Good Zelda-like that has aged well overall, it would honestly only need a few simple modernizations to not feel dated at all, such as removing the text boxes that pop up even when you've already collected an item before, and slightly better brush recognition, but nothing major.
If you enjoy its inspiration, you are extremely likely to enjoy this game too. The early game is a bit of a slog, particularly because of out of place unfunny horniness (Japanese trademark I suppose) and some characters' seemingly unwarranted antagonism towards you, but it does get better after that if you can ignore those minor annoyances. Despite some content being taken 1:1 from Nintendo, it does a decent job distinguishing itself thanks to the unique gameplay mechanics and the recognizable inky art style. Speaking of content, there's definitely a solid amount of it, the game keeps giving and I wouldn't say any particular spot is of notably lower quality than the others.
My favourite part was finding the various treasures and side content around the world, the menus do a good job of helping you keep track of most things so you don't get too overwhelmed, it's also where the game's mechanics shine the most, as the main story is pretty straightforward and isn't particularly challenging, in fact I didn't game over a single time in the entire game.
The thing that disappointed me the most, on the contrary, is how many unlockables boil down to the same thing, that being drawing a line from whatever element directly to its target, being able to use the various techniques whenever you want definitely feels a lot better as I was never a fan of mechanics that could only be utilized when the game explicitly lets you.
There is no post game, as new game plus doesn't really offer any differences and after beating the final boss, you don't really get to play more; this creates that awkward moment where you have to ignore all the tension in the story and the music to go fetch all your items and complete all the quests, willing to gloss over this because there's enough content as-is, but I'd still definitely prefer it if they let you bask in the glory of your final accomplishments a bit more instead of immediately closing up.
All the environments are fun to explore as they're varied, the music is very solid and does a good job keeping you company throughout the entire game. The combat is fun and can get quite hectic later on, it's still not particularly difficult, but it'll keep your attention in check.
If you wish to get all Steam achievements, note that 2 are missable, if you'd like to avoid that, either use the large amount of save slots available, or save right before [spoiler]heading into the sunken ship[/spoiler] and make sure to clear out every enemy in [spoiler]the emperor's bedroom[/spoiler] as one of the enemies there is necessary to fill out the bestiary but is only encountered there, which can't be revisited.
Very charming game, worth your time.
