Luipadre
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Dont you have a PS5? I dont think this will come to PC, returnal sold horribly and we all heard about sonys new strategy
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Saros | Review Thread
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Luipadre
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You can fall a lot here but not in enemy zones. Those arenas so far are fall dmg proof
Shit still disappears, but you have a lot of upgrades that makes it lasts much longer or you pick them up from further away
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
You can fall a lot here but not in enemy zones. Those arenas so far are fall dmg proof
Shit still disappears, but you have a lot of upgrades that makes it lasts much longer or you pick them up from further away
GymWolf
the above is correct.I've only fallen off a cliff on accident twice here.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
There's the modifier system where you can opt to take penalties and balance with buffs, but you can only go max of negative 3 from positives.wtf... how lucky are you on your runs
I put on the I don't get halycon which gives me plus 6, and did the -7 for obtaining the highest level of damage buff. It left me with 2 more points so I added the active reload window is bigger.
For my runs if the negative impact from a buff is too big I just don't pick them up. I focus on either a good rifle or cross bow.
Thats about it. Game is far easier than Returnal so far.
Luipadre
Member
oh i dont use that modifier system at all, not on my first run. I will fuck with it later. Well ofc its easier when you do that kind of dmg lol
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
I mean it's the same as the pick ups in game. Benefit or loss. I'm sacrificing halycon. My skill tree is juiced in everything else though.
Skill tree also is big reason I'm shredding.
Mind you enemies only die fast once I'm in a weapon in the high 20s just like Returnal.
Luipadre
Member
I mean you deal insane amount of dmg. My ult does like 15% hp bar.
Steve Holt
Member
How come no OT?
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Luipadre
Member
I only had 1 try on that boss, but my dmg was so ass i was never gonna beat it.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Even mine was. I had cross bow instead of heavy rifle.
I actually took most of my damage from him flinging me out of arena and not grappling back on fast enough.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Maybe don't be a loon and stop slamming cats on the floor lol
Sketchball
Member
Alright maybe I overestimated my skills. I think I need to farm up a bit more before b-lining it to the second boss. Also I think since I just played some returnal it is actually to my detriment and I take damage for doing something dumb ie the timing of enemy tracer arrow rounds, dodging when I should be trying to absorb the blue dots etc. Also I think the second life thing should not have been a perma upgrade. I would be screwed more if that wasn't always on.
ChiefDada
Gold Member
Nah the Returnal/Astra fit is fire.
nowhat
Member
That should be given since Returnal, but I have no experience with this yet. A bit over two hours to go here. Not that I'm counting or anything.
...buuuuut, if we're talking about TGA, Returnal wasn't even nominated that year. The winner was Forza Horizon 5. Which may have decent sound effects, but come on.
Edit: for the record, I have played FH5. The cars go "wroom", sure. It's a fun arcade racer, outside of the festival stuff and the included dialogue. But seriously. No contest.
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Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
What sort of suggestions do you have for the game in general? I don't mind making it easy by completely overpowering myself - that's one of the things I love to do in roguelikes.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
That's disappointing to hear.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Skill tree:
-Focus cheap upgrades. Keep going up and up because every new tier after a boss has new cheap skills again.
-Get health and proficiency.
Weapons:
-Rifle and cross bow are king.
Risk items during run I alway take:
-Lose health from fall damage, do less damage at low HP. I avoid enemies doing more if they hit you more than once, and I avoid losing currency if hit. These make a run pointless.
Modifiers:
-Give up halycon, get level 3 damage buff and reload window is larger.
Last tips:
-Parry is rarely worth risk IMO. Just jump and dodge red.
-Dodge more than shield
-If you're doing a second attempt at a run immediately change it to eclipse at start of level if available. This way you farm way more currency if you fail again but also you get better rewards so you're super buff by boss time
That's about it. For the record I never platinumed Returnal or beat dlc tower. I'm ass at rogue games in general. This game is very approachable and fun.
My biggest complaints come from some uninspired level design, weak bosses visually/forgettable, abysmal soundtrack, and so far the story is a nothing burger.
Edit: I should add that once you can teleport to maps it'll tell you how much halycon in a level you've found. So farm the easier early levels for halycon for specific nodes you want. I plan to do halycon focused runs if I get stuck but I think I'm on the final level… so lol.
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bender
What time is it?
Second boss down. Starting to feel more comfortable. Don't like the shotgun or the non-homing assault riffle. The pistol is growing on me.
J3nga
Member
Few give a shit about roguelike for a full price. I'm not hating on the game but it seems that way. Even anime GTA has one.
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Grildon Tundy
Member
Sorry to spam this again, but how's the metaprogression/upgrade carryover between runs compared to Returnal?
Housemarque said that one of the complaints for Returnal they wanted to address with Saros was the audience's perception there was a dearth of meaningful permanent upgrades. That was one of my nitpicks with Returnal, too.
Housemarque said that one of the complaints for Returnal they wanted to address with Saros was the audience's perception there was a dearth of meaningful permanent upgrades. That was one of my nitpicks with Returnal, too.
Luipadre
Member
There is a whole "skill" tree where you can upgrade your stats and a bunch of other stuff after every run to make you stronger
Solarstrike
Member
Gonna nab me a copy in a few days for sure! Then I gotta dust off the old PS5 Pro, no doubt about it 100%! Gonna be lootin', shootin', and scootin' this weekend!
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Grildon Tundy
Member
Screw it, I haven't bought a new game in a while. Ordered!
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Why not just make the OT yourself?
Jinzo Prime
Member
If this game had a waifu anime character, it would be a hit in Japan. This studio's gameplay direction is somewhat at odds with it's art direction.Gonna nab me a copy in a few days for sure! Then I gotta dust off the old PS5 Pro, no doubt about it 100%! Gonna be lootin', shootin', and scootin' this weekend!
viveks86
Gold Member
Lol. I wish I had that amount of patience or talent. But if no one take it up by tomorrow, may be I'll just create a placeholder thread
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Just have ChatGPT make the bones and you insert the images?
ChiefDada
Gold Member
saintjules
Gold Member
tmlDan
Member
I find the game hard even with the modifiers, not incredibly hard but its hard lol
I get its easier than Returnal, but the game is not super easy
Sketchball
Member
The mini boss with the health bar is pissing me off. His aggro is crazy and I would beat him if I had second chance but I keep losing it in the rooms that have those ridiculous stomping battery enemies. Any tips for both?
viveks86
Gold Member
Yeah I tried to make a summary with Gemini, just to see if I can pull off something quick and I got this:I tried that......
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Don't get hit!
No disrespect. Just being real.
This and Returnal are heavily based on bullet-hell principles, and the whole gameplay philosophy of that sort of shooter is based on avoidance/mitigation of walls of lethal fire.
These games don't reward accuracy of aiming, they are about accuracy of positioning/movement.
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Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Like I said - the bones. Look at my invincible vs OT I just made. No AI or gpt used. Simple and to the point.Yeah I tried to make a summary with Gemini, just to see if I can pull off something quick and I got this:
It doesn't need to be agent 47 level of peak. Just good enough so people can discuss.
Sketchball
Member
I am talking about biome 3
Yeah I figured haha. I best returnal I just didn't know if I was missing something for those particular two enemies. I beat it. For the third biome mini boss what I did was just constantly used the zip line when he did the stomp thing. The radius of the red orbs on the stomp is too much to reliably get distance on foot with dash
Sketchball
Member
Use the weapon you get at the start of that zone as high a level as possible. It should auto aim right to the main one. Don't worry about the ones around him. Don't bother trying to parry the red stuff they come out too much and too fast it's hard to gauge. When the huge array of red ones come out try to run far to the side and dodge when they get close. That's all I got haha
WX3
Member
Now there's a reference I actually get!
Returnal was one of those games that I really enjoyed even though I wasn't very successful at it! Just pure atmosphere! I will likely grab this as well. Wish it was on PC, but I guess once in a while it doesn't hurt to fire up the PS5.