‘Metroid Prime 4,’ ‘Marvel Cosmic Invasion,’ and ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Reactions

After stepping inside Samus’s visor for the first time in years, Ben and Polygon’s Giovanni Colantonio compare notes on the much-anticipated Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a great game grafted onto parts of other, less-good games. In their spoiler-lite chat, they puzzle over the game’s discordant elements, praise its strengths, and analyze how it fits into the franchise’s lineage before assessing the Switch 2’s launch-window lineup now that Nintendo has released its last title of 2025. Then Jessica Clemons joins Ben to discuss their impressions of a new beat-’em-up brawler, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, and a new video game movie that’s been beaten up by critics, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.

Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guests: Giovanni Colantonio and Jess Clemons
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell