honestly enjoyed this on my replay than my first time playing. i'm mixed on the parallel/alternative storyline to shovel of hope, as at time it works and feels clever, and other times it feels quite clumsily put together with levels that were clearly not meant for your character.

however, the ability mixing is a very fun mechanic that i enjoyed a whole lot more now, you can just straight up cheese some boss fights with it, which is not a bad thing. as such, i think it brings thia at least on par with shovel of hope.