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Gameplay / more of a shooter than quake, call of duty, doom3, f.e.a.r, far cry2, unreal

« on: July 05, 2009, 10:18:17 am »

this game is MUCH more of a shooter than all the games i listed in my subject line. it is really hard to adventure in this game, because there is too much combat. the games i mentioned are more easy to walk around in than this. way too much combat.  a constant bombardment of thousands of enemy types, so much at times, it's impossible to keep up with it all. I'm in open waters II, and it's unbelievable. is there a less difficulty level?


I don't mind the puzzles but this thing is all combat. and tons of bosses, way more than quake and it's ilk. this is a hard combative first person shooter that happens to be a sidescroller.

I've never seen this much combat in a game ever and i've been playing games for 20 years. not enough save areas as well. you go 30 minutes at times, constantly being shot at, attacked by bats, eels, big fish, things shooting electric jolts that chase you for minutes.  you can't even get at the things shooting the jolts, because the jolts don't stop coming at you. it's ridiculously hard as far as combat goes. it really needs to be toned down.

they went over the top with combat. way over the top. I'm sorry but it's true. i shudder to think of the bosses that i have to fight yet. i fought one in the electric cave or whatever the level was called and it took me 4 hours to beat it. that's too much. i completed quake in less than the time it took to defeat that boss.

there are too many things to do at once as well. most of the time i feel like i need 4 arms and hands. switch forms, sing songs, but switch back quick because somethings constantly shooting at you.

i think i'm gonna shelf this. it's too bad. it started out manageable. now it's just over the top frustrating. they should really patch the combat. it's way over the top.

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Gameplay / stumped in the energy temple

« on: July 05, 2009, 08:09:13 am »

i'm stuck in the energy temple. I beat the boss. I swam around and there are only two paths after defeating the boss. One path leads to a pink colored something with water that flushes you back up into an earlier point in th energy temple. The other path leads to a frog with an empty mouth. I CANNOT FIND THE PERL TO PUT IN HIS MOUTH AND OPEN THE NEXT AREA. I HAVE LOOKED AND LOOKED AND LOOKED AND LOOKED AND LOOKED AND LOOKED BUT CANNOT FIND A PERL. THERE WAS A PERL EARLY ON, BUT I NEEDED IT TO OPEN ANOTHER AREA PRIOR TO THE BOSS.  WHERE IS THE PERL TO OPEN THE AREA AFTER DEFEATING THE BOSS IN THE ENERGY TEMPLE? IS IT IN THAT HEAP OF PINK CRAP?  I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THAT PINK STUFF (THE PINK STUFF JUST PRIOR TO GETTING SUCKED UP TO AN EARLIER POINT IN THE ENERGY TEMPLE (THE OTHER PATH THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO THE EMPTY FROG).

PLEASE TELL ME WHERE THE PERL IS FOR THE FROGS MOUTH. I JUST CANNOT FIND IT. I'VE LOOKED FOR HOURS.

THANK YOU

BOB

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Gameplay / Home and Treasures

« on: July 04, 2009, 07:44:18 pm »

I keep getting messages from time to time that a treasure has been added to my home.  i go there and nothing i different there is no treasure. also, i went into my home and somehow stumbled upon a rock or egg or whatever it is that goes in the frog mouth to open doors. i need to open a door. the map for home is really crappy. i cannot find the spot where the rock or egg or whatever that you put in the frog mouth to open doors is.

can somebody tell me where that rock or egg is at home?  also, where are these "treasures" that are in my home. there are spots at home i cannot get to because of the strong current i cannot swim against . i have no idea how to get to these areas..

please help if you can. i am really stuck at home. i know there is an egg or stone in there somewhere but i'll be damned i cannot find it again!  Please help!!!!!

thank you

bob

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Gameplay / how do i use the fast switching feature if i have a mac mini and no keypad

« on: July 04, 2009, 05:24:38 pm »

could someone tell me in detail how to set up my keyboard to use the fast switching feature. i have a mac. it does not have a numeric keypad. i have numeric keys but no numeric keypad.
somebody said something about an xml file. I saw the file in one of the posts and it listed all the keys and assigned values like "song 1" and "song 2"  I don't know the song names to put in the xml file to use fast switching on a mac. could somebody please give me detailed information on what the song names are and how to assign them in that xml file?  it is SO HARD to play this without fast switching. I might even have to buy this for PC and play it there because my pc has numeric keypad. why isn't there more documentation for this game? why isn't there a manual or something that tells you this stuff. the documentation is very lame. Could somebody list the song names in this post? I don't remember what they are called. Thank you.,,,,

thank you for your help.

Bob

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Gameplay / how do you assign keys for tasks?

« on: July 04, 2009, 05:10:41 pm »

I keep hearing about assigning keys for tasks in this game to make things quicker. It's clumsy going through the mouse menus for everything. Could somebody tell me the secret on how to make keyboard assignments?
There is so little documentation for this game. I'd appreciate knowing the "trick" to assign keys to tasks.

thank you

bob

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Gameplay / help i'm stuck on the first boss i can't defeat it i've been trying for 4 hours

« on: July 04, 2009, 10:16:22 am »

i cannot defeat the boss that spits 3 levels of engergy.  you have to pick up an egg or stone (whatever it is) and put it in the frog mouth to shoot an energy beam up to the ceiling. I have been trying this for 4 hours straight and I CANNOT BEAT THE BOSS AND ADVANCE.   The boss will ONLY come to the energy blast TWO TIMES.  TWO TIMES.   After that he will NOT advance for further blasting.  I try shooting him after I blast him twice, but he won't die. he keeps spitting those three energy balls and i keep getting killed by them.. or he swats me. or he bites me. he will only let me blast him twice. it's as if he learns not to walk into the energy blast anymore. the damned thing LEARNS THAT'S SCARY.   

can someone tell me how to get past this pain?  what's the secret?  why does he only come into the beam twice and not walk into it again?  i know the beam is supposed to kill him. two blasts doesn't do it. and he won't walk up for a third. like i said it's as if he LEARNS NOT TO WALK NEAR ENOUGH TO THE FROG AND THE STONE IT IT'S MOUTH FOR ME TO BLAST HIM MORE THAN TWO TIMES.  I CAN'T KILL HIM. I CANNOT ADVANCE. THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. EVERY OTHER WAY IS BLOCKED BY BEAMS OR FALLEN RUBBLE. I CAN'T EVEN GET BACK TO HOME EVERYTHING IS BLOCKED. IF I CAN'T GET SOME HELP OR ADVICE HOW TO BEAT THIS THING, I'VE WASTED 30 BUCKS. ARE THERE ANY GOD CHEATS?  IS THERE A GOD MODE?  I'M PLAYING THIS ON A MAC. THIS IS THE TOUGHEST BOSS I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED IN ANY GAME. 4 HOURS. 4 FREAKING HOURS. PLEASE, SOMEBODY HELP ME. I'M SO FRUSTRATED.

THANK YOU,

BOB