Throwback pseudo-rotoscope platformer, heavily invoking Flashback, but moreso exuding others in the genre, good and bad. Often mean and with unnecessary idiosyncrasies, such as no save states, as well as brutally peculiar controls. Still, the game also successfully manages to provide diverse and challenging gameplay, accompanied by exquisite audiovisual design that helps that bitter pill go down. A tight 5-6 hour experience and a dozen locales hits the sweet spot between aggravation and accomplishments. Half a star extra for being mostly a one-person operation.