Kyle Reviews Metroid: Samus Returns
No, I will not be comparing Metroid: Samus Returns to the well received fan-game "Another Metroid 2 Remake" [AM2R] here. I feel that enough is already going to be said, and I simply want to look at this game on its own for its own values and understanding of what makes Metroid 2 good to attempt to remake. With that out of the way, let's talk about my first impressions when I saw this air first. I was surprised, excited, and frustrated all at the same time. It had been way too long since we had seen any kind of 2D Metroid game, and the promise of this new one being a brand new 2D styled adventure had me excited. The fact that it was a Metroid 2 remake...had me both excited and frustrated. I love AM2R to pieces so to see this made me feel conflicted. However, I did push all of that aside, because in the end, I really just wanted another Metroid game from Nintendo, and so here we are with a brand new game that promised to be really, really fun with brand new, helpful abili...