At the time of writing, I’m several hours into my Metroid Prime 4: Beyond journey on my Nintendo Switch 2, and mostly loving it. While I haven’t been waiting nearly as long as some fans for an all-new 3D adventure — I first set foot in Samus’ shoes in Metroid Dread and Metroid Prime Remastered — but since playing through both Switch titles (and racing through several of the older games via Nintendo Classics), I definitely boarded the Prime 4 hype train in the run up to the game's release.
Fact is, the main loop — exploring, scanning, and shooting your way across another alien world— is every bit as entertaining as in the previous Metroid Prime games. Viewros is, for the most part, a very good-looking, atmospheric space to inhabit, and I’ve enjoyed expanding Samus Aran’s arsenal, unlocking new Psychic powers, solving puzzles, and doing battle with Metroid Prime 4’s enemy-filled dungeons and fearsome bosses. It's not really a revolution of the Prime set-up, more a solid continuation.
