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I haven't played this since near launch, possibly before even the Giant dlc, but the Castlevania stuff caught my attention and looking into it it seems like there's been a ton of cool stuff added to the game. Am I okay to just jump right in on a new save or is there a quick primer I need to read? Not sure if this is the kind of game that's gotten layers of opaque knowledge built onto it over the years like "you gotta kill this boss once before going into this zone on your next run to make the special door appear" or if it's mostly new user friendly.
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# ? Mar 25, 2023 19:37 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 11:54 |
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It’s mostly the same. The only thing I’d say if you’re starting over is to work on getting all the movement runes first then you can jump immediately into castlevania.
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# ? Mar 25, 2023 19:38 |
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:It’s mostly the same. The only thing I’d say if you’re starting over is to work on getting all the movement runes first then you can jump immediately into castlevania. Cool, thank you. I'm not even looking to rush into the Castlevania stuff, gonna buy all the dlc and let the game take me.
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# ? Mar 25, 2023 19:47 |
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Tender Bender posted:I haven't played this since near launch, possibly before even the Giant dlc, but the Castlevania stuff caught my attention and looking into it it seems like there's been a ton of cool stuff added to the game. Am I okay to just jump right in on a new save or is there a quick primer I need to read? Not sure if this is the kind of game that's gotten layers of opaque knowledge built onto it over the years like "you gotta kill this boss once before going into this zone on your next run to make the special door appear" or if it's mostly new user friendly. The game has grown wider and wider, but not really deeper. At the end of the day, it's an action game where you select a difficulty, play 9 stages, 3-4 bosses, beat a final boss and reach a game over screen. The most important knowledge to gain is what attacks are better to be parried and which better to be avoided, which enemies can be rushed stunned and which require a bit more finesse. In other words, you will be fine.
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# ? Mar 25, 2023 19:53 |
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Managed to reach the collector again with Panchaku and win for I guess the last ending. Really glad that's finally done, it always bothered me that I never pulled it off when I tried years ago, although I've been using the Damned aspect for my own sanity so I guess I haven't quite done it fully legit yet. Since I got all 3 blueprints from the astrolab, I don't think there's anything left to get from the 5BC extension except flawlessing the collector which I am definitely never going to be able to do (especially without an aspect to actually get credit for it), so I'm probably just going to stick to 4BC from now on. I definitely prefer the current iteration of malaise to the old mechanic that amounted to "play the game as slowly as you can force yourself" but the spawn rate is just brutal to a degree that feels overtuned, throwing another enemy at you every few seconds at only 2 malaise, so it's only a matter of time before you get a combination that unavoidably dicks you over like a sewer worm appearing and dropping bombs on death at a terrible time or similar. Add to that several cases of complete bullshit I've seen on BC5 like an enemy getting parried, then suddenly snapping out of their parry stun into the next hit of their combo with no telegraph or exclamation point warning, and I don't really need the extra pressure. Also managed to flawless conjunctivius on that 5 BC run, though I didn't get credit for it due to having Damned active. But I'll always have credit for it in my heart
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# ? Mar 25, 2023 23:47 |
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Lottery of Babylon posted:Each + after the numeral is equivalent to having a +2 to the numeral, so II++, IV+, and VI are all the same power level. It affects both the weapon's DPS and its number of affixes; for low numbers, I think it alternates each level between +25% damage and +1 affix. Thanks for this info, I'm mostly getting the hang of things but I'm only on 2BC at the moment moment. I'm god awful at the parrying and dodging I'm still pretty bad, so the only boss I've managed to flawless is the time keeper which I understand is the easiest. I guess to follow up on my question then is does it hurt to keep around lower level gear if it synergized with the rest of your kit e.g. having a III-S weapon that causes poison on hit or something and taking/forging a bunch of gear along the way to have +80% to poisoned targets, is that going to be holding me back a lot versus picking up later weapons at VII+ base that I can forge to S quality even if I lost the poison synergy? Whether I do appreciable damage to bosses sometimes feels like a toss up and I'm not good enough at my dodge game to not rely on outpacing them with damage at this point. Thanks again for any replies, game is good regardless and Castlevania content is scratching the old itch for Harmony of Despair.
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# ? Mar 26, 2023 00:00 |
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Owl Inspector posted:Add to that several cases of complete bullshit I've seen on BC5 like an enemy getting parried, then suddenly snapping out of their parry stun into the next hit of their combo with no telegraph or exclamation point warning, and I don't really need the extra pressure. If it makes you feel any better, that happens on all difficulties, not just on BC5. It's just that on BC4/5 enemies have more health, so the tankier enemies like Slashers (and on higher difficulties, Oven Knights / Failed Experiments) are more likely to survive a parry + followup attacks long enough to do the second hit of their melee combo. I've put in a couple of suggestions in the past to help better indicate the difference between a short stun that causes this effect, or a "long stun"/freeze (cudgel, ice shield, etc.) that lasts long enough to fully cancel the melee combo, for example some kind of a "pie chart" above the enemy's head to indicate the progression through their melee combo. They haven't gotten into the game yet... maybe someday.
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# ? Mar 26, 2023 00:04 |
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Welp, add me to the list of people taken out by a random boner. At least I didn't have any blueprints on me.
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# ? Mar 26, 2023 20:09 |
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Owl Inspector posted:I don't think there's anything left to get from the 5BC extension except flawlessing the collector which I am definitely never going to be able to do (especially without an aspect to actually get credit for it), Oh, you can. Some people might object to the method though as it is cheesy so I'm going to spoiler it as a courtesy. Custom mode. Put your preferred weapon and Symmetrical Lance in the weapon pool then fill the remaining 18 to taste (careful about putting in Survival shields though as it may mess things up later). Personally I recommend Ice Armor to take a stray hit later, especially because Foresight got nerfed to uselessness on bosses. After you defeat Hand, respec to your two preferred mutations and Wish (if you don't have this, do Boss Rush on 0BC). Find the guaranteed weapons shop in Astrolab (be very careful not to pick up other weapons before this), select Survival weapons, and buy the first Lance you see. (If you have too many Survival shields in the pool, you risk running out of shop refreshes before findget ing one.) If the Lance rolls a super-juicy-but-risky affix like quad damage, leave it on the ground and pick it up once you have the exit open. At Observatory, move to right before the cutscene triggers and quit to the main menu. Copy your file to an empty slot (this is the cheesy part) and continue - the game will reload in like 2 seconds on the same stage. Note that Lance's first legendary affix means you can continue assaulting the Collector even while he's drinking. Ice Armor can eat one hit early and one late. If you get hit, quit (or practice to learn the dodge/parry timings first, but quit before you die or the game will have to load stages twice, which is a pain), recopy your save over your spoiled save, and try again until you get it.
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# ? Mar 27, 2023 06:05 |
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I'm probably not going to do that, but hats off, because that's extremely clever. Very high level mechanics cheesing.
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# ? Mar 27, 2023 07:30 |
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I was just about to complain that I’ve sunk more than 25 hours on this game, faced the hand five times and still haven’t won but through the magic of complaining on the internet I somehow pulled through and got my first win. I’ve been playing without any dlcs but I think I’ll buy at least one or two now. Are there any suggested order in which to buy them?
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# ? Mar 30, 2023 16:43 |
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Star posted:I was just about to complain that I’ve sunk more than 25 hours on this game, faced the hand five times and still haven’t won but through the magic of complaining on the internet I somehow pulled through and got my first win. I’ve been playing without any dlcs but I think I’ll buy at least one or two now. Are there any suggested order in which to buy them?
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Star posted:I was just about to complain that I’ve sunk more than 25 hours on this game, faced the hand five times and still haven’t won but through the magic of complaining on the internet I somehow pulled through and got my first win. I’ve been playing without any dlcs but I think I’ll buy at least one or two now. Are there any suggested order in which to buy them? The release order coincides with when they come up in a run Bad seed has early areas and alternate first boss Fatal falls has middle areas and alternate second boss Queen and the Sea has a final area and alternate final boss Castlevania dlc is odd and has both an early area and boss and final area and boss Of all of them, Queen and the Sea has the most fun items and enemies and goodies in it for me, but I also find the finale for it much, much, harder than anything except Dracula
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# ? Mar 30, 2023 16:52 |
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No Wave posted:Your playtime suggests that you aren't picking up every scroll in every biome. I highly encourage you to start doing that as you proceed through more content. I never leave a biome before I’ve been everywhere so I should have missed any scrolls, unless there is something I’m unaware of. My last run, where I finally beat the hand, was probably the first time I had real synergy between weapons, skills and mutations so I think it’s probable that I’m simply bad at identifying possible builds.
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# ? Mar 30, 2023 17:20 |
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Star posted:I never leave a biome before I’ve been everywhere so I should have missed any scrolls, unless there is something I’m unaware of. My last run, where I finally beat the hand, was probably the first time I had real synergy between weapons, skills and mutations so I think it’s probable that I’m simply bad at identifying possible builds.
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# ? Mar 30, 2023 17:22 |
Oh, here's something that tripped up someone else I know who tried this game though it seemed intuitive for me A dual-color item doesn't scale with both colours, it scales with whichever is highest, so splitting your stats will not give you more damage
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# ? Mar 30, 2023 17:24 |
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The bow from Euterpe? From the queen dlc is extremely fun.
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# ? Mar 31, 2023 06:32 |
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No Wave posted:Are you dumping as many stats as possible into one color (the color that scales your damage)? Yeah, I often go with color that’s my best weapon when I find the first scroll. I’ve been following this guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EsaVX39MZBXgIm_69z43eHcqg9hA2znyRxEB8k6FaXk/edit that I found on Reddit to understand the basics.
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# ? Mar 31, 2023 15:53 |
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Star posted:Yeah, I often go with color that’s my best weapon when I find the first scroll. I’ve been following this guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EsaVX39MZBXgIm_69z43eHcqg9hA2znyRxEB8k6FaXk/edit that I found on Reddit to understand the basics. This is a hell of a guide, thank you for linking it.
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# ? Mar 31, 2023 17:30 |
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Yeah I'm a returning player who never even beat 2BC, several years ago. That guide is exactly what I needed! This game is great. I have it on switch and it's the perfect thing to play while my partner builds Sims houses and we watch YouTube.
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# ? Apr 3, 2023 02:50 |
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I am super impressed with the Bible. I was able to beat Death over the head with it and killed him for the first time. The blueprint he drops seems ok? I haven't tried it out yet.
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# ? Apr 3, 2023 06:32 |
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A really excited youth pastor posted:I am super impressed with the Bible.
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# ? Apr 3, 2023 07:40 |
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Blasphemous is real good too
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# ? Apr 3, 2023 14:29 |
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Forget Castlevania, when are we getting the ultimate DLC homage:
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# ? Apr 4, 2023 00:02 |
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Sounds like an upcoming update is doing a lot of reworking for the whole game based on its alpha, touching mutations and weapons people don't use very much, like making the Combo mutation not useless for bosses as it scales for each melee hit now (rather than kills only), or making some legendary versions of weapons only use the last attack of their combo, or becoming 1-handed version that can be used with a shield.
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# ? Apr 8, 2023 06:00 |
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That's awesome, I always wondered what the logic was of having all these mutations available only to have maybe a grand total of 4 of them have any potential utility in a boss arena.
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# ? Apr 8, 2023 06:18 |
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Does this go on sale on Steam with regularity? I've been playing on switch but want it on my PC too. Base game + all DLC for $40 is a good deal for a great game, but I've already paid that and need to keep my entertainment under budget!
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# ? Apr 9, 2023 23:15 |
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big cummers ONLY posted:Does this go on sale on Steam with regularity? yep https://steamdb.info/app/588650/
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# ? Apr 10, 2023 13:38 |
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PS4 version just patched and I think they nerfed enemy damage? Playing on 1BC and catching a stray hit in the first level only took off like 1/10 of my health instead of 1/3
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# ? Apr 12, 2023 22:24 |
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Clean Cut is live.Patch Notes posted:The full patch notes for the Dead Cells “Clean Cut” update are as follows:
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# ? Apr 27, 2023 20:43 |
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I'm not so crazy about the comb, but the scissors seem really OP. Not complaining!
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# ? May 28, 2023 23:41 |
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https://twitter.com/motiontwin/status/1668982072797454338?t=QvRD3aQHeF98ngIaLRH1HQ&s=19 ...what?
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 16:29 |
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That's definitely odd, because the story is the worst thing about Dead Cells.
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 16:35 |
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There’s a story?
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 16:40 |
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Does the main character even have a name? Does anyone except the bosses? Lol
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 17:18 |
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I was thinking "hey, I also didn't expect Arcane to have a good story!" but I think Dead Cells is even in another world with respect LoL.
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 17:22 |
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I'm always in favor of weird French animation projects that don't make much sense on paper.
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 20:56 |
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Wolfsheim posted:Does the main character even have a name? The Beheaded, The Prisoner, or The Fallen One, depending on who you ask
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 21:47 |
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Relyssa posted:The Beheaded, The Prisoner, or The Fallen One, depending on who you ask The King
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 22:53 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 11:54 |
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:There’s a story? there is! it actively makes me dislike the character you play so good job I guess
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# ? Jun 14, 2023 22:59 |