That Dude John
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Does Pincer-Blades' armor actually help Raiden in Revengeance mode or do you still get one-shot depending on the enemy?
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance |OT| A Blade Forged In Platinum [LAW OF THE WILD]
- Thread starter ScraftyDevil
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Their super armor is just as effective as in any difficulty.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Only 2 1/3 hours in. Top ten game of this gen already. WOW, once you get Dodge/parry move the game becomes DMC 3 on steroids. Thank you Platinum for giving old ass bastards like myself the kind of game I thought this gen would be all about.
call_kotaku
Member
They can't jump out of the way against a perfect air parry, but will fly back from just a standard air block. Seems to work better than running away and waiting for them to charge. Jump and parry against all the standard attacks, dodge the stomp to get that O action, and don't hit them because it just wastes time if they start puking green. The only risk of standing near them is that step kick which is way faster than the rest of the moves.
And Pincer blades are probably the most effective sub weapon against anything that isn't flying or a GRAD. You can cancel the charging into not just a dodge but a parry as well, I believe, like this guy does here.
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Deleted member 13876
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Is there a date or time frame for the dlc yet? Also, is everything released in one go/one piece or are they staggering it?
Welcome to America, motherfucker.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Just got there myself. Fuck. An hour of that really makes me want a cigarette...and I don't even smoke anymore.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
fox blade on enemies, Muramasa for bosses
When he drops down from throwing shit at you, stun-lock him with sai, go into Blade Mode and cut where indicated.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Muramasa. More DPS will help you sleep better at night, plus it turns your sheath attack into Sam's flame burst which is way too cool.
I mean once the second phase of the fight starts, when the vocals of the song hit. He extends his arm all the way at you and attacks you with his sai. Then he sends his legs which are a lot easier to block.
I thought it was Muramasa too, but in one of the codec calls, Kev goes into how Japanese swords are made and talks about the Murasama.
Let me know how it goes. I gave up after two hours. I miss the QTE 80% and can barley advance in the fight.
You can get health during the fight.
Whenever he throws the junk at you, cut it. Nano paste will fall for each one you cut after that segment is done.
direct_quote
Member
If you are talking about the
the MG parts he throws you can run and slide under them
Quick throw RP Grenades (quickly tap L2 with them equip). They'll go off instantly if it hits them. Then just Zandatsu the normal guys. Maybe use a EMP grenade on the heavy swordsman.
That Dude John
Member
Sexy. I must implement this information appropriately.
I'm stuck on the last part of the fight with the 2 mastifs
. I can do the rest just fine. Can you stun mastifs?GenoZStriker
Neo Member
May the blade be with you.
call_kotaku
Member
He probably means on Revengeance difficulty, where it spawns mastiffs in the second wave along with the swordsman.
Pincers are probably the solution
Right after you get the sword from Wolf.. You lower Armstrong's health about half way. He jumps on top of the rubble and throws a brick wall at you.
I can get the first cut, but the second cut never seems to land.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Is this on Australian PSN?
direct_quote
Member
Yup but if you
want health packs you cut all 3 though...
Just beat Monsoon twice with the no damage bonus and didn't get the trophy =\
Also, charged bloodlust scissor cut with ripper mode one shots everything excepts bosses on Revengeance. It has hilarious range and armor and it leaves enemies blue so you can zandatsu and refill your bar.
Also, charged bloodlust scissor cut with ripper mode one shots everything excepts bosses on Revengeance. It has hilarious range and armor and it leaves enemies blue so you can zandatsu and refill your bar.
Man, the Sai is really good on Mastiffs if you upgrade it enough. Too bad you have to sacrifice comboability =\
Oh it's also nice for Sliders; what a pain in the ass those things can be.
Though I guess combos aren't necessarily the end all be all of this game. Other than feeling OH SO SATISFYING when you pull off something flashy.
Oh it's also nice for Sliders; what a pain in the ass those things can be.
Though I guess combos aren't necessarily the end all be all of this game. Other than feeling OH SO SATISFYING when you pull off something flashy.
Lumpy Onion
Member
I normally get bothered by excessive swearing in games, but the constant F-bombs and other profanity being yelled at me by certain bosses feels like the epitome of badass. Overall I LOVE the translation of this game. It's just so full of life. I didn't bother with most of the optional codecs on my first time through, so it's gonna be a lot of fun listening to them on later playthroughs.
I'll give it a try tomorrow. I haven't been this frustrated with a boss fight in a while. I haven't even played games tonight. That's how frustrated I am.
Holy shit, that tech. I'll never be that good with those blades.
Yes, the bosses bring out the rage in you.
Pincer Blades are so satisfying to use once you know the timing of the SA frames. They've also helped me get left hands, too! I wonder how good they'll be in Revengeance difficulty, if at all useful.
I've been trying to use them but 1 time out of 2 I get grabbed during the release animation... I think I'll take a break, go for a run and try again later. The camera is very frustrating as well, I swear I'd die twice less if the camera wasn't fighting against me. I can't count the number of times I got killed by off screen enemies or how many times the camera spun on itself while I was attempting a parry...
This is a spoiler man, c'mon.
I'll have to put some time into the blades tomorrow. I only used that heavy base attack which throws enemies up into the air but the blades are too slow to be practical for me.
I haven't done the VR's yet, but the "kill 'em all" ones seem impossible to me to get a good time/1st run on.
I haven't done the VR's yet, but the "kill 'em all" ones seem impossible to me to get a good time/1st run on.
Well, if you think so I'll go back and edit it out.
I managed to finish VR mission 1 in around 29.16 seconds through use of the pincer blades (nothing else worked for me). It was quite a problem without them, seeing as everything had to be killed in under 40 seconds for the Gold time.
That one is the easiest and I can't do it either. I got the Slide Blade Mode down, but I can't line up the second slide right and that fucking Gekko...
Holy shit. The soundtrack, the epic cutscenes, the magnificent controls, visuals and the feel of the game... This game has turned out so much better than I expected - and I've had pretty high expectations for it! It's basically every bit as awesome as I would have wanted gameplay-wise, but with design and soundtrack that could very well be the best I've seen in an action game. Bravo, bravo.
It's crazy to look back at the VGA 2011 trailer with its 20 seconds or whatever of gameplay, and think back to when we were all cautiously optimistic, not sure what to expect, but trusting the game was in able hands now that it switched to Platinum.
Boy, was it ever. It's simply incredible to see the final product. Bravo!
Boy, was it ever. It's simply incredible to see the final product. Bravo!
call_kotaku
Member
Don't zandatsu when you slide to kill the first 3 that spawn. Just get into position start charging the second hit of pincers and release a split second after the second wave spawns so the two melee guards can move a bit closer. Releasing it will probably kill 3-4 guards, refill all your blade meter, and stun the gekko.
I was going by the strategy found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9cX83k469A but your strategy sounds good.