Final time about 7 hrs. Overall pretty good. Narratively jumped the shark a couple more times than I'd have liked and ultimately was a far less interesting story, setting and gameplay experience than Samus Returns for me. The soundtrack never really leapt out at me like SR's did. either. But still a solid title. 2D Metroid is a formula difficult to mess up. I'd put it above Fusion and below Super.

Finally seeing a proper Chozo powersuit in Dread was such an awesome thing as an established fan of the franchise. But dealing in live Chozo is a line I do ultimately think Metroid shouldn't have crossed, and making Raven Beak the specific donor of Samus' Chozo DNA was quite an unnecessary plot convenience. In many ways I'm left with more questions than answers, but I guess that's just the Metroid. Good game.