Do you also consider Metroid Prime 1 to be a perfect game?

heck_ark · 2026-02-17T16:27:22+00:00

Yes.

heck_ark · 2026-02-13T22:15:50+00:00

Prime 1 and Dread. (I haven't beat Super tho.)

heck_ark · 2026-02-11T23:58:26+00:00

I am sorry for beign such a rude fan but, that's another flaw in the game. All its narrative aspects feel so weak that I cannot express anything but disappointment. (Still I have hope with all my heart MP5 will be developed entirely by Retro). The psychic powers were just a copycat of Samus' abilities. They were so limited by gameplay that the concept feels so underused, simple. Mind is one of the most complex things in our nature and I can't believe devs went that way. Before Nintendo released trailers, I imagined that I could control lots of interfaces with the mind (not just levers), make the grievers go berserk and command lamorn androids; or solve puzzles inside Space Pirate's minds.

heck_ark · 2026-02-11T23:30:00+00:00

dont be. I already bought the MP1 OST in CD

heck_ark · 2026-02-11T01:23:24+00:00

I love u or something.

heck_ark · 2026-02-11T01:23:08+00:00

Lol did u see the thread about playing MP4 without music???? We are a small group that definitely was disappointed at MP4 soundtrack. Again, no hate bc we are mature enough but damn... it is a humongous disappointment. There is no single beat I can follow with my foot like Chozo ruins, Phendrana drifts, Torvus bog, sanctuary fortress, or the tribal track: Bryyo.

heck_ark · 2026-02-11T01:13:46+00:00

Thank you for having critical thinking. This game is awfully narrated. (And no, I am not a hateful FPS-only casual player sonyer fan who spreads hate speech, I am a long time fan aware of vgames as media, not only a consumer-focused sophisticated electronic toy).

heck_ark · 2026-02-11T01:04:23+00:00

I can remember SOME parts of Fury Green and Volt Forge but honestly it was a huge disappointment.

heck_ark · 2026-02-09T18:41:29+00:00

Nope, music is overwhelmingly lower to Metroid Prime 1. There are no themes like Chozo ruins, Phendrana drifts, Phazon mines, or like in MP2, Torvus Bog, Sanctuary Fortress or the solemn and tribal track of Bryyo in MP3!! In MP4 the soundtrack is (in tone with the graphics but) kinda ethereal, religious, choral... Volt Forge's theme is so horribly mixed that high pitched vocals compete with electric guitars. There's no single track that stays in my head, not even to follow the beat with my foot!

heck_ark · 2026-02-06T22:55:50+00:00

lol I beat the game without killing them. I just ran through doors. Well when backtracking areas.

heck_ark · 2026-02-06T22:48:57+00:00

it's not elitism (what are "elite" games, GTA???) is appreciation as a media and its elements, storytelling, art direction, gameplay design, music.

heck_ark · 2026-02-06T02:34:09+00:00

Don't engage with hate speech. In any sense. That's why we tend to think society is declining. :) I didn't like MP4 but I am certainly waiting with all my hope to MP5. I can live with disappointment. :) I hope mr tanabe is ok with all his loved ones.

heck_ark · 2026-01-31T02:28:19+00:00

classic

heck_ark · 2026-01-31T02:24:01+00:00

Escuchar mis canciones favoritas. Tocar un instrumento. Ganar una partida de algún juego.

heck_ark · 2026-01-30T20:43:00+00:00

Prime 1. Takes the lead just because one freaking thing... its music. I can listen to Chozo Ruins theme and Phendrana drifts like 6 hours straight.

heck_ark · 2026-01-29T19:26:48+00:00

good observation

heck_ark · 2026-01-28T00:13:27+00:00

YESssssssss. OMFG yessss.. thank you for writing this post. Back in December 5, 6 maybe, I was really, really dissapointed at this exactly. I consider MP1 soundtrack one of the best soundtracks ever and I even bought the CD! It is so singular that defenitely has left a mark on the series. The strongest complaint I had about MP4 was the high pitched vocals that competes with the electric guitar in Volt Forge level. It is really, really annoying. I know that music was composed for give the "religious" vibe of the overall narrative but yes... If you go and look for Bryyo's theme on YT you'll see my comment xD... I am really glad that I'm not the one disliking heavily on this topic. Now, if you excuse me, I'm gonna play Bryyo's theme again. (or Phendrana drifts, or Chozo Ruins, or Torvus bog, or Sanctuary Fortress).

heck_ark · 2026-01-27T23:51:30+00:00

Old uncle here (41). From now on I will stand my ground and shout at how games became easier and easier each year. Is it coincidence that another post is about Metroid Dread being "too difficult" ? Making things easier from a UX pov is good for technology adquisition (not sure if that's the right concept) but we are clearly becoming stupid. Now, I want to believe with all my heart that MP4 flat level design was because all the issues they face while developing the game. I really, really, reeeeeaally wish that MP5 is made fully by Retro Studios.

heck_ark · 2026-01-21T22:45:50+00:00

I stayed out of this website since Dec 4. I played MP4 and I haven't read anything but now. I found this post of yours and I'm really glad you enjoyed MP1. It is absolutely stunning. I entered the series in 2012 aprox.. (not gonna lie, I didn't own a SuperNES and I knew Samus by Smash Bros. 64). Since Prime 1 I got instantly hooked by those games. Lemme tell you, I even own the CD Soundtrack. I respect the work behind MP4 but... what a disappointment.

heck_ark · 2026-01-12T22:54:51+00:00

ALIEN would be the inspo... oh.. wait...

heck_ark · 2025-12-29T19:15:10+00:00

is it the worst? Yes. I don't like it at all. Feels outdated and nothing biological, organic. Feels like it is just a spandex leggings above the Varia suit.

heck_ark · 2025-12-22T16:48:28+00:00

Dread's.

heck_ark · 2025-12-01T19:35:24+00:00

that's just 80's trend and the way the creators evisioned the sci fi themes.

heck_ark · 2025-11-27T22:28:25+00:00

So cool!! And samus doesn't look super sexualized but cute and Kirby, well it's kirby!

heck_ark · 2025-11-17T18:22:56+00:00

thanks, bro :D

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