I get it. the platforming was terrible, the combat was cluncky at times, the enemy design gets a bit repetitive, the story is weirdly paced, the game has inconsistent difficulty, and the quality of the bosses is so inconsistent.

However, I do get it. This game manages to pick itself back up even with all these annoying flaws simply just because of how much I just appreciate that this game exists. It in undoubtedly influential as fuck and set the ground work for a lot of later games. The boss design when it is good is immaculate. It has a lot of innovative features and the story is so captivating.

I really enjoyed this game despite it being probably the most flawed 9/10 I've ever played, but it is still a 9/10.