Some of the reviews are calling it a game of the year candidate, but 11 days in, that seems a little much. But the reviews make it sound like a perfect metroidvania.
Take a look at Polygon’s “impression”.
If you don’t want to hear about the rest of Sargon’s abilities and all you need to know is that The Lost Crown is the perfect package — an excellent Metroidvania with gorgeous environments, challenging but intuitive puzzles, beautiful music and even better voice acting, plus those history-meets-myth lore entries that may capture your imagination and curiosity — then you can stop reading right now. Go ahead and buy this video game. It’s freaking great, OK? We can’t just say that in a review, we have to explain why, and I’ll do that. But if there’s ever been a time to just trust me, this is it.