I replayed this recently through Switch Online and was worried going back to it after playing Dread would feel like a downgrade, and yet it really does not.

This game's pacing is absolutely on point, at no point does it feel like the game is wasting your time or turning the gears until you hit the next plot point... not that any other Metroid title really has me feeling that way, but it was regardless a pleasant surprise to return to a favourite from my teens and have it be just as good as I remember.