Of all the Mega Man inspired games (not including actual Mega Man games) I've played recently, this was the only one to get everything right. Movement, stage design, boss design, and difficulty are all superb and the story actually had some cool plot revelations towards the end that open up the possibilities of a prequel or sequel. Whatever happens I'm super excited to see what Domesticated Ant makes next; for only their second game they've put out an all-time great 2D platformer and what is easily my GOTY for 2023.