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Child of Light |OT| Beware the Night
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Darth Ghandi
Banned
Hi!
I've tried searching for this but I can't find much information. What separates the controls on the Wii u vs the ps4. Want this game and hoping for an improvement similar to what trine 2 did on the Wii u.
I've tried searching for this but I can't find much information. What separates the controls on the Wii u vs the ps4. Want this game and hoping for an improvement similar to what trine 2 did on the Wii u.
controls?
in the Wii U version you can control your companion via touch screen. I found this very useful, hoenstly, especially during battles, cause you have to switch from an enemy to another to stop them, or from a party member to another to heal them
It's great to have that option, but playing on the Vita, I still went with the analog stick instead.
shadowfall
Member
I recently finished. Child of Light on vita and I must say it is AWESOME. The game is perfect for Vita with touch controls. Kudos to Ubisoft for giving Raymond series, this and AC Liberation for Vita. I wonder if they will make a sequel for this.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Hey guys, how is the Vita port? I'm waiting for a sale to jump on this. If it's good though, I might just get it now.
It's awesome, get it.
Dragon1893
Member
Played it on hard without any issues but the final boss broke me.
It's insane how much harder it is compared to the rest of the game.
Probably should've followed a single skill tree instead of going all over the place.
Loved the game though.
It's insane how much harder it is compared to the rest of the game.
Probably should've followed a single skill tree instead of going all over the place.
Loved the game though.
So I've been thinking about getting this game since launch but for whatever reason I never got around it. I have a few bucks to spare so I definitely can get it now.
I've heard a few songs from the OST and I find it just exquisite and the artstyle is marvelous but I'd love to know how's the gameplay and story side of it.
Is the game any good? Is it worth it?
I've heard a few songs from the OST and I find it just exquisite and the artstyle is marvelous but I'd love to know how's the gameplay and story side of it.
Is the game any good? Is it worth it?
shadowfall
Member
It is totally worth it mate. The game felt perfect for handheld. The touch controls are responsive and makes sense (front screen). I would highly recommend it.
shadowfall
Member
The game is 15 dollars. I personally felt I got more out of this game than 60 dollars campaign one's. It is turn based with 2 party members and you fight 2 - 3 enemies at a time. The story is pretty awesome and surprised me as it is actually a sad story as opposed to happy go lucky type ones.
Just finished the game, even if it was a bit short I've enjoyed it quite a lot.
I've played it on pc, since a friend gifted it to me during the steam sales, I hope there will some kind of spiritual successor to this game, maybe with a bit deeper gameplay.
On a side note, if anyone has this on PC as well could you please add me on uplay? I need to gift an oculi to someone for the last achievement but I don't have any friend there; the ID is 'sharnaak'.
I've played it on pc, since a friend gifted it to me during the steam sales, I hope there will some kind of spiritual successor to this game, maybe with a bit deeper gameplay.
On a side note, if anyone has this on PC as well could you please add me on uplay? I need to gift an oculi to someone for the last achievement but I don't have any friend there; the ID is 'sharnaak'.
jim2point0
Banned
This game can get quite frustrating when you're against 3 enemies and they're constantly interupting you. Defending doesn't prevent being interrupted, it's just a nice way to take less dmg when interruption is guaranteed.
It's even worse when both your characters get slowed. All of the prevention type spells all take way too long to cast, which means 100% interruption against 3 enemies.
The combat started out quite fun but... ugh.
Does anyone ever actually use the elixers?
It's even worse when both your characters get slowed. All of the prevention type spells all take way too long to cast, which means 100% interruption against 3 enemies.
The combat started out quite fun but... ugh.
Does anyone ever actually use the elixers?
Begaria
Member
Of course! In fact, some of those elixirs could help alleviate the problem you're having. Especially the elixirs that give you the ability to not be interrupted or to speed yourself up. Don't be afraid to use them, even in random battles, because you get a ton of them.
Well defending also takes you back faster to the casting point of the bar, also you need to mix in short and med cast spell to eventually interruput your enemy and abuse of the slow of Igniculus to have the 3 enemies if possible stack around the same point in the casting bar... Well that's at least what I did in my gameplay!
For the elixirs I didn't use them, but they can help a lot I think since they are a short cast time for some powerfull spell.
jim2point0
Banned
I spent time time reconfiguring my gems. I was really struggling in against that griffon boss (that guards the moon temple). But I finally beat it.
I was not expecting
!
I was not expecting
to become adult of light
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
Just got and beat this game about a week ago.
Great game. If anyone's on the fence, just go for it.
I'd never played an RPG with mechanics quite like this - I found that it was all about controlling the wait/attack meter at the bottom. Strengths/weaknesses came second for me (although by the end game, they were nearly as important).
Great game. If anyone's on the fence, just go for it.
I'd never played an RPG with mechanics quite like this - I found that it was all about controlling the wait/attack meter at the bottom. Strengths/weaknesses came second for me (although by the end game, they were nearly as important).
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
The thing is the game punishes you a ton harder than it does your enemies, sometimes it feels like every attack the enemy does causes interupption whilst you'd only get it maybe if the game feels like it, and when it does they dont fall nearly as low as you do. thats probably one of only a few problems I have with the game really
It is definitely worth it imo
I bought it for Wii U a week ago and I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
This is my first RPG game ever so I was overwhelmed by all the elixers, stones, turn based gameplay, level skills and all that stuff. It was too much for me but I loved the fact that I had to learn and FAST. Now that I know how it works, all my attention goes to the story, artstyle and music which are just marvelous.
Ubisoft did an amazing job. They really captured the essence of an old fairy tales book illustrated by watercolor drawings.
Besides, it's a $15 digital game, you hardly can go wrong.
I disagree, the game seemed very balanced to me. You just have to be careful about the speed of your enemies. Use Rubella to stop any quick enemies, her Tumble is actually pretty strong and stupidly fast. In late game you can also use Gen to control the battle absolutely. Gen with Haste is unstoppable.
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
I have to disagree. The Occuli that lets you stun or the ones that place people differently on the timer, Gen's ability to control the attack phases, the one guy who can render anyone immune to interruption, the various Potions, and fast attacks all allowed me to completely control the flow of battle with practice. I was only in situations where I'd get interrupted if I wasn't on the ball or paying attention. And then I'd eliminate the weaker enemy (or enemies in groups of three) so that I wouldn't have to worry about it at all. That's all very late game stuff too; you have the whole game prior to that to figure out how to influence that attack meter.
jim2point0
Banned
What the hell.
And that's how I discovered the "flee" button.
EDIT: And now it's over. One of the few games I was sad to beat this year because I knew it would be over... and I wanted it to last forever.
The game ends with 2 fights in a row with no chance to heal in between or assign skill points?
And that's how I discovered the "flee" button.
EDIT: And now it's over. One of the few games I was sad to beat this year because I knew it would be over... and I wanted it to last forever.
eh, most of my characters leveled up after the first fight, i mean it should've given a ton of exp
Not sure if it's too early for a LTTP thread so I'll just post this in here;
I finished this over the weekend. It was one of the reasons I bought a PS4 (along with a handful of other downloadable games, like Transistor, which coincidentally also stars a red-headed female protagonist..). I was always a bit skeptical about this game, it looked great but was never sold on the game itself. After finishing I have to say it was fantastic!
I wasn't feeling it for the first 1-2 hours. I was flying around opening chests and mindlessly going through battles. But once you start acquiring more party members and the game mixes and matches the enemies in battle it became a ton of fun. I played the game on Hard as I heard the game was easy and for the most part it provided a decent challenge (it got too easy near the end, the last boss was no match for my decked out party). Swapping out characters to use certain abilities, buffing a de-buffing, messing with the occuli load outs, it was all a lot of fun and rewarding. Finn became an absolute beast at near the end, with a brilliant onyx (25% increase to spell power), Rage of the Capilli (%30 increase to spell power, and +6 to Magic (Tourmaline?), I was one shotting enemies regardless of vulnerabilities with my level 3 lightning strike. All the characters had useful abilities but I think eight characters was a bit much. It become a lot to manage their loadouts and skill trees. And certain characters only had one good ability (Tristis; Haste, Gen; Paralyze). I think 5 or 6 characters would've worked better. Gen seemed kind of pointless too, she joined very late and for...reasons? Personally I would've dropped Tristis and Gen and given there abilities to other members. Also,
, oh well. I think they could've assigned the swap party member and defend actions on single buttons or 'hotkeys', since you use them so much. It's a small tweak that would make the combat just a little more enjoyable.
Outside of combat, it's also pretty solid. I enjoyed the 'puzzles' and flying around new areas for the first time, soaking everything in. The side quests were relatively simple but offered a nice distraction. I would've liked to see more puzzles and hidden areas.
The game looks fantastic. There's a lot of personality in the characters and especially the enemies. Environments are varied in interesting. The soundtrack too, is also stellar. Listen to it free - http://musique.coeurdepirate.com/album/child-of-light - I think Dawn to A Dusty Plain is my current favorite.
Lastly, even though I'm not a trophy/achievement person, I was disappointed with the ones here. They could've done some cool stuff with the battle system, or more to encourage exploration, or messing with the occuli..they don't even have one for finishing NG+.
That's all, now I need to decide if I wanna go on to NG+ or play a different game..decisions.
I finished this over the weekend. It was one of the reasons I bought a PS4 (along with a handful of other downloadable games, like Transistor, which coincidentally also stars a red-headed female protagonist..). I was always a bit skeptical about this game, it looked great but was never sold on the game itself. After finishing I have to say it was fantastic!
I wasn't feeling it for the first 1-2 hours. I was flying around opening chests and mindlessly going through battles. But once you start acquiring more party members and the game mixes and matches the enemies in battle it became a ton of fun. I played the game on Hard as I heard the game was easy and for the most part it provided a decent challenge (it got too easy near the end, the last boss was no match for my decked out party). Swapping out characters to use certain abilities, buffing a de-buffing, messing with the occuli load outs, it was all a lot of fun and rewarding. Finn became an absolute beast at near the end, with a brilliant onyx (25% increase to spell power), Rage of the Capilli (%30 increase to spell power, and +6 to Magic (Tourmaline?), I was one shotting enemies regardless of vulnerabilities with my level 3 lightning strike. All the characters had useful abilities but I think eight characters was a bit much. It become a lot to manage their loadouts and skill trees. And certain characters only had one good ability (Tristis; Haste, Gen; Paralyze). I think 5 or 6 characters would've worked better. Gen seemed kind of pointless too, she joined very late and for...reasons? Personally I would've dropped Tristis and Gen and given there abilities to other members. Also,
Norah was my favorite character in battle, she could control the timeline and was kind of the 'commander' and it sucked when she left the party, and you never got a good replacement
Outside of combat, it's also pretty solid. I enjoyed the 'puzzles' and flying around new areas for the first time, soaking everything in. The side quests were relatively simple but offered a nice distraction. I would've liked to see more puzzles and hidden areas.
The game looks fantastic. There's a lot of personality in the characters and especially the enemies. Environments are varied in interesting. The soundtrack too, is also stellar. Listen to it free - http://musique.coeurdepirate.com/album/child-of-light - I think Dawn to A Dusty Plain is my current favorite.
Lastly, even though I'm not a trophy/achievement person, I was disappointed with the ones here. They could've done some cool stuff with the battle system, or more to encourage exploration, or messing with the occuli..they don't even have one for finishing NG+.
That's all, now I need to decide if I wanna go on to NG+ or play a different game..decisions.
Begaria
Member
Do yourself a favour and get this (my favourite in the series):
and this:
Aaaaand maaaaaybe this...(hey, I liked it):
There's a reason why so many reviewers drew parallels between Child of Light's combat system and Grandia. The action meter is almost straight out of Grandia.
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
I guess I should have mentioned that I was aware of Grandia. I'd just never played it is all.
But yeah I might try it out at some point. Thanks for the recommendation!
After a month of travel and away from my PS3, I finished it at the weekend with my daughter. Loved it all the way through. Missed a couple of the optional quests, so will go back and clean those up.
Battle system comparisions to Grandia are interesting. I have II and III but not played them. May be worth starting.
For anyone who wants the soundtrack ripped from the game, someone on ffshrine.org has ripped it. It was difficult, as the choir parts are on separate stems than the music, so they had to be combined. The encoding is a bit rough, but for anyone who has the OST it's worth adding.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post a link so I won't, but it's easy to find.
Edit: The extended version of Leaving the Castle is just amazing.
Battle system comparisions to Grandia are interesting. I have II and III but not played them. May be worth starting.
For anyone who wants the soundtrack ripped from the game, someone on ffshrine.org has ripped it. It was difficult, as the choir parts are on separate stems than the music, so they had to be combined. The encoding is a bit rough, but for anyone who has the OST it's worth adding.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post a link so I won't, but it's easy to find.
Edit: The extended version of Leaving the Castle is just amazing.
Picked up the physical vita version in Hong Kong.
It has a patch 1.01 that adds English support but I don't see any options in the game to change language. Playing on a vita set to English.
It's actually good fun watching my daughter play without English (we completed it on PS3) but the option is supposed to be there.
Catalogue number is VLAS 36064
Edit: fixed it. If vita system language is set to English (United Kingdom) then it still plays in Chinese. Set it to English (United States) and it's playable in English.
It has a patch 1.01 that adds English support but I don't see any options in the game to change language. Playing on a vita set to English.
It's actually good fun watching my daughter play without English (we completed it on PS3) but the option is supposed to be there.
Catalogue number is VLAS 36064
Edit: fixed it. If vita system language is set to English (United Kingdom) then it still plays in Chinese. Set it to English (United States) and it's playable in English.
My quick look back at the game (video). One of my favorite games of the year so far.
Messofanego
Banned
iNvid02
Member
Messofanego
Banned
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
The sale finally happened so I finally got it. Quick question: if I'm used to RPGs like SMT IV or Soul Hackers, should I play this on hard? How easy is the game?
It's easy,play on hard.
I finally decided to play this on Vita after buying it on sale over the holidays. I'm having a great time with it but have tried searching and found nothing on something that is bugging me There are some hanging mine cart things that swing when you fly by them. They look like they can fall and break the ground. Is there a way to make them fall?
Also is the DLC worth a purchase? I have such a backlog i'm just planning on steamrolling through this over the next couple days and then moving on so is it worth getting the DLC in that case? Also I don't see an option to trade occuli for that trophy in my menu?
Also is the DLC worth a purchase? I have such a backlog i'm just planning on steamrolling through this over the next couple days and then moving on so is it worth getting the DLC in that case? Also I don't see an option to trade occuli for that trophy in my menu?
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Finally played and finished this after it being in my backlog since it released. I should have played this sooner.
I lost count the amount of times I just aimlessly slowly walked/flew just soaking in the atmosphere. AMAZING!
I lost count the amount of times I just aimlessly slowly walked/flew just soaking in the atmosphere. AMAZING!
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Picked this up via Games with Gold and I'm having a lot of fun with it. It's charming as hell, and so beautiful. I was really in the mood for a laid back, not overly complicated RPG, and this is perfect. Expert mode feels challenging but not frustrating.