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Post by mikew1985 on Sept 16, 2024 12:56:58 GMT
Played some of the second world now and take back my previous comment about lack of originality. The mouse level and the tree level are really great. Somehow the mouse level mechanic is never used again. Personally I think it was the highlight of the game and they used several of the other powerups again* *I haven't done all the secret galaxy yet so it's possible there is one more use of it |
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Post by deez on Sept 16, 2024 14:12:13 GMT
Played some of the second world now and take back my previous comment about lack of originality. The mouse level and the tree level are really great. Somehow the mouse level mechanic is never used again. Personally I think it was the highlight of the game and they used several of the other powerups again* *I haven't done all the secret galaxy yet so it's possible there is one more use of it As well as being the only mouse level, it's also incredibly short. Just went through it a couple of extra times to find one last thing and I reckon you could do the level in 30 seconds without trying too hard. There's virtually zero peril. |
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Post by mikew1985 on Sept 16, 2024 21:57:13 GMT
Did all bots and puzzle pieces, got to the challenge level but will leave it for another day.
Overall a very strong package. Really enjoyable.
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Post by alastair on Sept 17, 2024 7:31:07 GMT
Played some of the second world now and take back my previous comment about lack of originality. The mouse level and the tree level are really great. Final boss on the tree level felt like the first challenge. |
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Post by Frog on Sept 17, 2024 7:53:57 GMT
That was an excellent boss fight, really nicely executed.
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Post by Vandelay on Sept 17, 2024 8:15:16 GMT
Yeah, that boss was cool. I did think the idea was a bit topsy-turvy though, as the hardest part was the first egg and then it got easier with each one.
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Post by alastair on Sept 17, 2024 9:09:48 GMT
That was an excellent boss fight, really nicely executed. It wasn't well executed by me!  |
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Post by Frog on Sept 17, 2024 9:10:59 GMT
Oh we may be talking different bosses, I meant the camouflaged one with the 3 stumps
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Post by alastair on Sept 17, 2024 10:32:25 GMT
I'm talking about the three eggs on top of each other that shoot out purple flame/vomit and you use your honey platforms to jump up.
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Post by Frog on Sept 17, 2024 10:39:17 GMT
Oh that one, yeah we are talking about different ones. Mine is a little bit after that.
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Post by mikew1985 on Sept 17, 2024 12:57:16 GMT
Oh we may be talking different bosses, I meant the camouflaged one with the 3 stumps That one was probably the only one that took me a few tries alright. The egg one on the other hand is about as easy to dispatch as they come. Satisfying mechanic but very straightforward imo. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 17, 2024 13:39:09 GMT
Oh that one, yeah we are talking about different ones. Mine is a little bit after that. The chicken one? |
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Post by alastair on Sept 17, 2024 13:47:31 GMT
Oh we may be talking different bosses, I meant the camouflaged one with the 3 stumps That one was probably the only one that took me a few tries alright. The egg one on the other hand is about as easy to dispatch as they come. Satisfying mechanic but very straightforward imo. Ummmm I got myself in a bit of a tizzy and it took rather more attempts than I would care to admit to. Most end of level bosses I do first time, or with a single failure. |
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Post by Vandelay on Sept 17, 2024 13:48:47 GMT
Oh that one, yeah we are talking about different ones. Mine is a little bit after that. The chicken one? No, that would be before. |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 17, 2024 16:24:35 GMT
I just got an email
“ zisssou, you completed ASTRO BOT in 2 hours”
2 hours?!
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Post by alastair on Sept 19, 2024 10:24:05 GMT
I just did the God of War level. I liked it more than God of War!
Annoyingly I missed a raven.
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Post by deez on Sept 19, 2024 15:06:49 GMT
Just completed the final, master stage and it's not too bad - maybe 1/2 an hour of attempts to get through and I enjoyed the gradual progress. I absolutely flew through it in the end too - I'm surprised they don't have time leaderboards on the challenge stages.
And I did find the final bot to be one of my faves and very appropriate. One of only a handful I cared about.
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Post by mikew1985 on Sept 20, 2024 18:41:21 GMT
Just completed the final, master stage and it's not too bad - maybe 1/2 an hour of attempts to get through and I enjoyed the gradual progress. I absolutely flew through it in the end too - I'm surprised they don't have time leaderboards on the challenge stages. And I did find the final bot to be one of my faves and very appropriate. One of only a handful I cared about. Once you get into the flow I don't think there's any way to do them other than really fast. It was a nice level of challenge I have to say, probably took me a similar amount of time overall. |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 21, 2024 18:50:42 GMT
I thought Splashing Sprint was proper bullshit. The last level is also on the same lines of proper bullshit. Sure learn the pattern. Go fast. BUT I’M SHIT AT GAMES.
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Post by AgentHomer on Sept 21, 2024 19:15:09 GMT
I spammed Splashing Sprint as I realised that the enemies who fire missiles at you don't recognise you until they are on your screen. So I kept the camera almost set to be top-down and that helped immensely to get started.
That last one was frustrating as well. I know they added challenge to an otherwise easy game, but they did feel a little out of kilter with the rest of it.
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Post by X201 on Sept 21, 2024 20:10:37 GMT
One thing I found that has helped is turning the music off. I’m having better success than when I first tried them.
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Post by zisssou on Sept 22, 2024 9:52:50 GMT
Finally done it this morning…
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Post by pierrepressure on Sept 22, 2024 13:14:12 GMT
If it makes you feel any better that is probably the toughest of the lot.
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Post by alastair on Sept 23, 2024 6:50:16 GMT
I just did the Dude Raider level - it's my new favourite.
I missed one of the golden eggs though.
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Post by X201 on Sept 23, 2024 16:14:09 GMT
It will be the same one that I missed first time around.
It's well hidden and bleeding obvious at the same time.
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Post by alastair on Sept 27, 2024 10:50:41 GMT
I'm finalising the serpent/snake galaxy and those single bot levels can be pretty tricky.
Which I think echoes what others have said...
They are frustrating and fun in equal measure. I can see what I need to do/where I need to go, but my old man reaction times and tendency to get flustered lead me to say 'Fuck!' all too often!
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Post by dangerousdave on Sept 27, 2024 11:50:43 GMT
So is this game notably harder than the free one?
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Post by deez on Sept 27, 2024 11:56:28 GMT
So is this game notably harder than the free one? 95% of it is an absolute walk in the park. The remaining 5% is tougher but not crazy. |
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Post by gamingdave on Sept 27, 2024 12:05:56 GMT
Been loving this so far, taking our time with it and going back to mop up levels where we missed something before progressing to far.
Despite having owned every generation of PS (and the handhelds) it's surprising how many of the characters I don't recognise, but it's so full of charm and there's been plenty of great moments with some excellent level design and inventive powers.
Had a few issues where it's felt like I have performed a perfect jump, but land somewhere unexpected, as if my depth perception is off - but they have been few and far between.
Really hoping the DLC brings leaderboards for speed runs as that will really add longevity (if there is a way to create invite only groups it would be even better).
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Post by alastair on Sept 27, 2024 13:23:04 GMT
So is this game notably harder than the free one? The 'regular' levels are much the same. For the completionist there are then mini-levels with a single bot and usually no midway save point that are actually testing. Some, of course, are a lot easier than others, but they generally require faster reactions and for you to memorise what's coming. i.e. they are more like 'old skool' games. Depends if you want the trophies for rescuing all bots. |
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