Rex Rocket: fin

[Crow]

today: raocow ignores almost all the tools the game has given him and complains about things that are entirely his fault

[Alice]

Doesn't matter much now as he's already past that point, but another way to deal with the section immediately after getting the Missile Tracker (that raocow dealt with by running/jumping through at full speed) is to NOT run at full speed, and instead use the Missile Tracker to destroy the robots falling from the ceiling BEFORE jumping to each column. You can destroy the falling ceiling robots even before they reveal themselves.

That would involve raocow actually thinking before taking the first action that comes to mind though. Something he was very clearly against even considering in today's video.

[Willhart]

Everyone seems to like to call the main character Rex even though they could be either Rexford or Rexanna. I guess it is easier to write.

[SAJewers]

EDIT: Also, the left-most room in the engine core (it's a pretty large rectangle), make sure you check all the exits marked on the map.

Derp, wrong room. It's the room to the left of the next Teleport station thingy (it's a vertical room). It's also unmarked, hidden passage is on the

left

wall.

Nope, missed it. It's in that carousel/dragon room to the left of the transport room

[Money]

gosh, those dragons are sooo terrible! i bet they dont even have a game about themselves!

[Money]

this has been bad joke theater, ft moneyman

[heycallmeZe]

That would involve raocow actually thinking before taking the first action that comes to mind though. Something he was very clearly against even considering in today's video.

I think he has such a preference to platforming, that he always defers to that style of play even when the area's actual intent is "you're supposed to fight 'em out here." The area literally has to have no apparent platforming elements for him to really get into combat mode.

[Crow]

so, the next boss will absolutely not take up a whole video, and afterwards you're basically gonna be staring the final boss straight in the face

so i suggest

going to the spot to the right of where the commando bot was that you passed up before and doing the thing there that you can do

[Grounder]

in space

everyone can see you struggle once again on an unrewarding optional area

[SAJewers]

Not sure if you plan on doing cleanup, but if you are, here's a map:

Probably should at the very least grab the weapons you missed, plus that secret passage in the red area in the room to the left of the teleport

[raocow]

I don't know if I'm gonna clear beyond what I find naturally, honestly.

like I appreciate the map there, but I have no idea amongst that what I got or didn't. And the game is fun, but not as much if I'm going to be rethreading stuff.

[Voltgloss]

raocow: The Rocket Launcher gives you a quadruple jump..

Point it down and fire. It boosts you up just like your charge shot.

THIS is why I suggested you wait to tackle this area until after beating the Crusher Bot.

There's an info node explaining this in the upper left corner of the room after the Crusher Bot.

[Crow]

ok, rao, but seriously, you really should at least do this one. it's a relatively big deal compared to basically everything else you missed?

like, what you get from this makes the other secret area easier, too. it's a movement upgrade. a pretty cool one.

[Willhart]

I don't know if I'm gonna clear beyond what I find naturally, honestly.

like I appreciate the map there, but I have no idea amongst that what I got or didn't. And the game is fun, but not as much if I'm going to be rethreading stuff.

I'm slowly starting to look forward to the next game already, as I have no idea what It'll be. I think this game has been fun too though.

[Ometeotl]

That was certainly a boss.

[BurntTenda]

That was certainly a boss.

It just kinda happened.

[Crow]

yup, poor crusher bot is probably the easiest boss since the slime boss tbh
next boss, however, is not the easiest boss
probably hardest or second-hardest, depending

[SAJewers]

ok, rao, but seriously, you really should at least do this one. it's a relatively big deal compared to basically everything else you missed?

like, what you get from this makes the other secret area easier, too. it's a movement upgrade. a pretty cool one.

That and the

boomerang

are I think the only ones he's missing. That other one is in the Cyan area.

[Ometeotl]

That section is a marathon because it HAS to be a marathon, basically. If you got through say, the first two rooms, but then decided that the third was way too much for you, you'd be screwed because of checkpoints. It's bad game design either option chosen.

[Grounder]

rex can talk to fish

and only fish, apparently

anyway, tomorrow we'll move on hooray

[Clyceer]

That section is a marathon because it HAS to be a marathon, basically. If you got through say, the first two rooms, but then decided that the third was way too much for you, you'd be screwed because of checkpoints. It's bad game design either option chosen.

Well, they could have put Hypertubes between each room, or put escape shafts for you to fall down out of if you want to escape, perhaps involving a switch and barrier so that you can later climb up the escape shaft to resume the challenge if you've previously escaped midway through. So I'm gonna have to disagree and say it's a marathon because they willingly decided to make it a marathon.

Edit: I suppose if they didn't want to spend any extra rooms on it, then they could've put a shaft up to the top in the side of the first room and a hallway above the top of the second room that unlock with a switch at the end of the room.

[SAJewers]

Actually, I think they intended for it to be a marathon like that.

EDIT: Also, I think I found the grenade Launcher easier than the other one, though it may be tainted by the fact I tried to do it before getting the jetpack. For those who want to see it:

[Crow]

raocow i know you could totally go fight the final boss right now but you should really at least do the one other thing everyone has been yelling at you to do for a week

also i like this game quite a bit and i still hate the grenade launcher path with all my being, as it 's just awful. like you said, the second room is just way too long and stressful, the first room and third room are cool except you have to do the first a hundred times and you have to do the second after the third and it's just pretty much garbage.

[Grounder]

raocow i know you could totally go fight the final boss right now but you should really at least do the one other thing everyone has been yelling at you to do for a week

also i like this game quite a bit and i still hate the grenade launcher path with all my being, as it 's just awful. like you said, the second room is just way too long and stressful, the first room and third room are cool except you have to do the first a hundred times and you have to do the second after the third and it's just pretty much garbage.

i think rao just wants to be done with it asap

and not as easily and asap otherwise

[Voltgloss]

raocow, great job using all of your tools to finally beat that challenge. Very well done on a really stressful section.