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[saintjules]

I'm usually not sticking to one weapon type, if the one I pick up has a few levels higher than I swap.

My favorite one so far has been the smart rifle.

Once you get the repeater crossbow that fight is a cakewalk, but yeah I initially liked the rifle for this fight.

 

[Dorfdad]

I understand that many people need games to be easier to enjoy them, but I still think I would enjoy this game so much more if it had a single, fixed, tough-as-nails difficulty. While I think the game is truly amazing and an easy GOTY contender, I don't think it will go down in history as reaching the iconic status of Returnal among its diehard fans, such as myself.

Saros was made to sell, and it will

Even with modifiers casuals who buy it won't complete it. I swear some of you are sickos

 

[adamsapple]

Why is Sebastian written and animated like there's a lot of untold sexual tension between him and Arjun, lol.

Also, they kinda did Rahul Kohli dirty, Arjun looks like Kohli after a week of cocaine and always has a weird pouty duck face expression with his face.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

While I think the game is truly amazing and an easy GOTY contender, I don't think it will go down in history as reaching the iconic status of Returnal among its diehard fans, such as myself.

The way I'd put it is like this:

Saros will be on the GOTY shortlist
Returnal is on the GOTG shortlist

Anyone who likes Saros and hasn't played Returnal please do yourselves a favour and buy it ASAP. You will have the benefit of Saros having taught you the flow of these games and what's expected of you in combat though it will still be a hell of a challenge.

 

[Bartski]

What's weird the game seems to have no destructible environment elements Returnal was full of ... except for a few column-like structures in the city biome. Anyone else noticed this?

 

[GymWolf]

I have all my skill tree attributes maxed out but still cant beat the second boss. i get there with barely any health left, and cant even get past the second stage.

i think the problem is that the health drops are too infrequent and weapons dont really have any upgrades that heal you. i remember health siphon being an ability in the first game.

having all that resillience means nothing really if you drop all your health in just a few hits and have no way to bring it back up. i see that there are some skills that increase the frequency of health drops but they only unlock after the second boss.

Shield his blue bullets and spam your prominence power weapon (dont bother with the other one), differently from returnal, the secret to kill a boss fast is to build for power weapons like getting power through various sources and just spam power weapons, glass cannon style.

Power weapons are not something you save but something you spam, i'm not sure if you are capable to do adopt this strategy by chapter 2 tho (i mean weapon perks wise), if you have an hard time start from the first biome and power up properly.

Do you have the punch ability that suck yellow orbs without penalthy? use it instead of dodging and you are gonna fill the power bar in no time.

P.s. i know you can create good builds with weapons alone but from my experience, nothing get close to a power weapon build to melt bosses and hard rooms but i only unlocked biome 5 for now.

 

[GymWolf]

Yes! Finally beat the first Act II boss. It took doing a complete run of the area, including the nightmare strand to get higher weapon stats. Plus getting a good roll on a weapon that wasn't the Smart Rifle.

Wait until you find the hard hitter crossbow...i thought the reapeater was peak aswell...

But yeah that is the common saros weapon progression for many

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Tell you what lads, the game has become incredibly more enjoyable with the modifiers.

It's almost like people derive more fun out of games if it lets them tailor the experience to their preferences. Go figure ..

I wish they'd go back and patch modifier options into Returnal.

 

[adamsapple]

I wish they'd go back and patch modifier options into Returnal.

That would definitely make me go back and play that one too.

 

[MudoSkills]

Got to the Architect and forgot I had a penalty on where I couldn't see enemy health bars. I couldn't work out why I wasn't hurting him so spent the whole fight trying to parry the red bullets, and firing off the odd shot. Just when I was about to die he transitioned to the second stage and I realised I was able to hurt him the whole time, basically threw the fight.

Next time he is mine.

 

[orborborb]

God this game sucks shit in every single way except the pretty particle effects and static meshes.

Makes me question how much I enjoyed Returnal despite its flaws. How did this studio create Nex Machina?

 

[SlimySnake]

Did i just beat the third boss on the first try? that felt kinda anti-climatic? i was doing shit damage but i just kept zipping around the map avoiding him.

Should I just continue or go back to the base to cash in my points?

 

[adamsapple]

Did i just beat the third boss on the first try? that felt kinda anti-climatic? i was doing shit damage but i just kept zipping around the map avoiding him.

Should I just continue or go back to the base to cash in my points?

The third boss was pretty easy comparatively, yes.

That's exactly where I am just now as well. Transported back afterward to cash in the points.