I’ll rescind my notion. I think, like many others, we expected them to just port the damn trilogy. It really seemed like a no brainer. However, if given the choice in front of me;
would I rather have the Wii trilogy straight up ported, or a Remaster of the first one? I would go for the MP1 Remaster, because it’s the best of the 3, hands down. It’s exciting to think of the spruced up vision that's more than just a port.. Therefore, I’m glad they went this route.
However, that being said, this feels like a bit of a lost cause, because there’s so much massive potential of how amazing and immersive looking MP
could be if not being handicapped on switch hardware… It’s evident, because when introduced, it looked the same at first glance… Until people started pointing out the comparisons, only then you can see the actual work put in it... I'd would've rather they Remade it for a Switch 2 launch title, tbph.
This is not a Demon’s Souls PS3->PS5 Remake difference… this is a TLOU1 PS3->PS5 Remake difference. You literally have to have the comparison screens to tell the changes. Unless you’re an ultra nerd and memorize poly counts, this just looks more like a Re-release off the bat.
Other than that, I’m honestly surprised at the price being a Nintendo 1st party title. They just don’t seem to have much expectation from the Metroid series anymore. If MP4 “flops”, I can see it phasing out like F-Zero did..
The more I've seen of it though, the more I want it, but it can wait till the holiday or whenever they'll knock off 5 bucks or something.