Metroid Prime Remastered Review: Gaming Forever Changed

This is my full review of Metroid Prime Remastered for the Nintendo Switch.

Time Stamps:
Introduction: 0:00 - 0:48
Development History: 0:49 - 3:10
Metroid Prime Series synopsis: 3:15 - 3:53
Metroid Prime Lore/Backstory: 3:54 - 9:32
Graphics Review: 9:33 - 20:42
Sound/Music Review: 20:43 - 22:43
Gameplay/Combat/Pacing: 22:44 - 30:48
Conclusion/Outro: 30:49 - 32:55

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[SuperMetalDave]

Hyper Beam the LIKE BUTTON if you enjoyed this in-depth Review of Metroid Prime Remastered for the Nintendo Switch. Thank you all very much for your support as always.

[SnazzyPuke]

I was overwhelmed with joy when I saw that it was dropping the same day it was announced. The fact that it still holds up with today's releases just speaks on how ahead of its time this masterpiece was. It's crazy that the og is more than 20 years old. I knew it would be good but Retro Studios knocked it out of the park with this remaster. It's a no brainer why this game is considered to be one of the highest scored games of all time. 10/10

[jacobrocket]

4:32 to be more specific on this, samus' mother pushed Samus out of the way when ridley (at the time a general of the space pirates) was about to kill Samus effectively killing samus' mother. the space pirates invaded the planet to obtain a plant or something (I don't know what it is but it was the reason the planet was thriving) and samus father sneaked on the ship that had all of this material. this material was highly flammable and in space (as the ship was leaving the planet) samus' father ignited the material causing the ship to explode as he'd rather die and have none of the material be in the wrong hands than well the material being in the wrong hands.

[Squiddon]

I cried tears of joy seeing the shadow drop of MPR, it is phenomenal and a dream come true.

[luizhenriqueramos]

Your level of detail when producing an almost documentary-like video like this is astonishing. You’re a true gift to all the Metroid Fans in the entire world. Thank you dave.

Cheers from Brazil!

[mazzvidz]

I’m here for this.

Loved this Remaster +
I’ve never seen a remaster completely redo the character models, geography, textures, lighting, effects and controls.

I’ve had a lot of fun playing this again. It’s rare that you enjoy a game more 20 years later.

AND

I’m enjoying all the YouTube content covering it.

[gamesystemaddict]

I can't believe it's still running in the original engine. Amazing game.

[Cri_Jackal]

Slight error, metroids were created AFTER Samus was born, during her lifetime.

They would be completely confined to SR388, where they were created.

Metroids were brought to Tallon 4 by the Space Pirates, who had captured several specimens and were breeding them. They would begin feeding many of these metroids phazon.
We later learn in Prime 3 that a metroid mutated by phazon gains the ability to become intangible and phase through solid objects, and then later mutates into a grounded, armored form that loses this ability.

So: a metroid gets mutated by phazon, phases into the impact site, matures into the hard carapace form, trapping itself inside, and continues feeding on the massive supply of phazon until it becomes Metroid Prime.
This is also where all the other metroids in the meteor come from, they are the offspring of Metroid Prime, who even births metroids as an attack in its final phase.

[serioussponge]

A minor but peculiarly common misconception I've been seeing tossed around is people calling the Frigate Orpheon a 'space station' when it's actually a ship. The reason it's got Frigate in its name is because Frigate is a classification of vessel. I just think it's an interesting detail.

[theakiwar]

What I find interesting about the beam light effects on walls in the remaster is that they are still there, but much much less noticeable. The best you can see them is if you cling to a nearby wall and fire into the distance. The beam will reflect onto the wall. It works best for ice beam and somewhat good for the power beam. But for some strange reason the power beam begins reflecting 5 meters away from samus

The charge beam doesn’t reflect at all

Which makes me even more confused. I think this is a bug, they can easily fix it. It works for the ice beam perfectly but the effects suffer for the Power Beam and are almost non existent for the Wave and Plasma beam

As for ruin mirror reflections. They simply are completely missing

[gatsu]

Fantastic video. I totally agree; this game is a timeless gem. I first played it xmas of 2002, when my folks got it for me along with the wave bird controller. I'll never forget how it made me feel. It still does, thanks to aging like fine wine.

[NickSchoenfeld]

I love that if you attempt to access the underwater frigate before having the correct suit, you’ll still get an energy tank for your trouble. You have to turn back, you don’t feel like you wasted your time backtracking. Great game design. Essential for any Metroidvania.

[McHammer]

I really hope they give Echoes and Corruption the same treatment. This remaster is incredible

[mattbickford]

Can't wait to see dark splinters and prime 2 remaster, very impressed with this, couldn't stop telling my daughter I played this when I was her age and "that looks beautiful!" "I love how they updated the sap sac, oh, BTW there's a missle expansion under that bridge, man they did great with..." they set the bar high with this one, hope they blow my socks off again with prime 2

[VoidedMirror]

I’ve never bought a game so fast after a shadow drop. Masterful job by Retro and great review.

[VampireNoblesse]

NGC was the last Nintendo era, that had insane soundtracks (Metroid P1&2, Zelda WW & TP).., after that the next Metroids & Zelda (SS & BOTW) didnt have such epical soundtracks anymore (the best tracks are like remakes of the older ones)

[hobyakfranks]

Cannot wait to get physical edition tomorrow! Been waiting for that to play it.

[see.eye.]

I thought it was the space pirates that bought Metroids to Talon IV from Zebes.

[VampireNoblesse]

I really hope, they will finally add 3rd triggers to the back of the system / controller.., which you can access with your middle and/or ring finger..
Hori has 3rd party controllers, with additional triggers, you can assign buttons to..
... and playing Metroid Prime Remaster, with those additional triggers, where you can don't have use/move your thumbs or index finger, so they can focus on the action & movement.., and let your middle/ring finger pull up the scan or jump feels soo gud & fluid!..

PLEASE ADD 3RD TRIGGERS, BUT ADD THEM LOW.., WHERE THE MIDDLE/ RING FINGERS ARE (not to be use with the index fingers, like the first two triggers)

[big-zee]

This was a great video dedicated to one of the greatest games of all time, well done!