A hard game that I beat and enjoyed?? What?? MercurySteam totally understood the assignment they were given. Samus's mobility is the best it's ever been. The world and level design brought Metroid into the modern age so well. I would have liked it if the EMMI segments were a little scarier-- they were tense for sure but I never felt actual dread.

They finally did it. They delivered on the promise of what the world of Pokemon was meant to be. Freely exploring the world and catching represent how I imagined it in my head in '98. I know we will never get a more mature story or voice acting (Persona has those covered anyway), but for what they can do with the brand, this is peak.

He has a gun