Metroid Prime 4 is almost here, bringing an almost two decade wait for a new Prime game to an end. While you'd have thought that would have been a reason to celebrate, a fairly standard Metacritic score and some snippets of gameplay online seem to have whipped up a little bit of a hate storm before the game has even launched.
One of the more detested parts of the game at the moment seems to be its writing, and its character dialogue in particular. Rather than have Samus stranded on a desolate planet by herself, there are a few characters along for the ride in her latest adventure. Several cutscenes showcasing these characters have been shared online so far, and to say that Metroid Prime fans aren't impressed would be a bit of an understatement.
For example, one clip shared by VGC owner Andy Robinson has blown up on Twitter over the past 24 hours, which shows an interaction between Samus and Private Nora Armstrong. In the scene, we see Armstrong kind of fangirl over Samus a little bit, as she stops in her tracks while speaking to her superior officer to gawk at Samus walking down the hall, going...
