I had fun going through the different stages of the game.
Using the spear against the enemies was pretty satisfying, especially after I learned how to time its air attack.
The double jump was also pretty neat, but it was a double-edged sword as well (in a fun way, though).
The only thing that I found a bit underwhelming was the enemies.
They didn't feel threatening, considering how tanky Alesa was.
The only "real enemies" that made me die a lot were the moving screens and the platforming.
That corridor of exploding platforms at the end of Stage 1 was also a brutal tutorial on how to time your jump properly.
In retrospect, I think that was funny as hell, but only because I can laugh at the suffering of my past self now, lol.
Talking about the bosses, I think that most of them were ok.
But the ones that I defeated with satisfaction were the Rotten Knight and Count Mr. Bob.
It was very satisfying to defeat the final boss after dying several times, though.
Especially after I understood that rushing through it was a very bad idea.
That said, bless the cake.
PS. Now that I think about it, it makes sense that she would be tanky with that cake of hers lol.