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Post by damagedinc on Apr 30, 2023 18:22:45 GMT
I definitely enjoy this more with the music off. Most tracks so far are just so irritating and repetitive. With the music off as well it is more atmospheric and creepy. Shame about cutscenes though as at that point the music I'm sure would make it better. OK I am now with you on this. The music which I actually quite like is just on a constant loop. They really should have had it fade in and out, as when the music is off it is more atmospheric as others have said. Allow it to breathe a bit. |
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Post by damagedinc on May 4, 2023 18:27:50 GMT
OK. So just got to the "water" section with my newly acquired swimming armour. This might be as close to a "perfect" game as I have ever played. What a delight.
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Post by damagedinc on May 7, 2023 21:42:46 GMT
Hmmm
So in phazon mines.
Gone past the spider ball puzzle, several elites that need to be killed with certain weapons. Then a boss!
Then a ice elites
Then a gas filled half pipe
And then died by more elites in the room after.
Where the fuck have the save points gone!!!
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on May 7, 2023 21:48:39 GMT
The save point is after the boss, you big silly. Not a design flaw! You just need to get better.
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Post by damagedinc on May 7, 2023 21:52:54 GMT
Arghhhh! Is it? The guy with the electric hulk smash?
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on May 7, 2023 22:04:18 GMT
No, it's not that bad. The save point is after the invisible boss, after you get the ball power-up.
You should have known where it was, you big silly!
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Post by damagedinc on May 7, 2023 22:07:07 GMT
No, it's not that bad. The save point is after the invisible boss, after you get the ball power-up. You should have known where it was, you big silly! Well apparently I've not even got to the boss haha. As not seen the invisible boss. No pun intended and haven't got a power up |
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on May 7, 2023 22:19:22 GMT
Good stuff. Keep at it chap, this game is an unrivalled masterpiece.
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Post by cubby on May 7, 2023 23:26:25 GMT
I have all the upgrades now. But there was at least a three hour period where I was truly stuck and made zero progress. That sucked hard.
I think I must have been playing this at least 25 hours now. That elite boss was horrible. I swear there's no clue given for how you really beat him, after about 7-8 attempts I just had to look it up and was like "how would I have figured that out?" This game is proper frustrating.
The control scheme for the guns and visors really needs a rethink if they're making Prime 4. It's far too fiddly and I'm always fucking up because of it, my only saving grace is that I've collected shit loads of energy tanks.
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Post by dangerousdave on May 8, 2023 7:10:53 GMT
The beams stack in Prime 3, so I imagine they will stick with that going forward.
They were easier to flick between on the GameCube and technically they still are of you choose to play with classic controls, but then you gotta learn how to move like you did back then.
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Post by damagedinc on May 8, 2023 7:38:24 GMT
Was it here someone said about switching the visor and weapon select? Theory being there is more weapon switching than visor.
Will give the mines another crack tonight. Wondering if I can "farm" energy somewhere in the middle.
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Post by suicida on May 8, 2023 7:44:16 GMT
Was it here someone said about switching the visor and weapon select? Theory being there is more weapon switching than visor. Will give the mines another crack tonight. Wondering if I can "farm" energy somewhere in the middle. Yeah it was me, in settings there's a "switch beam and visor" option that makes the dpad switch beams, and X+dpad change visor, it makes a huge difference to combat imo |
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Post by cubby on May 8, 2023 8:36:03 GMT
Yeah I switched it on your recommendation, but it's still fiddly as so much combat still relies on switching visors.
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Post by damagedinc on May 8, 2023 19:10:52 GMT
Huzzah I've done it and have the powerball. Wasn't too bad in the end, just had to take it a bit slower and all was OK.
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Post by bichii2 on May 8, 2023 21:09:27 GMT
Yesterday I killed a big bug that got big with UV lamps. I can now go play in the lava areas I've found. I'm really enjoying it, great game but I've no idea why it's so highly regarded/ reviewed. I get maybe why 21 years ago but all the reviews of this version were also giving it near perfect ratings. We shall see. I'm up for saying when I complete it that I loved it though. Currently a solid 8 that I'm looking forward to playing more.
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Post by alastair on May 9, 2023 5:55:41 GMT
Currently a solid 8 that I'm looking forward to playing more. So, better than Halo. 👍 |
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Post by Bill in the rain on May 9, 2023 6:06:54 GMT
Hardly a high bar
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Post by bichii2 on May 9, 2023 6:40:58 GMT
Haha halo ce was an easy 10 for me at the time. Although some of the later levels were weak the first five levels were gaming heaven
, especially in co op..
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Post by Bill in the rain on May 9, 2023 7:33:46 GMT
Never played it in co-op. I can imagine that helped a lot.
Single-player was fun to run around in the outside world and drive the jeeps, but as soon as you went indoors zzzz
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Post by damagedinc on May 10, 2023 7:10:19 GMT
The spike in difficulty prior to the power bomb about the only part that's really frustrated me. I am now seemingly mopping up the upgrades. Got the /fire cannon/flamethrower/xray/powerbomb ammo upgrade and grapplehook now. Might go to the snow level and pick up some items from there but otherwise I think I'm ready to head to mines? I seem to remember there was a canyon with blue radiation to cross. Which I imagine I do with grapplehook or xray. It's the only blue bit left in the mines. |
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Post by damagedinc on May 10, 2023 7:13:25 GMT
Not sure how much is left? Got one eye on zelda coming out haha. Felt bad I've rushed it a bit.
Dread was my first proper playthrough of a metroid game. Super metroid I've started once or twice but never finished.
So great fun playing this and dread in space of 12 months. I think at a push I enjoyed dread slightly more. Prime is brilliant though and not much between them.
Cant remember if fast travel was in dread but I feel it would be welcomed in prime. Even if it was to beam back to the ship and that's it.
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Post by dfunked on May 10, 2023 9:23:11 GMT
You're damn close to the end now, so I'd say crack on and get it finished if you can. Just grapple and one more suit upgrade to get now.
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Post by cubby on May 10, 2023 10:37:54 GMT
I'm at the final boss and I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to inflict any more damage at the end part.
I got so frustrated I just switched it off. I'll come back to it tonight.
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Post by Red_Bool on May 10, 2023 13:08:07 GMT
cubby Assuming you're in the 2nd phase: Switch visors when you lose sight of it. One of them should be able to pick it up again. Oh, and it'll leave puddles...
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Post by damagedinc on May 10, 2023 20:36:42 GMT
Hmmmm omega pirate down.
Just found out I need ALL artifacts.
I have 3
Oh dear haha
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Post by cubby on May 10, 2023 21:50:09 GMT
Hah, turns out I wasn't at the final boss.
Now I've finished it. 24 hours 87% complete.
I'd give it maybe a 7/10, possibly even 6 if I'm honest. The combat was infuriating (particularly boss fights) and the upgrades felt like they weren't worth getting, other than for the sake of getting them.
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Post by alastair on May 11, 2023 5:56:41 GMT
the upgrades felt like they weren't worth getting, other than for the sake of getting them. Yep, the flamethrower thing especially. Criticisms aside,I was glad to finish it having failed to do so the first time around. |
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Post by dangerousdave on May 11, 2023 6:30:25 GMT
Very fair point. Beyond super missiles, I barely dabbled with the others. Although they do more damage, they're harder to pull off in this version of the game and take too long to use anyway.
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Post by alastair on May 11, 2023 8:46:03 GMT
I think I used the Wavebuster thing in one of the last three fights. Maybe Meta Ridley.
My tip would be to consider doing a sweep to collect as many missile upgrades as possible. Whether you use super missiles or wavebuster type attacks you'll never have too many missiles.
I had about 170 by the end I think. And there are maybe 250 in total..?
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Post by cubby on May 11, 2023 9:50:59 GMT
I had 200 missiles, and thought that must have been max. I was missing one energy tank iirc.
The flamethrower just rinses missiles for seemingly no effect.
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