I haven't stopped thinking about how awful it is

While I don't necessarily agree that Metroid needs multiplayer the framework for a class-based multiplayer mode is right there.

I'm sure I'll think of some more, but the whole story, and particularly the ending are so unsatisfying that they tarnish the whole game, and make the standout gameplay moments feel like the exception, not the rule.

Anyone else got anything to add?

6) Where did the Space Pirates go?

The Lamorn artifact sent Samus, Sylux, 5 Metroids and 5 GF troopers to Viewros. Where were the space pirates?

An iconic Metroid enemy, completely absent after the game's opening. They could have added variety throughout?

Why was so much attention given to Sylux's character, and his relationship with Samus, during the marketing, only for him to be mostly absent from the game? Why is the "full" story hidden behind 100% completion?

Scanning the amiibo gives you voice lines, but why? Were these cut?

5) What was Sylux's goal?

Off camera, Sylux took control of the tower and Psy bots, infected the key guardians with Metroids and then set off the green energy cannon twice, to create the green rain.

Why do we not see these things happen, or find out what his overall goal was?

He also tells you to collect the mech parts before you've been told that Betsy was needed for the final plan, making it feel rushed

We know that there is a bunch of cut GF trooper dialogue from the last overview trailer so maybe laying out the plans happened in these removed scenes?

4) Rushed story beats

Towards the end, Myles radios to tell you "everyone's gone to the mines" without a group assault on the mine having been mentioned before then.

The mines hadn't even been introduced yet other than a point in the desert we couldn't access yet, so was this cut?

3) Where did the Metroids go?

Every key guardian boss has been infected by a Metroid, but for some reason we're never showed them being infected, nor are we told why they've been infected.

We actually never see another Metroid after the first boss battle, so why were they cut or not reintroduced?

2) Myles's dialogue slip up

When you give the Fire Chip to Myles, your first new shot, he says "you should be able to use another new shot type", but with the second shot type (Ice Shot) he sales "a new shot type".

Was the order you acquire the shots changed, but the wording left as-is?

1) Myles lies to you

Early on, Myles Radios to say "up to you to decide which [key] to go after first"

This is a lie, as you are met by obstacles at every location, requiring you to find the Fire Shot outside of Flare Pool get access to Ice Belt first.

Was the game intended to be less linear?

I would love the arm cannon pillow but £37 this close to Christmas? Unlikely!

A lot of this stuff is also available on the UK store now!

store.nintendo.co.uk/en/merchandi...

I think a lot of stuff had to be cut, it's the only explanation!

I started scrambling on the internet that I'd missed something, or that there was a secret ending I didn't get!

It's rare that I get to the end of a game and I'm left feeling like that, especially after Silksong and Dread proved that my expectations can still be reasonable after long waits.

I've been trying to word this properly all day because I was worried about coming across as too negative about a game I ultimately enjoyed.

It's a good game wrapped up in baffling decisions that kind of ruin the experience.

"Less than the sum of its parts" was right, whoever wrote that.

I'm vibing so hard with everything except the desert. But the desert is growing on me!

The main Prime world is exceptional, but the vast empty desert is a proper killer!