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Metroid Prime is the definitive most overrated game ever

A 97 on metacritic. They made the Same Game 2 more times and...
Judgmental out-of-control native
  09/11/23
Don't forget that the Gamecube didn't even have the classic ...
flushed orchestra pit
  09/11/23
People just really wanted Nintendo to not go under back then...
Judgmental out-of-control native
  09/11/23
This is how games like Pikmin and Luigi's Mansion got hyped ...
flushed orchestra pit
  09/12/23
https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/eternal-darkness-...
Judgmental out-of-control native
  09/12/23
Eternal Darkness is a Triumph
Beady-eyed crystalline potus
  09/12/23
Said the Joke
Judgmental out-of-control native
  09/12/23
Wtf? Metroid Prime is one of the greatest single player FPS...
Hot appetizing toilet seat
  09/11/23
It’s horrible
Judgmental out-of-control native
  09/11/23
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flushed orchestra pit
  09/11/23
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Infuriating Principal's Office
  09/11/23
tbf thats a low bar
Internet-worthy histrionic public bath
  09/12/23
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https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK
  12/06/25
Ding!fag. It’s 180, and it came out with everyone expe...
fragrant theatre sweet tailpipe
  09/12/23
Explain prime 2’s sales.
Judgmental out-of-control native
  09/12/23
Metroid has literally always been a niche series with middli...
fragrant theatre sweet tailpipe
  09/12/23
Prime sold 2,840,000k. Echos sold 1,100,000k. People had had...
Judgmental out-of-control native
  09/12/23
It moves console sales
https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK
  12/06/25
I'm a Nintendo fan but I concur. I don't think I came close ...
Know-it-all library
  09/12/23
I’m not even saying it’s a bad game. I could pro...
Judgmental out-of-control native
  09/12/23
Metroid games always involve a ton of backtracking, and the ...
https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK
  12/06/25
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SneakersSO
  12/06/25
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SneakersSO
  12/06/25
I watched some YT plays and it looks pretty impressive graph...
OYT Magnus
  12/06/25
It doesn’t seem like it has a ton of backtracking Imh...
SneakersSO
  12/06/25


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Date: September 11th, 2023 10:58 PM
Author: Judgmental out-of-control native

A 97 on metacritic. They made the Same Game 2 more times and the public didn’t buy it because the first sucked. This is a horrible fake FPS where you just wander around aimlessly. The GameCube literally batted a .000 imo. Horrible console. Terrible fans.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786006)



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Date: September 11th, 2023 11:04 PM
Author: flushed orchestra pit

Don't forget that the Gamecube didn't even have the classic dual analog + proper triggers controller so it had Bad Controls in addition to everything else. The retards comprising the metacritic composite rated it as Something More than a FPS because it had backtracking and the view transitioned to third person if you rolled up into a ball. None of these things were enough to make it any more than a 4/10 at best.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786027)



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Date: September 11th, 2023 11:09 PM
Author: Judgmental out-of-control native

People just really wanted Nintendo to not go under back then and they were having a bad streak. The game was like a gofundme for console war victims. But they knew deep down that it sucked which is why the sequels bombed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786053)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 12:06 AM
Author: flushed orchestra pit

This is how games like Pikmin and Luigi's Mansion got hyped as major exclusives. Nintendo fans were like desperate pirates who had completely run out of cannonballs and started loading the cannons with forks and spoons...they had No Ammunition in the console war. Even games like Eternal Darkness that were sort of OK got all this unwarranted hype. It was touted as having like 20 playable characters and being some sort of revolutionary game when all the characters played identically so you were just playing the Same Level over and over again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786305)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 12:11 AM
Author: Judgmental out-of-control native

https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/eternal-darkness-sanitys-requiem Jfc

Excellent post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786315)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 8:47 PM
Author: Beady-eyed crystalline potus

Eternal Darkness is a Triumph

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46790046)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 9:11 PM
Author: Judgmental out-of-control native

Said the Joke

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46790120)



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Date: September 11th, 2023 11:05 PM
Author: Hot appetizing toilet seat

Wtf?

Metroid Prime is one of the greatest single player FPS games of all time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786030)



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Date: September 11th, 2023 11:06 PM
Author: Judgmental out-of-control native

It’s horrible

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786036)



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Date: September 11th, 2023 11:07 PM
Author: flushed orchestra pit

/thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786043)



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Date: September 11th, 2023 11:10 PM
Author: Infuriating Principal's Office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786058)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 12:47 AM
Author: Internet-worthy histrionic public bath

tbf thats a low bar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786378)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 8:37 PM
Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#49489798)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 12:11 AM
Author: fragrant theatre sweet tailpipe

Ding!fag. It’s 180, and it came out with everyone expecting it to totally suck so it’s not about hype outrunning reality.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786314)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 12:13 AM
Author: Judgmental out-of-control native

Explain prime 2’s sales.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786318)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 1:16 AM
Author: fragrant theatre sweet tailpipe

Metroid has literally always been a niche series with middling sales at best even when a game gets great reviews.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786435)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 7:43 AM
Author: Judgmental out-of-control native

Prime sold 2,840,000k. Echos sold 1,100,000k. People had had their fucking fill imo. Hence, overrated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46786893)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK


It moves console sales

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#49489807)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 8:39 PM
Author: Know-it-all library

I'm a Nintendo fan but I concur. I don't think I came close to finishing it and I finished a lot of really bad games.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46790007)



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Date: September 12th, 2023 8:44 PM
Author: Judgmental out-of-control native

I’m not even saying it’s a bad game. I could probably stand to beat it if I used a walkthrough every second or whatever. I’m sure the bosses are fun or whatever. It just didn’t deserve those scores at all.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#46790025)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 8:38 PM
Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK


Metroid games always involve a ton of backtracking, and the Prime games ALWAYS make it more of a grind. It never shoulda been made into a FPS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#49489802)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: SneakersSO



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#49489825)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: SneakersSO



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#49489792)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: OYT Magnus ( )

I watched some YT plays and it looks pretty impressive graphically. Good audio design too. I’m wary of FPS that aren’t straightforward corridor shooters though. Backtracking is fun when you zip across the screen in 2D, but hobbling around like Turok might not be quite the thing imo. Also if this fails Nintendo will never make a game that isn’t Mario-adjacent again imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#49489861)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 9:01 PM
Author: SneakersSO

It doesn’t seem like it has a ton of backtracking

Imho reading between the lines western games just suck shit and fail ignominiously unless they can innovate or tap into the zeitgeist somehow. Like just offer Player Choices or have Keanu reeves and sell 30,000,000k

Eastern games can have ingenious gameplay imo but western games can’t. It needs to transcend gameplay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5404309&forum_id=2#49489877)