Such a frustrating game. A great 2D action platformer, but a terrible metroidvania. The twist is really cool at first, but switching between the worlds becomes super tedious very fast. While the game was great up until the twist, it just doesn't make any sense as a metroidvania given the linear level design. It's also extremely tedious figuring out what to do in the second half without getting the hints. Decided to abandon it as it just felt like a chore at that point. I appreciate the ambition, but would have been a wildly better game if they just kept it going like it was.
Don't think I would have finished this game without the game club I played it with because ultimately I don't think this is my type of game. Far too much backtracking at far too slow of a pace to be fun for me, but it was fine for what it is and I don't really feel a need to criticize it too much. Just wish it ended a bit sooner.