While having to chuck potions around to do anything is a bit clunky especially compared to the simplicity of just hitting things that are in front of you with a shovel, it does afford you a lot of cool options. Mixing and matching the various properties of your bombs is pretty neat and allows you to customize your projectile for what you need for each situation. It's still clunky and, just as in the original Shovel Knight campaign, the levels are still a bit too long but it's pretty cool anyhow.