yeah because turning small in the same environment was not unique/cool
Honestly, not really. The four sword thing was cooler, and made the final boss kind of good, but annoying/frustrating.
Honestly, it felt a little paint-by-numbers. You've got the water(ice)/forest/mountain/sky areas, with the marsh being the most different, but not that interesting. Nothing stood out to me at all. It was just ok. Boring villain, nothing new combat wise, boring story, pretty good pixel art, but that's it.