The fact 2 of the best Metroid games came out on the same day is INSANE.
I got spoiled on every SA-X location except one, and that one part REALLY left a mark, yeah this game knows how to give you dread (there's no better word, sorry), and creep you out.
As someone who loves linearity, this game's incesant efforts to make you go 1 path are much to my liking, and really stuck the landing.
One of those must play.