Played on Switch but it's not an option
After many times of starting this game but not going back to it, I finally made it through a full playthrough. I started it yesterday because I went "you know, I should play the Metroid games because Metroid Dread came out a month ago", so I did. This game is definitely a genre defining game, or really just a VIDEO GAME defining game. It revolutionized video gaming and brought things to a whole new level. Nintendo literally made Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, and Metroid in 1985 and 1986. That is extremely impressive! I don't think this game has aged particularly well, but that doesn't mean it's not a fun ride! It is difficult but it is an NES game. I really only had two major problems with the game. There weren't any nitpicks. Just those two. I know it's because of the technology they had back then, but the game lags. Whenever there are a lot of enemies on screen, the game starts to go very slow. The simple solution is less enemies, which is my other problem. I'm not saying that because of difficulty, I'm saying it because of the lagging and how it effects the game. When it lags, it made it harder to move Samus resulting in random death because Nintendo wanted many enemies. As much fun as I had with it, I respect it more than enjoy it. With all it did to video games as a whole, I have to give it bonus points. I think it is a must play, but I can completely understand the complaints for the game.
GRADE
B
After many times of starting this game but not going back to it, I finally made it through a full playthrough. I started it yesterday because I went "you know, I should play the Metroid games because Metroid Dread came out a month ago", so I did. This game is definitely a genre defining game, or really just a VIDEO GAME defining game. It revolutionized video gaming and brought things to a whole new level. Nintendo literally made Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, and Metroid in 1985 and 1986. That is extremely impressive! I don't think this game has aged particularly well, but that doesn't mean it's not a fun ride! It is difficult but it is an NES game. I really only had two major problems with the game. There weren't any nitpicks. Just those two. I know it's because of the technology they had back then, but the game lags. Whenever there are a lot of enemies on screen, the game starts to go very slow. The simple solution is less enemies, which is my other problem. I'm not saying that because of difficulty, I'm saying it because of the lagging and how it effects the game. When it lags, it made it harder to move Samus resulting in random death because Nintendo wanted many enemies. As much fun as I had with it, I respect it more than enjoy it. With all it did to video games as a whole, I have to give it bonus points. I think it is a must play, but I can completely understand the complaints for the game.
GRADE
B