this was a very pleasant surprise. a well designed metroidvania is hard to come by, but this had almost everything going for it: a great map, unique setting, interesting powers. the one major complaint i had was the story was pretty ho-hum, to the point where i started skipping cutscenes near the end just to get back to the gameplay. after finishing the game, it lets you go back and mop up any remaining collectibles, which is a very nice gesture from the devs. overall nice, but lackluster story.