The vibe, presentation and fun factor make up for the occasional jank. Also the climax is absolutely perfect

literally the only fun thing in this game is the dumb secret final boss hidden behind hard mode. and it's completely disconnected from everything else the game established

if this game had a rerelease or sequel that ironed out some of its minor gameplay kinks (and changed or shortened one of the songs) this game would be absolute peak fiction. but for now it's only mostly peak fiction. which is still a lot more than most other games can muster