Metroid Prime Remastered is out on Switch today
Nintendo has announced Metroid Prime Remastered for the Switch.
Fans have long waited for Nintendo to show some love to the Metroid Prime series, whether it be update on the Elusive Metroid Prime 4, or a return to an old game in the series. Well, Nintendo is finally bringing the inaugural game in the saga to Switch, as it has announced Metroid Prime Remastered. What’s more, it’s out today on the Switch eShop.
Nintendo surprised fans during the February 2023 Nintendo Direct when it dropped the announcement trailer for Metroid Prime Remastered. This remaster of the 2002 GameCube game puts players back in the armor of Samus Aran. The groundbreaking action-adventure game that ushered the franchise in the 3D has gotten a graphical facelift for Nintendo’s latest console. The controls have also been updated for a smoother player experience.
The real shocker came at the end of the trailer, when Nintendo announced that Metroid Prime Remastered would be launching today. The game is listed at $39.99 USD on the Switch eShop. This page also features a synopsis for players that are new or need a refresher.
Metroid Prime Remastered will hopefully keep fans occupied as they await new details on Metroid Prime 4, which we haven’t had an update on since 2019. If you’re looking for more details out of the February 2023 Nintendo Direct, we’ve got everything that you need to know.
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replyDonovan Erskine posted a new article, Metroid Prime Remastered is out on Switch today
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I almost checked the date.
As much as I would love this I'm not getting a switch just for it. They should have released it like 5 years ago
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sweet, I never played the original
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Has 4 modes.. Dual Analog, Pointer, Hybrid & Classic
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No waggle controls...praise God!
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But at least it's not required, like the awful Wii / Wii U ports.
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I don't ever want to play a game again where I have to hold a remote control shaped device and waggle it in the general direction of the TV to aim. Fuck that. Did you play Metroid Prime on the Wii? It was miserable.
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I feel like Naughty Dog could have done it by Uncharted 4, let alone by TLOU2.
Astro's Playroom had it but not much else. I'm looking at a list though and it looks like RE8 and Quake have it. Modern Warfare 2 also seems to have added it on PS4 and PS5. Not on Xbox ofc because they're the one holdout on not having every feature in their controllers-
Fortnite has it and it's fantastic.
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Gyro aiming is just an assist (and a great one at that).
It's fantastic to tweak your aim but you don't use full-time for aiming your POV.-
My biggest problem with gyro aiming is that it makes it frustrating to go back to games without it. It's shockingly good once you get over the learning curve. With two out three consoles having built-in support, it's really a shame that more games don't adopt it. At least Steam includes powerful tooling to add it to pretty much any game.
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Yeah these people can't waggle worth a fuck. You only have to move your arm at the elbow and wrist. If your should is getting in on the action you're fucking up
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Even if you're doing it right the Wii/U controls were shit. Having to keep your wrist tilted forward in a fixed position for more than an hour is awful from an ergonomics perspective.
I haven't played the remastered version but I'd imagine that gyro aiming is a huge improvement over the old point to shoot setup.
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It was actually pretty decent. Basically lifted completely from MP3.
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Another decade before MP2 is remastered.
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Omg! I can't believe I'm this excited!
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It's out right now? That is...quite dope
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the remastered graphics look pretty good compared to wii
https://youtu.be/xORZz58JAgA-
I didn't realize how substantial the upgrade was as I was playing it. It looked like I remember it looking even though its clearly way better.
https://youtu.be/xORZz58JAgA?t=396
Its more than the new models and textures too, even just the lighting on the first space platform at 1:40 looks terrific-
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It feels like this should have been a bigger announcement in the Nintendo Direct but that’s just my bias talking.
When I started MPT on the Steam Deck, in watching the prerendered opening animation I had this thought of “wow, remember back when Nintendo would release Metroid Prime stuff like it wasn’t an uncommon occurrence? And now we can barely get them to acknowledge it?” I guess the good news is we’re back to that now.
I’m still going to finish up MP1 and possibly the others on the Deck first before playing this but I’m going to get the physical version when it’s released since I want to put out the message of supporting it, to the extent that that even matters.
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I am bummed they changed what the doors look like. They're too blue
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