It doesn't reach Hollow Knight's highs, nothing does, but it's structurally more enjoyable to play. This is pretty much a great synthesis of Hollow Knight's enthralling moment to moment gameplay with an Igavania's pacing, flow and rhythm; the action in this sizzles and crackles on every level it's really beautiful to experience. Some balance issues and undercooked ideas aside, this is my personal favorite Metroidvania, that is until Silksong finally comes out and hopefully remedies Hollow Knight's glaring pacing issues.