InfectedZero
Member
What guide are you using? I am using the wikia and it doesn't have like a set path of what to(in order I suppose)do which I would like(I know there isn't just one way to beat things).
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La-Mulana: Steam Edition |OT| It's Like A 2D Dark Souls
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What guide are you using? I am using the wikia and it doesn't have like a set path of what to(in order I suppose)do which I would like(I know there isn't just one way to beat things).
InfectedZero
Member
Yes. I looked at the two they have and they don't really have a good format that I can follow. Try out the wikia one its really good. I usually get lost trying to find out how to get a item since it leads to a rabbit hole of information to get other items to get that one item I orignally wanted to get ahaha
If you have a 360 controller or a DS3 with motioninjoy, you'll be set.
Hm. I'll look into this. I only have wireless 360 and DS3 controllers with very short usb cables (if any at all, in the case of my 360 controller). Thanks!
Davey Cakes
Member
I've been using the Wiki to look at what effects the software have. I think that's fair. In the game, you get software that says it's one of Nigoro's flash games, but it actually has a purpose and a useful effect. I'm not sure if this info is in the manual, but it's there in the Wiki.
One of my recent discoveries is that
One of my recent discoveries is that
there are software combinations that guarantee what kinds of fairies you get. Guaranteeing an "item fairy" is very useful when you're in need of money. Also, guaranteeing a "key fairy" is nice for finding secrets, like the Fairy Clothes which are a godsend.
cpp_is_king
Member
Fried Food
Banned
Japanese made spleunky?
Not really. Spelunky is much more of a platformer, La-Mulana is more about exploration and puzzle solving. If you go into La-Mulana expecting something like Spelunky, the way your character moves and controls will turn you off pretty quickly.
(Play both Spelunky and La-Mulana)
cpp_is_king
Member
There are, but if you want something that will only spoil your current part of the game instead of the entire game, just post what you're stuck on
cpp_is_king
Member
Why am I not able to teleport to
using the Grail? I scanned the save point and everything, but it doesn't allow me to teleport there. Is this the only area like that, or are there others?
Twin Labyrinths
Davey Cakes
Member
You need a particular software program in order to teleport there and to certain other places.
This Grail Tablet in particular, in the place you named, the
Twin Labyrinths
There is actually another Grail Tablet in that area that doesn't carry the same requirement, though, but you don't have access to it yet.
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
So Playism hasn't given out the steam keys yet??
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
We're working on it. Promise.
(the weekend just made the wait longer)Nope, though Spelunky was, as far as I know, heavily influenced in tone and aesthetic by La Mulana.
La Mulana is about exploration, solving puzzles, fighting huge bosses, and collecting cool items. It's more Metroidvania than action rogue-like.
Cloudius12
Member
;_; dat Inferno Cavern
Reminds me of God Of War rotating blades lol
Reminds me of God Of War rotating blades lol
Just checked and what do you know, Playism has your Steam code now.
https://twitter.com/playismEN/status/326392842970882049
gonna jump on the game again and check out the achievements, looks like they did a fine job with them.
Edit: VV beating the man to the punch
https://twitter.com/playismEN/status/326392842970882049
gonna jump on the game again and check out the achievements, looks like they did a fine job with them.
Edit: VV beating the man to the punch
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Hey guys,
Anyone who bought a Playism version of La-Mulana looking for a steam key, go here: http://playism-games.com/serials/
And I just posted under you too! I'm EVERYWHERE.
Anyone who bought a Playism version of La-Mulana looking for a steam key, go here: http://playism-games.com/serials/
And I just posted under you too! I'm EVERYWHERE.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Inferno cavern made for some hilarious deaths for me. Having an audience while I played made the deaths less soul crushing, and more funny.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Can't wait to transfer my Desura version over...
Davey Cakes
Member
The part I hate in Inferno Cavern is towards the bottom, where you can fall into the magma. The swimming controls coupled with the fiery chunks that leap out of the water make for a somewhat frustrating experience. At this point if I fall in by accident I'll just warp to the Grail Tablet to save the frustration. Hah.
RuneFactoryFanboy
Member
That Playisim link isn't working. I can log into my playisim account and see my purchase clear as day, but that linked page tells me there is no record of my account.
I'll be contacting support.
I'll be contacting support.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
As far as I'm concerned, warping out is the smartest way to do it, as by the time I get out, I'm almost dead, and then I get knocked back in by a flying boulder.
Sorry to hear that. The page reads from our account database, so it should work, but there've been a few people who seem to have fallen through the cracks.
cpp_is_king
Member
Yea the swimming controls are totally bugged and it's annoying as all hell. The worst part is that sometimes it gets confused so that pushing left means you go right
RuneFactoryFanboy
Member
I just sent an email off to contact@playism-games.com explaining the problem. Is that the best way to have this resolved? I can log into my playism account and see the game under My Account > Downloads. I'm sure you guys will get it worked out.
Davey Cakes
Member
All I know is that if you have a certain amount of momentum going into water or magma, the more you fight it the more the momentum will carry you in the opposite direction you want to go.
It's quite devious control design.
cpp_is_king
Member
I don't think that's design, as it doesn't even make sense from any possible standpoint. All you have to do is take your finger off of the d pad for a second. You lose hardly any momentum at all that way, and instantly it makes the d-pad start working correctly again. So I consider it a bug personally.
cpp_is_king
Member
What system are you playing on? Seems unlikely it would exist on one system but not the other, but also seems unlikely you would nave have experienced this, since it happens so often.
Basically when you're in water / lava / whatever and swimming one direction (say right), something can trigger an effect where holding left makes you continue swimming right while facing left. So you swim backwards in the opposite direction as what you're pressing. The way to break it is to take your finger off of the dpad (left in this case) and then quickly press it again.
60hours+? Yikes.
Just started the game, died already. I can see this happening a lot. Absolutely love the music, and the art style is quickly growing on me.
Davey Cakes
Member
I'm a little over 30 hours myself.
This game takes an eternity if you're not particularly good at solving all of the puzzles. If I was using a Wiki the entire way, it would have been a shorter experience but since I use that thing only sparingly (and when I'm desperate for progression) it's been quite a slow experience. This game is the king of roadblocking.
If you knew everything you could probably beat it in 5 hours.
This game takes an eternity if you're not particularly good at solving all of the puzzles. If I was using a Wiki the entire way, it would have been a shorter experience but since I use that thing only sparingly (and when I'm desperate for progression) it's been quite a slow experience. This game is the king of roadblocking.
If you knew everything you could probably beat it in 5 hours.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
That's the best way for now, yeah. If you don't get a response in a couple days, let me know.
I was quite annoyed that it didn't give me my Steam code until I realised I got it in a bundle and not from Playism, how dumb of me. Great to see it on steam though
Was it the Groupees bundle?
It's not bugged, it's actually working as intended. The water controls work on a momentum based system, so you cannot turn on a dime without, as you said, taking your finger off the dpad.
cpp_is_king
Member
Then shouldn't it just slow you down? Going left at full speed indefinitely while holding right just makes no sense and is bad control design, momentum based or not.
InfectedZero
Member
26 hours here with full guide assistance ahahaha. I have died alot as well. Just beat the Twin Labyrinths boss.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Got mine in the Groupees bundle. From what I understand, they told people about their la-mulana keys in the newsletter they send out, but I deleted mine because it was primarily a promo for some other bundle they were doing. If you log into groupees.com and check your profile you should find your key.
Indeed, so if there's a way to donate to the developer directly I'd be happy to do it, because it was quite a steal.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Cloudius12
Member
Just beat Viy after some 10+ tries.
Boss was annoying :|
Boss was annoying :|
I don't play it like that. I know there's a physics system in the game, so I play accordling to it.
So yeah, no problems at all. PC btw.
Also, 60+ hours because I didn't used a guide to finish it (used only to get to the Hell Temple).
InfectedZero
Member
Cannon Goose
Member
Tell me about it! I beat it with 1 HP while jumping at its eyeball swinging the axe like mad. Falling off those platforms into its body made me so goddamn mad, haha.
Davey Cakes
Member
La-Mulana definitely has "fuck this game" moments.
Like, when I didn't realize until 32 hours into the game that I had access to the Dragon Bone, which is a pivotal item at a certain point.
Yeah, no wonder I hit a brick wall in the Chamber of Birth and got so frustrated. Sometimes I feel like this game trips me up more with its trivial and cryptic puzzle/design decisions than with its actual puzzles. Thank heavens for the La-Mulana Wiki for helping where logic just isn't enough.
Like, when I didn't realize until 32 hours into the game that I had access to the Dragon Bone, which is a pivotal item at a certain point.
Yeah, no wonder I hit a brick wall in the Chamber of Birth and got so frustrated. Sometimes I feel like this game trips me up more with its trivial and cryptic puzzle/design decisions than with its actual puzzles. Thank heavens for the La-Mulana Wiki for helping where logic just isn't enough.
You could always buy a second copy for a family member, from Playism.
I'll take that second copy
My experience is almost identical do Jinfash's: had to go to a FAQ to complete Gate of Guidance, felt I was trolled by hidden
, invisible
and the
. Even the puzzle near the entrance to Chamber of Giants got me (I didn't realize I had to
and got zapped to death many times).
Heck, I couldn't even find the goddamn grail on my own. I feel dumb.
passageways
bridge
red skeletons
actually destroy the tablets
Heck, I couldn't even find the goddamn grail on my own. I feel dumb.
Davey Cakes
Member
If you're having this much trouble already, be prepared for hell. If you're anything like me, you'll develop a love/hate relationship with the game. Even when frustrated, the game will compel you.
Having played many hours of this game, I need to make a suggestion to new players:
There is software the in the game that lets you save the messages you get from tablets. If you have an excellent memory, you can always use the software, but I would actually recommend writing down/typing/taking photos of these passages with your own pen and paper or smartphone camera. Honestly, while not all tablets have absolutely pivotal info that you couldn't figure out on your own, the kinds of hints they offer are generally very important, and forgetting a single detail can trip you up. The game is so non-linear that you can miss one thing and then make a bunch of progress, only to hit a brick wall because you missed one tiny hint from earlier.
This isn't exactly what happened to me, but if I knew at the beginning what I know now about the game, I would have started off in the very beginning by taking down all information that I came across. Not necessarily with environmental objects (which you can just take note of), but with tablets that have hints and describe aspects of the ruins.
It's a lot of information, but having it on hand may save some headaches.
Have in mind that THE NAME OF THE ROOMS also give hints to many, many puzzles.