I think this game is fine. The animation is sick. Samus' armor is the coolest looking in the series. But most other things felt like they needed more time in the oven. Exploration is pretty much a straight line with optional branches where items are hidden. The victory lap at the end of the game has some ridiculous shinespark puzzles that I have no idea how people figured out. Combat is super interesting in the first half, but as you get more powerful it becomes trivial. The trivial combat becomes even worse when the same bosses are reused several times, they don't even serve as a good benchmark of your power as their health and damage are increased to match where you should be. That being said the boss damage in this game is insane, there is no reason for a boss to be taking 3 and a half units of health way in Normal mode. Especially when the FINAL BOSS doesn't even do that. Also the music is just lacking to an embarrassing amount.

This game is incredibly polished and looks beautiful. Animations are masterful and smooth. But everything else kinda isn't great especially compared to its contemporaries. and despite all my issues, I still had fun.