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Super Meat Boy |OT|
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LordPhoque
Banned
Shig said:
The three lives stuff only adds pressure, and pressure is the last thing you'd want in this game. The reason why this game is so good is the pacing, it's so intense, you keep dying and trying again. The lives stuff really hurts this feeling. It's a shame because these bonus levels themselves are actually great.
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Done speed running the Dark levels of World 1. Finished well within the top 100 of the leaderboards with the majority of 'em.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NILcGXF8_IA
On that note:
Kinda weird how you can run 'through' the saw blade somehow on 1-20X. Almost seems luck dependant, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NILcGXF8_IA
On that note:
Kinda weird how you can run 'through' the saw blade somehow on 1-20X. Almost seems luck dependant, too.
http://supermeatboy.com/38/Teh_Internets_/Feindflug said:
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
I think I'm going to get this now. 800 points before the $10 of points back for the month and "teh internets" makes this seem really amazing.
InfectedZero
Member
Yeah it happened to me on other levels probably once or twice.rj118 said:That happened to me once! It would have been perfect for a speed run had I not died almost instantly after because of my confusion.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
JRW said:
you know each world has a "dark world" and "warp zones", right?
Community Forum
Member
Shig said:
That blog post is amazing.
This game is amazing.
If I could change anything, it would be to give unlimited lives during warp zones (it is too punishing as it is, and totally unnecessary), make it so that my progress is saved all the time (my workaround is to save a replay after EVERY level I complete... so far that has fixed the issue... I just go into replays when I'm done playing and delete everything), and I would also put a callout on all the stages that have bandaids (that wouldn't make them any easier to obtain, and I would rather know in-game instead of referring to an online cheat sheet which is what everyone will ultimately end up doing anyway, so why not put it in-game).
Other than that, this is perfection... a true gamer's game.
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
My highest ranking is a Cotton Alley level -- the one where you hurdle over progressively higher saw blades. I'm 35 at the moment. I can't see myself competing in the top 100 consistently, but the leaderboards make this game ridiculously addictive... fuck.
Community Forum
Member
OpinionatedCyborg said:
Speaking of leaderboards, it would be cool to have your closest friend's time on the screen while you are playing, Geometry Wars 2 style.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Same as Trials HD. That would have been a great touch.SHOTEH FOCK OP said:
Darkflight
Member
Urgh, fuck any level with a homing missile, shitty things ruin levels. Fully agree with the lives talk, ruins the flow of the game.
Got to 6-5, even managed the drop section, but I'm done for the night, need something else.
Curently: 44% - 2396 deaths - 84/30 light/dark %
Got to 6-5, even managed the drop section, but I'm done for the night, need something else.
Curently: 44% - 2396 deaths - 84/30 light/dark %
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
All of the levels in "The End" make you feel like a ninja. The music and the challenge are both ridiculous in scope. At times, I would forget to jump simply because I was amazed with my own awesomeness. My brain could not comprehend the insane shit my fingers were doing -- "You're jumping from a wall onto that 1 foot ledge 30 feet away and then jumping 10 feet into the air around an obstacle to wall jump from that? what the fuuuuck??" I am now hopelessly addicted.Darkflight said:
oh, and my brain cannot deal with either 7-3 or 7-4 right now, I can't remember which. It just isn't happening. Fuck those saws. I'm sure if I watch a youtube of it, it'll reveal itself to be very easy with the problem timing. I lack such timing now.
edit:
we should also have our replays uploaded to xbox live. What makes Forza so great is being able to watch the top players' races and download their car setup. Being able to watch the top players' replays in SMB would be great too.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
God damn it, MS. Let me use my fucking Meat Boy prop.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Beat the first of the Kid's stages, and triumphantly walked across the room. Fucking forgot there were two more stages. bah. lmao
AndyMoogle
Member
I fully agree about the homing missiles, they are extremely annoying. That's one reason I quit playing N+. It's more luck than skill when it comes to those fuckers.Darkflight said:
Sounds like that would have been really annoying in this game. Most levels are finished in seconds, there's no time to look at leaderboard scores while constantly running and jumping!SHOTEH FOCK OP said:
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
I was trying to beat times on some levels and it told me i beat a level in 0.02 seconds and the replay showed the level starting then just ending. What the fuck!!? It luckily didnt post or i would be afraid i would get banned or something.
it was 2-10X.
it was 2-10X.
TheVisualizer
Banned
TheOddOne said:
yup, hes got 3 variations depending on which side he pops his head up at (left, middle, right)
I'm at 188 levels beat and really starting to get the hang of it. I love how you can hold turbo in mid air to increase speed. It really gives you ultimate control on speed runs. I have a feeling that when they get rid of the 0 sec times, I'll be ranked decently. Overall, I'm already in the top 500.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
I still can't beat The End. 6-5. the section after you get the key is absurd, how do you jump down while avoiding the spikes grrr
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
Really? I wall jumped the first saw (which is relatively easy) and the second one I ever so delicately hopped out of harms way.Shig said:
hahah. I just finished 7 - 13, and I'm already hurting a lot. Oddly enough, I find these really difficult levels the most relaxing. I don't get frustrated because they're so absurdly difficult. They make me laugh. And their extreme difficult forces extreme repetition, resulting in pinpoint muscle memory. Even so, after 3 - 4 of these levels in a row, I tend to go back to the first few worlds and focus on completing the dark world levels I skipped -- I haven't even finished world 3s.
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
Saerk said:
I think the closer you are to the bottom of the fan and the more you hit jump while in the fan = higher.
Just did 5-19 first try and hit 20th in the world
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
see5harp said:
I still havent unlocked jill. Think i passed up world 2's warps though. Havent got them yet. Same for world 3.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Just thought I'd play this for 10 minutes or so and get through chapter 5 before some Fallout, then I stumbled into the kid's warp zone which I obviously just had to get through for some unknown reason... After well over an hour and a half I thought it best to finish the game off.
Part that really got to me was the fast I couldn't avoid the close spikes when going downwards on level 2 for some reason.
Part that really got to me was the fast I couldn't avoid the close spikes when going downwards on level 2 for some reason.
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
here's a low quality video of my repay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aunQ47l0EAkDevelopmentArrested said:
the walljumps work, I swear...
notice how incredibly cautious I am in the end. I can probably take a couple seconds off my time by blowing through that section.
Visualante
Member
It's 2am and my housemate is screaming really loudly at this game. Fuck this game.
Psychotext
Member
You seem to go dead sideways... I've never managed to pull off a walljump like that. Bizarre.OpinionatedCyborg said:
Punch him in the head.Visualante said:
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Exact same way I did itOpinionatedCyborg said:
Unlocked The Kid this evening - felt sooooo good. =) Died around 600 times, most of them on the first level, which I definitely think is the hardest of them. Given their considerable difficulty, however, they pale in comparison to the levels of IWBTG.
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This game is simply amazing. It manages to balance difficulty and skill progression like few other titles. I've never been frustrated with the game, nor felt that it was unfair in any way. From the fluidity of the gameplay to the responsiveness of the controls, Super Meat Boy really is a lecture on good game design.
Bring on the GotY nominations!
Thank God for that
This game is simply amazing. It manages to balance difficulty and skill progression like few other titles. I've never been frustrated with the game, nor felt that it was unfair in any way. From the fluidity of the gameplay to the responsiveness of the controls, Super Meat Boy really is a lecture on good game design.
Bring on the GotY nominations!
InfectedZero
Member
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the IDEAL way to play Super Meat Boy just as someone stated earlier in this thread. I was curious on how precise and fluid the controls would be and holy fuck shit. Not only will this get rid of my thumb hurting but the amount of precision that you are able to have is beyond that of a Dpad or a Analog stick. If you guys have a stick I highly recommend trying it out.
InfectedZero said:Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the IDEAL way to play Super Meat Boy just as someone stated earlier in this thread. I was curious on how precise and fluid the controls would be and holy fuck shit. Not only will this get rid of my thumb hurting but the amount of precision that you are able to have is beyond that of a Dpad or a Analog stick. If you guys have a stick I highly recommend trying it out.
No way. The analog is perfect in this game. I suppose tapping left or right will work in most situations though.