Discovered this game through a boom shoot search, and to say I was surprised by how good it is would be an understatement. This game feels more-so like old Metroid games rather than a boom shoot, and absolutely rather than the Metroid prime series itself. Despite not being a huge fan of backtracking all that much, I found myself enjoying the constant strolls through the map since there are secrets and references everywhere. Hell, I did not expect to see both a Regular Show and Undertale reference in the same medium! Game didn't take me that long to beat, despite doing the final section twice after getting the requirements for the true ending. The map is mostly perfect, found it really easy to go around within it and had almost no complaints, until the fourth floor where half the section is blocked off by a one-way and the only way to make it back is through the elevator again which sucks a bit. The blaster has had no complaints from me, being able to charge is already super Metroid-like but when it arrives at the blast ability is when it starts being something new. The other abilities are also super unique, all being exceedingly useful and really helps me differ this game from others. The enemies have variety, with placement and the enemies themselves. Each floor has a different roster of enemies, though you'd start seeing some at certain places when they shouldn't be but I do not mind it in the slightest. The bosses are amazing, each having a certain pattern to follow and I have definitely loved fighting each and every one of them. One of the bosses is a big underwhelming in my opinion, but it was still fun in itself and I believe it's underwhelming because of the way I fought it. The logs are really fun to go through, it explains the story in itself and the lore and what-not and it tends to be really funny at times. With how many logs there are I thought I would take ages trying to find them, but I found most except four naturally through casual playing. The filters are fine, to be completely honest. I found myself disliking playing with practically all of them except one, and there are a bunch of them that really hurts my eyes while kept on. I also found them naturally except like two, since they're almost just as hidden as the logs. Eventually through my playthrough, I figured to use the CRT filter and see how it is and I just stuck with it since it really did fit while playing this sort of game, but I also just found one filter I really liked and stuck to it as well. The extra power-ups, like the jetpack, were fun to have and I found them very useful but with their own flaws as well. The jetpack tends to rid me of the dodging skills that I got quickly used to, which is sort of a small price to pay until I just end up losing it during a boss fight. The drone is an idiot who likes constantly shooting at shielded enemies while I'm trying to wait for them to open up so I can shoot them with a charged shot! Both are still absolutely useful, but when I would lose them I wouldn't go searching for them again unless I see them while I'm on a track to somewhere else. This game has really blown me away with the level of quality that it has, and to say it was impressive and had a soul isn't enough justice. I strongly recommend this game, especially if you've played Metroid before!