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Aug 27, 2011 14:13
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Anything to say about Avadon: The Black Fortress? Particularly ways not to screw up character builds or valuable quests by loving up early on?
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Aug 29, 2011 21:53
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meme posted:5) dont sprint it's worthless, run diagonally for more speed than sprinting. it's a bug and a gimmick but it owns.
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Sep 2, 2011 19:23
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Can you please take the detailed DXHR discussion to the appropriate thread? Some of us haven't played the game and don't like to be spoiled 
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Sep 8, 2011 00:00
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Dungeons of Dredmore - at least 1 decent weapon skill (sword, axe, mace) even if you're playing a mage - a crafting skill (warrior-smithing, archer-tinkering, alchemy-mage) that said, alchemy allows you to brew alcohol. And potions. Combine with fruits and you'll be swimming in hp/mana restoratives. You smelt more bars per ore when you have higher crafting skill. If you're planning on maxing it, it might be worth waiting. If you open a zoo and then leave the level before defeating it, it'll stop counting as a zoo  And as far as zoos go, bolts of squid and throwing bottles are your friends.Remember to write down new recipes you encounter, they can be made without knowing them.
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Sep 14, 2011 12:26
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fuckpot posted:Can someone please give me everything you've got regarding Syndicate? Talk of the new FPS has made me want to play the classic game I have heard so much about but never played. The Persuadertron upgrades in strength the more civilians you persuade. It doesn't carry over between missions, but that's how you persuade the police and, more importantly, recruit new agents! You can reverse-dope your agents (slides to the left). This will slow down your speed and reactions, but allow you to drug them for longer later. There's a panic button (forgot what it was) that sets all the drug sliders immediately to the max. Useful in emergencies.
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Sep 15, 2011 12:31
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Regarding the DXHR commentary, is there any way I could've saved the hostages killed by poison gas in the factory? It was over by the time I arrived and seems impossible. No spoilers please, a simple yes/no will suffice.
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Sep 16, 2011 16:30
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Yes.
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Sep 16, 2011 17:16
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CCKeane posted:Well, I assume you are correct as well, since I booked over to the helipad when I got the mission, and the hostages were fine when I got there I on the other hand tend to explore everything, conditioned by generations of RPGs that plot can wait until I get to it. Serves me right.
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Sep 16, 2011 17:34
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DXHR stuff: Turns out I did gently caress around in the corp HQ too long. Now I just went in there and turned the bomb off. I assume there's some invisible tripwire or something, if the bomb triggers as I enter the room. And I hope there's no separate stealth pistol like in DX1; I'm putting all my mods into the 10mm one and wouldn't want to learn that there's an equivalent-but-better weapon. Also, is the sniper rifle (non-silenced, from the gas station sniper) any good?
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Sep 16, 2011 19:55
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gohuskies posted:I've started a solo Mordecai.
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Sep 17, 2011 23:57
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Oh, and do yourself a favor and read a config FAQ. Skipping cutscenes (I'm looking at you, I-wanna-see-the-bus-every-time-I-test-a-class intro), mouse smoothing, the works. It's really easy to make it feel more like a PC game than a console shooter.
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Sep 18, 2011 02:41
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Chief Savage Man posted:I was gifted Dungeons of Dredmor, played through the tutorial then was asked to look at poo poo in Minecraft. Anything I should know? I've never really played roguelikes. VVV: Then look 2 pages back. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 14:05 on Sep 19, 2011 |
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Sep 19, 2011 13:41
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fuckpot posted:I just downloaded Unreal Gold off Steam. I was just wondering if anyone knew if it is possible to run it in 16:9 mode and how to go about getting it to run in 16:9 mode? Does manually editing the resolution in the config file work?
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Sep 22, 2011 12:29
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:I think we all did. What a cruel joke. 
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Sep 23, 2011 15:36
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owl_pellet posted:So, what skills/implants am I looking for if I want to play the go anywhere do anything find everything kind of guy? Can I load up on these kinds of skills/implants and not worry about the combat ones as long as I keep in mind the combat heavy parts might be frustrating?
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Sep 24, 2011 00:34
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Zedd posted:Deus Ex: Human Revolution I'd have to disagree on some of them. CASIE is not that useful if you know what you're doing but looks awesome on your first playthrough, especially upgraded (IIRC the first level doesn't give you pheromones). Typhoon is VERY situational: I found it overpowered in 2-3 fights but otherwise is kinda meh (uses special ammunition). See-thru-walls is great but seems to lose its range later on (often you'll spot the enemy visually without the aug first, WTF); Disable bots/turrets depends on how much you want to hunt the passwords, besides even the heavy bots don't know what EMP shielding is. If you take cloaking, aim to upgrade to at least level 2, that gives you actual efficiency. Extra inv space is a MUST if you play packrat/sniper/heavy weapons guy. Hacking stealth is very good if you upgrade the hack level itself. Gas is avoidable (gas grenades are your friends) and EMP is again situational. You will have a few EMP grenades/mines explode on you but you can counter it with food if you want to. (edit: Oh, I didn't comment on 2x takedowns. That's because I never use them. Silenced pistol/rifle neckshots all the way. also the reason why no one wants to play paintball with me) VVV: Could be. I thought the first one got you personality analysis, and the next one the alpha/beta/omega aspect and pheromones. But I could be talking out of my rear end here. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Sep 24, 2011 |
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Sep 24, 2011 03:04
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Fruits of the sea posted:Holding down tab (or maybe alt, it's been a while) will highlight all containers on the screen. There are some hidden containers in the wilderness that can give you some pretty nice loot.  I never knew that and given the amount of goodies the game seems to hide in the most unlikely places, like a tree stump or a random hole in a plowed field (I'm looking at you ankheg armor) I finally opted to print a list of these and have it on hand at all times.This loving game is the reason I still haven't played BG2.
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Oct 1, 2011 01:46
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scamtank posted:Not to the extent of BG1's ankheg mails and wizardry rings, no.
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Oct 1, 2011 16:50
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al-azad posted:but on easy you won't have to grow a second arm
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Oct 5, 2011 09:38
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OK, to cut the derail, what should I know before i start E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy?
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Oct 19, 2011 10:57
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Strange Matter posted:Any tips for Bastion? Before I Play is pretty scant. Weapon upgrades are not set in stone; you can return to the forge and switch them later, for free. Also, it's a great idea to get the achievement building early on and do them. Also the weapon training grounds. Even for 2nd/3th place you get weapon upgrade bits. Speaking of the training grounds, some are impossible to win with a basic weapon. If you're having problems, upgrade it.
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Oct 20, 2011 10:26
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And DON'T get the patch. You'll know which one.
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Nov 18, 2011 00:16
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What should I know before I play E.Y.E Divine Cybermancy? Any useless stats/research/whatever I have to watch out for? Also, any useful missables (I'd prefer spoiler free)?
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May 20, 2012 20:56
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>>> This is what I've learned from 4 or 5 hours of EYE. The roman lottery thread?  >>>Check this post for how to pull the stupid overlays and fisheye crap out of your sniper rifle's scope so you can actually shoot people with the drat thing. If you don't install those extra fixes, EYE's idea of a scope UI is remarkably reminiscent of MS Office's Clippy. I don't have the fish-eye effect and don't have a problem with the sniper graphics. Thanks for the thread, though. edit: Motherfucker! Now I have no visor but the fish-eye effect.>>>Every time you start a mission or do much of anything, look for a big gothic wardrobe with a little armory waypoint on it. That's how you do your weapons and armor load out. If you don't stop there, you'll be in light armor with only a sword to your name. Do you drop all your equipment in the temple? I leave some in case something happens and it stays in the mission. >>>You can dual wield a sword and a handgun, block bullets with your sword and then cap fools in the face. It's awesome. Specifically: one pistol from the set of two, AND you can use the heavy sword Damocles like this  >>> Stats have some game effect, but are also used to gate access to weapons and powers. Starting out, you may want to focus on getting the Bearkiller 444 handgun, because it shoots through aircraft, schools and heavily armored people's dirty faces. I think it requires something like 60ish accuracy, 38(?) strength and 25 agility. You should pick it up. Thanks, was looking for the reqs for the 444. >>>Your karma is lowered when you shoot the poor defenseless, disgusting vermin that are all over the drat place. So you should probably stop. So what do you GAIN karma for? I have 100 despite shooting vermin every now and then, robbing ATMs and so on. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 19:11 on May 21, 2012 |
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May 21, 2012 11:24
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Capitalism Bro! posted:So I bought Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis the other day despite never really playing many point and click adventure games before. Any advice? And don't rely on your experience in subsequent paths, most puzzles have very different solutions.
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Jun 4, 2012 13:35
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ToxicFrog posted:Also, if you're playing the PSP version and have CFW*, pick up this patch to fix the slowdown.  Sooo grabbing now.
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Jun 8, 2012 19:11
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Scalding Coffee posted:Anything I should know about VtM:Redemption? I hate the mousing controls of these games, but I want to see the story. If you're magically oriented, go with the path of fire. Or the optional path of darkness(?) book that you can get in a fairly obvious location. And keep your Humanity reasonably high. Some dialogue options only affect humanity. Ending mechanic: There are 3 endings and if it's too low or too high (you can still lower it quite easily) you don't get to choose the good or evil ending, respectively. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Jun 10, 2012 |
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Jun 10, 2012 15:45
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Dr Snofeld posted:What of Ground Control? This may or may not improve your enjoyment of the game considerably. Not a cheat per se Pierzak fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Jun 14, 2012 |
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Jun 14, 2012 00:15
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tadashi posted:I bought the XCOM pack from Steam when it was $4 a couple weeks ago. UFO Defense is a lot of fun but also frustrating. Any pro-tips on how to effectively plan resources early in the game? I read the Wiki, but it's kind of a long list of items that don't necessarily go in order. One thing it says is to get a Hyperwave Decoder as soon as possible, but it also detects ships that I can't get to or won't be able to bring down really early in the game. You can start projects for valuable items (like UFO components or Mind Probes) with 0 scientists. IIRC this way you can sell all items of their kind and still research it when able. Manufacture a lot of laser rifles (heavy lasers suck), ship them to secondary bases as defensive weapons. Getting stuck with 2 million clips and no guns (or vice versa) suck. Tanks suck, get more rookies. Hyperwave Decoder is indeed awesome, even if you can't down the larger UFOs like Battleships you will still learn their mission and can plan ahead for a new alien base or terror site. Also, you can still attack Battleships or whatever. Depending on their mission/speed you can set the Skyranger to standoff and see if it lands. Of course, then you have to deal with its full crew and terror units. DO NOT ignore terror sites, ever. If you absolutely have to, go there and take off immediately, you'll lose like half the points you'd lose for ignoring the mission. It can be useful to research multiple specialists (Leaders, Medics, Navigators, Engineers) as they fill your Ufopedia with missions/ships/new alien races. Other than that, you'll have to research them eventually to free up place in the Alien Containment as it can hold like 10 aliens (don't remember if that's 10 creatures or 10 race/job types). Avoid taking Soldiers alive if you already have that species researched. Learn to manufacture and sell. Laser Cannons are one of the best sources of income but they require research. Also, keep selling everything alien you're not planning to use in the immediate future. This includes plasma weapons, mind probes (a lot of money), UFO components, corpses, basically everything that takes precious precious space in your general stores. EXCEPTION: Do NOT sell Elerium unless you have like 4000 units. This is one resource you cannot reproduce and your best ships will use it for fuel. If you discover an alien base you can keep it and raid supply UFOs landing nearby. They're excellent cash cows. Decoder comes in handy, you don't want to mistake a Battleship for a supply craft. tl;dr: account for scientist/engineer pay drain, sell everything, make engineers work constantly on lucrative items and sell all excess. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Jun 19, 2012 |
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Jun 19, 2012 15:58
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Jjaarreett posted:Anything for Siberia? Didn't see it in the Wiki and you never know if adventure games will be the kind that love to screw you over or not v
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Jul 4, 2012 13:31
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Rather Dashing posted:About to have a run through of my GoG bought Ultima Underworld games. I have sort of dabbled with them before but I had the impression I was creating crap characters. Any hints? You can abuse Swimming - hold Shift, use step mode and forget about that skill. Lockpick is useless, all doors can either be opened with a switch/key, bashed, or are impossible to open. Repair is useless, you can repair things for cash. Get a character with decent Strength - you want to be able to wear decent armor and still carry your gear. I never found missile weapons useful, just make a mage and chuck magic missiles at them. (if you make a mage, you want Sheet Lightning. You'll know where to learn it. Also, carry a pickaxe on lower levels, in case you trap yourself). When you level up, you'll get skill points which you spend by chanting an appropriate mantra at an ankh shrine. Note down any mantra you find. There are 2 special mantras that are not used for skills. The manual tells you the first 3 general mantras but they suck (random distribution), save your skill points and chant the specialized ones. You want a lot of Attack and Defense (by which I mean: max them). Also mana if you can cast spells, and enough Casting to stop your spells fizzling/exploding in your face. Learn to use different attacks - overhead is good for axe, horizontal swing for mace, stab for swords and daggers. They'll hit different heights too. Hold your attack until the green gem sparkles. Carry a backup weapon for bashing doors. Be patient, it can take a while. Also carry: bedroll, map, runebag, sacks (crates/coffers suck), lantern, leeches, bowl of soup, pickaxe. There are other important items but I won't spoil them. You can make notes on the map. Use it, love it. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Jul 6, 2012 |
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Jul 6, 2012 01:03
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Leafy Wall posted:Since people are still talking about Deus Ex: Human Revolutions, is there any particular reason NOT to play the game like a Mass Effect clone? Everyone seems to only talk about hacking and stealth gameplay. Sometimes you just want to shoot things but I don't want to find out halfway through there's mandatory stealth and I put all my points into shotgun.
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Jul 7, 2012 13:27
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Silvergun1000 posted:I just bought Anno 2070 thanks to the Steam sale. Having played Dawn of Discovery quite a bit, anything I should know going into this one?
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Jul 14, 2012 12:54
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Fruits of the sea posted:Age of Wonders quote:Cheap spells are the best spells. Always get at least one Orb of Air and Orb of Life. This gives you access to Chain Lightning, one of the best offensive spells in the game (damages 4 units with a chance to stun for 1 round) and Summon Eagle, a very fast flying summon that can explore, loot one hex towns and can defeat one or even two level 1 units in a pinch. quote:Combat heroes benefit from round attack, first strike and wall climbing. Any remaining XP points are best used on increasing their stats and speed. Every hero should have some form of long range attack as well. quote:Don't be afraid to loot or even raze towns if you already have a decent income. Keep the initiative, and keep your armies fighting instead of waiting around. quote:High level summoning spells are a waste of mana. For the price of one summoned dragon you can permanently haste three flying units as a deep strike force that covers twice the territory, or you can buff an entire army in preparation for a battle.
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Jul 24, 2012 12:16
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Here's a tough one for you: What should I know if I'm gonna play Perihelion for the first time? Yes, the old one.
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Aug 5, 2012 20:53
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Lord Banana posted:I don't know if it's really necessary. A lot of the people on that thread don't seem to understand people specifically asked for these tips, and are prepared to hear minor spoilers. If you don't want a game spoiled then you just don't check tips out for it before you play.
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Sep 14, 2012 14:03
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Lord Banana posted:Sorry, I wasn't super clear. People shouldn't be putting up major spoilers, but sometimes you can't explain things properly without talking about minor spoilers. If you absolutely do not want to hear spoilers for a game, you shouldn't go searching for tips, because you'll probably read something somewhere that will spoil something.
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Sep 14, 2012 18:03
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I just finished Aquaria, so I'm leaving some non-spoilery advice for first-time players: - Combined keyboard/mouse controls are key and will save you lots of stress. 1-0 keys are shortcuts for forms and shield/bind songs, keyboard navigation + mouse aiming is very good for boss fights, while mouse-only navigation is better for jumping off-wall (especially in a certain location, you'll know it when you get there). - Explore, explore, explore. If you find an area/boss too hard, go elsewhere, get upgrades. The game is very lenient towards sequence-breaking and a few forms/upgrades are entirely optional, so search around. - Big red bulbs are the only finite cooking ingredient, everything else can be found/farmed, so don't be afraid to experiment. Different kinds of meals have similar forms, so if you find a new recipe for one thing, try using the specified additive for other similar stuff. Poisonous meals are mostly useless, sealoaves aren't. - The useless-looking charge attack of nature form is for launching yourself off a wall if you aim it where you're holding. Again, specific use but it will save you lots of stress. - Don't be afraid to backtrack to a save crystal when low on health, you can die surprisingly easily. - If you're having trouble with bosses, cooked stuff will help a lot. You want: healing (at least Heal 2), +defense, +speed, +energy shot, cure poison if applicable, all else is optional. Don't hoard stuff, you can get more and the maximum is 8 anyway. - The Aquarian script is actually English with a different font. You can translate it yourself or replace it with a different file, I recommend it as the messages don't spoil anything but add more understanding of the game world. Original is gfx\aquarian.png, English (ugly) is aquarian_alt.png, here's a much prettier "bioluminescent" high-visibility Aquarian-looking English font. - if you find a passage locked/blocked/that looks like it requires some future upgrade, mark it on your map! Similarly, mark good resource spots with a different color. - there are secret passages (where you can go through walls). You can find them on the minimap (but not on the main map!). If you see suspicious passage that's not appearing on the main map nor the screen, poke around. Some secrets may require different mobility upgrades. - some treasures are ornamental but some are actual upgrades for your home or your armor (in particular the jellyfish armor is awesome for exploration and slower boss fights). - Don't stress in the final location, the last save crystal/transport point is right before the last boss so there's no point of no return. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 11:06 on Dec 29, 2014 |
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Head Hit Keyboard posted:Beyond Good & Evil seems super charming so far. Anything I should know about it? - Detectors are awesome. - You can rotate your inventory items around. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 12:32 on Jan 18, 2015 |
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Jan 18, 2015 12:29
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