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Brandish: The Dark Revenant |OT| - Pit Shenanigans
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Augemitbutter
Member
but i had to get check it out asap. cleared the first floors 100% and the addiction started to kick in. sweeeet.
this will be my game for the next weeks.
this will be my game for the next weeks.
I would like to know this as well... still staring at it 8 floors later =)
You guys should keep her letters so when Dela becomes famous, you can sell them for HUGE CASH!!!
... Seriously though, there's no use for the notes. Just throw them away after reading.
Augemitbutter
Member
i was so hooked......
i forgot to save for an hour o_o i started this game in tv mode and it looks surprisingly good. what is everyones preference?
i forgot to save for an hour o_o i started this game in tv mode and it looks surprisingly good. what is everyones preference?
And that's Ares' mode done. From Tom's post earlier I thought that the completion title thing was only based on the tick marks (which seemingly is how long you take, which rest time is incorporated into). But no, the title seems based on a number of things.
Will have to see what Dela mode offers.
I had a ton of money at the end, and I got Wealthy Savant.
Right before the end of the game, you get significant offensive and defensive powerups, which basically makes Ares a total baller. Last bosses were a joke.
Game is definitely straightforward and not-at-all tricky. It was addicting to fill out the maps but I do wish there was a bit more difficulty. Ah well.
Right before the end of the game, you get significant offensive and defensive powerups, which basically makes Ares a total baller. Last bosses were a joke.
Game is definitely straightforward and not-at-all tricky. It was addicting to fill out the maps but I do wish there was a bit more difficulty. Ah well.
Will have to see what Dela mode offers.
Just got to Ruins 5. Really enjoying it so far. Can't stress enough how much I love the way the game starts. It's so perfect. My OCD has totally kicked-in and I don't proceed until I 100% a floor either. Looks like Falcom/XSEED is starting the year strong for me. Spoilers for Ruins 4...
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Yo, that miniature scale of the ruins with the dragon on top, what the fuck...sooooooo cool!
Augemitbutter
Member
yea. i wouldn't say OCD, but i won't move on until i 100% every floor, that's a given!
You might have to at some point. But only because certain floors require being backtracked to later on in order to 100%.
Brandish likes to mess with your head that way.
-Tom
It gets increasingly time-consuming as the game goes on (until you get
Warp magic
And I know exactly why BF2 is sitting at 40%. But if you don't, and you don't want it spoiled ahead of time, you won't find out for another 20+ floors.
-Tom
It gets increasingly time-consuming as the game goes on (until you get, anyway, which lessens the burden a little), but it is always possible to return, yes.Warp magic
And I know exactly why BF2 is sitting at 40%. But if you don't, and you don't want it spoiled ahead of time, you won't find out for another 20+ floors.
-Tom
Sounds good! Game's really cool, man! Thanks again for all your efforts!
Yeah...they had to put that boulder near the exit that tells you you can almost break it,made me look at the map to find the steps I missed...for a health potion hehe,(that is only the first map though,I hope further rewards are better)...liking it also so far.Not sure I understand all the legend of the map on the right though,going to have to check on that(the 2 rows with the little squares with all the colors).
That's not a legend, it's a palette -- you can actually make your own markings by selecting a color from there, then "drawing" it onto the map. How you use this (or even if you use it) is entirely up to you, but personally, I found it really useful to open my map and draw a red square with a dot in the middle whenever I encountered a locked door, a white square with a dot in the middle whenever I encountered one of the stone monuments, and a green square with a dot in the middle whenever I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that there was a pit trap in front of me (but didn't want to fall into it or waste an Iron Ball to open it).
-Tom
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
The answer should be obvious when you see how "helpless" a lot of gamers are these days by reading other threads...
Real Parakeetmen play dungeon crawlers.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
i dont know why i did this
I need to dig my copy out and play again. More importantly where is my psp charger...
Ill most def get the US ver too once I set up the other vita to US region.
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Separate related topic found this video saw Tom commented on it too, but was wondering do any of you guys have like other vids you might suggest? Wanted to send something with commentary over to a friend thats interested in the title, but not sure if the vid Im linking below is exactly the best example to give... From that BlueMaxima channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRu_qfjNlKs
Ah ok cool,sort of like drawing your map in the first EO,a little simpler though,thanks.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
A guy who goes by Opeb has been Let's Playing the game, and seems to be enjoying it a lot more than BlueMaxima:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w15OmcYpycA
I've commented on those videos, too, but mostly with tips and tricks.
-Tom
Thank you for the fast reply Tom, Ill send that to my buddy now.
The first chest you can jump over, which fills out enough of the map that you can use Warp magic to get to the secluded chest. You can buy it on the next floor if I recall.
If I only I had 150,000G.
ramoisdead
Member
Gonna get this game soon. Playing through too much visual novel/adventure type games so I need some hardcore action. Question is should I stream it via PSP cables or through PS TV?
Augemitbutter
Member
try them both. i use psp cables and having a good time. depends on your tv as well.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
I wouldn't really call this game hardcore action ala Ys. More like puzzle and slow exploration (with pitfalls!). Still really fun to play and I highly recommend it.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I still haven't really played that much of the game, but holy crap am I enjoying it. The gameplay is really addictive, and the aesthetics make me want to trance out and keep playing the game.
I'm really glad this finally came stateside.
I'm really glad this finally came stateside.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Might pick this up next month. Can't help but laugh when I see the name because of reasons.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Yes, reasons.
Unbeholders be cray-cray. The first time I encountered them, I literally jumped -- they scared me so much!
I prefer the look of it when played via PSP TV-out, as it's a pixel-perfect experience (in contrast with PSTV, which looks stretched to me), but honestly, both work absolutely fine. I'd say try them both and see which suits you best.
-Tom
Dela's mode done. Definitely trickier and tougher. Sometimes a bit cumbersome with some of the puzzles, and several resets if I fell down holes to save some time. Bosses were still a bit of a joke though. Still, safe to say I enjoyed it more than the normal mode. The lesser number of floors works well considering higher puzzle complexity, and doesn't overstay its welcome.
Brandish is an easy to play game with little barrier to entry, kind of like Ys Origin in that regard (with much less dialogue). On a handheld it would work well for traveling or whatnot because it is so easy to start/stop whenever.
Brandish is an easy to play game with little barrier to entry, kind of like Ys Origin in that regard (with much less dialogue). On a handheld it would work well for traveling or whatnot because it is so easy to start/stop whenever.
perfect free
Member
I made it to the foot of the tower before finally putting the game down last night. Frying fools with fire and lightning like it ain't no thing. I was worried at the beginning of the game that I'd need to save my gold for more weapons, but chests have been throwing rapiers at me (not literally, that would be dangerous) and I figure there's gotta be some way to boost my bank account later on if there are spells that cost hundreds of thousands of gold.
Seeing my little pixelly completed maps in all their glory is so nice. Also I love the "click!" when you unlock a door or chest. Such a satisfying sound effect.
Seeing my little pixelly completed maps in all their glory is so nice. Also I love the "click!" when you unlock a door or chest. Such a satisfying sound effect.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Not really a review but there is this guys "lets play" sorta video that Tom recommended. Was an answer to a question I had asked earlier in the thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w15OmcYpycA
Thanks ^_^
Malick[AI]
Member
Put a few hours into this over the weekend. Gotta say the music in this game is top notch.
Lostconfused
Member
So uh what's up with stacking health potions that causes them to subtract from the total?
20+3=17 what?
20+3=17 what?
Read the descriptions carefully before you stack
Lostconfused
Member
Oh, well now I am just annoyed that it lets you stack them, and the fact that it's a useless item taking another spot in the inventory. More so the wasted space than anything else.
Unless of course I am missing some clever use for them.
Ingueferroque
Banned
I wish there was a chance of Brandish 2 getting a similar remake for Vita..
Augemitbutter
Member
floor 9
yes please.
was fun after all that puzzling. straight combat floor with new enemy types. nice classic falcom boss before that, yummy.
yes please.