I know this game is a bit on the controversial side when it comes to the series, but I had the best time with it out of the three that I have played.

Yes there is a difficulty issue, and I also had a few bugs to where I couldn’t 100% the game, but the bosses and the interconnected map were definitely my favorite part of the series this far.

This one truly felt like a metroidvania, where the other shantae games are kind of hovering between the lines of a metroidvania and a true 2D platformer. This alone makes me like it just enough to place it at the top of the series.

Also, it has a pretty rad anime type opening!