Yeah the gameplay has aged/isn't the most exciting but man this atmosphere is still one of the greatest, most captivating ever conceived. Top tier soundtrack and props to the remaster for making the visuals pop even more.
playing the remaster now and having played the original the last time 3 years ago or so this game hasn't aged a bit imo. the atmosphere, the little details that amplify the immersion, the artstyle. it's as timeless as super metroid and imo one of the greatest achievements of video games in general
Playing this game and Dread back to back, you can tell which one is considered to be one of the best games ever and which one isn't (I really like both games ftr)
Dread is oddly linear despite the seeming complexity of its map/world design, and it's only rewarding to backtrack in the late stages of the game. But Prime's map is very frustrating to navigate from the menu, and it's never clear or intuitive where you're supposed to go next until it straight up tells you after you bumble around for 20-30 minutes. With Dread, it uses more clever design language to lead you to the next path without holding your hand either.
I remember buying Metroid: Trilogy for Wii back in the day, but I got stuck somewhere (I must have been pretty retarded back then even for someone who was like 12...) and ended up selling it. Just got the remastered version and I'm having a blast playing this. Super Metroid is one of my favorite games probably and I'm glad I decided to give this another chance. The level design is great and the metroidvania 3d style is awesome imo.
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