For a long time I legit thought that's what middle-aged meant.
I wonder how many totally-not-old people I've offended using it that way over the years.
Average lifespan in USA is 76. The midpoint for that region is technically 38. Typically people round the point of middle-age up to a nice round 40. But if you really want to capture middle-age as like a period/stage of lifespan, maybe like 15 years (20%), that means middle age could potentially be considered between ~ 30 to 45. So like....maybe, under a generally non-standard definition. But nobody is going to appreciate being called middle age that young lol
Folks, the Prime 4 Varia Suit is beginning to grow on me. I still have my nitpicks, but I think it's well proportionally balanced overall. If you zoom in on the Corruption Varia in this pic and look at it next to Beyond's, it becomes quite apparent that while the shoulders are respectably large, the legs are comparatively skinny, giving off somewhat of a "Did Samus skip leg day?" vibe. Beyond's Varia Suit more evenly distributes the bulk: yeah they took some shoulder away, but they put it into torso and thighs, making it clear that Samus has been training every muscle group evenly. This is excellent for the lore, so I support it. #PTP
I had been hoping for a more unique prime 4 varia suit design (before whatever suit gimmick kicks in later in the game), rather than a refined reinterpretation of the existing prime 3 varia. Dread began with a brand new iteration of the fusion suit and that was very exciting for me, and I wish Prime 4 did the same. However with that aside and commenting on the actual design, I like basically every change they've made to it.
I like how the proportions look on this suit. I am a fan of beefy varias so you'd think I'd be disappointed, but I think this actually works well. They've gone slimmer but without making her look implausible like Other M, it's more realistic. Feels more balanced, like a person actually exists underneath.
The updates to the joint where the armcanon meets the arm are great. So are the updates to the shoulder joint below the pauldrons.
The revised details at the waist and upper legs also look good, they're actually quite different.
I like that they've shifted the yellow toward more of a champagne color, so it's not fighting for attention over the other colors.
I love the visor pattern details, and the way it reflects is perfect.
There are a variety of other changes as well that I won't get into but basically nothing was left untouched.
All in all I consider it a huge improvement over the prime 3 version. The only thing that bugs me is something it inherited from 2/3, in that I have never liked the shape of this particular visor with the little divot at the top and the sides becoming straight instead of curved. I liked the Prime 1 visor a lot better, to me that felt like it fit the curves of the helmet and pauldrons better.
