Hey, just saw a review of this game on my feed, so might as well talk about it before I forget about it again.
I really wanted to love this, I really did, the art is jus fantastic, a rich and handrawn visual style that gives new life to once a master system title, and it's deserves it being one of the grandfathers of the then non existent metroidvania genre. However, the same cannot be said about the gameplay: it's te exact same level designs and controls of the original game, which has obviously aged, a lot, if you ask me. Too slippery, too frustrating , and just too time consuming, especially the last dungeon. I abandonned it right after a lot of tries of the final boss, is just too much unbearable for me. It's still sad that some changes weren't made, but again, visually is simply outstanding, and that cannot be overstated.