>play first level
>finally reach a checkpoint after god knows how many deaths to cheap-ass bees
>guy offers to take me back to base
>accept to see what it does
>he takes me back to the hub and I have to start the level over with no benefit except respawning the seemingly useless money pickups (there's like 150K worth)
>why does he even exist
>game over and lose my money anyway (no saving)

>reach checkpoint again
>ignore the guy this time
>two screens later, a giant statue tells me I need to pay it 300K to pass, twice as much as is in the level

dropped