Mars was hard for me too, I had to grind a bit. It gets considerably less grindy afterwards.
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PlayStation Network Thread | May 2015
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Mars was hard for me too, I had to grind a bit. It gets considerably less grindy afterwards.
Exactly where I stopped.
Was crushed by the boss, went to the second area instead, was crushed by the (first) iteration of the boss there.
I guess I should grind a bit, but I'm still not... quite sure how I should go about it because i'm afraid of allocating points incorrectly.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Use this. It helped me out a LOT.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jzvOrGDv6_3Sh9p6KG9LdO4pKPGioPhPvQFyoxEJ78o/htmlview#
You sound exactly like me a few months ago.
Mars is really just a rough first step. Don't let yourself get depressed by people who will say that she's easy.
Mars is easy.
(Interestingly enough I decided to play DG last night.)
Beat the first two demons no problem, even turned the difficulty all the way up when that became available.
Spend all of your money besides enough to pay rent on various 150g gems, hit the circles you've cleared. Sell any equipment that's not an upgrade, get a third party member, clown mars, go to the next map, repeat if you want a fourth member, clown chronos with Mars.
(Interestingly enough I decided to play DG last night.)
Beat the first two demons no problem, even turned the difficulty all the way up when that became available.
Spend all of your money besides enough to pay rent on various 150g gems, hit the circles you've cleared. Sell any equipment that's not an upgrade, get a third party member, clown mars, go to the next map, repeat if you want a fourth member, clown chronos with Mars.
YianGaruga
Banned
Yeah I've been playing on "Hot" the whole time and I don't think anything was particularly difficult. The difficulty just depends on your playstyle and if you make sure to explore, optimize your party and use the available systems it's not bad. I never did anything that I would consider grinding, I just played around with the systems the game offers. If you just progress straight from boss to boss I can see how you might have problems though.
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I had written something more detailed, but internet derped when I submitted and I lost it~
edit: and about Mars, got blasted when I had just two party members, but with three things worked out. That google doc and GAF advice surely helped getting well prepared.
The answer for the beginning of Demon Gaze is really to just get your party filled out by spamming nameless gems in the circles you have already found. If you have 4 people Mars will not be an issue at all. To be fair the game does not really let you know how much it will help.
Sequence Six
Member
Maybe it's time to break out a game that isn't causing you misery, eh?
I can't. I actually haven't played a video game in almost two months. Video games used to be what kept me sane, my security blanket, but GAF has ruined video games for me, they just make me feel like a worthless, incompetent idiot now. I still visit this thread and a few others every once in a while out of habit and because I still want to be friends with everyone, but I guess I should stop.
Fuck Project Diva F, fuck Demon Gaze, fuck Bloodborne. Fuck everything.
I'm out.
This is more or less what i did lol. Game is too easy doing this.
Good to see solid interest in the game. I hope it does well beyond the LE selling out.
names2hard4you
Member
Why not play a game that isn't difficult, or a game that you can set on easy? Maybe what you need is a break but personally I find myself playing a lot on easy difficulties when I can simply because of how easily I move on to other things.
I realized that I'd spend time being stuck, or simply give up because the game required more effort that I wanted to put into it and would simply leave the game unfinished. I stopped imposing silly rules that I always made when playing games that no one but me gives a shit about, such as only play on Hard or Normal, or "never die in a level", or whatever. Ever since then I have been much happier. ALSO, another silly rule of mine was to always play a videogame every night, either out of fear of giving up the game, or simply giving up on gaming.
Ever since I expanded my horizons I have again found much more happiness on a personal, and also social level (I don't spend all of my friday nights on games anymore lol).
I hope so, even aside from the limited edition, every retail copy of the game will come with the soundtrack, it's a great deal.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Yeah, I went back and beat it pretty easily on my second try. Used pretty much that same exact strategy. I like that so far the answer to all of my "stuck on a boss" problems has been "Fuck it, just enrage Mars and win". :lol
Little bit pissed off that he killed my back row and I didn't have any revives, though. This makes two boss fights in a row that ended with my Ranger dead. She's so far behind on XP now, dammit. And it doesn't help that she was the last character I made, either. Gah.
That said, the castle is starting to get to me a bit, with how big it is and how much of a hassle going anywhere beyond the first floor is. Think I'm gonna take another break and go back to Soul Sac Delta for a while.
Regarding The Legend of Dark Witch on the Vita:
http://www.psnstores.com/2015/05/3ds-action-platformer-the-legend-of-dark-witch-heads-to-vita/
http://www.psnstores.com/2015/05/3ds-action-platformer-the-legend-of-dark-witch-heads-to-vita/
cardinalmind
Member
So far I've spent around 7-8hours for Demons gaze before I realized that I've been playing it wrong. A paladin and the gazer with high STR, Selling artifacts? Yup, that's me!
Time to make a new game T_T On the bright side atleast I now know the mechanics of the game and how it basically works.
Time to make a new game T_T On the bright side atleast I now know the mechanics of the game and how it basically works.
Don't take everything so seriously man.
Come on man, don't stress over it. It may be hard not too, but still.
Check that google doc S.Cain linked, it has a tab with good tips for early game (mainly: grab an healing staff to heal yourself, it has unlimited uses and doesn't need to be equipped; buy nameless gems, use them x3 in portals you already cleared to get loot, sell the loot, rinse and repeat until you can rent another room and get a new character). The game can be pretty brutal if you jump in blindly, so no harm on getting some tips.
Not only it's huge, it has those wolves who love to insta-kill people. So much fun.
Well, 2 circles left, and will definitely use a map to find those.
Congrats on no school man
! My semester's last day is officially tomorrow and it feels amazing :'). One more paper to write and one more revision to complete for my Creative Writing class and I am DONE for the semester XD! Gaming nirvana coming soon man
. Going to really dive into my Vita backlog over the summer and try to beat a few games (Shovel Knight, LBP Vita, MMX4, MMX5, MGS and Silent Hill are my first set of games to tackle).
We all do. First things first, everyone should get Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy next month and show that there is still enough interest for EXP games in the west.
I really like how the character are present with what I assume to be 2D animations; it makes the scene look like a dynamic painting or something
. Despite not playing a lot of Demon Gaze, I think it is a good game and I hope EXP's other titles come to the west; if Demon Gaze did so well here and Operation Abyss does well, then there is hope for this to come over
.I've barely any games these past few months. The last game I played was Hotline Miami 2 and I didn't even finish that.
I'm liking Freedom Wars for what it is but I don't have any idea what to do with the weapons and such. I've been upgrading and modifying them but I'm not sure they're actually getting stronger. It's a bit confusing. Still, I'm hoping it would scratch that GE2 itch I'm having recently until such time that another big game (Stein's Gate for me or DR whenever that is) is out or GE2 is eventually localized.
By the way, question for Oreshika players, what stats should I aim for before I enter the final dungeon? I'm planning to finish the main story of Oreshika once story mode of FW is done.
By the way, question for Oreshika players, what stats should I aim for before I enter the final dungeon? I'm planning to finish the main story of Oreshika once story mode of FW is done.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
It should be perfectly fine. As they did not use some ESL team to do it.
Maybe i'll look at them later, but i already know i'll buy it, the japanese demo sold me on it.
Good
Personally i don't consider DR a visual novel because it has lots of gameplay, a game with lots of dialogues is not automatically a visual novel imo, otherwise Sherlock Holmes crimes and punishements would be a visual novel too.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Level up your Gazer to 16, get Demon Rage, call out Mars, enrage her, win. Also, go into the battle with your party in the opposite of the formation that you want them in. Play defensively until the boss reverses your formation (which hopefully won't be more than 2-3 turns in, but sometimes you're at the mercy of RNG), and you won't have to worry about that happening again for the rest of the battle. The thing about this fight is that you really can't afford to play defensively. The boss has far, far more HP than you're used to at this point, and she heals as well. You've got to have a pretty good damage output to make any real progress against her. That's where enraged Mars really helps.
Also you really don't need a Wizard and a Healer. I'm not endgame yet, but the general consensus from what I've read is that Wizard gets to be pretty useless once you hit endgame. I know it's a pain, but if you can, maybe dump one for a Paladin you can put in the front row to use Devotion. A good defensive tank helps a lot in this game.
Kudo
Member
Alright, I'll try switching Wizard to Paladin. I kind of noticed that I never casted much spells with the Wizard so Paladin might be wiser choice.
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the advice, but I just can't enjoy video games anymore. It started with my obsession over getting better at Project Diva in January and then that toxic mentality contaminated everything else. I always feel inadequate, and lowering the difficulty will only make me feel worse. In Demon Gaze I didn't even have any more trouble after Mars but it still makes me feel like shit. I get self-conscious about every single thing and it is driving me insane. I had no choice but to just give up completely.
Anyway, good bye everyone.
I don't know anything about it but Net High sounds like a pretty cool game.
http://www.siliconera.com/2015/05/19/marvelous-new-game-is-about-finding-fake-real-life-people/
http://www.siliconera.com/2015/05/19/marvelous-new-game-is-about-finding-fake-real-life-people/
Why do you care if you're better or worse at a video game than someone else? That's a really strange thing to be upset about.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
It's obviously a personal issue, let's not rag on the guy and make him feel worse. There's few things worse to lose than perspective, and I think a break is a timely choice judging by his posts. Sorry, not criticizing you, just think it's best we just wish antibolo the best and leave him be.
SerTapTap
Member
Glad you're enjoying it, really loved the first two games, can't wait for that action game spinoff
I think I brought that up before, but it's a pretty decent game especially if it's ~$4 like the JP release. It's not the world's best Mega Man game but it's fun enough for a few bucks and the gradius style upgrade system is interesting.
Feeling lazy, so I'm just gonna quote myself from the OT.
I think stopping with video games (at least for now) is the right call. Focus on getting yourself better. I hope you overcome what you're going through. Good luck!
names2hard4you
Member
Yup I remember him having a rough time because of games. When something that is supposed to be a distraction is destroying you, you are better off leaving it. That's how I left Destiny, even the new expansion won't get me to go back. I had fun, but damn if it wasn't screwing me up. When the time is right, if it's ever to happen, antibolo will go back to gaming. We hope not to lose you though (I see you on AnimeGAF, but don't leave VitaGAF!)
Tizoc
Member
All things considered...I gave up on Demon Gaze, it felt rather repetitive for me as a DRPG, and the character designs and story didn't help in keeping my interest either.
I did put 16 hours into it though and for $15, I got my money's worth I guess.
Would I go back and finish it? Maybe someday, but until that ever happens, I dunno if I could recommend it.
If anything I'd recommend Brandish if you one isn't looking necessarily for a Turn based DRPG.
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I will gladly double dip! Loved this game on the 3DS and it was even among my top 10 GotY 2014 list.
I'd much rather they wait for 2 to be released then bundle 1+2 for Vita release.
I did put 16 hours into it though and for $15, I got my money's worth I guess.
Would I go back and finish it? Maybe someday, but until that ever happens, I dunno if I could recommend it.
If anything I'd recommend Brandish if you one isn't looking necessarily for a Turn based DRPG.
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I will gladly double dip! Loved this game on the 3DS and it was even among my top 10 GotY 2014 list.
I'd much rather they wait for 2 to be released then bundle 1+2 for Vita release.
SerTapTap
Member
I forgot I bought Demon Gaze. I have Operation Abyss coming when it's out too...I should probably stop buying long games from series I'm not invested in (but I probably won't)
They're making a Dark Witch 2? Had no idea this was (relatively) successful, got it by surprise in that eShop sale last christmas-ish time.