Easily my favorite metroidvania (second favorite if you count Metroid Prime, I guess). Extremely beautiful graphics with cohesive art direction for every area, world that actually feels massive, great movement, a lot of bosses; has some really good QoL stuff, including an end-game feature to help with 100% item completion. Story takes effort to piece together, but IMO is pretty enjoyable overall, even if its delivery could be a bit better at times.

Originally got it on launch for Switch, 100%ed there, then got the Steam version for a better look at graphics/smoother experience and 100%ed here again, enjoying every last moment of it - and higher resolution indeed takes graphics to a whole new level. The only problem that stands out is subpar localization, although it's not particularly terrible either and is generally limited to what should have been caught by proofreading (typos, missing punctuation, slightly broken English, etc.).

Very pretty game but too easy to be engaging.

A game that is both beautiful and infuriating in its mechanics, that's what I got when I played Afterimage for the first time.

This game has a large map and many places to explore. Many weapons and combos can be acquired along the way.

For me, this is a game that is fun and worth playing.