Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is out now on Switch 1 and 2

[firebush03]

TheRealSamusAran said:

firebush03 said:

I must say— this game has to be one of the most “you either love it or hate it” kind of games I’ve ever seen. I’ve heard many call MP4:Beyond a mediocre 5/10 mess (and most of these people I can tell are genuine Metroid fans judging by their critiques); I’ve also heard many praise this entry as being worthy of the Metroid Prime label, with some even calling it the best in the franchise. It sits with a highly polarized User Score across different sites (high on MC, not as high on HLTB nor Backloggd).

The consensus is clear: MP4:Beyond is a compromised experience. How impactful these compromises are on your personal enjoyment, however, varies radically from person-to-person.

Not even M&L:Brothership was this divided. I don’t like saying this… but it seems a lot closer to discourse surrounding PM:Color Splash or The Origami King, where you’ll have some “die on a hill” for the game, but a majority left feeling very disappointed.

A 8.6 on Metacritic is not "a majority left feeling very disappointed", that's more like a minority.

Sure but a 3.2 on Backloggd and 71% on HLTB is lower than that of Brothership and concerningly similar to Paper Mario: Color Splash— two very controversial entries in their respective franchises which are often viewed with a minority favorability perspective. MC is often review bombed (whether in the negative manner of MKWorld or positive manner of Sonic Racing Crossworld); the other two are not so much due to their sites focus not being on review scores.

Mmm… IDK I feel kinda bad arguing that “well actly everyone hates the game you’re enjoying!” I’d say just ignore what others think— I remember a highly vocal minority trying to convince everyone back in 2023 that actually TotK was actually an underwhelming follow up to BotW. Same thing with Pikmin 4, two games I consider to be among the greatest of all time.