While I still believe Super Metroid is my ideal 2D Metroid due to how incredible its atmosphere, this game is a fantastic new direction for the series. It takes all of the interesting, if oddly-executed introductions of Samus Returns and puts them to fantastic use, while having some of my favorite action to come out of these games. It did take a while to really love it as there were some elements I found fairly annoying at multiple corners, but some point in the late-game, everything just... clicked. It builds up to a fantastic-feeling experience that really shows the power Metroid has as a series.

And that final boss... OH, THAT FINAL BOSS HOLY SHIT METROID ROCKS.