Time to upset the Super Metroid dickriders by saying this is my favorite 2D Metroid. Period. (Still doesn't beat Prime 1 as favorite of the series for me though)
What an adventure. A great story if you're a long time fan, and some great gameplay to boot. The game's exploration has a perfect balance of Super's cryptic exploration and Zero Mission's', and Samus is so buttery smooth to control. EMMIs put me on edge much more than the SA-X did, so good job Mercury Steam. My hands did become pretzels on many occasions when in boss fights, but holy does the final boss go hard. It might be my favorite boss fight in a video game ever?
Only real complaint is the music, apart from the final boss, didn't strike me in any way. I remember more of Fusion's soundtrack than this one's. Also, the obligatory water sections without the gravity suit could go fuck themselves. And an extra fuck you to whoever put water to slow you down from the Speed Booster EMMI
What an adventure. A great story if you're a long time fan, and some great gameplay to boot. The game's exploration has a perfect balance of Super's cryptic exploration and Zero Mission's', and Samus is so buttery smooth to control. EMMIs put me on edge much more than the SA-X did, so good job Mercury Steam. My hands did become pretzels on many occasions when in boss fights, but holy does the final boss go hard. It might be my favorite boss fight in a video game ever?
Only real complaint is the music, apart from the final boss, didn't strike me in any way. I remember more of Fusion's soundtrack than this one's. Also, the obligatory water sections without the gravity suit could go fuck themselves. And an extra fuck you to whoever put water to slow you down from the Speed Booster EMMI