The reality is that there’s not been a “Super-openworld-Metroid” for years… SR doesn’t count, ZM and Fusion weren’t that game, Other M wasn’t even close(Bottleship coupled with restrictive movement and invisible barriers everywhere), Prime 3 could’ve been but it was too segmented.. I would go so far to say that aside from Super Metroid, Prime 2 felt like the most vast and expansive title to date.
I get why Dread wouldn’t be everyone’s cup-o-tea, given it borrows heavily from SR, however, being the same dev’s, the way the trailers looked, the gameplay sections seen in the trailer, please do not tell me anyone expected SM.