ICEY

One of the most satisfying hack and slash games I've played. The combat is difficult, while also easy to learn and eventually you enter a 'dance' where you chain combos one after another without getting hit once. There's enough combos to keep the game fun all the way through, without being overwhelming. I'm biased here because I love games that make it theoretically possible to win without getting so much as a scratch on you.
As for the story, I have mixed feelings. Disobeying the narrator and the 4th wall breaks can be very interesting, but centralizing your entire game around these aspects is a questionable choice. ICEY didn't entirely get away with this, as I felt weird about it at some points. I believe that it was intentionally supposed to be irritating, because there's a very satiric aspect to some of the writing. The story is nothing to write home about but it was entertaining and I found the secret ending very surprising and satisfying.
I recommend playing ICEY with the Japanese narrator, it fits the theme and atmosphere better and the voice actor is more expressive than the English voice actor.

My Quicktake on it (Parody):
I have since played through the game multiple times
TL;DR:
Pros:
+ Fluid, challenging combat system with lots of variety. Overall a great 2D Brawler
+ Genuinly funny writing and great meta-narrative
+ Lots of secrets and easter eggs to discover
+ Absolutely grand voice acting (JP and CN)
+ Amazing soundtrack (which is also available for free!)
Cons:
- Rather Short
- EN Voice acting is somewhat lackluster
ICEY is the perfect mix of Meta-Narrative and Action Brawler. It feels like the lovechild between the Stanley Parable and Dust: An Elysian Tail, which should already speak volumes.
The combat has quite a bit of depth to it and there are lots of upgrades to your abilities. On higher difficulty it can actually be quite challenging.
The great gameplay is accompanied by a funny meta-narrative with absolutely stellar voice acting for the Japanese and Chinese audio. Only the english Narrator is somewhat lacking in my opinion, as his delivery is feels very emotionless for the most part, which is a damper, as getting the Narrator riled up is one of the funniest things to do.
There are a ton of secrets to discover, in terms of changing narrative and hidden items.
Overall it's simply a fantastic brawler with a meta-narrative that is almost guaranteed to get some laughs out of you.
Highly recommend getting this!

ICEY is a fantastic combination of a great action and intriguing story, with lovely narration. It's a great game, unique and engaging. I'm sure everyone can get surprises and happiness while you play ICEY.

Fantastic game! A nice introduction to an anime platformer because it is quite easy to play, with a few challenging boss fights but nothing that will make you tear your hair out. I was looking for a replacement for Dust when I stumbled across this game. It is great but there definitely aren't the same number of hours gameplay in it as Dust. I probably completed it in about 12-15 hours, and would replay at some point. While it doesn't have as much depth as some others in the genre, there are still lots of fun surprises and the interactions with the narrator are very satisfying.

Short. Smart. Simple.
Only complaint is that the controls need some major rebinding for comfortable keyboard usage, but other than that, well worth a 100% run.

the game told me to go outside and find me true "self" bro i can't because of self-quarantined. overall pretty nice game also the fact that hiro shimono is the one who is voicing the narrator is really amazing. felt like zenitsu is screaming directly on my ear.

Solid beat 'em up mechanics on top of a fun meta-narrative. And I personally couldn't help but love that it is laced with loads of King in Yellow references. It's nice that it has voice acting, as reading the subtitles during an action game would be a bit difficult. However, the voice acting itself is pretty sub-par, unfortunately. I enjoyed my time with this game quite a lot.