I don’t care if it’s a blatant rip-off of Crash 3, my 5 year old self had no idea about that and had a blast having this as my first video game ever. The nostalgia is so strong with this one, especially the soundtrack which had no business being this good.

Regardless of its flaws, it will always be one of the most iconic and replayable games of all time. Not every game can be released 7 times (or is it more?) and still have people buying and dedicating 100s of hours to it. The atmosphere, world building, quest lines and music definitely make it one of my favorite comfort games.

Played this game knowing absolutely nothing about it and having never played a metroidvania before, yet I really fell in love with it. The art style is so beautiful, the lore interesting and the gameplay fun and not overly challenging. Ended up 100% it and getting all the endings even though I didn’t originally intend to. Loved discovering every little corner of the map and all the secrets and easter eggs.