dooming definitely overblown, but I definitely get the worry of like:
If the first couple hours double downs on the prime 3 chatter and introduces such a Navi-like element, what could the rest of the game entail?
It's not necessarily the rug being pulled as much as like, what Was the directors goal?

It helps that I feel like the game is such a positive response to It Takes Two. The hallmark-level storytelling is still there but the chemistry of the two is an awful lot better than soon-to-be-divorcees

we wanted to make samus’s experience as a capable woman more realistic, so we gave her an annoying man who thinks that he’s funny and constantly telling her what to do

what in God's name is wrong with handing a player a missile and then putting an enemy in front of them that can only be defeated with missile. nintendo has been doing this for ages, why does it require explanation from a Joss Whedon-level yapper

Being in a state of hopeful cope is NOT where I wanted my energies to be about this game, this is so frustrating aughhhghh

Clamoring at the cage begging to do it and be even kinkier