>>718810116
it's a solid game that had a shit ton of content for a quarter of a typical game's price, plus multiple free DLCs after that, so it was easy to recommend and won over a lot of fans. i'm not sure that it's "baby's first" anything, but along with Salt and Sanctuary it was among the first to introduce Soulslike elements to Metroidvanias, kind of a breath of fresh air after the Igavanias had turned the genre kind of stale.
insert obligatory "it's not for everyone" disclaimer here