one of the best openings of the series, also for one of the best arcs of the series

There's a narrative but it's broken up very piecemeal across the entire game including a lot of content that you're only going to get to well after rolling credits. Without spoilers, some of the deep lore would be very up your alley but it can take a lot of roguelike playing to get there.

If it's any consolation, I reached the credits yesterday and I still didn't fully get what was going on nor did I get the chance to solve multiple big preceding puzzles- I think the game would benefit greatly from a journal system like Outer Wilds's and some more ways to control RNG.

One of the downsides I've had with its design choices is that I can't solve a good number of puzzles even close to when I want to- I reached credits before I could get the second and fourth permanent unlockables shown on the inventory screen. It's great but frustratingly slow at times.

I'm glad there's other warriors out there for building nothing out of something, it's so fucking good but doesn't get the same attention as the other albums from that time period

neon white is so good that I need to get around to replaying it sometime; also, if you're on a 3D platformer kick, I'd recommend the recent games Lorn's Lure and I Am Your Beast, which are both great for very different reasons.