Septimus Prime
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No. You never need to purchase more than one from any given skill to get its successor(s) to pop.
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Rogue Legacy |OT| My Great, Great, Great Uncle Who?
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Lee Chaolan
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Thanks, only had to buy the 1st Mana Cost Down and sure enough it showed. Thanks
Huevos de Oro
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20 hours was also the magic number for me before finally giving up. I had a lot of fun with it, but I realized I wasn't going to beat it under any circumstance.
I'd assumed that you advanced a level when you die, is that not the case? Are the levels the points pumped into the permanent stat upgrades?
Slowly working through the tower, it's a pretty significant step up from the castle and forest. Screw the wargs, I just can't deal with them effectively.
One level = one upgrade. The tower boss is pretty easy at least. I was kind of bummed I beat him right after the forest boss in the same run, because I really like the tower music.
Lee Chaolan
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What's more useful, flying or double amd triple jumps?
Also, is paying for the gatekeeper to take less of your money when you reenter the castle a waste of gold? It seems most gold earned should be spent right away on something anyway, so even if you built it up to him taking only 50% at that point it you'd only have a couple hundred gold upon reentering?
Also, is paying for the gatekeeper to take less of your money when you reenter the castle a waste of gold? It seems most gold earned should be spent right away on something anyway, so even if you built it up to him taking only 50% at that point it you'd only have a couple hundred gold upon reentering?
Lee Chaolan
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That's funny, I was wondering why the damn gear in the upper right hand corner would never disappear.
I can't live without double jumps and dash (which I use pretty much exclusively to control lateral movement in the air for getting through spikes). Flying is useful in a pinch too when you can just tap the button a third time and pause in the air.
I'm trying to balance double jump and dash, with cash runes and a little survivability at the moment. I'm not sure there's ever going to be a point in this game when the cash isn't important! D:
Septimus Prime
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I like having triple jump and double dash, but I would only use one jump rune and one dash rune. There's equipment later that can give you extra jumps/dashes/flight/etc. I would prioritize extra jumps over any other mobility option, though, as long as I have at least one dash.
It's not a waste, but it's not really a priority, I think.
You... might not want to check the bottom of the trophy list.
Yeah, that pretty much guarantees I'm not going for platinum.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Yeah I'm also weary of giving up the extra gold, even for extra jumps or dashes. I always at least have the double jump though.
What seems to be more efficient, a Hotake and build up armor/extra life, or a Tank class and build up attack and criticals? All I've beaten is the level one boss at I'm level 65 now.
Appreciate the input.
What seems to be more efficient, a Hotake and build up armor/extra life, or a Tank class and build up attack and criticals? All I've beaten is the level one boss at I'm level 65 now.
Appreciate the input.
Septimus Prime
Member
It depends on your play style and upgrades. Hokage is great early on, but at high levels, Assassin actually outputs the most damage because Hokage can't crit.
My favorite, by far, though, is Paladin. No weaknesses, and the shield is so amazing. Also, if you hold down when you activate the shield, you get the Tanooki Suit statue mode, which is less invincible--although still very invincible--and damages enemies upon touch.
bobawesome
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I feel satisfied having beat the game just once. There's no way I'm beating new game + anytime soon.
I tried to use the spellcaster classes more this time around (playing on Vita, played the PC version a little over a year ago) but I still don't like them at all. I'm sure I could have done better if I tried, but I made it to the final boss (2nd form) at level 73 with 53 children. Didn't quite beat it yet, mostly because I still only have the first column of swords unlocked. Ended up using the second sword for basically the entire game. And pretty much no spells or abilities either, just like the first time around.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Wow, just had my best run so far. I was lucky enough to get Helios' Blessing (every enemy drops coins) wound up with over 25,000 gold this round, my personal best thus far.
Wilco had ocd so every prop destroyed gained an MP point, plus I was able to slay the boss Alexander.
He was a Barbarian tank, and it was nice having the health but man it took two strikes to kill Alexanders minons, so I have to go for more attack power and just get better at dodging.
Well, I beat new game + tonight. It was surprisingly not that hard. I got lucky and was able to find most of the boss rooms pretty easily. The bosses don't seem to scale up in difficulty nearly as much as the enemies so I beat most of them in 2 or 3 tries. New game ++ is a real pain though. I've got to use a Grace rune just to make it manageable.
Trying to beat all the remixed bosses now.
Trying to beat all the remixed bosses now.
Lee Chaolan
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Yay, I did it. and yes, I'm awful at this game.
Went from a few days ago thinking I'd never being able to beat it to finally doing it. Gotta say, enjoyed the game far more than I thought I would. Will I play New Game +/++? Hell no. Enough frustrations just beating it once. lol Good luck to everyone that is still going or will play this game.
2blackcats
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Any word on what the new patch is for(ps4). A quick Google turned up zilch.
Pankratous
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Just beat the game, finally.
149 children (same as guy two posts above, strangely) and 15 hours 1 minute play time.
Absolutely fantastic and incredibly addictive game. The story was very good considering the delivery method. Played the entire thing on Vita, ran and looked like a dream.
Can't remember what level I was but at somewhere in the 160s.
149 children (same as guy two posts above, strangely) and 15 hours 1 minute play time.
Absolutely fantastic and incredibly addictive game. The story was very good considering the delivery method. Played the entire thing on Vita, ran and looked like a dream.
Can't remember what level I was but at somewhere in the 160s.
Lee Chaolan
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Haha, that's amazingly awesome. I thought it was cool beating it right before the 150th child, but yeah coincidences are the best!
I played entirely on PS4 and had no issues, except for the "Now saving" Cog wheel being permanently stuck in the upper right hand corner due to the cross save issues, it only really obscured my vision once or twice but not enough to kill me. Was fun.
It just gives you a premade character to use, so it doesn't matter whatsoever what your current stats and upgrades are.
Septimus Prime
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Those characters tend to be specifically tuned up to be effective against their respective bosses.
It's just that the bosses themselves are really hard.
The blob is incredibly easy if you want to try that one. The others, especially Alexander, are pretty tough.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
I just beat it with 120 children and my time was 20 hours. I don't think I will go through + or at least for a while.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
It took tons of grinding adding stats to armor, health, and strength to beat him. I think I grinded so much to beat him that when I went against the blob boss, I beat him the first try and was able to beat the final one after 3 tries.
anonymous_abc
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I'm really enjoying the game on the Vita so far.
I agree thought that upgrades come slow.
Not sure if having 2/75 upgrades is trolling me.
I don't last very long though. Best run so far was 2.5k yesterday.
Haven't really tried killing one of the huge eyes yet though. and leaving the main castle area is still too tough for my little hero.
I think I'm on level 30.
I agree thought that upgrades come slow.
Not sure if having 2/75 upgrades is trolling me.
I don't last very long though. Best run so far was 2.5k yesterday.
Haven't really tried killing one of the huge eyes yet though. and leaving the main castle area is still too tough for my little hero.
I think I'm on level 30.
anonymous_abc
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I fail to see how I could ever beat the game in 15 generations judging by my current play style.
Speaking of which, how do you actually beat the game? is there a room/boss you have to get to in the end?
And a quick questions what's the deal with the large pictures with 6 icons in them?
Your answer is there, adapt your style. This is from someone who is still finding their way, but is already much more comfortable with the game than when I started - I no longer immediately run back when I enter the Darkness and can hold my own in there.
I assume, beat the main boss after unlocking the door in the throne room. Also, pay attention to the journal entries.
If your character matches one of the icons, it's a mini boss I think.
Freedom = $1.05
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Somewhere between 40-50 your skills and your ability to grind out gold become heighten to the point where any run below 2k is kind of a letdown. I suggest that you invest in runes that boost the percentage of gold coming in and maybe unlock the miner for a few loot runs to really start beefing up your characters.I'm really enjoying the game on the Vita so far.
I agree thought that upgrades come slow.
Not sure if having 2/75 upgrades is trolling me.
I don't last very long though. Best run so far was 2.5k yesterday.
Haven't really tried killing one of the huge eyes yet though. and leaving the main castle area is still too tough for my little hero.
I think I'm on level 30.
bobawesome
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I agree. The game had its hooks in me good the first day and after that it started to feel like a massive grind.
anonymous_abc
Member
Not found any money increasing runes yet. I think I just have to go into rooms more carefully instead of 'guns' blazing and dying quickly.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
well, the good thing about this game is that AFAIK you never get the same item twice so once you've earned a rune, that specific rune will never pop up again (unless it's for a different piece of equipment). If you keep playing, you eventually come into one!
I also invested early on in reducing the gold penalty from Charon when entering the castle and i have a couple of points in the increasing-percentage-of-gold attribute. Once i got around 80% and starting getting more interesting runes i started doing away with the bonus gold runes because by then it's almost trivial to pick up 1.5k-2k without even trying.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
just keep on keeping on. The first 40-50 levels are really a tough grind as youre learning the game and you're almost always underleveled. try specifically using barbarians since they have really high HP, that'll help you navigate the beginning areas of the castle and offers you a better shot against the first boss.
So does the game stop at 149 children or something? Because I'm pretty sure this is the third screenshot with the same number of children:
Breezed the Darkness boss with the P.A.D. trait, and the final encounter wasn't too hard once you know what's coming. Onwards, to NG+!
Not sure I have what it takes for that trophy though.
Breezed the Darkness boss with the P.A.D. trait, and the final encounter wasn't too hard once you know what's coming. Onwards, to NG+!
Not sure I have what it takes for that trophy though.
Septimus Prime
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The weird thing about Herodotus (and to a lesser extent the final boss) is that, while he's easy in normal play, he's really, really hard if you're going for Thanatophobia. Almost everyone dies against him because they don't expect how difficult he is if you're low level.
To give you an idea, imagine that it takes multiple hits to make him split (while the other 32472 slimes are still moving around), and the earth spirits he summons also take multiple hits to down. Meanwhile, he kills you with just a few hits.