For the most part it's a good Metroid prime game. Exploration can be fun and clean up at the end is easier thanks to the scout bots. The environments are nice and even have a few short cuts to speed up back tracking. Samus's arsenal is expanded as well with new abilities added to older power ups such as morph bombs having a 2nd ability besides blowing things up. However the dessert area is quite dull and a chore to scavenge green crystals in. It doesn't help the radio for the dessert is locked behind an amiibo or getting 100% scans which is literally one of the hardest things to do in prime games. Overall it kinda sucks, and frankly Metroid prime doesn't benefit from having an open world section, it's more padding then fun when you could just have a smaller hub map to connect the world like previous prime games. I'm also not a fan of the mechanic, not because he's a bad character rather the game makes him pipe in to advise you while you're exploring the dessert. Honestly, if he only talked to u with tips when YOU called HIM this wouldn't be and issue. Samus is also a complete mute the entire dang game even though there are moments that could clearly benefit from her saying something. I'm not saying she needs to have a lot of dialogue, I just think it would benefit her to say something every now and then when it feels necessary for her to speak. Also the ending flat out sucks, it's disappointing and not very conclusive, even the 100% ending just takes off only Samus's helmet which is incredibly lame for doing all that hard work. There's also a Secret ending which adds only confusion to a character's motivation. Because of all the flaws while I still do like the game I'm giving it a 7.5 for a above average game. If you're a prime fan I can still recommend the game

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