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[64bitmodels]

The Elephant is amazing for combat and water storage, Fireball is perfect as a projectile, bubble can be used as an attack as well as a double jump if you jump on it.

Drill in comparison just feels useless to me, no real purpose to it besides burrowing down and maybe giving damage to enemies above you, which isn't a very common situation you'll encounter in the game. Half baked powerup IMO

 

[Dream-Knife]

Enemies fall on you and die.

You can go in the ceiling and avoid some BS.

I like it more than the bubbles and elephant.

 

[Sojiro]

I like the other two power ups more for sure, but I think drill is kind of nifty, if nothing else for head protection. Bubble so far has been my favorite, the extra jumps it provides are awesome.

 

[apple_of_enlightenment]

The elephant just slows you down

 

[Robb]

Enemies fall on you and die.

You can go in the ceiling and avoid some BS.

Pretty much. I’d also add that it allows for some sneaky/fun hiding spots for collectibles where you have to burrow and go underneath stuff (or burrow upwards) to reach them. I enjoyed finding those.

 

[Impotaku]

There's some secret exits that can only be found if you have it so it's useful.

 

[AngelMuffin]

 

[radewagon]

.... Umm.. I have not played the game.

 

[64bitmodels]

Enemies fall on you and die.

I mean how many times are you going to encounter situations like that?

Those spinies hanging from the wall, i can see the use. In every other scenario it doesn't feel very useful.

 

[Dream-Knife]

I mean how many times are you going to encounter situations like that?

Those spinies hanging from the wall, i can see the use. In every other scenario it doesn't feel very useful.

The volcano region had those dudes coming out of pipes all of the time.

I found the elephant mostly useless. Bubble one was cool, but really no jumps required it.

But I'm only 2 levels deep in the special world, so idk if that will change.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

It’s very useful in some arena stages where it’s much faster to OHKO enemies from below that do it with any other method.

It also allows you to skip a lot of hazards in quite a few levels. In desert levels your jumping is impaired, but movement below the sand isn’t.

 

[Hudo]

If you had played Boulder Dash, you wouldn't talk like that, OP!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

There are multiple instances in levels where you can either do it the hard way, or just use the Drill Hat to skip it entirely.

There's also a number of puzzle solutions which are designed to require the Drill Hat to solve.

 

[64bitmodels]

There are multiple instances in levels where you can either do it the hard way, or just use the Drill Hat to skip it entirely.

There's also a number of puzzle solutions which are designed to require the Drill Hat to solve.

I like doing it the hard way why would i buy a mario platformer if not to engage in the platforming gameplay?


Then again that's probably cope from someone who never found out situations where you could skip sections like that