The game was tolerable until the final area.
Firstly, having to spend all my spirit on refilling my health is a double-whammy. Continuing should do so instead but not only that, you can't use other spirit options.
Secondly, I'm up to Father Brain and frontal attacks don't work but there is no (permanent) objects to bounce off, so I don't know how to complete the level. EDIT: side attacks do work.
Thirdly, I wish there was a way to Retry fights without having to skip thru dialogue, map traversal, a VS animation and an intro dialogue every single time.
Lastly, the gutters pick up the ball WAY too easily and the FB battle has no bumpers from the beginning.
In general, I'm not sure how I'm supposed to play the game. It seems aiming your ball, avoiding projectiles while also collecting powerups all work against each other.
It's otherwise an enjoyable game, mostly for the graphics and humour with a unique playstyle.