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Assault Android Cactus |OT| Do Androids Dream of Bullet Hell? (Multiple platforms)
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Play some starch, you wont regret it
The balance between the characters in AAC reminds me of probably the most well-balanced competitive game I've ever played, Blur. I think one car was a bit out of whack, but everything else had perfect pluses and minuses. We need more competitive titles like this where you can play differently, but never be at a disadvantage because of your chosen method/character.I spent way too much time cross balancing the androids haha, but I'm glad that depth is there for someone like yourself who is going through and doing *everything*
Damnit! I just bought it. I really hope they offer an option in the near future to disable camera shake but I could not wait to play it
Fantastic game. Those with SLI, 0x00C00005 bits work great.
We've added accessibility options for the camera shake now, you can enable it just for level 'events' or disable it entirely.
There's now an accessibility option for inverting the fire system, so holding the trigger is a queue to stop firing.
Thanks for the suggestions all, it's good to know what's important to people
Thank you!!!
I will share how it feels after force me to play with camera shake for a few days.
This immediacy of response to feedback has an immeasurable effect almost always undervalued on the loyalty of the players. Keep it up though it's difficult and always will be worth the effort.
Stone Ocean
Member
Man some of the later levels are tough. Venom is kicking my ass.
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Yeah, the effort you put into it shows! Devising strategies for the different archetypes (especially with the bosses) is an engaging gameplay hook for me since while the various androids have their limitations, S+ never feels out of reach once you pay enough attention to individual patterns or general spawns. Facing Embryo as Liquorice for example is quite enjoyable to me since if you try to use the Vorpal Blade willy-nilly, he'll instantly strike you down where you stand, BUT what you can do instead is just force the melee attack to come out, 'tank' it with your invincibility frames from weapon swapping until you're directly behind him and then go for a fully-charged sword swing (which changes your angle once more) while he's too busy turning around. Works wonders when there's no EMP / Shutdown spawn, regardless of it being do-or-die.I spent way too much time cross balancing the androids haha, but I'm glad that depth is there for someone like yourself who is going through and doing *everything*
My only real complaint however is that even after all this time I put into the game, Eggplant / Aubergine still feels rather undercooked in that she's disproportionately weaker than the rest when attempting to maximize her damage, given how much effort you have to put into wielding her correctly as is. Her being more difficult to control properly isn't the issue for me, but her rhythm feels clunky / surprisingly lacking in a couple of areas and she's generally stricter to S+ with than anyone else, sometimes by quite a margin. Opting for keyboard & mouse instead of a controller helps, but that only goes so far and I feel that only a couple minor tweaks would be sufficient to lift her up to that supposed sweet spot. Shiitake's flow is similar in a few ways, but unlike Eggplant she hits like a truck.
I dunno, I'll keep trucking until the bitter end now that I'm past the halfway point, so maybe she'll 'click' with me eventually. 8 out of 9 ain't too shabby though!
I never thought of this, but I like the idea of it! I'm always firing anyway, so to just be able to use the two sticks and have the only button needed as a bomb of sorts (a la Geometry Wars) could save me from getting a clawed index finger. Woo!There's now an accessibility option for inverting the fire system, so holding the trigger is a queue to stop firing.
Thanks for the suggestions all, it's good to know what's important to people
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Full patch notes here for those who are interested in this sort of thing. Couple of nice convenience tweaks thrown in there.
Green Wiggly
Member
Holy crap, Medulla has my number. Time for a break ><
derExperte
Member
I friggin' hate games with bossfights that are so much more difficult than everything before. Had a lot of fun and was looking forward to keep replaying levels but now I'm so pissed off that that won't happen, I'll try the very last level a few more times and then call it a day. Too bad.
have you tried a different android?
also, seems like you're not really the expert, huh
OP has been updated with some stuff and new info, like 144Hz refresh rate support, Metacritic link and more GAF posters' impressions!
The new patch list, for those who can't access the Steam page linked earlier:
Had to laugh when I read the attract mode achievement thing... hilarious!
The new patch list, for those who can't access the Steam page linked earlier:
Features- Soundtrack now includes FLAC - anyone with this DLC will find an additional directory inside their game directory
- Credits are now earned on Battery Depleted (stage loss) during the campaign and when restarting / quitting stages
- Credit earning rate has increased slightly
- (Windows / OSX) Gamepad disconnection detection - the game will attempt to pause and offer a chance to reconnect the controller or migrate to a new control device
- In co-op, if a player other than Player 1 pauses the game, the pause menu will say who it is so you can yell at them to unpause the game and keep playing
- added an Accessibility menu under Options:
- Fire Mode - able to switch to Inverse fire. The character will fire their gun all the time and only stop when the fire button is held - intended for anyone experiencing discomfort from holding the trigger for long periods
- Colour Filter - filters that may increase game readability for players with limited colour perception (this is an experimental feature)
- Enemy Hit Flash - to reduce the intensity of the white flash effect on enemies
- Screen Shake - to restrict screen shudder to Events (eg, stage transformations, boss introductions) or disable it completely
- Small adjustment to battery frequency and Boss hitpoints when in 3 and 4 player
- Small adjustments to Phase 4 of the last boss
- Added a command line workaround for Windows 10 users who are experiencing phantom controllers and are not in a position to fix the underlying issue. Adding -p:1 to SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... will restrict the game to a single player
Fixes and Changes - Consistent enemy spawn rules for all screen dimensions. Extended resolutions (super wide screen) may experience enemy pop-in on some stages, but will now function normally without setting the -screens:# command line property (this command line argument can still be used to position the HUD better for multi monitor users)
- Failing Boss Rush will no longer present the enigmatic "Play Advice" text
- Attract Mode will no longer earn Achievements for you
- Restarting a level after being Battery Depleted will no longer sometimes mute the gameplay sound effects
- Fixed some cases where the Vorpal Blade could leave level bounds or place the character inside geometry
- Fixed missing sound on Autoturret in Control (5-2)
- On beating the game and watching the ending sequence through, the mouse cursor will no longer be hidden on returning to main menu when playing with Mouse and Keyboard
- Avatar silhouettes won't show during stage enter animations, even when the character clips the ground slightly in a totally-not-a-big-deal kind of way
Had to laugh when I read the attract mode achievement thing... hilarious!
Bonfires Down
Member
Anyone else getting like a 30 second long freeze every time you start up the game?
derExperte
Member
Ozi pls, I don't see your score on the leaderboard. Mine now is but yeah, especially that very last phase was imo unnecessarily harsh. Tbh I spend almost as much time on that fight as on the rest of the game.
I don't, no.
grandwizard
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Some comments on the final boss:
I loved the fight mainly, but I do think it that very last phase is a mistake. It's nice to have a surprise but the rest of the fight is so grueling and the phases are predictable enough that the player really feels like they accomplished something when they finish that last one, only to be thrown into what seems like a 'throw away' segment where it plays differently than ever before and isn't made to be long enough to be substantial. I think the fight and ending would have had more impact if it ended when the core originally goes down. Not that the last phase completely ruins it or anything.
I beat that the first time and didn't really have a problem with it, thought it was a decent
'but wait, there's more' little twist.
Crab Milk Mickey
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I struggled with the final boss originally too and didn't go back to it for a while, but aggressively weapon swapping and employing the invincibility frames that mechanic provides almost trivializes the Medulla specific projectile phases. Still took me little over an hour of consecutive failing (whilst inching) before my successful attempt however, but even way back then I also found it less harsh of a difficult spike than the sub-boss before it.
Honestly, the last phase is much easier than the ones preceding it.
Majority of the enemy types move slowly, you always have your weapon at max potency, hardly any long-range attacks to worry about and the battery life is generous enough to allow the player to go down a few times. Its gimmick is only 'different' stylistically.
That said, I do have to echo the "try another android" sentiment someone else here brought up, since that also plays a big part in the overall difficulty curve.
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git gud
it was the same for me lol, disn't hate it though, and started replaying earlier levels immidiately
You'll be surprised to find how good you've become when you start replaying
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
Finally got to sit down and really dig into this game. (Big thanks to Ami and Paz.) Absolutely loving it. May beat out Geometry Wars 2 as my favorite twinstick of all time.
Just a bit of a shame it doesn't have online multiplayer, but it's hard to be negative about the game.
Just a bit of a shame it doesn't have online multiplayer, but it's hard to be negative about the game.
grandwizard
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What's up with the game failing to retrieve the daily drive?
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Working on my end. Small hitch I suppose.
I thought it was that you could only play each daily drive once.
Likely small hitches with the server (We're using a third party platform called Parse as our solution for that).
Glad you are all enjoying it
Durante's scale must be pretty interesting if Solid Effort means favorite in a long time haha. I mostly rate on a 'worth playing / not worth playing' scale and it makes me happy most people think Cactus is wort playing Likely small hitches with the server (We're using a third party platform called Parse as our solution for that).
Glad you are all enjoying it
I tried the game for the first time this weekend. Got my butt kicked by a boss, and I was just staring at the retry screen when the "little android" song vocals kicked in. I loved it. It totally won me over. I *am* just a little android laying on the floor! It was like the game was empathizing with my plight.
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
No batteries drop during that phase indeed, but you still get ample time to work with. Certainly can be intimidating, though.
ExitPlanetDust
Member
I inherited a laptop over the weekend that can handle the demo admirably. Not well enough that I would be comfortable buying the full game though. Frame rate gets down into the 30s and fan sounds like it's going to take off.
Any word on the PS4 release date? I remember reading something about a Q1 target date. It would be fantastic if we got it this month.
Any word on the PS4 release date? I remember reading something about a Q1 target date. It would be fantastic if we got it this month.
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Haven't heard a peep.
I'd be surprised if it isn't considering how well it runs on my laptop.
radioactivez0r
Member
I did play it at PSX and didn't notice any problems; hopefully the small scale of the game helps in that regard.
Ah thats good to hear
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Invincibility frames via weapon swapping whenever Liquorice goes for the sword slice helps, so you can immediately counter-attack, as well as stocking up on Speed power-ups during the last 'normal' enemy wave (with all the jellyfish-lookin' robots) so that the batteries are much more likely to be pulled in towards you. I've had the 'easiest' time using either Liquorice, Cactus or Holly (in that order) for S+ rank.
Oh god, the game is being so cruel to me. I lost the S+ rank status in the early phases but kept going cause screw it, I'll use this as practice. Killed Liquorice without losing a chain or getting damage. lol.
I feel like I get screwed once my acceleration power up is gone (I've been trying to stock up on them prior to the battle in many attempts). Traverse speed gets too slow and I feel like I get cornered quickly
I feel like I get screwed once my acceleration power up is gone (I've been trying to stock up on them prior to the battle in many attempts). Traverse speed gets too slow and I feel like I get cornered quickly
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Yeah, the invincibility frames alleviate some of those "being cornered" moments but unless your own character is Liquorice (since she's innately more mobile), you actively have to position yourself around those pillars to avoid her incoming fire. It's a difficult mission either way, arguably the hardest to S+ in the entire game.
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Let's get this thread going again!
Not available in my region yet I guess. I was able to add it to my wishlist and that's it.
So, there's no online co-op, but I assume SharePlay will work. I would be willing to host when I'm finally able to download if you guys want to play some 2 player co-op.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Still salty Broforce (ugh) got picked for PS+ instead of this, even gaffers failed me and voted for that
I'm tight on money and have a huuuuuuge backlog to work through but I've waited so long to get this game on console after liking it on PC
Not available over here yet (Italy)
Where are you located? I'd love to but I think it wouldn't be feasible with a game like this unless you're EU based
I'm tight on money and have a huuuuuuge backlog to work through but I've waited so long to get this game on console after liking it on PC
Let's get this thread going again!
Not available over here yet (Italy)
Where are you located? I'd love to but I think it wouldn't be feasible with a game like this unless you're EU based
katsubento
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I'm surprised this didn't win PS+ too. I mean...c'mon!
Let's get this thread going again!
Done & dusted.
Can't wait to get home tonight, although I'm torn between this & The Division