Admiral Woofington
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has anyone figured out where to put the city crest? I've defeated a second area since getting it. Still no clue.
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Yeah I upgraded my nail. Needed to do that just to beat the
Soul Warrior
I guess it doesn't matter if I haven't found map guy yet. Not like I'm doing much exploring when I'm just dashing through everyone to get back to
Soul Master
See, now I'm nervous. I haven't bumped into the
Soul Warrior
But yeah, that run to the boss is really annoying. At least they let you open some shortcuts.It's used later, it's on the critical path so you shouldn't miss using it.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Is the game badly optimized or am I seriously going to have to play this in my beefy PC? Playing it in my laptop, I have 60 fps in certain areas, but when shit starts appearing on screen it starts lowering. Not only that but the screen stutter.
we
now
seems so silly to spoiler tag that since its such a staple of the genre but alas, some peeps are super sensitive >_>
why do people assume that just because its 2D it can run on a toaster?
wall jumping
seems so silly to spoiler tag that since its such a staple of the genre but alas, some peeps are super sensitive >_>
why do people assume that just because its 2D it can run on a toaster?
Admiral Woofington
Member
It's not a toaster though. It has a mobile 900 series card. Regardless, the drops in fps seem outlandish. And the stuttering is a bit ridiculous. So far it hasn't been game breaking but I'd rather play this in my sofa with background noise in my tv vs having to use the beefy pc.
OniBarubary
Banned
Agreed
PeterVenkman
Member
What's that mad expensive lantern do for sale in Dirtmouth?
Admiral Woofington
Member
I can only assume it'll help out in those areas that are pitch black. I'd like to see if it's worth it though, depending on what's in these areas.
See, now I'm nervous. I haven't bumped into theyet.Soul Warrior
Huh, I thought you had to fight him to get to
Soul Master
teleporting motherfucker with the sword that you fight after the first 2 or so Wizards
PeterVenkman
Member
Ah gotchya. I was hoping it was something a bit more fun than that (since the text said a companion), but that makes sense.
More_Badass
Member
It's the well-written dialogue that world-builds while still being cryptically poetic and the faded yet beautiful environment with its ornate "organic Gothic" look that really sells it for me. Salt & Sanctuary borrowed more mechanics but it never really captured that Souls-ian vibe like this does
Admiral Woofington
Member
Salt and Sanctuary was in my top 10 of the year, but yeah it was borrowing too heavily. This game manages to feel like Metroidvania Souls. It borrowed mechanics and the whole idea of meeting NPCs, but without the attempt to also keep it gritty which is a nice welcome.
S&S was very near the top of my GOTY last year. This is already better.
Interesting, after I failed the
, when I was going back that friendly samurai dude was on the way this time, and he told me about a nearby town that has a blacksmith. I havent found it yet but clearly you can before this boss since, well, he specifically tells you to go see him if im having trouble lol. Guess ill do some exploring then.
At least I got my souls back, they do the nice thing of leaving your shadow clone a little before where you died so you dont get fucked on bosses.
Interesting, after I failed the
Mantis Lords
At least I got my souls back, they do the nice thing of leaving your shadow clone a little before where you died so you dont get fucked on bosses.
I smiled and actually laughed out loud. The little touches in this game...
KCroxtonJr
Member
Yup, literally makes no sense, especially since the item that lets you fill in the map as you explore is not a charm.
I also think having to buy maps is just as annoying, at first i thought it was interesting, but after 5 or 6 areas i realize that it can force unnecessary backtracking just to find the map seller if you miss him while going through and area, which is very easy to do.
Thankfully the areas are designed well enough that i can actually remember the ways ive explored for the most part, so I dont get lost too often.
I'd just use your beefy PC, especially if you have a 120/140 hz monitor since the game caps at your refresh rate. I had a lot of performance issues when I tried playing Ori on my 870m laptop, which is also a detailed 2D Unity game.
Apparently if you do miss him you can just buy the map from the shop in town.
lol at
house after you
<3
man its way too easy to get lost in exploring. I dont mena lost as in I dont know where to go, but sidetracked. Since failing the
I went to that
, did a bunch of shit... I guess I should go back to the
lol.
is nightmare fuel ;_;
Bretta's
save her
man its way too easy to get lost in exploring. I dont mena lost as in I dont know where to go, but sidetracked. Since failing the
Mantis Lords
rainy city, found the blacksmith, got 1 more life pip, got 2 more notches for charms
mantis lords
Deepnest
Finally beat
. Still a real bitch to try and heal during the second phase, but I managed it somehow.
Decided to try out the
in the mines and ended up getting lost in the
for a long while. At least I actually found the map guy in a reasonable amount of time.
is pretty much the coolest thing ever, but I'm still wondering when I'm going to get some real vertical mobility. It's hard to keep track of all of the long pits that I can't
up.
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Also, I'm currently holding onto about 4K in geos with another 1k in the bank, but I've cleared out the shop in Dirtmouth and I've spent everything I could on the Blacksmith and the various other sundry things I've found (stag stations, etc). Is there going to be a point where I can actually spend all of this loot I've gotten?
Soul Master
Decided to try out the
ground pound
Crystal Peaks
Super Dashing
wall jump
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Also, I'm currently holding onto about 4K in geos with another 1k in the bank, but I've cleared out the shop in Dirtmouth and I've spent everything I could on the Blacksmith and the various other sundry things I've found (stag stations, etc). Is there going to be a point where I can actually spend all of this loot I've gotten?
That's odd. You should have unlocked a few more shops by now. At least one in the town (
a bug dude who is easy to miss, you find him in an early area, can't remember which)
Crystal Peaks.)
You might try dumping a bunch of that into charms. There's a nice lady at the bottom-right corner of the forgotten crossroads who sells more charms and charm notches.
Generally speaking those unclimbable pits are for falling down, not getting back up. You'll get more vertical mobility after you beat a certain boss in the
Ancient Basin
Royal Waterways.
They're beneath the mantis village.
when you
Five you feel me? You feel me right?
navigate worms and spikes by fucking downward slashing your way on top of MOVING WORMS to get a Soul Focus shard (which was the third and gave me a upgrade) in Deepnest
Five you feel me? You feel me right?
The only shops I've been to are the map shop in Dirtmouth (which I cleared out on my first go), the shady dude selling charms (can't remember where he is, but he was shifty so I didn't buy anything from him), and the relic hunter in
Castle of Tears
I'll go back through some of the earlier areas and see if I missed anyone (gotta do that anyway with my new powers). Maybe I've got so many geos because I've never not gotten them back after dying, so this is basically 6 and a half hours worth of loot I've built up.
That would make sense.
I'll check it out!Yup, you're definitely missing that one dude I mentioned and he's important. Lots of goodies from him. Hunt him down!
when younavigate worms and spikes by fucking downward slashing your way on top of MOVING WORMS to get a Soul Focus shard (which was the third and gave me a upgrade) in Deepnest
Five you feel me? You feel me right?
Yeah, bouncing with the down slash is one of the most satisfying mechanics in the game. There are some larger enemies that become trivial if you pogo on them instead of fighting them normally, but it takes a bit of balance.
I love how the game never spells it out for you that you can do it. I haven't followed any of the pre-release coverage of the game, so I don't know if they said this was going to be a thing in the game, but it was incredibly satisfying to just see a little platforming with spikes in the Crossroads and think "I wonder..." and then BAM it works!
Felt really good to figure that out.
Yeah. There's a small caterpillar trial next to the False Knight arena entrance with a series of platforms that have spikes set atop. That's when I first pieced it together. I don't know when the next explicit demonstration is.
yeah I need a break, 4 hours straight lol.
I just want to go back to the
but now im in the
and I just keep going >_< gonna leave it in this save in some sort of
because I feel theres a boss coming and im spent.
I just want to go back to the
city of tears
deepnest
library (near where you save that fucking grumpy guy again)
when younavigate worms and spikes by fucking downward slashing your way on top of MOVING WORMS to get a Soul Focus shard (which was the third and gave me a upgrade) in Deepnest
Five you feel me? You feel me right?
How you liking Deepnest? Place was a pain in the ass to clear out and I didn't get much to show for it except
the tram card
I assume that t
ram card
broken tram
there was also another part of the
grumpy guy
wrapped in some spider web
I also caught the
soul focus shard
bouncing off moving worms and spikes
Game really opens up a ton once you get
dash+wall jump
double jump
dash+wall jump
Im 5 hours in btw, boss wise ive killed the
fat guy, the lance lady and the mantis lords
OniBarubary
Banned
I was literally sold from the very first lampost I saw with it's shell spiral top. Everything about the game works, it all fits. The world is more Dark Souls in flavor than any other game I've played yet still is entirely original on it's own merits.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Ok. I'm stuck. Suggestions?
Currently can't advance in neither the fungi nor the fog/jellyfish area because I need
I'm literally going around and can't find shit to do. I guess I could farm the giant dude to get enough money for the lantern, but that can't be the only way forward.
Currently can't advance in neither the fungi nor the fog/jellyfish area because I need
either wall jump or something that lets me pass through the shadow barriers
I'm literally going around and can't find shit to do. I guess I could farm the giant dude to get enough money for the lantern, but that can't be the only way forward.
A lot of people seem to get stuck in the Fungal Wastes because they don't realize you can down-attack the bumpers to bounce twice as high. I'm watching LobosJR stream right now and he got stuck that way until I commented on it.
If you haven't found the mantis village in the fungal wastes then I encourage you to keep looking.
you get the
wall jump
edit: what five said.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I've been there but I figured I shouldn't keep going because I'm not hurting any enemies. Each time I attack them it has a white aura. Am I actually hurting them and they simply don't react like other enemies?
edit: wait nvm yes I am lol. Guess I thought they were high level baddies and left.
whut?
not sure what you mean, there are 2 types there, a tall lanky mantis that does a dash forward, he needs 4 hits to die or a fireball + 1 hit.
and there re bird mantis that die in 3 hits, and well...they fly around because they are birds.
The white aura is for plot reasons, not gameplay.
If a character glows white when you attack them instead of orange then they aren't cursed/undead and may eventually be your friend.
Went back to explore all of the Crossroads and found the shops I was missing. Amazing how fast you can blow through four thousand geos on charms on other things. I think it was mostly the
fault to be honest.
Also, I played for about an hour and somehow managed to
lantern's
Also, I played for about an hour and somehow managed to
get the Dream Nail, learn who the main bosses are that I have to kill, get the Great Slash, get the dark ground slam, and get a whole ton of new charms and slots. Progress feels so good in this game.
ElfArmy177
Member
Can't do it lol. Absolutely love metroidvania games but this one just isn't doing it.
Absolutely beautiful, unresponsive combat, odd gameplay decisions (why the fuck is there a pause and push back when my character hits an enemy?).
Music is awesome, graphics are fantastic. Have to refund though. Cant do the odd combat choices. Obviously inspired by dark souls, made difficult for no reason because of their ignorant design decisions like push back.
Hope it succeeds though, need more games like this just... Not this, atleast for me
Absolutely beautiful, unresponsive combat, odd gameplay decisions (why the fuck is there a pause and push back when my character hits an enemy?).
Music is awesome, graphics are fantastic. Have to refund though. Cant do the odd combat choices. Obviously inspired by dark souls, made difficult for no reason because of their ignorant design decisions like push back.
Hope it succeeds though, need more games like this just... Not this, atleast for me