Even if I much prefer the sequel this game is still fantastic, honestly even had more fun on replay. The movement is great and making your way through stuff still feels fantastic. The combat... even if it is the weak point of the game, I've come to appreciate it more. While the main flame attack (and charge flame) feels mediocre to use, the ground pound and bash really had some fun variety to the combat, sometime using the environment or enemy for combat. The game is still visually beautiful even if it didn't have the budget and team of the sequel. OST is great. Another thing is that I played the original version, not the definitive, and it honestly made me appreciate even more the way the world is constructed due to the original not having fast travel, backtracking with new ability feels amazing. Story, while I didn't pay as much attention on replay (since I remember it) is still very a very touching even if simple story. Anyway this game still slaps.

9/10