Thread 720483689

isn't this nigga optional?

>>720483689 (OP)
Just finished Act 1 last night- Bellhart included.
Most of it is easy aside for him and the two Big Ant Fuckers, and his first encounter is more of a puzzle.

I beat it just after the Splinter and Moorwing nerfs and I wonder if it'll fuck with the pacing/difficulty curve now since I've heard Act 2 is when the real shit begins yet most of Act 1 was really tame.

Also people bitched about the platforming. Again, don't get why the diagonal pogo fucks wirh people THAT much. Again, maybe Act 2 is retardly hard compared to 1.

So yeah, I like Savage Beast despite taking me like 40 minutes cause he was the one that truly delivered on the "hype" of difficulty.

>>720484363
Yeah, he gives you a new moveset that SUCKS.

I'm nearing the end of chapter 2 and at this point i feel like while playing the game in bursts of 3-4 hours i barely get to do anything or grow stronger, there's so much pointless filler, the interesting upgrades are so rare i can barely even classify the game as a metroidvania in a normal sense. A fucking la mulana was far more generous with actually making you feel the character progression.

>>720484381
i've finished the game and i'd say the platforming by itself is straight up easy throughout the game. the combat does get pretty tricky in some spots but it's consistently very enjoyable except for a couple of annoyances (the final bosses likes to teleport precisely on top of you with no warning and visual clutter)
but i'm a precision platforming enjoyer and dustforce player so i don't know wtf the average player is doing. maybe they're using the analog? that shit is awful to use compared to the dpad

>>720484839
You just described the first game too.

>>720484363
Yeah but he has a new crest

>>720484893
I'm an analog fag.
It's not that bad either, at least for me.

I'm not perfect, sometimes I under or overshoot it, but I get it like 80% of the time and it's not super punishing whiffing on most locations.

>>720484381
>since I've heard Act 2 is when the real shit begins
Act 1 into act 2 is a very smooth difficulty curve, if you're not having trouble so far you're not likely to run into any roadblocks. The only real spike is 2 into 3, everything else progresses quite naturally.

>>720484381
Act 2 is generally easier than Act 1 outside of a few spots

>>720483689 (OP)
git gud

>>720484929
Fuck off. The first game you get weapon upgrades, charms that actually do something and loads of mask shards. I haven't gotten any of that after 6h

I got into Bilewater and the Mist but how the fuck do I get the maps? Found shakra in Bilewater but seems it needs a double jump?

>>720483689 (OP)
How is he such a problem? Just focus the ads. Avoid him should be easy since all his attacks are like plain to see on where he's coming from. Took me some 3 or 4 tries I think.

>>720485240
>Found shakra in Bilewater but seems it needs a double jump?
correct
>the Mist
no map

dunno why people have so much trouble with that one, I don't even remember the original fight.
The version in the lava though, I think that took me nearly an hour.

>>720485135
I'm shocked.
I'm not smug enough to call the game easy. I've died and fucked up.

But I'd mostly describe the game as fair. If I concentrate and play smart, I usually do fine. I start dicking around too much, I get punished. A new enemy sometimes messes with me or a combo of enemies is annoying but I can change my gear and get the vibe on what strategy works.

I wouldn't even call myself "gud" just take time to learn enemy attacks and switch up gear time to time and I think the game becomes easier to digest.

>>720484363
Nothing is optional if you're going for act 3

>>720485526
I tried the lava one once, I think I will leave it as the last boss.

>>720484381
>Big Ant Fuckers
Who?

>>720486034
The one that guards Hunters Mark.
The gimick being you have to stay close to him the whole time.

>>720485526
>>720485907
You're not locked into the arena with the second one. You can jump out and do ranged attacks when you need to avoid too many summons or destroyed platforms.

>>720484381
There's only a few actually difficult bosses in act 2, I'm shit at the game but I died less to act 2 bosses than act 1. You just get a lot more tools and health to play around with, and most bosses actually deal less damage. Act 3 is where the difficulty ramps up.

>>720483689 (OP)
i just left and came back after the third needle upgrade and destroyed his ass. Grod the fucking Great on the other hand...

>>720486198
Oh, thanks. I thought maybe I missed a boss.

>>720486573
There is another fight with him deeper in Hunters Mark but now get cover by a flying ant in case you didn't know.

If I recall the reward is just like, 200 beads.

I lost 300 beads fighting them.
I now always string my beads.

A lot of bosses now summon adds for some reason.

Game spent hours conditioning me that X mid-air is the parachute cloak thing. Just got double jump and it's messing with my muscle memory. I died twice because I reflexively expected X to do something else.

>>720486419
...I see, I'll retry later.

>>720483689 (OP)
holy shit you guys fucking suck at video games

>>720487316
same, you get used to it, also think holding down jump will activate the chute instead of double jump, but i wasnt gonna do that, i will just double jump in place