it was so good i got everything except the speedrun type achievements. gold standard of metroidvanias

very pretty. a lot of the puzzles are "how do i get from here to there?" and it was a lot of fun

i don't generally play deckbuilding games, but people told me to try this. the mysterious trappings all around were enough to lure me in. it was super fun trying to wriggle out of some of the boss switchups. go in blind and have a great time

each maze has an interesting gimmick or trick to figure out. they're quite enjoyable

so good i 100%'d it a second time when this came out. gold standard of metroidvanias

2012

replayed for the first time after the 360 original and it still holds up really well. awesome platforming, language deciphering, and searching for secrets. any game that makes me break out a notebook is a good time

a lot of replayability and some of the best, most fluid movement mechanics of any game ever

dialogue started to grate on me after a while. puzzles are OK but feel a bit samey. it's all move this thing to the last spot you'll need it and then to the first spot you'll need it. then rewind. i suspect it gets harder later but it wasn't really doing it for me. it's got a good setting and quite pretty though

some of the best pixel art you'll ever see. really solid story too

I think it was OK but honestly I can't remember much about it. I think it wasn't very memorable.

pretty and very interesting. some of the puzzles could have been harder. others were very hard and spanned multiple worlds, which was too obscure

It was pretty, but I remember it being a bit boring overall

it's one of the best sokoban style puzzle games ever made. i can't say anything else about it because that would be spoilers

2022

It is possible to give more than five stars? This game is so chock full of secrets it's ridiculous. I also can't say anything more about it because that would be spoilers. That's the best kind of game, actually.

game is gorgeous to look at. wish it were more fun to actually play. the shooting mechanics just aren't very fun.