Very fun metroidvania with incredibly questionable character designs, the reason I don't have the game higher is because I feel the way boss's scale with your items removes part of the reasons I enjoy roguelikes, getting stronger.

Your combos get better throughout the game, but the boss's HP just gets higher and higher, and it becomes dreadful by the final boss who is just a giant wall of HP who has very little time to actually attack. I enjoy boss fights in this genre to be short, hard, and snappy. Maybe it's a "skill issue" or smtn like that but it definitely did remove part of my enjoyment once the fights started dragging on quite a bit.

The Library is also just a pretty poorly designed area. I think I would have more motivation to come back if they had a fast travel point during that segment so you could easily come back with foods and buffs, but sadly they drop the ball and made an insanely trial and era, "I Wanna Be The Guy" type area, with a very cryptic way of leaving the area. Disappointing end to a pretty damn fun game.