I know reception has been mixed, but it really hit for me emotionally and stylistically. I see a lot of complaints about the way characters speak condescendingly to Harold, but that genuinely shifts around by the end of the game, and he finds his own footing and begins to get respect from those around him. I thought there was a lot of really beautiful ideas of finding a place where you can fit, even if it doesn't seem immediately apparent.

Obviously, I had some minor issues, like cutscenes ending just to put me into a two second walking section, for another cutscene, but otherwise I really liked me time with it.

Very over the top and silly, but still has a pretty fun gameplay loop and a unique lineup of weapons! The shorter length was actually a positive for me, but it sucked how much I felt like I was slogging through the end at times.

Some of the Easter Eggs are also pretty interesting from a "world-building/character-building" sense. It would've been really easy to just fully caricaturize Zane, but there's moments where some (minor) depth is shown. His appreciation for his mother, the frustrated note from his friend who codeveloped, and other small touches.

After years of maining Bayo in Smash, I finally decided to play the game! And wow, what a game, it's filled with style, camp, flair and just straight up fun gameplay. The combat manages to be challenging without being frustrating, which is a balance that's rare to find in games.

The only thing keeping this game from being 5 stars is Chapters 14 & 15 having non-combat moments that did end up being really frustrating for me, unfortunately. The platforming was annoying in 15, and the rocket section in 14 gave me vertigo, and went on WAY too long.