Was Metroid Prime 4 Worth the Wait? - NVC 791

Nintendo Voice Chat

IGN & Geek Media

Technology, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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You’re not dreaming: Metroid Prime 4 is here, and it is great. After eight years of waiting, we can’t wait to tell you all about what we think of Samus Aran’s latest adventure. Join Logan Plant, Brendan Graeber, Rebekah Valentine, and Seth Macy as they dive into Logan and Brendan’s in-depth thoughts of Prime 4. From its amazing dedicated areas, to its not-so-great open world desert, to the mixed implementation of the companions, there’s a ton to get to from the planet Viewros. Then, stick around for Seth’s glowing impressions of Kirby Air Riders, a bizarre Mario Kart World update, thoughts on a pair of indie games from Reb, and more. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Review Discussion 00:49:35 - Kirby Air Riders 00:56:22 - Mario Kart Wrold 01:01:48 - Stray Children & Indika 01:12:15 - Analogue 3d 01:15:58 - Nintendo Acquires Bandai Namco Singapore 01:19:18 - Ball x Pit Free Update 01:22:18 - Drag x Drive & Outro #MetroidPrime4 #Nintendo #Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You can breathe a sigh of relief because Metroid Prime 4 Beyond is great.
0:05.6	We'll talk all about my review of Prime 4 Beyond right now on Nintendo Voice Chat.
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1:08.5	Beyond and hello, welcome to Nintendo VoiceChat IG IG and all Nintendo podcast for the week of
1:13.5	December 4th, 2025. I'm your host Logan Plant and it's about to get real nerdy in here because
1:18.2	we're talking all about Metroid Prime for Beyond. Finally, I'm joined by Brendan Graber. Hey Brendan.
1:23.7	TV time. Rebecca Valentine. It's an honor to be here for this illustrious episode. And Seth Macy. Shout out to the OG Justin Bailey, wherever you are. You know, it is, it's crazy, man. It's been eight years since Metroid Prime 4 was announced at E3 2017. It's a real game. Brendan and I have finished it. There's a review up. People are playing it now, and it still feels surreal. I'm so excited to talk about all of it. Let's get into it. The review is up right now on IGN. I gave it an 8 out of 10. I think Metroid Prime 4 Beyond is a great game. I think it has some of the highest highs in the entire Metroid series and some of the lowest lows in the entire Metroid series. This is a very
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