As frustrating as that can be, the level design and cleverness of the puzzles laid out in front of you are so good that it’s worth dealing with every one of Yorda’s eccentricities. Even the game’s annoying combat sequences, which generally consist of shadowy creatures jumping back and evading your pitiful swings to the point that fighting even a couple at once feels like it may drag on for 10 minutes, can’t come close to derailing everything the game is doing right.

With gameplay that moves so quickly, it’s not surprising that the controls are very simple. Each of the game’s nine weapons has a primary (right trigger) and secondary (left) fire mode, and there are three buttons dedicated to shuffling between them. You can also crouch, jump and melee your opponents, though hand-to-hand feels more like luck at these speeds. Selecting the game’s signature mutators is done quickly with the d-pad. Of special note is the game’s incredibly fun jetpack controls, which allow you to climb, descend and hover with ease.