I decided to Assist Mode against Hex 1 because I didn't think that I would win within a reasonable timeframe... And now I've been fighting Vault Demon for a few hours. Oi.
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Well... I did it... I'm not entirely sure how, but it is done :D. And I have video proof of my victory to upload too, so hooray! I'm super glad that I didn't have to use Assist Mode though, it would've felt so hollow to have to use it at the very end of the game after doing everything else at the intended difficulty level.
Here's the video of the fight, if anyone's interested:
Game registers about 2910 deaths at the end, but I think the actual count is a little over 3000 because I lost like 100 deaths on the final boss to the game glitching up when I tried to start XSplit for recording it. It got stuck on the Retry menu and I had to kill it via task manager :(. Don't think there's anything you could do about that though, but incase you wanted to look into it it happened because Windows did a "confirm this action" pop-up that took me out of everything cause admin permissions etc. You know the one.
Time is also a bit low because of that, but I'd say it took me 90 hours in the end to do. I had every item except for four,
Despite all the negativity I showed in here (sorry about that >_<), I really did enjoy my time with this game. It pushed me to my limit more than most games I've played... even beyond them in cases (
The only thing that kept getting me from a control perspective even by the end was switching characters/weapons, cause no matter which shoulder buttons I used for that I always got confused when it came to the super intense fights that forced you to use everything at your disposal due to immunities etc. But I recognise this is an entirely personal problem, which doesn't affect most of you out there.
This is probably the point where I should mark some of the highlights of the game for me, but honestly there are too many to go over! There weren't many places I truly hated, which for a game of this size is really saying a lot. Much of it was more along the lines of "really, you expect me to do THAT!?", which there is absolutely nothing wrong with as a concept. That final fight is probably the perfect encapsulation of that ideal, so again fantastic job on that one ^_^. If you want some of my favourite areas that I remember...
I guess my biggest overall criticism of the game is that it's maybe TOO long, especially for the genre that it is. I actually can't remember any game that I put 90+ hours into for a first completion, let alone an "Intense action platformer" as you made Task Manager refer to it as . That length will probably stop me from doing an LP series for the game, cause whilst the vast majority of it is super solid, I did feel a bit burnt out by the end of it all. That probably explains why I had to take a break from the game 3 times in the last area alone! The tutorialisation was a bit inconsistent in areas (
So, as raocow would say, thank you very much for make Zephyr.
For anyone who wants some insight into the final boss (WARNING: LONG POST):
Here's the video of the fight, if anyone's interested:
Game registers about 2910 deaths at the end, but I think the actual count is a little over 3000 because I lost like 100 deaths on the final boss to the game glitching up when I tried to start XSplit for recording it. It got stuck on the Retry menu and I had to kill it via task manager :(. Don't think there's anything you could do about that though, but incase you wanted to look into it it happened because Windows did a "confirm this action" pop-up that took me out of everything cause admin permissions etc. You know the one.
Time is also a bit low because of that, but I'd say it took me 90 hours in the end to do. I had every item except for four,
presumably all in the Tower Defence game cause I couldn't beat Bonus Round 2 in that
. I also had every equip except one that I can't remember the seller for... care to enlighten me?I assume it's the 10% drop rate up equip, cause it's between the 5% one and the 5% higher-tier money equip. I fear I may have missed it if it's sold by the guy next to Bubble Tower, cause he disappeared into the Hidden Village once that unlocked.
Despite all the negativity I showed in here (sorry about that >_<), I really did enjoy my time with this game. It pushed me to my limit more than most games I've played... even beyond them in cases (
here's looking at you, crystal air dash/jump refreshers
). I got super annoyed with what felt like imprecise controls a lot of the time, but once you get used to how they operate you can do some truly spectacular things in the latter half of the game. Plus seeing as how my controller physically broke at the end of the game, I get to blame a lot of my feelings of imprecision on it instead. Yay!The only thing that kept getting me from a control perspective even by the end was switching characters/weapons, cause no matter which shoulder buttons I used for that I always got confused when it came to the super intense fights that forced you to use everything at your disposal due to immunities etc. But I recognise this is an entirely personal problem, which doesn't affect most of you out there.
This is probably the point where I should mark some of the highlights of the game for me, but honestly there are too many to go over! There weren't many places I truly hated, which for a game of this size is really saying a lot. Much of it was more along the lines of "really, you expect me to do THAT!?", which there is absolutely nothing wrong with as a concept. That final fight is probably the perfect encapsulation of that ideal, so again fantastic job on that one ^_^. If you want some of my favourite areas that I remember...
I guess my biggest overall criticism of the game is that it's maybe TOO long, especially for the genre that it is. I actually can't remember any game that I put 90+ hours into for a first completion, let alone an "Intense action platformer" as you made Task Manager refer to it as . That length will probably stop me from doing an LP series for the game, cause whilst the vast majority of it is super solid, I did feel a bit burnt out by the end of it all. That probably explains why I had to take a break from the game 3 times in the last area alone! The tutorialisation was a bit inconsistent in areas (
particularly the STG and Jeremy Mech portions, the former requiring you to seek out the instructions pre-flight and the latter having nothing at all! Up + A/B = homing attacks btw guys.
, and one might be inclined to say that there are a few too many game styles at work in the end... but overall it is a super well-polished game that kept me going better than most other games I've played in recent history.So, as raocow would say, thank you very much for make Zephyr.
For anyone who wants some insight into the final boss (WARNING: LONG POST):
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... oh. Well way to go and ruin my entire post, geez xD
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Finally made it through.
Why don't you eat me?
I am perfectly tasty...
AND I'LL STEAL YOUR SOUL!
I am perfectly tasty...
AND I'LL STEAL YOUR SOUL!
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Also if you need help finding the remaining items, people may be able to assist you here. As for the
turret defense level, did you use ground turrets? I had a hard time beating it when using primarily ground, but I know that someone else just placed a bunch of float turrets instead and apparently that makes it relatively easy.
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ano0maly wrote:Also if you need help finding the remaining items, people may be able to assist you here. As for theturret defense level, did you use ground turrets? I had a hard time beating it when using primarily ground, but I know that someone else just placed a bunch of float turrets instead and apparently that makes it relatively easy.
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ano0maly wrote:Also if you need help finding the remaining items, people may be able to assist you here. As for theturret defense level, did you use ground turrets? I had a hard time beating it when using primarily ground, but I know that someone else just placed a bunch of float turrets instead and apparently that makes it relatively easy.
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Fun thing I noticed when giving myself a full set of max level anythings. Megas are always the best. Even though their DPS is fairly low per single enemy. That's not really possible due to their cost though, at least not early on.
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Having trouble with the real second boss of Gate 5.
Why don't you eat me?
I am perfectly tasty...
AND I'LL STEAL YOUR SOUL!
I am perfectly tasty...
AND I'LL STEAL YOUR SOUL!
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Welp, I must just really suck then, cause not even that strat is letting me do the last wave of these things. Oh well, I won't miss those items too much.
Grounder wrote:Having trouble with the real second boss of Gate 5.
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ZephyrBurst wrote:Fun thing I noticed when giving myself a full set of max level anythings. Megas are always the best. Even though their DPS is fairly low per single enemy. That's not really possible due to their cost though, at least not early on.
Glad to know my "I can't do enough with skill and planning I'm just gonna cheese it" is confirmed cheese.
gamercal wrote:Welp, I must just really suck then, cause not even that strat is letting me do the last wave of these things. Oh well, I won't miss those items too much.
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Lostsoldier20 wrote:ano0maly wrote:Also if you need help finding the remaining items, people may be able to assist you here. As for theturret defense level, did you use ground turrets? I had a hard time beating it when using primarily ground, but I know that someone else just placed a bunch of float turrets instead and apparently that makes it relatively easy.
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Okay, with that strategy I beat the boss first try.
Now, however, I'm having trouble on the next one.
Now, however, I'm having trouble on the next one.
Why don't you eat me?
I am perfectly tasty...
AND I'LL STEAL YOUR SOUL!
I am perfectly tasty...
AND I'LL STEAL YOUR SOUL!
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Grounder wrote:Okay, with that strategy I beat the boss first try.
Now, however, I'm having trouble on the next one.
This is Distorted Travesty. The solution is never easy.
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Use of the Charged Bomb Spam is a pretty reasonable way of landing the hit, as the bombs tend to go in a pretty wide spread. Use it in the air if you want them to spread further.
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Responding to Grounder's help for a Gate 5 boss:
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i ended up just skipping over the trouble part
yay for button mashing
yay for button mashing
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Dragooner wrote:In gate 5,
I assume you killed everything and hit all switches if there are any? (I forget if there are in this section) Otherwise, whee bugs!
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Yeah it was a bug, tried it again later and this time the barrier was gone.Lostsoldier20 wrote:I assume you killed everything and hit all switches if there are any? (I forget if there are in this section) Otherwise, whee bugs!
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Nightmare Gate 6 boss is smashing my head in. I'm sooo close to making a break through but I need a break.
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Also, for some reason my controls seem to be bugging out a little bit on a new save file. I'm in Gate 1 atm, so I have access to character switching... but it doesn't switch by using the right button. It's switching using the button I've assigned to Dash Left right now, and even if I alter my controls to re-assign that button nothing changes. I've restarted Joy2Key and DT3 several times with no success, and I even went back to my old save file with unedited controls just to compare and it works fine with all the options unlocked. Is this a known thing? And if so, would it affect me in the future when I unlock the dash?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB_Y1XZYLnE
Is that how one's supposed to get the Smarter than the Brain achievement? Tried that in the gate, but I'm guessing I wasn't fast enough.
Is that how one's supposed to get the Smarter than the Brain achievement? Tried that in the gate, but I'm guessing I wasn't fast enough.