I've played through this game multiple times myself, took a big break, convinced like 3 people to play through it while I watched and then sort of thought to myself, "hm yeah idk if i like this game that much anymore because of xyz"

THEN, the HD project mod that's like 47GBs came out and I downloaded it and played through the first few hours myself and fell in love all over again with how quick and challenging this game can become. I love how this game does difficulty, I love how stupid it can be and it's cutscenes are just so fun to sit through. This is a game that deserves all the praise it gets.