I leave my recommendation with a few caveats.

1) The game explains little outside of it's own story and clearly expects familiarity with the franchise. I highly recommend the anime, especially the OVA, as it holds up pretty well honestly. I think one can play the game without the prior context but it certainly helps.

2) The game is pretty short. Even with my constant back and forth across the map every time I got a new skill (instead of saving all the cleanup for just before the end game) and tabbing in and out to check messages the game only took 5 hours. It was a good 5 hours but length is something to consider.

3) The game is pretty easy. Most the time I think I took more damage fumbling through the platforming and running face first into basic enemies than I did from bosses. There's a couple near the late game that did take a couple tries but I realized fairly quickly that certain spells and bits of pattern recognition could trivialize the fights and make them easy to cheese.

All that said the game is solid. The story isn't going to blow you away but it's good and, knowing the context of everything, can be a bit of an emotional journey once you realize what is going on. I saw the "reveal" at the end coming from the start but still was able to enjoy the ride. Gameplay is very Symphony of the Night. I swear the run animation for Deedlit is almost 1 for 1 to Alucard's, you have the quick back dash on the bumper, and even the way leveling and stuff like weapons and spirits are approached feels the same. I wouldn't go so far as to say this is quite as tightly tuned as that game but it wears its inspirations on its sleeve and it won't let you down if you're looking for something with that vibe.

Despite many of the fights being easy once you know what is going on, some of the boss designs are really solid. There is an early fight against wind and fire jinns that really sold me on the game's elemental swaping mechanics. The final boss was a bit of a ride figuring out the openings and which way to dodge stuff and was a great spectacle of character moments. Apparently there's a weapon you earn for doing the first phase taking no damage and... yeah getting all the weapons might not happen any time soon for me. Granted there'd also likely be a lot of enemy farming for drops and money too to complete that one which I also don't look forward to. I do wish the shop prices for weapons was a bit lower, I only ever bought maybe 3 through the whole game cause usually by the time I could afford a weapon I'd be in the next chapter, with a new shop, with something even more expensive to get (and the weapons I found in the meantime being better than all the old stuff). Would have been nice to be encouraged to try different types of weapons more often.

The pixel art is great and the music is pretty good. I really enjoyed this but don't see myself going back for 100% achievements any time soon. Even so it's worth experiencing, especially if you're a fan of the franchise.

PROS:
Overall solid game. Excellent visuals and animations. Solid combat with switching between wind and fire spirits a key component to avoid certain color coded damage types or to bypass enemy invulnerability. Bosses are a highlight of the game. Some seemed easy and others took a few tries to learn the patterns. Finishing the game unlocks a boss rush mode. Exploration and back tracking aren't a big focus, but doing so will sometimes get you weapons you can't buy, HP or MP upgrades, or magic spells you can't find anywhere else. Not necessary to 100% map clear or find everything in order to get powerful enough to finish the game. Backtracking is made pretty easy with generally well placed (with one or two exceptions) warp gates around the map.

CONS:
Some boss fights repeat and a couple have very similar patterns/abilities. Most regular enemies aren't very aggressive and don't pose too much of a threat until later in the game. A couple enemies in the later stages are nearly invisible or almost completely concealed making them potentially frustrating to deal with. Even though the game is short (took me 7 to finish and unlock boss rush), after 4 or 5 hours, you've seen just about everything the game will throw at you in terms of puzzles and mechanics and it started to feel like it was dragging on a bit. I don't see myself going back to get 100% map clear or play boss rush too much.

A superb, albeit short, Metroidvania based on the Record of Lodoss war franchise (pen & paper roleplaying game, light novels, manga, anime, and video games).

The pixel art is downright gorgeous, it's definitely one of the prettiest pixel art games released in the past decade. The game is obviously heavily inspired by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (SoTN) going as far as to use many of the famous sprites (and animations) as a baseline.

It's a really good game, but it's not without its faults, the biggest issue is the lack of video, quality of life, and accessibility settings. It lacks native controller support for most controllers (not an issue if you toggle on Steam input or use 3rd party solutions), both sound effects and music are tied to a single volume slider, and you can't turn off camera shake and bright flashes.

The gameplay menu (UI) is also poorly designed, instead of having a unique button for various screens you're forced to move through the main map/inventory screen whenever you want to change the settings or read through the items and bestiary. It's not a big problem, but it's certainly tedious.

Music is whatever, there are some cool tracks in the game but they get repetitive fast. I wish they could've added a separate volume slider/setting for the music.

I really enjoyed my time with this game though it's a maybe a bit too short. The game is also pretty easy, maybe a bit too easy at times. It would've been nice if they added a NewGame+ mode, there's hardly any reason to replay the game unless you want to get all the achievements.

If you enjoy classic 2D metroidvanias, a fan of the Record of Lodoss war universe, and/or well drawn art then this is definitely a must play.