>>9475>Or at least if there was actually a reasonably consistent mechanical expectation for what type of ability a combination might give you.I kind of like being surprised. The main gripe I have is when you find a shard that you need a certain mixed ability to break the barrier for, from enemies that don't exist on that stage, so then it's this scavenger hunt of going back to previous levels and finding the right enemies to mix, then, you can't exit the stage you've already cleared, you've got to go through it again, surviving with the mixed ability without being killed, then, go back to the stage you needed it for to get the shard, and go through that stage all over again. I know the Japanese love this kind of repetition, maybe I'm just old and jaded, but at least you can savescum now to save yourself some time.