Metroid Prime 4 fans are losing their minds looking for clues in new concept art

Date:
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:13:01 +0000

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Retro Studios' new Twitter banner has sent Metroid fans spiralling into speculation

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Metroid Prime 4 is something of a mystery. So much so, that fans of the series will leap on any announcement, tease, or grain of information about Samuss next 3D adventure in an instant. The latest hint to come our way is from developer Retro Studios itself, in the form of a new Twitter banner.

Spotted by prolific gaming tweeter Nibel , Retro Studios has updated their Twitter banner to a new, previously unseen piece of concept art that appears to give us our first visual tease of Metroid Prime 4.

The artwork features what looks to be a silhouette of Samus standing in the middle of an atmospheric corridor. The architecture around her looks fairly alien, and the blue filter gives the impression shes underground or within
the gangway of a spaceship. The added border at the top and bottom of the image might suggest were looking through another characters visor, too.

Social media banners dont usually stir much excitement, but given how little weve seen of the game since it was first announced in 2017 and later handed over to Retro Studios in 2019, fans are making the most of opportunity in
some pretty wild speculation threads . (Image credit: Nintendo)

One Twitter user thought the image might be the first-person view through the visor of bounty hunter and long-time Samus antagonist Sylux. I've been
waiting for the triple Sylux payoff from Hunters, Prime 3, and Federation Force for so Long, wrote Biotanker.

Others pointed out the images blue tinge is similar in color to the Phazon energy that cropped up throughout the original Metroid Prime trilogy before being destroyed in its climax. Phazon played a big part in the second game, creating its chief antagonist Dark Samus, and appeared back in the third to create a new breed of mutated Metroids.

A poster on Reset Era suggested the image looked like an abandoned duct, and might hint at the that the game will be more dark and desolate than previous titles. Maybe they will go back to the creepy nature of the original Metroid.

Others have been a little more conservative in their speculation, with one Reddit user noting that Samuss bulky armor design doesnt appear to have significantly changed from the previous Metroid Prime Games. And, of course, others treated the reveal a little more lightly, jokingly pointing out its been five years since the games initial reveal, and all theyve got to see is
a single piece of concept art. Analysis: more to come?

A five-year wait for only a single piece of cryptic concept art will probably leave some Metroid Prime fans disappointed, but the mere appearance of the artwork suggests Retro Studios is gearing up for a bigger reveal. Up to this point, news on the game has been extremely sparse.

Outside of an original reveal trailer, the odd job listing, and the shock announcement in January 2019 that Nintendo had scrapped Bandai Namcos
original design to hand the project to series creator Retro Studios, we
havent seen anything concrete.

During Februarys Nintendo Direct, the publisher announced a whole host of upcoming games for Nintendo Switch, including Mario Strikers: Battle League , Nintendo Switch Sports , and a new Fire Emblem Warriors . Metroid Prime 4 wasnt among them, but with multiple presentations held throughout the year, its not unlikely well see Samus Aran popping up in a new trailer sometime in the next 12 months.

In the meantime, though, you can pick up a copy of the excellent Metroid
Dread . Best Nintendo Switch games



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