Bump.
I think mechanically, we might be similar overhaul to BotW. Nintendo is going to find a simple set of mechanics that make the game what it is (like shooting, rolling, and scanning) and milk each of them to the maximum potential that they can be fun. This might mean some things get chopped, we see some new things, or some things might be totally revamped to be less like keys for locks and more like tools for puzzles (maybe Grapple Beam or Missiles).

Also, hopefully the lighting won't be godawful and I'll be able to see where things are.

I think it'll be interesting to see how the team tries their third style of 3D Metroid- because you're right, the Metroid Prime games as we know them would never hold up against the bangers the Switch already has. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried some sort of "Return to Form" like BotW where they have more general (perhaps physics-based) abilities and less obvious locks and keys.

@miles07 me too... But why?

What does this mean, and why am I the only user online

Interesting that the loop was exactly one room off.

Thought I might spark a conversation even if I'm probably the least qualified to start this conversation in particular... but what do you think will happen in Metroid Prime 4?

As I've only played the first one, I can't give any speculation worth hearing, but if you must know... I think Dark Samus will resurrect and team up with Meta Ridley to kill Samus alongside the Space Pirates in an unexpected survival horror twist on the series.

Now that I'm done, discus! ...I hope there are better ideas to look at by the time I finish the trilogy and check this thread again.

Feels solid. I'm only in the third area, but it doesn't seem too hard to figure out where I'm going so far. The melee attack is definitely necessary for almost every enemy, but so far they've managed to keep me on my toes about exactly how it's used on each enemy.

One stand-out portion was when I was put up against a boss I felt entirely outmatched by, so I went to find more powerups... But I couldn't leave the little area. The only way out was through the boss. I took that as the game saying, "yes you can, I know you can" so with that confidence I went to face the boss one more time and sure enough, I managed to beat it the very next try.

Not sure if other Metroid games do that, but it was a really nice feeling when I finally beat the guy. Excited to keep playing.

Gendreavus's (Nathaniel's) brother. I write music. I've watched Nathaniel play Metroid for as long as we had it, and started with Prime several years ago. I've never been the biggest Metroid gamer, but I thought I'd hop on this train now that it's leaving the station again.

Though I haven't played that much (P1, a bit of P2, Super Metroid, and some Fusion) I love what I have played. I'm pumped for Nathaniel to let me play Samus Returns whenever he gets bored of it. And heck, I might check out the rest of the catalog too at some point.

You certainly have a lot of cool, interesting ideas. I have trouble understanding how some of them mesh together, but many of the ideas are good nonetheless. I'd love to see some kind of melodic idea given some real time to flesh itself out and expand. When presented so many ideas in such a short time, it can feel exciting, but more often we just get confused with the sudden changes. You've shown that you can make long, ever-changing pieces, so try making a few shorter things with ideas consistent across the board. You have a lot of potential!