I played a lot of ToeJam & Early when I was younger, and I've always thought the stuff on the floor was cheese, until Jeff mentioned sand. That makes way more sense
This was the first Shantae game I've played and I finished it a couple days ago. I really enjoyed my time with it. The writing was quirky and fun, the art was great, and the level designs were fantastic in how they incorporated the various transformations. The attack abilities were neat but I found them largely useless throughout the game. If people are interested in this game, I'd totally recommend giving it a shot.
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