This game is just so... respectful to the player, in the sense that the most handholding it does is giving you new room locations if you take way too long. Otherwise, all you have is a couple map stations, some scans and your brain to figure things out. (Yes, like most metroidvanias, but this was the first 3D one to do that successfully, so there's that.) Getting lost in new beautiful places while getting the hang of the story bit by bit is just a wonderful experience overall, and the final boss actually feels challenging even if you have a high % of equipment. The remaster adds a lot of new control options and makes an already beautiful game even better, so it's pretty much the definitive experience you're gonna get. tl;dr go to place get item go to new accesible place repeat until win is the best game loop ever