Would like to know more about Metroid Other M from the current community

I have the game but have yet to play it. I know it wasn’t well received overall, but from what I gather it was more the story and what they did with Samus over anything else.

Is the game that bad that I should just keep it on the shelf, and if so why?

Is the gameplay traditional Metroid gameplay, exploration, upgrading and boss battles or did that change as well?

Has anyone that disliked it learned to like it over time or have feelings stayed pretty much the same or gotten worse?