Unbelievably jank. A little bit Zelda, a little bit Prince of Persia (specifically the 2003-2005 trilogy), with just a hint of 'ruined kingdom' Dark Souls mood.

Lots of platforming but It's imprecise and feels sloppy to play - as the player you feel like you're making something work that is threatening to break down on you at any time. Combat feels pointless and lacks any challenge. You unlock additional hearts (Zelda) and I guess you can parry (Souls) but it's all extremely half-assed.
The game is also terribly written with bland NPCs, generic pseudo-lore, and (to top it off) comically basic phone-game style UI.

The dumbest stuff happens in this game. Chests you open will later re-close, the game will ask you if you want to use a key to open a door even when you have no keys, etc. It's also a slow-starter: everything that happens before reaching Stoneheart City could just be deleted.

2023's Pseudoregalia is the game this wanted to be.

I went in expecting nothing and 100%ed the game over a weekend. Its sstyledidnt grab me at first, but once I saw that there were indeed real platforming challenges, I was stoked to continue. I was also turned off by the lack of a map initially, but I learned the layout well enough while playing that I was rarely lost.

A p[retty fun platformer mixed with combat
Liked the artstyle and platforming a lot
Had some issues with the camera at first but got used to it
liked the whole vibe of the game
The combat is easy but fun
Tho the bosses are a bit weird as they are either steamroll or pretty hard
Overall a pretty fun game with a bit of jank