It's nice to play a video game that I've seen hyped on the Internet for decades and going "oh hey, this IS fun!". Late 2000's era GameFAQs and YouTube, you were right about this one. You even kept the final boss unspoiled for me somehow!

Deducted half a star for Boo Beam Trap. That was the only time where it felt like the game's difficulty felt less "tough but fair" and more "actively spiteful".