Man, I really want to do an LP of this. Alas, I do not have the equipment to be able to do so.
Instead, I'm super excited to get done with work and really sink my teeth into this game.
I'm debating on if I want to cheese out some samurai points in order to get two-sword style or just earn it normally.
Also, I'm probably going to get a wooden sword and see if I can beef that up. I really want to run around with a wooden sword and just beat on everyone I see with it.
Curious thing about this game - not one store in Manhattan has it. Something about all the UPS shipments getting fucked simultaneously. Hell I even called some places in CT that are easy to get to - no one has it. I didn't even want the game that bad, but now I feel like I must have it, simply out of spite.
Curious thing about this game - not one store in Manhattan has it. Something about all the UPS shipments getting fucked simultaneously. Hell I even called some places in CT that are easy to get to - no one has it. I didn't even want the game that bad, but now I feel like I must have it, simply out of spite.
I bought mine at Game Express uptown. They had them in since Thurs. Hope that helps
You know, the same shit happened to me with another game not too long ago. I called like four gamestops near my house, none had it. Finally I had to take a 45 minute drive South (through Riviera Beach, awesome) and finally managed to pick it up.
Curious thing about this game - not one store in Manhattan has it. Something about all the UPS shipments getting fucked simultaneously. Hell I even called some places in CT that are easy to get to - no one has it. I didn't even want the game that bad, but now I feel like I must have it, simply out of spite.
I bought mine at Game Express uptown. They had them in since Thurs. Hope that helps
Oh and its fuckin awesome
I caved in and just ordered it on Amazon. Overnight for 5$ shipping? You bet your ass.
Curious thing about this game - not one store in Manhattan has it. Something about all the UPS shipments getting fucked simultaneously. Hell I even called some places in CT that are easy to get to - no one has it. I didn't even want the game that bad, but now I feel like I must have it, simply out of spite.
Yeah, no store in Brooklyn has it either. And this in one of the largest cities in the US, sorta makes you wonder just what sort of exposure this game is getting. I just ended up order off of Amazon, it's cheaper anyway.
Overall, i'd say it's easier, simply because you don't have a time limit, meaning you can explore the game at your leisure. That, and the fact that you don't lose your swords if you die with them outside your safe means you can slowly build yourself up alot easier.
This sounds fantastic. So swords are now like final fantasy jobs where you learn techniques, or you just learn the techniques to use with that sword? In any case i plan to cheese shit haarrrrddd.
I'd like to know this as well if anyone cares to answer.
Overall, i'd say it's easier, simply because you don't have a time limit, meaning you can explore the game at your leisure. That, and the fact that you don't lose your swords if you die with them outside your safe means you can slowly build yourself up alot easier.
This sounds fantastic. So swords are now like final fantasy jobs where you learn techniques, or you just learn the techniques to use with that sword? In any case i plan to cheese shit haarrrrddd.
I'd like to know this as well if anyone cares to answer.
It's kind of both. There is a larger pool of techniques to learn for each style, like high style or side style. Within each style, a sword using it will only have a few moves. So you'll need to use different swords to learn all the techniques in a style. After leveling up a sword a little, you'll probably have mastered every technique for it, but only about a third of the techniques for the style.
Also, Japan gets weird at night. That guy who hangs around at the shrines in the road at night, is he the ghost of the beheaded samurai, or just some asshole?
Then do a lets play and let your exploits speak for you. :P
I'm just a tired old man with a mechanical eyepatch and a headband who smokes too much.. I'm too old for Let's Plays.
That guy crawled through a fucking microwave corridor, what EXCUSE do you have :!:
Heh heh, well, whether you do it or not, glad to know it's a good game. Any memorable victories? Or embarrassing deaths?
Hmm.. I accidentally killed a dude by kicking him without realizing it. I thought he was knocked out and I kept kicking him just to show him who was boss, but then I realized that I had failed the mission and I was like "aw.."
I also went through most of the game with just a bamboo spear -- beating all men wielding swords with just a stick of bamboo. Sweet victory.
The ending I got was kinda sucky because I didn't really know what I was doing. The first time I died to pyramid head, though.
"Yojimbo, you need to go over to the guard gate and catch a murderer. There's been a rash of murders lately, and people are scared and saying a ghost did it. Catch that fucker."
"Did these murders start after I got here? Because, uh, I'm not confessing to anything, but I might have a lead on a guy who killed like fifty dudes."
"Fuck you go catch the ghost."
Yojimbo encounters a woman. They fight.
"I have you now, bitch! Let's see who you are under this mask!"
Is it old man Jenkins? The shifty gardener? Or maybe the spoiled princess? Tune in next time for the thrilling conclusion!
The ending I got was kinda sucky because I didn't really know what I was doing. The first time I died to pyramid head, though.
THAT FUCKING PYRAMID HEAD
Pyramid Head has nothing on the guy above him.
You know those old guys that play music for you so you can save?
One of them is a fucking Samurai Hunter. And he is evil.
I was walking up to the temple on the road, when I saw him come sauntering out of the mist. I figured it was just another save point guy, but mobile, until he whipped out a fucking knife, started screaming incomprehensible threats at me, and proceeded to carve me a new smile in about ten seconds. I barely had time to draw my sword before the guy locked me into an attack chain and proceeded to combo me to death.
Nighttime is all kinds of messed up in this game. You can encounter all sorts of horrific crap if you decide to frequent the wrong places.
The ending I got was kinda sucky because I didn't really know what I was doing. The first time I died to pyramid head, though.
THAT FUCKING PYRAMID HEAD
Pyramid Head has nothing on the guy above him.
You know those old guys that play music for you so you can save?
One of them is a fucking Samurai Hunter. And he is evil.
I was walking up to the temple on the road, when I saw him come sauntering out of the mist. I figured it was just another save point guy, but mobile, until he whipped out a fucking knife, started screaming incomprehensible threats at me, and proceeded to carve me a new smile in about ten seconds. I barely had time to draw my sword before the guy locked me into an attack chain and proceeded to combo me to death.
Nighttime is all kinds of messed up in this game. You can encounter all sorts of horrific crap if you decide to frequent the wrong places.
Yes I did mention the Samurai Hunter earlier. Samurai Hunter TWO KNIVES.
Because I once ran from Pyramid Head right into that guy. GOOD TIMES TO BE HAD BY ALL
Started playing it today. Never played one of these, so I am kind of going in blind.
first time... I died with a peasant lady throwing vegetables at me to cut, and got hit by a rock or something... This is where I discover that death=restart the f'n game.
next time, get killed after attacking a "Nameless Samurai" that wandered past me that had a really crazy hat on. Probably wasnt the smartest idea, but I wanted his hat. This was again in the opening village area.
I remember when I rented one of em I forget which I think it was the first that I walked into town talked shit to some guy and he was all "you have dishonored me! now you must pay!" and I'm thinking "pfft it's a cutscene he won't really kill me and then I can kick his....DEAD?!"
Are beads something you have to wear, or just a boost? I thought you had to wear them to gain the benefits, but I guess I'll start buying those fuckers.
Man it sounds like they really upped the ante on this one. And fixed a bunch of annoying stuff. I can't wait to play this on monday.
edit: From a faq
This time around, there's no time limit. Things actually depend on you and
your viewing of events (as they do in most games). You can delay things as
long as you want by avoiding events--which are now marked on your maps to make
things easy.
ALL MY PENISES
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The ending I got was kinda sucky because I didn't really know what I was doing. The first time I died to pyramid head, though.
THAT FUCKING PYRAMID HEAD
Pyramid Head has nothing on the guy above him.
You know those old guys that play music for you so you can save?
One of them is a fucking Samurai Hunter. And he is evil.
I was walking up to the temple on the road, when I saw him come sauntering out of the mist. I figured it was just another save point guy, but mobile, until he whipped out a fucking knife, started screaming incomprehensible threats at me, and proceeded to carve me a new smile in about ten seconds. I barely had time to draw my sword before the guy locked me into an attack chain and proceeded to combo me to death.
Nighttime is all kinds of messed up in this game. You can encounter all sorts of horrific crap if you decide to frequent the wrong places.
Yes I did mention the Samurai Hunter earlier. Samurai Hunter TWO KNIVES.
Because I once ran from Pyramid Head right into that guy. GOOD TIMES TO BE HAD BY ALL
Look at it this way, after they got done mutilating your corpse, they probably fought each other to the death for the rights to see who could make a trophy out of your skull.
Started playing it today. Never played one of these, so I am kind of going in blind.
first time... I died with a peasant lady throwing vegetables at me to cut, and got hit by a rock or something... This is where I discover that death=restart the f'n game.
next time, get killed after attacking a "Nameless Samurai" that wandered past me that had a really crazy hat on. Probably wasnt the smartest idea, but I wanted his hat. This was again in the opening village area.
Maybe I need to rethink my gameplan here a bit...
No, you just played the roles of a samurai who came to town and died cutting vegetables, and another who was murdered trying to get a hat. Believe me, those are far from the most embarrassing playthroughs. In fact, I like to do ones like those on purpose. My favorite playthrough of 2 was playing a creepy old samurai who refused to get into fights and was solely concerned with getting enough yen to visit the brothel as much as possible.
Instant Kill mode is both incredibly entertaining & horrifically annoying. It's great when I've got the drop on some mofo's but god forbid I'm put in a scenario where I have to fight an endless hoard of nameless NPCs. It's only a matter of time 'til someone looks at me the wrong way and my guts spray across the screen.
Also, I believe Lord Shuzen is made of steel and rape.
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NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
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So... any advice on the best way to break a weapon? I did it on accident when I joined up the bandit clan, but the town mission giver wants me to do it to another guy. And the mother fucker refuses to block.
Also, I've never "completed" any of these games. I think the closest was actually getting to the festival in 2 and learning the doctor's secret and running out the bandits only to find out that the magistrates were worse oppressors...
I'm really enjoying this though. Trying to walk that fine path of neutrality and whacking people with the back of my sword.
Started playing it today. Never played one of these, so I am kind of going in blind.
first time... I died with a peasant lady throwing vegetables at me to cut, and got hit by a rock or something... This is where I discover that death=restart the f'n game.
next time, get killed after attacking a "Nameless Samurai" that wandered past me that had a really crazy hat on. Probably wasnt the smartest idea, but I wanted his hat. This was again in the opening village area.
Maybe I need to rethink my gameplan here a bit...
No, you just played the roles of a samurai who came to town and died cutting vegetables, and another who was murdered trying to get a hat. Believe me, those are far from the most embarrassing playthroughs. In fact, I like to do ones like those on purpose. My favorite playthrough of 2 was playing a creepy old samurai who refused to get into fights and was solely concerned with getting enough yen to visit the brothel as much as possible.
There's a brothel?
What affects swing speed with a weapon? I can make badass swords, but they're all really slow.
Weapon speed is based on weight. It's the first parameter on your parts. Brothel was in WOTS2 only.
Breaking that guy's weapon in the Omoki town mission is fairly easy: Defend. He should attack enough that he busts it on his own. Just make sure your own weapon doesn't lose too much durability. Also, Guard Crush moves will give the enemy a huge amount of meter and possibly break it. However, your sword will also net a lot of meter.
I just created a totally awesome sword. It has about 180 in Att. and 150 in Def. It can kill most people in 2 to 3 hits. Still, getting it that high was a biiiiiiiiiiiiiitch. Fucking Dojima.
I'm still working on creating swords - trying to understand the entire process still. I'm lead to understand we can't learn moves with custom swords, only use the ones already learned. So, the only way to learn moves would be to find an NPC sword and fiddle around with it?
I made a pretty powerful draw style sword, but it's fairly slow and only has 12 moves. Gets the job done but is fairly boring.
Still trying to figure out how dual sword/ninja sword moves work too.
I'm still working on creating swords - trying to understand the entire process still. I'm lead to understand we can't learn moves with custom swords, only use the ones already learned. So, the only way to learn moves would be to find an NPC sword and fiddle around with it?
I made a pretty powerful draw style sword, but it's fairly slow and only has 12 moves. Gets the job done but is fairly boring.
Still trying to figure out how dual sword/ninja sword moves work too.
Yes, you can only use moves that you have already learned for created swords.
Dual type swords are the exception, along with Bare Handed. Those can only be learned through scrolls bought at the shops. (There is a guy at the Post Station that sells them sometimes, though they are expensive.)
So not even Fry's had this, looks like I'll have to order it online from somewhere.
Also, does this game have the saw? That was my favorite weapon from the previous games. Nothing quite like swinging around a 6-foot hacksaw, digging it into a dude, then start sawing away at them.
I will get to play this later tonight. I am going to hells of samurai it up. Is that one move where you trip someone up and stab them through the heart still in? Because that was pretty boss.
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Instead, I'm super excited to get done with work and really sink my teeth into this game.
I'm debating on if I want to cheese out some samurai points in order to get two-sword style or just earn it normally.
Also, I'm probably going to get a wooden sword and see if I can beef that up. I really want to run around with a wooden sword and just beat on everyone I see with it.
I bought mine at Game Express uptown. They had them in since Thurs. Hope that helps
Oh and its fuckin awesome
Fuck that, I'm ordering this shit.
I caved in and just ordered it on Amazon. Overnight for 5$ shipping? You bet your ass.
Yeah, no store in Brooklyn has it either. And this in one of the largest cities in the US, sorta makes you wonder just what sort of exposure this game is getting. I just ended up order off of Amazon, it's cheaper anyway.
I'd like to know this as well if anyone cares to answer.
It's kind of both. There is a larger pool of techniques to learn for each style, like high style or side style. Within each style, a sword using it will only have a few moves. So you'll need to use different swords to learn all the techniques in a style. After leveling up a sword a little, you'll probably have mastered every technique for it, but only about a third of the techniques for the style.
Also, Japan gets weird at night. That guy who hangs around at the shrines in the road at night, is he the ghost of the beheaded samurai, or just some asshole?
I'm just a tired old man with a mechanical eyepatch and a headband who smokes too much.. I'm too old for Let's Plays.
And yet you will anyway
I never asked for this!
That guy crawled through a fucking microwave corridor, what EXCUSE do you have :!:
Heh heh, well, whether you do it or not, glad to know it's a good game. Any memorable victories? Or embarrassing deaths?
This guy.
Hmm.. I accidentally killed a dude by kicking him without realizing it. I thought he was knocked out and I kept kicking him just to show him who was boss, but then I realized that I had failed the mission and I was like "aw.."
I also went through most of the game with just a bamboo spear -- beating all men wielding swords with just a stick of bamboo. Sweet victory.
The ending I got was kinda sucky because I didn't really know what I was doing. The first time I died to pyramid head, though.
THAT FUCKING PYRAMID HEAD
"Yojimbo, you need to go over to the guard gate and catch a murderer. There's been a rash of murders lately, and people are scared and saying a ghost did it. Catch that fucker."
"Did these murders start after I got here? Because, uh, I'm not confessing to anything, but I might have a lead on a guy who killed like fifty dudes."
"Fuck you go catch the ghost."
Yojimbo encounters a woman. They fight.
"I have you now, bitch! Let's see who you are under this mask!"
Is it old man Jenkins? The shifty gardener? Or maybe the spoiled princess? Tune in next time for the thrilling conclusion!
It was a fucking ghost.
Pyramid Head has nothing on the guy above him.
One of them is a fucking Samurai Hunter. And he is evil.
I was walking up to the temple on the road, when I saw him come sauntering out of the mist. I figured it was just another save point guy, but mobile, until he whipped out a fucking knife, started screaming incomprehensible threats at me, and proceeded to carve me a new smile in about ten seconds. I barely had time to draw my sword before the guy locked me into an attack chain and proceeded to combo me to death.
Nighttime is all kinds of messed up in this game. You can encounter all sorts of horrific crap if you decide to frequent the wrong places.
It's like: DARKNESS
NOT JUST FOR SEX ANYMORE
Yes I did mention the Samurai Hunter earlier. Samurai Hunter TWO KNIVES.
Because I once ran from Pyramid Head right into that guy. GOOD TIMES TO BE HAD BY ALL
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Started playing it today. Never played one of these, so I am kind of going in blind.
first time... I died with a peasant lady throwing vegetables at me to cut, and got hit by a rock or something... This is where I discover that death=restart the f'n game.
next time, get killed after attacking a "Nameless Samurai" that wandered past me that had a really crazy hat on. Probably wasnt the smartest idea, but I wanted his hat. This was again in the opening village area.
Maybe I need to rethink my gameplan here a bit...
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Me on Twitch!
Just a quick note, Life does carry over when you increase it with beads. Just in case you were wondering.
edit: From a faq
ALL MY PENISES
Look at it this way, after they got done mutilating your corpse, they probably fought each other to the death for the rights to see who could make a trophy out of your skull.
No, you just played the roles of a samurai who came to town and died cutting vegetables, and another who was murdered trying to get a hat. Believe me, those are far from the most embarrassing playthroughs. In fact, I like to do ones like those on purpose. My favorite playthrough of 2 was playing a creepy old samurai who refused to get into fights and was solely concerned with getting enough yen to visit the brothel as much as possible.
Also, I believe Lord Shuzen is made of steel and rape.
Also, I've never "completed" any of these games. I think the closest was actually getting to the festival in 2 and learning the doctor's secret and running out the bandits only to find out that the magistrates were worse oppressors...
I'm really enjoying this though. Trying to walk that fine path of neutrality and whacking people with the back of my sword.
There's a brothel?
What affects swing speed with a weapon? I can make badass swords, but they're all really slow.
Breaking that guy's weapon in the Omoki town mission is fairly easy: Defend. He should attack enough that he busts it on his own. Just make sure your own weapon doesn't lose too much durability. Also, Guard Crush moves will give the enemy a huge amount of meter and possibly break it. However, your sword will also net a lot of meter.
I just created a totally awesome sword. It has about 180 in Att. and 150 in Def. It can kill most people in 2 to 3 hits. Still, getting it that high was a biiiiiiiiiiiiiitch. Fucking Dojima.
I made a pretty powerful draw style sword, but it's fairly slow and only has 12 moves. Gets the job done but is fairly boring.
Still trying to figure out how dual sword/ninja sword moves work too.
Dual type swords are the exception, along with Bare Handed. Those can only be learned through scrolls bought at the shops. (There is a guy at the Post Station that sells them sometimes, though they are expensive.)
Also, does this game have the saw? That was my favorite weapon from the previous games. Nothing quite like swinging around a 6-foot hacksaw, digging it into a dude, then start sawing away at them.
also, "you're" my hoe.
HAH