It’s the spookiest day of the year once again and the best time outside of a convention for gamers to dress up as their favorite characters. Halloween may a bit different this year with the ongoing pandemic, but there are still some that are bringing their “A” game when it comes to costumes. One Twitter user posted their costume, Samus Aran fromMetroid, and it’s so good, it’s enough to convince anyone they’re the famous Nintendo bounty hunter.
Brenden McCormack wouldn’t let their Halloween spirit falter this year and clearly put a lot of time and passion into a splendid costume of Samus Aran. He decided to go with the iconic Varia Suit from theMetroidseries, probably the most recognizable of all of Samus' upgrades, with a very authentic-looking helmet and arm cannon – they both even light up. LED strips were used for other parts of the suit for added detail.
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McCormack’s costume looks great, and he showed off his work through Twitter, standing next to the recently releasedVaria Suit Samus figure by First 4, which likely served as inspiration. It’s encouraging to see people still going all out, despite some of the challenges that may alter plans. While McCormack may not be bobbing for apples or trick-or-treating this year, he claims he’s ready for Halloween parties in 2021.
WheneverMetroidis mentioned, it’s hard not to think about the drought of games from Nintendo. The franchise hasn’t seen a lot of love lately, but the good news isMetroid Prime 4is in development. Samus Aran will be out hunting Space Pirates again soon. In fact, according to one leaker, Nintendo may have up tothreeMetroidgames in development, but that hasn’t yet been confirmed. For now, fans will just have to wait patiently for the one that is, which was announced back at E3 2017. The following year, Nintendo said it still wasn’t ready to be shown yet.
Since then, it’s been a waiting game, with tidbits of information occasionally being released by the developer and leakers. We do know a few things about it, however. It will be released on the Nintendo Switch and aGod of Wardesigner was brought on boardto work onMetroid Prime 4at Retro Studios. The designer, Jon Marcella, previously worked for Square Enix onFinal Fantasy 13and created environments for the newestGod of War.
The development has had its ups and downs and no one is quite sure where the game stands or even when it will release. Nintendo has been pretty quiet on the subject. For a better idea of how this journey has gone, be sure to read about the history ofdevelopment onMetroid Prime 4. The most recent events concern a frenzy of hirings for the project.
