I had the same problem. I only hit it by really scanning the room.
If you completely finish the game, your last save will be in the house before the boss fight. So you can always go back to everything.
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Severed (PS Vita/PSN) |OT| Swiping your way to victory limb by limb
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There was a comparison earlier in the thread with Trauma Center, which is the closest I can think of as well - on the surface, it looks like a dungeon crawler, and there are small stat building elements, but it's really coating for the battle system, which requires rhythmic precision and a level of multitasking using touch input I can't really recall anywhere else!
Either way, I hope you'll be as pleasantly surprised as I was :-D
Just got the Platinum.
After struggling with the controls the first night, I started holding the Vita in my left hand (I'm a righty), I used the action buttons to navigate, and switched between enemies by tapping their icons during battle. Seemed much better than shuffling hands to navigate with the d-pad.
After struggling with the controls the first night, I started holding the Vita in my left hand (I'm a righty), I used the action buttons to navigate, and switched between enemies by tapping their icons during battle. Seemed much better than shuffling hands to navigate with the d-pad.
wait, what?
you hold it in your left hand and still use the buttons on the right to navigate, and (i presume) the right index finger to swipe?
where would you be "shuffling" hands if you just used the dpad while holding it with the left hand?
btw: i'm hesitant to upgrade my swipe strength, because i feel like it'd make me kill enemies before entering focus mode. Does swipe strength ALSO increase the amount of focus i get?
I'm not positive, as I had the same thought process, but I found upgrading damage didn't negatively affect focus gain. You gain most of it through combo anyway (succession slashes on a single target without switching targets), and even at max damage on low level enemies, I found the absurd amount of damage to fill the focus bar VERY quickly, leading me to believe focus increase is somehow tied to damage dealt somewhere.
You should be fine having some strength upgrades, in fact I'd recommend them to save yourself trouble in several midgame battles which are quite easy if you're above a certain damage threshold but could get troublesome if you need to handle so many parallel enemies longer than you have to. I prioritized longer slashes for damage, but YMMV.
What's really important IMHO is the focus length upgrades: they made a significant difference in my experience, and I went from being barely able to sever a single limb to severing all available during every battle up to the end of the game. Didn't even need to use the infinite respawning machine at the end, I was fully upgraded before the end of the Citadel already!
This is how I've been holding it as well, although I cradle it in my left so don't have access to the d-pad easily.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Dammit, after reading through it's bought!
this. Focus duration and reduced damage taken were the first skills i maxed as well, as those maximize your income potential.
and about focus generation:
One enemy type in particular, the ones that spawn those 4 (and more after that) "apples", which you chop, after which the 3 petrified weak points become vulnerable - on those, my focus bar fills up rather close to killing the enemy.
You know, the guys where you - when in sever mode - chop off their 'kidneys'
In the beginning, I'd hold the vita conventionally to navigate, but for battles I braced it by putting my left hand behind it, over the rear touch, so the the d-pad wasn't really accessible. Switching back and forth was a bit cumbersome. Then I found out through this thread that you could navigate with WASD-style with square, circle, and triangle which meant I could just always firmly grip the vita from the back and do everything with my right hand. Really smart of Drinkbox to include so many control options.
The focus duration was also the first thing I upgraded. I still missed parts somewhat often, and killed a few enemies without focus mode, but I maxed out before the end easily. None of the upgrades seemed to hinder my ability to enter focus mode.
mobilesworking
Member
Only six hours to Platinum? This increases my interest, actually.
I can only hope that they get the success they deserve from the small Vita crowd... but even on Mobile as a premium purchase game, I couldn't imagine it finding much success. It's simply a game that people don't believe they want.
If this game would have existed 5+ years ago, mobile gaming might be much more interesting than it is today. I know that's placing a lot on its shoulders, but I firmly believe that they pulled off something really special here, and we are all lucky to be playing it.
We may never see a game like this again...
Edit: This game would really only work on Vita anyways... it needs that fine mix of touch and button inputs.
Wait, what?
Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
Rad!
Yeah, and another user some pages back did it in 5h and a half iirc.
Just tap on the monster icon to face it.
darkjedi187
Member
I'm starting to get a bit sad, I think im near the end ( citadel). I want moar!!
RoaringMdog
Member
Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
This is damn good, hope you dont mind that i made it my new phone wallpaper
Seriously, great piece of art.teflontactics
Member
Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
That's awesome!
It's possible to beat the main game in less than 4 hours, as I've done it (no platinum, but you'd only need to go back for secrets and unexplored areas which would all be accessible).
teflontactics
Member
Goddamn it, double post. -.-
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
I can't stop playing/thinking about this game. Trying not to rush through it because I know it's brief but it's so gold I can't help myself.
I actually wish combat was more common because I'm excited for every battle, but I guess it's balanced around you levelling at a certain rate. The tension of juggling health bars trying to fill the focus meter never gets old.
Every developer working with touch interfaces should play this game to see how much depth can be achieved from touch controls. It's so satisfying mentally and physically.
I actually wish combat was more common because I'm excited for every battle, but I guess it's balanced around you levelling at a certain rate. The tension of juggling health bars trying to fill the focus meter never gets old.
Every developer working with touch interfaces should play this game to see how much depth can be achieved from touch controls. It's so satisfying mentally and physically.
User 479360
Banned
I wasn't sure if it'd be for me, because I never have really played this type of game, but I went out on a limb and picked it up. I hope to get to it soon.
teflontactics
Member
Transmutation only, it's safe.
Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
Well done!
Also well done!
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
Beautiful. Love the uncolored version too. I would read this if it were a comic.
Don't want to clutter the thread, but serious thanks to everyone who appreciated/commented the pic! I wouldn't do a whole comic in that style, but a game... Well, just keep an eye out, is all I'm sayin' :v
That's the best thing I know of that can happen to a piece of fanart, so I'm very glad you did :-D Thanks much!
..Back to discussing the game, now :-D
Transmute away! I used most of them as hands, since they cost the least, but towards the end, since I had hundreds of giblets to spare, I did some wings and kidneys to buy early most of the rage upgrades. If you haven't, there are quite a few easily accessible stores of supplies in every area you clear, if you take the time to return with your newly found powers, usually near the start - if you take the time to regularly go back, I assume it'd be possible to max out everything even during the early parts of the Citadel (assuming you sever limbs in battle regularly as well). I only found those supplies when I went back to explore before the final boss, by which time they were rather useless, don't let that happen to you!
This is damn good, hope you dont mind that i made it my new phone wallpaper
That's the best thing I know of that can happen to a piece of fanart, so I'm very glad you did :-D Thanks much!
..Back to discussing the game, now :-D
Transmute away! I used most of them as hands, since they cost the least, but towards the end, since I had hundreds of giblets to spare, I did some wings and kidneys to buy early most of the rage upgrades. If you haven't, there are quite a few easily accessible stores of supplies in every area you clear, if you take the time to return with your newly found powers, usually near the start - if you take the time to regularly go back, I assume it'd be possible to max out everything even during the early parts of the Citadel (assuming you sever limbs in battle regularly as well). I only found those supplies when I went back to explore before the final boss, by which time they were rather useless, don't let that happen to you!
teflontactics
Member
Giblet transmutation tip;
If you don't have enough parts to buy an upgrade, but do have enough giblets to exchange for the parts you need to upgrade, the upgrade requirements will flash when viewing it in the menu.
If you don't have enough parts to buy an upgrade, but do have enough giblets to exchange for the parts you need to upgrade, the upgrade requirements will flash when viewing it in the menu.
Thats awesome!Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
The Last Wizard
Member
Damn good art man, would love to use it as my iPad wallpaper but I don't think it'd fit landscape:/ To the phone it goes.Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
That's fucking rad.
User 479360
Banned
I wish I'd written that intentionally.
Just finished the second area this morning; I think I'm headed to the
now. Game continues to be awesome, and I feel like the
ability is going to be a game-changer.
This is super freakin' awesome. Great job!
Citadel
buff stealing
Finished the fanart, so here! Hope some of you will find it somewhat interesting, but I just had to get it out of my system
This is super freakin' awesome. Great job!
darkjedi187
Member
How do you steal buffs when they have magic defense? Late game but a guy has every buff and I cannot defeat him.
I don't think you can... I think the aim of those battles is to devour other enemies buffs (if you can) to be able to withstand the fully buffed ones. Or just tough it out! No reason you should be the only one to power up :v
teflontactics
Member
Yeah, need help with this too. Anyone?
I figured it out!
Just keep pulling the lever and fighting the enemies and the door eventually opens.
They probably should have included some indication you were actually progressing towards something. Oh well, platinumed! Loved the game, bring on the next!
teflontactics
Member
The lower right room of the lower floor of the house? It's only open at the end of the game (right before the last boss) and I believe you need to activate the levers from the area with the three
stargate-like portals that need gems to open
using blink to swap "worlds."
I'm not 100% sure on that, but I think that's it.
Thank you, that was indeed the case. And I tried different lever combinations :\
teflontactics
Member
Ahaha. You meant the perpetual fight machine's goodies door. I was a little lost by your description, likely due to some fatigue on my part. =P
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