And incredibly… hilariously(!) fun because of it. The costumes from the store have more abilities that offer a pretty good advantage, but I think it’s deeply fun either way, and nailing a solid hit or dethroning someone in a costume as a pig or owl or plastic spider is deeply satisfying.
It reminds me deeply of Super Smash Bros Brawl Minus, which instead of balancing things, made them so ridiculous and incredibly unbalanced and quirky that the game was more fun because of it! That’s the vibe I get from it, anyway. I mean, if your only goal is to rack up silly crowns, then yeah, it’s best to get a reasonably affordable costume or toy from the shop (I used gold to get mine), but I think that’s missing the true fun of it.
“Maim. Rinse. Repeat.”