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[∀ Narayan]

Is there a quick way to access move-sets?

This is the only Xbox 360 game that I am willing to get 100% on.

Also, in that shooting game between chapters, is there any way to invert the Y-axis on it?

 

[Baker]

Also, in that shooting game between chapters, is there any way to invert the Y-axis on it?

Not that I could find. I toggled invert-Y for both cameras back and forth and up was still up. I've only broke 35 points once because of that junk.

 

[TheExodu5]

I can't quite get the timing on the fifth punch for any combo with 5 consecutive punches. =\

 

[palpabl_purpura]

Got the PS3 version today at TRU. Some observations after 3-4 hours of play:

-it is not blurry. May not be as sharp as 360 in some areas, but it's not blurry.

-it does not chug. The first minute of the clocktower, there is some minor slowdown, other than that, the gameplay sequences run like butter. Cutscenes are definitely choppy, but I'll only watch these once or twice, then skip them forever (or in the case of MGS4, some of the cutscenes, I couldn't even make it through of the first time).

-load times are annoying. Very annoying.

-IGN was paid off by MS. Those little shits

So, don't be scared of the PS3 version. Would I have liked an exact port of the 360? I'd be crazy not to say yes. Given that the perfect port does not exist, I would have to buy a 360 to experience the game in all it's glory, but my cousin is on his 5th 360, so all and all, I don't feel so bad about Sega's fuckup.

 

[∀ Narayan]

How is the headphone mode in this? I would try it right now, but I'm tired as shit and am going to bed pretty soon.

 

[palpabl_purpura]

Oh, yeah, anyone like Jeanne more than Bayonetta? Just curious. . .

 

[sonicmj1]

Not that I could find. I toggled invert-Y for both cameras back and forth and up was still up. I've only broke 35 points once because of that junk.

For that matter, there doesn't seem to be any way to uninvert the flight controls on the Space Harrier game.

Don't know how I'm going to get that achievement now.

 

[Y2Kev]

anyone else notice that the 360 launch game picture changes sometimes? i haven't seen a game do that before..

also how awesome is it that they went non-eco case for this game??

Guess it's up to the publisher. Glad to see that.

These games were honestly printed and sealed in October probably.

 

[Baker]

For that matter, there doesn't seem to be any way to uninvert the flight controls on the Space Harrier game.

Don't know how I'm going to get that achievement now.

If we must suffer, so should you! :lol

I don't even know what the Space Harrier game is yet (in Bayonetta's context). I quit after Chapter 3 unless I missed something.

 

[andymcc]

have a question about chapter vi...

Spoiler

i can't find all three record pieces. halp.

 

[TheCardPlayer]

Ni, but the troll comments will be :lol worthy.

Ya don't say :lol :lol :lol :lol

a button masher has a deeper combat system that GoW3?! fkin' amazing!
I still remember an asian chick showing Bayonetta gameplay with only one hand

Holy fuck at that comment. :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[fernoca]

These games were honestly printed and sealed in October probably.

Tekken 6, Assassin's Creed II were done way earlier and came in one of those cases..so who knows, I don't mind though.

 

[andymcc]

Ya don't say :lol :lol :lol :lol

a button masher has a deeper combat system that GoW3?! fkin' amazing!
I still remember an asian chick showing Bayonetta gameplay with only one hand

Holy fuck at that comment. :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

holy shit that is epic.

 

[Volcynika]

Ya don't say :lol :lol :lol :lol

a button masher has a deeper combat system that GoW3?! fkin' amazing!
I still remember an asian chick showing Bayonetta gameplay with only one hand

Holy fuck at that comment. :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

if this gets a 9 out of 10 then Dante's Inferno and God of War III will get 11!?

God I love the internet.

 

[Junpei Heat]

have a question about chapter vi...

Spoiler

i can't find all three record pieces. halp.

Spoiler

Odette
-Chapter 6 v 1, in a tomb right behind you when you start
-Chapter 6 v 2, when you get to the waterside with the witch statues, go to the left corner(should be lower left) and smash apart the rocks blocking entrance to a tomb
-Chapter 6 v 9, after the Joy fight, you can find a tomb behind the Gate

Stolen from GF.

 

[ConcealedBlaze]

Oh...
My...
God...

This game is absolutely mind blowing. And am I the only one who doesn't think the plot is bad? It's got me pretty interested, and I love the bizarre, stylistic film strip scenes.

To anyone on the fence: Get this game. It has a ridiculous amount of content, a great world, amazing atmosphere, and the most polished action gameplay ever.

 

[remz]

have a question about chapter vi...

Spoiler

i can't find all three record pieces. halp.

pieces in six are

Spoiler

At the start, in a chest right behind you.

in the big water room with two statues. behind a rock wall that you have to smash (look around the edges).

And in a chest in the middle of a big pool towards the end when you're walking up the spirally snake way.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

I'm up to Chapter 14. I don't want it to end.

 

[TheExodu5]

I'm at a door in chapter 2. I can't get passed it.

It says "Perhaps if I were to unlease some temporal witch power on it, my situation would suddenly improve."

I feel like a dumbass, but what the hell am I missing here?

edit: oh there were some well placed statues earlier on...damn bastards hid them from me. =\

 

[Deleted member 30609]

run back to the two statues on the other side of the alleyway.

press X/Square while next to them.

Then run back over the other-side, hit X again before the timer runs out, then dodge the ray of light at the last second to trigger witch-time. You can then bash away at the wall.

 

[TheExodu5]

run back to the two statues on the other side of the alleyway.

press X/Square while next to them.

Then run back over the other-side, hit X again before the timer runs out, then dodge the ray of light at the last second to trigger witch-time. You can then bash away at the wall.

Yeah I just found em. Thanks. :lol

 

[Red Blaster]

Chapter 6 beginning. Do you have to turn into the panther to open the door with the three arrow switches?

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Yeah so far it's everything everyone has been saying and then some.

The QTE segments are hella dumb though. I don't mind the button-mashing for Tortures and Climaxes but parts where "oops you pressed the wrong button now you die" are hardcore BS.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Chapter 6 beginning. Do you have to turn into the panther to open the door with the three arrow switches?

yeah, hit RT twice then run along each one in sequence, the door will open (make sure you keep running to make it through in time).

 

[ConcealedBlaze]

Yeah so far it's everything everyone has been saying and then some.

The QTE segments are hella dumb though. I don't mind the button-mashing for Tortures and Climaxes but parts where "oops you pressed the wrong button now you die" are hardcore BS.

Yeah. I honestly don't care too much usually, especially since they smartly placed checkpoints before the QTEs, but when you're going for a platinum/pureplat trophy... the QTEs really suck.

Still... the best game I've played since Bioshock, which is huge praise from me.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Yeah so far it's everything everyone has been saying and then some.

The QTE segments are hella dumb though. I don't mind the button-mashing for Tortures and Climaxes but parts where "oops you pressed the wrong button now you die" are hardcore BS.

yeah, it would have been better if you were just denied some extra halos, or something along those lines, if you failed them.

luckily, they're the same every time, and there isn't many of them. but they really needed to telegraph them ahead of time in a much clearer, more obvious, way.

 

[Veelk]

Is this game kicking anyone else's ass, or am I just way too rusty. Srsly, I beat Ninja Gaiden Black on Very Hard and more than half of Master Ninja (I got bored, rather than that it was too difficult for me). This was over a year and a half ago, I think, but still. Why is it that I'm having such a hard time with this game on NORMAL? :lol

Seriously, I feel that the enemies are lighting fast at times. It's hard for me to react to them. Do I have bad reflexes or am I not alone here?

 

[Fugu]

Chapter XV. Hard mode. I'm scared.

 

[TheExodu5]

I wish they were doing a PC version. This game would be awesome with 1080p, 4x AA, and no damned screen tearing.

The tearing is brutal in chapter 2.

 

[EraldoCoil]

Sweet! just got home, picked up my copy at toys r us on the way! (It even came with a $10 gift card! saving for ME2) getting ready to pop this bad girl in!

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Oh yeah also found PN 03 for $3. With this, DMC1, and V. Joe do I have all of Kamiya's games?

Ah thanks. I have RE2 Dreamcast so that just leaves Okami....hrmm.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

you'd want RE2 and Okami as well.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

yeah, it would have been better if you were just denied some extra halos, or something along those lines, if you failed them.

luckily, they're the same every time, and there isn't many of them. but they really needed to telegraph them ahead of time in a much clearer, more obvious, way.

yeah

more often than not, I just put down my controller and stop putting all my focus on the game, which means a tower probably just fell on me

I have noticed if you pause at the start of the cutscene, if it doesn't have a QTE, it's skippable

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

5 hours in. Just beat Chapter 7. Pretty crazy fight.

Some more quick impressions:

Like the music but getting kind of tired of same monotonous battle theme. QTE's got better, no insta-cheapo deaths. On the other hand, when some particular enemies get ahold of you - jesus christ there goes 80% of your life. This game is definetely kicking my ass, getting stone trophies everytime because of the occasional cheap death + item usage. Overall, I like it but not in love.


Question: best first accessory to get? Is it me or are these suckers expensive!

 

[Deleted member 30609]

get the accessory that triggers witch-time when you take damage. it has a "HOT" symbol next to it.

also, if you don't have it yet, be sure to buy 'the bat within', it can get you out of some dangerous combos early.

you shouldn't be in a situation where an enemy, even most bosses that early in the game, are taking half your life in one combo.

expect stone awards, though. often times you need to go back and find hidden areas, and if you don't you get penalized heavily. don't stress about your award level, you'll be able to go back and do better if you want later.

 

[a Master Ninja]

also how awesome is it that they went non-eco case for this game??

Guess it's up to the publisher. Glad to see that.

The game was finished and manufactured months ago, before the cheapo cases were available.

For that matter, there doesn't seem to be any way to uninvert the flight controls on the Space Harrier game.

Don't know how I'm going to get that achievement now.

You CAN. There is a separate invert/normal option for the missile, turret, etc.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

It took me way too long to realize that you didn't have to be near those lightning towers to activate the bolt to solve puzzles using witch time.

The bridge was way harder than it should have been because of that, but I still managed it!

 

[OverHeat]

Got the game tonight, 360 version!!!
Hope the sale are great so we can get a sequel.

 

[Veelk]

This game is definetely kicking my ass, getting stone trophies everytime because of the occasional cheap death + item usage. Overall, I like it but not in love.

Hurrah, I'm not alone. I totally know what you mean, even though this game is raping me, I'm loving every moment of it.

expect stone awards, though. often times you need to go back and find hidden areas, and if you don't you get penalized heavily. don't stress about your award level, you'll be able to go back and do better if you want later.

*sigh* this is depressing. Every time I see it, I feel as though I want to redo the whole level, because I really just don't want that stone displayed. I realize I should just wait and go back later, (and I will), but that doesn't make it sting any less.

BTW, I'm confused on one thing. I see a combo in the technique list that shows Durza can be duel wielded, but I cannot equip it to both my arms and legs in one set. What gives?

 

[Fugu]

expect stone awards, though. often times you need to go back and find hidden areas, and if you don't you get penalized heavily.

Not true. It's easily possible to get up to a gold without touching Alfheims.

I don't know what combo you're talking about, but equip it on your hands in one set and on your feet in another and swap mid-combo.

 

[Veelk]

I guess I didn't explain myself very well. I mean that there is a picture of "Durza X Durza", so assumed that meant they could be wielded together. But I guess what you say makes sense too.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Rez - I take it you mean Selene's Light?

Also damn that

Spoiler

motorcycle sequence

went on FOREVER!

 

[diditz]

I guess I didn't explain myself very well. I mean that there is a picture of "Durza X Durza", so assumed that meant they could be wielded together. But I guess what you say makes sense too.

you have to buy durga alt. at rodin.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Rez - I take it you mean Selene's Light?

Also damn that

Spoiler

motorcycle sequence

went on FOREVER!

it's the cheaper of the two with HOT next to it. can't remember what it's called, sorry!

 

[Baloonatic]

For people who pre-ordered from Play.com, they've started packing my Climax edition today. Anyone know what delivery speed they use?

 

[Red Blaster]

Level design in this game is magnitudes better than Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry.

 

[Ronin]

Level design in this game is magnitudes better than Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry.

And no backtracking!

 

[TheExodu5]

Game is really awesome. I don't regret picking it up at all.

I don't like the style of the game nearly as much as DMC, but the action is oh so good. Level design is also much better...very straightforward, with no backtracking so far, which is what I want out of an action game. My only real complaint is the fact that the visuals lack a certain polish. Screen tearing is a huge problem at times, and the framerate isn't perfectly smooth, even on the 360. Witch time + boss fireball = single digit framerate.

 

[ConcealedBlaze]

And no backtracking!

Unless you hope to get high trophy awards :lol

But yeah. I essentially can't go back to NG, DMC after Bayonetta. It simply destroys them in every way. I'm pretty sure I'll still really like God Hand, but that's only because it's so different.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

anyone else notice that the 360 launch game picture changes sometimes? i haven't seen a game do that before..

Yep I've noticed that too, it's a great little touch. I wonder if it just changes randomly or if you do something specific?