I'm in world 2. Now what? Just went to the first spot after tree of life.
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Darksiders II |OT| What starts with War, ends with Death.
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NullPointer
Member
Check the serpent mailbox.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Check the serpent tome thingy, you should have an invite to it.
Flip saw is op as fuck with arcane. It's dps output is stupidly fucking high due to how damn well elemental damage scales and each hit of it applying it.
Learning how to style with necro build has been fun as fuck though.
Tragic is there a list of what exactly each of the elemental arch types do? Because there is two for each. I'm just assuming one of the two elements is a stronger version of the other.
Deified Data
Banned
This is the sort of NG+ I prefer, actually. Compare it to Dragon's Dogma that let you carry over your level and gear, but left the enemies the same. You might think you'd enjoy plowing through the game, but it gets really old after a few hours.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
MiamiWesker
Member
That formula should have upped the levels some more cause I am just laying waste to everything. So for the most part the enemies are the same, maybe they become elemental but its not like you add bosses where regular enemies used to be right?
perineumlick
Member
Well the only reason I'll go through it again is to level up to 30 and 100% the game. I don't need difficult enemies since I already know the end game. Plus there's still the Crucible for a challenge.
tragic
Developer
Yeah, this is entirely based on your gear. The more hardcore and dedicated you are to gear management, the more you are going to plow through enemies. You can always try Apocalyptic. If that's where you already are, then your gear is just too boss!
Yeah, we don't really add mini-bosses to where normal enemies were. We are definitely doing that for our DLC. Some people may play it at level 2 or 3, while others might play it at 30.
Monocle
Member
Here's a little nugget for you. With the armblades you can shoot an instant just frame projectile and immediately cancel the recovery into a wrath move. I prefer Teleport Slash.
The inputs are Jump ~ Dodge : Secondary Attack > Wrath Attack
You know this notation, but for others ~ is the fastest possible input, : indicates just frame timing, and > is a cancel.
The timing for the first part is a bit weird because if you try to Meteor Strike too quickly Death will just dodge. You have to give him a fraction of a second to leave the ground before you snap him down with Meteor Strike, but if you do it correctly Death goes directly into his recovery animation where you can fire off the just frame. At the correct distance, Teleport Slash can actually catch up with the projectile so both hit the enemy simultaneously.
RPGCrazied
Member
16 hours and got the
. Am I halfway yet?
first dread lord
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Both versions are pretty much equal. PS3 and 360 users have reported frame rate dips and screen tearing. Go with the version where you prefer the controller and Achievements/Trophies thing.
I am already aware of Teleport Slashes property to basically cancel anything but that idea of plinking a jump into a meteor smash jf to remove recovery frames is very interesting. Would be useful for a Mace too.
Yeah round about, maybe even a bit over half.
Ok, thank you. PS3 version it is.
And I hope the issues you stated aren't too serious, especially the frame rate drops, as that is something I am much more sensitive on. But if the issues are relatively bad, I do hope a patch is released for them down the road.
MiamiWesker
Member
Ok cool. I think the crucible spoiled me, fighting 3 bosses at once is amazing. That mode showcases the combat so incredibly well, I love it.
Well for new game + I think I am going to try out an all arcane build just for the hell of it. A nice change of pace to mix things up. It is so easy to switch up classes and stats, in terms of customization in an action game I don't think I have seen a game that does it so well with it being so easy to switch up.
Expect dips on the big open areas.
Go to your serpent tomb.
Right now just frames are only really good for two things: Styling and piling on damage after particular hits when you have incapacitated some of the enemies. Its not something you want to use all the time but mastering it is part of being a complete player.
There are still a lot of nuances that have to be figured out about the combat.
MiamiWesker
Member
Vincent Alexander
Member
Just finished the game. Was an enjoyable experience, but felt waaay too fluffed and long just for the sake of being long.
Also, this game has an obsession of doing things in 3.
Also, this game has an obsession of doing things in 3.
Schweinehund
Member
Man, crucible wasn't too bad until the 51st wave, now its getting insane.
I want that last piece of abyssal but its going to take a lot of work to get there.
I want that last piece of abyssal but its going to take a lot of work to get there.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
14 hours on PS3 and I have no major complaints. The game froze up on me once in my playthrough and I've experienced minor screen tearing in big open areas. The frame rate holds up surprisingly well in hectic fights, even with 3 summoned ghouls and crows going crazy on screen against mobs of enemies.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Getting a new item always drives me crazy.
Because I remember all the times in the past that I've noted that I'll need that item, and now I can't remember where any of them are!
Because I remember all the times in the past that I've noted that I'll need that item, and now I can't remember where any of them are!
IS THE GAME LIVE IN EU?
Yeah, I'm playing in UK
So again, is there nothing I can do about the crazy low resolution item icons and Death in the back button menu on PC? It's really off-putting
I'm also getting a lot of audio stuttering.
Loving the game other than these issues
Hey Tragic, you said you guys didn't cut anything significant from the game... May I suggest you cut the
Shooting Gallery from the next game? It didn't fit and wasn't fun in the first game and it's not better in the second one... I only have 2/10 angels rescued right now and I REALLY hope that I will get to a room soon where there's 8 angels lined up on a wall cause I don't want to have only 20% of that section done...ugh.
Monocle
Member
Wow at
Worst dungeon ever. Not even a little fun if you're playing on Apocalyptic.
And to think I'm going to have to return later to pick up whatever collectables I missed the first time through. I am not pleased. I don't even want to think about doing it all over for New Game +. Sigh.
Earth. It's nothing but one long clusterfuck of a shooting gallery.
And to think I'm going to have to return later to pick up whatever collectables I missed the first time through. I am not pleased. I don't even want to think about doing it all over for New Game +. Sigh.
Testify, motherfucker. This this this.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I'd wait
Vincent Alexander
Member
I must be crazy. I loved
In fact, the only place I didn't really like was
However, I didn't play on Apocalyptic.
Earth.
the world of the dead.
Apologies and thanks. Didn't even click.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Spoilers, yo.
Schweinehund
Member
It is, but the enemies hit for a shit ton, atleast on apoc.
Yes I know but it's faster with the guns... and my only goal right now is to get the hell out of there ASAP. Anyway, guns or not it still waves after wave of mindless enemies. Nothing fun in there.
ThirtyPlus
Member
I'm really enjoying this game, but I just fell through the world and died for the second time...this time I was on the fifth level of the Soul Arbiter's maze. Is this totally random or is there some way I can lessen the likelihood of this occurring?
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Wait until level 25 so you can try it in one go with all waves unlocked.
I'm having sound issues on PS3 as well. The combat sound effects are incredibly quiet at times.
No sound problem except for one specific cutscene where the mix was fucked and couldn't hear the speach cause the music was too loud. Only happened once tho.
And yeah everybody has super low res death in the inventory menu (if this is what you are talking about). It's ridiculous.
Are those items lower than the third line in your sacrifice list? The game will only let you sacrifice stuff in the first three lines. So if you have to scroll to see the item you can't do anything. Yay for shittiest QA in the world... You'll have to drop other items to access the ones you want to sacrifice and then pick everything back up from the ground.
...hahahahahahaaahah omg are you serious? good lawd
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Dawg, that's turrible but I keep a low inventory anyway since I don't like carrying too much crap.
CambriaRising
Member
Try restarting the game. Yeah I know, it sucks.
razgriz417
Member
If youre on PC just click the item you want to sacrifice and itll work