Of course I love the art direction, who would not? While I enjoy the music, it lacks a little coherence (while I love me some metal, it really took me out of the game for a while, it was not really expected, but I liked it anyway). It's hard, yes as old school smup tends to be, but it's really creative with its pattern. And I LOVE the boss design. So yeah, great game (now I'll try to finish it)