The Official GameTZ Game Club March 2023 - Metroid Prime
11-Mar-19 8:11pm
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Welcome to The GameTZ Game Club! This is my attempt at forming an easy to get into book club type thing, but with games! Anybody, and everybody, is welcome to join in on the fun!
Rules:
- Each month a random game will be chosen, by myself, for the club to play. Games can vary from the beginning of gaming onward to current-generation platforms. There are no limitations!
- You have from the 1st of every month to 11:59PM EST of the final day to complete the designated game. 100% completion isn't required. The point of the club is to provoke game discussion, as well as give GameTZ veterans and new users a place to mingle!]
- For every game completed, post a picture as proof of your completion Example. This is essential in order to receive your badge and entry to the monthly raffle.
- You will be awarded with a badge each month you complete the game. All badges will be proudly displayed next to your name in the original post. As long as you "roll credits" the game is considered beaten!
- Some months will feature prizes! Every user to complete the game of the month will be thrown into a drawing to win prizes! Users will be assigned a number and users will be randomly generated at some point the following month.
- Prizes will vary. Prizes will beon a donation basis by either me or another member. Sometimes physical, sometimes digital. If you would like to contribute, drop me a message.![smile smile](https://images.kenyonhill.com/img/plats/smile.png)
- If you don't own the game, and you have access to it on another platform, you're welcome to play it that way. Just make sure that it's the same version, to qualify for the prize or badge.
- If you do not want to participate in the games, but would like to join in on the conversations, please do!
- If you would like to join, just post here, and I'll add you to the list of users. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or criticism, please don't hesitate to post them!
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Game: Metroid Prime
Initial Release Date: Nov. 18th 2002 | Feb. 8th 2023
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Switch
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Welcome to The GameTZ Game Club! This is my attempt at forming an easy to get into book club type thing, but with games! Anybody, and everybody, is welcome to join in on the fun!
Rules:
- Each month a random game will be chosen, by myself, for the club to play. Games can vary from the beginning of gaming onward to current-generation platforms. There are no limitations!
- You have from the 1st of every month to 11:59PM EST of the final day to complete the designated game. 100% completion isn't required. The point of the club is to provoke game discussion, as well as give GameTZ veterans and new users a place to mingle!]
- For every game completed, post a picture as proof of your completion Example. This is essential in order to receive your badge and entry to the monthly raffle.
- You will be awarded with a badge each month you complete the game. All badges will be proudly displayed next to your name in the original post. As long as you "roll credits" the game is considered beaten!
- Some months will feature prizes! Every user to complete the game of the month will be thrown into a drawing to win prizes! Users will be assigned a number and users will be randomly generated at some point the following month.
- Prizes will vary. Prizes will beon a donation basis by either me or another member. Sometimes physical, sometimes digital. If you would like to contribute, drop me a message.
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- If you don't own the game, and you have access to it on another platform, you're welcome to play it that way. Just make sure that it's the same version, to qualify for the prize or badge.
- If you do not want to participate in the games, but would like to join in on the conversations, please do!
- If you would like to join, just post here, and I'll add you to the list of users. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or criticism, please don't hesitate to post them!
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Game: Metroid Prime
Initial Release Date: Nov. 18th 2002 | Feb. 8th 2023
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Switch
Badge: Coming Soon
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6-Feb-23 11:34pm
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I haven't been offered the glob shot yet, and I feel like I'm missing out.
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I haven't been offered the glob shot yet, and I feel like I'm missing out.
6-Feb-23 11:56pm
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I need to figure out what weapon to use against the ship since I'm not sure the glob-shot will work great.
@nonamesleft I found I could actually hit the dragon from almost anywhere with the glob so long as I was higher up, him filling the left or right sides of the screen meant so long as I was high enough up, the arc would reach the far side of the screen and hit him down low.
I figure the glob should work okay with the Bee, and it did in the first phase, it was just a challenge avoiding the other stuff and not falling.
But I only tried each once so we'll see.
Stinks that you can't earn more coins, or can you replay the RnG levels and collect the coins over again?
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I need to figure out what weapon to use against the ship since I'm not sure the glob-shot will work great.
@nonamesleft I found I could actually hit the dragon from almost anywhere with the glob so long as I was higher up, him filling the left or right sides of the screen meant so long as I was high enough up, the arc would reach the far side of the screen and hit him down low.
I figure the glob should work okay with the Bee, and it did in the first phase, it was just a challenge avoiding the other stuff and not falling.
But I only tried each once so we'll see.
Stinks that you can't earn more coins, or can you replay the RnG levels and collect the coins over again?
7-Feb-23 12:12am
#263 nonamesleft
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Slickriven wrote:
I need to figure out what weapon to use against the ship since I'm not sure the glob-shot will work great. @nonamesleft I found I could actually hit the dragon from almost anywhere with the glob so long as I was higher up, him filling the left or right sides of the screen meant so long as I was high enough up, the arc would reach the far side of the screen and hit him down low. I figure the glob should work okay with the Bee, and it did in the first phase, it was just a challenge avoiding the other stuff and not falling. But I only tried each once so we'll see. Stinks that you can't earn more coins, or can you replay the RnG levels and collect the coins over again?I'm pretty sure that you can't collect the coins in the RnG levels more than once.
Coins in this game aren't super easy to accumulate.
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Slickriven wrote:
I need to figure out what weapon to use against the ship since I'm not sure the glob-shot will work great. @nonamesleft I found I could actually hit the dragon from almost anywhere with the glob so long as I was higher up, him filling the left or right sides of the screen meant so long as I was high enough up, the arc would reach the far side of the screen and hit him down low. I figure the glob should work okay with the Bee, and it did in the first phase, it was just a challenge avoiding the other stuff and not falling. But I only tried each once so we'll see. Stinks that you can't earn more coins, or can you replay the RnG levels and collect the coins over again?I'm pretty sure that you can't collect the coins in the RnG levels more than once.
Coins in this game aren't super easy to accumulate.
7-Feb-23 1:02am
#264 Slickriven
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Yeah I went in and verified that coins can't be re-collected, crummy. But after verifying, I knew the 5x from the 2nd island's 2nd RnG level would be rather helpful so I tried that again and looked up a YT vid on how the heck to actually avoid the dang ducks. Dashing forward in that section could give you a gap btwn the end of the first ceiling car-train and the first duck, then dash like crazy again on the ceiling and you can void out the 2nd duck entirely!
So I did that and after maybe 8 tries I finally got that dang level, yea! So islands 1&2 are fully complete now. I then decided to use some Google assistance and watched a clip against the ship and picked up some pointers and spent some coins on the Roundabout shot, which was listed as the 2nd best weapon, behind the spread. I then faced the ship a good 10 times and couldn't get him, I think I got a little too impatient, but with things coming along the pier/ground, from him, the falling barrel and his 'called in buddies' it gets chaotic and some times you basically can't avoid taking a hit.
I've been using the +1 health charm this whole time, but I think I might need to use the no-damage dash one and rely on dashing more against the Captain with that charm. We'll see, I really disliked this pick initially, but now I'm getting determined to beat it.
@Renaissance2K the glob-shot is actually called the Lobber.
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Yeah I went in and verified that coins can't be re-collected, crummy. But after verifying, I knew the 5x from the 2nd island's 2nd RnG level would be rather helpful so I tried that again and looked up a YT vid on how the heck to actually avoid the dang ducks. Dashing forward in that section could give you a gap btwn the end of the first ceiling car-train and the first duck, then dash like crazy again on the ceiling and you can void out the 2nd duck entirely!
So I did that and after maybe 8 tries I finally got that dang level, yea! So islands 1&2 are fully complete now. I then decided to use some Google assistance and watched a clip against the ship and picked up some pointers and spent some coins on the Roundabout shot, which was listed as the 2nd best weapon, behind the spread. I then faced the ship a good 10 times and couldn't get him, I think I got a little too impatient, but with things coming along the pier/ground, from him, the falling barrel and his 'called in buddies' it gets chaotic and some times you basically can't avoid taking a hit.
I've been using the +1 health charm this whole time, but I think I might need to use the no-damage dash one and rely on dashing more against the Captain with that charm. We'll see, I really disliked this pick initially, but now I'm getting determined to beat it.
@Renaissance2K the glob-shot is actually called the Lobber.
7-Feb-23 8:52am
#266 nonamesleft
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Renaissance2K wrote:
Bob Loblaw's Glob Lobber?![wince wince](https://images.kenyonhill.com/img/plats/wince.png)
Bob Gargantuan Loblaw's Garbling Large Glob Lobber.
Should cost 3 or 4 coins at the shop.
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Renaissance2K wrote:
Bob Loblaw's Glob Lobber?
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Bob Gargantuan Loblaw's Garbling Large Glob Lobber.
Should cost 3 or 4 coins at the shop.
7-Feb-23 9:02am
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@Slickriven
Roundabout shot is pretty great. I think that was the first one I bought the first time I played the game. It made the battle against the frog duo much easier.
Dash invincibility is a kind of niche, but it can be very useful strategically. But your timing has to be spot on.
Would you like to know a neat trick regarding the Captain battle? It's a minor spoiler though.
Great job so far by the way. Keep those updates coming.![yes yes](https://images.kenyonhill.com/img/plats/yes.png)
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@Slickriven
Roundabout shot is pretty great. I think that was the first one I bought the first time I played the game. It made the battle against the frog duo much easier.
Dash invincibility is a kind of niche, but it can be very useful strategically. But your timing has to be spot on.
Would you like to know a neat trick regarding the Captain battle? It's a minor spoiler though.
Great job so far by the way. Keep those updates coming.
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7-Feb-23 10:08am
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How do y'all use your super attacks? Do you use the normal special attacks as your meter fills, or do you wait until it's full to use the EX attack?
When I wait, I feel like I end up wasting a lot of charge as I wait for a window to open up.
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How do y'all use your super attacks? Do you use the normal special attacks as your meter fills, or do you wait until it's full to use the EX attack?
When I wait, I feel like I end up wasting a lot of charge as I wait for a window to open up.
7-Feb-23 11:32am
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Renaissance2K wrote:
How do y'all use your super attacks? Do you use the normal special attacks as your meter fills, or do you wait until it's full to use the EX attack? When I wait, I feel like I end up wasting a lot of charge as I wait for a window to open up.I occasionally use the regular special attacks, but I usually wait.
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Renaissance2K wrote:
How do y'all use your super attacks? Do you use the normal special attacks as your meter fills, or do you wait until it's full to use the EX attack? When I wait, I feel like I end up wasting a lot of charge as I wait for a window to open up.I occasionally use the regular special attacks, but I usually wait.
7-Feb-23 12:00pm
#270 Slickriven
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The top-end supers don't generally feel all that effective, so I agree with @Renaissance2K that they can feel like a waste. They take too long to fill up. I purchased and switched to the one that puts you on the other plane, basically preventing you from taking any damage, but it lasts like what 4 seconds?
One thing's for sure, the game makes you feel very under powered. The strong attacks, if used before becoming a super only his 3 times. Granted I really want to see boss's health meters.
I did consider buying the charm that will cause the meter to fill up on its own, but wasn't sure about the effectiveness of that.
@nonamesleft sure I'll take a pointer on the captain, I'm not sure there's much story to spoil but you can PM me if you want, vs posting in here.
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The top-end supers don't generally feel all that effective, so I agree with @Renaissance2K that they can feel like a waste. They take too long to fill up. I purchased and switched to the one that puts you on the other plane, basically preventing you from taking any damage, but it lasts like what 4 seconds?
One thing's for sure, the game makes you feel very under powered. The strong attacks, if used before becoming a super only his 3 times. Granted I really want to see boss's health meters.
I did consider buying the charm that will cause the meter to fill up on its own, but wasn't sure about the effectiveness of that.
@nonamesleft sure I'll take a pointer on the captain, I'm not sure there's much story to spoil but you can PM me if you want, vs posting in here.
7-Feb-23 1:32pm
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@Slickriven Sure. I'll PM you. It's not a story spoiler, but rather something that's cool to figure out during that battle.
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@Slickriven Sure. I'll PM you. It's not a story spoiler, but rather something that's cool to figure out during that battle.
7-Feb-23 9:04pm
#272 Slickriven
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Made some progress, finally got the captain ship beat. Had to change my approach and switch to the basic gun after the cannonballs started coming out, vs being right up close with the spread shot. I also learned how to avoid his bubble attack which helped.
Note if you're ducking underneath an attack, do not switch weapons as that will force you out of the duck enough to take damage.
After getting him that opened up access to the 1 RnG level and the sea-queen/Medusa boss. I tried her only like 3 times as she stunk. I then went to that RnG level and nearly snapped my controller. I used the one weapon that fires lime green 'frisbees' and really liked that weapon as it took out the flying fish in one shot. I could get through 75% of that level reasonably alright but the final part with the octopus you had stay on was crazy challenging.
Thankfully I eventually got that final stupid section. I then went to the final mausoleum and had to get better at the parry to beat that. With that done I spent some coins and then called it quits.
Slow grind...
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Made some progress, finally got the captain ship beat. Had to change my approach and switch to the basic gun after the cannonballs started coming out, vs being right up close with the spread shot. I also learned how to avoid his bubble attack which helped.
Note if you're ducking underneath an attack, do not switch weapons as that will force you out of the duck enough to take damage.
After getting him that opened up access to the 1 RnG level and the sea-queen/Medusa boss. I tried her only like 3 times as she stunk. I then went to that RnG level and nearly snapped my controller. I used the one weapon that fires lime green 'frisbees' and really liked that weapon as it took out the flying fish in one shot. I could get through 75% of that level reasonably alright but the final part with the octopus you had stay on was crazy challenging.
Thankfully I eventually got that final stupid section. I then went to the final mausoleum and had to get better at the parry to beat that. With that done I spent some coins and then called it quits.
Slow grind...
7-Feb-23 9:47pm
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Slickriven wrote:
Made some progress, finally got the captain ship beat. Had to change my approach and switch to the basic gun after the cannonballs started coming out, vs being right up close with the spread shot. I also learned how to avoid his bubble attack which helped. Note if you're ducking underneath an attack, do not switch weapons as that will force you out of the duck enough to take damage. After getting him that opened up access to the 1 RnG level and the sea-queen/Medusa boss. I tried her only like 3 times as she stunk. I then went to that RnG level and nearly snapped my controller. I used the one weapon that fires lime green 'frisbees' and really liked that weapon as it took out the flying fish in one shot. I could get through 75% of that level reasonably alright but the final part with the octopus you had stay on was crazy challenging. Thankfully I eventually got that final stupid section. I then went to the final mausoleum and had to get better at the parry to beat that. With that done I spent some coins and then called it quits. Slow grind...
Sounds like you’re making pretty fast progress. I need to play this more. Liked it but I only got passed the first plant dude I think.
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Slickriven wrote:
Made some progress, finally got the captain ship beat. Had to change my approach and switch to the basic gun after the cannonballs started coming out, vs being right up close with the spread shot. I also learned how to avoid his bubble attack which helped. Note if you're ducking underneath an attack, do not switch weapons as that will force you out of the duck enough to take damage. After getting him that opened up access to the 1 RnG level and the sea-queen/Medusa boss. I tried her only like 3 times as she stunk. I then went to that RnG level and nearly snapped my controller. I used the one weapon that fires lime green 'frisbees' and really liked that weapon as it took out the flying fish in one shot. I could get through 75% of that level reasonably alright but the final part with the octopus you had stay on was crazy challenging. Thankfully I eventually got that final stupid section. I then went to the final mausoleum and had to get better at the parry to beat that. With that done I spent some coins and then called it quits. Slow grind...
Sounds like you’re making pretty fast progress. I need to play this more. Liked it but I only got passed the first plant dude I think.
7-Feb-23 10:00pm
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Feeb wrote:
Sounds like you’re making pretty fast progress. I need to play this more. Liked it but I only got passed the first plant dude I think.
I'd say it's more been perseverance, I'm only up to 65% according to the save record. I'm seeing more boss contracts to collect on the 3rd island, when compared to the first 2 <sigh>
It's 100% frustrating at times and I think anyone who plays it should only do maybe 8-10 runs at a time otherwise you can get SO ticked at failing over and over.
I only have 1 contract in island 3 so far and have tried 3 other bosses at least once.
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Feeb wrote:
Sounds like you’re making pretty fast progress. I need to play this more. Liked it but I only got passed the first plant dude I think.
I'd say it's more been perseverance, I'm only up to 65% according to the save record. I'm seeing more boss contracts to collect on the 3rd island, when compared to the first 2 <sigh>
It's 100% frustrating at times and I think anyone who plays it should only do maybe 8-10 runs at a time otherwise you can get SO ticked at failing over and over.
I only have 1 contract in island 3 so far and have tried 3 other bosses at least once.
7-Feb-23 11:18pm
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I should learn to take my own advice... I just spent far too long against I'll call it the Cat & Mouse boss. First phase wasn't too bad, 2nd was a touch difficult to avoid taking damage though it shouldn't have been but I would make a wrong move and a lot of the screen is filled by him. 3rd phase also wasn't too bad, but too many times I'd take my last hit before taking him down, I saw the progress bar so close to done after death it was annoying.
So now I've got 2 contracts from the final island.
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I should learn to take my own advice... I just spent far too long against I'll call it the Cat & Mouse boss. First phase wasn't too bad, 2nd was a touch difficult to avoid taking damage though it shouldn't have been but I would make a wrong move and a lot of the screen is filled by him. 3rd phase also wasn't too bad, but too many times I'd take my last hit before taking him down, I saw the progress bar so close to done after death it was annoying.
So now I've got 2 contracts from the final island.
8-Feb-23 1:30am
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This. Game. Has. Sucked. Me. In.
Did another session, got my 3rd contact of the 3rd island, the Theater lady. She wasn't really too bad. Took a handful of tries to get used to/good against her 1st & 2nd phases, 3rd was easy to pick up her patterns and once I got to the 4th it only took me like 3 times to get her. Frisbee weapon was good against her and the cat & mouse, that's my favorite weapon right now.
Beating her opened another area and I found a shortcut so I've now tried all levels on the 3rd island. The huge robot dude wasn't fun as there was a ton going on the try to keep track of. The final RnG level didn't seem difficult but I didn't get too far on my only maybe 5 tries, need to figure out what weapon will work best, possibly the one I don't have yet - Chaser.
Also the battle against the train guy was interesting, only tried him once. I'm now at 285 deaths, good grief. Plus I've resorted to pausing and restarting a level if I've taken a hit or two a bit too early in a fight, especially once I've felt like I know what to do in the earlier phases of a fight and just missed a jump or dodge. There's really little point in taking 1, or especially 2-3 hits early in a fight and keep pressing on, better to cut losses, save time and restart.
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This. Game. Has. Sucked. Me. In.
Did another session, got my 3rd contact of the 3rd island, the Theater lady. She wasn't really too bad. Took a handful of tries to get used to/good against her 1st & 2nd phases, 3rd was easy to pick up her patterns and once I got to the 4th it only took me like 3 times to get her. Frisbee weapon was good against her and the cat & mouse, that's my favorite weapon right now.
Beating her opened another area and I found a shortcut so I've now tried all levels on the 3rd island. The huge robot dude wasn't fun as there was a ton going on the try to keep track of. The final RnG level didn't seem difficult but I didn't get too far on my only maybe 5 tries, need to figure out what weapon will work best, possibly the one I don't have yet - Chaser.
Also the battle against the train guy was interesting, only tried him once. I'm now at 285 deaths, good grief. Plus I've resorted to pausing and restarting a level if I've taken a hit or two a bit too early in a fight, especially once I've felt like I know what to do in the earlier phases of a fight and just missed a jump or dodge. There's really little point in taking 1, or especially 2-3 hits early in a fight and keep pressing on, better to cut losses, save time and restart.
8-Feb-23 11:04am
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I just had a panic moment and thought I deleted my Cuphead save after I swapped my SD card out of my Switch; the Analogue Pocket just got PC Engine CD support, and my Switch barely has any content on it after picking up a Steam Deck.
Fortunately, the save was stored in the cloud. Pretty sure that's the first time Nintendo Switch Online ever did something right.
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I just had a panic moment and thought I deleted my Cuphead save after I swapped my SD card out of my Switch; the Analogue Pocket just got PC Engine CD support, and my Switch barely has any content on it after picking up a Steam Deck.
Fortunately, the save was stored in the cloud. Pretty sure that's the first time Nintendo Switch Online ever did something right.
8-Feb-23 1:55pm
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@Slickriven Great progress! Keep it up. That robot boss took me awhile, but there was at least one boss in the 3rd island that I defeated almost immediately. I'm considering it beginner's luck. I don't know what happened.
The frisbee weapon is great. It was my go to weapon the first time I played the game.
The train boss can be tricky but once you notice certain patterns, it's not very difficult, imo. Though maybe that's the case for any game?
I do the reset thing on the RnG levels specifically. Nothing quite like getting out right at the end with just 1 hp. Happened to me against that giant mosquito.
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@Slickriven Great progress! Keep it up. That robot boss took me awhile, but there was at least one boss in the 3rd island that I defeated almost immediately. I'm considering it beginner's luck. I don't know what happened.
The frisbee weapon is great. It was my go to weapon the first time I played the game.
The train boss can be tricky but once you notice certain patterns, it's not very difficult, imo. Though maybe that's the case for any game?
I do the reset thing on the RnG levels specifically. Nothing quite like getting out right at the end with just 1 hp. Happened to me against that giant mosquito.
8-Feb-23 1:56pm
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Renaissance2K wrote:
I just had a panic moment and thought I deleted my Cuphead save after I swapped my SD card out of my Switch; the Analogue Pocket just got PC Engine CD support, and my Switch barely has any content on it after picking up a Steam Deck. Fortunately, the save was stored in the cloud. Pretty sure that's the first time Nintendo Switch Online ever did something right.Thank goodness. Would you have restarted had it been deleted?
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Renaissance2K wrote:
I just had a panic moment and thought I deleted my Cuphead save after I swapped my SD card out of my Switch; the Analogue Pocket just got PC Engine CD support, and my Switch barely has any content on it after picking up a Steam Deck. Fortunately, the save was stored in the cloud. Pretty sure that's the first time Nintendo Switch Online ever did something right.Thank goodness. Would you have restarted had it been deleted?
8-Feb-23 2:41pm
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Sweet! I took a 7 min break from work and... beat the giant bee boss. She might have gone down the fastest for me. I only faced her 3 times just now and I want to say like only 5-7 more in prior sessions. 1st and 2nd phases the frisbee worked best because its return arch could land if you just kept firing while you were forced to jump around on the platforms. Allowing yourself to drop down low infront of the cop, firing away, then climbing and dashing over him caused me to take him out quickly. Then I switched to the lobber shot for the final phase since she's nearly 100% below you. I'm stunned that I beat her after just 3 tries today.
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Sweet! I took a 7 min break from work and... beat the giant bee boss. She might have gone down the fastest for me. I only faced her 3 times just now and I want to say like only 5-7 more in prior sessions. 1st and 2nd phases the frisbee worked best because its return arch could land if you just kept firing while you were forced to jump around on the platforms. Allowing yourself to drop down low infront of the cop, firing away, then climbing and dashing over him caused me to take him out quickly. Then I switched to the lobber shot for the final phase since she's nearly 100% below you. I'm stunned that I beat her after just 3 tries today.
Was planing on taking a 15-20 min break, but since I took her down so swiftly I decided to just stop there and live on the high of some success,
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