Metroid Prime, whether through a re-release or a new game, is because to this day, Metroid Prime feels wholly unique. There is nothing else to scratch the itch of Metroid Prime except more Metroid Prime, and it’s what makes revisiting the game curious and rewarding, because it feels like playing it for the first time all over again. It’s one thing to ask players to marinate in the tension of a video game whose design is from several decades ago, will they have the courage to do so today?Metroid Prime feels awkward—and it’s better for it