Metroid: Samus Returns

Return of Samus is a great game, it has everything that a metroid game should have: exploration, upgrades, oppressive atmosphere, isolation, etc.

Gameplay: Samus feels nice and responsive while you are playing and the use of the morphospere and the other skills is really nice. They added a counter attack which is something that has too much impact on the gameplay (sometimes you just want to counter the enemies because is faster than shooting them to death) They also add a set of four new skills that use an energy bar (in the end you just use one of them, the others are just to get some upgrades and so on).

We have to kill 40 metroids and they are really similar between them so it ended up being a bit repetitive (except the last fight, the last fight is awesome). So overall, despite being really nice, sometimes the gameplay design feels a bit lazy.

Graphics: the graphics are awesome! It feels like a classic metroid but with a new whole design ( the gravity suit looks great!) Nothing more to say!

Music: it has some memorable pieces, but overall it is maybe too ambiental for a metroid ost. We miss some epic zone song like sector 1 from fusion or the masterpieces from super metroid.

Overall: a great game and a really good metroid, but it lacks the perfection and rhythm that super metroid, zero mission and fusion have.

After a long wait, Samus is back again in a new Metroid game that is full of everything that Metroid fans love. It's got stunning graphics, a great Sci-Fi atmosphere and the iconic power up and features that Metroid fans love. It is a very well constructed and designed game with an intricate layout to explore with that feeling of isolation that you come to expect from a Metroid game, It's still doesn't compare to the original Metroid games like Super Metroid and Prime, but it is a great effort from Nintendo once again listening to what the fans want to see in a Metroid game

It's difficult and challenging with the right amount of puzzles and environments to explore with a good soundtrack that matches the atmosphere of Metroid very well. Definitley buy it if you're a Metroid fan