I havent gotten very far in valis 3. Is the platforming experience worse than the mega man disappearing blocks?
There is one stage that stumps the PUSSYFOOTERS. It looks gorgeous (ancient Greece, aquaduct with flowing, clean water, nice clean, crisp everything) and, as a nice Red Book song plays, you have to do a really kool move with magic.
I'd say it was equivalent to certain parts in Metroid where you have to do, essentially, the same thing, but vertically up a long shaft instead of horizontally across an aquaduct.
If you beat Metroid, Valis III is a super cakewalk.