A great game that set the foundation to the Metroidvania genre and indeed it still holds itself to this day, the great music and sprite work/visuals are beautiful, game level design and fight mechanics are great (but gotta admit it has been superseeded by later titles, doesn't mean isn't good on it's own but if you played a later titles like Aria, Ecclesia or even their spiritual succesor Bloodstained and then try playing this one it might feel odd).
I would recommend to anyone who played and enjoyed today's metroidvanias or anyone who are interested in starting to play such titles.