I was not a fan of the forced backtracking for the Chozo artifacts, but Metroid Prime is a classic for many reasons. There is nothing I can say about it without being redundant, so I’ll just say this is the definitive way to experience it. The graphics are incredible while also staying true to the original atmosphere. A game looking this amazing on Switch without framerate issues didn’t seem possible, yet here we are. The Spring Ball and flexible control options were great additions, but I wish you could remap individual buttons in-game. I might be alone in this, but mapping the shoot button to A instead of Y makes no sense, as you will be shooting very often and will have to uncomfortably twist your thumb or use a claw grip to hit A and B at the same time for shooting and jumping simultaneously. This was the first Switch game I felt compelled to remap my Joy-Cons in the main menu.

Don’t let that deter you from buying this though. Metroid Prime Remastered is a must-have for your Switch, especially if you never played the original.