An absolutely lovely game. High opening difficulty might turn a few people sour early on but I very much recommend sticking with it. I enjoyed so much of this beautiful world and interesting characters, and our main character Little Blue the Deadsuit, is a fascinating mystery. It is a true shame this game isn't more popular and well known. My friends and I talked about which parts of what other Metroidvanias we could feel in this game, very positively. And as far as backtracking the map, I've spent the past couple weeks with my arm in a sling playing Metroidvanias I got in a sale, and this game is HARDLY the worst, if you can't handle this then Metroidvanias largely probably aren't your thing (and that's ok).

I got it on a steep sale price so my assessment of its value to me is based on that, 44 hours of high enjoyment for only a few dollars to me. If its 20 buck price tag doesn't appeal to you maybe wait for a sale.