Yes, that room is for NPCs who grant blessings that wil modify the way you go through the dungeon, rainbow guy is gonna be there after you save him.
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Enter the Gungeon: A Farewell to Arms |OT| Only one bullet left
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Man, rainbow runs with the robot can be super fun. Blank bullets + chaos ammolet is *insane*. Shreds entire rooms in a matter of seconds without even hitting the enemies, even in bullet hell.
I had done pretty much everything in the game except the resourceful rats lair and beating Lich, and I just beat him three times, including once with no damage.
I had done pretty much everything in the game except the resourceful rats lair and beating Lich, and I just beat him three times, including once with no damage.
Man, I kinda hate Bullet Hell, it's so long and you end up wasting ammo on rooms and then you have to go through a three phase boss fight. I wish the rooms rewarded more ammo but then you finish a room and you get a fuckin' key.
Anyway, in this last run I got pig and clone. Died in the very end of The Lich's first phase but I only had blasphemy with the melee attack.
Anyway, in this last run I got pig and clone. Died in the very end of The Lich's first phase but I only had blasphemy with the melee attack.
Just work on buying items and rescuing the various NPCs. Steadily unlock more guns and items.
The whole point is you only get one item/gun each floor but you typically get a selection of really good ones. One great pickup can be much more valuable than two or three mediocre ones. You can easily play the regular mode, collect two dozen guns and items yet have little that helps you excel.
So I was looking at this game but I can't twin stick bullet hell worth a shit. My skill level in Issac is bad enough that I can't fully complete the game (yet), so is there anything in this game for me to enjoy or would it not be worth the price of admission for me?
Thanks in advance folks
Thanks in advance folks
On the other hand, I've done maybe fifteen rainbow runs now and I've gotten three clones. I've gotten three total in my other 130 hours of EtG. With that it can make for a fun run because you get to curate your equipment a bit more instead of being left entirely to chance. Make it to the last floor with the clone and do the extra floors and you can end up choosing 15 items or more that you get to select.
EDIT: Plus you can still get junk from chests and the robot gets +5% damage for each piece, so as the robot destroy all the chests you come across and at the end you'll end up with +30% damage or so.
Start with playing the Hunter, her passive ability of extra item chance on room clear is great and she probably has the best starting weapons out of any character. Her crossbow is still pretty useful up to floor 3 and can be used as a crutch in case you don't get a useful weapon drop.
Beating a boss without getting hit gives you a master round that gives you an extra heart. Explosive weapons help out a lot since they destroy any enemy shots in their explosion radius.
If a chest isn't blue or higher rarity wait until you clear the rest of the floor to open it especially if you don't have a lot of keys to spare, in addition to that previous patches have made it to where the shop on each floor now pretty much 100% has a key in it so don't be afraid to buy them if you need them.
Some people might give me slack for telling you to do this but don't be afraid to look up what items/guns/shrines do, most have hidden buffs/synergies/abilities that the game literally will not tell you about in any way.
My advice for your first runs through the game is to focus on unlocking npcs/weapons/items/learning enemy and boss patterns. Every boss you kill gives you credits you can use to buy stuff in the hub and some npcs become extra shops with items themed to them.
Final advice:
Go into the options and turn screen shake as low as possible, turn game to performance mode, turn on aim cursor and boost auto aim a bit to help out.
I did it!!! I finally beat the Lich!
Also, it gave me this:
I think it's the platinum trophy I'm the proudest of!
Also, it gave me this:
I think it's the platinum trophy I'm the proudest of!
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Man rainbow mode is so great.
I'm glad it's free and doesn't cost any helix credits.
I like that it doesn't preclude you from most of the things/rewards you have access to in a regular game (I.e helix credits, ability to unlock characters/items, etc)
You get access to some of the best weapons/items in the game that you probably don't see very often.
Keys are probably one of if not the most important resource in the game so not having to waste your money on it and using it for things like ammo boxes, health and blanks goes a long way to making the game feel much easier.
I'm glad it's free and doesn't cost any helix credits.
I like that it doesn't preclude you from most of the things/rewards you have access to in a regular game (I.e helix credits, ability to unlock characters/items, etc)
You get access to some of the best weapons/items in the game that you probably don't see very often.
Keys are probably one of if not the most important resource in the game so not having to waste your money on it and using it for things like ammo boxes, health and blanks goes a long way to making the game feel much easier.
I feel your pain.
Did a rainbow run earlier where I found the rift and I had the paradox effect and then I got into the boss fight against the wallmonger and I pause to check my items as I wasn't sure if I had picked up an item that made me immune to fire. Turns out the game doesn't pause on this boss fight so I'm just taking a buttload of damage in the background and when I go back to the game i've gone from about 10 full heats down to half a heart. Wonderful.
Haven't seen a rift since
I own this on PC but wanted it play it portable, but man, performance on Switch is rough. If it's this bad after an optimization pass I can't imagine how bad it was before. I hit the Gorgun and the game slowed to a crawl.
It's laggy too, I measured it at ~150 ms on Switch when on the same TV playing across steam link it's actually lower at ~130 ms, even with all the additional latency of the steam link!
It's laggy too, I measured it at ~150 ms on Switch when on the same TV playing across steam link it's actually lower at ~130 ms, even with all the additional latency of the steam link!
OP
OP
So does focusing on grinding Hegemony Credits and buying unlocks make the game a little easier? Like by expanding the item pool you would likely get more powerful items/synergies early right?
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Also, Junk can both be sold at the well guy and used to upgrade Sr Junken.
Auto aim is already enabled quite high on the console. Are you saying increase it even more? I think it's, maybe, 4 shy of being at max by default to begin with.
You know it sucks I have never got Sir junken again because you get so much junk in rainbow runs.
Haven't played the update but this sounds interesting, do you get a Rainbow chest for every secret floor too? Like the Oub and the other ones.
I'm debating picking this up since it's 50% off but was hoping someone could help me out here. I'm not really someone who liked The Binding of Isaac much, from what I remember I never had any of the weapons available to me after I died so it felt pretty annoying going through each run again. Is Enter the Gungeon similar? Also, how does the co-op work, is it online or local only (Switch)?
Argh, I managed the first half of unlocking the 2nd character, but I guess there's a bug where he sometimes doesn't receive his proper starting weapon. I got a Makarov instead, so I have to attempt this run without a gun with infinite ammo. That's going to make this extra challenging.
Just received patch 2.1.4 on PS4. Since the version we had was 2.1.2, this patch should have all the following changes:
From: https://www.reddit.com/r/EnterTheGungeon/comments/baxdfm/a_farewell_to_arms_patch_notes_213/
From: https://www.reddit.com/r/EnterTheGungeon/comments/baxdfm/a_farewell_to_arms_patch_notes_213/
It can with good RNG but to get better you have to learn bosses' pattern and train your dodging skills.
I seem to be getting a lot of pauses and hitches before entering a new room on the switch (playing on Balanced). I haven't played in a while but I don't remember these being there before.
What exactly was improved on the switch in terms of performance?
What exactly was improved on the switch in terms of performance?
Not sure if the difficulty of this game was overstated or Super Hot Watch is broken as hell. Probably both.
Not directly, but killing a past is one of the steps you have to complete to unlock the following characters
Bullet
Paradox
Gunslinger
Paradox
Gunslinger
There are how-tos in the wiki.
Second Lich fight was a legit win without relying on a super busted passive. Also unlocked the Robot along the way.
Second Lich fight was a legit win without relying on a super busted passive. Also unlocked the Robot along the way.
Seems like a solid win!
Humble brag? Or trolling?Not sure if the difficulty of this game was overstated or Super Hot Watch is broken as hell. Probably both.
The game is challenging and overwhelming for a lot of people. So if youre looking for compliments, good job on beating the game in 5 deaths.
Not sure if the difficulty of this game was overstated or Super Hot Watch is broken as hell. Probably both.
The Superhot Watch breaks the game. If you're patient with it you'll never take a hit. Though if you're used to bullet hell's you'll have an easier time than most with the game.
Started playing this week. Big fan of rogue-likes/lites so it's been a while coming.
Pretty cool game. Difficulty curve seems steep but I can feel the progression (even if it's not as obvious as other games in the genre). I can do the first dungeon fine but haven't managed to beat Medusa yet.
Pretty cool game. Difficulty curve seems steep but I can feel the progression (even if it's not as obvious as other games in the genre). I can do the first dungeon fine but haven't managed to beat Medusa yet.
The update got me back into the game, although even with some ~20 hours spent with it I still kind of suck, or I only find guns I'm not great with. I can also count the number of the game's so-called synergies that I've found on one hand, so maybe it's just bad luck with item selection (although I've unlocked quite a few at this point so who knows).
But the game is still fun even if I don't seem to be making much progress with it.
But the game is still fun even if I don't seem to be making much progress with it.
I finally beat the dragon yesterday for the first time!!!! Normally i barely can get to the 5th floor. I underestimated the double vision item for too long, it´s amazing specially for the bosses.
On a curious note my kids have seen me playing the gungeon for some time and the other day my 5 years old son asked me: "Daddy, did you finally killed that dragon on that SUPER OLD GAME that you were playing?"
LOL
His gaming knowledge is basically wii u's super mario 3d world and yoshi's wholly world that he plays daily with his brother and sister... and still he think the gungeon is a "super old game"... this new generation is hopeless!!!!!
On a curious note my kids have seen me playing the gungeon for some time and the other day my 5 years old son asked me: "Daddy, did you finally killed that dragon on that SUPER OLD GAME that you were playing?"
LOL
His gaming knowledge is basically wii u's super mario 3d world and yoshi's wholly world that he plays daily with his brother and sister... and still he think the gungeon is a "super old game"... this new generation is hopeless!!!!!
Is there a good NPC unlock guide? I played this game for a bit a while ago, want to get back into it but I forget what I've already unlocked. I know I got the shop and one guy is asking about a shotcut I think
Gunslinger get. The double Lich fight was a disaster (should've dropped like 6-7 guns before it started), but a win's a win.
The fun thing is that to unlock the superhot watch you need to perfect 5 bosses in one run.
So either A Huge Battleship is a master of bullet hell games or the death count is broken xD
So either A Huge Battleship is a master of bullet hell games or the death count is broken xD
I met the tinker on the second floor and he wants me to bring 120 bullets. That's a lot, how are you supposed to have that much so early ? You just have to spend nothing during the first 2 levels, is that it ?
Pretty much. Also you need good RNG.
They're an involved process- you won't be stumbling on them:
https://enterthegungeon.gamepedia.com/The_Bullet
https://enterthegungeon.gamepedia.com/The_Robot
https://enterthegungeon.gamepedia.com/The_Paradox
https://enterthegungeon.gamepedia.com/The_Gunslinger
Thanks
Also I freed some sort of yellow jellyfish who was speaking in an unknown language, was I supposed to do something special ?
I only reached third floor but I didn't notice any issue for what it's worth
Edit : thanks again for the answer Alcotholic
This RNG seems to have a big importance in this game.
Visiting the Oubliette helps a lot, that way you get 3 floors' worth of cash rather than 2. Also the yellow jellyfish is another shop NPC.
Been playing bullet hell shmups for years, this kind of game is my jam. Also watched Northernlion's LP of the game a while back so I wasn't exactly going in blind.
Try every base characters and pick one to focus on that you feel comfortable with.
Stay away from enemies and work on bullet avoiding without dodge roll at first to get used to it. Dodge roll only for emergency or once you're getting better.
Remember you have blanks. Especially useful either when you feel like you're overwhelmed and/or to be sure you kill a boss with no damage. Focus on knowing boss patterns with time. Having no damage on at least the 2 first floors bosses can help a lot.
Chests quality goes in that order I think :
Brown > Blue > green > red > black + crazy rarer weird other chests.
Keep your key(s) for when you're finished with a floor in case a better chest or a door with npc or something is met.
Don't hesitate to do a quick search online for stuff you have no idea what it's for.
Mirror, curse, demon mouths and so on.
I'd say you can even look for weapons and synergies when you get new ones if you feel like it's hiding something.
Die again and again while learning and doing whatever you can. You always learn and get better.
If you have a goal you're close to achieve be careful not to take risks (like going in an unknown floor or something). You rarely do well with bad surprises in this game. Better finish what you wanted to achieve even if small (like giving money and keys to the elevator guy when you fall in the shaft).
Lol why going on the right ? Death wish...
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