Metroid Prime Remastered is a MASTERPIECE... | Review 

This is the game that introduced me to the Metroid series, and it makes me so happy to see that gamers today will get to experience Retro Studios' masterpiece in all of its glory.

guess you could call that a.. remasterpiece

This game actually shocks me how well it holds up 20 years later. It truly was ahead of it's time in 2002.

The transition between first person and morph ball is great indeed. During the development of the original version, Miyamoto insisted that if the team couldn't get that transition right the game just wouldn't work.

I cant believe Metroid Prime is 21 years old. I purchased this on my gamecube November 18, 2002 and found it to be an absolute masterpiece and one of the greatest games ever made. Having completed it dozens of times, I can say with certainty that it's one of a handful of games I consider flawless.

Dude so crazy to think about your channel not being around when Dread came out. You came up pretty quick! Also my fav detail in any game is how you can see Samus’ reflection in her visor when a flashing light hits close. Whether it’s a missile or a charge shot hitting something close to you. Never gets old!

It’s nice to see it get a remaster. I remember having it as a kid but I was too scared to play it in its entirety. Now that I’m that older I can finally play it again to the end

I'd give anything to have Prime 2 remastered too!!!

metroid dread was excellent but the ost of prime 1 is just so much superior, also i remember vividly like getting to phendrana and then realising i didnt have an item that was needed, going back to the half pipe structure and realising there was something to do here to get the space boots really meant using your brain. Being a kid even with the hints it took me days or weeks to figure things out. I agree with everything you said basically great take.

Just wanted to say for the exploration part, a lot of those pathways end up being dead ends if you don’t have the correct upgrades so you kind of always end up circling back to where you need to go anyway, and if it really is taking a long time for you to find out where to go eventually an update will come to Samus informing her of where she needs to go next, it’s not like a trail you follow but it does indicate where you’re trying to get to and usually from there it’s kind of obvious what path you should take

So happy you played Prime 1 to completion for the first time! This was my first Metroid game as a kid and it's great so many people are experiencing 3D Metroid for the first time. :) I teared up a little bit seeing it #1 on the Nintendo eShop lol...I hope they do the same for Echoes and Corruption.

I’m new to Metroid with dread being my first game. This feels like dread but in fps! Awesome game

I remember the countless hours playing this on my Gamecube, its truly a masterpiece.

This game truly is a masterpiece. It was my first Metroid experience and my first first-person game. I played it back when I was eleven or twelve. I struggled so hard acclimating to the first-person view back then. I pushed through and learned though. I played this game countless times as a kid. I played it so much that I started to memorize the game and where the items were. I eventually beat it for the sixth time and got enough completion percentage to get the special ending where Samus takes off her helmet. Up to this point, I had no clue what kind of character I was. I was just some nameless guy in a spacesuit. When I finally realized I had been playing as a woman the entire time, I remember audibly yelling "I am a GIRL!? THAT'S AWESOME!" From that point, the game became a cherished memory and personal journey of mine and fundamentally made me who I am as a gamer. I consistently gravitate towards badass female heroines in games and Samus is the GOAT to me. When the Trilogy released on Wii in 2009, I made it a point to play through the series once a year for fun and to try best my own speedrunning record. As of today, my fastest 100% speedrun for Prime is 4 hours and 37 minutes. I eventually stopped doing the annual speedruns in 2017. Life got in the way and I had to focus on other things. Then at Christmas time of 2017, I got a PS4, so my console focus shifted from Switch to PS4. I eventually shelved my Wii and never touched it again. Fast forward to 2020. I got a PS5 and focused on that a ton. My Switch was gathering dust. I was holding out hope that one day the Trilogy would come to Switch so I could play it again. Lo and behold, it has arrived! I never thought a Switch game could look as good as this one does. It is practically a remake. While it isn't the complete trilogy, I am so glad that I can play this masterpiece again and that so many others can experience it for the first time. Here's to hoping Retro Studios releases remasters/remakes of Prime 2 and 3 for the Switch. I can imagine they will to prepare everyone for Prime 4. Seeing what they did with Prime's remaster/remake, I know Prime 4 is in the best hands.

As someone who played and finished Metroid Prime back in 2002 multiple times, Prime Remastered is nothing short of astounding, my personal favorite game of all time, if not one of the best games ever made.

Favourite game of all time. Bought the GameCube for my 14th b-day and this game was bundled with it. Had no idea how amazing it would be when I booted it up for the first time, and now, playing it remastered is like discovering it all over again. Great review!

Metroid Dread was my first Metroid game and I fell in love with the franchise and then played all the 2D games and finally got to play Prime and I love it!

What's funny is the remaster is how I remember the original looking back in the day. I believe I was 13 back then.

Like i said on Happy Console Gamer's First Thoughts video, this is a masterclass on how to do a remaster and it's great to see Retro Studios come back and with the game that defined the studio :)

How do you have enough time to play and review all those games. And you review the games with detail and passion. Love your channel.

I remember getting this game as a birthday present in 3rd grade. I had wanted some Mario basketball game instead, so I wasn't thrilled but I gave it a chance. This game's lore was way too complex for little me to understand at the time, but I absolutely loved the sci-fi action and I have replayed it many many times over the years. I remember being blown away by the ending when the cool space guy's identity was revealed to be a girl! When Prime 2 Echoes came out I NEEDED to have it as well. Highly recommend the Prime trilogy. Echoes went on to be my favorite of the trio, but I still have a great fondness and respect for the first and third. You ABSOLUTELY need to play the trilogy in its entirety.

When Prime 4 lands, I'm gonna do the same thing I did back in 02'. Bought a system just for one game, Metroid Prime.

Played this when I was 8 and got hard stuck after getting the morphball 😂 now I'm collecting the rest of the chozo artifacts

The psysical edition of Metroid Prime Remastered is currently sold out in Amazon US, Amazon Spain and Amazon Mexico.

You should post this on your main channel. The algorithm usually doesn’t push this channel to the feed so I feel like people miss these videos often.

Metroid Prime Remake reminds us that leaving the development of MP4 to Retro Studios is the right choice, even if they take their time to release the game. I mean this is a 21 years old game and is gold and better that some stuff released recently

Great video! Retro Studios were testing the waters doing this excellent remaster for Prime 4. It was their chance to feel and jump back to this amazing game and inspire themselves on what the original Team did back in 2002. I remember back then when I had the GC and bought this wonderful game on day one!

One of the greatest series ever made. The music is unbelievable. Very welcome surprise for me. I only just got a new switch around a month ago. I played all the originals as they were released in the early '00s. Everything about the prime series was way ahead of its time. Downloaded Remastered last night & its amazing.

Great review. I love that there is no spoken dialogue and long conversations in Metroid Prime. It adds a sense of desolation to the environment and enables the player to focus more on game strategies.

Completely agree. The remaster is phenomenal ! 👌

Can I just say Retro Rebound has really become the retro gaming channel I've always wanted. Not just focusing on retro games themselves, but also all the Remasters, Remakes and Spiritual Sequels for some of these games. Perfect blend of new and old

I played Prime when I was 13 and when it first came out. It’s been my favorite game(series) ever since and hasn’t changed.

I played Metroid Prime on GameCube back in the day and had a lot of trouble getting into it. I was bored by the exploration (something that would definitely not be the case for me now); so, when I ran into a snag where I couldn't figure out how to progress, I just gave up on it (and eventually gave the sequels a pass). Many years later, I bought Metroid Prime Trilogy on Wii U and tried to get into the first game again. Nope. Wasn't feeling the controls. Metroid Prime Remastered will be my third attempt to get into Metroid Prime, and hopefully it'll be the charm. I've got the physical edition pre-ordered.

My first playthrough on the switch I made it to the spot where you face Rhundas. A good few hours if exploration and breathing in the atmosphere of my childhood. Gonna try to go 100%

The only visual downgrade (other than the removal of water ripples, which was also curiously cut from the Wii Trilogy version) is the lack of dynamic lighting. And unfortunately it really does detract from the immersion that the original game had. In the original, every shot from your arm cannon would dynamically cast light onto the environment. The Wave Beam in particular would light up the entire room with bright sparks of purple and red. Space Pirate grenades and missiles would also result in a similar effect. The lack of these dynamic lighting effects in the remaster is a damn shame. For as good as the recreated environments and models look, during gameplay, they feel a bit sterile compared to the original for this very reason. Of course, Prime 1's dynamic lighting wasn't anything particularly groundbreaking from a tech perspective. It was simple vertex lighting, which had been used as early as PS1/N64 software. It certainly wasn't 'Doom 3' levels of lighting complexity here, and none of the original Prime games featured any sort of dynamic shadows of any sort (in fact, outside of pre-baked shadows for the environment, enemy and NPCs had literal circle shadows). Still, Prime 1 used its lighting to great effect in really drawing the player into the world. Being able to use your arm cannon as a torch to light your way through the powered-down Space Pirate lab in Phendrana is simply not possible to do in the remaster. Interestingly, Prime 2 and 3 also progressively downgraded the intensity of dynamic lighting compared to the first game - so maybe it was an artistic choice. Although I imagine the choice to remove the effect had to do with the more complex geometry in Prime 2 making it more difficult to render dynamic lighting whilst maintaining a fluid framerate. Same for Prime 3, which, although being on the (barely) more powerful Wii, featured much higher polygon counts and impressively high-resolution textures (even better than the ones used in Prime remaster in many instances), and probably most importantly, extensive use of bloom lighting, which would probably have looked unnatural if mixed with Prime 1-esque dynamic lights. I noticed that Prime Remaster also uses a lot of bloom. It actually does remind me of Prime 3's art-style in many ways. Not a bad thing - but I defenitely miss those dynamic lights (if you couldn't tell). I do however hope that Prime 4 looks a lot better (if it ever actually comes out).

I remember enjoying this game when I was young, but I definitely had to use a guide I am planning to get the physical game but its hard to wait, and not just buy both.

I've never been a fan of Metroid but I loved Journey to the savage planet which was heavily inspired by this game so I decided to pick it up. I can see the inspiration everywhere lol.

So happy you finally played it! I have to admit the Wii version of this with motions controls was also good. In fact it's the only Wii game I played that felt like it used them properly. I still prefer the GC version though. Can't wait for the physical version of the remake to come out. I also loved Prime 2. It's basically just more of Prime but that's not a bad thing.

You brought up a good point that I’m struggling with. I’m not sure if I should go out and buy Prime 2 and 3 on older hardware or wait for a remaster. I love the shadow drop concept but it makes these decisions so much harder! Great video

Metroid Prime Echoes was awesome, but also demanded a great deal more patience and endurance. A much more meaty world to adventure, though a much more monochrome colour palet and ghastly barren locations. It adds an extra dimension to travel through, which seriously amps up the path finding on the map screen. Prime Corruption is the most action packed, probably the best ending, but the 'world' has been strictly segmented, which breaks up the play from the traditional 'one giant maze' into sections that you'll be jumping between painfully so when you've lost ur way. Cue watching a lotta (pretty) load screens.

Dead Space Remaster & Hogwarts Legacy... then Boom Nintendo release Metroid Prime Remasterd!! Blows them both out the water. Love it!

the OST for this game lives in my head. constantly. and the fortress theme from prime 2... *chefs kiss*

The remaster maintains the nostalgia goggles, and it's an altogether awe inspiring experience!

I think the way the game respects my intelligence by letting me get lost without telling me what to do or where to go next most of the time is a big factor in why it's so good.

When the game says a Concussive blast is required it simply means use your missiles. You don’t technically “need” the charge beam save for super missiles to break certain objects made of cordite. Sure makes the game a lot easier though! Also, the hint system will tell you were to go next if you wander for too long. It’s pretty generous so it doesn’t take much time for it to pop. It would pop for me sometimes when I was in the room right before the hint room.

I grew up on this game and its awesome to see how well its held up

Oh man just that opening track

MP2 is the peak of the series IMO

15:10 it's not weird since it is one of the decisive aspects that determined if the game was coming out. I can't remember who but it was one of the big names in Nintendo basically told Retro Studios that if they didn't nail that transition from the morphball into first person they were going to drop the project

The bosses got the biggest glow ups and that makes them even more awesome.

Hey Matty, I'm so glad that you played this for the first time and enjoyed it! Metroid Prime is one of my all time favorite games. I'd also recommend playing Metroid Prime 2, even on the gamecube it ran at 60fps and played very well! There's rumors of a Metroid Prime 2 Remaster, but I think it's worth checking out the original if you're interested.

I wouldn’t say this game is a masterpiece but a REMASTERpiece 😉

One of my favorite Christmas presents of all time.

You definitely deserve more subs, you could easily hit the 1M mark with this quality

This was the first metroid game i ever own. Remember getting it at gamestop for 8 bucks in their replacement box and cover art.

Just bought this yesterday I skipped over the gamecube back in the day I had the ps2 and my friends had ps2 or xbox and with this being my first metriod prime game im in love 😍 being a huge mass effect fan I feel right at home in the metriod universe

When I was a teen I watched my cousin play Metroid Prime but I missed it on it. I grew up with the original on NES and SM on SNES. I ordered the physical, I'm super stoked to finally play this classic!

I’m very new to the Metroid series, I’ve always been keenly aware of it, but never known the proper moment to jump in until the Switch’s Metroid revival. I played Super Metroid in the lead up to Dread and absolutely loved both games. Now I’ve just beaten Prime remastered and am moving on to Fusion on NSO. I’ve loved all of them so far and am praying that they add Zero Mission to NSO, and I’m considering getting the Metroid 2 remake on 3DS to complete the Metroid pentalogy.

Playing this game makes you realize why Metroid Dread's music got so criticized, even if Dread's music is not the worst in the world. But when Metroid fans are used to getting all the toppings on top of the pizza, while Dread is just the bread and a little bit of cheese, it certainly felt like a little let down in that department.

Wow, you have insanely high views for a channel your size, congratulations, you deserve it!

Great review, Matty! I played Metroid Prime as a kid and still own my copy. Unfortunately, I never got very far because I couldn't figure out where to go. I'm going to get Metroid Prime: Remastered and beat it! After all these years!

New school gamers are gonna get so lost in this game 😂

Haven’t played it yet did they bring back the cut Kraid as a boss?

I'm surprised no one has made the joke "It's a Remasterpiece!"

$40 is a steal cause the price of the ogs on wii and gamecube plus just think, they made Skyward Sword HD which was just a simple upscale with control changes and they charged $60 same with Mario 3d Allstars(you do get 3 games at least) and twilight Princess HD, this remaster is on par with Crisis Core Reunion and Wind Waker HD which also weren't full price hopefully more follow suit

One of my games I got with my Gamecube back in the day and loved every second of it. Can't wait to play it again on the Switch when the physical version comes out. Trying not to double dip on a digital copy and start playing it already.

I remember getting this game 2 days before release date mainly because the employee didn't really care about release dates. And the moment I popped the disc inside the GameCube, it stayed in there for months. I was hooked. Haven't played this game in years becuz my dumbass gave my GameCube to my girlfriend's son for his birthday long ago. There have been plenty of times I wanted to do so many play throughs on this game. Thank the lord that Retro and nintendo brought this back.

15:57 "The most badass heroin in this game" Me - haha, bro! You said Heroin. Haha! Ha! Haha!

Excited to pick up my physical copy tomorrow :D

Other than messing up the beam effects and the charge beam in general I agree

just picked it up today, never gotten the chance to play back in day and hope the sequels would get remastered for the switch

I’d love to see an entire collection so far video

It's honestly amazing AND funny at the same time. Cause this game, along with zelda botw, absolutely proves that there is no excuse for scarlett and Violet to be in the awful state it currently is in.

Having never played a mainline Metroid Prime game before and being such a fan of Dark Souls, its honestly jarring how similar this game is to DS1. The Talon Overworld is Firelink Shrine. The Magmoor Caverns are Blighttown. I can't wait to play 2 and 3 and eventually 4.

Funny enough I'd recently hooked up my old Gamecube and started playing through this game. Was amazed with how well it holds up. I have some gameplay gripes (like the artifacts), but love the game. Took a bit to get into the swing of things again too as the game doesn't hold back.

I never beat Metroid Prime on GameCube so having it on the Switch is awesome. Like you said I wish you could place a marker on the map as I remember getting lost when exploring rooms and such.

I was 14 when this came out and I remember I just didn’t really enjoy it for some reason. I think it was the puzzles/ maps that were too hard for me at the time. But now, omg I love the Metroid series. Wanna give this one another shot.

This game was great! Playing through the remake as well! Definitely worth going through the older games. Played Super Metroid and Metroid fusion last year and I was shocked at how well they stood up and I love those games. I didn't grow up with those games and don't have nostalgia and they still hold up extremely well.

I love this game. The physical preorder is sold out . I’ll get the digital and may have to get both. It’s that good.

I remember getting the Wii trilogy for like $40 back in the day after beating and really liking Other M. I also got stuck/lost in the beginning of the game and never touched the game again. I still got it sitting on the shelf

It really doesn’t need autoaim because the gyro was implemented the right way. I’m using dual stick + gyro aim settings. Such a great remaster.

As always, great work, Matty! Like you, I bounced off Prime back on the GameCube due to simply getting frustrated with navigation. While I typically love playing first person shooters, I’m not a big fan of puzzles in games and despite playing through and enjoying Metroid Fusion (using the strategy guide) I have never enjoyed Metroidvanias. I recall loving the atmosphere, music, etc - but the minute to minute gameplay wasn’t for me. The lack of twin stick control also made me drop it. The QoL features, addition of twin stick controls, improved visuals, and ability to play this portably have all led me to highly consider giving this another shot in the near future. If I can get my hands on a physical copy somehow that is.

Hey I love the channel and all the content you produce. I was wondering if you’d wanna review all of the gauntlet games. Dark legacy is my favorite

When I was a kid my dad got me a GameCube and this game because super smash bros was sold out. At first I was kinda upset but ended up being one of my favorite childhood games along with MGS1

I've played the older metroid games before.. even tried prime once before on the original GC but I never got past the prologue, now fully playing it, it definitely is an amazing game, the OG "2D" games I cannot get into for the life of me, but prime is very different, and in a good way.

I'm curious if Matty made use of the Hint System? I first played Prime when I was 12 in 2007. It was the first game up til that point where I could easily say it was my favorite game ever made. I've been a massive Metroid fan ever since.

Sixth year old me is happy this remake was done well and with passion to recreate the experience we all had back in the early 2000’s.

I remember playing this when I was 12. I printed out the entire walkthrough because every time someone would call the house I would get knocked off the internet and lose my spot. Good times

I have memories of playing this on Gamecube getting lost for hours at a time.

A little upset that it wasn’t the full trilogy but amazing remaster !

I’m glad Nintendo remastered MP the trilogy on will goes for an insane price right now

You heard that it gets better from here? I don't think I have ever heard that opinion before. Afaik it is basically unanimous among Metroid fans that the Prime 1 is better than 2 and 3. The others are still fairly well regarded, though.

The real question is: can we still sequence break in the remaster?

The game actually drops you hints as to what you need to do next if you spend too much time in an area.

Doing digital releases first with the physical later on is the best move. Bugs and patches can be sorted out early, leading to physical versions that are playable right out of the box.

Matty your experience mimmicks mine. I bought this 20 years ago but the nature of the game( exploration, backtracking) didn't appeal to me, while on the other end I've always acknowledged internally that it's a GOAT level game. Can't wait for the physical to drop so I can give this game the needed attention it deserves. It also came up at a perfect time as I'm making a point to play the Metroid titles, currently playing through Dread, Super, and Samus Returns on 3DS. Prime will be next on the list.

GOAT soundtrack, and the second game is even better

The most shocking thing about this was that they didn’t charge $60 for it

I personally enjoyed the Players Choice tag

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