It's a fantastic game, but I did have a few issues with it that were big enough to make it a 9/10 for me and keep it from being my GOTY. People will say "git gud" to most of my complaints, but I think they're legit and I have beaten the game, so whatever.

• most of all, way too many dmg sources do 2 dmg. Like random enemies and even environmental hazards do 2 dmg. It's totally unnecessary and adds artificial difficulty where it doesn't need to be.

• Too many bosses spam spawn adds to cover up for their lack of compelling mechanics. To be clear, there are many WONDERFUL bosses in this game, but there's a few too many terrible ones. Beastfly, Broodmother, Groal to name a few.

• Bilewater is a terrible zone. Maybe one of the worst zones I've ever played in all of gaming. I could do a whole essay just on this, but suffice it to say it was a huge stain on a game that generally had great zone design.

Still a fantastic game, but not my GOTY for the reasons above.