Great game! You definitely captured the feel of old metroidvania games with the unforgiving difficulty and precise level design. I really liked how the player could not attack, I think this made the game more interesting.
A few minor critiques:
- I don't think the blur effect added much to the experience, I turned it off right away.
- I didn't like having to hold down the z key constantly to get the faster movement speed.
- The scroll hints felt unnecessary; the player can find everything through careful observation.
- Trying to get the cross over the lava and having to wait for the elevator ride after each death was pretty annoying.