Oh wow... okay well, first I'd like to say part of my experience COULD'VE been affected since I started this a while ago but put it to the side for Persona 3 since I wanted to start Reload soon. Yeah, taking a break and getting lost was annoying but getting a guide didn't help because the game itself is a problem for me. Brinstar was a decent start, but I quit at Noirfair because I just found that the game was a difficulty that was too annoying for me, mainly due to how clunky it feels. The game also lags out a ton and the controls feel like I'm fighting with them at times, it feels too easy to jump too far or not jump far enough at times. The fact that there's no map also makes the game incredibly annoying because it feels so ridiculously easy to get lost, mostly so in Noirfair. Also, the Ice Beam is weaker than the default weapon which made killing enemies take much longer. It would've been nice to switch between the default to Ice Beam to Missiles. Music isn't too bad, though the Secret Room track is genuinely like nails on a chalkboard for me. I respect this game for existing, especially since it helped to create a full on genre and inspired many others, whether it was from Metroid itself or other Metroidvanias, but the original Metroid just isn't for me. I don't think I'll revisit this one, but maybe one day after beating more Metroid games, I might try it again. Overall, the buildup of issues I have like how clunky the game felt and lag make this game something I just really don't want to finish.