Somehow this is even worse than the first game. I am amazed.

I have been a bit worried when starting the game considering that a lot of reviews mention issues with the combat system and the game generally being worse than its predecessor. Luckily, none of these applied to my experience in the end and I had too much of a blast with it up till the last %. In my opinion a solid 9/10 and a worthy sequel to the previous game. Not many Metroidvanias truly reach this level of quality imo and I am wish there will be a next installment as well.

tried it right after the first which i loved. just not into it.
it favours melee combat and it's just not doing it for me. when it comes to metroidvanias with melee combat there is a lot better ones out there. unfortunate because the first one felt a lot like a metroid reskin that had a lot of cool items and traversal upgrades.