I recognize I'm biased for this, but I did play Metroid Prime 2 first as a teenager and it's still my favorite of the three. And while the first Metroid Prime is awesome and deserves all the praise for doing the impossible and successfully translating Metroid into a first person experience, I think the sequel was when they could really flex their creative muscles and MP2 is just oozing with creativity and style, introducing amazing environments and some the coolest suits and abilities that Samus has used. So, in my opinion, it is the better game but is standing on the shoulders of MP and all the other games that came before it.
Metroid Prime 2 to MP1 is like Majoras mask to Ocarina of Time. People felt under pressure from losing energy in the dark world (similar to the time pressure in majoras mask). I think it’s class, and after using the multi missile lock on I missed it when going back to prime 1. Really hoping to play a HD remaster of 2 and 3 before playing 4
Nah, MM makes you rush through the whole game. Even though I was a hardcore Zelda fan till BTW/TOTK, I do NOT like MM but love OoT. However with Metroid, I LOVE Prime 2 more then 1 and 3 lol.
I remember saving the planet Aether when I should have been going to class at university. Amazing game! Would love a remaster, can't believe it's been 20 yrs!
After recently re-playing through all three, prime 2 is definitely my favorite. People like to crap on the ammo system, but nobody who complains about that ever talks about how the beams also feel like the strongest in the series. The dark beam screws light world creatures into submission, and the light beam is indispensable for dark world bosses. Not to mention how the annihilator makes the Ing commit seppuku. The beams are the most balanced and individually useful in the series by a long shot. Congrats to the devs on the 20-year anniversary for this game, its my favorite.
Metroid Prime 2 is my favorite Metroid game. I played it originally on my GameCube which is the version I have the most experience with, despite playing through the trilogy on my WiiU a few times in the last 10 years. I think the difficulty was what kept me coming back. I remember starting it over twice that first 6 months after getting it for Xmas in 2004. Because of how slowly I went through it, I constantly forgot what I had done and what I still had to do. I didn’t sit down to beat it until that following Summer, but it instantly became one of my favorite games of all time and still holds a spot on my top 10.
I own this game but have never beaten it. I don’t mind plugging in the old system but I hope Nintendo remasters this and Corruption. Great content Rob.
@Ruleof2Review Heck, yeah! I was about 6 or 7 years old, and I couldn't pass these bosses til I was about 10+ years old and finally able to beat it! Also, hand down of the soundtrack in MP2. It was the best!
This is probably my favorite Metroid game. The ammo system, the world-changing, the survival mechanics, the music...everything just clicks for me! And the increased challenge makes it very satisfying to complete!
I've played Metroid Prime the first time with the remaster and feel in love with it. Have been waiting for the remaster of this, it is a tragedy there isn't one yet! If I have to wait any longer, I may have to play it in some other way! Goddamn you Nintendo, where is it?!
This is my favourite Metroid game. I think about it almost everyday. Beating it for the first time on Hard mode was one of the longest fought challenges I have set myself in gaming.
When I was a kid I had a GC with Prime. I had the release of MP with the Echos demo for most of my life I had no idea the full version of Echos was real let alone MP3
Metroid Prime 2 favorite Metroid Game and Favorite Game of all time! I loved the increased difficulty, harder puzzles, and more mature gameplay. Game Cube version was quite a bit more difficult. Not only was was the wii version easier but playing it on the GameCube there was no Spring Ball. That added a whole other level of difficulty especially on that boss where you get the spider ball powerup. Great memories. I cant wait for Prime 4!!!!!
Prime 2 took me 8 years to beat. I couldn't figure out how to do the Screw Attack. I kept pushing the stick forward to go forward while spinning, but the game doesn't say to do so. So I got stuck on that part in 2004, and didn't beat it until 2012 while drunk off my ass, trying to screw attack with the controller in one hand, and a beer in the other. When i got the Screw Attack to work, I literally paused the game in shock and was like "OMG IM SO STUPID". Went to fight Quadraxis and then Emperor Ing, and Dark Samus right after that and beat them with no problem. Prime 2 was amazing, but I didn't like the ammo thing. I liked the weapons in it very much, especially the Annihilator Beam, but the ammo thing made me use the normal Power Beam most of the time. I really hope this game gets the Remaster treatment that Prime 1 got. I know it's doubtful, but I'd love to play it again! Happy 20th birthday Metroid Prime 2!
We need this on the switch. I bought prime 1 and 2 in a game store and decided to buy both. Metroid prime 2 is my favorite of the prime trilogy and beat it plenty of times. Got to get use to playing the game without going to youtube for directions lol
I am from Denver, yes! But we haven’t lived there in almost 10 years. But we go back every year and still consider it home. I know Westminster very well! GO BRONCOS!!
@Ruleof2Review Awesome! Just down the street, there’s a cool Japanese arcade called Akihabara Arcade. You should check it out next time you’re in town if you haven’t already.
I received Metroid Prime 2 as birthday gift when it first came out on GameCube. Up until that point, I really had no interest in the Metroid series. I played it off and on for a while until I eventually beat it and fell in love with it. Now because of Echoes, Metroid has become my absolute favorite video game series. It holds a special place in my heart.
I love Prime 2. My love for Metroid started with Super Metroid as my best friend got it for Christmas 1995 with his Snes. So I wa obsessed with Metroid as a literal child (I was 5 years old) and obviously when the n64 came out we assumed there’d be Metroid on there and of course there wasn’t but then Prime came out for GC and again we were obsessed. But Prime 1 never really gave me that fear or unease that Super Metroid did but Prime 2 definitely did and I think that’s why I sometimes put Prime 2 above Primr 1 as it reminds me more of Super Metroid. Love it.
recently finished metroid prime 2 echoes not long ago and 100% it in the gc version was rly fun especially since it was a bit harder in its difficulty compared to the metroid prime trilogy wii version the boost guardian sure was a real though boss challange to beat
What I always found funny is the fact that for the Luminoth (Moth creatures) the most sacred place in the entire planet is literally a perpetual light city (Sanctuary Fortress) lol
I still have this for my gamecube, wish nintendo would shadow drop prime 2 on the switch lime they did with prime 1, i love the metroid series definitely deserves more attention, at least prime 4 is in progress
At first, I couldn’t stand having to make my way to light domes to avoid constant damage. However, the more I played, the better I became and later in the game, that restriction became a nonissue. Metroid Prime 2 became one of my favorite games and still is.
Prime 2 has definitely had some Renaissance the past decade and many consider it to be "Secretly the best one". I am a Prime 1 Stan since launch, but people liking Prime 2 more makes perfect sense to me. There is so much about it that I love and so many ways it improves on the first I will say that I find the difficulty conversation interesting cause I think it just comes down to familiarity. I have beaten this game on GC (never touched the Trilogy version) dozens of times and the Boost Guardian has long since lost his luster (and i find the Spider Guardian really fun in a tricky way), whereas with Dread I STILL have trouble with Kraid, Experiment Z-57, and Raven Beak every time and I've also put hundreds of hours into that. Excited to see what Prime 4 brings to the table in terms of difficulty for us Giga-brain Metroid Sickos, but I'll be chill with it either way
I’m someone that used to speedrun Prime 2, so when you said Emperor Ing and Dark Samus 3 & 4 were extremely difficult, I had to back out of my headspace of knowing the methods to handle them with minimal effort and agree that they can be tough casually. However when you said Boost and Spider Guardian were notoriously difficult, I was nodding in earnest as these two are beyond ridiculous. But Retro devs have admitted they were told to keep ramping up the difficulty for those bosses. Also you’re correct, Normal Mode in Trilogy is easier while Veteran is akin to the original Normal. Hypermode would then be similar to the original Hard Modes. But even in the Trilogy version of Echoes, Boosr and Spider Guardian were significantly toned down because of their OG difficulty. Lastly, I remember skipping a college exam the day of 11/15/04 to pick up this game. Don’t regret it to this day. 😂😂
Hey RO2R! Here's my crazy prediction. Metroid Prime 4 seems like a game where time travel and warping to other galaxies could be possible. What if this game takes you through some events of Prime 1-3, possibly stopping Sylux or other enemies from interfering with your missions in those past games? And when you finish Metroid Prime 4, Prime 2 and 3 are unlocked because they are already on the game cart! BOOM!
Underrated. More (not most, more) Nintendo games should have a better sense of pressure and difficulty throughout the experience, and it's the primary reason why I really enjoy Metroid Prime 2. Nintendo very rarely throws the hardcore audience a bone when it comes to that type of deliberate game design and it's probably one of my least favorite things about Nintendo games in general. Hope we get a solid re-release in the near future.
After playing Prime 1 when I was a kid and absolutely falling in love with it, I think its fair to say that there is no other game in my life I have been more hyped for than Prime 2! I ended up loving it for all the things it did different, but as many others I do have some gripes with it, namely the front-loaded lack of visual pop and splendor. Its a dreary and oppressive world, which really works wonders in some ways, even making the really cool parts of the game shine even brighter when you eventually get to those parts, like the Sanctuary Fortress. The downside is that it just feels less interesting to go back to. There is also a distinct impact on the games replayability for that reason, as well as the overall layout and progression in the game that makes it slightly less tempting to revisit. On that note I do have a hard reccomendation for everyone that feels like they have squeezed all the appreciation they can out of this game; try the Prime 2 randomizer! I have done just two randomizer runs of Echoes, but its a transformative experience! The world map and layout has so much interesting potential for different ways of progressing and navigating through the game that just doesn't shine through with the intended way of playing it, whereas in a randomizer you really need to tame and understand the whole map in a whole other way that felt ridiculously rewarding👌
I never played Metroid prime 2 because Im waiting for the remaster but you really hyped me up saying it’s a difficult Metroid game. I do like a challenging game on occasion
Metroid Prime 2 and 2004 being 20 years ago feels right and proper to me. It's been a long time. 2013 and all its associated events (when I got my Zelda 3DS and Pokémon X) being 11 years ago is what feels messed up to me.
In regards to Prime 4 having anything to do with Phazon and Dark Samus, the only way I see that happening is if the weird loop machine thing from the logo has to do with time travel or something.
Resident Evil 4 didn’t release until 2 months later in January of 2005. I also remember working for the launch of that game as well. First was Halo 2, then MP2, then RE4.
Fully colorblind myself, definitely had a hard time with the one. But I still absolutely love this game! Really hope we get a remaster of prime 2 -3 before prime 4.
I'm still holding out until Nintendo releases this on Switch (hopefully). I have Primehack on Steam Deck but regret playing MP1 right before the remaster. 😂
As someone who recently became a metroid fan when i beat dread and prime 1 remastered i went and played and beat metroid prime 2 and 3 and (and lets played my adventures) let me tell you i beat prime 2 on gamecube (had alil help from a guide when i got stuck and used one also) and my GUYY U ARE NOT LYING the difficulty of prime 2 on gc is crazy but when i beat the game i was like i never wanna play the gc version again 😂😂 the boost guardian the blarrg fish boss spider guardian quadraxis and the first boss battle of the final boss MAN lol felt like sometimes i was fighting the camera at some points also but im glad i beat all the prime games to ready myself for prime 4 beyond
If you’re referring to difficulty I don’t personally agree. Dread definitely has some challenge to it, but I only really find Raven Beak to like **HARD** hard. For the most part I find it to be a standard and serviceable challenge. MP2 is significantly harder imo. Especially the GameCube version.
@Ruleof2Review I never had as much trouble with any of the Prime 2 bosses as I did with most in Dread. And the EMMIs, I mean God damn. But at least there were checkpoints apart from save rooms.
For me Metroid Prime 2 is by far my most favorite Prime game to this day. I take it over Prime and Prime 3 any day of the year. I loved 1, as well as 1 remasterd and 3 though, but not nearly as much as Prime 2. The GC version was the greatest, still have both GC games and 3, and also Trilogy. *Prays the rumor is true* that Prime 2 will be announced at GA, insta buy, and perhaps new trailer for 4...
After Reggie said "ass," Nintendo fans on the internet rejoiced! Being called "kiddie" for so long, we thought it meant Nintendo was finally taking things seriously 😅
@Ruleof2Review I was just starting high school, and I was all over gaming forums talking about it. That was the generation many of my friends moved on from Nintendo to PS2 or Xbox, as that "kiddie" reputation felt VERY important back then. It's silly to look back on it now, but people genuinely cared about it
I prefer 2 over 1 , although 2 was the first I played on the GameCube. I was 14 at the time and the boss battles were hard but not that hard. I loved the exploration aspect of it
I’m like, 10ish years younger than you, and man, my teenager self was relentless. Can’t believe I beat this on GameCube 😅 It was also the only one of the 3 I didn’t play when I got around to the Trilogy Collection 😢
God this being two decades alongside Halo 2 gives me cardiac arrest. Anyway the peak Metroid game right here. I have no idea how this is the black sheep of the Prine games. To me without question the worst one was Corruption. The motion controls were fantastic but the problem was how boxed in and linear it is and the worst sin the game never shuts up! Prime 2 is a better Prime 1 with a higher difficulty level.
The only review I had seen on this game before trying it was from Somecallmejohnny and he surprisingly viewed it as pretty mediocre, so I was pleasantly surprised to learn this game didn't only live up to the predecessor but actually surpassed it. It's not as repayable as the first one, but the first time experience was better in my opinion.
I just got turned off by the ammo system. I get the reasoning as to why that decision was made (based on interviews on individuals that worked on it) but it just wasn't it for me. Though, I would appreciate a remake just to finish the game.
Dark Samus is my OG smash ult main. Nintendo should at least confirm the remake is in development. Good grief why do they have to be so secretive about everything?
Never cared for prime 2 much. Even back in 2004. It didn’t have the magic and awe that prime 1 had and it felt like a chore to play if I remember correctly. There were tons of great games that year and I gave up playing it
Cheers to Metroid Prime 2. Happy 20th anniversary to one of the greatest games ever made! ❤️🍻
Thank you for giving Metroid Prime 2: Echoes the love and appreciation it deserves! 🎉
I recognize I'm biased for this, but I did play Metroid Prime 2 first as a teenager and it's still my favorite of the three. And while the first Metroid Prime is awesome and deserves all the praise for doing the impossible and successfully translating Metroid into a first person experience, I think the sequel was when they could really flex their creative muscles and MP2 is just oozing with creativity and style, introducing amazing environments and some the coolest suits and abilities that Samus has used. So, in my opinion, it is the better game but is standing on the shoulders of MP and all the other games that came before it.
@@brady876 absolutely! The game is amazing and deserves the recognition.
Prime 2 believers stand up!!!!!! 🐐
My favorite of the Prime games.
Same ❤❤
Mine too, i still have hope to a Remaster like Prime1 got.
same bro!
Metroid Prime 2 to MP1 is like Majoras mask to Ocarina of Time. People felt under pressure from losing energy in the dark world (similar to the time pressure in majoras mask). I think it’s class, and after using the multi missile lock on I missed it when going back to prime 1. Really hoping to play a HD remaster of 2 and 3 before playing 4
Nah, MM makes you rush through the whole game. Even though I was a hardcore Zelda fan till BTW/TOTK, I do NOT like MM but love OoT. However with Metroid, I LOVE Prime 2 more then 1 and 3 lol.
Perfectly described man
My favorite Metroid game. Praying for a remaster to experience this gem in HD.
Same bro
Halo 2 and metroid prime 2 in 2004 was such an incredible time I love these games so much there just isn't anything like them
and Half Life 2!
I remember saving the planet Aether when I should have been going to class at university. Amazing game! Would love a remaster, can't believe it's been 20 yrs!
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes is my favorite!
20th annoversary. Perfect time to release a remaster or port to the Switch before Christmas
After recently re-playing through all three, prime 2 is definitely my favorite.
People like to crap on the ammo system, but nobody who complains about that ever talks about how the beams also feel like the strongest in the series. The dark beam screws light world creatures into submission, and the light beam is indispensable for dark world bosses. Not to mention how the annihilator makes the Ing commit seppuku. The beams are the most balanced and individually useful in the series by a long shot.
Congrats to the devs on the 20-year anniversary for this game, its my favorite.
Prime 2 has the best soundtrack of the three Prime's hands down.
Torvus Bog is one of my favorite vibes in gaming
Metroid Prime 2 is my favorite Metroid game. I played it originally on my GameCube which is the version I have the most experience with, despite playing through the trilogy on my WiiU a few times in the last 10 years.
I think the difficulty was what kept me coming back. I remember starting it over twice that first 6 months after getting it for Xmas in 2004. Because of how slowly I went through it, I constantly forgot what I had done and what I still had to do.
I didn’t sit down to beat it until that following Summer, but it instantly became one of my favorite games of all time and still holds a spot on my top 10.
I own this game but have never beaten it. I don’t mind plugging in the old system but I hope Nintendo remasters this and Corruption. Great content Rob.
Couldn't agree more about the bosses 😅 that was really hard and couldn't control your heartbeat, too!
They’re no joke!
@Ruleof2Review Heck, yeah! I was about 6 or 7 years old, and I couldn't pass these bosses til I was about 10+ years old and finally able to beat it! Also, hand down of the soundtrack in MP2. It was the best!
MP2 my beloved
Prime 2 is the best Metroid game ever made!
Dang. This game is 20 years old. I'm so old.
This is probably my favorite Metroid game. The ammo system, the world-changing, the survival mechanics, the music...everything just clicks for me! And the increased challenge makes it very satisfying to complete!
Wow man, 20 Years already. Time flys. I realy loved it on the Game Cube and can't wait for a Remastered Version 🥰🤘
I completely agree with your point about it being the most complex Metroid game
I've played Metroid Prime the first time with the remaster and feel in love with it. Have been waiting for the remaster of this, it is a tragedy there isn't one yet! If I have to wait any longer, I may have to play it in some other way! Goddamn you Nintendo, where is it?!
LOL loved the I'm in a cameo on Ferriswheelpro's channel.
This is my favourite Metroid game. I think about it almost everyday. Beating it for the first time on Hard mode was one of the longest fought challenges I have set myself in gaming.
When I was a kid I had a GC with Prime.
I had the release of MP with the Echos demo for most of my life I had no idea the full version of Echos was real let alone MP3
Such a beautiful sequel, would love to get a Remaster!
Prime 2 is my favorite game of all time, and every time i replay it i appreciate it even further.
Metroid Prime 2 favorite Metroid Game and Favorite Game of all time! I loved the increased difficulty, harder puzzles, and more mature gameplay. Game Cube version was quite a bit more difficult. Not only was was the wii version easier but playing it on the GameCube there was no Spring Ball. That added a whole other level of difficulty especially on that boss where you get the spider ball powerup. Great memories. I cant wait for Prime 4!!!!!
Prime 2 took me 8 years to beat. I couldn't figure out how to do the Screw Attack. I kept pushing the stick forward to go forward while spinning, but the game doesn't say to do so. So I got stuck on that part in 2004, and didn't beat it until 2012 while drunk off my ass, trying to screw attack with the controller in one hand, and a beer in the other. When i got the Screw Attack to work, I literally paused the game in shock and was like "OMG IM SO STUPID". Went to fight Quadraxis and then Emperor Ing, and Dark Samus right after that and beat them with no problem. Prime 2 was amazing, but I didn't like the ammo thing. I liked the weapons in it very much, especially the Annihilator Beam, but the ammo thing made me use the normal Power Beam most of the time. I really hope this game gets the Remaster treatment that Prime 1 got. I know it's doubtful, but I'd love to play it again! Happy 20th birthday Metroid Prime 2!
Thank you for this. I’ve just restarted prime 1 again. Ill complete it again in hope we get prime 2 and 3 for the switch announced at the game awards
Metroid Prime 1 and 2 are simply the best 🎉🎉🎉
Got the game for christmas in the SAME year it came out. That was VERY rare growing up. I always had to wait a year or tw to get certain games.
We need this on the switch. I bought prime 1 and 2 in a game store and decided to buy both. Metroid prime 2 is my favorite of the prime trilogy and beat it plenty of times. Got to get use to playing the game without going to youtube for directions lol
I always forget you are in Denver too! I worked in the video game dept. at the Westminster Toy’s “R” Us as teen in the late 90s early 00s.
I am from Denver, yes! But we haven’t lived there in almost 10 years. But we go back every year and still consider it home. I know Westminster very well! GO BRONCOS!!
@Ruleof2Review Awesome! Just down the street, there’s a cool Japanese arcade called Akihabara Arcade. You should check it out next time you’re in town if you haven’t already.
The Super Metroid troops have been riled!!! 😂
I received Metroid Prime 2 as birthday gift when it first came out on GameCube. Up until that point, I really had no interest in the Metroid series. I played it off and on for a while until I eventually beat it and fell in love with it. Now because of Echoes, Metroid has become my absolute favorite video game series. It holds a special place in my heart.
I love Prime 2. My love for Metroid started with Super Metroid as my best friend got it for Christmas 1995 with his Snes. So I wa obsessed with Metroid as a literal child (I was 5 years old) and obviously when the n64 came out we assumed there’d be Metroid on there and of course there wasn’t but then Prime came out for GC and again we were obsessed.
But Prime 1 never really gave me that fear or unease that Super Metroid did but Prime 2 definitely did and I think that’s why I sometimes put Prime 2 above Primr 1 as it reminds me more of Super Metroid. Love it.
recently finished metroid prime 2 echoes not long ago and 100% it in the gc version was rly fun especially since it was a bit harder in its difficulty compared to the metroid prime trilogy wii version the boost guardian sure was a real though boss challange to beat
What I always found funny is the fact that for the Luminoth (Moth creatures) the most sacred place in the entire planet is literally a perpetual light city (Sanctuary Fortress) lol
I still have this for my gamecube, wish nintendo would shadow drop prime 2 on the switch lime they did with prime 1, i love the metroid series definitely deserves more attention, at least prime 4 is in progress
At first, I couldn’t stand having to make my way to light domes to avoid constant damage. However, the more I played, the better I became and later in the game, that restriction became a nonissue. Metroid Prime 2 became one of my favorite games and still is.
Love to hear that. It definitely has a steep learning curve because of the Dark Aether. But if you spend time with it it really rewards you.
Meu favorito metroid
As someone who has played echoes countless times, I really appreciate its difficulty. And you also forgot to talk about its amazing soundtrack !
Prime 2 has definitely had some Renaissance the past decade and many consider it to be "Secretly the best one". I am a Prime 1 Stan since launch, but people liking Prime 2 more makes perfect sense to me. There is so much about it that I love and so many ways it improves on the first
I will say that I find the difficulty conversation interesting cause I think it just comes down to familiarity. I have beaten this game on GC (never touched the Trilogy version) dozens of times and the Boost Guardian has long since lost his luster (and i find the Spider Guardian really fun in a tricky way), whereas with Dread I STILL have trouble with Kraid, Experiment Z-57, and Raven Beak every time and I've also put hundreds of hours into that. Excited to see what Prime 4 brings to the table in terms of difficulty for us Giga-brain Metroid Sickos, but I'll be chill with it either way
I’m someone that used to speedrun Prime 2, so when you said Emperor Ing and Dark Samus 3 & 4 were extremely difficult, I had to back out of my headspace of knowing the methods to handle them with minimal effort and agree that they can be tough casually. However when you said Boost and Spider Guardian were notoriously difficult, I was nodding in earnest as these two are beyond ridiculous. But Retro devs have admitted they were told to keep ramping up the difficulty for those bosses.
Also you’re correct, Normal Mode in Trilogy is easier while Veteran is akin to the original Normal. Hypermode would then be similar to the original Hard Modes. But even in the Trilogy version of Echoes, Boosr and Spider Guardian were significantly toned down because of their OG difficulty.
Lastly, I remember skipping a college exam the day of 11/15/04 to pick up this game. Don’t regret it to this day. 😂😂
Good video Rob! Did you do one of these videos for the first Metroid Prime too?
The best game ever made.
Question will you make a video on Prime 3s 20th anniversary when it happens?
Prime 3 is my favorite in the Trilogy. 😊
I think, that we know the answer.
This was a dope video ngl
Hey RO2R! Here's my crazy prediction.
Metroid Prime 4 seems like a game where time travel and warping to other galaxies could be possible.
What if this game takes you through some events of Prime 1-3, possibly stopping Sylux or other enemies from interfering with your missions in those past games? And when you finish Metroid Prime 4, Prime 2 and 3 are unlocked because they are already on the game cart! BOOM!
I adore Metroid Prime 2
Best in the series, imo
Underrated. More (not most, more) Nintendo games should have a better sense of pressure and difficulty throughout the experience, and it's the primary reason why I really enjoy Metroid Prime 2. Nintendo very rarely throws the hardcore audience a bone when it comes to that type of deliberate game design and it's probably one of my least favorite things about Nintendo games in general. Hope we get a solid re-release in the near future.
Would be nice if Nintendo shadow-dropped it today.
After playing Prime 1 when I was a kid and absolutely falling in love with it, I think its fair to say that there is no other game in my life I have been more hyped for than Prime 2! I ended up loving it for all the things it did different, but as many others I do have some gripes with it, namely the front-loaded lack of visual pop and splendor. Its a dreary and oppressive world, which really works wonders in some ways, even making the really cool parts of the game shine even brighter when you eventually get to those parts, like the Sanctuary Fortress. The downside is that it just feels less interesting to go back to. There is also a distinct impact on the games replayability for that reason, as well as the overall layout and progression in the game that makes it slightly less tempting to revisit. On that note I do have a hard reccomendation for everyone that feels like they have squeezed all the appreciation they can out of this game; try the Prime 2 randomizer! I have done just two randomizer runs of Echoes, but its a transformative experience! The world map and layout has so much interesting potential for different ways of progressing and navigating through the game that just doesn't shine through with the intended way of playing it, whereas in a randomizer you really need to tame and understand the whole map in a whole other way that felt ridiculously rewarding👌
Most underrated sequel of all time
Great retrospective, Rob! I think people have grown more fond of MP2 recently, thus making MP3 the new black sheep of the franchise. 😂
I guess in a way that’s kinda true! Ironic because I’ve been slowly replaying that on my spare time.
I never played Metroid prime 2 because Im waiting for the remaster but you really hyped me up saying it’s a difficult Metroid game.
I do like a challenging game on occasion
Metroid Prime 2 and 2004 being 20 years ago feels right and proper to me. It's been a long time.
2013 and all its associated events (when I got my Zelda 3DS and Pokémon X) being 11 years ago is what feels messed up to me.
In regards to Prime 4 having anything to do with Phazon and Dark Samus, the only way I see that happening is if the weird loop machine thing from the logo has to do with time travel or something.
I wouldn't mind Other M getting another release for the Switch. They need to bring that over.
It wasn't just Halo 2 that overshadowed MP2 , Resident Evil 4 also stole it's thunder
Resident Evil 4 didn’t release until 2 months later in January of 2005. I also remember working for the launch of that game as well. First was Halo 2, then MP2, then RE4.
Fully colorblind myself, definitely had a hard time with the one. But I still absolutely love this game! Really hope we get a remaster of prime 2 -3 before prime 4.
Same. The Emperor Ing is SOOOOO HARD for me for that reason. Tough being a colorblind gamer. 👊
Im guessing Its going to be part of GameCube NSO added this year.
I'm still holding out until Nintendo releases this on Switch (hopefully). I have Primehack on Steam Deck but regret playing MP1 right before the remaster. 😂
As someone who recently became a metroid fan when i beat dread and prime 1 remastered i went and played and beat metroid prime 2 and 3 and (and lets played my adventures) let me tell you i beat prime 2 on gamecube (had alil help from a guide when i got stuck and used one also) and my GUYY U ARE NOT LYING the difficulty of prime 2 on gc is crazy but when i beat the game i was like i never wanna play the gc version again 😂😂 the boost guardian the blarrg fish boss spider guardian quadraxis and the first boss battle of the final boss MAN lol felt like sometimes i was fighting the camera at some points also but im glad i beat all the prime games to ready myself for prime 4 beyond
I was 29 when prime 2: Echoes released
8:05 They already did with Dread. Not too hard to navigate but the combat is brutal.
If you’re referring to difficulty I don’t personally agree. Dread definitely has some challenge to it, but I only really find Raven Beak to like **HARD** hard. For the most part I find it to be a standard and serviceable challenge. MP2 is significantly harder imo. Especially the GameCube version.
@Ruleof2Review I never had as much trouble with any of the Prime 2 bosses as I did with most in Dread. And the EMMIs, I mean God damn. But at least there were checkpoints apart from save rooms.
The EMMIs definitely posed a solid challenge in a couple sections, I agree with you.
Echoes was really difficult but amazing game
For me Metroid Prime 2 is by far my most favorite Prime game to this day. I take it over Prime and Prime 3 any day of the year. I loved 1, as well as 1 remasterd and 3 though, but not nearly as much as Prime 2.
The GC version was the greatest, still have both GC games and 3, and also Trilogy.
*Prays the rumor is true* that Prime 2 will be announced at GA, insta buy, and perhaps new trailer for 4...
Hoped a remaster (or at least a re release) would've happened by now 😢
Metroid prime 2 & Halo & Doom 3 & Chronicles of riddick escape from butcher bay 🌟
After Reggie said "ass," Nintendo fans on the internet rejoiced!
Being called "kiddie" for so long, we thought it meant Nintendo was finally taking things seriously 😅
Boy you are not kidding. They were out to make a STATEMENT with that line. And people were talking about it for months.
@Ruleof2Review I was just starting high school, and I was all over gaming forums talking about it. That was the generation many of my friends moved on from Nintendo to PS2 or Xbox, as that "kiddie" reputation felt VERY important back then.
It's silly to look back on it now, but people genuinely cared about it
MP2 edges out MP1 as my favorite of the series
10:20 Quadraxis isn't difficult but it's a spectacle
I prefer 2 over 1 , although 2 was the first I played on the GameCube. I was 14 at the time and the boss battles were hard but not that hard. I loved the exploration aspect of it
Prime 2 is my favourite metriod game 🎮 👌
I just rage quit Metroid Prime 2 a few days ago… I’m glad others enjoy it but man I found it infuriating 😂
I’m like, 10ish years younger than you, and man, my teenager self was relentless. Can’t believe I beat this on GameCube 😅
It was also the only one of the 3 I didn’t play when I got around to the Trilogy Collection 😢
Yes metriod 2 had amo that ran out, really different for a metriod game at that time. Still love that light suit.👍🏻
They really need to HD Remaster this game.
Danm jt was 3 weeks ago ? Were def not getting a remake :/
God this being two decades alongside Halo 2 gives me cardiac arrest. Anyway the peak Metroid game right here. I have no idea how this is the black sheep of the Prine games. To me without question the worst one was Corruption. The motion controls were fantastic but the problem was how boxed in and linear it is and the worst sin the game never shuts up! Prime 2 is a better Prime 1 with a higher difficulty level.
Boost guardian was easy, there is a trick to it. Very few people know about that trick.
I think some boss fights of the game are ridiculously hard, literally making me frustrated and using up my patience to go further into the game.
20 years??? Oh no...
The only review I had seen on this game before trying it was from Somecallmejohnny and he surprisingly viewed it as pretty mediocre, so I was pleasantly surprised to learn this game didn't only live up to the predecessor but actually surpassed it. It's not as repayable as the first one, but the first time experience was better in my opinion.
I just got turned off by the ammo system. I get the reasoning as to why that decision was made (based on interviews on individuals that worked on it) but it just wasn't it for me. Though, I would appreciate a remake just to finish the game.
Dark Samus is my OG smash ult main. Nintendo should at least confirm the remake is in development. Good grief why do they have to be so secretive about everything?
I quit the game for over a year because of the boost guardian. I was pretty young at the time lol.
Should be able to play this on the switch 😒
メトロイドプライム2 ダークエコーズ ftw! ｗｗｗ
I’m really excited to play this game when Nintendo finally decides to port 2 and 3 on switch 🤡
Never cared for prime 2 much. Even back in 2004. It didn’t have the magic and awe that prime 1 had and it felt like a chore to play if I remember correctly. There were tons of great games that year and I gave up playing it
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OMFGGG IT DOESNT EVEN LOOK LIKE YOU!!
Still a top three Metroid game for me, after Prime 1 and Fusion. One of the most complex and atmospheric games ever. ❤