Fimbulvetr
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LaneDS said:
Uh Castlevania isn't an actual place within the Castlevania series. There's just Dracula's Castle.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow |OT| The MercurySteam has Vanquished the Horrible Night
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I'm trying to get it down, but it seems hit and miss for me. I don't know if it's the framerate causing it or just the way the game was designed, but there seems to be some latency when pressing L2 to block. It isn't a responsive as games like NG so you have to anticipate what the enemy is going to do. The combat in general is a bit sluggish. It seems like canceling a combo to go into a block isn't as responsive as it should be either. I'm liking the game though. I just unlocked Chapter 4, but I'm back tracking picking up all the power ups I missed first. It's a shame that completing the trials don't unlock something besides achievements/trophies.luka said:People who are just dodging instead of countering are completely missing out on the most enjoyable and rewarding part of the combat system.
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Fimbulvetr said:
Isn't Castlevania just a portmanteau of the words castle and Transylvania? I seem to remember reading somewhere that they just combined those two words to find an English title for the first game.
I don't know why people keep saying combat gets repetitive, the same can be said of alot of action games that have recently come out.
In Castlevania it's the same, you reap what you sow. There's alot of variety to the actions you can do, it's up to the player how to maximize the potential.
This is especially true once you acquire relics later in the game and unlock the relic powers.
In Castlevania it's the same, you reap what you sow. There's alot of variety to the actions you can do, it's up to the player how to maximize the potential.
This is especially true once you acquire relics later in the game and unlock the relic powers.
MurkyZebra2417
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Yes you did :lolY2Kev said:
Game is so awesome! Just reached chapter 6. Been taking my time with the game. Cant wait to go back and unlock stuff once i get the powers.
This might be one of the few games i also try to beat on paladin difficulty. I typically dont go back after i beat a game once, but this game is really addicting. And i love the locations. So classic. My favorite game of the year so far.
This might be one of the few games i also try to beat on paladin difficulty. I typically dont go back after i beat a game once, but this game is really addicting. And i love the locations. So classic. My favorite game of the year so far.
semiconscious
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Solune said:
i'd say (for me, anyway) the only time combat feels repetitive is when the rest of the game (story/characters/graphics/music/gameplay) isn't grabbing me. which's totally subjective, of course, but it's what turns what's fun in one game into a chore in another...
MadOdorMachine said:
Don't make a point of trying to cancel combos into a counter. It generally won't work. In that situation you're better off dodging. To counter you have to predict when the enemy is going to attack and wait for them to make the first move.
LaneDS said:
I don't think so. I have all the mainline games (the Japanese versions mostly, and a few in english) and none of them refer to the castle by name. Even if one of the english manuals might have done so at one point, it's definitely not canonical.
reminder said:Wtf, i had to switch to the easiest difficulty setting in chapter 2. Am i really that bad or is this game that hard? :lol I never had to switch the difficulty settings in the God of War games (except for the last fight in the first one...). Still love the game, though.
Change back, just remember what attacks are best and when. Also dont shy away from blocking (unless you're out numbered, then keep moving).
luka said:
Skip to about 5:15 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-TPhBIuTJc
I know it's called Castlevania in quite a few of the games besides Symphony. Like I said, I know the series was never called Castlevania in Japan originally, but I grew up with a bunch of games in English that called it as such, so that's canonical enough for me in a series that has always struggled with canon anyway.
I'd say it's anti button mashy. To the point I don't even use the vast majority of combos. Too risk as there are too many ai that evade and attack with quick unblockables. Ya tend to poke and roll with quick bnb combos a lot which makes things feel a bit repetitive. As creative as the ai is in this game, they all behave the same really (including some bosses)Teknoman said:
I just wish ai reacted more to my hits. Sometimes you start doing cool lookin shit only to have an ai go completely unphased and knock me right out of it. Unevadeable area effect slams can kiss my ass as well
I have only played the demo but it feels like because they have roll/counter on the same button I inadvertently roll when I mean to block. Very annoying.luka said:People who are just dodging instead of countering are completely missing out on the most enjoyable and rewarding part of the combat system.
Dunno if you guys know this but you can insta block the grenades goblins throw and they will explode almost instantly, killing off a few surrounding goblins in the area.
If you guys are having problems with combos, a lot of it boils down to this:
Start off with a long range Direct Attack on a single enemy... If other enemies start to approach you, press the Area Attack... From here you can jump which will send all the surrounding enemies into the air, and finish them off with the Guillotine or the Air Area Attack (forget what its called). Once you've gotten the
press jump again after that for some added damage and then use whatever follow up attack you've got.
Once you've got the upgrade, you can just hold the Area Attack and use the Chain Barrier to protect yourself from incoming attacks after hitting them with the Direct Attack. You can then switch back to the Direct Attack and use whatever follow up combo from there to finish them.
Once you've got a lot of the Light and Shadow upgrades, you can activate mid combo and do some pretty wild stuff too but thats more advanced.
Also, in regards to instant blocking, if you're using the Direct Attack and you see another enemy approaching, get ready for an instant block and follow up with the Area Attack to reset your position and go from there.
A lot of the bosses I honestly found that using the Direct Heavy Attack then dodging or instant blocking is what worked well.
Remember too that Chain Barrier Upgrade and Gilloutine Upgrade attacks will break armor which can be useful versus bosses as well if your spacing and timing is down.
If you guys are having problems with combos, a lot of it boils down to this:
Start off with a long range Direct Attack on a single enemy... If other enemies start to approach you, press the Area Attack... From here you can jump which will send all the surrounding enemies into the air, and finish them off with the Guillotine or the Air Area Attack (forget what its called). Once you've gotten the
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Once you've got the upgrade, you can just hold the Area Attack and use the Chain Barrier to protect yourself from incoming attacks after hitting them with the Direct Attack. You can then switch back to the Direct Attack and use whatever follow up combo from there to finish them.
Once you've got a lot of the Light and Shadow upgrades, you can activate mid combo and do some pretty wild stuff too but thats more advanced.
Also, in regards to instant blocking, if you're using the Direct Attack and you see another enemy approaching, get ready for an instant block and follow up with the Area Attack to reset your position and go from there.
A lot of the bosses I honestly found that using the Direct Heavy Attack then dodging or instant blocking is what worked well.
Remember too that Chain Barrier Upgrade and Gilloutine Upgrade attacks will break armor which can be useful versus bosses as well if your spacing and timing is down.
Future said:
This is one thing I agree with for sure. When you hit some enemies they don't get stunned and that gets frustrating as hell because they retaliate and there goes your focus (in instances where you can't block cancel an attack). Another problem I do have with combat is jumping is extremely unsafe, especially against large enemies who don't get stunned easily. Their attacks don't even touch you but you'll still get hit due to the hitbox or whatever and that pisses me off. Other than those 2 gripes I find combat to be quite satisfying.
brandonh83
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haunts said:
Sure, if you're good at it. Me, not so much. :lol
DangerousDave
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Victrix said:
The reward is VERY big, if you do it well. Specially if you have bought the counter combos. You can kill an enemy much faster, with counter, specially enemies that block or dodge (enemies that needs lots of hits can be defeated in a few seconds). Also, when there are several enemies, is VERY useful, because you can block an attack of an enemy (even if its one of the smaller one) and deal a lot of damage, not only against the enemy that you blocked, also for the others that are near.
TheKaeptain
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Not good at it. During small encounters I have it down but bosses ruin me.haunts said:
CaptYamato said:
i think with alot of the bosses bosses its best to use the long range Direct Heavy Attack and go into the Chain Barrier followed up with the upgrade move (forget the name) that breaks their block and builds a shitload of focus meter. Go in for some quick extra hits while they're stunned then get to da choppa.
A lot of the bosses have many unblockables so using the insta block can be kinda tough, but at the same time once you learn their animations it works well against them too. Sometimes you just have to do it to build that focus.
going for air combos vs bosses is pretty much always a bad idea though unless they have a shockwave move which you can jump and follow up with Guillotine.
Dalauz said:
Yeah a lot of people have been complaining about framerate issues to me but I havent encountered any. Is this just a 360 issue?
Valkyr Junkie
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Dalauz said:
Dark Octave
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To be honest, some parts of Castlevania: LoS remind me of Bionic Commando. Parts where you're using your whip to lower yourself (The very beginning of Chapter 2-1 for example) to jump over to another whip location. Lower yourself just one step lower than you are supposed to and you fall and die somehow. This reminded me very much of the radiation zones in BC and I have no idea why anyone would allow that in their games.
Simply block the area off or make the character stop moving once he reaches that point.
Simply block the area off or make the character stop moving once he reaches that point.
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