It's not that much but it's a nice touch to a Metroidvania

Most of it comes from your need to think a little how to get the boss killed and some enemies too cause sometimes you're in a new area and some enemies will hurt you a lot! Just keep calm and run hahahaha
In this kind of games I never use potions so for me it was extra nice trying to reach a save point that I didn't know if existed while almost dying! Reminded my a little of Dark Souls.
Order of Ecclesia too seemed a little difficult but it must be me I'm not a good player and my DS Lite has some bad buttons so I blame that

But from years ago that I played OoE I remembered it to be a little more difficult than the others so thats what made me choose the favorite game here in the forum

That and Shanoa is so beautiful!
I already finished COTM hope you enjoy it like me. Now time to play LoI