Finally getting around to playing this game.  I know the HD rework is coming out, but it always seemed like a game you'd want to play in its original incarnation.
I'm maybe an hour into it.  I've done 3-4 battles with the shadow creatures thus far.  I'm enjoying the ride so far.  I like how the combat is so simple.  Basically a boy with a stick hacking away at shadow creatures he presumably doesn't know anything about.  It doesn't come off as fluid combat at all.  I like it, it really encompasses the desperate nature of the situation.  I also like how the character actually moves like a little boy.  
Definitely something I've been wanting to get around to playing for a VERY long time.  I'm sure all of you have played this, so feel free to join in the discussion as I complete my journey.