Great concept, the art is very nice (especially the backgrounds!), but the music is the absolute centerpiece. Getting a new track to vibe to is definitely a big reason to push as far as you can.
I do wish there was an option to lower the volume (because boy I was not expecting to get my ears blasted, and I was scrambling to find a volume slider until I just decided to lower the system volume) and at least accelerate the intro (since it felt like old Dark Souls runbacks where you had to spend too long to get back in the action).
Regardless, a very enjoyable experience overall.