They're basically a skin and some Occuli. Nothing much to them.
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Child of Light |OT| Beware the Night
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They're basically a skin and some Occuli. Nothing much to them.
Basileus777
Member
The light pack gives Aurora a heal spell.
I didn't care for the dark pack, but I preferred the light pack skin and found a bit of use for the heal spell.
the_batman
Banned
the only reason you'd need that is if you're doing an Aurora only run or something.
Basileus777
Member
Obviously, that's why it's included in a pre-order DLC.
Child of Light is incredibly
Very fun to play apart from that awful difficulty spike mid-game, that area of the game where every enemy has 100% counter-attack rate and interruptions are essentially just giving them an early attack.
somber..
Motivation through the entire game is to return home for her dying father's sake. Tells her he'll die if she doesn't come back, then does so.
Similarly reunited with her mother, who she mentions having lots to talk to her about. Misses her opportunity to talk to her, she disappears. When you regain control, she's standing where her mother was..
She was betrayed by and killed the last of her family, her sister and step-mother.
The child partner who's parents were eaten.
And the partner I managed to miss until post-game, the second clown who you find just prior to him committing suicide(?).
What a depressing game!
Motivation through the entire game is to return home for her dying father's sake. Tells her he'll die if she doesn't come back, then does so.
Similarly reunited with her mother, who she mentions having lots to talk to her about. Misses her opportunity to talk to her, she disappears. When you regain control, she's standing where her mother was..
She was betrayed by and killed the last of her family, her sister and step-mother.
The child partner who's parents were eaten.
And the partner I managed to miss until post-game, the second clown who you find just prior to him committing suicide(?).
What a depressing game!
Very fun to play apart from that awful difficulty spike mid-game, that area of the game where every enemy has 100% counter-attack rate and interruptions are essentially just giving them an early attack.
the_batman
Banned
that's not why it's included in the pre-order, it's included so you'll pre-order the game.
Basileus777
Member
So? What are you even arguing?
I didn't know a demo was available! I tried it right away last night, and my suspicions were correct. It's not for me. Soporific music, slow and uninteresting exploration/traversal. What I didn't expect is the world feeling lifeless, it looks like a painting but it's also as static as one. The dialogs in verses are forced, they are adding useless phrases just so that it rhymes. And the silent protagonists add to the lifelessness of the world. Zelda handles this better. The few fights I had were lacking in damage feedback, your attacks look weak and don't connect with the ennemies. The overall atmosphere is depressing. I'll pass unfortunately.
the_batman
Banned
that the heal spell wasn't included for Aurora only runs like you said.
and that the dlc's not worth getting.
Bulbagarden
Member
Beat the game last night on Wii U. Missed a couple of coffers and maybe 1-2 stardusts, but not much.
Anyone completed a New Game+ run able to let us know if there was any additional story developments if you run through a second time? There seemed to be quite a few things left unexplained regarding the confessions in particular. I'd also be interested to know if it's possible to
. I assume the answer to that is no, but I figure there's no harm in asking.
Anyone completed a New Game+ run able to let us know if there was any additional story developments if you run through a second time? There seemed to be quite a few things left unexplained regarding the confessions in particular. I'd also be interested to know if it's possible to
avoid having the betrayal happen, or somehow have events play out differently so that she either remains in your party or rejoins later
I need to disagree with people in this thread saying the ds4 touch pad is better than the right stick. Just for reference I did played it on remote play before I tried the touch pad. Perhaps that is why I don't like the touchpad. It works so great with the touch screen on the psv. The ds4 touch control doesn't even come close and am actually a bit befuddled as to why it would be so lauded in this thread as the best way to control icculus or whatever his name is. Too each their own I suppose.
Aaronology
Member
Same. I've avoided this thread for fear of spoilers but I've been itching to see GAF's response to the game. Glad to see it's been generally well received. CoL deserves it.
I've really enjoyed it. I have a feeling there aren't any real spoilers though as the story is more akin to a child's storybook. Still I can't help but really enjoy the battle system. That said, man you can get caught out of rhythm and have to really work hard to get on the right side of the timeline.
theechrisfox
Member
My gf just loves playing as Igniculus. Perfectly suited for the Wiimote to just pick up, slow enemies, heal the team, collect goodies. I never thought a turn based RPG would have a real time co-op system that works as well and is as fun as Child of Light. It's also flat out beautiful to look at. Easily my favorite game of 2014 so far.
Just fought a Boss that I would of probably failed on hard...so normal is fine for me...also is there a way to switch Oculi's equipped on your gear in battle...since I didnt see how,it didnt help me in some fights since I had lets says water damage on my sword and some where weak against it and some strong...
Also whish I could invert the little blue guy's control when you do those matching puzzles,missed a few because of this(going up when I want to go down at first).
Besides that,awesome little game so far.
Also whish I could invert the little blue guy's control when you do those matching puzzles,missed a few because of this(going up when I want to go down at first).
Besides that,awesome little game so far.
Getting ambushed with an already weakened team on hard is pretty much a death sentence. Pulling out a victory against 3 enemies, starting behind on the timeline, and with one character at 1 HP are some of the most satisfying RPG battles I've ever enjoyed.
evolkimchi
Neo Member
I beat the game and enjoyed it for the most part. Frankly, the horrible and poorly rhythming dialogue ruined the story for me. To the point where I couldn't bear it and ended up skimming through the cutscenes. Did anyone else have the same issue? I'm beginning to think that I'm on the minority here.
Just beat this last night. I really enjoyed it a lot, the art the dialog and the gameplay all came together for me. I played the game on hard up to the last battle, because getting interrupted all the time was annoying me. I mean, my only complaint would be the interrupting mechanic, no fun when the timing works so all your turns are constantly negated. Not to mention how much items trump trying to use spells for recover and buffs since the cast time is so much shorter, several of the characters I never really used for these reasons.
All in all, it was a good game.
All in all, it was a good game.
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Deleted member 752119
Unconfirmed Member
I'm loving this game despite getting hit with the PS4 save bug (play demo, bought full game, played for 3 hours or so before realizing it doesn't save and you have to exit and reopen the game to get it to work).
I'm a little into chapter 6 (was on chapter 5 when I realized it wasn't saving--so would be a lot further if I didn't have to replay all that).
I love the art design, and the battles are fun--and I'm not a huge RPG fan. Remote play is great as well since it doesn't use many buttons thus no need for the touch screen for shoulder buttons or stick clicks etc.
I'm a little into chapter 6 (was on chapter 5 when I realized it wasn't saving--so would be a lot further if I didn't have to replay all that).
I love the art design, and the battles are fun--and I'm not a huge RPG fan. Remote play is great as well since it doesn't use many buttons thus no need for the touch screen for shoulder buttons or stick clicks etc.
Trumpets
Member
It certainly looks the part;
they managed to imbue
this little game with better art
than Saga Frontier 2.
The music waxes prettily
and fully compliments
the atmosphere, but shittily
you rarely get a sense
of a living world of fairytale;
it's all a little thin,
An RPG of modest scale
and too much saccharine.
Finally, the rhyming script
is mostly pretty lame.
A lovely bird whose wings are clipped,
it fails to soar. A shame.
they managed to imbue
this little game with better art
than Saga Frontier 2.
The music waxes prettily
and fully compliments
the atmosphere, but shittily
you rarely get a sense
of a living world of fairytale;
it's all a little thin,
An RPG of modest scale
and too much saccharine.
Finally, the rhyming script
is mostly pretty lame.
A lovely bird whose wings are clipped,
it fails to soar. A shame.
I love the game so farbut now my inner monologue won't stop rhyming.
That's an annoying side affect, but the game being good is a silver lining.
The preorder DLC was the Golem and come Occuli, the healing spell is from a DLC pack.
dreamer3kx
Member
Any differences between the XBO and PS4 versions?
1. I highly doubt it. The story was complete and there is already a NG+ mode.
I'm sure they can come up with a new antagonist and expand the map of Lemuria, I loved EVERYTHING about this game, need more.
Just the way you control your firefly companion. PS4 uses the touchpad and XB1 uses the right analog. It's been said in this thread that each one is better than the other. Personally I'm playing on Xbox and it controls great.
ErasureAcer
Banned
You can use the right stick on the PS4 as well or the touchpad. I use the right stick as it's more easily accessible.
I loved this game and I 100%ed it the other day but I don't want to run through again because on ps4 my app crashed 3 times deleting my save each time, I had to keep downloading my save from the cloud thank god for ps plus. Overall minus the save crushing bug it's an awesome, fun, and beautiful game.
Steiner_Zi
Member
I'm currently on Chapter 7 and I'm really in love with this game. Such a simple yet fun and charming game. I don't know about the console versions but playing it on PC at 60fps is a pure bliss. I would gladly pay 30-40€ for it but the fact that it cost only 15... it's a steal. Folks, BUY this game!
EDIT: I'm playing it on Hard and the game is still pretty easy but challenging enough to make me use a lot of strategy. I was worried when starting it on Hard because I'm one of those that do not like very hard games and always plays on Normal but it turned out that Hard mode is actually equivalent to other games' Normal mode.
EDIT: I'm playing it on Hard and the game is still pretty easy but challenging enough to make me use a lot of strategy. I was worried when starting it on Hard because I'm one of those that do not like very hard games and always plays on Normal but it turned out that Hard mode is actually equivalent to other games' Normal mode.
Personally I used almost all of them on Aurora, except for the magic ones, those I gave them to my black mage and some to my healer
DirgeExtinction
Member
Ugh, I really want to play the demo on PC, but Uplay is being a bitch. It opens up Uplay, but nothing loads. The Uplay window stays blank :/
I don't want to try it on PS3 since I don't think it'd feel right. This game looks so good.
I don't want to try it on PS3 since I don't think it'd feel right. This game looks so good.
I have just beaten the massive spider that was messing around with the heart of the Giant, I completely love this game, I have unlocked a bunch of the "all" casts and attacks, so so good to block all from attacking.
This game is great I have to say,
In this beautiful world I want to stay.
I really hope I can save the day
in his bed I no longer want the king to lay.
With magic and force I will keep the darkness at bay.
zeopower6
Member
The writing has no rhythm/meter. It's difficult to follow as a result and flows poorly.
I really like everything else about the game but the awful dialogue is dragging it down. In fact, it's making it so that I keep putting off going back to the game. Was not expecting that at all. Quite liked the idea of it being written in verse but the execution is severely lacking.
enfieldvball
Member
Regarding the battle system, I thought if you attack or cast something on the enemy while they're in the cast section of the bar it should interrupt them or throw them back into waiting mode but it only seems to do that sometimes?
There is no enemy in the game that I know of that will not be interrupted when they're in the cast state. There are enemies that have automatic counters against magic or physical attacks when they are interrupted though.
robotzombie
Member
I haven't come across any situations where that wasn't the case. You've seen your characters attack an enemy while it is in the cast bar and they weren't interrupted?
If that is the case, maybe there are a few enemies who are immune to it or have a spell like the one your characters can cast that make you un-interruptable
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Wow, I am really enjoying this game. So glad that I bought it. It's a nice change of pace.
Yeah, I was a little bit disappointed with that, it just sounds so epic with chorus.
Fushichou187
Member
Played the first few chapters with the gf on a lazy Sunday afternoon and I gotta tip my hat to Ubi for implementing a co-op role that wasn't overwhelming but also felt important to the second player. My girlfriend does not play RPGs (though she's tried her hand at NNK but there was too much going on for her) and was skeptical of CoL but quickly adapted to the battle system and felt like she was really helping out, especially since properly timing Igniculus' Glow can be critical when faced with a full array of enemies.
I'll likely only play this when she's over so I probably won't be finishing it anytime soon, but I have really enjoyed what I've played so far.
I'll likely only play this when she's over so I probably won't be finishing it anytime soon, but I have really enjoyed what I've played so far.