It's been a good 8 years since I got this game and since then I have played it on and off merely because of how much I like it.

It's hard to remember because by now my hands have memorized every instance of danger in this game but back then this game felt utterly brutal in my first playthrough, specially bosses like Electran, Amethyst, Ancient Constructs and Supreme Je'Oul and levels like Sinister Grotto, The Chambers and Path of Decay. This game takes every opportunity to seem impossible and turns that onto you making you think you don't have enough jumps or even making you doubt your own dexterity, you will need a lot of dexterity for this game my hands don't forget the pain this game caused on them 8 years ago.

I recommend this game to anyone who is already familiar with dexterity heavy games like I wanna be the guy, I wanna be the boshy (who Grynsoft is the developer of), Marrow, Spelunky, TowerClimb, Rain World, From Software games or Touhou (or any shmup for that matter).

When it comes to designs, characters really pop-tf-out in this game, Vi specially if you decide to collect every customizable item in the game but that requires getting into doing the bosses flawless which, considering the percentages of completion on those achievements, is no easy feat.

Gameplay feels really tight, you have complete control over Vi's movement with barely any drift, but she feels kinda tall so most of the time you'll probably get damaged for not considering her height, or not considering how much you can achieve with 2 jumps and a flutter of her wings.

The bosses have specific cycles of attack with some variations between them, for example the Twin Orcs close to the endgame take turns jumping onto the platform you're on and always do the exact same attacks in the exact same time, but at the end of the cycle they have 3 options of attacking you at the same time. These cycles make the bosses manageable but the more random parts there are to them the more difficult they tend to be, such as round 2 with Myugi.

As of the time of this review I'm going through another run for this game, to see if this time beating Supreme Je'Oul actually counts to the steam achievements.

10/10, would replay even in my deathbed.

Beat this game within 80+ hours of game time. For this game to be made by the creator of I wanna be the boshy is an absolute curse. Not gonna lie, I don't know how I mentally played through this game. For me to say, it took me time to take a break from this game and come back either a month or year later. Other than that the music is great including the platforming. The bosses have the most insufferable rng that you have to adapt to which is the reason why its challenging but addicting.

Do I recommend this game? Yes, if you willingly are looking for a challenge(don't play demon mode).