So dont kill me but:

Im just not a fan of how damn slow this game feels it makes backtracking a pain in the ass even the transformations dashes arent very helpful with this cause of the bending level design, the inverted castle is boring filler it should have ended after the original castle and alot of annoying archaic quirks tick me off with this game.

Sigh theres alot good here like the beautiful sprite work, the rpg mechanics are mostly cool, the enemies and world are badass theres alot here i like just alot of weird design choices and slow pacing that makes the backtracking more annoying thanks to said slowness. This a game i wanna love alot more than i do i see why others enjoy it so now, if the sequels or a remake bulid on what worked here u could have a game i cherish but oh well.