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The demo barely hints at the majesty of the complete game. The levels are freaking huge, and frankly, the game is quite a bit tougher than I expected (assuming you're shooting for high end-of-level marks). I got careless a few times, and promptly got my ass kicked.
A very polished game, and a no-brainer at $39.95.
I really love this game. It got about twice the playtime that SC2 got yesterday. :D
It is a bit tougher than the demo, since you don't have as much life to work with. I got stuck at that damn high priest stage, I couldn't tell that I was actually hurting him.
A little side note here, but on the demo, I can give my 2 and a half year old son the controller & he can really go to town on it. He doesn't find the goblets, but before his magic runs out, he manages to kill every demon & destroy most of the buildings & walls in the city. It is pretty scary to see how well he can use an analog controller. He totally grasps how to make Raikoh go where he wants, knows how to jump, attack & use the magic. He is likes Wind Waker quite a bit too.
JM
Well, I'm digging the look and feel of Otogi as well. Too bad that DJ mostly concentrated on getting all the stuff in SC2, and we only got to play Otogi for about an hour. Still so far so good.
Presentation, colors and style are all excellent. As it was said above, magic depletion rate really puts some strain on things you need to do, and makes exploring for hidden items/spirits a mad rush against time. After we were done with first 2 levels, we went back to look for hidden things, and hoping for a better destruction rate. In first level its easy to achive, but later there are way too many walls, houses, lanters and other things to smash apart.
Enemies so far range from easy and slow, to strong and with block abilities, and that made for few pretty intense battles, especially when being cursed and loosing life at the same time. No camera glitches so far, and everything working pretty well.
:lol: JM :) Way to go to raise and train a new gamer !!!
Hopefully we will get much further tonight.
The secret objectives are interesting. You have no idea what they are, which causes you to approach levels in different ways. And even when you get them, you've still no idea how you did, unless you replay the levels with a different focus. Anyways, it's nice replay value. I suppose it's designed for when Raikoh is massively leveled up later on.
Dismantling the mansion piece by piece on the second level was sublime - the level design reminded me of the OXM demo level, in fact. I don't think the lanterns count though, because I know I missed some and still got an A for items destroyed. I think they're just there to get in the way and set you on fire if you're not careful.
I scored a 100-hit combo at the end of the fourth level when being swarmed by the skeleton mages, using a set of twin scimitars (I got them after completing level 3, but have no idea if that was due to a secret objective or what). I thought I wasn't harming the statue at all, as I was being thrown back, but I figured hey, since I can lock on, I must be doing some damage, right? :\
I've had no problems with the camera so far. Only bad thing is I have to wait till tonight to continue.
SC2 who? :)
Bio, That second level reminded us of the demo level as well. But the surrounding colors, the palace building and enemies were different.
Since first few levels are not very enemy poppulated, we havent scored any huge combos yet, biggest one being 16-20 hits.
How do you if you've completed them if you don't know what they are? I didn't even know they were in there!Quote:
Originally Posted by BioMechanic
The tourches definitly count, it just depends how many there are per level. Also, you do not have to destroy everything in a level to get an "A" ranking, which would lead you to believe the torches are insignificant. ;)Quote:
Dismantling the mansion piece by piece on the second level was sublime - the level design reminded me of the OXM demo level, in fact. I don't think the lanterns count though, because I know I missed some and still got an A for items destroyed. I think they're just there to get in the way and set you on fire if you're not careful.
100 hits?! Holy crap! I didn't stay around that long. Actually, I couldn't. My magic had run out, so I needed to kill the priest with the quickness.Quote:
I scored a 100-hit combo at the end of the fourth level when being swarmed by the skeleton mages, using a set of twin scimitars (I got them after completing level 3, but have no idea if that was due to a secret objective or what). I thought I wasn't harming the statue at all, as I was being thrown back, but I figured hey, since I can lock on, I must be doing some damage, right? :\
I've been challenged to my wits end with the "Water Graveyard" level. The one where you're on a boat and have to kill those blobbies before they weight your ship down. How the Hell am I supposed to get an "A" for destruction if I can't even touch the water?!
And I've come to believe that the flying centipede is impossible. Anyone have advice?
The preview in OXM mentioned that each level has one, and I think it's also mentioned in the manual. The twin swords I got never showed up in the shop; I was awarded them automatically when I finished the level, via an on-screen announcement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Vegetable
I found out how to get those swords on level 3, btw:
Get a 20-hit combo. Best attempted with the skulls that come out of the mirrors. In fact I'd bet most secret objectives are either hit combos (OXM also mentioned 300+ hit combos *ulp*), time-based, or how much damage you've taken by the end.
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The tourches definitly count, it just depends how many there are per level. Also, you do not have to destroy everything in a level to get an "A" ranking, which would lead you to believe the torches are insignificant. ;)
Cool, that's good to know. Too bad it's only measured by grades and not percentages, so you can't tell how close you are.
I wish I could help ya. I'm still fooling around with that myself.Quote:
I've been challenged to my wits end with the "Water Graveyard" level. The one where you're on a boat and have to kill those blobbies before they weight your ship down. How the Hell am I supposed to get an "A" for destruction if I can't even touch the water?!
I don't think you can kill that bastard yet. You're simply not leveled up enough. I think the goal is to avoid him at this point. I'm planning to revisit him later and give him the beating he deserves.Quote:
And I've come to believe that the flying centipede is impossible. Anyone have advice?
So, wait...if I stay alive long enough, I'll end the level?!
Well, that's a pissoff. Here I was jumping into him, trying to get a slash or two off, taking massive damage from just touching him, when all I have to do is run away.
Well, Thanks for the clue. ;)
I think you should wait until you are way more leveled up for the water level. I think I saw that there is an item that will sustain your magic. Maybe that will make the magic last longer. Also, I'm sure you get more magic, even if your meter stays the same size, otherwise high level magic would kill you in no time. If that is true, once you have leveled up quite a bit, the water wouldn't be as much of a threat. Honestly though, the few times I did hit the water, It didn't drain the magic half as bad as I thought it would.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Vegetable
As for the Centipede, that is where I called it quits last night. I'm gonna try the survival method tonight, but I think you do have to do at least some damage to the centipede before he will run away.
JM
I've tried to hit debris at him, and I've tried to slash him directly, but I haven't tried magic on him. Maybe magic will work.
And I'll go back to the water level after I level up. Maybe then I'll be able to do better.
I checked the demo again, to see what level Raikoh was at...30! No wonder it was so easy.