I actually beat that a few days ago. I think it's a solid game, and the fact that it's made by one person (other than the music, which was also pretty good) is really, really impressive.
Sure, combat was a bit repetitive, but it was more than serviceable, and the Metroidvania abilities didn't go that deep, but it still had a few cool secrets, and good gods that art... stunning. Not the characters -- not a fan of the Disney-like anthropomorphic animals (or, for those dirtier minds, the "furry" look
) -- but the backgrounds were legit jaw-dropping. The artist is clearly very talented.
Fidget was legit annoying, though. Sorry Noogy
don't know what you were thinking, especially with that super-squeaky voice. There were a few times where her lines were mildly funny (the Castlevania 2 reference where she says "that didn't make any sense!" got a chuckle out of me, for instance), but for the most part it's not cute or funny, it's just really grating.
The last boss was bit underwhelming, too, which is too bad. A game like this could have used more giant awesome badass bosses. For those complaining that it's too easy, have you played on Hard? It's not a very hard game even on Hard but it's still a decent challenge, though once you start stacking regen accessories and health consumables are no longer an issue, you get a bit OP. Near the end I had tons of those in my inventory and almost never needed them, but the early to mid-game on Hard was decently challenging.
Anyway, it was a fun game and one of the few PS+ games I played to completion and I think it's definitely one of the better indie games I've played. Congrats to Noogy for a very impressive solo effort.
This is one of those few games that I wish there was a no-story mode you could turn on.
You could skip all of the cut scenes, at least.