This was my first ever Metroid game and by golly did I enjoy this game so much more than I expected. 2D Metroid games have always looked boring to me but boy was I wrong, this proved to me that these style of games can be insanley fun.
The controls especially surprised me with how fast and smooth they felt, what I wanted to do happened, I never felt like i had to fight the controls. They just worked so damn well, It felt so good being able to zoom from room to room sliding and jumping, espcially in the EMMI rooms. So damn good.
The Level design was perfect, the game never felt too slow and I never got too far lost that I got annoyed. Items were hidden well and rooms flowed quite well despite how big the areas were and with the amount of backtracking needed.
This game is HARD, which for me was an amazing change of pace. The final boss absolutley kicked my ass! There was points where I thought I would never beat it but I did and it felt amazing! While its hard, nothing seemed unfair, it always felt like my own fault which I think is very important for difficult games.
I could nitpick all the tiny issues i have with this game but i wont, as i feel they are purley my issue and are not objective issues.
If you havn't played this game, please do. Even if you are not a massive fan of metroidvanias, this game truly got me hooked from start to finish.
Absolutley superb.