bargeparty
Member
Nah it's just normal mob stuff.
I've also been noticing quirks about melee. Sometimes you'll snap to a target, sometimes not. Sometimes you'll be right next to them and miss.
It's frustrating
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Nah it's just normal mob stuff.
I've also been noticing quirks about melee. Sometimes you'll snap to a target, sometimes not. Sometimes you'll be right next to them and miss.
It's frustrating
GHG
Gold Member
Classicrockfan
Banned
Damn playing this with the pulse 3d headset and it’s the most awesome thing my ears have ever heard.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
You can use a consumable that changes the unwanted gun on the spot into something else more useful.
bender
What time is it?
I still think it would be more beneficial to be able to recycle guns/items. You probably leave 5-10 on the ground in the first biome.
Useful Tips:
-In Biome 1, always return to the ship to sleep which refill your health.
-Shoot every statue, the ones with glowing eyes drop currency. Some status have hidden enemies inside which again will drop currency.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I got to the second boss with barely any health. I’m in the crowd that wishes there was more progression with each death. Just because you have to travel all the way back. It’s an awesome game, but it’s a little annoying. I’m all for skill with a reward too, but there comes a point where it’s just more work than it is skill.
saintjules
Member
Beat the 2nd Boss earlier and in the 3rd Biome now. That fight was awesome. Will resume tomorrow.
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bargeparty
Member
Audio glitches broke my ears
Reality Czar
Banned
My friend came over and we took turns playing this for a few hours it was very cool. I am liking it more and more. Still have not even found the first boss ha I am taking my time learning this game and exploring.
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I’ve had the room where you can craft stuff lock me out of progression three times now. That’s so annoying. I was on a good run too. About to enter a gate, full health, healing item ready, and my personal choice of weapon. Then nothing, can’t open the doors, the portal isn’t responding, and then having no other choice but to end the run. That alone is wasting your time. It gives you so many reasons to enjoy the game, but they need to patch this game soon.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Just wasted an amazing weapon with damage over time perk in biome 3. It was shredding everything so fast i got distracted and went the other way instead of climbing the tower. I finally came back, and first room had six turrets and like ten enemies. I killed all the enemies and used the grapple to go up but it crashed me into wall and i fell and lost almost all my health. The shield turrets finished the job....
The gun would've destroyed the boss with the damage over time perk.
I really think they missed a trick here with the malfunction chests and bad parasites. The best buffs are in there but they completely destroy the flow of the combat. There are zero perks active in any given run if you skip these chests and it makes the game boring, hard and plain. If they just remove all the debuffs the game will be a lot more fun. I would even replay it.
The gun would've destroyed the boss with the damage over time perk.
I really think they missed a trick here with the malfunction chests and bad parasites. The best buffs are in there but they completely destroy the flow of the combat. There are zero perks active in any given run if you skip these chests and it makes the game boring, hard and plain. If they just remove all the debuffs the game will be a lot more fun. I would even replay it.
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
I think the game is balanced just fine.
For pretty much everything in the game it is the random nature of things that keeps messing with the players.
You can be OP so quickly in the game when things work in your favour.
The game itself isn't super hard it's some of the runs that come across as over the top difficult.
For pretty much everything in the game it is the random nature of things that keeps messing with the players.
You can be OP so quickly in the game when things work in your favour.
The game itself isn't super hard it's some of the runs that come across as over the top difficult.
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
They can be really rewarding from time to time.
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tommib
Gold Member
Are you sure it’s not just the lush glitch electronic soundtrack?
James Sawyer Ford
Member
had a good round today, made it to the 4th biome for act 2
anyone have any act 2 tips? Weapon suggestions? Biome 3 was useful with the rocket launcher
anyone have any act 2 tips? Weapon suggestions? Biome 3 was useful with the rocket launcher
resetting all the stats for biome 4 kinda sucks...
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
Weapon proficiency is at 15 and you don't have to start from biome 1 again.
NikuNashi
Member
Man just had a good run through biome 1. Slowly going back to the ship everytime to sleep and get full energy, using energy to increase health bar. Got the 25% increase upgrade to health bar. The walked into a room and lockdown. Stuck with two crazy enemies and got my ass handed to me. 1 hour play time gone.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Bought the game for ~$45.
But I wonder if I should play it now or wait for a few performance related patches - judging by DF video, the game's performance is not ideal yet even after Day 1 patch.
NewChoppa
Banned
There’ll be a much shorter route to the next biome. Keep an eye out for a blue door with a circle above it on the minimap, that’s usually the way to go to get to the next area. Usually you’ll find it within the first 5-10 minutes of a run
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
Once you defeated the first boss and reached the second biome you don't have to fight the first boss again and you can go "directly" to the second biome.
"Directly" because it depends on where the gate room spawns that lets you teleport to biome 2.
It can be anywhere.
FranXico
Member
If I understood correctly, you unlock shortcuts on your way there. So getting back wouldn't take nearly as long.
tommib
Gold Member
I’ve been playing the game non stop and haven’t felt any performance issues. It runs like a dream. I had a friend who came over and actually asked if it was running at 120 fps. Don’t be distracted by the fps autists from digital foundry.Bought the game for ~$45.
But I wonder if I should play it now or wait for a few performance related patches - judging by DF video, the game's performance is not ideal yet even after Day 1 patch.
Crashes and freezes are thing though but apparently they are related to the preorder bonus suits.
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DonJorginho
Banned
I don't know about that as everytime I go back I still find it easy regardless of what they throw at me.
bender
What time is it?
Got the last level on my sixth run. It's pretty annoying what happens to your character after you beat the third boss and almost makes me want to not play anymore. Other annoyances include limiting how many artifacts you can equip (I'd assume parasites have a similar limiter) and how flipping long the runs last. I think I clocked in at 5 hours on that run.
N30RYU
Gold Member
I can't get over it... this game is like FIFA... not a single enemy on the bridge (for 4 times) you open after returning from the desert... made a long run through every room from every zone to get more hp... and money to buy medkits... and they droped me 6 flying kamikaze ships mid bridge with no way to cover and they fucked up all my potions...
I understand the game have some shortcuts... like not needing to beat every time the first boss to open the portal... the teleport to skip climbing the mountain... or the bridge... but the 5 (or 9) weapon mastery they give you if you use the shortcuts... it's not worth not increasing your HP or getting medkits... but I feel like they cheated the RNG to fuck my medkits and just wasted a lot of time for nothing.
I don't know anymore if it's better to make a run for it to the bridge and get good climbing it... or just waste my time again grinding for HP and medkits... the sentry towers with pulse bombs is what annoys me the most climbing that part...
I understand the game have some shortcuts... like not needing to beat every time the first boss to open the portal... the teleport to skip climbing the mountain... or the bridge... but the 5 (or 9) weapon mastery they give you if you use the shortcuts... it's not worth not increasing your HP or getting medkits... but I feel like they cheated the RNG to fuck my medkits and just wasted a lot of time for nothing.
I don't know anymore if it's better to make a run for it to the bridge and get good climbing it... or just waste my time again grinding for HP and medkits... the sentry towers with pulse bombs is what annoys me the most climbing that part...
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Mr Hyde
Gold Member
Nah, I got my ass handed to me so I decided to take a break. My nerves can only take so much
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
The fight looked so cool and it is not even the most gorgeous.
SLB1904
Banned
its because you are using the pre order suits.
MaKTaiL
Member
Oh, so that's why I'm having the same problem.
I thought I wouldn't mind the death penalty since I assumed there would be some kind of meaningful meta-progression, but I was wrong. Every run feels like a massive waste of time, and not being able to turn off the console or play another game without losing your progress is simply nonsense (not to mention losing potentially hours of progress if the game crashes).
Combat feels really good, but those roguelike components ruin the game for me.
Combat feels really good, but those roguelike components ruin the game for me.
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
You get a lot of Ether and a Datacube here and there which enables you to unlock new equipment and artifacts that will be permanently appear throughout your next playthroughs.
HotPocket69
Banned
Any tips for boss 1?
I don't understand reviewers saying stuff like "cleverly designed" gameplay systems. It's simply false. It is a good game, with very polished combat and movement. That alone makes it fun to play. It's got intriguing atmosphere, but there are huge and glaring shortcomings.
Jeff Grubb got a flak here for his review, implying he should not be trusted for his bias towards Xbox. I didn't read his review fully fully, just the excerpt on opencritic, and I have to say he is one of the few that points out these flaws. He might have been overly harsh though, because despite its shortcoming it is still fun as hell to play. But these shortcomings are so severe in this genre, exacerbated by the difficulty that they simply cannot be overlooked nor ignored.
SLB1904
Banned
just learn the pattern. and dont stand still. always moving and stay far away
drotahorror
Member
What do you do in those rooms where the ground is all red and hurts if you touch it? Do I just have to eat the damage if I want to cross?
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
You will get something later on that makes you invulnerable to this.
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FrankWza
Member
Had a similar experience and ran into that healing enemy and I had no idea you have to kill it first until after of course.
melee early and more gun round 2 but definitely round 3
SCB3
Member
Finally got to the 2nd boss and he didn't seem too hard actually, my only issue was my lack of health and a bad Gun (the Spitmaw really is bad for bosses so far, both are ranged attacks where there is not a lot of room to get up close) and almost had his 2nd HP bar down
Still fuck those Doom Marauders, they are some unfun bs at times, my question is now, is it easier to get to the boss now?
Still fuck those Doom Marauders, they are some unfun bs at times, my question is now, is it easier to get to the boss now?
It's just not enough IMHO, to the point I have a pervasive feeling of wasting my time as I play the game. Messages like yours made me think even a bad run would make the main character stronger somehow, so there will always be some kind of progress, but that's not the case at all. More often than not, I get absolutely nothing after a run, even after playing for one hour or so. Sure, I get some Ether currency I could exchange for random consumables, but it never felt very useful.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Good god this game is incredible. I mean, holy shit. Everything I see and feel in Returnal just screams about things I love to death from visual design and art, to outstanding gameplay/gunplay, exploration and Metroid Prime-like level/map design, absolutely outstanding sound design and soundtrack.
Almost killed the first boss first try with really good weapon, artifacts etc. but the third phase... I need to practice more.
Almost killed the first boss first try with really good weapon, artifacts etc. but the third phase... I need to practice more.