In my opinion, the best Metroid game. The game excellently captures the sensations of wonder brought down by the feeling of a true threat. It moves absolutely beautifully, every item is super fun, the planet is insanely fun to explore, so much so even that I 100%'d it on my very first playthrough simply because by the time I was near the end, I already had 80% or so because exploring was THAT fun.
The game manages tone excellently, using it to forward the game's narrative of Samus being a badass, one who happens to be committing mass genocide. A fierce fighter, and a heartless killer. The world is colourful and wonderous, but also dark and eerie. Its a game where the nature of its setting fully runs through the veins of the entire game, appearing everywhere.
And of course, it still maintains the story of Metroid 2, the beauty of the parallel between Ridley and Samus, showing that Samus is a hero at the end of the day, willing to spare young innocent life. That ending sequence is genuinely so beautiful that it convinced me fairly easily that its one of my favourite games of all time.
The game manages tone excellently, using it to forward the game's narrative of Samus being a badass, one who happens to be committing mass genocide. A fierce fighter, and a heartless killer. The world is colourful and wonderous, but also dark and eerie. Its a game where the nature of its setting fully runs through the veins of the entire game, appearing everywhere.
And of course, it still maintains the story of Metroid 2, the beauty of the parallel between Ridley and Samus, showing that Samus is a hero at the end of the day, willing to spare young innocent life. That ending sequence is genuinely so beautiful that it convinced me fairly easily that its one of my favourite games of all time.