Hard mode S rank scores

[Nego_Brown_]

1 hour ago, Mastodon_Slayer said:

And if i use knifes and pipes and other weapons the combi its better, right?

It will all depends on the damage done. “Better” is not quite the word. Weapons are more efficient for good combo.

 

And as was already said, dumping enemies in holes, the elevators and in the airplane, also grants all their energy as damage bonus.

Edited May 12, 2020 by Nego_Brown_

[RadiantFlamberge]

Sometimes you should wait a bit to destroy the breakable items such as boxes. Hits on those also help extend the combo time.

[SlyBeast69]

The requirements for S-rank on stage 4 on PS4 are far too high, especially considering the cheap AI on higher difficulties.

[Rozalia1]

Stage 4 does come off as one of the harder ones to S rank, though I think stage 6 is harder. I kept restarting until I kept a full combo up to the bit where the police shows up.

[Mastodon_Slayer]

What are thw most hard levels? I'm at level 7 now. 

[Mastodon_Slayer]

Finally got my S Rank hard

 

Stage 1 - 27804 (Adam SOR1)

Stage 2 - 26020 (Adam SOR1)

Stage 3 - 20602 (Adam SOR1)

Stage 4 - 27612 (Adam SOR4)

Stage 5 - 28649 (Adam SOR4)

Stage 6 - 32472 (Adam SOR4)

Stage 7 - 15813 (Adam SOR4)

Stage 8 - 25022 (Adam SOR4)

Stage 9 - 23062 (Adam SOR4)

Stage 10 - 23357 (Adam SOR4)

Stage 11 - 28000 (Adam SOR4)

Stage 12 - 38059 (Adam SOR4)

[LucasIIGD]

Here are my scores:

 

01 - 29043 Floid

02 - 30025 Axel (SoR 1)

03 - 20378 Blaze (SoR 3)

04 - 26587 Shiva 

05 - 28662 Shiva

06 - 32007 Shiva

07 - 16220 Shiva

08 - 25201 Shiva

09 - 26634 Shiva

10 - 28525 Shiva

11 - 26709 Shiva

12 - 43579 Shiva

[milanbarca82]

Finally got my plat. ?

My scores are:
01 - 27865 Blaze (SoR 3)

02 - 30099 Axel (SoR 3)

03 - 21496 Blaze (SoR 3)

04 - 27787 Blaze (SoR 3)

05 - 33496 Blaze (SoR 3)

06 - 33501 Blaze (SoR 3)

07 - 15129 Axel (SoR 3)

08 - 27561 Blaze (SoR 3)

09 - 23500 Blaze (SoR 3)

10 - 23954 Blaze (SoR 3)

11 - 28606 Blaze (SoR 3)

12 - 37835 Blaze (SoR 3)

Edited May 15, 2020 by milanbarca82

[SadisticSymphony]

29 minutes ago, milanbarca82 said:

Finally got my plat. 

My scores are:
01 - 27865 Blaze (SoR 3)

02 - 30099 Axel (SoR 3)

03 - 21496 Blaze (SoR 3)

04 - 27787 Blaze (SoR 3)

05 - 33496 Blaze (SoR 3)

06 - 33501 Blaze (SoR 3)

07 - 15129 Axel (SoR 3)

08 - 27561 Blaze (SoR 3)

09 - 23500 Blaze (SoR 3)

10 - 23954 Blaze (SoR 3)

11 - 28606 Blaze (SoR 3)

12 - 37835 Blaze (SoR 3)

 

Congrats

I got all of the hard S ranks last night. Never thought I would. Even though I loved the earlier games, I'm by no means good lol.

 

Was 1CC difficult on hard if you've already done S ranks?

[milanbarca82]

30 minutes ago, SecondGenesis said:

 

Congrats

I got all of the hard S ranks last night. Never thought I would. Even though I loved the earlier games, I'm by no means good lol.

 

Was 1CC difficult on hard if you've already done S ranks?

Thanks.

 

I did the 1cc with a friend and it wasn't that bad, I assume it could be harder if you're doing it solo.  But since you already got the S rank trophy, I believe you'll manage just fine.

[SadisticSymphony]

7 hours ago, milanbarca82 said:

Thanks.

 

I did the 1cc with a friend and it wasn't that bad, I assume it could be harder if you're doing it solo.  But since you already got the S rank trophy, I believe you'll manage just fine.

 

My problem is, I used multiple characters for the S ranks on hard, as I found some characters better for certain situations.

[Papito208]

Out of all the levels stage 4 is the most annoying to get because the real bosses are those kicks from the Diamond girls. I'm up to the Skytrain on the PS4 but was able to get all S ranks on the Switch (While out and about). So far here are my tips:

 

-Take advantage of invincible frames: Everyone's back throw (grab someone, throw in the opposite direction) leaves you invincible, same with slam (grab someone from behind and slam to the ground) so if you know you're about to get hit with something or see an incoming attack (Someone throwing a weapon, galsia charge, motorcycle girl's dash, diamond's jump kick) throw someone and they'll go right through you.

 

-Focus on damage not on combo count: You can have 100+hits with cherry but if they're not strong hits the score won't go up as much. Floyd can hit someone 20 times and obtain a higher score. Learn what is the most damaging attack each character has and try to prioritize those hits. For example: Cherry's back throw is safe and hits hard, Adam's uppercut (Grab+Punch with no direction) hits hard and can hit multiple enemies in front of you.

 

-Use weapons: There are key moments in stages where using the weapon is a must to help raise the combo damage get you to or near the "Out of this world" score. Example: Old pier there's a donovan that comes from the left in the second big area that has a bat. While you can rely on specials to increase your damage, using that bat is the safest and easiest way to reach out of this world (See example here [0:51 if the link doesn't automatically take you there], here [at 2:40] and the last boss [Take the mace from the fight with the robot and carry it all the way to the end of the level. After that first area no one picks up weapons. When you hit an object [trying not to spoil] the weapon doesn't expire, so you can wail on the 1st boss when they sit on the object and continue wailing on the object when the second boss sits on it and it cuts down your time dramatically)

 

-Use your star specials: like it's been stated here using your star specials to get rid of the tougher enemies is way better than holding onto them. Good areas to use them are: Old Pier near the end of the 1st area (before the beach) to get rid of the shield guys and taser cops (Example), getting rid of the first two galsia's in the cargo ship boss right, right before the airplane with the 3 shield guys and the two electric bomb throwing girls or just any area where you feel overwhelmed. There's been plenty of times where I died twice, used a star special and still got the S rank because of the high combos I racked up throughout the level) 

 

-It's ok to drop the combo sometimes: If you feel like you're about to hit a tough area that's giving you difficulty, just drop the combo and then push forward. Sometimes it's best to have a decent combo score throughout different areas which helps to give you another life (which is another 2000 points if you're at full health). Your time, health and stacked star specials can help push you up to the S rank requirement with decent combos throughout the level. 

 

In regards to characters, use whoever you're comfortable with. For me it's Axel and Adam. Axel has a lot of great tools to help control the crowd (heavy kick, headutt, defensive special) but the quick dashes from Adam REALLY help in keeping the combo going. Hope this helps.

Edited May 15, 2020 by Papito208
added another tip about dropped combos.

[EightBitArtist]

guys if youre having trouble with the diamond girls jump kicks, just do neutral triangle move when they are in the air. it always counters them and itll keep your combo.

[Papito208]

Just 400,000 points away from the platinum. 

 

Here are my scores:

Stage 1 - 30,357 - Adam
Stage 1 - 26,802 - Cherry
Stage 3 - 20,916 - Axel
Stage 4 - 27,238 - Adam
Stage 5 - 30,858 - Adam
Stage 6 - 32,453 - Adam
Stage 7 - 18,360 - Adam
Stage 8 - 24,091 - Adam
Stage 9 - 27,448 - Adam
Stage 10 - 23,815 - Adam
Stage 11 - 28,651 - Adam
Stage 12 - 44,004 - Adam

 

Here's a playlist with all the videos: 

All in all it seems very forgiving. There were plenty of levels where I lost a life and still got the S Rank. If anything I feel like every stage has that one section where you can rack up a big combo to carry to through the stage for the S Rank. Whenever I felt like I missed out on it I just restarted. 

 

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[KILLA_KEN1988]

My hard s rank scores:

 

Stage 01 - 28256

Stage 02 - 28744

Stage 03 - 20665

Stage 04 - 29899

Stage 05 - 28594

Stage 06 - 33205

Stage 07 - 16459

Stage 08 - 25800

Stage 09 - 25747

Stage 10 - 25821

Stage 11 - 29186

Stage 12 - 39656

 

All done with Adam (SOR4). Doing these scores first also makes the 100 Yen trophy a hell of a lot easier in my opinion 

[RJS_7SINS]

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Edited May 25, 2020 by RJS_7SINS
Incorrect info

[LucasIIGD]

On 18/05/2020 at 8:31 AM, Papito208 said:

Just 400,000 points away from the platinum. 

 

Here are my scores:

Stage 1 - 30,357 - Adam
Stage 1 - 26,802 - Cherry
Stage 3 - 20,916 - Axel
Stage 4 - 27,238 - Adam
Stage 5 - 30,858 - Adam
Stage 6 - 32,453 - Adam
Stage 7 - 18,360 - Adam
Stage 8 - 24,091 - Adam
Stage 9 - 27,448 - Adam
Stage 10 - 23,815 - Adam
Stage 11 - 28,651 - Adam
Stage 12 - 44,004 - Adam

 

Here's a playlist with all the videos: 

All in all it seems very forgiving. There were plenty of levels where I lost a life and still got the S Rank. If anything I feel like every stage has that one section where you can rack up a big combo to carry to through the stage for the S Rank. Whenever I felt like I missed out on it I just restarted. 

 

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Nice vídeos Papito, can I use them into the guide I'm writing ? I actually submitted to review, but I can edit later.

[ObsceneSociopath]

I believe the threshold for S Rank on hard on stage 4 is 26,000. On one of my runs I had 25,894 & that was an A but I have someone on my friends list who had the S Rank and only has 26,201.

 

Managed to do Stage 4 in the end, hit just over 30k. Made several stupid mistakes but managed to pull it back.

Here's a video of my run just incase anyone is interested:

 

 

 

[RadiantFlamberge]

On 5/16/2020 at 8:23 AM, EightBitArtist said:

guys if youre having trouble with the diamond girls jump kicks, just do neutral triangle move when they are in the air. it always counters them and itll keep your combo.

Another way is to bait the Diamonds into missing and punish them when they land. You could throw another enemy at a Diamond to stuff the jump kick in midair.

 

I've finished the arcade mode just now using Floyd on hard difficulty. My final score was 230.612 (B Rank).

 

 

[RadiantFlamberge]

Stage 01 - 28.204

Stage 02 - 26.614

Stage 03 - 20.332

Stage 04 - 27.720

Stage 05 - 35.214

Stage 06 - 40.031

Stage 07 - 15.475

Stage 08 - 24.354

Stage 09 - 26.423

Stage 10 - 25.777

Stage 11 - 26.047

Stage 12 - 38.461

 

Here's my playlist with all 12 stages, all done with Floyd. Like Papito208 said, this is pretty forgiving. A good combo such as a Sick or higher in the dojo section of Chinatown (stage 6) where the Galsias or Donovans keep rushing into the room can make up for a lost life.

 

[Kitsuna101]

Stage 1 - 26901 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 2 - 30398 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 3 - 20183 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 4 - 27092 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 5 - 32267 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 6 - 32191 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 7 - 15272 - SOR3 Blaze 

Stage 8 - 28987 - SOR3 Shiva

Stage 9 - 24096 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 10 - 30240 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 11 - 26628 - SOR3 Blaze

Stage 12 - 40980 - SOR3 Shiva

 

It wasn't as difficult as I feared it would be. Stages 4 & 7 took several attempts, but the rest didn't take more than a small number of retries. I used SOR3 Blaze for the most part, largely because her blitz move is so good. It has tons of invincibilty on it, so there's no risk of a sneaky attack interrupting it and breaking your combo and you can use it to pass through several attacks and get damage in.

 

I shifted to Shiva for stage 8 because all the potion throwing girls were causing my blood pressure to sky-rocket with their keep-away game and for stage 12 I played him because his damage output is way higher and there are a lot of high HP enemies on the last level.

[Trigun1081]

OMG stage 3 is making me pull my hair out.  I don’t see anyone saying that this level is hard to S-rank on hard but I’m having soooooo much more trouble than stages 1or 2.

[Musashi1596]

5 hours ago, Trigun1081 said:

OMG stage 3 is making me pull my hair out.  I don’t see anyone saying that this level is hard to S-rank on hard but I’m having soooooo much more trouble than stages 1or 2.

If you haven't already, try using Floyd. He's probably the single best person equipped to deal with the boss fight, as he can just smash the Garcias together so they aren't really a problem. Really helps build some combos at the end.

[Trigun1081]

On 6/16/2020 at 9:09 PM, Musashi1596 said:

If you haven't already, try using Floyd. He's probably the single best person equipped to deal with the boss fight, as he can just smash the Garcias together so they aren't really a problem. Really helps build some combos at the end.

Thanks for the advice but I tried him a lot after I watched a vid on youtube on how to do it, but alas I am really bad with him even with his invincibility frames.

However I finally got the S rank on stage 3 with Adam.  Now I have a worse problem on stage 4 because I can’t get past a B rating.

Getting S ranks on hard is VERY HARD, and my hat goes off to anybody who has gotten the “Maniac” trophy already.  This plat is honestly proving to be much more difficult than I originally thought.  
I will press on because the game is so good and it deserves the extra effort to get the Platinum.

[LionBeard40]

I feel like I suck because I am struggling to even get A rank on Hard lolll