My experience has been different. After the visual wow of the game subsided initially I was struggling to have it click with me. Shots/layout was brutal, code was confusing, and it wasn’t doing it for me. But, slowly this is now becoming a go-to for me in the collection, same with Rick & Morty.
Dwight-coded games always do that with me though (GB, Star Wars, etc.). I usually start out the coldest on them but over time they are the ones that become my favorite. One of the best parts of TMNT is the diversity of tasks that the code offers. There’s so many different things you can do, and most all of it is challenging to reach. Plus, a difficult, but smooth layout always gains longevity.
If you were to ask me right this minute whether to keep TMNT or Avengers in my collection, I would say TMNT with no doubt. Avengers still has some flatness to it and needs more code. Just my two cents.