Finished
Lovely remake overall and it was such a treat to revisit this gem with such a beautiful aesthetic update, not to mention the ease with which you can swap to the original visuals+music. It's pretty much the new gold standard for retro remakes on that front.
If I'm honest though, I think the game on Normal (which somewhat resembles the original game's difficulty) may be too frustrating for a lot of folks, it pushed my patience as I forgot how reliant WB3 is on grinding+getting specific equipment. Certain segments are gruellingly punishing if you're not set up the right way, and the backtracking needed in those cases can be pretty annoying.
As such, I'd probably recommend easy mode on the first run for most folks, all the while keeping an FAQ handy just in case. It's likely how I'll replay it in future runs, as the game doesn't particularly benefit from those frustrating elements.
Still recommended then, but as I say just be aware this is a 1989 game with some of the obtuse trappings of a game from that era, and don't feel you're wimping out by going on easy.
Even with all that said I still had a big dumb smile on my face playing it
Progressing through it still feels immensely rewarding, and the platforming+combat is still very engaging.
Lucien wrote:Post game: Found three of the secret charms on my own, but think I'll use a guide to find the rest.
I found two of those areas, was so confused by the first one I came across ha. That being the mouse one, which has a bugger of a jump to a ceiling that I couldn't land for the life of me