Metroid Prime 4: How Breath of the Wild Made A RAVENOUS Monster

With the announcement of Metroid Ravenous, it's time to look back on Metroid Prime 4, a game that could've saved the Metroid series during one of its worst moments, just as the first Prime did 20 years prior, or like how Breath of the Wild spiced up the 3D Zelda format. Instead, it was poorly received and didn't leave much of an impact. Why? Well, in this deep-dive, we'll discuss the Metroid and Zelda franchises, comparing their trajectories and seeing where it all went wrong. #metroidravenous #metroidprime4 #botw 0:00-0:30 intro 0:31-5:40 The Rise and Fall of Metroid 5:41-7:20 How Zelda got stale 7:21-10:00 BOTW's breakthrough and MP4's stagnation 10:01-12:42 My Metroid journey 12:43-13:27 2025 for Nintendo 13:28-15:31 Prime 4 Presentation 15:32-19:13 Prime 4 Open World (Sol Valley) 19:14-21:38 The... GOOD? 21:39-24:30 Aaand we're back to the BAD 24:31-27:55 Story and Final Boss 27:56 Conclusion