Just finished Cape Crustacean and...

[magerker]

...the price is a year of canned monster chow, which Shantae rejects after knowing what is made of. Am I missing something? I thought Techno Baron's scheme was completely thwarted, heck, they even mention freeing all the girls and mermaids.

What is this new monster chow made of?

[🌌 LetsPlayNintendoITA 🌀]

did you win the race?

[magerker]

Originally posted by LetsPlayNintendoITA:

did you win the race?

Of course.

[magerker]

But it's weird. As we can see in the factory, victims are canned alive and uninjured. I mean, can you imagine opening a can only to find a living mermaid inside? Creepy...

[MekaDovah]

Maybe they race guys pre-ordered and made the announcement while unaware that Techno Baron isn't going to be able to make good on delivering. I mean, the entire adventure seemingly takes place across a single day.

[nemarosa]

Originally posted by magerker:

...the price is a year of canned monster chow, which Shantae rejects after knowing what is made of. Am I missing something? I thought Techno Baron's scheme was completely thwarted, heck, they even mention freeing all the girls and mermaids.

What is this new monster chow made of?

SPOILERS

That business deal was likely made before the race was set up(and in game dialogue Techno Baron implies he hasn't told anyone what the grade b monster chow is). I don't know if it's different than in the true ending, but by the end of it all, he's being forced to shut/tear down the factory to make it into a Mermaid Preserve. Given that, it's unlikely that prize is being rewarded for real.

I'm also going out on a limb to guess the grade a monster chow was likely mostly by-products and things similar to what's in canned cat/dog chow, just this one being a monster version.

Edit: This game also takes place across just one day. I would think they'd do something else prize wise after finding out everything. I'd imagine a Mermaid Preserve would make news around there, especially after finding out why.