I am using ReShade to provide a nicer looking CRT filter than the one built into the game because I thought that one looked really fake, and yeah, the razor sharp pixels are too sharp for me.
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Chasm |OT| Sword Gully
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If you want to try it, use Reshade in opengl mode and use the CRT Lottes shader. For the internal resolution settings, you'll want to either use 384x216 (that's the native resolution of the game) if you're playing windowed or at a multiple of that resolution, or w/s x h/s where w = your horizontal resolution, h = your vertical resolution, and s = the scaling factor that is closest to your resolution. For instance, I'm playing in full screen at 2560x1440, and the 6x scale option is the closest, so I've got the shader set to 426.66 x 240 internally.
Played it for about an hour and half, it seems pretty enjoyable for the most part so far. That said, I really don't like the wind down on attack animations, hitting jump and nothing happening because there's a handful of frames of animation after an attack just makes it feel unresponsive. Attack, try to jump or avoid, can't because you can't move for a fraction of a second, get hit... sucks. I'm finding my self just hoping over pretty basic enemies repeatedly until they lock themselves into an attack animation, trying to hit them then, but they seem to be able to move after an attack quicker than you can. Maybe I'm just not remembering the feel of old Castlevania games or Hollow Knight and Dead Cells has spoiled me.
Playing on Vita, a good way into the Garden now (3rd or 4th area). I love how easy it is to backtrack to get new items with new abilities. I really does play like Castlevania, my only complaint is the game has been a bit easy so far compared to Circle of the Moon (which I very recently beat). Still it is a really good game so far, can't wait to try mortal mode eventually.
Thank you, looks like my key is there. I might have to go through all of my update emails because I am like 99% positive at some point I gave out an extra key for this game at some point in the development process.
Someone said earlier in the thread that you can open the map with the Select Button. I'm assuming this only applies to the Steam release?
Because the left side of the touchpad which is what the back / select button is for the PS4 does not do anything at all.
Because the left side of the touchpad which is what the back / select button is for the PS4 does not do anything at all.
You might be able to get Longsword I'm the next area but best weapons to get come from getting the blacksmith.
Keep exploring the Keep. You will get the answer.
I just beat it. It's a very good game. Fired up mortal now. Gunna shoot for the plat.
Played a lot more today and I quite like it even though I still feel like it's very cookie cutter iga castlevania style. Which I still like haha.
In fact , I found a weapon that made me love the game even more. I'd consider it a spoiler, but the weapon is
In fact , I found a weapon that made me love the game even more. I'd consider it a spoiler, but the weapon is
a freakin WHIP! Feels so good. Don;t care if it's low attack, it's awesome.
Once you find the black feather in the keep, go back to the catacombs. There's a path that opens there (at the top) where you'll find the item you need to progress further in the keep.
I think doing a no-hit run of a boss gives you a unique item from it? I either got the Wendigo Claw because I was extremely lucky, or that.
Ended up getting the longsword a bit after and using it despite the lower damage and speed, just because of the reach.
Keep in mind only the map layout is procedurally generated. The actual pieces that comprise the map are all handcrafted.
If the game never said the levels had procedural generation you would none the wiser in regards of the level design feeling like cohesive hand crafted experience.
If one thing this game has over SOTN is that there are proper platforming segments. That is one thing I thought SOTN lacked as a Castlevania game in that the predecessors all had challenging platforming portions which were completely absent from the game. Chasm manages to at least have a semblance of challenge in this regard with the traps and acid / lava pools.
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Just got there last night, made a couple tries but it destroyed me. Any tips on what weapons/ spells to use vs him? Inwas thinking maybe magic shield?
Use magic knives to damage it. You'll find it a lot easier to dodge its attacks. The only time to safety melee is when he digs digs up and back down.
The Boomerang seems to be a great weapon to use against bosses. While it's attack isn't very high keep in mind it hits multiple times at its full damage.
Case in point for the 2nd Boss
the Boomerang can hit it like 3 to 4 times with enough a window to also combo into a few regular sword swings.
Case in point for the 2nd Boss
The Worm
Btw some slot-machine tips:
- 3 Lanterns = 100g
- 3 BAR = 250g
- 3 Sevens = 500g
Thanks a lot!!
- 3 Lanterns = 100g
- 3 BAR = 250g
- 3 Sevens = 500g
Thanks a lot!!
I accidentally brute forced that part. The sound designer made all the bells chime in key with the song, so I was playing a harmony for a couple minutes and the gate accidentally opened. lol
Thanks for the tip. I don't have the boomerang atm but I'll try to get it soon.
Regarding the game I'm enjoying it a lot, although I almost never use the dodge button.
Platforming is the right amount of hard for me without being frustrating, so I guess for others it may be a bit easy, as I'm generally not that good at it. For me is perfect though.
Also it's longer than I thought it would be, at least for me, that likes to play it safe and bactrack to get that save just in case.
Hey, since you beat the game, can you point me in the right direction? I beat the boss of
The Keep
Ulak Pendant
its a feature for replays, if you didnt know it was a randomized seed you would have no idea, it feels like any other one of these. But you do you.
Anyway im a little stuck, after the 4th boss in
the keep
double jump
this is exactly where im stuck aswell lol
edit: oh nvm I forgot I had an item that lets me progress.
The Shovel opens those dirt patches
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Minor gripe but I wish it was R1 again to close the map. I'm always hitting it to close but it just changes the map location. I check the map a lot since there is no mini map on screen.
I'm stuck at the 3 digit lock. Notes say to look for murals. I found one of a castle but it didn't have any numbers I could see. Will do more exploring later.
Yeah it happens to me as well
Regarding the murals
is not numbers but objects that you look for in them
I'm really digging this game. I think it is my favorite game
of this type since the DS Castlevanias. I buy pretty much every Metroidvania that comes out, always hoping to find the next one the grabs me—Guacamelee, Ori, Hollow Knight, Axiom Verge—but they just never seem to scratch the itch and I end up dropping them almost immediately. Now it could be because it is such a joy to play anything on the Vita, but I'm already 40% through Chasm, and as soon as I finish writing this I'll probably put in another 10%.
The graphics and overall style really work for me. I couldn't get in to Hollow Knight because I just didn't like how it looked. Chasm has the pixel art style that really appeals to me, and the monsters are really well designed—quite similar to Castlevania enemies. I kind of wished they had take even more from Castlevania's playbook and added some sort of "soul system." I like just running around killing stuff, but there seems to be little incentive to do that (I'm still relatively early so maybe that will change).
I also really like the sub-weapon system, though I feel they are almost too powerful. In Castlevania, I tend to use sub-weapons sparingly, but in Chasm I've been integrating them as a regular (and essential) part of my attack.
Overall, if you are looking for a Metroidvania style game that is more stylistically similar to the Castlevania games, I'd definitely recommend this based off of the time I've spent on it so far. I'm not going to say it is better than the other games I've cited here, but I can say with certainty that I personally like it a lot more than any of those games.
of this type since the DS Castlevanias. I buy pretty much every Metroidvania that comes out, always hoping to find the next one the grabs me—Guacamelee, Ori, Hollow Knight, Axiom Verge—but they just never seem to scratch the itch and I end up dropping them almost immediately. Now it could be because it is such a joy to play anything on the Vita, but I'm already 40% through Chasm, and as soon as I finish writing this I'll probably put in another 10%.
The graphics and overall style really work for me. I couldn't get in to Hollow Knight because I just didn't like how it looked. Chasm has the pixel art style that really appeals to me, and the monsters are really well designed—quite similar to Castlevania enemies. I kind of wished they had take even more from Castlevania's playbook and added some sort of "soul system." I like just running around killing stuff, but there seems to be little incentive to do that (I'm still relatively early so maybe that will change).
I also really like the sub-weapon system, though I feel they are almost too powerful. In Castlevania, I tend to use sub-weapons sparingly, but in Chasm I've been integrating them as a regular (and essential) part of my attack.
Overall, if you are looking for a Metroidvania style game that is more stylistically similar to the Castlevania games, I'd definitely recommend this based off of the time I've spent on it so far. I'm not going to say it is better than the other games I've cited here, but I can say with certainty that I personally like it a lot more than any of those games.
Sorry for my late reply. Been playing!
Go to the gardens. There will be a scene near a door. It will be a blue room on your map with no name on it if you've found it already. Put the pendant on to proceed to the temple
I went to that room and nothing happens to me... is this where I find out my save is busted? lol
edit: wait theres another blue room I havent checked back!
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SO 2 hours and half, 40% map done... like it a lot so far, hard mode is the mode to play, perfectly balance, but now i'm totally lost....i really need help
The layout is random, but all the map are pre-made, so the design here is pretty amazing so far, if you nobody would have tell me it was random, i would have totally not guest it...
I've reach a switch that make water flood on garden, the last upgrade i got was the lamp, now i totally don't know where to go.... i've also discover a lock door with spike in the garden
The layout is random, but all the map are pre-made, so the design here is pretty amazing so far, if you nobody would have tell me it was random, i would have totally not guest it...
Sony europe is so incompetent it's still not up in the dutch psn store one full day late already what a complete fools.
How can sony fuck that up XD
Atleast deaths gambit is finally pre order able. Hopefully chasm appears today or midnight......
How can sony fuck that up XD
Atleast deaths gambit is finally pre order able. Hopefully chasm appears today or midnight......
Thanks for sharing your settings. Did you change anything else or just the resolution values?
Thanks for the heads up regarding Death's Gambit, was waiting for it.
Curious how this things work, Chasm had the EU value set as a direct conversion (more or less) $ to €, so $20 was 18€, 16.2€ with the 10% plus discount.
Death's Gambit is 20€, but has a 20% preorder discount, making it 16€ as well.
Hmm, kind of disappointed in this to be honest. Played for 90 minutes and not really feeling it, I wish I bought it on Steam so I could get a refund. Guess I'll stick with it for awhile and see if it grabs me.
Has anyone completed the Bestiary yet? I'm at the final boss and still missing 2 entries; No. 75 and 76. Also found the secret area in every level except the Mines I believe. About to go through every level with the
Secret Detector
I got a PS4 key through my kickstarter backer add-ons, so selling my Steam key for $15 on PayPal if anyone's interested! Would rather it not go to waste :)
The good thing with the bestiary is most of the monsters are clumped in an area. Are they temple monsters? I can have a look st my complete bestiary and tell you what they are if that helps