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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron |OT| You sure thats enough armor?
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Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I'm playing this game on Normal and I think the difficulty's alright so far. Nothing I want to plan for Dante-Must-Die-style yet. Regarding the Watchers: yeah, have the right weapon. It seems as though Gale is the most balanced (sword-type; good distance/speed, good attack power). Veil (fist-type) is the slowest but strongest. Gale (projectile) has the longest range, but it's also the weakest in terms of attack power. It does seem Rock-Paper-Scissors-esque. Could be wrong though.
Loving this game more and more as I progress. The different artstyles and their use throughout the stages I've seen so far are amazing. Nearly everything in this game is pleasurable to the senses (ie: the audio and visuals). The artbook for this game and the Catherine artbook will be acquired someday.
I completed a few of the
levels as well. Those weren't too bad as they seemed to be pure platforming levels to get
. Apparently those unlock something?
I'm trying to work on perfecting the guard breaks, though... But I really enjoy the combat's flow as well. It's fun.
Loving this game more and more as I progress. The different artstyles and their use throughout the stages I've seen so far are amazing. Nearly everything in this game is pleasurable to the senses (ie: the audio and visuals). The artbook for this game and the Catherine artbook will be acquired someday.
I completed a few of the
Darkness Stage
Ishtar's Bone Fragments
Dashing with Gale feels soooo good. Love it.Yuterald said:
I'm trying to work on perfecting the guard breaks, though... But I really enjoy the combat's flow as well. It's fun.
Lostconfused
Member
It's pretty obvious as to what happens. Also it depends on how fast you are.Teknoman said:Anyone accidentally fall into the darkness? I thought i'd just get game over...but...
Well lets just say I want to know more about what happened instead of just seeing a game over screen
The charged move is also a counterattack. Hold it right before getting attacked and then release and you'll attack through the opponent's animation.sillymonkey321 said:Sooooooo i miss gaming manuals when i rent games.
Took me an hour to figure out that by holding the square button you could do charged/powerful moves. I was doing basic attacks and block breakers the whole time
Just finished it. I liked it a lot.
Y2Kev said:
I was totally off on the mechanics of this game for awhile. I thought it said to counterattack you had to get hit first then attack them, then i thought you had to block their attack then attack like a normal counter. Then 3 hours in on the loading screen i read that you had to charge your attack like you said and release before they hit you.
I never really have great timing with attacks so i don't try to counter too often, i usually end up getting hit. I probably s hould have played on easy but i'm doing okay on normal so far, beat the second boss earlier.
â Narayan
Member
Anyone know if you can perform a perfect guard at any time, or do you have to wait for animations to cool down?
Not quite sure, actually. I'm thinking you can perfect guard at any time, but I could be wrong. You can cancel some things, but not everything. For example, when you are in the middle of the furious fist combo with the Veil you can R1 + X back dash out of the string. You can perfect guard A LOT of stuff though. When the Watchers get knocked down and they do that recovery animation that results in a knock back blast, that can actually be perfect guarded.
All Watchers seem vulnerable just after they do a move/combo. Fighting them aggressively is a lot of fun.
Lostconfused
Member
I think you can perfect guard everything. One of the bosses has electricity columns moving around the level which can be considered an environmental hazard but you can perfect guard those as well.Yuterald said:
Posted a 15-minute First Play Video. Basically the first 30mins of the game.
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
I asked earlier but don't think anyone answered me.. so are there global leaderboards for stages in this game?
Lostconfused said:
Oh wow, I didn't think you could perfect guard those during that boss fight (I know which one you are talking about without spoiling anything). That's so cool if true!
I only have Chapter 11, the final chapter left to G Rank on Normal. It's so hard though. I had to use my L1+R1 rage move or whatever and I got knocked out a bunch. It was only an S Rank. =(
Anyone else getting more into score attack mode yet? I know the game just came out, but I feel like I am talking to myself, lol! I have a feeling that this is going to be my road block for awhile.
yo_soy_el_topo said:
Yes, there are leaderboards. You can filter by Top Score, Your Score, & Friends Score. You can also sort by stage and difficulty. And of course, the top scores are crazy Japanese players! I feel pretty good though, I placed 6th on one stage and I am always in the top 20, at least.
Lostconfused
Member
You can perfect guard the meteors as well but I only managed to do it once.Yuterald said:
Lostconfused said:
Shit, that's mega dangerous though, lol! I would love to see a video of someone perfect guarding those meteor shots. I was on 1 life shard with no knockouts during that Chapter and I had to resort to my pause trick to see where the meteors were landing. I was too nervous to wing it in real time, lol!
Cheska said:
Yeah, the
cycle fight
Azazeal
we wont get to imprison them all, unless you get more via hard mode
Callibretto
Member
how long is the game?
So just finished the game. Absolutely brilliant, and easily one of my favorite games this year. Everyone has pretty much touched up on what I was going to say for my impressions. There were only two chapters I really detested, Chapter 8
and especially chapter 10. Both really gave me a hard time with the platforming sequences. Also
is the voice actor for Lucifel!? WHAT!? Mind blown! Never would have guessed that one.
EDIT: So that scene at the end
the one where youre playing as the angel
Jason Isaacs
EDIT: So that scene at the end
the one with the underwater Nephrim (?), do you guys think that's meant to suggest we may see a sequel in the future?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Finished the game. It was absolutely fantastic.
Whoever IGN had review the game was wrong. Really. His opinion was actually - somehow, despite that it's an opinion - wrong.
I wish Japan would get their asses in gear and make more games like this.
Whoever IGN had review the game was wrong. Really. His opinion was actually - somehow, despite that it's an opinion - wrong.
I wish Japan would get their asses in gear and make more games like this.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Y2Kev said:
The second version that plays right after is even better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQkyQ0BFCg
It contains spoilers about the first Fallen Angel fight in case anyone hasn't gotten past it yet.
GotchaForce
Member
Praise be to the Mangod for helping bring over one of the most exquisite games I've ever had the pleasure of playing. Fantastic from beginning to the end.
TheChillyAcademic
Member
Do we have any idea if a sequel is in the works...or was ever considered?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Man, it's been like 5 hours since I finished the game and I wanna jump back in (and would, if Deus Ex weren't out in a few hours.) There's just nothing like this game...
WickedLaharl
Member
Why even have a story when it is so poorly told? What an incoherent mess of shit.
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I think the imagery and iconography is cool. Most coherent stories aren't worth telling, especially in video games.
WickedLaharl
Member
No reason why they couldn't make a reasonable attempt at having trippy visuals and a decently told story.
I knew going in it was suppose to be somewhat of a mess but nothing could have prepared me for how terrible it ended up being.
Besides that towards the end of the game the gameplay just becomes tedious and boring.
I knew going in it was suppose to be somewhat of a mess but nothing could have prepared me for how terrible it ended up being.
Besides that towards the end of the game the gameplay just becomes tedious and boring.
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I mean to say that the images tell little stories about its mythos and characters - they're trippy, but they're also a bit more than that(at times). I hear ya, but I personally almost always prefer surrealism to specificity in Japanese video games.
Alright GAF, the game is currently installing and I need to know what difficulty level to pick. I'm on 100% media and information blackout so I know almost nothing about the game and thus have avoided reading this thread.
Can I switch difficulty levels after my choice without penalty? That's all I need to know and I'll pick Normal. Otherwise it will be Easy because I am TERRIBLE TERRIBLE at action games, (I had to give up on Normal half-way through Bayonetta, for reference).
Edit: Okay I risked a google search and apparently I can't switch. Hmm, decisions decisions.
Can I switch difficulty levels after my choice without penalty? That's all I need to know and I'll pick Normal. Otherwise it will be Easy because I am TERRIBLE TERRIBLE at action games, (I had to give up on Normal half-way through Bayonetta, for reference).
Edit: Okay I risked a google search and apparently I can't switch. Hmm, decisions decisions.
I got G Ranks on every stage on Normal! I also now have G Ranks on all but two stages on Easy (just going through this mode for completion sake, I want G Ranks for everything). I can't stop playing this game! Score mode is waaaay too addicting. I can't wait to get into Hard and Extra soon!
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