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Anyone here bought it yet?
I was planning to get it day-1, but want to finish my current games before starting a new one, so may get it next month.
I got it a day early yesterday and I've played around 4 hours now. I quite like it so far. Graphics are gorgeous and the soundtrack is amazing. Gameplay-wise it's pretty much the familiar Metroid Prime gameplay loop of exploring, puzzle solving and getting upgrades. Riding the bike is fun, but the hub world itself is pretty empty and pretty much just a way to get from one area to the another. Due to that structure, the various zones you explore aren't as interconnected as they were in older Prime games. Overall, the 8/10 ratings it gets on average seem about right to me. It's not groundbreaking, but still a very good entry in the Metroid Prime series.
Did you get the amiibo? There is some outrcry of some stuff locked behind amiibo? I haven't checked the details though.
The bike Amiibo unlocks color schemes for the bike, there's a handful unlocked every 50km you ride (which seems to go pretty fast and I barely crossed the map once in one direction). So far I've only unlocked a classic Varia suit color scheme.
Looking at a list, they're not terrible if you're into that, but they're a bit meh and I wouldn't be too upset if I was locked out of it. The default skin looks great.
Yeah, custom skin doesn't seem like a big issue.
I didn't. I actually recently bought one of those Amiibo spoofing devices, but I haven't found any .bin files for the MP4 Amiibos yet. From what I've read, they unlock a number of musical tracks you can play while on the bike, as well as some visual bike customization options. The music especially would be nice to have, as it would make trekking through the desert less monotonous.
I recall there used to be an android app for that. That worked with any NFC enabled phone. I used that with Animal Crossing back in the day. Haven't tried it since.
With the Android app, I believe you'll need to write the data to something like an NFC card which then acts as an Amiibo. I got a Pixl.js device off Aliexpress for 12€, which came preloaded with all amiibos (up to that point).
I managed to put the Prime 4 amiibos on it now as well. The unlocks are nice, but far from essential I have to say. The music gives the motorcycle sections some variety, but I kind of prefer the original ambience, as it gives more of an eery desert vibe.
No, you just needed to load the file and tap your mobile. It used mobile's NFC.
Glad to know that its not some important feature that's locked behind amiibo.