All of your Metroid write-ups recently have been fantastic, and a great insight into some game design choices and thoughts about genres that I hadn't really thought of before (Seriously, "Metroid isn't about blowing up secret boxes" should be on some game dev's whiteboards in the top left corner as a reminder).

Curious thought, though, have you happened to play La-Mulana and or its sequel? I love them, but their design perplex me in a very un...