The controls are responsive, the gameplay is tons of fun, the visuals are stunning, and the audio is... interesting. It's ambient and beautiful and very well-done, but (for the most part) not exactly music, in the traditional sense. Personally, I like it, but it's probably not for everyone.
This is a great game. I'm not great at descriptions, but you can read any of the other reviews for that. I'd definitely recommend picking it up anytime it's significantly discounted, and if you're into this kind of game, it's worth it at full price.


I do have a few gripes, though. They are, in no particular order:

It's occasionally hard to tell what is an actual platform that can be dashed onto and what is just background. This isn't a huge deal because falling off the world only deals slight damage, but it can be a bit annoying.

There aren't enough save points in dungeons. The fights are hard, but I'd be fine with even harder ones if it saved before each arena rather than after every third arena or so. Having to grind through two pretty easy fights each time you die in a hard one gets pretty old after a while. This is my biggest complaint, but it's still only moderately annoying at worst, so don't let it bother you too much if you're thinking about getting the game.

The world model is kind of weird compared to other games with a similar perspective, in that the hitboxes of large obstacles are based on what you see rather than what makes sense. In other words, if a building obscures an area, you generally can't walk into that area, even if there wouldn't actually be a wall there. It's... hard to explain. You'll figure out what I mean if you play it. This isn't really an issue at all except in the sliding crushy block parts, in which this can make you think you can hide in a place you actually can't.

...OK, those gripes took up most of this post, really, which isn't fair. It really is a great game. Those are really only minor complaints, but I feel they needed to be said.

Also, it's hard, but it's generally a fun hard, and not really as hard as a lot of people seem to be making it out to be. I'm generally pretty bad at video games, too, so anyone should be fine as long as they're OK with dying a lot.

The controls are responsive, the gameplay is tons of fun, the visuals are stunning, and the audio is... interesting. It's ambient and beautiful and very well-done, but (for the most part) not exactly music, in the traditional sense. Personally, I like it, but it's probably not for everyone. This is a great game. I'm not great at descriptions, but you can read any of the other reviews for that. I'd definitely recommend picking it up anytime it's significantly discounted, and if you're into this kind of game, it's worth it at full price. I do have a few gripes, though. They are, in no particular order: It's occasionally hard to tell what is an actual platform that can be dashed onto and what is just background. This isn't a huge deal because falling off the world only deals slight damage, but it can be a bit annoying. There aren't enough save points in dungeons. The fights are hard, but I'd be fine with even harder ones if it saved before each arena rather than after every third arena or so. Having to grind through two pretty easy fights each time you die in a hard one gets pretty old after a while. This is my biggest complaint, but it's still only moderately annoying at worst, so don't let it bother you too much if you're thinking about getting the game. The world model is kind of weird compared to other games with a similar perspective, in that the hitboxes of large obstacles are based on what you see rather than what makes sense. In other words, if a building obscures an area, you generally can't walk into that area, even if there wouldn't actually be a wall there. It's... hard to explain. You'll figure out what I mean if you play it. This isn't really an issue at all except in the [spoiler]sliding crushy block parts, in which this can make you think you can hide in a place you actually can't[/spoiler]. ...OK, those gripes took up most of this post, really, which isn't fair. It really is a great game. Those are really only minor complaints, but I feel they needed to be said. Also, it's hard, but it's generally a fun hard, and not really as hard as a lot of people seem to be making it out to be. I'm generally pretty bad at video games, too, so anyone should be fine as long as they're OK with dying a lot.