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Post by freddythemonkey on Oct 22, 2019 16:48:47 GMT -6
Any news about when can we expect the Collector Boxes to ship?
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Post by freddythemonkey on Sept 26, 2019 10:35:43 GMT -6
Just one question: I backed the $300 tier, with a PC physical copy. Will I be getting the Box with all the content now and the PC copy later or everything (rewards + physical copy) later? I hope they're at least split, given we probably will have all the content in a billion years and I'd like a tangible token of what I paid for in the meantime. Question
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Post by freddythemonkey on Sept 2, 2019 1:17:01 GMT -6
gradius fair enough but Shovel Knight's DLCs were all basically brand new games. I seriously doubt Bloodstained 's DLCs will have a similar scope.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Aug 18, 2019 3:18:27 GMT -6
I can't really lend a hand here as I chose the PC copy so it'll be God knows how long before it's even shipped.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Aug 9, 2019 6:38:33 GMT -6
Just once on Normal. Completed just the map 100%. More than enough for me, sadly.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 23, 2019 10:07:48 GMT -6
The big question is, why would you care if YOU personally are enjoying the game? It's not like this is WoW or some other MMO that would require certain sales & subscription numbers to be enjoyable. Bloodstained is just not that cookie-cutter AAA title the general crowd goes for these days. And I'm glad for that, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. I just want my good, solid, late 90s gaming experience. Because if a game doesn't sell there's less possibility for a sequel or more content, or even just a new game from the same developer. Let's not act like indie developers don't want to make any money as opposed to the greedy "cookie cutter" AAA titles. They want to be successful and we're not some kind of elite audience because we go against "the general crowd".
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 21, 2019 15:02:14 GMT -6
browren damn man, that stuff is completely ridiculous. I'm sorry your experience with 505 continues to be a terrible one. I certainly will be very aware of buying anything published (or "distributed") by them in the future.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 15, 2019 16:44:59 GMT -6
At this point I just want my complete edition with all the physical rewards so I can sell them and be done with the whole thing.
I personally dislike any form of DLC that isn't big expansions to be honest. Not because I find cosmetic DLCs to be inherently wrong, but just because I don't like them and I wouldn't want them in Iga's games. However it's up to them to do what they want.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 8, 2019 6:58:07 GMT -6
Fullmetal Alchemist is as far as I'm concerned the best manga of all times. 100% focused, incredible characters, rich and engaging plot, it's just perfect and the fact that it maintains its quality for so long is astonishing to this day.
Close second is definitely Bakuman. It has a couple moments that feel like filler but it's so incredible, instructive and with unforgettable characters.
There are others too but these are my absolute favorites.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 8, 2019 3:16:42 GMT -6
DSLevantine it's an exaggeration on his part I assume but it's certainly an uncommon stance as far as I know of what the general opinions on OoE are.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 8, 2019 3:12:39 GMT -6
Bloodstained harder than OoE is a new one. Apart from the fact that in OoE the devs decided to make areas and bosses more brutal (and I don't know why they did that but I'll forever love them for it), making damage attributes and resistances actually pivotal for once, the only really OP builds in Ecclesia are only available in the end game, as they should be. No access to Death Ring, the Cerberus Glyph, the Dominus life draining ability or the Nitesco glyph union until Dracula's Castle or well into the Castle itself. It's the only IGAvania which is not only not ridiculously unbalanced but actually rather balanced until you get the endgame broken stuff to have fun and melt bosses on NG+ (and sadly trivialize Dracula but hey I never said it was PERFECTLY balanced).
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 7, 2019 1:37:31 GMT -6
With all those problems the game seems hardly a 9/10 to you lol
Anyways I've got issues with the game which is no more than a 7/10 to me but I already exposed them somewhere else. Most notably, the non-existent balancing and plethora of OP options at various points in the game, the graphics and animations which in the end I didn't like, the way too many callbacks to Symphony of the Night as if IGA's games never evolved past it (which by the way they did), the crafting system that I find to be a little too full of stuff meaning that it's too hard too often to craft good stuff unless you really grind for the materials, the abysmal quests which are just offensively bad. I also didn't like how they incorporated backers' content like the pets (no offense to those who backed for them or the portraits). I'd pick Harmony of Dissonance or the PS2 'vanias over Bloodstained any day, I just hope that its success may lead to a vastly improved sequel, but I'm not too excited about it seeing as most people seemed to like this while I saw pretty much a SotN 1.5 with the Soul System slapped on and that's not what I personally wanted. Just my 2 cents though.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 5, 2019 5:44:22 GMT -6
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jul 4, 2019 7:17:24 GMT -6
Glad the digital rewards are here at least. Though I have to say, the label of "digital strategy book" was embarrassing. Just call it "Instruction manual" the next time.
Also, is anyone having problems with the MP3 (or FLAC) soundtrack? I've tried downloading it three times and it always gets stuck and I'm unable to finish.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jun 30, 2019 1:04:35 GMT -6
They definitely knew about the bug because I remember getting a reply back from Question when I signaled it.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jun 28, 2019 16:46:01 GMT -6
finalmente tra pochi giorni lo potrò giocare qualcuno mi sa dire se finendo il gioco lo si potrà ricominciare con tutti i potenziamenti come si faceva con il simphoni? C'è il new game plus, in effetti. Io ho terminato la mappa alla Normal e ottenuto le medaglie di tutti i boss. Nel complesso non c'è male, le boss fight soprattutto mi sono piaciute molto. Soundtrack ottima a parte qualche pezzo un po' così, gameplay di base ancora all'altezza. Però è un progetto che vive troppo di Symphony of the Night, Igarashi dovrebbe ricordare che la sua carriera è proseguita anche oltre quella pietra miliare. Poi mi ha dato un'idea di poco rifinito, grafica scarsa e animazioni occasionalmente tremende a parte ha un bilanciamento inesistente e un crafting che secondo me ha inutilmente troppi ingredienti e oggetti da craftare. Preferivo di gran lunga trovare il grosso delle armi esplorando, oppure un crafting più snello e ben studiato nella progressione come in Curse of Darkness. Bah, spero che un eventuale sequel migliori tante cose. È l'unico IGAvania che non mi ha fatto minimamente venire voglia di completare la lista degli oggetti e gli preferisco, tutto sommato, qualunque altro IGAvania, anche quelli in 3D. Considerando quello che ci ho speso sono deluso, spero almeno che possa essere utile come punto di partenza per il futuro.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jun 28, 2019 15:54:04 GMT -6
Due to the work for the Switch port I mean.
I would just like to know if we're talking about a year or whatever for PC physical copies. I'm pretty pissed off at the whole "waiting to get the COMPLETE VERSION" thing but I do realize I'm in the minority. I also realize it's gonna take a loooong time. Just wanted to know if it's going to take even more.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jun 23, 2019 15:07:38 GMT -6
I just want to thank XombieMike and all the other mods and users for this community. While I'm sad I couldn't appreciate Bloodstained as much as I would've liked, following the development in this community was a great experience. Sometimes bumpy and stressful (which is why I'll never do something like this again probably), but also with some amazing moments. I still proudly have my title of Fifty Storms, among other things. So yeah, thanks for all this.
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jun 23, 2019 9:25:09 GMT -6
freddythemonkey You can do them separately.
But I'm fairly certain you're not allowed to use a waystone during a boss fight. If you flawless Dominique but get hit by Bael, you can just defeat him normally, let the game autosave at the ending, and you will have the Dominique medal and can go for Bael's without having to worry about flawlessing Dominique again. These two fights can be infinitely repeated. Awesome. I don't even know if it'll be necessary because overall the second fight is pretty easy, but thanks nonetheless!
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Post by freddythemonkey on Jun 23, 2019 8:42:01 GMT -6
I'm at the final boss and while I've had a good time with the game I think that for the first time in an IGAvania I'll just complete the map, maybe the shards, but not all the items. Fun game, phenomenal OST, great boss fights (on Normal they're kinda easy except for the end, but I wanted to get the Medal on any boss before proceeding with the story so doing them no-hit really made me appreciate the patterns) and nice level design overall, but on the whole the game struck me as unpolished. The aesthetics, I couldn't get used to. I just don't like how the game looks. Animations ranged from adequate to terrible. I had a constant feeling over "quantity over quality", bad pacing for getting weapons because the crafting system is so busy and full of tons of materials to get with a pace-breaking grind if you want to get a particular weapon at the time when it's useful. Even the Shard upgrade system is nice but so grindy if you want to max everything out or even just a specific shard really if you aren't in the endgame already. Sub quests were absolutely terrible IMO. So few in types, copypasted, terribly lazy. Easily one of the worst parts of the game for me. The final major thing I didn't like is how closely Bloodstained sticks to SotN (even in the terrible balancing). I know it's what everyone wanted but not me. IGA's career is not only SotN and constantly referencing it and notting at certain aspect of SotN makes me feel like the man himself forgot that. I guess I just have to accept that my vision no longer coincides with IGA or the community's. The game turned out fine, but it's easily my least favorite IGAvania (and I also liked the PS2 'vanias better, but they're too different to compare). I'll probably buy and play eventual sequels even if they're not probably going to push forward the formula bur rather tread the familiar ground. I'm happy for all the folks that are enjoying the game in every aspect and calling it a masterpiece. Wish I were able to as well, especially considering how much I spent on the whole thing. EBBenjy and/or lai: for the final bosses' medals do you have to no-hit both Dominique and Bael? Or you can flawless Dominic, warp away with the waystone and then flawless Bael separately?
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