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Post by Frog on Jan 22, 2024 7:29:46 GMT
That Kiana boss fight is no joke, dropped it to easy and it was still hard.
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Post by Derblington on Jan 22, 2024 7:32:33 GMT
Wait til you get to the next one. I reached it on Saturday, need to go back in tonight.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 24, 2024 18:23:46 GMT
What does it mean when my screen turns purple in certain areas? Is there something I’ve skipped, or will it be eventually be explained?
Edit - Nevermind. I figured it out literally about 30 seconds later. Haha.
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Post by askew on Jan 24, 2024 18:31:31 GMT
Heh, I had that happen last night. Then I got killed by those bloody homing arrows.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Jan 24, 2024 18:41:54 GMT
Some of the platforming puzzles are top tier - I did the bit with the doors in the Temple of Knowledge last night, it's almost like The Talos Principle.
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Post by Frog on Jan 24, 2024 19:00:45 GMT
Some of the bosses are right bastards later on. Think I'm doing the second to last one at the mo and he needs a good hard kick in the bollocks.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2024 19:03:40 GMT
Just catching up on this thread. Would you say it’s Streets of Rage 2 or Street Fighter Alpha Ultimate Deus Ex 17 Ultimate Edition complex? The former could be cool as hell, the latter not so much. My Prince of Persia will always be the rotoscoped one from the 90s I had on my dad’s Mac. True magic that game was. Although I did like the one where it went cell shaded, can’t remember if that was the one on 360 or XBox One. I’ll have a look into this when there’s a price drop. |
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Post by Frog on Jan 24, 2024 19:09:26 GMT
Streets of rage more than street fighter, combos are timing based rather than special move based. It's all very very slick.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 24, 2024 22:25:03 GMT
I clocked 3 straight hours on my first session with this game. This is very much my cup of tea! The parry and slide mechanics are very Metroid Dread, which I love. The amulets remind me of Hollow Knight too. Kinda like the best of both worlds.
I’m very tempted to take my Switch into work with me tomorrow…
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Post by Tuffty on Jan 25, 2024 7:42:45 GMT
Some of the platforming puzzles are top tier - I did the bit with the doors in the Temple of Knowledge last night, it's almost like The Talos Principle. Same here. Last one had me scratching my head a bit! |
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Post by Derblington on Jan 25, 2024 9:33:01 GMT
There are some bullshit hard platforming sections (optional) once you get further in.
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Post by Tuffty on Jan 25, 2024 9:47:29 GMT
Bring it on, it's half the fun for me. Having fun with one of the abilities Shadow allows for pretty interesting mix ups, had one where I was juggling mid air, did the downward slash and made the shadow. Combod on the ground, hit the launcher and teleported back to knock them down again. Almost makes me not want to upgrade the swords because the enemies would die too quickly to get combos going. |
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Post by Youthist on Jan 25, 2024 9:50:55 GMT
Yeah there is a strong Guacamelee vibe with some of the devious puzzling and platforming
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Post by heavysalad on Jan 25, 2024 10:20:18 GMT
I feel like they've taken little bits from all of the better Metroidvania games. Bits feel Hollow Knight, others Guacamelee, some Ori, etc. It's really, really good stuff.
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Post by Frog on Jan 25, 2024 19:23:03 GMT
Finished this just now and apart from a couple of bosses being a bit too hard I thought it was brilliant from start to finish.
Certainly one of the best metroidvania games I've played.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 27, 2024 13:53:54 GMT
I’m getting lost in the sewers at the moment, so I’m probably a looooong way of finishing this game. For those who have finished it; The Lost Crown or Sands of Time. Which is the better game?
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Post by Derblington on Jan 27, 2024 18:12:34 GMT
They’re very different.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 27, 2024 18:38:46 GMT
Indeed, but I guess this is more like “If you could only pick one”. They both have their strengths.
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Post by Derblington on Jan 27, 2024 19:31:22 GMT
I probably prefer SoT (from memory - been a long time since I’ve played it, and I was looking forward to the remaster). This is excellent though.
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Post by 😎 on Jan 27, 2024 19:34:44 GMT
If I could pick one game it’d be Lost Crown. If I can include the whole Sands of Time trilogy then that.
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Post by ned on Jan 27, 2024 19:35:40 GMT
Is this up there with Hollow Knight then?
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Post by Frog on Jan 27, 2024 20:06:36 GMT
Better than hollow knight for me,I found that to be a lot of style over substance
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Jan 27, 2024 22:13:23 GMT
Hollow Knight rewards you for getting past a brutal section by hitting you with obstacles you can't pass yet, enemies who are too strong for you, and not a bench in sight. Say goodbye to that geo. It's always a heck of an achievement to make progress. Especially with the complete lack of signposting.
PoP has some equally brutal platforming, but almost always ends them with a tree and often a fast travel point in (too often at times). And you lose next to no crystals on death. And you always know where to go next, even with the guide turned off.
Bosses in Hollow Knight are better from what I've seen so far, but combat is overall much more interesting in PoP.
So I'd say PoP is less frustrating, easier to play, and more enjoyable... but there's a lot to be said about the satisfaction of earning progress in HK.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 28, 2024 0:36:27 GMT
If I could pick one game it’d be Lost Crown. If I can include the whole Sands of Time trilogy then that. I do love the atmosphere and pacing of Sands of Time, but this just feels like the better game, mechanically. The combat has been so good (so far). |
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 28, 2024 22:40:40 GMT
This game is huge! Not Hollow Knight huge, but way bigger than I expected. I’m sure I could shave off a few hours with a replay, but I was expecting maybe a 20 hour game, tops. At the 20 hour mark I’m at 60% completion.
Not that I’m complaining. It’s not getting old or anything. If anything it’s getting better and better as it goes on.
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Post by heavysalad on Jan 29, 2024 19:36:18 GMT
Just beat Kiana. Once I got my parries down was a piece of piss fight and with the amulet that lets you regen with successful parries I was never really in much danger. Was a good boss fight though.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 29, 2024 21:45:27 GMT
I only just found that amulet the other night! I did managed to beat Kiana without it, but I instinctively dodge more often than parry, so I would’ve wasted it in that battle. I’m getting better with it now, though.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 31, 2024 13:52:05 GMT
Yeah. That ‘parry to heal’ amulet is so over powered. I beat the next 2 bosses on my first attempts. I have upgraded my weapons and potions to the max (I believe), but I’m constantly regaining health in combat now. It’s getting silly.
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Post by Youthist on Jan 31, 2024 14:38:00 GMT
Loving this. Controls are so tight and fluid. And yeah - huge map and a lot of things to do.
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Post by Tuffty on Jan 31, 2024 15:41:51 GMT
Yeah. That ‘parry to heal’ amulet is so over powered. I beat the next 2 bosses on my first attempts. I have upgraded my weapons and potions to the max (I believe), but I’m constantly regaining health in combat now. It’s getting silly. Take it off!
From reports the game sold about 300k which supposedly is pretty disappointing. General reaction seems to be people just dont trust Ubisoft to make a good game anymore and doesn't justify the full price tag, but that doesn't really make sense given AC Mirage and the Avatar game sold in the millions. Perhaps Metroidvania games are a harder sell for general publicity, a lot of other comments definitely came across that they saw 2D games as already inferior to 3D ones. Very strange.
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