Literal Masterpiece.
7 years in development well spent, and they DELIVERED!
First off, this game's gameplay improves massively over the first game, which was already fairly good on its own. This? This is just the perfect 2D speed platformer. It's so good it basically puts every 2D Sonic game to SHAME.

It's gonna take you a little while playing around with the controls to understand how to make the most out of the mechanics in this game, so please do not get discouraged early, there is a very rewarding learning curve as you progress through the game. Not to mention that many of the stages are meant to be replayed, either to lower the time, or find new secrets.
Your first run of a stage might take you, idk 7~10 minutes for most.
Then once you get acquainted with the mechanics, you'll see that time be cut in half if not even more.

All 4 playable characters have their own strengths and weaknesses, but they all perform about the same once you've picked up some practice. Often you'll find yourself going to different parts of the stages with different characters.

The story? TLDR: It's a story about colonialism with a tragic character. Not spoiling much else, but do go out of your way to collect the time capsules, they hold some VERY juicy information regarding the lore.
Another thing of note is that each character has specific cutscenes throughout the story, so I highly recommend playing through it with all 4, or at the very least with Lilac and Carol, since those two hold the most specific cutscenes of all the 4 characters.

The 2D sprites in this game are BEAUTIFUL. The main 4 characters are extremely expressive, the side characters have pretty good variety, the NPCs are honestly really cute, I love how bats look in this game. I know that the lead dev's favorite animal is a bat, so no wonder why they look awesome. The stages are wildly varied, with many details hidden in the background, as well as other attention to detail elements that you'd only noticed if you stopped to look.

THE VOICE ACTING, OH BROTHER THE VOICE ACTING.
General Serpentine's VA is awesome, love hearing him.
Both Neera and Merga have crazy good emotional performances, love them both.
Milla's voice fits her character way too well, and a massive improvement over the first game.
Same for Carol.
Glad to hear Lilac again.

Despite all the sadness in the game, there is also a lot of hilarious stuff, a lot of which you'll find in those character specific cutscenes I mentioned earlier.

BUY THE GAME, IT'S STUPID GOOD! I 100% it and speedran the game with all 4 characters, managing to beat it under 2 hours with each. Short and sweet.
Your first run will definitely take WAY longer however.

Btw Neera supremacy.

Literal Masterpiece. 7 years in development well spent, and they DELIVERED! First off, this game's gameplay improves massively over the first game, which was already fairly good on its own. This? This is just the perfect 2D speed platformer. It's so good it basically puts every 2D Sonic game to SHAME. It's gonna take you a little while playing around with the controls to understand how to make the most out of the mechanics in this game, so please do not get discouraged early, there is a very rewarding learning curve as you progress through the game. Not to mention that many of the stages are meant to be replayed, either to lower the time, or find new secrets. Your first run of a stage might take you, idk 7~10 minutes for most. Then once you get acquainted with the mechanics, you'll see that time be cut in half if not even more. All 4 playable characters have their own strengths and weaknesses, but they all perform about the same once you've picked up some practice. Often you'll find yourself going to different parts of the stages with different characters. The story? TLDR: It's a story about colonialism with a tragic character. Not spoiling much else, but do go out of your way to collect the time capsules, they hold some VERY juicy information regarding the lore. Another thing of note is that each character has specific cutscenes throughout the story, so I highly recommend playing through it with all 4, or at the very least with Lilac and Carol, since those two hold the most specific cutscenes of all the 4 characters. The 2D sprites in this game are BEAUTIFUL. The main 4 characters are extremely expressive, the side characters have pretty good variety, the NPCs are honestly really cute, I love how bats look in this game. I know that the lead dev's favorite animal is a bat, so no wonder why they look awesome. The stages are wildly varied, with many details hidden in the background, as well as other attention to detail elements that you'd only noticed if you stopped to look. THE VOICE ACTING, OH BROTHER THE VOICE ACTING. General Serpentine's VA is awesome, love hearing him. Both Neera and Merga have crazy good emotional performances, love them both. Milla's voice fits her character way too well, and a massive improvement over the first game. Same for Carol. Glad to hear Lilac again. Despite all the sadness in the game, there is also a lot of hilarious stuff, a lot of which you'll find in those character specific cutscenes I mentioned earlier. BUY THE GAME, IT'S STUPID GOOD! I 100% it and speedran the game with all 4 characters, managing to beat it under 2 hours with each. Short and sweet. Your first run will definitely take WAY longer however. Btw Neera supremacy.