If you’re jumping into Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for the first time and want to know how to save your game, then you might be in for a (big) learning curve. Unlike most modern shooters that automatically save your in-game progress for you, Nintendo‘s Metroid Prime 4: Beyond expects you to figure out how to save the game. So before you start chasing upgrades, here’s how to save your game progress in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond: How to Save Your Game Using Save Stations and Manual Saves
Fans of the older Metroid games will feel right at home as Metroid Prime 4: Beyond still features the classic “find a spot to save” system rather than constantly autosaving your progress. You can save your game in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond by visiting a Save Station scattered around the map.
As if that weren’t frustrating enough, the game ups the ante by hiding Save Stations on the map until you find them. Thankfully, Save Stations in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond serve more than one purpose and are worth a stop (even if you don’t want to save any progress), because they refill Samus’s energy and missiles. For what it’s worth, the game does have a (rather limited) autosave feature, but it only triggers during certain in-game situations, such as cutscenes, boss fights, or big enemy attacks.
If you aren’t a fan of in-game Save Stations, you can also create a Manual Save file from the main menu. To manually save your in-game progress, you will need to make a copy of an existing save file. To copy a save file in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, head to the game menu and select “Play” to see all of your saves. Then, pick the save file you want and hit the X button to duplicate it. Finally, copy it onto another slot to create a second save.
However, you won’t be able to use it once you hit the game’s infamous point of no return. When you see the “Order Troopers to Move Forward?” screen, you’ll be locked into the endgame with no way to go back. And that does it for our Metroid Prime 4: Beyond saving guide. Do check out our gaming section for more such guides!
