Have had this for a few months and was out sick today from work so had some time to check it out. Wow, it’s fantastic so far! What a beautiful looking game, the animations are pretty slick. I don’t think I’ve seen this level of detail on a 3DS game, from the lighting effects to the way flames shoot of of the doors leading to lava zones, the ambient sound effects. And love the artistic cohesion between it and previous games. And the music is great, including some remixed classic Metroid tunes.
Only played for an hour so the sheen will likely wear off and I will see the warts but loving it so far. Hope we don’t have to wait another 15 years for another 2D entry.