As a moderate fan of the Metroid series, this fan remake of Metroid 2 didn't do much for me. I don't doubt it's better than the original which I haven't nor plan to play. It looks and plays close enough to Super Metroid, but there are so many glaring flaws that I can't get into it. It's like a warm, delicious pizza that someone poured ex-lax all over.
That ex-lax comes mostly in the form of the metroids themselves which are the most aggravating mini-bosses I ever fought in a game. The main game is fun and I cruised through it. The actual bosses are challenging but enjoyable. These little jerkwads are another story. Between being protected everywhere but the bottom and constantly charging at you in a random pattern, it's what I what definitely call NOT A GOOD TIME. Given that you are constantly facing them, it's a valid reason for quitting the game which I did after two hours.
There are other minor problems like weird level design with rooms too big for their own good and bad pacing with certain areas dumping a ton of upgrades and items all-at-once. It's an impressive fan project but with Metroidvanias like Rabi-Ribi and Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight coming out in 2016 with even smaller development teams (read: one guy), it's hard to overlook its faults. If you're a dedicated Metroid fan, you may be able to overlook the things I hated.
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This game is so incredibly good. Went into it with only very little knowledge of its history, so I didn't really have high expectations, and came out pretty blown away. You could have told me this was an official Nintendo remake and I wouldn't have questioned it for a second. Super faithful to the franchise and the level and set design is outstanding.
I remember the year this came out I used it as a litmus test, if someone said the Nintendo official remake was better, I wrote them off as a shill forever, because there is no comparison. This is a masterpiece the "real" remake is dogshite.
I genuinely believe that when this game dropped, it set a new standard for fangames / romhacks. this game is directly responsible for why romhacks are so high quality now.
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