I'm sure I said this about Dread as well back in 2021, but Metroid Prime may be one of the coolest games ever. It oozes passion and care from devs that obviously gave a shit and honestly to call this just a simple remaster is a disservice. This is a full on remake with new visuals and god does it look good. Some of the most impressive attention to detail I've seen in any game of the past 5 years and it's a remake of a game from 2002. What the fuck are we doing. Real ass tech wizardry going on for this to look as good as it does and run 60fps on the Switch. Especially after 2022 was full of games that really showcased its lack of power. Or maybe mfs are just bad at optimizing their goddamn games. Or a bit of both.

Not touching this in close to 20 years has been EYE OPENING to just how much shit has copied/been inspired by/or just straight up ripped it off since. Xeno'Jiva from Monster Hunter World is legitimately just the Metroid Prime all over again and don't even get me started on how the new Dooms (especially Eternal) are just faster, more linear, meatheaded (complimentary) Metroid Prime games. But man if there is any game I'll always be happy to see inspire others creatively this is definitely one of them.

A genuine classic brought back in one of the best ways possible. Into the hall of GOAT KINO SWAG RAW it goes.