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turbomelon · 10-25-2009, 02:21 PM

This game is fun as hell, really lets you feel like you're part of the world and mythos surrounding it.

For once there's an actual penalty to dying, which leads you to be more cautious, but its hardly a complete wipe. Picking the right class early on, and making sure you're more defensive and observant goes a long way.

The blood stains on the floor of other dead players give you ideas of what might be around the next corner, and the message system is a cool way to communicate with other players.

Pretty much just always gotta block, ensure you're fighting enemies one on one, and don't blindly charge into a crowd thinking you can just swipe wildly at the enemies and things will go fine. As for saving, everytime you return to the main nexus you 'save' whether you live or die, dying isn't all that bad, in fact often times you want to die to make the world tendency harder so you can get better shit. Plus if you're worried about dying, just simply spend your souls on upgraded stats or equipment before going out on a potentially risky stage. Further still, its recommended to not go 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 etc. etc. but instead to visit a bunch of the other stages first areas before you proceed onward.

I'm assuming a lot of people get rocked by the red knight on the first stage, but pretty much you're supposed to avoid him, or kite him to the stairs and knock him off. As for the soldier and hero souls, just save those for a rainy day where you need to buy something, or need to upgrade badly, as those souls stay in your inventory regardless of if you die or not.

Just gotta be methodical about everything, and very cautious, its a game that rewards diligence and using all possible resources available ( player messages, summoning backup), not blindly rushing into battle. Once you get the dodging, parry mechanics down along with proper use of your stamina the game moves into a nice rhythm when fighting other enemies. Overall I'm pleasantly surprised by how good this game was, as I wasn't overly impressed from my initial impression.

If you happen to pickup something 'kickass' Jkam, you won't lose it just the souls you've collected thus far. Doesn't reset your gear and everything, just your in game 'currency' and you'll come back in soul form until you can either kill another player or a stage boss.

10-25-2009, 02:21 PM	#18
turbomelon Revscene.net has a homepage?! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Redmond USA Posts: 1,255 Thanked 102 Times in 30 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts Member's Picture Albums	This game is fun as hell, really lets you feel like you're part of the world and mythos surrounding it. For once there's an actual penalty to dying, which leads you to be more cautious, but its hardly a complete wipe. Picking the right class early on, and making sure you're more defensive and observant goes a long way. The blood stains on the floor of other dead players give you ideas of what might be around the next corner, and the message system is a cool way to communicate with other players. Pretty much just always gotta block, ensure you're fighting enemies one on one, and don't blindly charge into a crowd thinking you can just swipe wildly at the enemies and things will go fine. As for saving, everytime you return to the main nexus you 'save' whether you live or die, dying isn't all that bad, in fact often times you want to die to make the world tendency harder so you can get better shit. Plus if you're worried about dying, just simply spend your souls on upgraded stats or equipment before going out on a potentially risky stage. Further still, its recommended to not go 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 etc. etc. but instead to visit a bunch of the other stages first areas before you proceed onward. I'm assuming a lot of people get rocked by the red knight on the first stage, but pretty much you're supposed to avoid him, or kite him to the stairs and knock him off. As for the soldier and hero souls, just save those for a rainy day where you need to buy something, or need to upgrade badly, as those souls stay in your inventory regardless of if you die or not. Just gotta be methodical about everything, and very cautious, its a game that rewards diligence and using all possible resources available ( player messages, summoning backup), not blindly rushing into battle. Once you get the dodging, parry mechanics down along with proper use of your stamina the game moves into a nice rhythm when fighting other enemies. Overall I'm pleasantly surprised by how good this game was, as I wasn't overly impressed from my initial impression. If you happen to pickup something 'kickass' Jkam, you won't lose it just the souls you've collected thus far. Doesn't reset your gear and everything, just your in game 'currency' and you'll come back in soul form until you can either kill another player or a stage boss.