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Towerfall: Ascension |OT| (PC, PS4) 2014's Best Reviewed T_____fall game
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ricen-beans
Member
Me neither. Although I have LED.
The game is super pixelated but still really fun.
Looks awesome on Vitas screen tho.
Vigilant Gambit
Member
This game is seriously a gem, though. People who are concerned about the lack of single player content can rest easy. I think Matt Thorson spent the majority of the time solving that particular problem with Ascension.
The only thing is, it's an old-school concept of content and replayability. Looking at the Archives, there are 12 levels (themes? each level has several maps and its own unique set of rules and powerups), but only 8 of them are unlocked at the start.
I'll explain what I know about unlocking stuff:
Big spoiler:
The only thing is, it's an old-school concept of content and replayability. Looking at the Archives, there are 12 levels (themes? each level has several maps and its own unique set of rules and powerups), but only 8 of them are unlocked at the start.
I'll explain what I know about unlocking stuff:
Beating all the available quests on Normal will unlock the fire stage.
Playing multiplayer will unlock the moonstone stage. I went through each stage once, and then started randomizing the stages. The second time I played on the first stage, a cutscene played after one of the rounds ended.
I don't quite recall how I unlocked the sunken city stage, but the quest for that ended with the Prancing Puppet archer boss fight, so I unlocked him.
The cypher solution is hidden in the 3 unlockable stages.
Big spoiler:
The cypher solution is left up right, right right down, down up down, IIRC.
It unlocks the Ascension stage, which took me 80 attempts to finish last night (on normal!)
shouamabane
Member
It's the first PS4 game I've bought. The "free" PS+ games have kept me pretty busy though.
Yeah, it's a really good aspect for keeping multiplayer games fresh!
Most of the time we are not turning homing off because it gets pretty intense, having the freedom of free aiming plus homing. Seems like that will be the norm for me and my brother.
Vigilant Gambit
Member
I don't think this is true, except for drill arrows, and only after they hit a wall.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I didn't even notice the borders until I streamed some gameplay and someone pointed them out, lol.
Jigolo
Member
Your right. Arrows have little auto aim; controlling them after being shot is impossible. But damn I finally made to frostfang keep and the drill arrows add another dimension to the game.
purnoman3000
Member
This game is literally the most I've had playing a game in a long time.
Had 4 guys over tonight and we played it for 5 hours straight even though I have dozens of other games to play from.
I cannot endorse this enough, deserves all praise coming it's way.
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Had 4 guys over tonight and we played it for 5 hours straight even though I have dozens of other games to play from.
I cannot endorse this enough, deserves all praise coming it's way.
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Nathan_Drake
Member
Grabbed this game yesterday (PS4) because I love retro games and it seemed to have good MP/Co-op. I have been playing with my 7 yr old. It is a bit harder than I imagined ha. When you play 2 player quest and your partner isn't good and steals your lives (also bringing more enemies I think being 2 player) it is extra tough. It is fun but I might have to play by myself to get through these levels. Sorry kiddo
Axispowers
Member
You need to hit random when choosing a versus map and sunken city will eventually show up.
Have played a little more and discovered two useful details with the controls:
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The controls really, really feel right and great
And yes, arrows have a little auto-aim to them, proper aiming would be too hard without it (especially considering the game doesn't use analog)
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You can "cancel" a dash by dashing again. This prevent the usual slowdown consecutive to a dash
You can cancel/grab arrows by dashing at the right time
The controls really, really feel right and great
And yes, arrows have a little auto-aim to them, proper aiming would be too hard without it (especially considering the game doesn't use analog)
Bought it for PS4 yesterday and god damn this game is freaking awesome. Probably the best local multiplayer game I have played in years. Seriously, buy this game if you have some friends that don't hate games.
Only got two complaints that I hope will get patched. The auto-aim on arrows should be a option, it's not that bad but I hate auto aiming in general.
And there really should be an overall score count thingy after all versus games, should be easy to implement.
Only got two complaints that I hope will get patched. The auto-aim on arrows should be a option, it's not that bad but I hate auto aiming in general.
And there really should be an overall score count thingy after all versus games, should be easy to implement.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I love this game, but it's so hard. I'm stuck in the fire world on normal difficulty and I'm halfway through the first world on hardcore... And I dunno if I'm gonna get better at this game. I think I've peaked already, lol.
brickwalker0
Member
So i took the dive and was able to play with all 4 controllers wirelessly using Dinput on the adapter.
However, the Jump and Shoot buttons were mapped incorrectly where Y was jump and B was shoot. The game doesnt allow custom controls in the options so does anyone know how i could swap the buttons?
LingeringRegime
Member
So glad I picked this game up. I don't have any local multiplayer going on but the single player stuff is mad addicting.
I wish there was a leader board connected to your friend list though.
I wish there was a leader board connected to your friend list though.
out0v0rder
Member
Youre in luck, its an option you can turn off
I've kept trying and am close to completing the game on Normal now. It is quite hard though. I'd say focus on eliminating enemies as soon as possible so you don't get overwhelmed. Use dodge a lot. And use screenwrap a lot. Most of my kills have simply been me continuously falling down the screen and aiming to land on enemy heads and resuming my freefall.
OMG, this justifies it for me. I already have a Vita so there's a second controller. Price of the game dropped from 75 to 15 suddenly...
LingeringRegime
Member
And on the 36th try I finally got past Mirage. And I am still playing the normal difficulty.
This has rocketed up my list on the PS4. If fact it might be my favorite game thus far.
This has rocketed up my list on the PS4. If fact it might be my favorite game thus far.
polyh3dron
Banned
Anyone know why this game was made with a 4:3 aspect ratio in mind?
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I'm assuming it's just to give it a retro feel.
TimeEffect
Member
Great list of variants. The only option that seems lacking is disabling jumping on heads to kill.
I agree, I was worried about a purchase because though I have friends to game with we can't get together as often as I would like. However I'm pretty satisfied with the single player here because it's pretty varied and challenging.
It does help that I can play 2 player with my daughter, but some of the levels frustrate her a lot. Game is a ton of fun!
^ it looks like you ran into that arrow
The screen wrapping makes for quite amusing situations, it is a great feature which directly reminds me of Bomberman.
If you notice - the pink arrow that takes off the shield, falls down - and as the blue fella drops, the same pink arrow kills him. And Yes the screen wrapping is excellent!
SkyTurnsRed
Banned
I've had a lot of fun playing some local co-op with this game.
Here is a sick kill one of my buddies pulled off over the weekend. It is stuff like that which makes the game so unique and awesome to come back to.
How'd you get your gif to be that smooth? My gifs are like 15 FPS.
This game's soundtrack is phenomenal. I especially like the Frostfang Keep track.
The PS4 version doesn't have a GIF exporter (as far as I know) - so I had to do convert the Facebook Video to GIF via Photoshop.
Damn this game is fun. Had a few people over and we played for hours on PC.
For anyone who's interested, the game runs perfectly on this little piece of hardware. Just add cheap ram/disk, plug in a 360 wireless controller receiver, plug it into a TV, and you're set
The game improved immeasurably when we turned off auto-seeking for regular arrows.
Also: Bolt arrows are bullshit!
For anyone who's interested, the game runs perfectly on this little piece of hardware. Just add cheap ram/disk, plug in a 360 wireless controller receiver, plug it into a TV, and you're set
The game improved immeasurably when we turned off auto-seeking for regular arrows.
Also: Bolt arrows are bullshit!
Wont be for a while dude. The dev was waiting for this since he prolly didnt get too many sales on Ouya.
Anyway, with the widespread acclaim, this game deserves as much sales as possible.
Just looked, not even in the top 20 on Steam. Thats just sad... Not even advertised on the front page of Steam.
Vigilant Gambit
Member
The game tells you how to do that in hints after each match, as well as in the archives.
There is an option to disable seeking arrows under the Variants menu. I think the Archives has something like what you're looking for in terms of overall score. There are a bunch of metrics.
Single player has two modes: Quest and Trials. Trials has 3 layouts for each map. Quest only has about one layout.
If you pay attention, you can grab them for free without even having to aim your dodge.
Matt Thorson will get paid off this game. Even if it ends up on PS+. Sony makes a special deal for every free PS+ game; it isn't a one-size-fits-all thing.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Well, I've managed to get a little farther. I was disappointed to find out there's only one
And I'm halfway through the first set of levels on hardcore. I'm dying a ton, but I'm progressing!
Oh yeah, and I played some multiplayer yesterday. So fun.
stage in the fire world. I was expecting a whole new set of levels.
Oh yeah, and I played some multiplayer yesterday. So fun.
DrDamn
Member
In the store update last week the official comment was it was being pushed through QA for a hopeful release this week.
One Foul Note
Member
I've only played it solo thus far and don't regret the purchase one bit. The quest mode is surprising well thought out with a nice level of different monsters who you have to employ different tactics against.