Sylux is the main boss of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but he actually has two fake encounters before the real showdown. The first one was fairly easy, but the second was considerably more difficult, which is exactly how it should be. I forgot exactly where this fight takes place in the game, but it is…
Tag: Nintendo Switch
Things I Like: Phenoros (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
Phenoros is one of the major boss fights in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on the Nintendo Switch 2, and while I died a few times against him, he still ended up being one of my favorite fights in the game. The battle starts in a gigantic lava pit while riding the Vi-O-La bike. That part…
Things I Like: Keratos (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
Keratos is the major boss of the Ice Belt region in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on the Nintendo Switch 2. It is not my favorite boss fight in the game, but I still liked it, and it is definitely memorable for an early boss encounter. It becomes immediately clear from the start that Keratos is…
Things I Like: Fake Sylux 1 (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
Sylux, as a character, is technically the final boss of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but the game doesn’t make that abundantly clear initially. So when this boss battle started at Volt Forge, I had no clue at first that this was not a legitimate battle against a character who was introduced long ago in Metroid…
Things I Like: Xelios (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
Xelios was the third boss of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on the Nintendo Switch 2, serving as the main guardian of Volt Forge. It was far from the worst boss in the game, but it could have been better. It doesn’t really have much personality to it, and it’s some kind of weird living thing…