Metroid: Samus Returns review — and what a return

I didn’t let myself get too excited about Metroid: Samus Returns. I love the series. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a good Metroid game. So the idea of a new (or remake, whatever) entry in the franchise for the 3DS bringing it back to its 2D roots should have made me super excited.

But I had reasons to be skeptical. First of all, Nintendo seemed to bury its announcement. It revealed Metroid Prime 4 for the Switch during its big E3 presentation, but Samus Returns’s reveal happened during a later stream.