looking at the startup save select menu, it says "mode: normal" by default. I assume clearing the game unlocks other "modes" which might be where that comes into play again *shrug*
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Cyber Shadow |OT| A Striking Silhouette
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This kinda confirmed my hunch that my hunch is not to be trusted.
The road to wall climb/jump in this game is almost as bad as Hollow Knight
With that said, combined with the down slash jump extending, the game has finally opened up to me. The first 3 levels are awful though, too long between each checkpoints and tons of just "wait until your moment comes" type of obstacle. The lack of player agency is probably on me for being bad, but the game literally give me nothing to work with.
The music reseting on each death is not helping, nothing is more jarring than having retro design choices and then there's a ragdoll boomerang blade that absolutely kick ass (especially on Biohunter, poor guy took 6/7 shuriken and got the entire second phase skipped)
With that said, combined with the down slash jump extending, the game has finally opened up to me. The first 3 levels are awful though, too long between each checkpoints and tons of just "wait until your moment comes" type of obstacle. The lack of player agency is probably on me for being bad, but the game literally give me nothing to work with.
The music reseting on each death is not helping, nothing is more jarring than having retro design choices and then there's a ragdoll boomerang blade that absolutely kick ass (especially on Biohunter, poor guy took 6/7 shuriken and got the entire second phase skipped)
Unfortunately i have absolutely no time for the game at the moment as i am learning for a language test and some private stuff going on at the moment.
reading the thread it seems that it is a bit divisive so far. can´t wait to play it for myself tbh, maybe i have time for it on the weekend.
reading the thread it seems that it is a bit divisive so far. can´t wait to play it for myself tbh, maybe i have time for it on the weekend.
ignore that method. I just did it this way, even though it takes longer, it's far less risky:
in other words, jump and shoot or slash during the thunder phase and don't bother going under its head.
The same as you do in this game.
Tap forward when a projectile is about to hit you
It's an unlockable skill here though.
Guys, I just beat Mekadragon. Just with the shurikens. Don't give up cause it is easier than it seems. My strategy:
First and foremost, dont stop moving from one side to another, while watching for its vertical attacks and breaking as many flying things as you can, to always have platforms to stand on and shurikens to use.
Well, when the boss raises its head, it can perform to attacks: the one that electrifies the water and the blaster. If I am not wrong, it doesnt repeat the same attack twice. This is important. In these moments, stand on a platform and throw shurikens to its head like crazy. I say keep as much distance as you can, specially when it shoots at you, but also because when it goes back to the water he hurts you if you touch it.
That is how I won in the end, in a few tries.
First and foremost, dont stop moving from one side to another, while watching for its vertical attacks and breaking as many flying things as you can, to always have platforms to stand on and shurikens to use.
Well, when the boss raises its head, it can perform to attacks: the one that electrifies the water and the blaster. If I am not wrong, it doesnt repeat the same attack twice. This is important. In these moments, stand on a platform and throw shurikens to its head like crazy. I say keep as much distance as you can, specially when it shoots at you, but also because when it goes back to the water he hurts you if you touch it.
That is how I won in the end, in a few tries.
i bought this on switch lite, and am now playing on xbox because of game pass, and i much prefer the big screen tv. also i fucking love the new xbox dpad.
i'm enjoying it the more i play. i like how pure of an experience it is.
i'm enjoying it the more i play. i like how pure of an experience it is.
It means you tap forward toward the projectile right before it hits you to parry it, which is the same input for parrying in 3S.
It does for me https://www.resetera.com/threads/cyber-shadow-ot-a-striking-silhouette.367736/page-3#post-57164430 😥
But still its Construct engine as stated above..
Yeh. It's not 100% like third strike as you can parry everything in that game, not just projectiles...
... Yes I'm using that as an excuse to post Evo moment 37:
OP
OP
I do wish abilities like Shuriken and Rising Fire had their own designated buttons. When using an analog stick, they're way too easy to activate accidentally when you're just trying to attack normally.
Is there a reason why you're using an analog stick though? This sort of thing is why such games are designed with dpads in mind.
It's a more comfortable option during extended play, especially when using something like the Switch's Joy Con in portable mode. Not so much an issue when playing in docked with a Pro Controller.
ironically I think the directional buttons on the joy con are perfect for this type of game lol
Enjoying it so far but I find Messenger better. The no crouching is annoying, the pogo stick attack is too slow as it has a long startup animation. If it wasn't for the generous checkpoints, the game would have been way more difficult than The Messenger. Traversal and level design is lacking so far. impressive game nonetheless, especially taking into account it was made by one guy.
I hope there's a boss rush or something cause man... I was almost there to get the feat to beat alpha only with parying, only to launch a shuriken by mistake at the end killing it, ugh
Yeah, i like this too seeing as levels are interconnected and often open up shortcuts etc.
Without spoiling anything, is there a way to revisit bosses later? I don't like worrying about feats/achievements my first time through levels.
I haven't found one yet. Just starting stage 10. Difficulty is definitely picking up.
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Is this comparable to The Messenger in gameplay, difficulty and tone?
Thanks
Thanks
They obviously are close to comparable.
But im just talking about the degree of difficulty which could mean how punitive is it? How are the difficulty spikes, etc.
Nowhere near as difficult as Sekiro.
As far as 8-bit-inspired games go, this one is on the easier side.
Nowhere near as difficult. The checkpoint system is very generous. It actually feels like I am playing a nes game with save states
Reddit AMA
Did anyone who backed Steel Assault get a key for Cyber Shadow yet?
Just reached that point. Tried once and quit for the day. Looks like there are some tips on this page. ie, shurikens
I do feel like shit for using the Swag Blade on Biohunter and basically decimating him with zero challenge. =/
Speaking of Swag Blade, is there any way to manually turn it off without having to kill or damage yourself thrice on purpose? It's pretty much killing my ability to Air Strike bounce off enemies since the Swag destroys them by accident.
Just reach chapter 5.... and this is seriously getting pretty challenging... if you think this is hard it get way harder....
This is the Dragon or the one after ? If the dragon just spam fire ball spell when he stop, you will destroy it
the vibes in this game are god-tier. this is already firmly
on the OST of the year list.
on the OST of the year list.
just ride it out, go slow and be methodical, soon you'll unlock more weapons and abilities that will make things feel very different. the game you're playing in stage 2 is not the game you're playing by the end of stage 3.
we've had this in the review thread, they dropped those names already in pre-launch interviews^^
So IMO the only small flaw with the otherwise nearly prefect controls is the double-tap to dash. I wish a shoulder button was assigned to this again instead. It just feels a little off to me where I'll often die by accident because I either dashed right before jumping without meaning too or failed to trigger the dash when I needed it.
it is bound to RB for me and you can turn the double direction to dash off in the gameplay settings