So I'm coming up on the end I think? Probably finish this off tonight. Last night my girlfriend watched me finish off a level before we made blueberry muffins. She's not a gamer at all, but she really appreciated the art style, the music, and couldn't stop talking about how awesome the narrator was.
I can tell you I've begun abusing the hell out of the roll button. Especially when I'm playing the "Who knows where" levels with the musket. Have to get all the guys lined up just right.
The combat in this game is a lot deeper than I thought it would be. You can brute force your way through most things, but there's a lot of finesse to be had in timing and frames.
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joshgotroDeviled EggThe Land of REAL CHILIRegistered Userregular
The combat in this game is a lot deeper than I thought it would be. You can brute force your way through most things, but there's a lot of finesse to be had in timing and frames.
Running through the Bullhead Shield Proving Grounds really opens up how timing during combat is huge.
aaaaaand 200/200 get. well, not gonna lie, the hardest part of all that was the dual pistol challenge. otherwise the achievements were a lot less hard that i initially thought.
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ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
I still haven't gotten the pistol challenge, or the shield... I know what I'm doing wrong, just haven't gotten my muscles to work with me enough.
Also, my wife hates the narrator. She's not human.
Anybody have some tips for the Cael Hammer proving ground? Can't seem to hit things fast enough to get first prize.
Roll then attack. Roll then attack. You will roll through a good chunk of the items out there, and the attack takes care of the heavy stuff (rocks, wagons, walls). Edit: Also, if you miss an item in an area, just keep moving. It's not worth the half-second it takes to run back for the item. I had to keep myself from doing that, and that's what kept me in the restarts. :P
I think my strategy of "Turn Every Idol On ASAP" is going to need some re-working. Especially on this railroad level. Holy crap, once you get the shard the shit hits the fan and there's nowhere to go.
I just finished the game. Wow, what a great game. I'm just trying to decide whether to immediately go into a New Game Plus, or whether to go back near the end
and try abandoning Zulf and choosing Evacuation to see if anything's significantly different with those choices
Also, the IGN review hints that a New Game Plus playthrough is self-aware, and I wonder if that fact has to do with (more ending spoilers from the first playthrough)
the Restoration being followed by history repeating itself and the Calamity happening again, necessitating the Kid go through all the same motions
either way I'll know soon because I'm definitely doing NG+
So am I the only one who thinks the kid might be
(end game spoilers)
the god Olak? Stuck forever in the same time. Some of the art has Olak's pinwheel next to the kid as well. This theory would make more sense if they didn't give you a choice to the ending of the game, but it's still a possibility.
weird you said that, but it makes more sense than my theory.
the whole game i thought the kid was going to turn out to be rucks, the narrator. they have the same hair, and red kerchief. it'd make sense the kid would try to build something to undo the calamity, and if he was the kid it would make sense why he's narrating from the start... but i don't really have any solid reasoning.
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PaperLuigi44My amazement is at maximum capacity.Registered Userregular
Yesss, now my mortar is fully upgraded, to compliment my other favourite weapon, the musket. There is a large sense of satisfaction from that.
I was missing the last piece of material from the observatory challenge, but with an upgraded firing rate not a single enemy touched those objectives.
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joshgotroDeviled EggThe Land of REAL CHILIRegistered Userregular
I finished the Dual Pistols Proving Grounds just after you logged off Luigi.
Edit: Using the Breaker Bow makes me feel like Robin Hood.
This game is awesome. Just got the rifle fully upgraded and now I'm just rolling around and sniping everything I see. Along with the Machete with full crit upgrades, it's unstoppable.
I'm also having trouble with the Cael Hammer challenge. I spent like 20 minutes on it yesterday and I always come up like two seconds short. Are there any upgrades for the hammer that help?
go for max damage on the hammer, and roll through the smaller debris. the hammer one is about rolling and then attacking. you can roll through most and only attack bigger pieces.
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PaperLuigi44My amazement is at maximum capacity.Registered Userregular
I finished the Dual Pistols Proving Grounds just after you logged off Luigi.
Tips?
You have to be shooting the target before it makes the whistle sounds or you can move your finger faster than me. There are ten targets so if you're at 350 or above by the fifth your in line to finish well ahead of 750.
okay so is rucks the guy who invented the calamity technology as well as the bastion itself?
I was half thinking it would turn out that the world reset and you stayed behind and became rucks yourself. Although I didn't pick the reset option so who knows.
okay so is rucks the guy who invented the calamity technology as well as the bastion itself?
I was half thinking it would turn out that the world reset and you stayed behind and became rucks yourself. Although I didn't pick the reset option so who knows.
Nope
He only says he was asked about building something to wipe out the Ura, not that he actually did.
Zia's father is the one who invented the calamity technology, which is why he knew to tell her to hide.
Things got kinda dark there. I am starting to wonder about how this is going to end. I suspect this game is playing the "unreliable narrator" angle.
Krathoon on
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PaperLuigi44My amazement is at maximum capacity.Registered Userregular
Just finished it:
I chose to carry Zulf, taking him through all the Ura warriors with that song playing was such a powerful moment. But since it whites out at the end I take it he didn't make it?
Also, the decision between restore or evacuate was a tough one that was built up well in the last stage, but I went for restore, to save the world with the hope that things would be better. It was nice to hear Zia's voice, too.
Bottom line, definitely one of my favourite games of the year.
I chose to carry Zulf, taking him through all the Ura warriors with that song playing was such a powerful moment. But since it whites out at the end I take it he didn't make it?
Also, the decision between restore or evacuate was a tough one that was built up well in the last stage, but I went for restore, to save the world with the hope that things would be better. It was nice to hear Zia's voice, too.
Bottom line, definitely one of my favourite games of the year.
Zulf's fate:
Zulf survives. If you choose to evacuate it shows him cutting up vegetables with a squirt watching.
Ending:
Those ending drawings were just so powerful, Zia sitting with her head hanging as she sadly plays her harp and the kid working the wall when you choose to restore the world made me want to just let every else stay dead. Their memories just made me feel so attached to those characters.
i think most everyone prefers the evacuation ending. it's a much happier ending. everyone boards the bastion and sets forth on the new world, and that final shot of the crew gave me instant goosebumps.
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Iron WeaselDillon!You son of a bitch!Registered Userregular
I really like Bastion. The automated equipping of new weapons and skills is a bit annoying, and I hate the Proving for the last weapon, but otherwise I enjoy almost everything about this game.
Oh, and the Narrator is great. F the haters.
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I really like Bastion. The automated equipping of new weapons and skills is a bit annoying, and I hate the Proving for the last weapon, but otherwise I enjoy almost everything about this game.
Oh, and the Narrator is great. F the haters.
It is the only Proving I didn't bother to at least get through the Third Place prize. So very frustrating.
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Running through the Bullhead Shield Proving Grounds really opens up how timing during combat is huge.
This was actually my first XBLA purchase in a long time, and I'm glad I picked it up.
late game spoilers
the vocal song is so much better once you beat all the Who Knows Wheres
Now to dive back in for new game +
Also, my wife hates the narrator. She's not human.
i think it's about finding the weapons that you enjoy
This. I love the Machete and the rifle (the bow is a close third), but before I found a good combo I was kind of in "meh, it's ok" range.
Roll then attack. Roll then attack. You will roll through a good chunk of the items out there, and the attack takes care of the heavy stuff (rocks, wagons, walls). Edit: Also, if you miss an item in an area, just keep moving. It's not worth the half-second it takes to run back for the item. I had to keep myself from doing that, and that's what kept me in the restarts. :P
I'll try some more weapons first.
Also, the IGN review hints that a New Game Plus playthrough is self-aware, and I wonder if that fact has to do with (more ending spoilers from the first playthrough)
either way I'll know soon because I'm definitely doing NG+
(end game spoilers)
I was missing the last piece of material from the observatory challenge, but with an upgraded firing rate not a single enemy touched those objectives.
Edit: Using the Breaker Bow makes me feel like Robin Hood.
I'm also having trouble with the Cael Hammer challenge. I spent like 20 minutes on it yesterday and I always come up like two seconds short. Are there any upgrades for the hammer that help?
Tips?
You have to be shooting the target before it makes the whistle sounds or you can move your finger faster than me. There are ten targets so if you're at 350 or above by the fifth your in line to finish well ahead of 750.
This displeases me greatly.
All I gotta do is the last memory event, and I can beat the game.
I kept doing the hammer challenge in 25 seconds. Why did it have to be < and not <=
I think this might be my favorite game so far this year.
I was half thinking it would turn out that the world reset and you stayed behind and became rucks yourself. Although I didn't pick the reset option so who knows.
Nope
Zia's father is the one who invented the calamity technology, which is why he knew to tell her to hide.
Also, the decision between restore or evacuate was a tough one that was built up well in the last stage, but I went for restore, to save the world with the hope that things would be better. It was nice to hear Zia's voice, too.
Bottom line, definitely one of my favourite games of the year.
Zulf's fate:
Ending:
Oh, and the Narrator is great. F the haters.
The Division, Warframe (XB1)
GT: Tanith 6227
It is the only Proving I didn't bother to at least get through the Third Place prize. So very frustrating.