Finished with Amy. Wonderful bonding experience, but boy was the story and acting tough to swallow. Cringe doesn't begin to describe it. But really as far as gameplay and design, it doesn't get better.

It's been 10 years since I played but what sticks out the most is that it is severely overstated in the public discourse how much ladder and pallet moving you actually do. It was great but a little unbalanced on hard difficulty. I think Tim Rogers action button review (a series I'm normally not a fan of) does a good job at explaining why this is a sincerely excellent and "important" game.

Really clever and delightful. I'd imagine it was difficult to design this as both a single player and co-op game but they knocked it out the park. I love that the game was physics based and I had great time playing with my girlfriend who isn't a gamer. We finished the main game in two sittings, and there's even more once you clear the credits!