The Development of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — Interview

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Leynos said:

Cartoony maybe but still horrifying. I would not call Metroid realistic but stylistic. The most we got was MP3 with Samus transforming and vomiting phazon.

Metroid's art style may not be photorealistic, but it's much more realistic than Torna's anime aesthetic.

How realistic things look affects how they're treated by ratings boards, hence why many game have alien blood appear as green or blue to soften the violence rating.

Yes, but I'm not saying have a Galactic Federation trooper's head torn off and their neck release a fountain of red blood, just show stuff that demonstrates what horrifying monsters the Metroid are. Maybe add a crunching sound as a Metroid bites down on it's victim.