This game is awesome. Not gonna lie, when I first opened it and moved around I thought, "this won't hold my attention for long." I think the tiny sprite and the movement felt a little floaty or something. Not sure. But I pressed on and before long I discovered the catch.
This game is built on very tight platforming. Challenge rating is very high. It reminds me a bit of I Wanna Be The Guy mixed a bit with Celeste. I couldn't put it down! As I kept playing it kept going on! I'd come across a room and be like "nope!" Come back to it a while later and have equipment that enabled me to do it, or just a better handle on the controls. The map is very open, but also kind of grows in challenge as you move through it.
Super super well done! I have not finished it, but I definitely will keep playing until I do.
(Also, I'm playing on a flashcart on my GBA... and I'm not one to use save states for the purpose of easing the difficulty or fast-tracking through stuff, but... I don't know how you're supposed to complete this game without it. For real! So... I apologize for cheating, but also I intend to continue. I am not this good. Maybe a day will come when I'll cycle back around and play through save-state-free. But it is not this day!)
Thanks for making it and thanks for making it free. Just sent you a Coffee. It's totally worth at least that much!