I wasn't really interested in this game for various reasons. The main one is that I get frustrated fairly easy.
I have no problems playing tough games if they are fair. For instance, I enjoyed playing Super Meat Boy when it came out while I died a lot I never got annoyed with it. On the other hand, I get really annoyed when games are cheap and difficult through cheap reasons.
From what I gathered, the game is very hard but fair. The one negative is the extremely long load times (from reviews) and that would put a damper on my enjoyment. I don't mind dying if its quick and painless to reload.
So in the end,
1. Is the game cheap? Or something like Super Meat Boy where once you get a hang of it, it's gets much easier?
2. When death does occur, is it painless to reload or do you have replay long sections again?
It looks absolutely gorgeous and hauntingly brutal, but I have my reservations about the overall gameplay.
It's not that I don't have the patience and resolve to play a 60+ hour game, but I don't know enough about the story, the character development, and the progression of the plot. Also, is the protagonist completely silent? Legend of Zelda games aside, I like for my characters in modern games to have voices. It just looks to be a wandering hack & slash game.
Sorry, I was drunk when I answered. Didn't realize it wasn't a one word answer type of question.
Yes, you have to replay sections sometimes if you die. Enemies respawn. Death is almost always the players fault though, so its on you if you screw up. The initial learning curve for this game is brutal and you will die many times till you learn. That said, it does not get easier. Each new enemy is a new learning experience and will likely kill you the first time.
The protagonist is silent, yes. Agreed on voices being preferable.
It's heading toward being an all-time favorite, for me. It is an absolutely engrossing and incredible experience. The way you are woven into the story, as it were effortlessly a portion of the environment, is something few devs/writers can accomplish successfully.
It looks great, plays great, and is atmospherically stunning. Everything clicks in this game. It demands you to be a greater and more efficient player, while rewarding you for facing that challenge vis-a-vis.
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For one thing, it's got personality.
[SPOILER - highlight to read]: Before fighting Father Gascoine, there's a kid you can optionally visit who will give you a music box that plays his dad's song. If you play it during the boss fight, Gascoine will stop and lose his shit even while in werewolf form. Once it's over, you can find the corpse of the kid's mom and take her brooch to him. He cries and later commits suicide.
And what quest does Destiny got you doing? Farming.
Except Destiny sucked ass at it because they had a shit story, silent protagonist, and the exact same thing over and over. There wasn't even any variety really.
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You just gotta trick him into falling off one of the ledges when he charges. If you needed to scavenge something off him, you're gonna have to go back to the Hunter's Dream and then go back to Old Yharnam. The guy will not spawn back (thank god) but whatever he had will reappear back at the top of the tower.
edit - Oh, right, it's one of those hunter badges. Had to check my inventory.
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Last edited by Nemesis X on Mar 28th, 2015 at 12:03 AM