One of my most anticipated games of the year is Nintendo’s Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for the Switch and Switch 2. Samus is one of my favorite video game characters of all time, so I’m always happy to get into more of her adventures.

And with this new game still slated to drop this year, I have some questions about where the story is going and what it could mean for the series going forward.

1. Where does Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Fall on the timeline?

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is in a weird place. The original trilogy and Federation Force take place between the first Metroid on NES and Metroid II: Return of Samus on Game Boy. With this game featuring Sylux and some Metroids, it would seem to follow directly after Federation Force.

That’s the most clear and obvious answer. Part of me wonders

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