

It’s like that, like other Switch games, there will be optional motion controls with the Joy-Cons - we’re imagining aiming, firing, and environment scanning, for example. Given The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario franchises have embraced more open worlds, we wonder if this is something that Nintendo will bring into the Prime series, too. Coming in as a fresh start, there’s actually plenty of room for Metroid Prime 4 to innovate.

Other than that, we can’t say what kind of gameplay changes will arise from either the new developer or the new Switch platform.

One thing we can be fairly confident in is that, like other Prime games, Metroid Prime 4 is likely to be a first-person shooter. Though Samus went into hyperspace, giving the opportunity for a sequel to enter a new world or galaxy, we’d say the core story of the original trilogy is now closed.īack in 2015, Eurogamer interviewed series producer, Kensuke Tanabe, who stated that “the stories of Dark Samus and Phazon are done”, adding that any new games in the series would focus on other Prime-series elements. What we will say is that Metroid Prime 3’s ending didn’t strike us as open enough for any kind of direct continuation.

Fans can see how the game differs from the 2D versions of Metroid and experience different kinds of action-packed gameplay through a first-person shooter lens and Samus' various visors.There’s so little Metroid Prime 4 information out there that piecing together the story is nigh impossible. With Metroid Prime Remastered now available for digital download on the Nintendo Switch, fans can experience the critically-acclaimed classic in brilliant new graphics. This dedication means the team will be giving their all into the gameplay and exploration of Metroid Prime 4. Instead of continuing a game they weren't proud of, they poured time and effort into a remaster of a classic game that brought Metroid into the first-person shooter genre. While fans were disappointed with the initial delay of Metroid Prime 4, the team at Retro Studios has clearly put in effort learning and understanding why the original Metroid Prime is so beloved by the gaming community as a whole. The release of Metroid Prime Remastered highlights the important fact that the new team at Retro Studios has experience developing a game in the Metroid Prime universe.
