this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2025
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Flat open world and samoos bike what could go wrong

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[–] Esoteir@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

metroid prime 4 being revealed as soulless open world slop is my 9/11, a 9/12 you might say lenin-pensive

[–] BadTakesHaver@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

did not expect that trailer to make me way less excited for this game but nintendo seems to like burying the lead now. like how tears of the kingdom turned about to just be about building random shit

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

mp3 was already mid, kinda killed my enthusiasm for any potential sequels

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Switch 2 is the generation I finally decide that Nintendo shit ain't worth it anymore

[–] tim_curry@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I would have expected they’d figure something out in 8 years

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A long cycle for an announced AAA game is rarely a good sign

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

long cycle

:kelly:

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

i would have thought they figured out that they're good at donkey kong games and should keep doing that

[–] BadTakesHaver@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

imagine they restarted development to turn it into Open World slop lmao

[–] Esoteir@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

donkey kong frozen ape was so good it made me forget how mid MP3 was sadness

[–] SmithrunHills@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Meanwhile kirby fans stay winning aubrey-happy

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Metroid has been mid since the Wii. I've given up on the series

[–] LisaTrevor@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

i thought Dread was really good