Just still an absolute banger, the focus on novel exploration mechanics and scan-visor-based investigation to discover the lore is so much more what I want from a Metroid game than Dread's propulsive angry action (though I did have a pretty great time with that one, too).

I'm not big on remasters usually since there's always something about the ways the original thing was straining to fit within its hardware limitations that feels kinda unique and special, but heck if they didn't do a great job with new lighting and models and textures that still retain the like... rough geometry and vibe of all the spaces. And just happy to see one of my favorite games become more accessible to newcomers.

Only unfulfilled thing on my wish list for this would've been the ability to manually drop map markers on the map to track things to come back to. 🙏