Pizza Tower updated to add a second playable character

I don't know what your kind of game is, but it sounds like you have a good idea of what it's like. It's a 90s(ish) styled platformer (taking a lot from Wario Land 4 (2001)) with an even more 90s inspired art style. To me the speedrun would have sold me on the game on its own if I wasn't already following it, so if that didn't grab you then I'm not sure if a casual playthrough will either. Maybe your friend is wrong. Though I do agree that it's the best game of its type in probably over a decade.