Metroid Prime: Thoughts
Today I want to discuss on my review day, a favorite game of mine that I don’t give enough attention to: Metroid Prime.
Hailed as one of the greatest games on the Nintendo GameCube is a massive understatement. Saying that Prime is one of the greatest games of all time is much more accurate. In an era where it had been a long time since Samus Aran the bounty hunter had been featured in a game outside of Super Smash Brothers, Retro Studios sought to bring the series into the 3D world and repeat the success of Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64.
They did far more. Prime is my favorite game in the series. And that’s considering that Super Metroid is also on my list of games that everyone should play. But Prime is better because the extra elements of exploration are what makes the game such a masterpiece.
Scanning the environment to create a story is a plot device that is sadly underutilized in video games. Metroid Prime makes this its primary means of storytelling. And alongside the type of exploration that the entire Metroid Vania genre.
I won’t go too much more in detail, as I would prefer for readers to play the game rather than take my word for it, but know that this is a game for the ages. Despite what I might focus on, it is certainly one of my favorite games.
