Metroid Prime 4 Discussion

Sylux's appearance in Prime 4 is imminent, according to Sakamoto. Who's this guy? Why he hates Samus and Galactic Federation so much? Did he appear in other Metroid games besides Hunters?

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Hunters only unless he really does show up in 4

He was the best non-Samus hunter IMO. He could make Trip-wire bombs and could drain health with Shock Coil, the best powered-up weapon ability

>Did he appear in other Metroid games besides Hunters?
FecalForce
His ship also appeared at the end of Prime 3

>unless he really does show up in 4

He's basically guaranteed to.
ign.com/articles/2015/06/17/e3-2015-what-metroid-primes-producer-wants-in-the-next-sequel

Probably his home planet was a planet that Samus visited and destroyed out of tradition.

>guy
>he

I'm kinda surprised at how open Tanabe was with his ideas on MP4 way back then.

>would need 3 years to make it if it was on Wii U
>would have a lot of content
>single planet focus instead of multiple planets
>time travel as a major gameplay mechanic
>no Dark Samus and Phazon
>Sylux and GF would play a big role

He looks like a human and maybe a former member of Galactic Federation. Unless it's a robot.

Judging from the hunters intro and his "vocalizations" he's definitely not human, or at least not entirely. I think he's the result of the Federation trying to create their own Samus, gene-splicing and all, but it went horribly wrong and Sylux is a disfigured, hideous creature. He stole all the shit designed for him and hunts federation personnel whenever he can. As for hating Samus it's probably just by association.

Sylux is going to be Metroid's Boba Fett, guaranteed.

>Hunters Only
>He hasn't played Federation Force

It could very plausibly be an AI that commandeered the suit.
Sylux could also be a girl like Samus.

Dude showed up in MP3 and FF.

>he played Federation Force

How will scanning Sylux work? Will it be like with Dark Samus in Echoes where each encounter is a different scan with updated information?

i did was actually a pretty fun game user. you should try having fun some time.

>Who's this guy?

Grey Fox

sounds like shit

i think the producer confirmed Sylux is male

>>time travel as a major gameplay mechanic
Wait, wait, stop. Que? Is this like a Sonic CD thing where the planet has a past, present, and future? Cause in all honesty, I'd be down for that.

>he

>has

No one knows since it's just spitballing some ideas. But Tanabe almost mentions wanting to explore a timeline so I bet that it would be something like that.

>coconut guns

>that drain in spurts

Post yfw Metroid Prime 4 is shit

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>was hype but then remembered the last time i was hype for a metroid they let me down

I don't think Nintendo knows just how bad it is to have people lose confidence in their franchises

everything has to end, metroid had its time
and fuck off with
>ending on a high note
fuck that it literally makes no difference

Can Metroid have a 2nd rep in Smash Bros now?

>Made FF to show what the Galactic Federation does
But MP3, Fusion and Other M already have big involvement of the Federation. They also appear in MP2. What a bad excuse.

Oh wow look at all the neofags in here.
I told you poofters this stuff last week.

I bet you she's a biological clone of Samus Aran.
Gfed's fucking love their clones.

Fuck you, have another random Fire Emblem character instead.

>sylux is the black transgender nonbinary lover of samus
>xhe was heartbroken after samus left xhem for adam
>xhe are the one who killed adam, and now xhe am hunting down samus to stick xheir penis into her and impregnate her with a metroid baby

screencap this

How about the excuse being he thought a team-based side story with the federation would be fun? The reason people hate Federation Force is because it was cartoon proportions and everyone was Metroid-starved.

Calling it right the fuck now, Prime 4 will split into a new timeline and future games will be made in both the Prime and Fusion series,15 years from now both Samus will team up in either a Christmas special or sentai collaboration game.

>not the judicator
shit was literally broken

>they add this other Samus to Smash Bros to appease Metroidfags wanting more characters

>Prime 4 establishes Sylux as a main character
>Sakurai adds him into smash
>He's just a Samus clone
How mad would people be?

>screencap this
you can't be serious

The shock coil is the worst weapon, it has the easiest most absolute counter and because of the way it works there's nothing the user can do. his alt form is second best after samus'

They already did that with Zero Suit Samus, to be fair.

ign.com/articles/2006/05/31/sakurais-smash-bros-update

>I put Zero Suit Samus in thinking I wanted to include more characters from the popular Metroid series.

Yeah, I just see them doing it again in the distant future if that kind of shit does end up happening. Besides, I don't know what the hell people are expecting for playable characters out of the Metroid series, when if anything Metroid should contribute more stages and possibly assist trophies based on bosses.

I just want Rundas in Smash.

I honestly, unironically wish we get all of the other Hunters back and get to explore their personalities and backstories in 4. Doesn't even need the online multiplayer just do SOMETHING to flesh them out more.

Member Dark Pit?

pssshhh

>tfw new Kid Icarus game never ever

What if Sylux is a full-on robutt?

>I want to put in another character from Metroid
>it's just Samus again

Why are japs so fucking retarded?

A completely shit character that gets killed off in a cringey and unceremonious way? Cool.

>>He hasn't played Federation Force
>hasn't 100% MP3 for that secret ending

>>time travel as a major gameplay mechanic
he didn't say that. get outta here with that shit

he's literally the Shadow the Hedgehog of Metoid, lore/origin-wise

>not suffering the experience like everyone else with Other M

Why does Tanabe have a hard on for Sylux? And what the fuck is Retro working on if Prime 4 is being developed in Moonland?

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Today I will remind them.

>Samus spared a baby Metroid
>Sylux steals and hatches a baby Metroid
Poetry

retro is completing their DK trilogy

I DONT UNDERSTAND

IF HIS GUN IS REFILLING HIS ENERGY HOW IS HE EXPENDING IT?

i wouldn't be surprised
>"fantastic" new dev team have no experience with 3D Metroivanias or classic first-person games
>use Metroid Prime 3 as a base for what the next gameplay should be like
>put focus in the multiplayer than single-player, hence why single player is trash like Hunters
>feddie gameplay gain ZERO improvement from FF
>Adam Malkovich cameo, since it's still pre-Metroid 2 Prime game

Aside from that secret ending, Federation Force was pretty much filler with nothing really interesting or significant going on through out the main campaign.
I sort of doubt that the Federation Force's missions will even be mentioned or referenced considering the negative reception and at most have four possessed Federation mechs (4.3 meters tall remember) as a boss

it expends ammo units and refills hp

>it's just Samus again
Worse than that. It's fanfiction Samus, featuring abilities and tools that never appeared in a Metroid game! Sakurai is a total retard. Like in the extreme. Some characters get extreme loyalty to sourrce material and detail and other gets slammed with fan fiction inventions.

tbrh only chances that happening if he decided to wait at the very last minute to add Sylux in Smash 5

did people forget about the Ganondorf and Wario situations in Melee's development?

That you got taken in by lies?

Sakurai doesn't even fucking work for Nintendo.

>following tropical freeze's less than stellar reviews
this guy sure had imagination

Just remember that Sakurai doesn't officially work for Nintendo and it only brought on for specific projects.

Would a multiplayer mode be a good addition to add content to Prime 4? I never got around to the Prime 2 multiplayer, so idk how good that was.

>Nintendo caring about a shitty indie game
>Nintendo even being aware of a shitty indie game

>Retro working with Tanabe even though there is reason to believe they aren't working together anymore

>Retro being surprised about Nintendo wanting Amiboo functionality

>Yooka Layle is coming out on Switch

>Nintendo letting a finished game just laying around for no reason

>async multiplayer with sylux trying to find samus in a metroid prime styled map
?

Rundas is dead

Goddamit I wanna fuck that robot

To be fair, Dark Pit was made in a day.

>haha Sakurai's doing a Duck Hunt collectathon cause muh Banjo-Kazooie-like appearance in Smash XDD
fuck off with that shit.
posting some real news.

Sakurai quite Nintendo after Kirby Air Ride. Iwata just kept begging him to come back for Smash.

Tanabe literally said the feds are going to be a new element to the Prime gameplay along with a tutorial based on blast ball for new players.

They mentioned using the first Prime as the basis, Tanabe also said only focusing in a single, open planet.

"New dev team" means it's being developed in-house at Nintendo instead of being outsourced somewhere. Breath of the Wild was developed by new, younger staff as well.

Nonetheless it could still suck.

>Sakurai quit Nintendo after Kirby Air Ride.
Sakurai never even worked for Nintendo at all. just HAL and Sora LTD.

user, stop saying such lewd things!

>They mentioned using the first Prime as the basis, Tanabe also said only focusing in a single, open planet.
>"New dev team" means it's being developed in-house at Nintendo instead of being outsourced somewhere.
source on all this? like is this news that just came up days ago?

>Your ideal Metroid is basically Prime 1 in third person.
>All those years ago you actually thought Other M would be it.
I'm excited for what we're getting but a part of me will forever be sad knowing I will never ever see my perfect game come to light.

>returns to the First Person Adventure roots of the original Metroid Prime
>focus on exploration and isolation

About it being developed in-house, Tanabe mentioned in that 2015 interview they didn't want to partner with another studio for this game. So it's being developed at Nintendo EAD.

I love the first-person in the Prime games and how it actually feels like you're in Samus' helmet, how the world and enemies interact with your visor, but I'm not gonna lie, I've always wanted a 3D, third-person Metroid game. I got giddy when I got to the OTS parts in Other M but those turned out to be forced walking sections. The thing about the Metroid Prime series is that you get all these cool as fuck suits, but most of the time, you're stuck in your helmet, so you never get to see them most of the time.

EAD is dead
It's now EPD

>>returns to the First Person Adventure roots of the original Metroid Prime
>original Metroid Prime
that's all i needed to hear. i'm glad they're taking notes about why Metroid Prime 1 was so much of a success.

same

>he

does that imply it is "in-house" and not one of its subsidiaries?

They said the team was created for this project.
It's in house. The team is the newest Metroid Prime slaves now that Retro is off doing their own IP.

>tfw favorite Samus outfit is her postgame one in Other M
>no fanart because it's Other M

:'(

My only fear is that Japs don''t really have much experience making fps games. I hope they consult some members from the prime 1 team to give them tips and pointers.

forgot pic

Seriously, ditch the Zero Suit

Yea that's Tanabe.
He basically helped guide Retro and get them started. He probably knows more about what makes a Metroid Prime game a Metroid Prime game than anyone at Nintendo.

in each every Metroid Prime game, 3rd person elements has been growing larger in game over the years
>MP1 prototype: third person camera
>MP1: Morph Ball
>MP2: Screw Attack
>Hunters: Weavel's Halfturret
>MP3: N/A
>Federation Force/Blast Ball: playable unarmed Federation Marine once you get out of the mech
maybe in MP4, they'll give the option to toggle with the camera or more segments that may involves more 3rd person anything

Is it weird that I mainly prefer third person because I like seeing my character? I don't even have a problem with first person at all, especially with how immersive it can be, but whenever I have the choice I switch to third person. I especially want that for Prime since a big part of Metroid was seeing your suit physically change when you get upgrades and there's all sorts of cool upgrades in Prime.

Japs also don't have much experience making open world games or third person shooters and that turned out pretty alright with Zelda and Splatoon.

I wouldn't be too worried about them not "getting" first person games, considering that the new generation of devs at Nintendo has a pretty good track record so far and they seem quite a bit more open to outside influences when compared to the old devs.

I would rather fanfiction Samus than another fucking anime swordsman.