Sindra Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Join us Malaki. Join us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Just wanted to throw out a cool Glyph I found -- everyone should try very hard to get the Werebat drop. I don't want to spoil it, but it's a very good option against the next few bosses after you get it, and allows easy transition between physical and magical combat (which is growing more important by the room, it seems). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drack Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Just wanted to throw out a cool Glyph I found -- everyone should try very hard to get the Werebat drop. I don't want to spoil it, but it's a very good option against the next few bosses after you get it, and allows easy transition between physical and magical combat (which is growing more important by the room, it seems). That is indeed an awesome glyph. I use it along with ->Luminatio<- to great effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 ^Drack, that's exactly the combo I used for the middle section of the game. Has anyone figured out a reliable way to defeat the Weapon Master? He's crazy hard -- especially with two of them on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziellink Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 So....is it any good? PoR "good", or even Aria/Dawn good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Well, Syl's beaten it already and he says it's his favorite Metroidvania since SotN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziellink Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Well, Syl's beaten it already and he says it's his favorite Metroidvania since SotN. Yeah well, i heard people raving about Super Paper Mario, and that was a pretty shit game, and i could possible come up with more examples. When the experience is still fresh, people tend to think to highly. So i'll take it with a grain of salt. Argh, who am i kidding, i'll pick this up anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfold Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Bought this for the plane ride to England tomorrow. Looking forward to it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'll chime in and say that having finished it I also think it's the best since SOTN, and it does a lot of things _better_ than the PSX classic -- it strikes a good balance between having quests while not bogging you down with them like DoS (soul hunting = quests) or PoR did. Shanoa also strikes a good balance between physical and magical combat, and is the only hero in the entire series to do so. PoR becomes a Jonathan-fest once you get the VK, and the others are obviously all physical attack based in the endgame. There is no super / gravity jump in the maingame, which is refreshing. The mechanic to replace it kicks all kinds of ass, and can be used to propel Shanoa in all directions instead of just straight up. Oh, and if anyone wants to get in on Race mode sometime, my friend code is 2879-2723-8994. I'll even go without the speed / new super jump options if you haven't found them yet...lemme know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFrost Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 sheesh, I didn't even know there was another one till I saw this thread on the front page. I immediately ran down to the store and bought it. woot. playing now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindra Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Every last store in town did not have the game in like their websites say they're supposed to. God does not want me playing this game it seems. ;_; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFrost Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 and holy crap I'm getting my butt kicked early in the game. I've destroyed all the other castlevanias, but that stupid boss in the light tower keeps eating me. I probably should go level up a few times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Max -- how far are you getting with the lighthouse boss? Worst case scenario, get out the sub-weapon axe glyph, and start shooting them from the top level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Every last store in town did not have the game in like their websites say they're supposed to.God does not want me playing this game it seems. ;_; Picked up my copy the day after it should have been in stores but it seems they were late bring it in... >:L Nonetheless I'm enjoying myself and I can't seem to get over one of the npc' surfer dude voice acting. Not to mention the fucking light house boss lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFrost Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I was getting to the top, just didn't figure out right away how to kill him. He's dead now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 How is the OST? I must know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Soundtrack is a slight step up from PoR, but not especially memorable except for the main theme. I think that the portable systems are limiting in the styles of music that sound good with the samples they have available to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindra Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Nonetheless I'm enjoying myself and I can't seem to get over one of the npc' surfer dude voice acting. Not to mention the fucking light house boss lol... I laughed for a minute straight when I heard him talk. My friend thought I was crazy....er. And yes, I too am having trouble with that fucking Lighthouse Boss. When fans of the series said games were getting too easy, they certainly ramped it up for this game. I can't remember the last time it's taken me more than two lives to beat a boss. Gergoth might have taken me three. O.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 There's one sweet spot where the crab hardly attacks. You can sit there and thrash him with scythes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFrost Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 so I have now progressed much further into the game. I must say that I really do enjoy this one more then PoR, though AoS the first time though was pretty epic. I haven't finished the game yet, but I'm glad the final area is so friggin huuuge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindra Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Gollgagh...already knew about that, but the bastard keeps bringing his one leg up and hitting me, and of course the damage it does it unbalanced. Either that or when I'm trashing him with both buttons, I'll accidentally hit the jump button while crouched and end up falling down right into him. I'll backtrack and do some level grinding by going after items I missed in the other levels. Hopefully that'll help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Got to a mansion stage, The boss there.... I can not help but think it's a frankensteinian version of Kenshiro, or at leaast bears some semblance but that's not all... if he manages to corner you on one side... Just try it if you get the chance. Had a goooooood laugh Also I've notice that the game is very liberal with sound effects. Saint Elmo, the cat lady, not to mention from the occasionally decent voice to the comical surfer dude. Oh yeah and the ectoplasm, is it just me or does it make a sound that reminds anyone of the baby metroid from Super Metroid..? To me when it dies it seems to make the baby Metroid's sqeal in a some what different pitch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Sindra: Hide in the upper right corner for the first two stops up the shaft. Then just throw axes from there. Drop down one level for the bubbles as needed. Takes a long time, but it's safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drack Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Beaten (good ending of course) in 11 hours with 100% map completion and most quests done. Missed some items and glyphs though Beaten the secret mode in 3 hours. Haven't beaten the large cavern yet. This game is yet another castlevania masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XZero Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 The main theme for Dracula's castle is amazing. Someone needs to ReMix it at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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