Finished the game and there is much I liked about it. But at the same time there is a feeling the dev team was running out of time and had to make some short cuts.

It was promised for Switch1 damn it and needed to come out this year at the latest to prevent Nintendo loosing face. And they just about made it with a December release.

With more time in the oven, I'm sure they would have reworked some things. From the Enemy variety to the flow of the game. There is a lot of genius in this game, just a bit under-cooked in other areas.

I also just finished the game.

The final boss fight was awesome, especially fighting alongside the troopers. I didn't get 100%, but I checked out the "true" ending online and I do really love Samus's new look here, in fact I think it may be my new favourite face design for her:

With the game finished, I stand by my score of 8.5/10.

You can tell it had a rocky development cycle, and it has clear flaws in terms of structure and overall cohesion, but the majority of my time with it was highly enjoyable thanks to its beautiful and atmospheric world, slick gameplay feel, terrific boss fights, and just that classic Prime gameplay that no other dev/series has quite managed to nail.

It's also just good to have Retro back after over a decade of absence since Tropical Freeze. They may not be at the very peak of their game here, but they still punch harder than most.

Finished ice belt, my opinion of the game increased quite a bit. Good area, much better than volt.

Yeah Ice Belt was one of my favourite areas. (Though I did quite like Volt Forge's whole "HR Geiger's motorbike factory" deal personally)

It's got a nice atmosphere of desolation going on and the whole frozen mutant creatures thing is appropriately creepy and Alien-esque.

Having completed the game, I actually think Ice Belt was my favourite region, though I did also really like 5th one. (Which I won't spoil)

I am in the lava area and enjoying that as well.  The game definitely got better.  Though I feel like I'm missing a ton of items.  Only have 4 energy tanks.  I am not struggling though, so maybe that pace is right.  

I finished Metroid Prime 4 the other day, and I would definitely give it an 8/10. Game ran very smoothly and was a lot of fun. Areas like Volt Forge, Ice Belt, and Flare Pool were great (though I liked most of the areas in the game).

I thought the Vi-O-La part of the game at Sol Valley was kinda boring, especially with having to collectthe green crystals. Would've preferred to use Samus's ship.

For the most part, the Federation soldiers were fine. MacKenzie's handholding in the game should've been toned down to only giving hints after a few minutes of wondering around instead of like 30 seconds while at Sol Valley.

I wasn't a fan of the first phase of the final boss fight against Sylux. Fighting him and babysitting the crew at the same time was frustrating at times. I did enjoy the last 2 phases, though!

I'm honestly surprised the game ended in a cliffhanger. I thought it would end more like the original trilogy, but I guess not. I'm looking forward to Metroid Prime 5 despite 4 not being in the same level as the trilogy!