Popular Post CelestialRequiem Posted March 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) You are going to have to not be scared of just getting in there with this one. It's absolutely a 10/10 in difficulty. Prepare yourself, and may God have mercy on your soul. Edited March 16, 2022 by CelestialRequiem 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Wow really. Can you give any info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Vergil said: Wow really. Can you give any info? Yeah. First, there are trophies for completing every mission without taking damage. The trophy description is a little misleading. You have shields in this game -- so taking a hit while a shield is active negates the trophy. The description should simply be "Do not get hit". The real bitch of a mission with these trophies is the last one. It's the longest, with a ruthless final boss. Also, once you beat the final boss, there's an escape sequence (like The Wonderful 101) that is insanely difficult to get through without blowing up. I've died like at least four times on that run. Finally, the game is difficult in general. Normal mode shows little mercy -- and you still have Hard and Plat Hard. Also... the game escalates to a new difficulty once you've completed a run. There's a trophy for beating "Level 10" -- which means your game loop has to escalate 10 runs from plat hard. There's 14 difficulties in this game. So that run is going to take at least 10 hours to complete. And if you die... then your ass is starting on Plat Hard again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, CelestialRequiem said: Yeah. First, there are trophies for completing every mission without taking damage. The trophy description is a little misleading. You have shields in this game -- so taking a hit while a shield is active negates the trophy. The description should simply be "Do not get hit". The real bitch of a mission with these trophies is the last one. It's the longest, with a ruthless final boss. Also, once you beat the final boss, there's an escape sequence (like The Wonderful 101) that is insanely difficult to get through without blowing up. I've died like at least four times on that run. Finally, the game is difficult in general. Normal mode shows little mercy -- and you still have Hard and Plat Hard. Also... the game escalates to a new difficulty once you've completed a run. There's a trophy for beating "Level 10" -- which means your game loop has to escalate 10 runs from plat hard. There's 14 difficulties in this game. So that run is going to take at least 10 hours to complete. And if you die... then your ass is starting on Plat Hard again. So you need to loop it 10 times with increasing difficulty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, Vergil said: So you need to loop it 10 times with increasing difficulty? Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, CelestialRequiem said: Correct. Damm. And how long is one run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, Vergil said: Damm. And how long is one run? An average run is about an hour. It's a bit long for a shmup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, CelestialRequiem said: An average run is about an hour. It's a bit long for a shmup. That's really absurd. And 10 loops with that. What were they thinking? Btw i saw a vid . They said its rather a bad game, design wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, Vergil said: That's really absurd. And 10 loops with that. What were they thinking? Btw i saw a vid . They said its rather a bad game, design wise That's really unfortunate because I think it's one of the best Shmups in years. Thwarts ZeroRanger for even some friends of mine. I think the game is absolutely quality. Try it for yourself sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Ha_Ha Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 "Bullshiit." - Jack from Stranger of Paradise I'm gonna prove this game is a 2/10 MAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Deadly_Ha_Ha said: "Bullshiit." - Jack from Stranger of Paradise I'm gonna prove this game is a 2/10 MAX It isn't a Souls game, therefore it is easier than Elden Ring. Elden Ring is a 9/10 with a 16% plat rarity. Hard gaem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Ha_Ha Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, CelestialRequiem said: It isn't a Souls game, therefore it is easier than Elden Ring. Elden Ring is a 9/10 with a 16% plat rarity. Hard gaem. It's the hardest "Fromsoftware" game so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Deadly_Ha_Ha said: It's the hardest "Fromsoftware" game so All this talk about an optional boss in Elden Ring being the hardest fight of all-time by FromSoftware, meanwhile 9-Ball in Another Age will just bifurcate you for the lulz and it's a mandatory mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AihaLoveleaf Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Sol Cresta is 100% a real-ass game. I won't be getting in there with this one, but I will watch you brave players with great interest to see who gets those early completions. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, AihaLoveleaf said: Sol Cresta is 100% a real-ass game. I won't be getting in there with this one, but I will watch you brave players with great interest to see who gets those early completions. I would sooner have all four stacks of Sol Cresta on my account than to have ZJ the BJ on my account once. Afraid I'm not brave enough for that one. That game is a little real for me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowzagabowza Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 A ten times playthrough, with increasing difficulty each time, and if you die, you start over? That's absurd. Wait, can you start with 99 lives? Do you have to restart if you die once or if you lose ALL of your lives? Either way, I'm taking this off my damn wishlist, haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydoki Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 That sounds...absolutely ludicrous LOL. But then again, there are some absolutely mad people here who no doubt will do it...eventually. Looking forward to seeing who gets it frist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, yowzagabowza said: Wait, can you start with 99 lives? No. Max you can start with is 5. 1 minute ago, Sydoki said: That sounds...absolutely ludicrous LOL. But then again, there are some absolutely mad people here who no doubt will do it...eventually. Looking forward to seeing who gets it frist! We're going to go months without seeing a plat achiever. Hard to say who will get it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postofficebuddy Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I used to be pretty decent at bullet hell games. My crowning achievement in the genre was 1cc-ing Imperishable Night on hard. But that was over a decade ago and even at my peak this plat would be well beyond my skill ceiling. I’ll think about picking the game up at least. I’m not the type to worry about having a 100% account. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild-Arms-R Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Hmmmmm, I look forward to this challenge. Edited March 16, 2022 by Wild-Arms-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wild-Arms-R said: Hmmmmm, I forward this challenge. Consider this the counseling thread. We look forward to your efforts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElMauricius Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Haven't started this game yet but I heard that the game tends to soft-lock randomly at some point with no way to progress without having to close the app, mainly during bosses or after beating a stage. On 16/3/2022 at 2:35 PM, CelestialRequiem said: There's a trophy for beating "Level 10" -- which means your game loop has to escalate 10 runs from plat hard. There's 14 difficulties in this game. So that run is going to take at least 10 hours to complete. And if you die... then your ass is starting on Plat Hard again. I saw a 1CC video on Plat Hard and it seems that Plat Hard is actually "Level 5" difficulty, so if you start on Plat Hard you "only" need to do 6 loops. But still, that would be about 6 to 7 hours without having the game soft-locked... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 0:58 PM, ElMauricius said: Haven't started this game yet but I heard that the game tends to soft-lock randomly at some point with no way to progress without having to close the app, mainly during bosses or after beating a stage. Can confirm this. I've been compiling an Excel document to give to PlatinumGames so they know of all of these issues. In particular, using the Phoenix transformation at the end of a stage almost always soft-locks the game. On 3/17/2022 at 0:58 PM, ElMauricius said: I saw a 1CC video on Plat Hard and it seems that Plat Hard is actually "Level 5" difficulty, so if you start on Plat Hard you "only" need to do 6 loops. But still, that would be about 6 to 7 hours without having the game soft-locked... While unacceptable, I've been able to avoid soft-locking the game. It's something I'll be making a note of for the guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Patch 1.0.2 is live on PS4. Says they've fixed a lot of the soft-locking bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 Patch 1.0.3 released yesterday, though there was no announcement for what its intended purpose is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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