This remake by a fan blew me away.
It was just so good and fun.
The sprite work was nice. Not like the crappy 3D models of the 3DS remake. Not to bash on that version, it’s the DS systems themselves. There is just something off about their polygon figures. They don’t like quite right.
This, however, is crisp looking. In fact, writing this has made me want to play it again.
It was just so good and fun.
The sprite work was nice. Not like the crappy 3D models of the 3DS remake. Not to bash on that version, it’s the DS systems themselves. There is just something off about their polygon figures. They don’t like quite right.
This, however, is crisp looking. In fact, writing this has made me want to play it again.
AM2R is an incredible fan project which I believe should be at the same level of appreciation all of the other Metroids. I've replayed this game multiple times and while not as replayed as Dread, is still definitely at the same level of praise I give Dread. If you like Metroid or Metroidvanias and haven't played this PLAY IT NOW. Just make sure you download from the right website.
When it comes to Metroid games, I always go in with innate fear of getting lost because I am absolutely terrible with direction, so you can imagine my shock when I realized that AM2R was so on point with at least leading me in the right general direction. Very rarely did I actually get lost, and that's only the beginning of the compliments this game receives from me. The music and atmosphere are well done, visually its such a lovely game to look at, Samus feels weighty yet still perfect to control, and so on. My only real complaints come from the enemy design, but even then they were still pretty fun to fight. I'm very glad I picked AM2R as my way to experience Metroid II.
Samus feels amazing to control here. Everything is super streamlined. Samus is put into a bunch of small open hubs that you have to commit genocide in. The order you do the hubs is fixed though. The exploration, atmosphere, tone and everything is top notch. The metroids are a bit annoying to fight, and some of the bosses are a bit odd, but otherwise this game is near perfect. Its amazing.