Or in your own words: " just because it’s your favorite game doesn’t mean it’s magically something different". So, no offense meant, but what's so "glaringly obvious" in this case, is that it's not a first person shooter, so sorry man, but you're definitely wrong. And as we all know, the gun is also used to solve puzzles and open doors, so that already differentiates it from your average FPS.Īnd besides, it would also be pretty presumptuous to have one's personal view/opinion go against an ENTIRE gaming industry AND the makers of the games themselves, who have explained to exhaustion why it is not a first person shooter:Īnd considering the source material as well, it is pretty clear why they would not want the exploration part to be overruled by the "shooty" bits, because that actually would primarily make it a first person shooter. So, the core gameplay is NOT first person shooting. I can to some point understand the mistake, but you see, the type or classification of a game is not defined by its perspective or usage of in-game peripherals, it's solely defined by the leading purpose/mechanic of the game, and that (in the case of Metroid Prime), is VERY clearly exploration and puzzle solving.
"The other factor for Metroid Prime Trilogy is that it’s definitely going to be a marketing beat for Metroid Prime 4, almost certainly. Japan is still dealing with these issues so I don’t think those processes are going to open up any time soon.” “I think a big problem for Nintendo for quite some time during the pandemic was QA… I think Nintendo was focusing its quality assurance resources on one or two big projects at a time and that meant that some games that were basically finished were sitting on the side, while they had their lockdown secure QA processes focused on one or two more important games.
I think that game is sitting in their pocket for whenever Nintendo decides it’s the right time, and Nintendo’s done this a lot recently so it’s not unusual, it’s not a sign of some bad thing happening, it’s not a sign of a lack of faith in Metroid… Nintendo can afford and that’s how they’re treating it.”
whether or not Nintendo releases it now or later depends on other factors. “The game is done and Nintendo is holding it. Here's exactly what Jeff had to say (thanks, VGC):
On this week's episode of his Giant Bomb show (pay wall), the source of the latest update said the video game giant is waiting for best moment to reveal and release the trilogy - with the pandemic still causing some problems along with the delay of Metroid Prime 4. We've got an update on the long-rumoured Metroid Prime Trilogy remaster that's supposedly heading to Nintendo Switch.Īccording to the proven industry insider and VentureBeat journalist, Jeff Grubb, the development of the Switch version has already been completed and it's now just a matter of Nintendo finding the "right time" to release it.