Although it's an improvement over the original in a number of ways (and the hookshot is glorious fun), exploration largely being tied to just a vertical downward path with some minor branches now and then keeps it from ever really feeling like my kind of Metroidvania.
It's fun enough, it's short (and definitely skimps on the boss fights), and the City Theme is some of the most chill music ever and I could just have it on for hours if I wanted to just lay back and relax.
It's 20 bucks, and I can't really justify recommending it at that price, but the good news is that there's sales fairly often for it (Steam's Winter Sale has it at 75% off right now, or 5 bucks). For 5-10 bucks, it's a fun time, especially just for the minor sequence breaking you can do if you get creative, and if you're a completionist that really wants to do all the challenge caves just to take on the Ultimate Trial (I didn't enjoy the game THAT MUCH).
It's fun enough, it's short (and definitely skimps on the boss fights), and the City Theme is some of the most chill music ever and I could just have it on for hours if I wanted to just lay back and relax.
It's 20 bucks, and I can't really justify recommending it at that price, but the good news is that there's sales fairly often for it (Steam's Winter Sale has it at 75% off right now, or 5 bucks). For 5-10 bucks, it's a fun time, especially just for the minor sequence breaking you can do if you get creative, and if you're a completionist that really wants to do all the challenge caves just to take on the Ultimate Trial (I didn't enjoy the game THAT MUCH).