"Fresh previews just dropped for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, that big Nintendo holiday blockbuster we still haven't gotten a dedicated Direct for, and they document a troubling discovery. At least for the game's opening areas, the stoic bounty hunter Samus Aran isn't alone. Instead, she's accompanied by what is reportedly a very annoying Galactic Federation trooper named Myles MacKenzie. A new trailer reveals he's not the game's only sidekick, either."
""Oh wow! Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. What a mess. You're alone, on a planet, with no hope of survival. But, you're also not sitting next to Phil anymore in that cubicle...So...Win?" That's apparently how Myles introduces himself in Metroid Prime 4, according to a recent IGN preview. Metroid fans are used to quiet, creepy adventures investigating strange mysteries on alien planets. The last thing most of us want is an NPC constantly babbling nonsense in our ears."
"He sounds full of cringe-y, MCU-style quips and the most obvious tips, like telling you to use missiles to damage armored enemies. "I was in complete disbelief at how Myles was constantly talking during gameplay, to the point where I dug around the settings menu to see if I could tone it down," IGN 's Logan Plant writes. "The only option I found was to mute voice acting entirely...""
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond opens with Samus arriving on a planet while accompanied by Galactic Federation troopers rather than alone. One trooper, Myles MacKenzie, speaks frequently with jokey, MCU-style quips and offers obvious gameplay tips. Continuous companion chatter interrupts the traditionally quiet exploration tone and risks frustrating players. Available settings appear limited, offering only the ability to mute all voice acting rather than specifically reduce companion talk. Additional stranded troopers appear across different regions, implying Samus will partner with different troopers in each major biome branching from a central desert hub.
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