04-30-2026, 11:59 PM
MP4 was clearly a half baked game that was just finished as quickly as possible to ship because enough is enough.
They were definitely going for the open world Breath of the Wild style game but just ended up with Ocarina of Time. That whole overworld section is embarrassing and a complete waste of resources. There was actually more to do in OoT's overworld and that was on N64 and almost 30 years ago. It also made the game feel less connected than any other Metroid game ever. In fact, you couldn't even class it as a Metroid-vania given how unconnected the world is.
The only saving grace is the underlying engine is fantastic. The movement and combat are as good as ever and really show how far ahead of the curve MP1 really was.
They were definitely going for the open world Breath of the Wild style game but just ended up with Ocarina of Time. That whole overworld section is embarrassing and a complete waste of resources. There was actually more to do in OoT's overworld and that was on N64 and almost 30 years ago. It also made the game feel less connected than any other Metroid game ever. In fact, you couldn't even class it as a Metroid-vania given how unconnected the world is.
The only saving grace is the underlying engine is fantastic. The movement and combat are as good as ever and really show how far ahead of the curve MP1 really was.
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