>Don't like pleasantries Is it safe to assume you're more bothered by being thanked or praised than by being judged or insulted?

>Bayonetta I had to replace my PS3 since the last time I played that game so I'm gonna have to start again from the beginning. Should be fine since I haven't played it in probably 2 years.

>GTAV Were you ever a fan of the series?

>Water's cheap You pretty good at keeping the water bill down?

>Don't smoke So you don't drink alcohol or smoke ever?

>Officer I thought you were some kind of night time security guard. You've got the badge and the hat and everything?

>Well played Thanks. I know you don't offer many compliments. Nobody is really taking the bait in that topic though so I might just wait for a new one to start.

>Progress I posted a small update. I only had a short time to play so far today, but I should make some more progress tonight.

>Platinums Which was the hardest game to platinum out of all of the ones you've done? Bayonetta? SWTFU?

>Future runs I might do a NUR+ of the first game next to finish my NUR+ of all the good God of War games. I might also try Bayonetta though. I never beat it on the hardest difficulty, even though I really enjoyed it. If I do I'll keep you updated on my progress. I might also play more GTAV, although I've beaten the storyline missions.

How would you like to meet the guy who did the voice or Kratos? How about The Gravedigger?

You sure have helped me out a lot over the years GMG. If you lived near me I'd buy you a drink or smoke a bowl with you or whatever you would prefer.

>tss against Hercules It's partly just being a bit rusty and not having checked the damage values lately. I was fighting more with instinct than foresight. This is an easy fight however so not much planning is required.

>What moments I hit Hercules I just tried to grab the mook closest to him and move away before the duration ended to be safe. Even if you let the duration of BR run out next to him I've only ever been hit a few times if I roll away from him as soon as it's possible.

>The topic Here's what's been posted since michaelbolton Posted 9/29/2013 4:20:58 PM message detail quote The string noted is more for chipping and locking Cyclops variants from range as a tactic for entry level players. a tactic for entry level players. entry level any God of War first playthrough advice? God of War first playthrough first playthrough --- ...for the snark was a boojum, you see. acepete90 Posted 9/29/2013 6:25:32 PM message detail quote What's garbage is you trying to confuse poor Spidey! Spidey is a simple man and isn't interested in all of your algebra and maths. Mash all the buttons Spidey, but if you are ever stuck on something, square square triangle will ALWAYS get you out of a tough situation. This STTT nonsense is way too many buttons to remember and good luck trying to make sense of the rest of the garbage this lithius character is sprouting. --- -- 2 -- For the first post I personally would point out the lack of any sort of context to the advice of sst and for the second I would scold the poster for giving TC so little credit.

>Here's the response I ended up going with >A joke The advice a a casual would be as such >Member of TUGOWU One doesn't need to be in the community to know better than to give and use poor advice. Or were you making fun of Spiderman? That's very mean spirited. >Wouldn't lead you astray Yet here we are having this conversation. Care to explain yourself? >Square square triangle Why do you continue to suggest a weaker option for GoW1? Web-head is going to upgrade and likely obtain lvl3+ BoC. 's,t,t,t' would be better for direct damage. The string noted is more for chipping and locking Cyclops variants from range as a tactic for entry level players. For direct damage and set-ups both, you would do better even with just 's,t' (s1 to quick t1). This with "t1" dealing two hits each as strong as "t0" (Plume). Why settle for less, friend? Even T (Ascension) is stronger in GoW1. Or did you not realize it? All this said, even with the likes of 'Hard' (Glorified Normal) making only a small dent on Power % (down to 75) *unlike latter entries where this is for VH*, it affects Armor normally (40% *2.5x damage to us and to our collisions on between foes upon the target rather than the agent*), it is better not to be overly reliant on direct damage as HP totals inflate. Having lvl5 BoC would certainly help one to make the chip more tolerable, but it is better to trash foes quickly where that is an option. Ring-outs, for instance. In the case of a Minotaur Tormentor, their absurd HP can be overcome with 3x air OS (infinite). Yet you would suggest wasting time with PoP against them as they would block/counter? This would only get worse with Satyrs (ring-out, petrification, forced OH lock, etc.). I do hope you wouldn't suggest air OS with them. Or would you want our friend Spiderman to suffer? I trust you understand why that would be awful advice. Assuming you were able to keep up. Simply put, you've much to learn. It's better you sit this one out until it is your turn for instruction, lad. Teacher is very busy right now. You'll just have to understand and exercise patience. All good things come with time, yes? >Wildest dreams It is a pretty wild to dream of accomplishing something noteworthy with this garbage. --- hiss hiss

A new person posted in the topic (The person who first posted "square square triangle" as their sole piece of advice. I am gonna post here what I would post, and I'd like you to post what you would post to compare and contrast.

>acepete90 Posted 9/28/2013 5:54:17 PM message detail quote >A casual are we? It was just a joke, but now I realize that God of War is no joking matter when you are a member of the Ultimate God of War Union! Spidey you know I wouldn't lead you astray, square square triangle will make all your wildest dreams come true. --- -- 2 --

>response

>Just a joke Not a very good one. Makes you look more ignorant than funny.

>No joking matter for members of TUGOWU There's joking to be had, but business takes top priority.

>Wouldn't lead you astray Yet your next sentence contradicts this

Wildest dreams come true It's not gonna get you through PAIN clones. You could do a lot better than this. Give it your A game next time.

Upper Chamber of the Flame -grabs

Upper Chamber of the Flame:Hallway A - I was able to launch the first siren with T while she was dancing into air OS. I grabbed her when I got a prompt and was able to launch her again to finish her off the same way. I was able to catch all 3 legionnaires on fire with the bow and I was able to keep them either on fire, or bounced until I got a prompt, when I used BR which got prompts on the other 2. I finished off the second siren same as the first. Upper Chamber of the Flame:Muse Music Box -Puzzle

Upper Chamber of the Flame:Elevator - This will probably be a sticking point on a later PAIN+ run, but this time I was able to just block until the gorgon used her stone vision, which I reflected and broke them all. The second wave was identical.

Chamber of the Flame -Move on up

Upper Chamber of the Flame -Use the crank

Upper Chamber of the Flame:Hallway B - I got the archers with the bow. The wraiths I launched with OS, into OH infinite. I had to stop to block an attack a time or two, but not much to note here.

The Forum

Hercules

S1 - Just a bunch of mooks running around. BR made short work of them.

S2 - I used the same tactic as before with BR, but I hit Hercules with the enemies as often as possible. I tried to make sure to be away from him by the time I threw the enemy.

S3 - I pot shotted him with tss combos and t3 chipping. It was a bit slow, but there's no reason to get close to him. I also used magic and rage with t attacks to speed things along.

S4 - (Cestus) He's quite easy at this point. Even if he grabs you more often than not it's a bear hug which I believe does no damage if you escape quick enough. I used bow chipping liberally and beat away at him with s attacks. To avoid the debris he throws I just got as far away as possible and he wasn't able to reach me. Overall a pretty lackluster boss encounter.

Olympus Sewer:Nemean Roar trial

-(trial) I used magic over and over to get things done with

-(Phalanx) The camera is zoomed in a bit too close here, but otherwise it's an easy fight. I tried to break all their shields together, but a few ended up not getting broken. I cleared out the defenseless ones with grabs, and broke the shields of the couple who remained and finished them off.

Poseidon's Chamber:Main Chamber - Might be a tough fight on PAIN+ assuming accidentally hitting a dog with the Cestus is a DQ. I stayed back behind the water mostly and broke the shields at range with CG. I grabbed the dogs and legionnaires who had their shields broken, killing them with t instead of BR since it felt safer.

Poseidon's Chamber:Halls -I went to the stairs and broke the shields with CG. I finished them off with grabs

Poseidon's Chamber:Main Chamber *again* - I was able to break the shields with CG and kill the legionnaires with grabs before the talos got near me. He followed me back when I ran behind the water and he fell in.

Upper Gardens:Bridges -Navigate

Aphrodite's Chamber

Cavern of Hades:The Forge *yet again* -Go to Tartarus

Cavern of Hades : Path to Tartarus -Kill Lost Souls -(Centaur) This fight seems to be designed with BR abuse in mind. I was able to kill the centaur and all the legionnaires by just grabbing and using BR over and over.

Gates of Tisiphone -(2x Chimera) I concentrated on one at a time and used the cestus. I used quite a bit of bow chipping, When fighting the goat form I tried to stay in the air and zip around with the boots to stay behind him and avoid his fire breath. When the first one spawned I was able to get it with S from the cestus. I'm not sure how much damage this does in total, but it hits quite a few times. The attacks from the snake and lion forms are both pretty easy to avoid. -Do the puzzle

Pit of Tartarus : Path -grabs

Cronos -Blind him

Cronos:Right Hand -grabs into br

Cronos:Right Forearm -Grabs into br while staying away from his attacks that can knock you off. I got his fingernail with s attacks from the cestus

Cronos:Right Hip - grabs into throws

Cronos:Navel - I tried to get the legionnaires away from the talos' so I could grab them safely and use BR. I ended up being able to do this several times which got one talos the prompt. The second I got a prompt on with just a few hits and I was able to clear out the rest with BR. -Attack Onyx - I grabbed into BR until he grabbed us

Cronos:Left Hand

(Wall) This part is unfair. It's zoomed out so far you can't possibly see the specifics of what's happening, yet you can still be hurt. I got to one side and used s repeatedly until the next phase began

(Floor) Grabs into br

(Ceiling) I used s attacks and grabs to finish them off.

Cronos:Left Arm -Navigate

Cronos:Left Shoulder - Once again grabs into br got me through. I focused entirely on the cyclops. I also hit him a few times with the cestus, but BR whoring is the way to go this whole cronos section.

Cronos:Throat -Navigate then do mini-game escape

Cronos:Navel -Break it and do mini-game

Cronos:Face -Break onyx and finish this encounter

Cavern of Hades:The Forge *for the last time* -Get the whips and end Hephaestus -(trial) Grabs into BR.

You sure are nice GMG. I'm sorry to hear they're giving you a hard time over at the Gamefaqs boards. I'd sell both my souls (even my baby soul) to let you loose on the LUE board. Those guys are seriously stuck up, yet get butthurt at the very idea of someone having a different opinion (although it could be argued that one of your greatest strengths is to take opinion out of the equation). It stems from them only discussing and arguing among themselves, and not receiving the authentic GMG experience. I can't put into words how much fun you would have with these chaps.

>Run progress I am gonna try to work on my current run (NUR+ of 3) tomorrow. It seems my younger brother (He's 14 and autistic) got a hold the the disc at some point and got it extremely dirty with fingerprints. I'm gonna clean it up and hopefully it will work and I can proceed. I'll be rusty for sure, but I'll get back to where I was soon. I believe I left off at the fight with 2 sirens in the long hallway where some armored legionnaires spawn after a short time. Any advice with this fight to help get me started again?

>Why start with glorified normal Spartan is hard right? As best as I can recall you don't have access to VH without beating the game on a lesser difficulty first and this is their first run.

>Dead friend I wouldn't take this conversation in that direction. Not so much because it's hitting low, but it's irrelevant. Also the person with the dead friend is the person who is doing the run. We'll thicken up his skin in time but I think for now that sort of thing would make him less likely to pursue big boy runs.

>Quote with no response Is that really against the terms of Gfaqs?

>This Lot A particularly sensitive group these ones. You'd have a ton of fun with them.

>OH for collisions I mostly wanted to just make him aware collision damage exists and OH is one of the simplest way to use it. It's not the safest option at all, but I kind of doubt he's going to use it anyways.

>Ares2 The only problem I foresee is him getting hit with his really fast up close attack. If he should ask I'll advise him to stay away and hit him while he's yelling for the lock up.

>Much too sweet Maybe one day it'll get me ahead in life.

>ssj That guy is actually pretty cool. He's helped me some with Starcraft 2 in the past. Action games however are obviously not his forte.

>Invoking TUGOWU I'd do it more often but the subject hardly ever comes up on any of the boards I frequent. Others have the boards of the various God of War games covered.

>NG NUR+ Wish him luck for me that doesn't even sound fun.

>Ascension may not have been enough to put the franchise under Hopefully not. We just have to hope they've learned something.

>Getting hit from off screen It's mainly just when you're surrounded by enemies and it's impossible to keep track of all of them. The fixed camera in God of War makes this not an issue, which I personally prefer. In GoS I get the feeling graphical limitations forced the camera closer in than they would have liked, causing problems with the camera.

>Hades Bridge A Is that the fight against the satyrs? I hardly used punts or homeruns at all my last run. I'll be sure to fix that when I get back to the first entry.

>DMC3 camera It's been a while but I remember it shifting in weird angles when going around a lot of corners. Very similar to how the old Resident Evil games were.

>Spike ram The only thing I could imagine they're referring to is that part in 2 before Eurayle where you have to go on the moving blades ceiling and then run through the area before the spikes get you.

>Among your superiors Hopefully I'll get another chance soon. I'll consult you earlier during the process.

championxxx Posted 9/25/2013 2:56:12 PM message detail quote Lithius posted... >This Lithius guy My my, what have I done to deserve such attention? I have been posting on this board for as long as I've had my account, but my posts may not be very memorable. I'm also a member of The Ultimate God of War Union. I try to use my knowledge and experience to help new players and I try to encourage people to become serious runners. >One of the easiest series of games ever You say that, but have you ever tried playing with the training wheels off? What's your run history? It's nice that you're helping with it, really, but he's playing the game on Spartan mode and I doubt he'll be gimping himself for the sake of a challenge. Your knowledge of the game will go entirely unused here, although I'm sure you've played the game for many, many hours and are very good at it. --- I don't know what to put here Lithius Posted 9/25/2013 5:08:19 PM message detail quote >Nice that I'm helping I'm glad a few folks can appreciate a kind gesture. >Won't be doing a challenge run Not right away of course not. He shouldn't worry about that and just enjoy the games at first, and if he's interested he should pursue challenge runs. >My knowledge will go unused here Not entirely hopefully. If nothing else I was at least able to give Spiderman some advice to help him through some trouble spots. And he knows where to come if he needs any more assistance. I received huge amounts of help and never would have been able to complete my challenge runs and I feel bad I don't have anyone to pass the info on to. >Very good at it As far as recorded and accepted run histories i'm probably in the top 20 runners across the whole world, but I'm nowhere close to the real heavy hitting runners (GMG, Taz, Shinobier, etc) --- hiss hiss

> The topic I'd like you to rate how well I did in the business and how good my advice was if you'd be so generous.

>any God of War first playthrough advice?

Spiderman 2099 Posted 9/23/2013 9:28:51 PM message detail quote I'm playing on Spartan mode. Never had a PS2 and I got the collection a while back...I've just beaten the Hydra. Any generic tips, stuff I should look out for? This is the most fun I've had since Ninja Gaiden. --- R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg, 2/24/68-3/30/05 Andy Richter gave me HL2 for free! What a badass. RulerOfTheWorld Posted 9/23/2013 9:30:04 PM message detail quote Use weapons to kill things --- The system has been feeding us THE BIG LIE! Show Discipline Posted 9/23/2013 9:30:29 PM message detail quote It's a button masher with QTEs. --- That's what the Internet is for, slandering others anonymously. i.imgur.com/V43Rhef.gif i.imgur.com/kpA4FeQ.gif i.imgur.com/3eAenIr.gif RulerOfTheWorld Posted 9/23/2013 9:32:52 PM message detail quote Oh and if Kratos loses his can and string contraption, just let it go and stay focused. --- The system has been feeding us THE BIG LIE! I think I am a phone Posted 9/23/2013 9:55:07 PM message detail quote dont --- Paranoia keeps things interesting. luc good Posted 9/23/2013 10:06:04 PM message detail quote I think I am a phone posted... dont --- I sure luc good. One could say I'm... *puts on glasses* dead gorgeous. YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! ccaad5 Posted 9/23/2013 10:46:31 PM message detail quote Not much to look out for. The games are pretty ramrod linear. Just enjoy the ride. --- ("o0o") My metroid thinks you are stupid. People who ..v...v disagree with metroids often get sucked dry. acepete90 Posted 9/23/2013 10:56:37 PM message detail quote square square triangle --- -- 2 -- The Bard Posted 9/23/2013 11:31:35 PM message detail quote The dodge roll pauses the combo counter. You normally have about 2 seconds of time between hits to continue a combo--well, while dodge rolling, those 2 seconds of time are paused. The dodge roll recovery is about .5 seconds, so you can roll a couple of times, and if you strike another enemy, you can extend the combo. --- But seriously; why on earth do you believe yourself incapable? Spiderman 2099 (Topic Creator) Posted 9/23/2013 11:52:08 PM message detail quote RulerOfTheWorld posted... Oh and if Kratos loses his can and string contraption, just let it go and stay focused. ? But yeah it's obv a button masher...I'm playing for story (I like mythology, even bastardized) and cause I like action games like this. Unlockable costumes is also pretty cool. --- R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg, 2/24/68-3/30/05 Andy Richter gave me HL2 for free! What a badass.

michaelbolton Posted 9/24/2013 12:52:55 AM message detail quote acepete90 posted... square square triangle acepete90 posted... square square triangle acepete90 posted... square square triangle --- ...for the snark was a boojum, you see. Lithius Posted 9/24/2013 12:59:52 AM message detail quote (edited) >God of War first playthrough No one else on this board is qualified to give you advice. The responses in this topic so far are evidence of such. As far as general advice the best I can give you is to use square followed by triangle to launch small enemies, then use circle to get them with Orion's Harpoon to cause collision damage. Poseidon's Rage is by far the best magic the invest your points in. As far as the first game is concerned your priority with experience orbs should be Blades of Chaos, then Poseidon's rage, then Army of Hades. The Blade of Artemis is fun to play around with, but isn't needed unless you're going for ring outs, which are a more advanced way of dealing with enemies, and aren't necessary for your playthrough. If you get caught up on any specific section please let me know and I will provide as much assistance as needed. Rage of the Gods should always be used to get in as many magic spells as possible, the additional damage from your normal hits is not worth it compared to having infinite magic to spam PR. Ideally what you want is to hit rage, use Army of Hades, use PR until you're borderline out of magic, then hit Army of Hades one last time before your infinite magic runs out. --- hiss hiss Spiderman 2099 (Topic Creator) Posted 9/24/2013 1:06:04 AM message detail quote ^excellent, thank you. This is pretty much exactly the type of advice I was looking for. --- R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg, 2/24/68-3/30/05 Andy Richter gave me HL2 for free! What a badass. ssjevot Posted 9/24/2013 1:10:10 AM message detail quote Lithius posted... >God of War first playthrough No one else on this board is qualified to give you advice. The responses in this topic so far are evidence of such. As far as general advice the best I can give you is to use square followed by triangle to launch small enemies, then use circle to get them with Orion's Harpoon to cause collision damage. Poseidon's Rage is by far the best magic the invest your points in. As far as the first game is concerned your priority with experience orbs should be Blades of Chaos, then Poseidon's rage, then Army of Hades. The Blade of Artemis is fun to play around with, but isn't needed unless you're going for ring outs, which are a more advanced way of dealing with enemies, and aren't necessary for your playthrough. If you get caught up on any specific section please let me know and I will provide as much assistance as needed. Rage of the Gods should always be used to get in as many magic spells as possible, the additional damage from your normal hits is not worth it compared to having infinite magic to spam PR. Ideally what you want is to hit rage, use Army of Hades, use PR until you're borderline out of magic, then hit Army of Hades one last time before your infinite magic runs out. This is actually decent advice, but honestly that game suck pretty hard compared to games like Ninja Gaiden in terms of having any actual depth. --- Favorite Games: Starcraft: BW, Starcraft II: WoL, Street Fighter III: TS, UMvC3, SSB: Melee thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss Spiderman 2099 (Topic Creator) Posted 9/24/2013 1:14:27 AM message detail quote better story tho (at least it's not "the dark dragon blade btw here's that buff nunchuck dude who died a long time ago now he's a demon o ya and here's a robot cyborg with a suit and it's feudal japan in cyberpunk modern tokyo and o ya boobs and GIANT AXE" love Ninja Gaiden but the story is so lol --- R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg, 2/24/68-3/30/05 Andy Richter gave me HL2 for free! What a badass. Vademon86 Posted 9/24/2013 1:18:51 AM message detail quote Yeah but what about square triangle triangle or any other variation? First time advice would be on God of War 2 make sure you get every(I do mean EVERY) collectible. Mainly in New Game Plus you need those collectibles. As for 1 I don't remember much about it, besides it being linear. I think the only collectibles in 1 are the Phoenix Feathers and Gorgon Eyes. One raises your magic and the other raises your HP. Also a word of advice. If you were to max out 1 weapon then max out your chain blades. You'll thank me later. Other than that have fun. --- ---I got a dig bick-------- You that read wrong-------- You read that wrong too--- http://imgur.com/ojBaa.jpg 49ers/Saints/Broncos Lehgo! Lithius Posted 9/24/2013 1:24:10 AM message detail quote (edited) >Thank you It's my pleasure. I'm a friend to any and all God of War runners. >The exact type of advice Glad to be of service. It's what I (we) do. >Decent advice I should be able to do better, it's just been a while since I've played the first entry and I can't remember a lot of things that should be obvious to one as experienced as myself. >God of War doesn't hold up to Ninja Gaiden in terms of depth A lot of folks seem to think this, and I understand since most folks have played the God of War games one time each on normal difficulty, which is extremely forgiving compared to normal difficulty of Ninja Gaiden. You have to do runs on the hardest difficulty, and more specifically challenge runs of the games (No upgrades run, etc) to mine the real paydirt. It's been many years since I have played Ninja Gaiden, but I remember that game being hard for a lot of the wrong reasons (Can't keep all enemies on screen, the grenades that have a delayed explosion, etc). God of War is almost free of such instances, with the exceptions being 2 fights in God of War 2, and several in Ghost of Sparta. >Better story The two aren't even comparable. Both in writing and execution God of War is far superior. --- hiss hiss Lithius Posted 9/24/2013 1:48:19 AM message detail quote [This message was deleted at the request of the original poster] Lithius Posted 9/24/2013 1:49:39 AM message detail quote >Square triangle triangle As far as the blades of chaos are concerned sttt is the highest damage combination to use, although most enemies are better dealt with other ways than just chipping away with the blades. The exceptions are bosses, and large enemies like Cyclopes, that can't be launched. >God of War 2 collectibles They are really fun to use on a NG+, but any serious runner isn't going to be very concerned with that compared to doing challenge runs. >God of War 1 is linear They all are. The first game is actually the least linear of them all. Pure action games generally are mostly linear with just a few side areas with collectibles etc. >If you're going to max one weapon it should be Blades of Chaos Very true. The Blade of Artemis is only needed for specialty runs. It's potential for ring outs is unparalleled, and it's base damage is higher than the blades of chaos, but at the same time it has a much shorter range so unless you're going for a no upgrades run or higher it's not needed to complete the game. --- hiss hiss ssjevot Posted 9/24/2013 1:51:51 AM message detail quote I beat God of War on the hardest difficulty. There was no depth just spamming. I haven't played the sequels though. Honestly the deepest game of this genre I played was Devil May Cry 3. Bayonetta is damn close though. --- Favorite Games: Starcraft: BW, Starcraft II: WoL, Street Fighter III: TS, UMvC3, SSB: Melee thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss

Lithius Posted 9/24/2013 1:39:40 PM message detail quote >Just spamming The first game lends it's self to this quite a bit unfortunately. When fully upgraded Poseidon's Rage and Army of Hades are both so powerful that even on the highest difficulty they'll massacre hordes of enemies, and if you save Rage of the Gods, which gives infinite magic for it's duration, for trouble spots you can get through the game without too much issue. Plume of Prometheus is also often abused by new players, even though there are higher damage and more practical options in nearly all circumstances (It's best utilized against Desert Kings). Spamming isn't gonna cut it on a NUR though, that's when things start to get fun. >Bayonetta and DMC3 Both incredible games. I never actually finished Bayonetta on the hardest difficulty. I might go back and do that once i'm done playing GTAV, although the new Batman might be out by then so we'll see. >DMC3 compared to God of War in terms of gameplay depth You've gotta take into account that DMC had 2 games before it to iron out specifics. God of War 2 benefited greatly from this and is overall a much more fun, challenging, and satisfying experience than the first. At first glance DMC3 appears to be the deeper game with many more weapons, and having different styles to choose from. And it is indeed a profoundly complex and fun action game. The thing about it that makes it different than God of War is it is the combat is entirely composed of hitting things with your weapons, which is fine. God of War has a much bigger emphasis on damaging and killing enemies indirectly. I've gotta leave for a few hours. When I get back home I'll go into more detail about the specifics of the combat in God of War. --- hiss hiss ssjevot Posted 9/24/2013 1:50:39 PM message detail quote (edited) For the record I want to note the first Ninja Gaiden becomes spammier as the difficulty increases, so it isn't a God of War exclusive thing. If you want to beat Ninja Gaiden on the highest difficulty Ultimate Technique spam is required. --- Favorite Games: Starcraft: BW, Starcraft II: WoL, Street Fighter III: TS, UMvC3, SSB: Melee thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss Xanthus179 Posted 9/24/2013 2:00:07 PM message detail quote When you get further into the series, you will learn a parry maneuver to use when you block at just the right time. Learning it and powering up your default blades are the best things to do. --- "What's worse, thinking you're being paranoid or knowing you should be?" Primer xRyukenx Posted 9/24/2013 7:31:13 PM message detail quote Cheat and use the sort of "glitch" on the stupid spike room with the box.... god I hated that part. --- Allow me to give you the finger! The Darkness Finger, that is!!! - Master Asia, Dynasty Warriors Gundam joe greezy Posted 9/24/2013 8:06:47 PM message detail quote acepete90 posted... square square triangle --- Let's be honest, the cards on the table, Jealousy's a sin, Cain killed Abel, Backstabber, Caesar had Brutus, It's hard to weed 'em out, even Jesus had Judas Lithius Posted 9/24/2013 11:05:41 PM message detail quote >Spam required to beat Ninja Gaiden on the hardest difficulty. I could imagine considering the design of that game makes the difficulty somewhat artificial. God of War is the exact opposite, where the more crutches one kicks out from under one's self the less viable spamming is. >Parry Parrying is present in all the God of War games. It's been a while, but I'm fairly confident that you need to upgrade the blades a time or two to gain access in the first game, making it worthless on any run worth mentioning. What you're referring to from the later games is the Golden Fleece, which allows you to reflect projectiles back by parrying. It's great, but once you get to PAIN+ (No one on this board is ever likely to attempt this save myself) you'll really wish you could turn it off. >Glitch in the spike room Trial of Aphrodite if I recall correctly. That part can be annoying at first, but becomes trivial after a few playthroughs. Much worse is the section where you have to avoid spinning blades while balancing on a thin beam of wood. >Square square triangle A casual are we? No need to be ashamed. Try clones on the hardest difficulty and see how far you get using this repeatedly. Certain foes can be locked down using this repeatedly, but aside from that there's little incentive to use this particular combination. st is better in that in can launch and get you collision damage or air infinites, and once you get the blades to level 3 it's completely obsoleted by sttt. >DMC3 compared to God of War A last note on DMC3 is that the camera issues are too prevalent to ignore. It's not DMC1 bad, but it's still a serious problem that will cause countless cheap deaths that could have easily been avoided had you not been blindsided. Aside from a single part where you might get hit from around a corner there is no such issue in God of War. DMC3 is exclusively striking with weapons and shooting with guns to deal damage, while God of War has a much larger variety of ways to damage and kill enemies. Magic, grabs, collisions, ring outs, sword summon tricking, punts, homeruns, turning enemies to stone, OH redirection, God of War has so many more options of how to deal with a given group of enemies. The enemies themselves also have more variety. DMC3 is mostly just varying level of mooks who can be locked down by attacking with anything repeatedly, and struggling to keep all the enemies on screen and accounted for. The bosses and Hell Vanguards are the most obvious exceptions. The fallen are also noteworthy for being a tough normal enemy, but are still extremely easy as long as they can be constantly kept in sight. God of War however has enemies that will turn you to stone if you don't roll constantly, enemies who can stun you from very long range, enemies who infinitely respawn copies of themselves until you've killed them all, Large enemies who break your block and can grab you at close range, enemies with extremely fast ranged attacks, and a large variety of areas that involve environmental obstacles on top of the enemy variety. I really wish I had some students who were serious about some runs to help. --- hiss hiss ssjevot Posted 9/24/2013 11:13:37 PM message detail quote I beat the spike ram by spamming the I think it was R1 attack. The dashing attack. Just spam that and you're fine. --- Favorite Games: Starcraft: BW, Starcraft II: WoL, Street Fighter III: TS, UMvC3, SSB: Melee thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss joe greezy Posted 9/25/2013 11:59:11 AM message detail quote So who is this Lithius guy who thinks being good at GoW (one of the easiest series of games ever) is some major accomplishment in life? --- Let's be honest, the cards on the table, Jealousy's a sin, Cain killed Abel, Backstabber, Caesar had Brutus, It's hard to weed 'em out, even Jesus had Judas Lithius Posted 9/25/2013 12:57:20 PM message detail quote >This Lithius guy My my, what have I done to deserve such attention? I have been posting on this board for as long as I've had my account, but my posts may not be very memorable. I'm also a member of The Ultimate God of War Union. I try to use my knowledge and experience to help new players and I try to encourage people to become serious runners. >One of the easiest series of games ever You say that, but have you ever tried playing with the training wheels off? What's your run history? --- hiss hiss Sor Eddie Posted 9/25/2013 1:00:20 PM message detail quote Always go the opposite of the way that the camera is clearly trying to lead you towards, 99/100 times there's a secret or a collectable if you go the other way. --- And we keep driving into the night It's a late goodbye, such a late goodbye...