ChoklitReign said:
I have so goddamn many problems with this game. I've made it to chapter 6 and basically the last few chapters have been kicking my ass. The hardest chapters have been 2 and 5. I've thrown my controller three times already - this game is dangerous to my health.
I'm not sure if I'm ready for this game. I dodge shitloads but enemies are too quick or their attack queues are too vague. Finishing Grace and Glory fights with more than 20% of my health left is basically left to lucky dodging. And the other big enemies are basically the same. Why can't I get better? Why can't I intentionally D-O? This fucking game is turning to hell on normal and I need better odds than this. I have the shotgun, the sword, the whip, and Durga for weapons and the only accessory I have is Selene's Light. What are items that will make the game easier? There needs to be some way to make the game harder than easy and easier than normal.
P.S. How does Durga work? How do you switch between fire and lightning? What are their differences besides speed?
Normal can actually be the most ass kicking if you're going in without the padding Very Easy and Easy give to your halos and recovery items, you also don't have as much health or magic since you haven't found or bought hearts or pearls.
The real short answer is: Use items like crazy. Health, invincibility, damage items. Forget the score at the end of the level, it's waaaay easier to get a better score when you replay than the first time you go through. You know attack patterns, you have all the items, you know what you're doing. Ignore the score for now and get used to seeing that fat Stone bastard.
You can basically beat the game on any difficulty if you grind through it with items, but your score will suffer. And that's okay! That's where the challenge and the fun is. I'd also recommend using a guide for finding unlockables; they're really not hidden in any clever or particularly fun to find way. Alfheims almost always involve backtracking, blargh.
You might try turning the music off and playing with headphones so you can hear sound cues for enemy attacks better so they're easier to dodge. Keep in mind enemies can't attack you if they're off screen, but they will attack the second they do get on screen.
Any LP piece you find can be completed on the level you found it on, so if you have any incomplete LPs you can replay the level and look for the missing pieces.
If the game is really, really frustrating to you on Normal don't be afraid to drop it to easy. Seriously. All you're basically doing is making it easier to learn how to *really* play the game. The game has an enormous learning curve, but it makes a real effort to make the slope as gentle as it can. The game is a lot of fun to replay for score, anyway. Big emphasis on replay.
