to me this game is more than a bit overrated having played it somewhat recently. i did really love the enemy design and sort of grandiose baroque weirdness to the details of the world. i wasn't ever particularly enthused by the design of the map compared to most Metroid games even if there are some fun moments. and i really, really hate the stupid inverted castle - it's absolutely not necessary and kind of breaks what is good about the game in the first place. it probably would've helped to not have people constantly talk up this game over the years but i left feeling more than a little disappointed compared to what i expected.