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Mechanics in games you didn't know for far too long.
- Thread starter Phatmac
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cqc for me too.
when i first played the game, i completed it without having used cqc once.
i was aware that there was something, because snake and boss kept talking about it, but it wasnt until my second or third playthrough that i really learned how to use it.
boy, was it a lot easier and more fun. especially the fight against the boss. it was just frustrating getting beaten up by her with nothing you could do except mashing buttons and occasionally parrying something.
Mexen
Member
First Persona I played (P3P).
20+ hours in
Oh, my! How the game changed after that.
Also, Metal Gear Solid Games. All of them. List is too long so I'll just say it takes multiple playthroughs to realise you can do certain things.
20+ hours in
Realised I could directly control party members in battle.
Also, Metal Gear Solid Games. All of them. List is too long so I'll just say it takes multiple playthroughs to realise you can do certain things.
VelveteenTouch
Member
Uhh... But the other ones totally did. At least all the way back to Daggerfall.
MightyAlpha
Neo Member
Toad is slightly dizzy after using it, but other than that no downsides.
Hyperzephyrian
Banned
No, they didn't. Skyrim is the only TES game to have a dedicated sprint function that's separate from normal walking and running.
terrisus
Member
PoweredByHentai
Member
Killzone Shadow Fall also does this.
Dodge offset in Bayo. I'm still don't use it too often.
In FFVI, I always thought Celes' Runic only worked when the enemy casts a spell at her specifically. I didn't realize it absorbed the next spell that was cast no matter what until the Cultist's Tower
Hah! Gold!
In FFVI, I always thought Celes' Runic only worked when the enemy casts a spell at her specifically. I didn't realize it absorbed the next spell that was cast no matter what until the Cultist's Tower
Hah! Gold!
On the bright side, it was only in the PSP version of that game you could do that. If anything, you got the authentic experience!
Mexen
Member
Gonna be picking up Persona 4 soon, which platform/version would you recommend?
cavemancolton
Unconfirmed Member
I literally JUST figured out that you can Dash and Roll in Streets of Rage 3 by double-tapping the D-Pad. I've owned this game since it came out on Genesis.
I'm so happy right now, you guys.
I'm so happy right now, you guys.
cavemancolton
Unconfirmed Member
If you have a Vita, or ever think you might want a Vita, get the Vita version (Persona 4: Golden).
New Characters, Storylines, A True Ending, Widescreen in HD, New Anime Cutscenes, New gameplay mechanics, and other new content. It's without a doubt the definitive version of one of the best JRPG's of all time.
I don't think it took me that long, but yea this
cavemancolton
Unconfirmed Member
I literally don't believe you. This seems impossible. (Beating a bunch of platformers, not the fact that he didn't know how to jump higher).
It's like telling me you beat Mario without ever running. At a certain point it just seems impossible to complete the game without that mechanic.
Playing up till Code 7 or something in Freedom Wars without realising you could use your thorn to revive people from afar. I think I just threw my thorn at a corpse one time to get to it faster and let out an audible "WOAH" when they popped right back up.
Also not realising until today, over 100 hours in, that you don't *have* to mash circle to sever/drag though it feels like mashing does it faster.
Also not realising until today, over 100 hours in, that you don't *have* to mash circle to sever/drag though it feels like mashing does it faster.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Don't worry, you're not alone. I remember seeing a Nintendo Treehouse employee tweet their shock at this discovery recently, and they spent months working on and playtesting the game.
GKSilKamina
Member
50 hours in Fallout 3 before I realized there was a fast travel option. I'm ashamed of it to this day.
Gears of War 2 opening sequence when you man the turret and to shoot down a couple of enemies trying to take over your vehicle. Had no clue you could tap RB to eject heat from the turret so I just kept overheating or not being able to shoot down enemies fast enough. Got frustrated and gave up until my friend came over to play through it with me since it was his game and I was merely borrowing it (hadn't played the first one yet, just sort of jumped into it).
He gave over and did the same exact thing I did as he hadn't played the game in forever. So we both loaded up co-op figuring two of us focusing fire could bring at least one down and again we both couldn't overcome the heat issues. Time after time we kept failing the mission and we weren't five minutes into the game.
Finally in a moment of frustration my friend just started mashing buttons while overheated and suddenly saw his heat meter drop to zero. A couple of button presses later the mystery was solved, the section beaten, and a ridiculous amount of time and attempts were wasted because we couldn't be bothered to read the little on screen hint that popped up every time we started to overheat.
Yea we're idiots.
He gave over and did the same exact thing I did as he hadn't played the game in forever. So we both loaded up co-op figuring two of us focusing fire could bring at least one down and again we both couldn't overcome the heat issues. Time after time we kept failing the mission and we weren't five minutes into the game.
Finally in a moment of frustration my friend just started mashing buttons while overheated and suddenly saw his heat meter drop to zero. A couple of button presses later the mystery was solved, the section beaten, and a ridiculous amount of time and attempts were wasted because we couldn't be bothered to read the little on screen hint that popped up every time we started to overheat.
Yea we're idiots.
matman5025
Member
Took me till the final boss to learn to switch personas in Persona 3.
Mexen
Member
Cool stuff, cheers.
ShinMaruku
Member
In DMC you could knock back fireballs at your foes. It's great for the Phantom fight. if you have balls you could stand there and knock back his fireballs back at him.
SunBroDave
Member
Being able to save in Pokemon Red.
I was 4 years old.
I'm actually in middle of my first playthrough of Persona 4 now; I'm a bit late.
Anyways, most people say Vita, if possible. Adds in a bunch of stuff and events. Your millage may very though. (People are split on Marie Tsu).
Ipsoclipso
Member
I played Skyrim for more than a 150 hours not knowing I can Fast-Travel.
cyberheater
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I never fast travel. Much prefer to get on my horse or just walk. You get to find some pretty obscure stuff by just walking and exploring.
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
Fast travel for Xenoblade. I knew it was in the game, but could only make it work in each "area" I was in (as in, I could go to any place within Makna Forest, but didn't know how to go from there to any other area besides walking, which I didn't want to do). I didn't discover that I could jump to any area until somewhere around Eryth Sea. After that I was teleporting all over that world.
openrob
Member
OK, playing tropical freeze, and am on level 6-8. And have just figured out that you can keep consistent speed on the rhino by tapping X. I thought you could do it in 'waves' like DK's roll. 'Press x' get speed boost, wait a sec, press x, etc.
Fake Edit:
While writing this out I though, let me test that and SHIT, you can just keep rolling!!! What the hell!
I just used to tap it, and then roll again when he finished.... The end of world 6 guys. Hahhaa
P.s. also had the Xenoblade fast travel issue like the poster above me until after I met riki.
Fake Edit:
While writing this out I though, let me test that and SHIT, you can just keep rolling!!! What the hell!
I just used to tap it, and then roll again when he finished.... The end of world 6 guys. Hahhaa
P.s. also had the Xenoblade fast travel issue like the poster above me until after I met riki.
QuixoticNeutral
Member
I played through all of Normal in The Wonderful 101 (the highest available difficulty from the start) and half of Hard, collecting a fair number of gold and silver trophies, while having no idea what the Team Attack button did or how the combo scoring system worked. This was at launch, too, so I didn't have the benefit of the Saur tutorial videos everybody has been passing around since.
I definitely want to get back to the game at some point armed with an understanding of what on earth I'm doing (plus a lot more practice on my belt with Platinum design thanks to Bayonetta 2).
I definitely want to get back to the game at some point armed with an understanding of what on earth I'm doing (plus a lot more practice on my belt with Platinum design thanks to Bayonetta 2).
D
Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
I was on my third territory before I realised that if you clicked on the base projects it would show you where to get them on the map.
(Mad Max)
(Mad Max)
Napalm_Frank
Member
MGSV: instant teleport to ACC via main menu. That was a ton of time wasted.
Kingdom Hearts: After like 7 playthroughs I learn you can cast blizzard on the bubbles at Hollow Bastion to create platforms and reach some new treasure.
Resident Evil 3: There is actually hidden leveling up system when making bullets from gunpowder. I didn't even know there were different types of handgun ammo and stuff.
Kingdom Hearts: After like 7 playthroughs I learn you can cast blizzard on the bubbles at Hollow Bastion to create platforms and reach some new treasure.
Resident Evil 3: There is actually hidden leveling up system when making bullets from gunpowder. I didn't even know there were different types of handgun ammo and stuff.
DyslexicAlucard
Member
Not a game changer, but my boyfriend recently told me you could emote in Diablo 3. After, what, three years playing the game, it blew my mind a little bit.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Discovered box fast travel in MGS V somewhere in Africa. I was almost done with the game so I never ended up using. Should spice up my planned replay a bit though.
ShinMaruku
Member
Took me a week to find out how to buster bosses with Nero in dmc4.