I went into this game expecting Hollow Knight but 3D, so I was a little disappointed at first. But once I got towards the end of this game and realized what it really was, I loved it. It's really a 3d platformer at it's core, but just done in a Metroidvania format instead of level-based. When you look at it that way, this has to be one of the best indie 3d platformers I've ever played, probably only behind A Hat in Time imo. The pure platforming in this game, in the rifts in the main game, plus the post-game DLC, is some of the best out there. The combat and movement both feel a little jank at first but once I got used to it, it was pretty good. Navigating is a bit of a hassle at first because it's not really clear where you're supposed to go, but once you get further, lots of shortcuts open and you learn your way around. The postgame DLC was such good platforming I debated bumping this up to 5 stars, but I decided against it bc the shortcomings of the early game (combat and movement not feeling great before unlocking more moves, and navigation being unintuitive) plus the game's visuals and music not being that good or noteworthy held it back from a perfect score