When you get the hang of the grappling hook the enjoyment skyrockets especially during the climbing challenges.
You are not as rewarded as in other metroidvanias with new powers and most of the other weapons can be missed which is a shame because the rocket jumping is as fun as the grappling hook.
Except the boss fights, the rest of the combat is kinda meh.
There is a pretty ok story if you want to read all of the logs and reach the true ending.