I really liked the platforming and there was a lot of creative stuff throughout, but didn't vibe with the story going all over the place and changing everything constantly. Some areas like the multiple stealth sections and a couple bosses were really unfun, especially the bosses since they're the only parts in the game that don't give you pity shields after dying enough, and the final boss in particular is actually one of the worst controlling things I've ever played. Overall though, still a unique experience I'd recommend checking out if you have it.

i played a second version of this game because cope, I played the Turbografx CD version first and on Genesis most things are better but some key areas are much worse. Overall the game feels much more polished both in gameplay and graphics, however this is offset by the level/difficulty curve being drastically worse, often requiring multiple levels in between bosses. Additionally, some bosses like the wyvern and final boss have completely broken hitboxes that make them impossible to reliably hit without taking damage, though this can be offset with the Protect Ring or higher levels. Of course, a lot of the TG-CD novelties that made the game memorable to me like the CD-quality soundtrack and glorious dubbed voice acting are absent as well. I'd definitely still rather play that version but overall this is a close second.

I played this game for a third time because cope harder, this version is just bizarre. It has completely revamped combat and boss design, a pointless town map and church area, voice acting and a lot more dialogue, a soundtrack that pales in comparison to many of the versions before it and sounds like it would fit better on the DS, and some interesting graphics.
On one hand most of the game feels a lot better designed overall (keyword: most), but it loses a lot of its charm with many environmental details and level elements from the original versions cut (they removed the volcano in Illburns and just made it into a regular ass sunny forest that's lame af). Oath in Felghana came out like 3 months after this so I'm not really sure what was going on here, I guess they wanted to give people a modern way to play the original but it's so far removed from the previous versions that it just exists as this weird entity.