the hardest a game has sought to capture my specific childhood dreams since i played tunic. perhaps my new personal favorite moveset to use in any 3d platformer, replacing a lot of more typical zelda/metroid item progression with increasing mastery over movement, both for myself and the character. and what a world u move thru...love the lore and story that has more in common with zelda's arch fables then fromsoft's hyper-dense tomes, with a constantly maintained sense of mystique and history,,,vibes on vibes, familiar tropes of places in a rich and sincere presentation that make me feel like im seeing them for the first time. topping it all off are the high end void challenges, which at their best are the closest ive seen to a 3d version of celeste or super meat boy...pure compulsive and disarmingly approachable joy of accomplishment in 30 to 60 second increments of frantic Not Screwing Up. kinda cant believe this exists, i wanna cry about it. a last minute highlight of my entire year.