Super Metroid is built on a foundation of dread. Clever foreshadowing of future events and callbacks to the original game set the stage for Samus Aran's most dangerous adventure yet. From the very beginning, you can see the layers in the world you will be peeling back out of that sense of adventure and throughout its entire runtime, Super Metroid not only never disappoints, but it constantly proves its ability to create an engaging adventure as a genre-defining masterpiece.
The world is expertly designed, with foreshadowing and temporarily inaccessible pathways that lead to new abilities. These abilities grant even more possibilities to the player for exploration and combat. The dread created with the seemingly abandoned environemt is elevated as you slowly but surely realize you are not alone in Planet Zebes. This atmosphere is created with the amazing art-direction, music and sound that fits the setting perfectly.
The exploration is top notch, every single location bleeds into the other with movement so fluid that every single jump and move feels natural and an overall tool that can enhance and reward a skilled player's experience. It treats you and challenges you as an intelligent player with so little flaws that it genuinely feels like this game could have come out this year.
Overall, Super Metroid is a turning point not only for the series, but for adventure games overall. This genre defining masterpiece has aged like a fine wine over the past 27 years and has single-handedly proven to me how far the potential for this series can go.
The world is expertly designed, with foreshadowing and temporarily inaccessible pathways that lead to new abilities. These abilities grant even more possibilities to the player for exploration and combat. The dread created with the seemingly abandoned environemt is elevated as you slowly but surely realize you are not alone in Planet Zebes. This atmosphere is created with the amazing art-direction, music and sound that fits the setting perfectly.
The exploration is top notch, every single location bleeds into the other with movement so fluid that every single jump and move feels natural and an overall tool that can enhance and reward a skilled player's experience. It treats you and challenges you as an intelligent player with so little flaws that it genuinely feels like this game could have come out this year.
Overall, Super Metroid is a turning point not only for the series, but for adventure games overall. This genre defining masterpiece has aged like a fine wine over the past 27 years and has single-handedly proven to me how far the potential for this series can go.