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Volgarr the Viking |OT| RISE, 16-BIT HARDCORE NOSTALGIA!
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I am also seeing 60fps, both in windowed and fullscreen modes.
I think I got the "trick" for every boss but the second one. He has a predictable pattern but I can barely kill him without cheesing him with Mjolnir but I also suck at getting past the part just before the boss room with the red fish dude and tank.
The final boss
. Do bosses change in hard variants of stages?
Also what's up with the achievements for the game? They don't show up anywhere but in the detailed view on the game, they don't even show up in the activity log.
The final boss
was a bit of a let down. There is even a little ledge on the right where you can just pelt him with javelins if you just take a hit to get up and maybe one stray fireball.
Also what's up with the achievements for the game? They don't show up anywhere but in the detailed view on the game, they don't even show up in the activity log.
Alright, I managed to get ending B, but I feel like I cheated a bit by just skipping through to stage five and just doing that level really well instead of playing through the whole game. There's no shortcuts for ending A though, so my work's cut out for me I guess.
Also, 60 in both full and windowed.
Also, 60 in both full and windowed.
About the bosses,
no, they don't change at all on the harder path, with one satisfying exception, and of course you get to a level and boss that you can't access on the normal path.
I'm having the same problem with the achievements. I can't see the three that I haven't earned. All that shows up is the most recent one and the 17/20 complete. Any time I click to try to see them, it takes me to the Steam store.
PixyJunket
Member
By the way, F3 will show the in-game FPS counter.
I'm getting twenty-five in full screen, sixty in windowed.
I'm getting twenty-five in full screen, sixty in windowed.
The game is "hidden" from most Steam community features, the developers have notified Valve, I suspect it'll be fixed some time on Monday.
So this game is kicking my asshole. Took me at least two hours to get through Stage 1, still stuck in Stage 2 but progressively slow and steady to learn the patterns. Frustrating to no ends, I hate the slow movement, the jumping, dying over & over & over again because I'm so stupid but you know what.
Doogington
Member
So glad this game is getting praise. Haven't got it yet, but I've played the older Planet Zio games. Slam dunk.
I tried it on my laptop and it does run at 60 in fullscreen.
I suspect it has to do with the use of multiple displays and connections on the desktop. I'm using a monitor and a plasma in addition to the pass through box for the HMZ-T1. Somewhere in that chain the game is running into an issue.
What's odd is that, when it switches to fullscreen, there is no flicker or switch. It literally just fills the screen so it's not changing refresh rate.
Furthermore, the framerate does jump back to 60 fps in the menu but as soon as you return to the game it drops to 30 fps again.
I suppose I'll just have to wait on playing the game until this is fixed as it does seem that one of the developers is working on it.
I suspect it has to do with the use of multiple displays and connections on the desktop. I'm using a monitor and a plasma in addition to the pass through box for the HMZ-T1. Somewhere in that chain the game is running into an issue.
What's odd is that, when it switches to fullscreen, there is no flicker or switch. It literally just fills the screen so it's not changing refresh rate.
Furthermore, the framerate does jump back to 60 fps in the menu but as soon as you return to the game it drops to 30 fps again.
I suppose I'll just have to wait on playing the game until this is fixed as it does seem that one of the developers is working on it.
Did you try playing with the vsync setting in the options? As I posted earlier, it cleared up all the framerate issues I had and I was curious if it was an isolated fix or if it could be applied elsewhere.
It definitely does not work. The developer also posted a beta-build of the game to Steam which I tried as well without any luck.
It's not a v-sync issue simply due to the fact that it runs at 60 fps in fullscreen when using the menu and then drops back to 30 fps when you return to the game. There's something else going on.
carbonbased
Member
this game is just what the doctor ordered.
I'm getting the same issue, except that it happens in both windowed and full screen, feels kind of wrong to play a 2D sidescroller at 30
Edit: Scratch that, turning vsync off helped me. Still felt kind of jittery, turned bilinear filtering off as well and now it's smooth as butter and looks much better (save the tearing). Didn't even realise the game had a filter on until now.
AWW YEAH! I beat it! Yeah I scrubbed through, I got a terrible score, and I got Ending C, but why does it still feel SO GOOD. Lol. Such a satisfying game. I played through World 5 and 6 in one sitting too, since the final stage was so goddamn fun. I'm glad I managed to at least get one ending before GTA5 hits tomorrow. Lololol.
I'm totallynot looking forwarding trying to beat the Valkyrie stages in future. Can't wait to get my ass kicked even harder. >_<
I'm totally
I don't think any Adult Swim games have been featured in HBs yet.
JawesomeJaw
Member
Looking at what they have published, it could make for a hell of a weekly.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
This isn't possible.
reynal1287
Member
This game and rogue legacy...awesome year.
Congrats! Go for it. I might try this too. There aren't many random elements in Volgarr. Once you learn the levels and bosses, it's just up to your execution.
So I'm going to try to tackle the hard mode stages now I have the first Valkyrie stage down, except for this part. I'm trying to jump far enough that I can kill the one of the right with a downstab and land out of range of the one the left but that seems uncharacteristically unforgiving. Am I missing something here? This would be simpler with the fire sword but there is no way to get it unless you bring it from the previous stage.
edit: just noticed that the Mjolnir is near there after looking at my screenshot, heh.
Also what exactly are the conditions for Endings B and A? I'm assuming one sitting and one sitting + Valkyrie stage variants.
edit: just noticed that the Mjolnir is near there after looking at my screenshot, heh.
Also what exactly are the conditions for Endings B and A? I'm assuming one sitting and one sitting + Valkyrie stage variants.
You can try either killing the left one with your double jump spin attack and thrusting on the second one, or (what I did) you can just thrust the first one from enough range so that when you land, you block the right one's attack, then either counter or roll away to do another thrust or spear throw.
About the endings:
Condition for A is beating all of the Valkyrie worlds, including world 7. I'm guessing that B is from beating only some Valkyrie worlds, but I don't know for sure as I haven't tried to get it yet.
Ziophaelin
Member
All the youtubing and twitching and speedrunning is blowing my mind.
Do a single jump, downstab the first guy, then double-jump to the right out of the downstab before you land and downstab the second guy. It hints at this in the tips section in the manual
Everything in the game is possible without a shield or any other equipment. I made sure I could run through everything in the game "naked".
PixyJunket
Member
That level two boss is going to prohibit me from doing any sort of low death run or any Valkyrie level run.
not psycho
Member
This game is why I keep buying games. I've been disappointed a lot lately, with controls and game design not matching my expectations.
Volgarr is the real thing. The controls are tight and fun to use, with plenty of room for experimentation. The levels are well designed and look great. The enemies are deadly. It was pure joy up until I got to the 2nd boss and rage quit, but I'll play again today and beat him.
Volgarr is the real thing. The controls are tight and fun to use, with plenty of room for experimentation. The levels are well designed and look great. The enemies are deadly. It was pure joy up until I got to the 2nd boss and rage quit, but I'll play again today and beat him.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Just bought it, enjoying it so far as level 2. Took a break to watch pro playing of it, learned a few new things.
Going back in shortly.
Just checked, Giantbomb is doing a quick look of this tomorrow. Color me surprised.
Going back in shortly.
Just checked, Giantbomb is doing a quick look of this tomorrow. Color me surprised.
Whelp, I beat the first Valkyrie stage and got game over on the second Valkyrie stage. Then after telling myself I was only going to practice the second Valkyrie stage I ended up beating the game and getting the B ending. Oops. There are a couple optional parts in the second and fourth Valkyrie stages I want to check out as well as finding all the Mjolnir spots but I'm really tempted to just go for a full run
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I had no idea there was a manual, it's a shame too because it's really well produced. I was about to look up how to get to the thing I linked to for the second stage but I didn't realise the manual outlined how to do it, heh.
It's comforting to know that the game be done naked but (second Valkyrie stage spoiler I guess) I play this waaaay too cautiously and rely on that shield too much to ever even attempt that.
I felt the same way at first but it really isn't that bad. My problem was that I was way too cautious and the longer the fight goes, the more chances there are of me screwing up. It has a locked pattern so be aggressive, attack every time it jumps out of the water and it can go down one cycle. If all else fails, Mjolnir's Blessing also wrecks it.
and the 7th stage
Do a single jump, downstab the first guy, then double-jump to the right out of the downstab before you land and downstab the second guy. It hints at this in the tips section in the manual
Everything in the game is possible without a shield or any other equipment. I made sure I could run through everything in the game "naked".
I tried killing one and jumping away to be safe but I screwed up and took damage. I managed to beat the boss on that run so I didn't actually try again, so maybe the problem was that I needed to kill the second one before its attack reaches me?
I had no idea there was a manual, it's a shame too because it's really well produced. I was about to look up how to get to the thing I linked to for the second stage but I didn't realise the manual outlined how to do it, heh.
It's comforting to know that the game be done naked but (second Valkyrie stage spoiler I guess) I play this waaaay too cautiously and rely on that shield too much to ever even attempt that.
I felt the same way at first but it really isn't that bad. My problem was that I was way too cautious and the longer the fight goes, the more chances there are of me screwing up. It has a locked pattern so be aggressive, attack every time it jumps out of the water and it can go down one cycle. If all else fails, Mjolnir's Blessing also wrecks it.
Ziophaelin
Member
HAHA popular Twitch streamer Ezekiel_iii has been working on it since launch and might beat it live right now. However someone made this hilarious gif of him getting pissed and throwing his mascot. http://i.imgur.com/8ErwjoO.gif
Haunted
Member
It's punishing but awesome so far. One of these games that demand the player to better himself and improve to make it through. Always the same patterns, a very specific challenge.
No excuses!
edit: wait, you lose two pieces of equipment when you're hit while having the flaming sword?
Ok, that's just bullshit.
No excuses!
edit: wait, you lose two pieces of equipment when you're hit while having the flaming sword?
Ok, that's just bullshit.
It's punishing but awesome so far. One of these games that demand the player to better himself and improve to make it through. Always the same patterns, a very specific challenge.
No excuses!
edit: wait, you lose two pieces of equipment when you're hit while having the flaming sword?
Ok, that's just bullshit.
The same happens when you get hit with the good shield. You have a max of 3 hits (Mjolnir's Blessing -> Flame Sword/Helmet -> Shield) with all the power ups.
I took pa22word's advice and picked up a cheap copy of Shinobi 3DS when I was picking up my GTA5 preorder yesterday. It's a pretty interesting game. The graphical style makes it look really bad in screens and videos, and every youtube video just looks horrible.
In the actual game, it's not that bad, but it does take a while to get used to what to focus on in the game visually to actually play it properly. The game design is pretty good, aside from the really awful horse riding part in the first stage so far. The stages are also a bit long, with some obvious padding at parts, but it's fun for the most part. I've beaten the first two stages so far.
I'll probably make a LTTP thread for it when I'm done later on and have more detailed thoughts. But between that and Volgarr, I definitely think the guys at Crazy Viking Studios have a lot of potential in terms of developing satisfying sidescrollers.
In the actual game, it's not that bad, but it does take a while to get used to what to focus on in the game visually to actually play it properly. The game design is pretty good, aside from the really awful horse riding part in the first stage so far. The stages are also a bit long, with some obvious padding at parts, but it's fun for the most part. I've beaten the first two stages so far.
I'll probably make a LTTP thread for it when I'm done later on and have more detailed thoughts. But between that and Volgarr, I definitely think the guys at Crazy Viking Studios have a lot of potential in terms of developing satisfying sidescrollers.
Haunted
Member
I call bullshit. Each of the powerups should represent one hit, this is messing with my OCD.
toddhunter
Member
~150MB patch. Any ideas about what it did?
Yikes the (Ending A related spoiler)
7th stage is weird. What triggers the orbs to start following you? I know the javelin will make them teleport behind you but it seemed like they would randomly start chasing me down. I didn't have many lives to experiment there since I tried (and failed) to get to the second airship in the hard level of world 5.
PixyJunket
Member
It could be the borderless, fullscreen window mode the developer was testing in beta build.
Giantbombs quicklook is up!
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-volgarr-the-viking/2300-7958/
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-volgarr-the-viking/2300-7958/