Whoa, thanks. Massive improvement with one of my few gripes. This game is amazing.
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom |OT| Pepelogoo in Wonder World [Now on PC]
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Whoa, thanks. Massive improvement with one of my few gripes. This game is amazing.
Just finished this on Switch and it really exceeded my expectations. The production quality of the art and audio was awesome. Gameplay was really fun, though a couple boss mechanics were a bit obtuse. I only had about 75% completion, which I'm satisfied with. Good game. Gets my recommendation to anybody who likes this these sorts of games or just wants a pretty challenging action platformer
Some tips: Penguins have a slight fire vulnerability and you can grab their shield and spit it back towards them with the frog. You can also reflect the spears with your own shield.
I had no idea you could just use the frog on the penguins. I just used the ice sword (upgraded) and attacked them from afar to hit them with projectiles. Worked like a charm 100% of the time.
Anyway, finished the game 100% at 18 hours. Loved it, only minor issue I had at the end (other than the final boss playing @ 30FPS) was the final cutscene not playing so my game essentially hung so I needed to refight the boss again (good thing its so damn fun then!).
Definitely one of my favourite digital titles of the year, I remember being so hyped for this game back when it wasn't even Monster Boy, certainly worth the wait!
Hell yeah I just got the Frog transformation
We Chrono Trigger now! Also how is this different from Human? It seems the same plus tongue.
We Chrono Trigger now! Also how is this different from Human? It seems the same plus tongue.
The tongue plays a very big role though...also frog is the only swimmer.
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Human also gets a downwards jumping thrust and an upwards slash and can use magic.
Human can do the magic that the pig does plus something extra you'll learn later.
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I haven't played both, but I played the Switch version, and it's 1080p and the framerate is always 60. There is about 1 or 2 seconds of loading when switching out some pieces of gear, like boots and tunics, that I don't know if it's in the PS4 version.
Who are these guys? I was looking up game atelier and I didn't see much. This game feels like it was created by industry veterans. It's fantastic, almost shockingly so.
I played handheld 100% of the time on Switch and its almost a perfect 60FPS all the time. Just the final boss drops to 30FPS for the entire second phase (I know I'm not the only one here that had the issue).
This game is perfect to play while laying in bed or stretched out on the couch. I'm getting caught up on Young Justice while enjoying the game on the Switch.
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Damn.....that is quick. I must be just old/slow at these kinds of games then. I just finished my 2nd playthrough....comparatively it took me around 55hrs on my 1st to 100% everything and on my 2nd run 19.5hrs @ 76.9% completion
Obviously on my 2nd, I didnt get stuck like I did on the 1st as I knew the puzzle solutions and I was better at the platforming. It just boggles my mind that you completed your 1st playthrough quicker than my 2nd and 100% completion to boot....
You must have used guides surely ?
I only knew of them because I played Flying Hamster on PSP and PS3.
Never knew you could eat shields myself. I just used the lion charge on the penguins which cleared them pretty easily. Waiting for the shield guys to either have their backs to me or about to slash which gives a window of opportunity.
Reminds me of one nitpick is the money grind I did to get the cash for golden equipment. Penguin bridge was a quick way to save up, but was not a fan of running through that gauntlet for money bags on kills and respawning the lot over and over. Didn't take long, but despite being so thorough and getting 100%, I'm not sure if i was the only one that had to grind money near the end? Just felt like the game didn't hand me enough cash while naturally exploring, so suddenly I had this massive cash hurdle to overcome after getting the golden parts...
Sorry if it's been asked and answered before, but: during boss battles, what constitutes Zeke coming in with the additional heart health aids? I've noted that he comes after my second attempt at any given boss fight, but I feel it makes the fights a bit TOO easy.
I guess I could always avoid acquiring the hearts, but is there any way to turn off this handicap?
I guess I could always avoid acquiring the hearts, but is there any way to turn off this handicap?
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Didn't even know that was a thing.
It's Mickey in KH2 all over again!
I know, I'm eager to find out about the future of the series too.
Right now, I would be happy if a Hard Mode / New Game+ was planned for a future update.
Yeah it's crazy. They sure proved themselves with this one.
Got the SN30 Pro for Xmas. Do you all recommend playing this game with a classic controller of this type? Really want to dig into this after I finally beat BotW....
I haven't tried it, but I would think it would be a pretty good fit.
My favourite thing to do is hold fire breath before transitioning to a new screen then let go as the transition happens so fire breath stays activated without the need to hold the button. You can take out all enemies everywhere other than in the volcano without any problem.
I'm stuck in one area in the Haunted Manor: In the basement room with the mud pit, there's a snake hole on the east end of the room, but it's blocked on the other side. I can't seem to figure out how to get in, and ultimately open the blue chest on the right, seen while going after the water pump haunting part.
The access hole is in a room far above this one. It's a very bad piece of design. You can then unblock the tunnel you speak of from the other side.
So weird that this game started out as a failed Kickstarter for a sequel to another game. I honestly thought it would be a pale hack job, but it's easily one of my top five games this year.
I wouldn't call it bad design. It rewards people that pay attention ("hey, why is there a third snake hole on the screen") and those that recognize that the exit of a snake hole doesn't have to be on the same screen as the entrance (it happens earlier in the game in the volcano as well as within the manor itself).
He did that without equipping the coin doubler first? Horrible.
The other holes are horizontally aligned to their exit hole. I explored all of the manor rooms to the left of this looking for a hole using this logic, but it turns out the holes are just magical teleporters. It doesn't even give any hint which direction the hole is leading.
The hole being at the top of the screen was a huge hint for me and I found it right away when I noticed that third hole.
Is there a reliable way to get through the third section of the hidden snake area leading to a musical note in the volcano?
the safe gap between fireballs must be the smallest margin and getting hit sorta screws up your movement along the mossy walls.
Don't have the health to brute force my way through.
I like this game and there's a lot of cool ideas in it but I'd be lying if I didn't feel that I wasn't often wrestling with what feels like a lot of inconsistency and some iffy hitboxes that drag my enjoyment down a fair bit in parts.
the safe gap between fireballs must be the smallest margin and getting hit sorta screws up your movement along the mossy walls.
Don't have the health to brute force my way through.
I like this game and there's a lot of cool ideas in it but I'd be lying if I didn't feel that I wasn't often wrestling with what feels like a lot of inconsistency and some iffy hitboxes that drag my enjoyment down a fair bit in parts.
Cripes, I finally did it with fortunate fireball timing and abusing the one i-frame I had for the section.
Seems like the kinda section where the fireballs should have a consistent pattern but due to the varied distances they travel you get something that doesn't quite work?
Seems like the kinda section where the fireballs should have a consistent pattern but due to the varied distances they travel you get something that doesn't quite work?
That's what I did, but I equipped the coin doubler. You can do ~250 gold in one run and if you're fast, you can fit 2 runs in a minute.
It's fast, but monotonous like any other grind. I stopped once I was able to afford all the regular equipment. How much do I need for gold equipment?
What a game! Happy this turned out so awesome - a fitting entry in the MonsterBoy/Wonderboy series. One of the few series that doesn't have a bad game imo.
30 hours/83%complete. (Forced myself to use no hints whatsoever)
Is there a different ending for 100% completion?
30 hours/83%complete. (Forced myself to use no hints whatsoever)
Is there a different ending for 100% completion?
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Finished it with about 92% completion in 15 hours. Went in with no expectations - what a great game!
Only experienced one crash, and the framerate only noticeably dropped during the last boss (where it felt like it dropped below 20FPS!).
Now pondering if I should grab Wonder Boy on the Switch too...!
Only experienced one crash, and the framerate only noticeably dropped during the last boss (where it felt like it dropped below 20FPS!).
Now pondering if I should grab Wonder Boy on the Switch too...!
1. No.
2. After beating the final boss it puts you back at the final save location with the boss still alive and you can leave to go find everything if you want to.
Oh shit, really? I beat the game with everything minus 5 coin chests I missed and cleaned up after the fact.
I had 100% map, all gear fully upgraded, all heart containers, all truffles, etc.
Can you please let me know, via a hidden spoiler, what changes at 100%?
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It gives you a little something related to MWIV maybe hinting at a sequel. I wouldn't go out of my way to get it if you didn't play MWIV. It's just a picture.