This is undeniably a banger in the making. I'm not even a fan of 2D metroidvanias, yet i can say it's definetly an interesting experience. Everything else is great but the combat felt a bit too easy. Would benefit a lot with having difficulty levels.
You're definetly on the right track here. Played for 39 minutes, a record for a DD submission. Congrats, this is already looking great.