Nintendo Life | News Comments https://www.nintendolife.com/feeds/comments en-GB (c) 2024 Hookshot Media Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:21:16 GMT https://www.nintendolife.com/feeds dgpCMS/1.0 https://hookshot.media help@nintendolife.com (Nintendo Life) 60 https://images.nintendolife.com/site/icon/128x128.png Nintendo Life https://www.nintendolife.com/ 128 128 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:05:00 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @Novuscourvous ahh the corporate talk to sell more? Yes yes…who would’ve guessed. I also remember them saying Skyward Sword was going ”back to fundamentals” too. So, which is it according to “the devs”?

They can say peanuts, but the facts are the facts. Zelda 1 & 2 had a Zeldavania progression, although lighter than 3. You could still tackle the temples in a “kinda” order you want. Yet you still needed items you found in others to access other temples and to complete them.

The moment BotW and TotK ditched items and gave you everything from the start, they became something else entirely separate from what Zelda had been for 30 years. Might as well be a spin-off.

The devs can say whatever they want to defend their atrocity… but the proof is there in the NES games design structure and you can’t change it. You can ignore it, but that’s not our problem, is it?

By Yoshi3

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8828738 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8828738 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:53:05 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @Yoshi3 It's literally stated by the devs

By Novuscourvous

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8828672 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8828672 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:13:32 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @NinjaWaddleDee Because it'd be tricky if not downright impossible to make an open world Metroidvania, unlike a regular old action adventure like Zelda. A key part of the Metroidvania formula is that you explore to obtain upgrades that open up new areas of the map. How can you both do that and let the player go in any direction and explore wherever they want? It's very difficult to imagine Metroid going open world without it losing its gameplay identity.

By Bolt_Strike

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8828279 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8828279 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:15:47 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @Novuscourvous see? This is an example of someone making excuses comparing BOTW to Zelda 1 without knowing videogame design.

By Yoshi3

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8827484 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8827484 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:26:10 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @Novuscourvous Let’s see…. I don’t think it will at all.

By BaldB3lper78

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8827059 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8827059 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:57:48 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @HugoGED you do realize it's been almost 20 years right?

They are the same studio today in name only

By DonnieTACO

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8827019 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8827019 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:53:43 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @BaldB3lper78 every new console sells in the beginning. Switch 2 will drop off very quickly

By Novuscourvous

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8827011 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8827011 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:09:22 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @Novuscourvous sales figures suggest otherwise

By BaldB3lper78

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826862 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826862 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:40:58 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous Agree that I would have much preferred a ship flying segment over any sort of bike-riding open areas. Would much rather stitch each of the on-foot entranceways together and snip out all the open spaces. However, I also have been looking forward to MP4 all these years like many Metroid fans; I'm still willing to buy it on day 1 and give it a solid go.

By BrewsterTea

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826808 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826808 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:34:10 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @Yoshi3 botw and totk are the most faithful to the formula since zelda 2. Everything after was copying OOT

By Novuscourvous

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826795 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826795 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:32:32 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @BaldB3lper78 because everything about switch 2 has been anti consumer in a way Nintendo has never been

By Novuscourvous

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826792 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826792 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:26:19 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous The way they skipped over it without saying anything was very concerning

By Novuscourvous

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826778 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826778 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:22:17 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @kevin74

They didn’t advance Aloy’s character at all. She starts as smug Mary sue and ends the game as a smug Mary sue.

By OrtadragoonX

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826768 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826768 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:04:35 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @OrtadragoonX I enjoyed Horizon ZD, but Horizon FW was too much of a chore. And I certainly don't like the direction the story took. It doesn't bode well for Horizon 3, imo. I honestly think Horizon should have been a one & done type of game.

By kevin74

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826639 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826639 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:01:12 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @canaryfarmer Guess I'll have to pass on that one, seeing as I'll be 111 years old by then.😉

By kevin74

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826634 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826634 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:37:21 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous Have you watched this video?

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By Banjo-

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826565 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826565 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:32:46 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @Banjo-

Miyamoto, Tanabe, and Kondo were at the top of their talents with those two games.

By OrtadragoonX

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826560 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826560 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:09:59 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @OrtadragoonX Solid choice. Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World are still the best. Those geniuses working hard at Nintendo back then made two masterpieces. One of the reasons why I think Super Mario World is on top is because the physics and controls are the best in the whole series.

By Banjo-

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826507 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826507 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:06:33 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @YoshiTails

The majority of their newer hires were from Bungie. I think that's why when I watched the trailer it felt so Haloish with the way things were laid out. Which is fine, I love Bungie Halo. But that isn't Metroid though.

By OrtadragoonX

]]> http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826366 http://www.nintendolife.com/features/opinion-metroid-prime-4-reminds-me-of-gears-5-and-its-making-me-nervous#comment8826366 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:04:12 GMT Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous @Yoshi3

I like World, but I mostly ignore the Open World. It didn't really add anything to the game. 95% of the time, I'm playing Knockout Tour. Which is the best MK game mode in years in my opinion. But the traditional race mode was really harmed by the way they built out the game. And that's a shame.

By OrtadragoonX

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