I spent 200+ hours with Dread when it came out. Shiniest new toy in awhile so I played the hell out of it. I tried playing it the other week and it doesn’t really feel like Metroid to me now.

Long ass opening with an intro fight we can’t even play.
Samus flies across the room. She’s way way too fast.
Far too much of a focus on boss fights.
Weakest exploration in the series.
Super missiles don’t bounce off anything.
The scary robots are in obvious locations and can just be run past.

Super Metroid is still top dog. If you want a modern metroidvania check out Axiom Verge.