the world needs more games shamelessly inspired by Metroid Prime, and this does a decent job of scratching that itch. yes, it's pretty flawed: the humor is sometimes grating, combat isn't great, there are a few annoying difficulty spikes, and the vaguely Soulslike "go back and find your loot near where you died" mechanic should have been replaced by a more conventional continue system, but overall, I had a lot of fun with exploration and traversal