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rexcrk
02/04/24 7:17:54 PM
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Metroid Dread, of course.

Like, Im actually embarrassed about how much these fuckers kick my ass. I have to try many times to get passed them. Its not just like once or twice and then oh ok, this is the trick, Im good now, no. Theres something in my brain that just isnt clicking about getting passed them. And its not like theyre new to me now. Ive beaten like four of them at this point.

Just needed to rant about how much I suck lmao

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DarthDemented
02/04/24 7:22:50 PM
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You're not alone. More often than not, I miss the counter window by like...a lot.

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Waxitron_Gazer
02/04/24 7:22:55 PM
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if it makes you feel better i had the exact same experience.

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s0nicfan
02/04/24 7:24:00 PM
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I hate parries in games like this and I never actually beat the final boss once I realized that the entire second half of the fight can only be beat using parries.

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wanderingshade
02/04/24 7:28:08 PM
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It's a legit small window and it varies all the time. You're lucky to get it like 3% of the time.

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s0nicfan
02/04/24 7:30:05 PM
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It should never be mandatory is the problem. Make it a high risk-high reward damage sponge with a multiplier on counter-hits, but never make it the only way to take down an enemy.

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DarthDemented
02/04/24 7:33:16 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
I hate parries in games like this and I never actually beat the final boss once I realized that the entire second half of the fight can only be beat using parries.

s0nicfan posted...
It should never be mandatory is the problem. Make it a high risk-high reward damage sponge with a multiplier on counter-hits, but never make it the only way to take down an enemy.
The parries in the final boss were easy. They give you a bigger window than the E.M.M.I.'s.

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dioxxys
02/04/24 7:34:57 PM
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It's weird how they took a really casual approach to the exploration and navigation by forcing you to go specific ways but when it comes to the combat it actually makes it challenging
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rexcrk
02/04/24 7:34:58 PM
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They seem to be REALLY good at honing in on me even if Im cloaked and / or literally just standing there lmao


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PaintGimmick
02/04/24 7:41:13 PM
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When I finished Dread, I had died 93 times. Based on my counting, 8 were to the final boss, and 10 were various other places, usually boss fights

That means I got killed by an EMMI 75 times

I feel your pain

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DeathVelvien
02/04/24 7:42:42 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
It should never be mandatory is the problem. Make it a high risk-high reward damage sponge with a multiplier on counter-hits, but never make it the only way to take down an enemy.
You can also slide/morph ball under his giant laser to trigger the sequence. Also only has to be done once.

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PowerOats
02/04/24 7:43:23 PM
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If the SA-X in fusion functioned like the Emmi would it be a better or scarier game?
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lilORANG
02/04/24 7:45:22 PM
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EMMIs were such a shit mechanic. Loved how fluid the controls felt tho.

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rexcrk
02/04/24 7:57:43 PM
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PaintGimmick posted...
When I finished Dread, I had died 93 times. Based on my counting, 8 were to the final boss, and 10 were various other places, usually boss fights

That means I got killed by an EMMI 75 times

I feel your pain


Wait this game keeps track of how many times you die? Mines gonna be in the hundreds because I absolutely suck at dealing with the boss fights too.

Fuck lmao


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viewmaster_pi
02/04/24 7:59:11 PM
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i don't really like their presence in the game at all, or the parrying mechanic

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PowerOats
02/04/24 8:07:11 PM
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It's been a while but I think it went

Reports of SA-X copying things
SA-X blows shit up right after you pass it and it's decked out
It pops up in the jungle sector
It pops up in another sector and chases you
It pops up again? And chases you
You fight it for real and it's kinda a meh fight
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CobraGT
02/04/24 8:38:33 PM
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Be positive. It is just as likely to randomly do it right. Trust and train your subconscious.

*beat Metroid Droid*

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PMarth2002
02/04/24 9:08:11 PM
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If it makes you feel better, I never got the hang of wall jumping in super metroid.

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TheLiarParadox
02/04/24 9:11:12 PM
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It's 100% of the reason I didn't even bother playing it after waiting 20 years for the game to come out. I knew I would a) suck at it and b) hate it, and I'm at a point in my life where I don't want to do "fun" things that actually make me mad and butthurt.

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Dark-Summoner
02/04/24 9:37:42 PM
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I made it to the second EMMI section and said ef this. I kept going in a loop and didn't have time to figure out where to go bc invincible killbot.

Fucking mandatory parry mechanics can go sit in the trash where they belong.
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KainWind
02/04/24 9:41:07 PM
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I like how hard they can be because of how easy it is to keep retrying.

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wackyteen
02/04/24 9:46:22 PM
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I died 161 times on Normal Mode

I died 39 times on Hard Mode

Lol.

I don't remember where most of my deaths came from though. Well, besides one non-EMMI room. Oh and the final boss.

Hitting the EMMI parry always felt rewarding though. Which is the point I guess.

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BakonBitz
02/04/24 10:11:41 PM
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The EMMI parry was so tight in its timing that I ended up not bothering most of the time.

Now the final fights requiring it...much easier to pull off.

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wanderingshade
02/04/24 10:31:25 PM
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Dark-Summoner posted...
Fucking mandatory parry mechanics

Just go around the robot, like just don't touch it.

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DeathVelvien
02/04/24 10:34:18 PM
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There's literally only a single time in the whole game where you're "required" to parry (final boss phase 1) outside of scripted sequences, and even then there's ways around that one.

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Sir_Will
02/04/24 11:35:17 PM
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BakonBitz posted...
The EMMI parry was so tight in its timing that I ended up not bothering most of the time.

Now the final fights requiring it...much easier to pull off.
The EMMI is special and meant to be almost impossible to parry, unlike other enemies. If it catches you then you're probably dead. Not overly fond of the mechanic.

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