- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: Sep 15, 2017
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 601 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 515 out of 601
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Mixed: 53 out of 601
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Negative: 33 out of 601
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Sep 17, 2017the gameplay feels great, but the lack of new mobs and bosses makes the game repetitive. its clearly lazy game design when there is only a hand full of different enemies you can encounter and they just change colour as you progress through the game.
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Sep 17, 2017
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May 27, 2018Not a bad game, but Bosses are so repetitive, normal enemies too, same enemy, different colors.
Art design and OST are regular, maybe because is a remake from a very basic game.
I've seen much better Metroidvanias. -
Apr 29, 2019
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Sep 14, 2021Sometimes gets frustrating plus the locations are kinda the same. Game play was somewhat satisfying to me at least.
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Nov 25, 2021Душная часть, которая слишком переполнена однообразием.
Дропнул спустя часов 6-8, после Super Metroid и Metroid Zero Mission совсем не то. -
Jan 30, 2022This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Feb 16, 2018Metroid: Samus Returns brings to the 3DS a pearl of the genre with all its plus and minus that you can expect, beautifully crafted with time-consuming repetitive gaming. [Issue#279]
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CD-ActionDec 19, 2017I’m not emotionally attached to Metroid series, so for me Samus Returns is just a solid metroidvania game with a bland art style, devoid of the spark of individuality that turned Ori, Apotheon or Hollow Knight into memorable gems. [12/2017, p.45]
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Dec 7, 2017It definitely overstays its welcome, and it's far from the best in the series, it's been so long since there was a Metroid game that it's nice to see it back here on the 3DS. I feel like they've built strong mechanics, which can hopefully serve a more varied and interesting quest in a future entry to the series, maybe one that DOESN'T involve doing the same fights over and over the entire game. Samus Returns is definitely a step up from the original Metroid 2, but it is unable to touch the heights of both the series and the genre.