I don't remember much of my Freedom Planet 1 playthrough but im very certain this game does everything better. I've only done a Lilac playthrough (would like to do the others) but there's a sort of kinetic movement that is so satisfying to pull of going through the stages. Second half of the game is extremely good!

The game really feels like a love letter to the genesis games it takes inspiration from and if you're into those I highly recommend this.