Lucent
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Mine will be here tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be feeling it. lol. Godhand started off with few moves and it got better as I gained more, so I'm thinking this will be the same.
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Mine will be here tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be feeling it. lol. Godhand started off with few moves and it got better as I gained more, so I'm thinking this will be the same.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
In its defense, it's a short thread, unlike most of the circle jerks.
I actually went into this expecting NMH lite...er.
Honestly, the game instantly reminded me of Ill Bleed. This is a bonkers, janky, entertaining Dreamcast game about 10 years late.
kunonabi
Member
No wonder I love it so much.
riceandbeans
Member
Are the sparkle kills random or do you have to activate them? I don't understand what's going on. I'm really starting to get frustrated and hate the game now. These mini games and QTEs are shit. Already turned it off after getting pissed off at them.
I'm on stage 3 and the baseball section, but on the third wave, Nick always gets overrun by zombies. I notice a sparkle kill activates before he gets mobbed. Am I missing something and not doing this right? The basketball minigame right before this was just as annoying.
I actually wanna see a DigitalFoundry analysis of this game. In my opinion one of the better-looking UE3 games. Between this and Shadows of the Damned, Grasshopper seems to really know their way around the engine. The lighting, use of color, and textures all complement each other really well, and it's not nearly as jaggy as most console games.
UpperCaseN
Member
Sparkle kills happen when you kill 3 or more zombies with 1 swipe. When shooting, there's a small window of time where you can take 3 shots-3 kills to do the same thing.
Its easier to get them after you unlock all combos. Sparkle kills are the only feasible way to get platinum medals to buy costumes
Net_Wrecker
Member
Sparkle kills happen when you kill 3 or more zombies at the same time.
And the baseball section is real easy on Normal at least. Turn auto aim off, aim well enough and it's cake. Nick may get hit, but you shouldn't have that much trouble.
Try deactivating the auto aim. I found that section troubling and was gonna turn it off on another playthrough.
Also you have to line up zombies who are dazed (stars around head) and kill them to get sparkle kills. It can be reall rough getting them to be in your swing arc though.
This game is really something. It's not the most polished nor the most complex in terms of combat, but I love the hell out of it. The carefree design is what makes it for me. The developers seem like they were having fun making it and the script helps a lot with that. There's a lot of crazy done in a silly tone like punk rock zombies and airships. Love it.
I'm glad I picked it up. It was a bit of a gamble since I've never really played a Grasshopper game before.
I'm glad I picked it up. It was a bit of a gamble since I've never really played a Grasshopper game before.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
So the
section glitched up on me, and the last zombie is frozen, outside the area and I can't reach him.
Hm. Not cool.
EDIT: Huh. Paused the game for a few minutes, unpaused, and he was unfrozen. Neat.
birthday cake
Hm. Not cool.
EDIT: Huh. Paused the game for a few minutes, unpaused, and he was unfrozen. Neat.
riceandbeans
Member
Tried it. It helped a bit but I still can't beat it.
Got Nick to third base with full health, sparkle kill activates, suddenly I've got mobs around him, and Nick is dead in less than a second.
I'll try again tomorrow but I don't have the patience for a second playthrough if just the third stage is annoying the shit out of me.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Wha? I don't understand this. What difficulty are you on? How is
Nick getting swarmed?
Garcia Hotspur
Neo Member
Beat Dad's score on stage 2 and 3 then you can buy them. (Think it's those two stages.)
Also stage 2 was the hardest for me to beat Dad's score on for some reason, so heres some tips:
-play on Hard mode, there will be more zombies and Dad's score doesn't change from normal to hard.
-buy a bunch of Nick Tickets and Nick Shake. Use Nick Shake every chance you can for zombie medal bonuses. You can use it once per
checkpoint. It's pretty easy to time Nick Shake on the roulette too. Just activate the roulette and press A as fast as possible. Also don't forget you can exit the roulette by pressing B.
riceandbeans
Member
I'm only playing on Normal. I've been doing fine up until these mini games.
I have no idea. Maybe the sparkle kill threw me off. I noticed a pitcher coming up before it and a cheerleader coming around. Then his health just goes to zero out of nowhere after it finishes.
I'll play it again when I'm less angry, but if the rest of the levels have this, then I'm glad this is a short game.
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
thats what was happening to me
I didn't know about the auto aim. I had to continue from that part like 8 times....its easy now
I didn't know about the auto aim. I had to continue from that part like 8 times....its easy now
Net_Wrecker
Member
Maybe it's glitching or something because I really didn't have any issues. I failed twice due to the horrendous auto aim but switched and got past it right away the next attempt. Weird.
Jasper Avenue
Member
Is it wrong that I actually enjoy Zombie Baseball?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Oh, by the way, if my previous post didn't make it clear, I've joined the party. 
Aside from that one little glitch, I'm loving the HELL outta this game.
Aside from that one little glitch, I'm loving the HELL outta this game.
Thanks bud. Didn't know you could back out of Nick roulette.
I'm on hard now, and besides some issues with the camera, I am enjoying this for what it is. I didn't plan on getting it at all until I watched it on some streams and noticed how much fun people were having. Lo and behold, so am I. Does anyone know what Dad's score is on the prologue? I'm playing hard now and I have stages 1 and 4 done (did 4 on normal) but when I played the prologue this time around I didn't seem to beat his score even though I got an A+.
Also, something I found out in regards to the Zed's balls achievement, the number of balls you counter carries over each play through. You are supposed to dodge 15, but on my hard play through I only dodged 5 and I got it. I got tired of dodging them on my first play through so I just killed him early.
Also, something I found out in regards to the Zed's balls achievement, the number of balls you counter carries over each play through. You are supposed to dodge 15, but on my hard play through I only dodged 5 and I got it. I got tired of dodging them on my first play through so I just killed him early.
Garcia Hotspur
Neo Member
You can check Dad's scores on every stage in the leaderboards in Juliet's Room.
Incendiary
Banned
Game arrived today...I'm midway through the first Chapter right now and I'm loving it. Once I got a hang of the combat it's really fun. Drop kicks seem to be the most useful attack right now but I'm sure once I start unlocking combos the combat will become deeper.
I've been laughing a lot, too, so I guess this humor is right up my alley. Definitely worth the purchase so far.
I've been laughing a lot, too, so I guess this humor is right up my alley. Definitely worth the purchase so far.
Xander51
Member
I'm guessing it's unlikely. There's no word so far.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
I got my copy in today, and boy am I ever enjoying it. Though it is a little repetitive, I'm still having fun with it.
Yeah, the new moves really help. I just finished my first run through on Normal and am eager to get into what seems like the point of the game (playing repeatedly on different difficulties for points).
I'm warming up to the game. I think it does a lot of stuff better than NMH/NMH2, so I'm glad GAF wasn't wrong on that.
A Link to the Past
Banned
The best thing that this game offers is flavour.
I love flavour
I love flavour
kunonabi
Member
Clear time and continues are easily the most strict.
CrankyDude
Neo Member
You just have to kill three or more at once. They don't have to be dazed.
Yeah, the new moves really help. I just finished my first run through on Normal and am eager to get into what seems like the point of the game (playing repeatedly on different difficulties for points).
I'm warming up to the game. I think it does a lot of stuff better than NMH/NMH2, so I'm glad GAF wasn't wrong on that.
Wait till you get all and start going on shopping spree and then doing better grades. it can really become addictive after all is out.
Lucent
Member
Exactly this. It's okay to come in and give your thoughts about a game. The only time it's not okay is if it's to bash the game repeatedly or bash the people who love it. If it's constructive criticism that becomes a conversation about how the game can improve and stuff, I think that's fine. I don't like when people come in a thread though and just say "game sux". lol. Not saying he did or anything. It's really irritating though when people come in and say they hate the game in one thread about it, and then they see other threads that talk about the same game just to say it sucks again. I usually only see that on kotaku and stuff though.
A Link to the Past
Banned
They also have the responsibility to respect others' opinions. "lol don't care" is not being respectful. People don't want trolls running in and bashing them for liking the game, which is acceptable with your view.
Also, you basically asked why people have opinions.
Hecatonchires Custom
Member
The real game begins when you get that Square > Triangle move in Stage 3. Then you can actually start scoring instead of relying on dropkicks to get the job done.
This game strips away every shred of masculinity I might have left and I'm loving it.
This game strips away every shred of masculinity I might have left and I'm loving it.
UpperCaseN
Member
I really enjoy playing NG+ with this, but I can't help but feel like I'm spinning my wheels since it's just achievements and costumes to unlock now. I'm going to shelve it and move on with my backlog, love the game though.
Typographenia
Member
Is this in reference to LuchaShaq?
He gave reasons why he didn't like it. I don't get why people are getting defensive about it.
Dark Ninja
Member
Finally got to play this yesterday for a couple of hours. I love this game, reminds me alot of No More Heroes.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
I think that's pretty much the majority of internet forum posters. We can all deny as much as we want that we no longer belong to that church of thought, but we've all been thay guy at least once, and some days GAF is our crystal cathedral.
heyyy I think Im getting better lol
stupid azz game doesnt have an instruction manual... how else am I supposed to kno about hey Mickey mode?!?!?!
seriously it's so broken! when u turn it on all u do is mash buttons and you're getting like 5x sparkly zombie kills.
it's like Epic Mickey 2!!
stupid azz game doesnt have an instruction manual... how else am I supposed to kno about hey Mickey mode?!?!?!
seriously it's so broken! when u turn it on all u do is mash buttons and you're getting like 5x sparkly zombie kills.
it's like Epic Mickey 2!!
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Isn't that one of the tutorial popups in the prologue level?
Crash Station
Member
Stage 2 beat. Don't think I liked
as much as
, but it was still a really fun fight as was the stage.
And the dialogue in this is still amazing. "I can't get this Katy Perry song out of my head. What a way to die!" :lol
Vikke
Zed
And the dialogue in this is still amazing. "I can't get this Katy Perry song out of my head. What a way to die!" :lol
Incendiary
Banned
Yeah I just finished the second stage, too. Definitely liked the first stage boss way more.
Really digging the game overall, though. The
cake and baseball
riceandbeans
Member
It's a public forum and he has just as much right to vent about something that upsets him. He doesn't need a diary, that's why he's on a forum. If it bothers you so much, move on with your fucking life and don't bother to read his responses. There's an ignore feature for a reason. Your just as much as a problem if your getting panties in a knot just because someone doesn't like what you like.
No, man. Just talking in broad strokes. I've been that guy too. It's all about when you stop yelling and decide that trying to convince the planet that your opinion is the correct one.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Same. There's something supremely satisfying about that final hit in a combo that kills a bunch of zombies in the same way it was satisfying to decapitate people in No More Heroes. All the rainbows and coins go flying + Juliet and Nick crackin' wise. So good.