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Volgarr the Viking |OT| RISE, 16-BIT HARDCORE NOSTALGIA!
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Allan Holdsworth
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Just got ending A (and B before that). Took me 1:38 with 11 deaths. I played very, very slowly and cowardly. Couldn't risk it with lives being limited...
Where's my Volgarr 2?
Agreed, it was harder but not much more. And yeah, hammers really help. Too bad I didn't know about them the first time through.
I also like there's almost no randomness, so no cheap or unfair deaths, which isn't true of many classics.
EDIT: and that video is horrible, but if it attracts new Volgarr players, who cares.
Where's my Volgarr 2?
Agreed, it was harder but not much more. And yeah, hammers really help. Too bad I didn't know about them the first time through.
I also like there's almost no randomness, so no cheap or unfair deaths, which isn't true of many classics.
EDIT: and that video is horrible, but if it attracts new Volgarr players, who cares.
Ziophaelin
Member
I actually never heard of the man until that video popped up on my radar, good to know what gaf thinks of him though.
I threw down some thoughts on Volgarr on my WIP website right here
Let me know what you guys think of the layout and stuff, looking for some honest feedback!
Let me know what you guys think of the layout and stuff, looking for some honest feedback!
Messofanego
Banned
Uh, you guys. What the fuck is a Warrior Spirit?!
I just got it, and there was a reference to this song. Which was also done in Shadow Warrior this year.
EDIT: I just shouted FUCK YES as I defeated the first boss in Volgarr. I don't ever swear that much out loud.
I just got it, and there was a reference to this song. Which was also done in Shadow Warrior this year.
EDIT: I just shouted FUCK YES as I defeated the first boss in Volgarr. I don't ever swear that much out loud.
If you collect three more chests without getting hit after you get the fire sword, you get warrior spirits, which after you beat the level let you go through an alternative (harder) level path. (climb up where the statue is on the screen where your gold piles up)
This path has limited lives. (the number of warrior spirits you pick up)
If you can stay on this path without running out of lives you unlock the hidden 7th level and true final boss.
Messofanego
Banned
Well, shit. I'm guessing that's for when you've mastered the game and want to do a kind of new game plus for the true ending or something. Very cool idea tying it into the health points.
Yeah, pretty much. It's really not that much harder though once you've beaten the game normally.
Haunted
Member
Limited lives change everything.
It's really not that bad. With the extra lives you pick up you can still die once or twice every level and make it to the end. Every sub-level also has a Thor's blessing which gives you another free hit.
IMO level 2 is the hardest level in both paths.
Ventilaator
Banned
Giant Bomb sold me on this, tried it out today.
Man... I figured the checkpointing was going to be the difficult part of the game, but I'm having way more trouble getting used to the jumping. I keep forgetting that I can't jump a tiny step in front of me, because the controls are all Ghosts and Goblins.
Great game though. Will continue bashing my head against it.
Man... I figured the checkpointing was going to be the difficult part of the game, but I'm having way more trouble getting used to the jumping. I keep forgetting that I can't jump a tiny step in front of me, because the controls are all Ghosts and Goblins.
Great game though. Will continue bashing my head against it.
Doomshroom
Member
Looks good would play if PS4.
The jumping mechanics quickly become second nature. There are workarounds for controlling your jumps (second jump cancels the motion of the first, and you can switch/cancel directions. Learning how to manage falls, and knowing how to use walls/edges to stop your forward motion are also key). It's amazing how tight, complex, and smart basic mechanics can become when you edit out all the crap of most big-budget action games.
I just finally got to 4-1 (I haven't been using warps) and knowing how to gauge and control your jump distance is key to progress in this stage.
Ziophaelin
Member
Do it.
AcceptableGhost
Member
I definitely want a vita version too. I can only play so often at home on my computer. My vita however is with me at work where I spend most of my day.
Ziophaelin
Member
...not working and trying to play Volgarr instead? I approve.
AcceptableGhost
Member
Got the other path (Full Crystal Run) down to No Death as well.
http://www.twitch.tv/mtmbstudios/c/3108503
There, as complete as I can get without going into score / speed runs.
I would recommend this game to pretty much anyone.
http://www.twitch.tv/mtmbstudios/c/3108503
There, as complete as I can get without going into score / speed runs.
I would recommend this game to pretty much anyone.
seriously???let me make an example out of you;
do limited lives change anything?
IYO, is level 2 the hardest?
would u play the game if PS4?
did you beat the game? was it fun?
Cool will buy the game then. Learning that these games do well really make me happy.
The first one is pretty easy. I can do it in 2:50 pretty much every time and I know there are better times.
Haunted
Member
I wish you wouldn't have said that since that's the only one I tried to run through as fast as I could yet didn't get it.
Alright!, it's a challenge!
AcceptableGhost
Member
if you go for the "Ending A" achievement you will end up getting every steam achievement no doubt
I wish you wouldn't have said that since that's the only one I tried to run through as fast as I could yet didn't get it.
Alright!, it's a challenge!
The real trick is just never getting hit once you have the flame sword and only going for chests/mjolnir power ups that are in your direct path. (So, I would skip the first mjolnir in stage 1)
There are lots of enemies where you can reduce the time you spend fighting them depending on their positioning. Example: There's a point indoors where you can throw a spear at one of the plants, spin attack into a downward attack before it can even attack once.
Otherwise it's mostly just running as fast as possible and skipping as much as possible. Be sure to jump on and off of ropes as you're climbing them to skip traps and move faster. Roll down cliffs.
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
Will try to finally play it this week-end, reading through the manual now, so awesome!
How long (aprox) is a normal run?
How long (aprox) is a normal run?
My bad dude, I jumped straight and asked without reading the thread.
let me make an example out of you;
do limited lives change anything?
IYO, is level 2 the hardest?
would u play the game if PS4?
did you beat the game? was it fun?
What is the best way to beat the game? Keep the window open at all times? Also, I beat the first boss with the flame sword, but did not find the alternate path.
Incredible game btw, it is a TON of fun.
let me make an example out of you;
do limited lives change anything?
IYO, is level 2 the hardest?
would u play the game if PS4?
did you beat the game? was it fun?
lmao
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Deleted member 125677
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Well, I've reached the first boss a couple of times. Sadly I had no shield or anything left and got roflstumped pretty bad ;_;
The game is rather hard, I have to admit, and it took some time to get into the controls. Jumping in this game kind of reminds me of La mulana. It helped a lot when I found out I could stop a jump in air by double jumping with no direction
Very addictive, but I really wish I could continue after quitting :/
sooo fucked
The game is rather hard, I have to admit, and it took some time to get into the controls. Jumping in this game kind of reminds me of La mulana. It helped a lot when I found out I could stop a jump in air by double jumping with no direction
Very addictive, but I really wish I could continue after quitting :/
u can also switch directions w/ double jump,
so if a platform is ahead of you and seems a little far for single jump, but too close for double,
jump back a bit, then jump forward.
also on ropes, u can jump away, throw a spear, and jump back onto the rope,
really useful is some situations thruout the game.
so if a platform is ahead of you and seems a little far for single jump, but too close for double,
jump back a bit, then jump forward.
also on ropes, u can jump away, throw a spear, and jump back onto the rope,
really useful is some situations thruout the game.
When you load back into the game, walk to the left. When the first stage loads, continue walking to the left. Keep repeating until you're where you were.
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Deleted member 125677
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Ok, I haven't restarted it yet, I just assumed you had to start all over again based on the message you get when quitting.
Good to know!
No, you can only warp to the normal (crystal) levels.
You can get to an alternate valkyrie level from every normal crystal level, but unless you do all the alternate valkyrie levels you won't unlock the 7th level/true final boss.
Just beat the game the normal way first, by that point you should be much more familiar with the controls, the enemy/boss patterns etc. After that the Valkyrie path isn't that much harder. Much like the normal path a lot of the difficulty is frontloaded.
I see. Regarding Valkyrie levels, I still have no proper idea on how to access them. Also, is it possible to farm the lives in normal mode?
You need to collect chests without losing equipment. After you get the Flame Sword, every third(?) chest you open with all your equipment intact will net you a Warrior Spirit which act as lives in the Valkyrie stages. So since chests are finite, you can't farm them but you can keep earning them in the Valkyrie stages themselves.
What if I keep replaying the first stage and collect the lives? Or does the game not save the amount of lives picked up on a normal play through when the game is closed?
Here we go, FML if I wipe now.
Hope you make it, and concentrate.
No you can't farm lives that way. It's only what you pick up in that specific playthrough.
11 deaths, guess you didn't get the achievement for dying less than 10 times.
Also, F12 in Steam takes screenshots...