this had the potential to be one of my favourite platformers of all time, but there were a few things that did kinda put a damper on my enjoyment a bit.

the movement and controls in this game are a little tricky at first but once you've figured it out, it's extremely satisfying to chain moves together and increase your combo score whilst also keeping your momentum at the same time. i think at first some more casual players might be turned away from it but it's definitely worth sticking to as it's super fun once you've nailed it! the level design is also pretty superb, complementing the move set very well! one small thing is that it is kinda easy to fly past a lot of the obstacles but i think it's still fun to do if you're chaining together moves.

my biggest issue with this game is how buggy it is. i lost count of how many times i clipped through the ground, got stuck in the ground, had the camera freak out or had penny's yoyo get stuck to things with no way to detach it. a lot of these bugs caused unnecessary deaths and even softlocked me at some points which is very frustrating.

another slight issue i had was a few of the bosses weren't really that fun to me but mostly because of bugs or jank. many of them have some really great ideas that fall flat due to bugs. one boss fight in particular (sheila) was incredibly buggy, it took me way more attempts than it should've to complete. if it wasn't the camera zooming out and going absolutely haywire for no reason, it was penny clipping through the boat, leading to death. very frustrating.

overall, this is still such a unique and enjoyable platformer that despite the bugs, i still love it! i can also see it being a TON of fun for speed runners and i can't wait to see what they're able to do with it! definitely recommend checking this out :)