Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Keetongu]

Prime 4 spoilers: 

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Every bad decision, like the crystal farming and the linear unconnected dungeons, was redeemed when Samus abandoned the NPCs to die in a brazen act of cowardice. As long as no Prime game ever mentions them again and retroactively ruins the ending.