This is a very conditional recommend, as overall, while I enjoyed the game and would give it a 6/10 personally, it's got quite a few things holding it back from being a universal recommend to fans of 2D Metroidavania-lites, including the fact that you absolutely need to be a fan of the source material to enjoy it. Also recommend at $15 or less only.
Basically, this is a "sequel" to Godzilla VS Kong, while utilizing Jonah and his faction as the primary antagonists from KotM. The story isn't particularly engaging, the voice acting is pretty rough and it's short, but for Monsterverse fans, what's going on and why will be neat, if only for adding another Kaiju to the family. The gameplay is rough and clunky; you can argue some of it is because you play as a relatively "normal" dad trying to save his daughter, but it doesn't excuse how stiff it feels. Imagine the combat/platforming from Arkham Origins Blackgate as a comparison, but possibly even more stiff.
Level design is basic with no optional areas(just optional singular rooms with upgrades), basic puzzles involving sliding boxes, switches and platforming. Backtracking is nearly nonexistent in terms of exploring for upgrades, but you will go through some sections with new equipment for the main path. Enemies grow old fairly fast, with no traditional boss fights, BUT there are some nice environmental kills and unique interactions with physics that elevate combat to be a bit more strategic than your average 2D Metroidvania.
The standout moments are when the Kaiju come. Seeing them animated and doing their thing in the backround is always nice, but the real highlights is when you are being chased by Kong, Abaddon, Tiamat, etc and must haul ass through platforming and puzzle sections with surprisingly little room for error. The final stretch has two actively fighting eachother as you try to dodge and escape them and it was genuinely cool.
Think of this as the first Godzilla monsterverse movie: overall kind of boring and dull and absolutely not worth watching twice, but the impact of seeing the monsters for the first time and the chase/fight sequences being big moments of catharsis between the standard monotony. If you're a Monsterverse fan, a fan of Metroidvania design(again I must stress that it's VERY basic and more a straightforward 2D action platformer with some lite metroid elements), AND can get the game for $15 or less, I think you'll enjoy the 5-6 hours overall it takes to finish the game.
