Okay, so I get why the opinion on this is split. The game is hard, sometimes a bit frustratingly so, especially with those dang "explode spikes" that respawn you either back a small ways or all the way at the start. There's a number of troll-y things throughout the game to screw with your expectations and leave you scrambling for an idea as to what to do or how to progress.
Yet somehow, I actually really did like this hack. I'm by no means an expert, I've been playing Super Metroid since I was a kid (I'm 37 now for the record), so I'm not a novice but I'm not great at a number of the tricks people use. This hack was actually a fairly good chance for me to test my capabilities and I quite enjoyed it for that alone. It played with my expectations, left me having to think outside the box a bit, and some occasionally silly choice here and there kinda impressed me for how fun I thought it was since they often took me by surprise.
Honestly, know what you're getting into when you decide to give this a try. It's troll-y, it's hard, a number of things aren't obvious, and sometimes it IS a fight to get anywhere with the insane knockback and different mechanics on things here and there. But if you are willing to remain patient with it, there IS a good game here that will test your ability to think on the fly and both your ability to recall Super Metroid we all know and love....but also your ability to neglect muscle memory and not go the obvious routes. But I do rate it 4/5 due to it being fairly polarizing and having some nail bitingly frustrating things. It's fun, but know you'll be at it for a while probably. And you'll likely need a few savestates.
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rated by jm102887 on Jun 21, 2025 (
