This is unmistakably a great metroidvania title, but it is frustratingly difficult. The time-manipulation puzzles are fun, but once you start having to juggle multiple timelines (around when you beat the first boss) they quickly get more elaborate then I can handle. Health powerups are lost when time traveling, so you'll be playing through a lot of this game with only two pips of health. Expect to die frequently. Jump puzzles are often very punishing.

I ended up setting this game down midway (?) through the water section. It really is a shame, because so much of this game is really excellent, but it just demanded more from me then I was willing to give -- and I consider myself a fairly skilled player.