I still kind of prefer Echoes over the original Prime, but man this is a near perfect remaster of an already great game. There are a few odd downgrades like how the flying pirates don't explode like the used to or how your beam weapons don't act like a light source anymore. Some of the visor effects like the steam or the reflection of Samus's face look a little weird, too, but basically everything else looks great. A lot of things were kind of redesigned or changed, but it feels more like the art team was trying to fully realize the designs/concepts for enemies and areas in a way that they just couldn't do in 2002. The control options and being able to mix gyro controls in with basically any other style are both great, since it means you can make the game play like the GC original, the Trilogy release, a modern shooter, or even kind of like Federation Force. The extras like the music player and model viewer are neat, too, but those don't really add to the game in any meaningful way. I still liked spinning around the turrets and making the lights on them turn red, though.

I know this is basically just me talking about how the game looks pretty, but that's really all there is to say about the remaster specifically. It's Metroid Prime but it looks nicer. The original still holds up visually thanks to its fantastic art direction, but this is probably one of the best looking games on the Switch. It might even be the best looking Switch game, but that's a bit more subjective.