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…
Tag: Nintendo Switch
Things I Like: Carvex (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
Carvex is the first major boss after the introductory sequence of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on the Nintendo Switch 2, and it is a decent one overall. It is supposed to be a giant carnivorous plant, but this creature feels far grander and deadlier than a simple Venus flytrap. Technically, it serves as the ruler…
Things I Like: Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo Switch 2)
Donkey Kong Bananza impressed a lot of people last year when it premiered and eventually released in the summer for the Nintendo Switch 2. I was one of many people who had a lot of interest in it, although I did not actually get it until Christmas. I also waited until I finished Metroid Prime…
Things I Hate: Aberax (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
Not all introductory video game bosses are created equal, and Aberax really rubbed me the wrong way when I first played Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on the Nintendo Switch 2. It is not a horrible boss battle, but it feels like a really odd choice for the first major fight in such an epic adventure….
Things I Like: Princess Zelda (Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)
You cannot really have a Legend of Zelda game without Princess Zelda. Well, I suppose you technically can, since The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening exists. But in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Princess Zelda finally becomes the main hero, taking the place usually filled by the green-tunic-wearing Link. It is no surprise…