The story holds this game back, both in general and with the metroidvania aspects that Rabi Ribi did better. They tried and almost came close to having something good narratively, but came up short as every arc or plot point just felt... incomplete. Which is a shame because Tevi has some pretty interesting and charming characters with some damn good designs.

But the combat and boss battles... they make it all worth it. The adrenaline rush from some of the best fights in action games really gets you feeling some type of way, and amount of skill customization to change up your approach to battles really pushes it over the edge. And the music rocks.

Scoring system would've felt much cooler if it accounted for weapon combos while also letting you carry all of your weapons at once (which you do unlock after beating the game, but... why not just have that available from the start). Gunplay just started feeling stale and lost all tension after a point since the enemy types aren't all that engaging, and there are only so many ways you can shoot an enemy into an environmental hazard.

Someone wrote a Steam review that said, "It pisses me off so bad how funny these writers think they are." That's incredibly spot on with the game's dialogue.