I think he is absolutely 100% spot on, except for the distain.  The game is good, but he is right it isn't Metroid.  Metroid is about mapping out and connecting a planet's multiple paths.  Prime 4 is a linear experience with a focus on gun fights.  It is more like Halo than Metroid.  It should have been called something other than Metroid.  Still enjoyed it, once I stopped expecting Metroid because it isn't Metroid.  

Oh and **** Nintendo for hiding desert music behind an Amiibo.  That is gross and disgusting.  Music would have helped the desert not feel so boring but I'm not paying $40 to get music.  I have for a while, and will continue, to view Nintendo is the most anti-consumer game company other there.  Like Mario 3D All Stars missing Galaxy 2 so they could sell it later + separately, which is bad.  But it being a limited digital release, WTF?  And for the love, where is WWHD and TPHD ports to the Switch?  Oh right, not happening so they can lock the GC versions behind a subscription paywall.  I love and hate Nintendo.  Their games are good enough to keep me coming back for their top titles, but I also feel zero guilt in emulating their old stuff.      

Just beat it. The story had a terrible ending, which is ridiculous and out of character for Samus. Sylux is a bad main villain. We never get much for his motivations and the final boss fight with him is nothing more than unfair tedium.

Otherwise, I enjoyed it. Solid 8/10 Metroid game with a 4/10 final ending that resolves none of the plot that was set out over the course of the game.

I saw the price reduction at Amazon UK where it was priced around 25 pounds for a day and the Switch 2 upgrade was 7 pounds. So 32 pounds for a very recently released first party game. I think the suggested selling price for the Switch cartridge was 50-55 pounds so basically about half price. I suspect we will see further reductions. Generally there has been a lot of price reductions recently across many formats, its clear games are not selling that well overall.