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Vodacixi on 14 November 2025
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firebush03 said:
Vodacixi said:

I think it's funny that some of the previewers that are blowing this one NPC out of proportion are the same ones that called people out for saying that the bike didn't feel like it belonged in a Metroid game xD

yeah the more I look into it, some outlets are merely making something much bigger than it is. Sounds like many outlets are citing that these NPC characters are only present for a small section in the game’s opening lol.

But(!) I will remain cautiously optimistic. Everything I’ve heard sounds veeeery reassuring so far.

Yeah, I mean... it COULD be concearning if he was a permanent thing and it was sticked to Samus's butt (he wished) for the entire playthrough. But as far as I'm concearned, he is just present in a very specific section of the game.

Then again, I'm a weird Metroid fan. I liked Other M for starters (although I think it's the weakest in the franchise). Prime 3 is my favourite Prime game. So you could say I'm more open to try certain things that wouldn't sit well with the more traditional fans (more cinematic action, the presence of NPCs...). So... maybe I'm not the best to say what is concearning and what isn't xD

Anyway, like you said, everything else seems VERY promising and looks like Retro Studios really went all out to prove that they are the true "Metroid Prime" guys after the initial Bandai Namco fiasco. Can't wait to actually play this.