My first impression of this game and the thing that really stuck with me after I played it was the sound design and music. Everything is so CRISP. It was ear candy during the whole playthrough.

The world is super diverse and interesting. It can be confusing at first but I found a lot of the concepts to be really cool. The backtracking was sometimes annoying if I missed something or misread the map, though.

The combat and movement are pretty fun but tricky to master. It took me a while to feel like I had gotten a good hang of it.

Holy shit though this game gets so hard during certain sections. Some of the memories that have stuck with me the most are of me dying repeatedly at a difficult boss section. Especially the final final battle. This game can be extremely frustrating.

I don't even remember how many attempts it took me to beat the final battle but I know it took several play sessions over three days to eventually defeat it. This may be the hardest part of any video game I have ever played ever. I had filled a whole notebook page with notes for strategy and recognizing why I died so much.

But the feeling of reward once you finally get past the tough sections is so nice. I could always see myself improving in at least one aspect by the time I made it through. Bomb ass game if you're up for the challenge.