Truly the Ganges River of the prime series.
Prime 1 had a backtracking mess like this in the second half, except it wasn't this terrible, and then they learned from it and fixed it in prime 2 by making every area connected to every other area and the hub area. They un-learned a solution to a problem they already solved 21 years ago for the sake of modern gaming checkboxes.
Bros... If anyone had "issues" with Prime 3, I think it's about time you replayed it and realized how fucking good it really was.
Oh, God, no. Well, I'll play with the sound off.
Now I see why this game is a laughingstock overnight
Nobody ever remembers Hunters, do they? Genuinely the best FPS on the DS(not like there is much competition), maybe now you niggers will appreciate it more when you see the alternatives.
World of Warcraft. There was that one goblin town in the barrens and to the east of it there were two escort quests. One escorting a goblin to a fort and one helping someone escape.
Really, all this does is make me want to play Echoes now; I never finished that damn game. I was the same way after playing Pikmin 4. It was fun, but way too easy, and lacked some things I liked even though it included some other stuff that was cool. My Gamecube's still there, just waiting for me to play again, patiently. I need to finish Pikmin 2 while I'm at it too. It's always fun when an old game is just hard enough to make one turn off the console and seethe for a minute.
Well yeah, this is just one big cope session from people stupid enough to fall for the hype. Being defensive about it shows they know the game isn't good, and that's all that matters.
BOTW and later Pokemon SV broke Nintendo, as far as they are concerned as long as you give players an open world and a recognizable brand then it doesn't matter how good the game is, they will buy it anyways. I can see Nintendo going in the same direction Ubisoft did about a decade-15 years ago and turn all their franchises into monogenous open world slop, filled with DEI and reddit writing, how well MP4 sells will be an important metric for them.
This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I actually liked the Fed troopers in 3. They made the world feel bigger, more "real", and never really interrupted gameplay. I also liked how they were characterized. They had little to say, were quick and professional. They felt how futuristic sci-fi soldiers should feel. I remember early on in the game there's a trooper you can talk to who's fixing a control panel or something. I don't remember the exact line but it was something along the lines of "Hey Samus Aran, I get you're a big deal and all, but as you can clearly see I'm busy. So stop bothering me." It was a real minor thing but I really liked that interaction, because it makes perfect sense. We're in an active war zone, we all got shit to do stop trying to make small talk. I also liked how the troopers weren't really all that impressed with Samus either. Which again makes sense. These guys have seen shape shifting aliens, giant mechs and a cyborg dragon all in the span of one day, Samus is tame in comparison.
But this is demonstrably not true though. Most of Nintendo’s single player output is not open world.
I disagree.
Great, now how much did each of those games sell? Let's compare that to the numbers BOTW and Pokemon SV brought to the table. Nintendo knows what sells, they're going to move these franchises into the modern day cancer of DLC bananza/DEI/Open World eventually because that's what makes them money. Or at least that's what they think makes them money now.
I want this to be real, that would be hilarious. Letting in 343 devs into your studio is peak not giving a shit about your IP because you know it will sell anyways, case and point.
