[thetrin]

Yeah, the lance you get from the dog thing certainly makes things easier. I just beat the knight boss from the flying stage, I got a Wings now apparently. The dive kick from the lance is too good, INAZUMA KICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :lol

Yeah, I got a huge shield from beating the Foughten Field boss. Pretty useful. I sometimes forget I have it, though.

Btw, does anyone else notice bosses are getting stronger as you beat others?

[donkey show]

Woot! Wings baby!

The boss from the Triumphal Square upgrades your fists so you have longer combo strings.

[thetrin]

I'd love to play more of this tonight, but I have to be up early in the morning to finish a project for work @_@

Oh well, this will be a great lunch time diversion. :D

[lupinko]

Yeah, I got a huge shield from beating the Foughten Field boss. Pretty useful. I sometimes forget I have it, though. Btw, does anyone else notice bosses are getting stronger as you beat others?

That chick with the firesword raped me with one combo after I had beaten the dog thing and the flying knight with gun. X(

[JWong]

Seems like it might take a while to bring over to NA.

[kassatsu]

Seems like it might take a while to bring over to NA.

If ever, I bet someone will pick it up though. Maybe Atlus/NIS/Xseed/Ignition.

Stopping for tonight, I will probably capture some video tomorrow too.

[donkey show]

Goddam, the Foughten Fields is rough. How do I get under it's guard?

[lupinko]

Oh with the English trophies list, I'm betting at the very least this sees a release on the Asia PSN, although translated trophies don't always pan out, Backbone's Gunstar Heroes IIRC had Japanese trophy translations but that never made it to JP PSN.

[DJmizuhara]

I'll be live streaming this in about 2 hours if anybodies interested, we'll also translate too.
www.justin.tv/redsungamer is here the fun will be at.

[Lucis]

beat the lib the field the queendom...
should prob go sleep

[Takuhi]

Goddam, the Foughten Fields is rough. How do I get under it's guard?

Don't get under it, get over it! Jump onto the little platforms with the soldiers, kill all the soldiers, and smash up the platforms with the melee attack. (The placement of the target reticule suggests they're not targetable, but they are.) You can get all the platforms, even the one at the very top. Destroying them reduces it to virtually no health.

[donkey show]

^ oh so the platforms are the key. I was aiming for it's head and waiting for it to open for that really unlikely hit in that orb. :lol

Thanks man!

And how weaksauce. Literally one more hit on the boss in the Forbidden Floor and my controller dies... it doesn't auto-pause either so as I scrambled to get my USB cable, I die after having full health to a beasty mob. :lol :lol :lol I beat that bitch though the next try so, eat it.

This game is ruthless, but it's pretty addicting. I just need to find ways to beast combos now with utilizing Aura. BTW, the Forbidden Floor gives you the other weapon on the weapon select. A beasty sword plus dodge up

[Takuhi]

Totally addicting! But my fingers are going numb and it's time to call it quits for today.

So the new abilities are determined by which boss you defeat, you don't simply gain them in order regardless of who you beat?

[donkey show]

Totally addicting! But my fingers are going numb and it's time to call it quits for today. So the new abilities are determined by which boss you defeat, you don't simply gain them in order regardless of who you beat?

Yup. It's Mega Man status.

[DJmizuhara]

Playing Malicious PS3 come join us! @justintv -- RedSunGamer on Justin.tv http://j-tv.me/9zHav5

[sixteen-bit]

This looks neat. Might pick it up next time I get a Jpsn card.

[WickedLaharl]

this looks really fun. is there an emphasis on story?

[Volcynika]

For people who don't know, you can buy 1000 yen PSN card codes (they give you the code after your finish your order) from Play-Asia. Just search for it, and choose the "Digital" one.

[thetrin]

this looks really fun. is there an emphasis on story?

Not really. There's a definite simplicity to the presentation. Everything about it screams streamlined.

[lupinko]

All I gotta say is that Malicious certainly ain't suspicious as it is most definitely delicious! :D

[biocat]

This game is so awesome. It's how Dissidia should have been and so much more. I love the Mega Man level mechanics.

[lupinko]

I personally think the game becomes more manageable once you get the lance upgrade.

[donkey show]

I personally think the game becomes more manageable once you get the lance upgrade.

Lance and Wing are by far the most useful upgrades so far. Aside from wonky transitions when you're going up walls and the occasional camera niggle, this game has been extremely fun.

[the TMO]

Seems like it might take a while to bring over to NA.

I hope not!
And i want an Euro release :(

[Speevy]

This seems less like a PSN download and more like a retail release that they didn't want to cancel.

[jetsetfluken]

This game is INCREDIBLE. The production on the music, presentation and artwork alone far surpasses most retail offerings.

Buy this NOW.
NO it won't come to your US/EU store, get some Yen and stop procrastinating!

[thetrin]

Lance and Wing are by far the most useful upgrades so far. Aside from wonky transitions when you're going up walls and the occasional camera niggle, this game has been extremely fun.

Who is weakest to lance? I'm trying to figure out who to take on next.

This seems less like a PSN download and more like a retail release that they didn't want to cancel.

And I'm glad they didn't. The production values for a game that costs roughly $10 are astonishing.

[donkey show]

Who is weakest to lance? I'm trying to figure out who to take on next.

The dude in the flying fortress and the girl in the forbidden floor ate my lance a lot.

[FrostuTheNinja]

Just played a stage and it took me twenty five minutes to defeat the Flying Fortress, but I did it! I don't tap the "attack" button like that unless I'm playing a horizontal or vert shooter. Heh. Can't want to get back into it tonight. Awesome, awesome game.

If this doesn't get a western release, there is no God.

Edit:

Do it like this!

[lupinko]

Who is weakest to lance? I'm trying to figure out who to take on next. And I'm glad they didn't. The production values for a game that costs roughly $10 are astonishing.

I found the punching boss from the castle stage to be quite weak to the lance, whereas crazy bitch with firesword didn't flinch from it (well I can't really say, she just owned me with one combo after all :lol).

[donkey show]

I found the punching boss from the castle stage to be quite weak to the lance, whereas crazy bitch with firesword didn't flinch from it (well I can't really say, she just owned me with one combo after all :lol).

You can trade shots with the triangle attack of the lance and punch her guard out with aura attacks when she's doing her sword pillar move, then aura lance the shit out of her. Having the lance equipped also initiates a really cool counter cutscene once in awhile.

[John Rabbit]

the camera in this game looks abysmal.

everything else looks amazing. very strong nier vibes.

[lupinko]

the camera in this game looks abysmal. everything else looks amazing. very strong nier vibes.

Camera may look that way and it's not perfect, but it's still leagues ahead of any contemporary Ninja Gaiden game. :lol

[thetrin]

The dude in the flying fortress and the girl in the forbidden floor ate my lance a lot.

Flying Fortress was actually the first one I took down. I'll try lance on Triumphal.

the camera in this game looks abysmal. everything else looks amazing. very strong nier vibes.

The camera freaks out once in a while, and I still havent figured out a way to turn OFF lock on (other than killing the creature you're currently locked on to, or manually aiming at my target, which is hit or miss), but it's pretty reliable MOST of the time.

[valentine71]

Is it in english? If so i would like to give it a try. It really looks interesting and i like the art style of the game.

[Volcynika]

Is it in english? If so i would like to give it a try. It really looks interesting and i like the art style of the game.

Menu items are in English, area names are, and 'Aura' on the HUD, but basically everything else (what buttons do, dialogue,etc) are not.

[thetrin]

Menu items are in English, area names are, and 'Aura' on the HUD, but basically everything else (what buttons do, dialogue,etc) are not.

Don't forget trophies!

[Volcynika]

Don't forget trophies!

Those too!

[JustAnotherOtaku]

Been playing this for the last hour or so. Enjoying it quite a bit but it's bloody hard! Still getting used to it, determined to kill at least one boss!

Music is fantastic too.

[DMPrince]

Sounds to me SCEA won't localize :\. They aren't that good when it comes to games from other region if it doesn't sound like a seller to them.
May just buy a JP card and buy this game.

[thetrin]

Been playing this for the last hour or so. Enjoying it quite a bit but it's bloody hard! Still getting used to it, determined to kill at least one boss! Music is fantastic too.

Do Abandoned Library first. Once you do, you'll get Lance, which is great for cracking the armor on the boss of Triumphant. Once his armor is cracked, cheese him with Shot until he dies. From there, you get better fists, which you can beat the shit out of the airship with.

[Baloonatic]

For people who don't know, you can buy 1000 yen PSN card codes (they give you the code after your finish your order) from Play-Asia. Just search for it, and choose the "Digital" one.

Thanks for this, downloading now. Looks great.

[JustAnotherOtaku]

Do Abandoned Library first. Once you do, you'll get Lance, which is great for cracking the armor on the boss of Triumphant. Once his armor is cracked, cheese him with Shot until he dies. From there, you get better fists, which you can beat the shit out of the airship with.

Thanks for the tips :)

I managed to beat the boss of Escort of Queendom on my second attempt so will try the others later.

[thetrin]

Thanks for the tips :) I managed to beat the boss of Escort of Queendom on my second attempt so will try the others later.

What did you use? I'm finding Escort of Queendom incredibly hard (and blocks almost everything)

[JustAnotherOtaku]

What did you use? I'm finding Escort of Queendom incredibly hard (and blocks almost everything)

I built up some aura, got behind him and pummelled him with L1 + O. Repeated this until he starts to fly and then just kept firing L1 + [] as I built up aura. I think the secret is to get behind him as he fires his special attacks as you have a few moments to use aura attacks and do some real damage.

[distantmantra]

You guys and your stupid hype...

Gonna have to buy a 1,000 yen card when I get home for this. :-P

[lupinko]

Sounds to me SCEA won't localize :\. They aren't that good when it comes to games from other region if it doesn't sound like a seller to them. May just buy a JP card and buy this game.

[FrostuTheNinja]

The camera freaks out once in a while, and I still havent figured out a way to turn OFF lock on (other than killing the creature you're currently locked on to, or manually aiming at my target, which is hit or miss), but it's pretty reliable MOST of the time.

Press R3. Took me a bit to figure it out, as well. Makes beating hordes much easier.

[donkey show]

I built up some aura, got behind him and pummelled him with L1 + O. Repeated this until he starts to fly and then just kept firing L1 + [] as I built up aura. I think the secret is to get behind him as he fires his special attacks as you have a few moments to use aura attacks and do some real damage.

Isn't L1+O heal? Are you talking about the Release Move? I still don't know how to do that properly. I charge all the way up and then... what do I press to release before my aura runs dry? :lol

Oh yeah, and thank god for customizable controls. You can map any attack or action to any button. :D

[thetrin]

Isn't L1+O heal? Are you talking about the Release Move? I still don't know how to do that properly. I charge all the way up and then... what do I press to release before my aura runs dry? :lol Oh yeah, and thank god for customizable controls. You can map any attack or action to any button. :D

I didn't realize that. I wonder if this will help me out against Escort.