Objectively speaking: this game is jank. A lot of the physics are... strange, to say the least, making some of the puzzles a lot more difficult than they're probably intended to be. The lack of a dodge also makes combat a bit more annoying than it should be at times, especially when there are those enemies that fire projectiles at you from afar.

That said... I loved it??? Like, far more than I should have??? The art style is beautiful, and the character designs are all really, really good. Once I got used to the weird physics, I was always trying to figure out weird ways to manipulate them to cheat my way through some puzzles, and I succeeded a couple of times, but even then sometimes it feels like they intended you to really mess with their own engine.

Barring the first boss fight and the aforementioned projectile enemy, I feel like all of the enemies you go up against are all pretty fun to deal with. And even then, it's not that these two are 'bad', more that the first boss seems to be the most difficult in comparison for some reason (and that might be because your movements aren't exactly the fastest) and both are generally more annoying than anything.

Like I said, objectively speaking this game is probably mediocre at best - probably deserving nothing more than a 2.5 or 3 - but I haven't been able to get it off of my mind ever since I played it. I REALLY liked it, and I'd love a sequel.

It is my favourite Game Freak title since Pokemon Black and White 2, and I say that honestly and genuinely.

Reviewed on May 29, 2022


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