indigo-cyclops
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Foffy said:
If you press Start, go into Extras, I believe you can change the difficulty from there...
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow |OT| The MercurySteam has Vanquished the Horrible Night
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If you press Start, go into Extras, I believe you can change the difficulty from there...
brandonh83
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can someone tell me what stage that
supposedly plays in?
Vampire Killer
indigo-cyclops
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thetrin said:
Right, that's what I meant.
Id encourage people to go into the combat display and turn on enemy damage and experience popups. Kinda adds an rpg element to things. So when you are in the grind of fighting a bunch of guys again, seeing the damage values change based on your power and seeing yourself earn experience is kinda cool.
Loving the game so far, slightly choppy framerate and all.
Had a problem with the "grab" button. The English section in the instruction booklet is like 6 pages (including table of contents) and never went into detail, and the explanation flashed on the screen so fast, I may have missed it...
so it took a several wtf moments and deaths to realize you need to hit a button right when the large white circle shrinks into the smaller circle during the grab bullet time.
I just hope they don't make the controls overly complex later on, I'm still in chapter 1. I also hope they include a Vampire Killer mix because I love the soundtrack
Had a problem with the "grab" button. The English section in the instruction booklet is like 6 pages (including table of contents) and never went into detail, and the explanation flashed on the screen so fast, I may have missed it...
so it took a several wtf moments and deaths to realize you need to hit a button right when the large white circle shrinks into the smaller circle during the grab bullet time.
I just hope they don't make the controls overly complex later on, I'm still in chapter 1. I also hope they include a Vampire Killer mix because I love the soundtrack
brandonh83
Banned
Teknoman said:
Super Castlevania IV. It's literally called Prologue on that soundtrack.
brandonh83
Banned
Nope, that's not it :lol
DAMN, well on my soundtrack for CV4 that's what it's called. I'll try to find it on Youtube.
DAMN, well on my soundtrack for CV4 that's what it's called. I'll try to find it on Youtube.
Why are people making such a big deal about the framerate? I thought the PS3 version of Assassin's Creed 2 was much choppier, and the graphical quality in that wasn't even close to this.
Are we looking at the same game? This is fucking AWESOME. Bad ass music, bad ass gameplay, awesome levels... I don't see how anyone can complain, really. I find it much more satisfying than GoW3. I read all the hate and I really don't get it, this kicks the shit out of every other CV I've touched in 10 years.
Without spoiling too much, are there any incentives to play through twice? Hidden unlockables?
Are we looking at the same game? This is fucking AWESOME. Bad ass music, bad ass gameplay, awesome levels... I don't see how anyone can complain, really. I find it much more satisfying than GoW3. I read all the hate and I really don't get it, this kicks the shit out of every other CV I've touched in 10 years.
Without spoiling too much, are there any incentives to play through twice? Hidden unlockables?
brandonh83
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Docpan said:
each stage has a trial, beating those are more or less related to trophies/achievements. there are multiple paths through several stages, you can go back after you've upgraded or gotten new abilities that you need to get through a loose wall or door or other obstacles, etc.
other than that, not sure yet.
StreetDisciple
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Got the game just got to chapter two.. The game is growing on me, more frustrating than satisfying..Visuals is a mixed bag from terrible to decent. After seeing what GOW3 accomplished this just has me wanting more. The narration is just horrible. But after all the compaining the game is solid. Just kinda mad I didn't wait till it was cheaper.
Segata Sanshiro
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Never played AC2, but looking it up on the interwebs, it had a slightly higher framerate than LoS does.Docpan said:
I'm not usually framerate sensitive, but Lords of Shadow makes me queasy. It's probably not the framerate alone, but the framerate is a big part of it. I can't play the game for a length of time without throwing up. If you don't think that's a big deal from my perspective, well, awesome, you're bulimic.
Everyone sees the world in a slightly different way. Lords of Shadow obviously doesn't cause you any trouble, but it does cause some people issues, and given that everything else is so awesome, it's extremely aggravating to have to skip the game or play in short segments just because the developer thought a subpar framerate was okay.
Just here to concur that the game just keeps getting better. I'm starting to hit the point in the combat that there are too many moves to remember! :lol
*In response to LoS making people feel queasy, etc. I think alot of it has to do with the framerate and the camera shake. If you let the game sit still you can see the artificial shake on the camera. I get why they did it, but it just feels mechanical and nausea inducing. Mix that with the sub 30 framerate and I think you have your culprit.
Certain areas of Ch. 3 the framerate seemed really high. Also there wasn't as much aliased foliage every where like Ch. 2 which kept the overall screen shimmering down. I really loathe the 1bit alpha transparency on the foliage. It probably wouldn't be so bad if the textures were higher resolution. Some of the branches and bushes with no leaves are just painful to look at!
Overall the game is super gorgeous though!
*In response to LoS making people feel queasy, etc. I think alot of it has to do with the framerate and the camera shake. If you let the game sit still you can see the artificial shake on the camera. I get why they did it, but it just feels mechanical and nausea inducing. Mix that with the sub 30 framerate and I think you have your culprit.
Certain areas of Ch. 3 the framerate seemed really high. Also there wasn't as much aliased foliage every where like Ch. 2 which kept the overall screen shimmering down. I really loathe the 1bit alpha transparency on the foliage. It probably wouldn't be so bad if the textures were higher resolution. Some of the branches and bushes with no leaves are just painful to look at!
Overall the game is super gorgeous though!
I've played around 2 hours so far, and I'm digging it for the most part, but I think this is the first game where the jagged edges is actually hurting my enjoyment of it. Maybe its just me, but the horrible jaggies combined with the camera being pulled a tad farther back than most action games is actually causing me to lose track of enemies on screen. Maybe it's just me, though. Is the 360 version any less...jaggy?
AC2 in the city, ground level, on PS3, was often in the teens as far as fps goes. It didn't kill it for me, but it certainly bugged me. Some of the worst I've ever seen this gen, and I dont recall anyone making a stink over it. I haven't had any "what the fuck is going on" moments with this, not even in the demo that supposedly plays like shit. It's blown out of proportion and consequently may be turning off potential buyers. That's bad, because this shit is good.
The graphics are insane. The rain effects are insane. Several years ago this could pass for FMV-quality.
The graphics are insane. The rain effects are insane. Several years ago this could pass for FMV-quality.
Segata Sanshiro
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That's interesting, because the tests on the usual frame counting sites say AC2 PS3 has a low of 24 FPS. But hey, as I said, I didn't play it, so you'd know better than me. I also don't know if anyone made a stink about it or not, but if it did go into the teens, I'd bet someone did.Docpan said:
And sorry, but the framerate is a big problem here, and people should make noise about it, or Mercurysteam will think it's okay and then we'll get stuck with another Castlevania game with a below-par framerate. If it costs them sales, good. It should.
Anyone else dislike the "on camera" effects? Things like rain drops on the screen or snow flakes? Compound that with the camera shake and you would think Mercurystream want's me to think Gabriel has a personal camera man following him on the epic adventure. Hope he/she is getting hazard pay!
It kinda ruins the immersion a bit imo.
It kinda ruins the immersion a bit imo.
Well just finished the fourth mission.
The game is good, combat isn't up to standards in my opinion, but it still could open up and I hoping it will become enjoyable.
Game is good looking, but in no way does that make the FPS issue alright when equally good looking stuff is coming up and run better then it.
That said I will keep going if for no other reason the Patrick Stuart is freaking awesome and I want to hear more of him, and I hoping at some point or another the story grabs me.
One thing though.
I am sure people have talked about it, but how the hell did they miss the glitch in the forth mission, around the center area if you run at certain angels, or more jump over the back side of the rock it messes up and the picture cuts out.
The game is good, combat isn't up to standards in my opinion, but it still could open up and I hoping it will become enjoyable.
Game is good looking, but in no way does that make the FPS issue alright when equally good looking stuff is coming up and run better then it.
That said I will keep going if for no other reason the Patrick Stuart is freaking awesome and I want to hear more of him, and I hoping at some point or another the story grabs me.
One thing though.
I am sure people have talked about it, but how the hell did they miss the glitch in the forth mission, around the center area if you run at certain angels, or more jump over the back side of the rock it messes up and the picture cuts out.
brandonh83
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I had one of those annoying flying bat-like goblin things actually attach to me. It didn't attack me or anything once the glitch happened, it just chilled next to Gabriel everywhere he went. When I got into the next screen it disappeared.
TheKaeptain
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Tokubetsu said:
He is how a 3d Belmont should look.
Man, going through and trying to do the trials is fun. I haven't even beat chapter 2 because I am going back and grinding. :lol
MadOdorMachine
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Is there a way to turn the shaky camera off in this game? I didn't see anything in the options menu, but I only played it for an hour or two.
It's pretty easy to figure out the ending even part way into the game I'll be impressed if they surprise me.
That said, if I'm right, they're still doing a great job with it.
I love having a story that isn't loaded with random japanese bullshit (so far anyway). And has, you know, good voice acting.
I'll be impressed if they surprise me.That said, if I'm right, they're still doing a great job with it.
I love having a story that isn't loaded with random japanese bullshit (so far anyway). And has, you know, good voice acting.
thetrin
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Victrix said:It's pretty easy to figure out the ending even part way into the game
That said, if I'm right, they're still doing a great job with it.
I love having a story that isn't loaded with random japanese bullshit (so far anyway). And has, you know, good voice acting.
The story, from what I know, is pretty damn Kojima-esque. If that isn't Japanese and random, I don't know what you mean.
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