, I love dark aether), and also the only two worlds in the top ten are torvus and sanctuary fortress, but considering torvus without dark aether is just talon overworld, that means that effectively the only real world that echoes gets right according to this video is Sanctuary Fortress, which I mean damn right it does, but it just feels like the main aesthetic of the original game just gets shafted immediately.

[@MorphBall1]

Personally I count the dark variants as part of their light variants (aka instead of light torvus and dark torvus I just count them both together as torvus). Definitely agree with the top 3.

[@hyperwing5374]

You make a video talking about every area thats been used in the metroid series. For example, every or most metroid games have a fire area since norfair in the original metroid with Fusion & Prime being the first one(s) to introduce the cold snowy area to the series.

[@weaveitup]

I don’t know if I would have separated the Dark Aether areas from the light ones. If I made this list I would have ranked them together because they are so interconnected. Cool video though. I’ve always thought about how I would rank the Prime areas. Would be cool to include Hunters and Fed Force because those have some cool areas.

[@yuriravanal6543]

Difícil ranking de zonas, cada parte funciona a la perfección según su contexto, por ejemplo Tallon Overworld funciona a la perfección al inicio del primer Prime. Con el tiempo he ido agarrándole el gusto a Aether oscuro =P, en finn....interesante video.

[@VegaPhil]

Hey I thought we weren’t using that dumb old Prime 4 logo anymore now we have the real one! Also, damn you really hate Echoes. I used to be like you but when I replayed it in Trilogy years later I appreciated it a lot more including it’s environments

[@RazakelKairo1994]

Don't think you can really go wrong with any tier because the Prime games are, well, super subjective. There's not really a cut clear "general opinion" on most of these (sans a few like Phendrana Drifts). For me, it would be: SS= Temple Grounds / Sanctuary Fortress S= G.F.S Valhalla / Phendrana Drifts / Phazon Mines / Chozo Ruins / Tallon Overworld / Skytown A= Agon Wastes / Ing Hive / Sky Temple Grounds / Torvus Bog / Bryyo Cliffside / Pirate Homeworld B= Magmoor Caverns / Frigate Orpheon / Dark Agon Wastes / Dark Torvus Bog / Great Temple / Bryyo Fire / Bryyo Thorn Jungle / Norion / G.F.S Olympus / Sky Temple C = Impact Crater / Bryyo Ice (kinda unfair, honestly dk where to rate it) / Phaaze No D's, no E's. Everything's solid. Temple Grounds is actually genius design. Its like a pseudo-hubworld brim filled with lore and actual connection to the rest of the *entire game* that actually makes sense. Metroid Prime 1 has the best overall standalone level designs and Sanctuary Fortress is basically that but in overdrive. Skytown's high for me for its experience which is primarily the reason I play Metroid. Same with Valhalla, sheer extreme atmosphere. My appreciation for areas like Agon came later the more I found out what the area's truly about (as is the case with many areas, or concepts even, in MP2, hence why its my favorite of the three).

[@tekkaikenmega509]

I loved prime 3 so much I hope they port the trilogy

[@wizardthecat9808]

Phazon mines and chozo ruins are master piece level. I love phendrana drifts but IMO it’s a no overrated I honestly think m I like taking overworks over phendrana drifts

[@Dzzy123]

You clearly disliked Dark Aether. I'm guessing that Echoes was your least favourite of the trilogy.

[@PrimepediaYT]

Probably, yeah. It’s pretty close though, all three games are fantastic

[@tippedjoshua6802]

NI completely agree with Phendrana drifts, like while I was in that area, it was the most immersed in a game I’ve ever been. Also in my opinion Chozo ruins should be lower, like I kind of hated that area. I haven’t played Pime 2 & 3 yet because I’m waiting to see if they’re going to be put on the switch, so I have no opinions on anything else. I do have both prime 2 & 3 though, I even just got the 3rd one yesterday just because it was cheap.

[@wizardthecat9808]

My top 3 is very different Phazon Mines is definitely my fav region, Chozo ruins is second. Pirate homeworld is probably 3rd I never finished prime 2 so I’m not counting it, but even if I was I think my top 3 would be the same

[@mickmufson1824]

You should a video where you rank all suits from the Prime Trilogy.

[@PrimepediaYT]

I like that idea!

[@mickmufson1824]

Also include the variations, such as each Corruption stage of the PED Suit, The Gravity Boost attachment on the Dark Suit, and the Grapple Lasso on the Varia Suit.

[@TimDespairBear11]

My top 2 are Phendrana drifts and Tallon overworld but I agree with a lot of this list. Prime 3 has some underrated locations and I 100% agree that a lot of prime 2’s locations were lame. Prime 2 is a great game but a lot of the areas look too much the same. The artifact hunt was a NIGHTMARE for me because I never knew where I was going in 2.

[@BlueGill202]

Magmoor caverns could have been so much better, i hoped in the remaster they would have added a scrapped boss like a cybernetic kraid. But all we got was a flaming hallway.

[@corentinjourdan5739]

so,the submerged fregate,the temple and phendrana's late part aren't even mentionned after you still mention phendrana"s laboratories?those areas are quite different from the rest of their main areas and deserve adifferent ranking to be honest..to say bryyo is above so much is also quite ambitious,when the level design is actually having the same issues as magmoor caverns in term of corridors.there's barely more to do in it related to the area itself than the magmoor caverns. oh and you're not even mentionned the fortress of echoes?wtf?and as much as the impact crater area is small,its vibes it way more alien-like than the one of corruption.not mentionning the second part of torvus bog either?it's quite different from the first part of it too,and really shouldn't fit the same place,at all

[@founderofthenewworld1838]

I think it really depends on what you value. For instance I think Bryyo should be bottom of the list because its lore or art doesn’t develop the Metroid series centrally or have anything to do with anything else. Being there felt like time waste of time and my imagination. That’s just one example though.

[@wasdwazd]

I never did like Prime 2's environments that much, excluding Sanctuary Fortress. Everything else felt so dull.

[@coldog1000]

Sheegoths... Intimidating... 😂

[@bi1151]

Only a true Metroid fan can have a valid criticism, I hope you understand what I mean

[@ZukaraTheGame]

Tallon Overworld is defiantly number 1

[@TurKlack]

Elysia has never been high on my list. I think the Skytown is heavily overrated. What really is there than some Towers above the Cloud that are getting annoying to traverse through after a while. I'll take Bryyon over Elysia any day.

[@romahnae]

🥱

[@johnjackson9751]

I have to give my vote to Phaaze

[@Thechozochampion]

Here will be mine including Federation Force and Prime Hunters: 44. Talvania 43. Excelcion 42. Bion 41. Doomseye 40. Celestial Archives 39. The Obliette 38. Alinos 37. Vesper Defense Outpost 36. Arcterra 35. Dark Agon Wastes 34. Dark Temple Grounds 33. Agon Wastes (Wasteland) 32. G.F.S. Olympus 31. Bryyo Thorn Jungle 30. Agon Wastes (Space Pirate Base) 29. Temple Grounds 28. Bryyo Clyffside/Federation Station 27. Dark Torvus Bog (Submerged) 26. Crashed Frigate 25. Norion 24. Dark Torvus Bog (Bog) 23. Leviathans (Bryyo, Elysia, Pirate Homeworld) 22. Dark Sanctuary Fortress 21. Phazon Mines (Surface) 20. Ice Bryyo 19. Elysia (Space Pirate Base) 18. Dark Sky Temple 17. Impact Crater (Chozo Temple) 16. Magmoor Caverns 15. Phendrana's Space Pirate Base 14. Torvus Bog (Submerged) 13. Phendrana's Edge 12. G.F.S. Valhalla 11. Phazon Mines (Depths) 10. Elysia 9. Phendrana Drifts 8. Tallon Overworld 7. Fyre Bryyo 6. Torvus Bog 5. Sanctuary Fortress 4. Pirate Homeworld 3. Frigate Orpheon 2. Impact Crater 1. Phaaze

[@michaelosipczuk3649]

PHENDRANA!!!❤❤❤

[@Thechozochampion]

Man the hate against Prime 2 holy shit lol

[@PrimepediaYT]

Definitely not hate, Prime 2 is great! Just prefer 1 and 3

[@KamiNoRanger99]

So, you hate Echoes huh?

[@MARABOTO03]

What about Hunters? ):

[@MARABOTO03]

I just realized you mentioned Trilogy in the title, my bad, have a nice day

[@BatPotatoes]

So the takeaway is that you like the pretty places and you dislike the tense, difficult places

[@PrimepediaYT]

Damn if you put it like that… 😅

[@iokuproductions7131]

You are a metroid content creator,You are a bother. Weird takes by the way but i'm a metroid other m fan so, no problem xd.

[@PrimepediaYT]

😂

[@AjayShay-j1v]

bro first 3 is my favorite 3. smh

[@novustalks7525]

Phaaze is the best level in all of metroid!

[@romahnae]

* Elysia Torvous bog Phendrana drifts Pirate homeworld/chozo Phaze

[@ferminola]

Just say that you hate MP2

[@PrimepediaYT]

Never!