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This game really needs a map. Okay goons I might have screwed myself. I dunno what the standard way of getting to Hagers is, but I got in via the Red Hall. I did have some keys but not all. There is a door by the annoying skeleporters with swords (one has a cudgel). I don't have the key to that door.
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NT Plus posted:I feel like I've turned this place upside down and havent found the boss though. Sorry I suck at these metroidvanias. To be fair to you, Hagers cavern is easily the worst area in this game. It took me ages to find the loving boss even with a wiki. Of course it doesn't help that the wiki generally gives directions like this: go to the middle bit then up and left. edit: That is the normal way of getting there. While it is theoretically possible to screw yourself completely (floating castle, drop down to the shrine on the far right witout unlocking it normally first, have no teleport items: you're done. No way to get back) this is not what happened in this case. how me a frog fucked around with this message at 21:40 on Apr 2, 2016 |
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Apr 2, 2016 21:38
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NT Plus posted:This game really needs a map. If I remember correctly, that's the door to the Mire. You shouldn't have to go through any doors to reach the boss of Hager's Cavern.
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Apr 2, 2016 21:38
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Dude guys. loving hidden-rear end vertigo statue. I remember activating this a long time ago and getting killed. I'm probs overleveled as Hell for Mr. Stench. E: Or huskman can just destroy me thats cool too. NT Plus fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Apr 2, 2016 |
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Apr 2, 2016 21:42
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NT Plus posted:This game really needs a map. There are two locked doors in the cavern and both keys are obtained by progressing through the area. Explore more - or leave and go to a less frustrating area and level up some.
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Apr 2, 2016 21:44
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Cerepol posted:So does the Stone Mage just not stock spells until I rank up my creed? They don't stock spells you already have. So if you started as a mage, maybe not!
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Apr 2, 2016 22:47
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muscles like this? posted:Any tips for someone starting out? I've beaten the Queen of Smiles and got to the Alchemist but it really feels like I'm missing something. Learn to dodge through enemies by rubbing your face on them and then rolling. Unless you use a shield, you will fight pretty much every non-flying boss this way. Do not invest in bows as they are bad. Most people report daggers are also bad. Pistols however are very good. The great- weapons are all overpowered.
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Holy poo poo you guys just made me realize I beat the game without ever getting the brand for the red walls. gently caress!!
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Apr 3, 2016 00:08
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I didn't think that was even possible without speedrun skips.
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Apr 3, 2016 00:11
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If you get the Dart brand and enter Pitchwoods from the top you skip the Redshift brand and most of the Ruined Temple.
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Apr 3, 2016 00:16
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Hall of Red Cages, Hagar's Cavern, Mire of Stench, and Ruined Temple are completely optional if you go through pitchwoods with the dart brand. There's no red walls in end game.
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Apr 3, 2016 01:14
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The Skeleton King posted:This game sounds like something I would like, but god drat the art style is hideous to me. Backgrounds are fine, even though they look odd to me I could get over it. The characters however look like something out of a lovely webcomic. It really bothers me. If it helps, the game looks much better in motion, character art as well. There are very few characters besides your own that you have to look at for very long and the environmental art is quite nice, particularly I like the boss designs. I'd say that you should watch some videos of it online. I've put up a few on my Youtube channel, which can give you an idea of what the game looks like. My combat primer video has some later-game areas visible in it for comparison as well.
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Apr 3, 2016 01:20
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I didn't hate the art but it stuck out to me. Inside of an hour you don't notice it anymore and you just kind of enjoy being there...
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Apr 3, 2016 01:24
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I like the art, ya'll.
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Apr 3, 2016 02:28
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Oxxidation posted:Pitchwoods in general and that hellish platforming section in particular are all optional. The path to the boss in the Pitchwoods is almost entirely flat (though it has some nasty enemies on the way) and the only thing waiting at the end of that Megaman gauntlet is a Creed. Is that creed the "secret" one?
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I wouldn't call it secret although it is the hardest one to reach, besides the one you're probably talking about. You wanted some megaman platforming in your castlevania? No? well here you go man.
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Digirat posted:I wouldn't call it secret although it is the hardest one to reach, besides the one you're probably talking about. You wanted some megaman platforming in your castlevania? No? well here you go man. I lost tens of thousands of gold to the attempt, and it wasn't even with a magic using character lol I know gold is virtually worthless in the game but still, it was the principle of losing so much of a resource to really, really lame platforming.
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So I beat the first boss and an NPC told me to go back to where I started. Found the Village of Smiles but this Bronze Knight is destroying my poo poo and taking more damage than the actual first boss. I'm guessing he's like a Black Knight, but it's there some trick to bypassing him, because he's chasing me clear across the town and it's getting tiresome. I also think I might have made a dumb choice going with the Hunter, but dammit I wanna look like Indy/Belmont! Should I bother upgrading this whip? It's really underwhelming.
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Fuzz posted:So I beat the first boss and an NPC told me to go back to where I started. Found the Village of Smiles but this Bronze Knight is destroying my poo poo and taking more damage than the actual first boss. I'm guessing he's like a Black Knight, but it's there some trick to bypassing him, because he's chasing me clear across the town and it's getting tiresome. Parry and riposte works well on the Bronze Knights (note the whip can't riposte though, look for a O prompt over a staggered foe). The ones in the village don't respawn, so feel free to buy stuff from a merchant and use them to get the kill. Whips have their uses, and you can buy most upgrade materials at various points in the game, but I'd suggest having an alternate weapon too.
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Trick the knight into walking into the swinging log trap. It won't kill him but it will do a buttload of damage and I think put him in the downed state so you can run up and finish him off.
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NotAnArtist posted:I lost tens of thousands of gold to the attempt, and it wasn't even with a magic using character lol I made it all the way up there to them, and then accidentally used one of those defilement papers and wasn't paying attention. I will never plat this game and that's fine to me.
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How much easier is it to parry with a buckler or something than with a regular shield? Parrying seems pretty easy already, is it really worth using a weaker shield to have an easier parry?
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Apr 3, 2016 22:42
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Apr 3, 2016 22:58
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Does that actually work or are you just making a Bloodborne joke?
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RatHat posted:Does that actually work or are you just making a Bloodborne joke? You can parry with pistols and crossbows.
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Apr 3, 2016 23:05
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Are you able to parry big enemies, like the first boss?
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No, I haven't found one yet, which bums me out since I'm really good at parrying.
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So I'm in the Sunken Keep now. Killed the Jester and the Queen of Smiles on the first try... starting to live the whip, mainly because it hits all around you and you can flat in the air to hover with it. Damage is meh, hope to find a better one soon. Using the soldier spear as my backup. This game is great. Started dabbling in prayers, but not liking how they murder your stamina bar. It's there any way to respec? The Tree seems to indicate you can remove skills. Also should I bother changing Creeds? Still following the Three, wondering if I switch and drop a Leader I might get some different quests... Having a permanent lightning buff is awesome, I'm kinda in love with this game's system.
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When you find/summon an alchemist, transmute that whip to keep its damage up. Grey pearls can be found in chests and such, and can be spent to undo a skill choice. Skills that needed multiple black pearls will require an equal number of grey pearls, so respeccing is kinda limited. Creeds don't matter all that much, with a few exceptions (like being able to purchase rank 0 greatswords in the Iron one, or getting access to some nice magic in the hot topic one). If you've already done quests for the Three, I'd stick with them unless you know you need something another creed provides.
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Is there anything another Creed would offer me? Trying to go in cold, playing as a Belmont - whips and spears, prayers, and light armor. Small shield, just because. I killed the Cyclops and am trying to figure out where his key goes... I have the flipping upside skill, it's there something else I should have had by now?
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Fuzz posted:Is there anything another Creed would offer me? Trying to go in cold, playing as a Belmont - whips and spears, prayers, and light armor. Small shield, just because. If you remember Bandit's Pass, there was a bridge you could not cross, where you may have met the old man again. It's to the right of that Sanctuary, right after where you met that knight. Alternatively, keep exploring the area you're in, I believe there's a path to the same location in that zone. Other creeds offer special bonuses, but you may want to check the wikis for the most up-to-date info, and that'd spoil you. For a Belmont, either Davara or the Mountainsmiths would be appropriate. There are other Creeds that you may be interested in later one.
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I'm in the Red Cage area now. Found a Tachi, on a whim tried using it... holy poo poo, even upgraded it's better than my level 4 Martial Flail, what the gently caress. Leveled it up to 4 and I am MURDERING everything in sight. Red Lord? Parry x2, dead. Split Swordsmen? Parry, then slash an extra time. Holy poo poo whips are terrible.
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Fuzz posted:This game is great. Started dabbling in prayers, but not liking how they murder your stamina bar. It's there any way to respec? The Tree seems to indicate you can remove skills. There are rings you can find that ameliorate the stamina drain. Like one that just makes everything cost less and another that locks the bar so you can't go below a third.
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Fuzz posted:I'm in the Red Cage area now. Found a Tachi, on a whim tried using it... holy poo poo, even upgraded it's better than my level 4 Martial Flail, what the gently caress. Leveled it up to 4 and I am MURDERING everything in sight. Red Lord? Parry x2, dead. Split Swordsmen? Parry, then slash an extra time. Holy poo poo whips are terrible. I fully upgraded that tachi and used it for the rest of the game, it's pretty great.
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Hm. So I'm not sure where to go now. I just beat Mal's Castle because I remembered "Oh yeah I have hard light and there's some spooky light platforms in the desert!"  But regardless, I'm pretty lost. I finished literally every zone I happened upon in a normal playthrough.What I hate about these games is that, with how dark everything is, it's awfully too easy to miss little doors and such. So I'm almost 100% there's something I overlooked in one of the dungeons. I guess I could try exploring the Ziggurat more? I see a few people excluding that place from optional content.
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NT Plus posted:Hm. So I'm not sure where to go now. I just beat Mal's Castle because I remembered "Oh yeah I have hard light and there's some spooky light platforms in the desert!" You want to be heading downwards, primarily. There's a route you can take in the...I forget what it's called, the Sunken Ruins or something, the one that bridges all of the late-game areas underneath. You ultimately want to make your way down to the bottom of that area. Say, weren't there some light platforms in the northeast part of the Red Hall of Cages? I think there's something there, you may want to go see if you can find any secrets.
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8-Bit Scholar posted:You want to be heading downwards, primarily. There's a route you can take in the...I forget what it's called, the Sunken Ruins or something, the one that bridges all of the late-game areas underneath. You ultimately want to make your way down to the bottom of that area. I appreciate the advice. I'll go down into the Zig to check out what you mean when I get home. Also Tachi Chat -- I can verify that the Tachi is an amazingly good weapon for people who went halfway into the dexterity side of the sphere grid enough to use the Stella set, then decided to use sword 'n' gun. Hopefully end-game won't render my +6 Tachi useless.
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I am sword and shield, I just want to use it as my interim until I can make that Flint and Steel gun since I rarely use Triangle for anything other than drop attacks and who doesn't want a sword that's also a gun? I also have an option to transmute something called a Phoenix Tail with what appears to be endgame poo poo. I am curious what the hell it is since it says Swordwhip which has me really hoping it's like a crazy Threaded Cane and Triangle is a whip attack or something. That would be cool as hell. As it stands, I'm saving up Gray Pearls to unspec all the dots I used to get Prayers level 2 because I pretty much never use them and Bless Weapon doesn't make it worth it. Going to go for the Souls style Quality build with more focus on Dex, since that's been working really well overall. Good thing you only need Level 2 Shields if all you want is parry and the occasional 100% resists!
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