This is a game I’d been looking at for a while before finally getting the chance to play it. The gameplay looked interesting, but I didn’t really expect the Metroidvania elements to be so well-integrated. They feel like natural progressions of what you are able to do, and the abilities make it fun to traverse and explore the world. Like most good Metroidvanias, it incorporates some backtracking and shortcuts, so most of the time it’ll never take you as long to traverse an area the second time. The gameplay really captures the feeling of a real pinball machine, with tons of fruits (the game’s currency) to collect popping onto the screen as you hit targets. The music and atmosphere is really relaxing and it’s a great game to just sit back and enjoy. It isn’t too long, which I don’t really mind. I’d rather a game be on the shorter side (<10 hours) but be fun all the way through than leave me feeling like it overstayed its welcome, and I think this game was a perfect length. Even though most of the game was fetch quests (which doesn’t surprise me since you play as a postman), the pacing and exploration aspects were done really well. Whenever it feels like you’re getting a little tired of a linear section, you come to a fork in the road or stumble onto a hidden path. The boss fights feel distinct and find a way to mix things up while retaining the core pinball mechanics that make the game unique (and it’s fun to play multiball. I really like how they reserved that for boss fights instead of overdoing it).