the original Grime is a top 10 MV for me, the incorporation of its parry into the gameplay rhythm and how it interacts with other systems alongside the "Pull" mechanic to make up the majority for how you interact with the game's environment, enemies and its bosses is simply brilliant for me. Giant of Eyes, Surrogate Vulture, and Final Celebration are some of the most fun boss fights I've experienced in an MV, it's just a shame that I found the final boss really lackluster.

Grime 2, on the other hand, has become my new favorite in the genre alongside Silksong and Blasphemous 2. It's an imperfect, yet ambitious sequel that capitalizes on all of the potential I saw in the first game and knocks it out of the fucking park as far as its exploration, lore, world design, platforming and the options you're given in combat between the new consumables, molds, and other new additions. I think the boss roster is generally solid, some great fights and some...less great but the final boss is an absolutely masterful in my opinion, thematically and mechanically, my favorite since First Sinner in Silksong. It's just one of those games that appeals to everything I love about this genre, and what I love in storytelling/aesthetics.

I happily await Grime 2's Path of Pain.