So to round out my opinion of the game, having achieved 100% completion:
The pawn system is a really cool idea, if a bit iffy in execution. Getting a pawn to do what you want it to in a fight can be hard, even when it knows the appropriate weaknesses and strategies.

The customization options are great, and the end-game grind is more fun than I would have expected it to be, given what it is. Dark Arisen is a very fun expansion and the lore scattered around Bitterblack Isle is genuinely really cool.

The combat system is great and responsive, with every fight having its own cool set of mechanics. On the other hand, I wish the drawbacks of the more interesting, higher-level spells weren't just "you take so long to cast this and recover the lost stamina that you might nod off". This ended up wasting a lot of the potential and style of those spells and making the non-mage vocations more fun.

Overall, a very solid game I appreciated playing. Nothing super special, and I'm not sure if I'll go back to it after this playthrough, but I enjoyed my time.

This game has its heart in the right place but doesn't really accomplish what it sets out to do. Limited movement is honestly fine in a platform shooter, but the enemy design doesn't fit those controls at all. Most basic enemies's patterns don't let you shoot them without getting hit or running away completely; you don't really get to interact with them in a fun manner, because the ground movement is too slow to properly avoid projectiles. On the other hand, while jumps can be done at multiple heights, they don't give you enough control to properly avoid things while also shooting at enemies. The boss designs are fine, if a bit on the bland side, but dying on a boss will always bring you right back to it with the HP you had while starting it, which can make it extremely hard to progress and makes it easier to just restart the game.