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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    Looks like a cross between Super Castlevania and Contra 3

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 19
    Infernax looks pretty neat, except for all the violence and gore. If it had less of that, I think the gameplay/mechanics would be right in my wheelhouse. Oh well.

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    And, I just got 2 more Akafuyus... back to back.

    This is just not my banner!

    On the plus side, I got SilverAsh to E2 today! I think I'll be focusing on Cuora next. Though, should I level up Gladiia, if they make the harder stages focus on the new units' strengths?

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  • FeldornFeldorn Mediocre Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Gladiia is probably not going to be a game changer even for the EX stages. If you don’t currently have anyone else to build at the moment go for it.

    In the past stages might have favored a new unit but none I can recall where it was an appreciable difference over meta operators.

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    'Oh hey, these are interesting new mechanics'
    /proceeds to ignore them with the absolute power of Thorns/Saria

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    One thing The Mummy Demastered is not is long! I finished the game last night with a total gameplay time of 4 hours. I didn't find all the collectibles, but I probably won't either.

    Anyway, fun game, glad I waited for a sale.

    Also, in case you were wondering how influenced by Castlevania the devs were, I present to you this screenshot:

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  • WhelkWhelk Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    Xaquin wrote: »
    Looks like a cross between Super Castlevania and Contra 3

    I had this exact thought and wondered why it wasn't a thing before now. At least this looks like there aren't any BS top-down levels.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    So Mummy is just Castlevania with guns.

    Does it have flying Medusa heads?

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 19
    SteevL wrote: »
    So, two things:

    1. I just saw the trailer for this game called Infernax and (as a Destructoid article I read also mentioned) this game looks inspired partially by Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, which is interesting!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RDRJG79e5w

    2. The Mummy Demastered is a Metroidvania made by WayForward based on that Tom Cruise movie that came out a few years ago. It's better than it has any right to be. It falls more on the Metroid side of things, but has a very Castlevania atmosphere, nice pixel graphics, and a nice synthwave soundtrack The game rarely goes on sale, and when it does, it tends to happen around this time of year....like right now. It can be bought on Humble's store for 50% off. And if you're a Humble Choice subscriber, you can get it for a little cheaper than that.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0rh4RcGXo8

    I'm about 3 hours in and enjoying my time with it so far.

    It gives me a Ladybug vibe.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUAlIyyJjr8

    Shame the movie wasn't like that.

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    So Mummy is just Castlevania with guns.

    Does it have flying Medusa heads?

    It's got crows that fly in that same figure-8 pattern.

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Wooo! Finally got a 6* from the banner on the free pull today! It was....
    W! I don't even know who that is!

    So, Skadi and Kal'tsit still elude me. :(

    Also, in other news, holy cow does SilverAsh's E2 just obliterate things! My auto deploy on SV-9 was a little flaky using E1 SilverAsh, but having him leveled to lvl 40ish as E2, activated that ability, and the slicing and dicing was crazy. Killed the boss about halfway through the level!

    Also, I had a really rough time with the contingency contract (I think thats the name, the daily map with the choose your own debuffs) map. I tried all the ways I could think of to trigger the caster mobs 1 at time so I wouldn't just get swarmed, but I just couldn't pull it off. The best I could do was using Gravel to keep summoning and triggering one at a time, but the plan never quite came all together.

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  • LorekLorek Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    On the plus side, W is another limited-time unit from the 1st anniversary that's a repeat on this banner (will a very low pull rate, so uh.. congrats on that least?).
    So you at least got a 6* unit that you couldn't have pulled on any normal banner.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I was feeling like I wanted to pull again so I did a couple more at lunch... first 10 pull was garbage all 4*/3* (I swear this should not be a thing, it's an insult). Second pull, two 6*s - Skadi and Kal'tsit :D haha... so now both of those are +1.

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  • LorekLorek Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm only like 70 pulls away from the 300 pity; I'll probably end up buying out the yellow cert shop when it refreshes and blowing all those and a bit more to get the pity. I mean, I should save for the new Ch'en since that's probably only two months away... but what is self control?

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    So Mummy is just Castlevania: Aria/Dawn of Sorrow.

    Fixed :3

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Lorek wrote: »
    I'm only like 70 pulls away from the 300 pity; I'll probably end up buying out the yellow cert shop when it refreshes and blowing all those and a bit more to get the pity. I mean, I should save for the new Ch'en since that's probably only two months away... but what is self control?

    I'm doing the same thing because I'm an utter moron.

    Like, I should 100% be saving pulls for future limiteds instead of throwing stuff at this banner, especially since I already have everything I want and more from it, but my brain sees that I technically could spark by buying out the November yellow certs + throwing a few more pulls and, whoops, my hand slipped.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    ph blake wrote: »
    Lorek wrote: »
    I'm only like 70 pulls away from the 300 pity; I'll probably end up buying out the yellow cert shop when it refreshes and blowing all those and a bit more to get the pity. I mean, I should save for the new Ch'en since that's probably only two months away... but what is self control?

    I'm doing the same thing because I'm an utter moron.

    Like, I should 100% be saving pulls for future limiteds instead of throwing stuff at this banner, especially since I already have everything I want and more from it, but my brain sees that I technically could spark by buying out the November yellow certs + throwing a few more pulls and, whoops, my hand slipped.

    This happened to me last limited banner :/ The sparks are mean like that. This time I'm telling myself I don't wanna spend money so I don't care about sparks (and all the rolls I've done so far have been with tickets or existing currency :P Not that I didn't buy a bunch of the new special packs but that's more cuz they were a good value :3)

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  • KnightKnight Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    At least chen alter doesn’t seem particularly meta. This banner is a lot spicier from what I can tell

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Unfortunately Chen alter is incredibly good.

    Like, "more DPS than Silverash S3" good.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    SteevL wrote: »
    So Mummy is just Castlevania with guns.

    Does it have flying Medusa heads?

    It's got crows that fly in that same figure-8 pattern.

    Do they turn you to stone?

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  • KnightKnight Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Meh, how many large aoe dps operators do you need at some point.

    I’m sure she’s good but like, I’m not hurting for aoe dps.

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Yeah, like you'll still be perfectly fine without her, it's mostly that she does a metric fuck ton of damage while also filling a few really nice niches that make her stand out. She's a high ground op (not necessarily a strength but does differentiate her from Silverash, which is otherwise her easiest comparison), true AOE in that she hits everyone in her range with no target cap (not usually relevant but it is nice), has the same ammo system as Ash that gives her a lot more flexibility in controlling her downtime (50 SP cost for her s3, but you can cancel it early to get it recharging faster) and for some fucking reason her s3 also comes with an AOE -45% slow and -220 DEF for anyone she hits. This is in addition to the +100% atk, +150% damage boost and double strike on every hit. It's just an incredibly dumb, overloaded skill, and easily the strongest M3 in the game currently.

    Her only real downsides are her DP cost (32 at e2) and the fact that her s3 needs 20 seconds before it's ready at m3. So she does significantly more damage and has better total uptime than Silverash, but her higher cost and longer initial charge time means that she is much worse as a quick helo drop.

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    SteevL wrote: »
    So Mummy is just Castlevania with guns.

    Does it have flying Medusa heads?

    It's got crows that fly in that same figure-8 pattern.

    Do they turn you to stone?

    Nope, there are no golden crows.

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So, how does W rank in terms of usefulness? Unfortunately (or fortunately) I have a long list of E2 prospects:

    Already promoted: SilverAsh, Myrtle, Exusiai, Ptilopsis
    Actively looking to promote: Eyjafjalla, Siege, Cuora, Specter, Amiya
    Next in line after them: Mudrock, Rosa, Texas, Hoshiguma

    Where would you rank W in there?

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    W is niche, but very strong in her niche.

    The problem with AOE snipers is that they are very expensive and have a relatively slow attack speed, so if you aren't getting mileage out of their splash damage it is hard to justify using them.

    On the other hand, the long attack range is very nice on certain maps, and W in particular can really cripple dangerous waves with her skill 2 stun mines. She's particularly good in most annihilation style maps, or anywhere else with a steady stream of multi enemy waves.

    I'd say she's a luxury, but a useful luxury. Eyja (completely busted, promote her asap) and a solid block 3 op that can solo hold a lane (mudrock, specter, hoshi) would be a higher priority, but you'd get solid use out of her.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    I had to put my playthrough of Aria of Sorrow on hold, due to the release of Dread.

    But before I put Aria on hold, I think I might have strayed a bit too far. I ended up in the clock tower section of the castle, and the difficulty scaled up tremendously in there. I feel a bit underleveled and unprepared for it. Is that a natural bump in difficulty at that point? Or should I have been more explorative elsewhere?

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  • FeldornFeldorn Mediocre Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Huzzah!

    Skadi Alter showed up today.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 19
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    A friend of mine posted this on his FB page. That's some badass cosplay right there.

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    Nice spell effects, too!

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    Who is that supposed to be?

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    Who is that supposed to be?

    Sypha, specifically from the Netflix show.

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  • FeldornFeldorn Mediocre Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Refresh a recruitment slot this morning into Top Operator, Crowd-Control, Senior Operator, Survival, and Shift.

    I took the 50/50 and pulled Hellagur.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Feldorn wrote: »
    Refresh a recruitment slot this morning into Top Operator, Crowd-Control, Senior Operator, Survival, and Shift.

    I took the 50/50 and pulled Hellagur.

    I still hate how they throw all the good tags into one thing so it's like "Here's Top Operator and here's all the fuck you tags you won't get to pick" :P

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Feldorn wrote: »
    Huzzah!

    Skadi Alter showed up today.

    I too got new Skadi today!!! 😁

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    From Bloodstained kickstarter:
    Hello, Army of the Night!

    We mentioned in our last announcement that we are tackling some technical issues that have slowed down our production timetable. We regret the long delay between updates and continue to ask for your patience as we make progress.

    Due to these issues, we do not have a release timeframe for you yet, but we would like to share some information on what we have in the works.

    Our next update will introduce a new playable character to the game. This is a change from our previously released roadmap.

    We can confirm that this new character is NOT from the world of Bloodstained. We have been working closely with a well-known partner to bring their character (and a friend) into the game.

    As with previous characters, you will be able to explore the entire map, though certain abilities will need to be acquired before some areas and bosses can be accessed. Along the way you will be able to increase the rank and class of the character’s special ability to grow in power.

    We are excited to bring this update to you and will have a full announcement when it is closer to launch.

    As previously mentioned, after the playable character is live, we expect the next update to include Chaos Mode with co-op and Vs Mode with multiplayer.

    Once again, that you for your understanding and thank you for being fans of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night!

    The Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Team

    I hope the character isn't lame. Someone pointed out they have Miriam joining some game from the worms developer so it would be fairly disappointing if it's just some character from their game.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 19
    There's also Blasphemous.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    Oh good, it's a raw Metroidvania.

    Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero was the first one I didn't finish because it's fetch quests had Monkey Island levels of "fuck you, this solution is funny and clever" moments.

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/838310/Bloodstained_Curse_of_the_Moon/

    The three Bloodstained games are on sale on Steam for Halloween.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    I’ve never actually heard of the Shantae games until just yesterday when I was watching a YouTube video about 10 best metroidvania games that aren’t in the Metroid or Castlevania series.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    Shantae kicks ass.

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