Oh. It's been literal years so I totally forgot that initialism, but while we're at it, the second "C" in "CrossCode" is also capital.
It's smooth as butter, yeah, but I think I would prefer a game focused on a different character class/weapon. I remember some progression of concepts but I guess didn't really connect the dots (even though I don't think I looked up a guide more than once or twice briefly).
I tried a bit of Aquaria but couldn't get into it... Thanks for the Gato recommendation. I didn't know it was CS-like.