https://youtu.be/Zez0pCg9Idg?si=ouAojMWN78mJ1x1K&t=212

Holy fuck, they've gone FULL SLOP. This looks absolutely terrible. A motorcycle in an empty-looking open world in a metroid prime game.

Cowgod, EXPLAIN what they were thinking with this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5803236&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49465226)

There’s this idea that Metroid/Nintendo fans have that Metroid will be their salvation and make their platform of choice seem less Losery and kiddie. Like that it’ll be a Halo Killer bc it’s a western made FPS with a space suit. The games get rated T for no reason. Just because of marketing. The western fandom will pretend to like it like they’ve been doing for 20 years. Prime 1 is like the quintessential overhyped Nintendo game that would’ve gone totally un-noticed if it were a PS2 exclusive. These Losers stake way too much hope on the Turok developer. They don’t understand that Nintendo is 1/3rd the size of Ubisoft and can’t make enough Games to carry a platform on its own. The only way this works is if you don’t play their games for 15 years so you get 2 gens in one. This is why Switch 1 worked. “Wow, so many games! Mario 3D world! I’ve never even heard of this! It’s New! Paper Mario TTYD! I didn’t buy shitcube bc it sucked so New Game! Zelda and Mario on release! I’ve never heard of Wii U! Mario Kart 8; Switch exclusive, champ.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5803236&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49465355)

LOL @ this shit, the slop is even worse than I thought:

"Industry-facing coverage and preview logic point to familiar drivers behind companion design: playtest feedback about confusion or “getting lost,” retention analytics that treat silence as disengagement risk, and market trends favoring guidance and dialogue to sustain attention amid competition from streaming and social media. The presence of multiple companions, tutorialized banter, and overt hints suggest a design optimized to reduce early friction and keep the players’ screens “alive.” This is a strategy consistent with modern attention-economy pressures and onboarding goals for new players. In short, companions like Myles function as live narrative scaffolding (proxy audience, explainer, and reassurance mechanism) born from measurable retention and accessibility priorities rather than purely creative whim."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5803236&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49466504)