Where the Metroid reviews landed
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REVIEW Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Samus Aran is suited up for action again. Was it worth the 18-year wait? — “I might have been disappointed by Metroid Prime 4 if it had come out in 2010. But now, after such a long break, I’m happy to return to this anachronistic way of playing: slow, laborious, sometimes annoying. It’s a reunion tour rather than a revival for the Metroid Prime series: some of the new material doesn’t hit but the classic stuff is still just as great as ever“. Other reviews worth reading include this glowing take from Dan Ryckert at Giant Bomb, and this more critical assessment from Andy Robinson at VGC. Keza MacDonald // The Guardian Victoria Phillips Kennedy // Eurogamer Metroid Prime 4’s bike radio upsets fans by being locked behind a $30 Amiibo — As Sam Machkovech, writing at Ars, over a decade ago summed up: Amiibo are pretty much physical DLC. 🤷♂️ Tom Phillips // IGN Metroid Prime 4’s mysterious villain Sylux, explained Giovanni Colantonio // Polygon REVIEW Octopath Traveler 0: An RPG with tons of potential that misses the point Paulo Kawanishi // Polygon Huge Mario Kart World update changes course layouts, Dash food reappearances and so much more — Some good changes here. I’m pleased to see an option to increase the volume on the ever-so-awesome soundtrack. Victoria Phillips Kennedy // Eurogamer.net Creator of hit game Shovel Knight is at a ‘make or break’ moment — The fate of independent studio Yacht Club Games (creator of Shovel Knight) rests on its next title: Mina the Hollower. Jason Schreier // Bloomberg INTERVIEW Ask the Developer: Drag x Drive — A three-part series with the developers of Drag X Drive — one of the more unique offerings of the Switch 2’s early slate of releases. An interesting read. Nintendo ▶ Check out Red Dead Redemption’s Switch 2 improvements in this side-by-side comparison Jim Norman & Felix Sanchez // Nintendo Life ▶ Viewfinder’s mind-bending perspective puzzles — Nintendo Switch Gameplay — This one came out on Switch last week, and I took it for a spin. Here’s the first 10 minutes to give you an idea of the core gameplay mechanic. Hanafuda Report // YouTube REVIEW Simogo Legacy Collection — “an essential collection of classics, where every game is worth your time. Despite their mobile origins, these titles feel tailor-made for Switch and the devs have fully embraced the console’s feature set“. Ken Talbot // Nintendo Life Maybe we don’t need to call Birdo ‘Birdetta’ Drew Mackie // Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games ▶ Is Kirby Air Riders the game Mario Kart World should have been? Digital Foundry // YouTube ▶ Kirby Air Riders is the antithesis of modern gaming Reecee // YouTube Kirby Air Riders & Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road have me wishing for more control experimentation PJ O’Reilly // Nintendo Life My NES longing, my son’s terrifying Switch 2 obsession — “my son wrote a nine-page, 3,000-word summary“. Nathan Lockard // Nintendo Life Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech? — There’s nothing Nintendo related here, but hey, maybe it’s just nice to have tech that invites you to not only unplug, but also just works without subscriptions, tracking, etc. Ryley Bowman // BBC News
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