Dead Cells

Stone Deaf 4evr · 10-08-2018 9:37am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I can't get very far and can only play in short bursts, maybe an hour a go but its a fun game.

I'm kind of the same, but I'm still happy with how far i'm getting.

had my best run last night, beat the concierge boss but died in the stilted village afterwards (ba$tard fishermen dudes with their cannons). I've been through the toxic sewers also, met a guy in a cell who was looking for a rune, only for me to promptly get murdered by the enemy who was guarding it. Have unlocked the random bow perk at startup now which is nice. I notice that by spreading your power upgrades pretty evenly, you can boost your health pool significantly, I was running at 5,4,4 and had over 2000hp.

Vicxas · 10-08-2018 10:33am

I've kinda gotten to love the Magnetic grenade and Saw Trap, makes bits of may enemies and bosses.

[Deleted User] · 10-08-2018 12:49pm

For all my talk, I find myself coming back to it. I'd play it once every few hours at most. I can't bring myself to restart after I die. The combat is just fantastic. Still think the progression is very slow :pac:

Stone Deaf 4evr · 10-08-2018 1:00pm

partyjungle wrote: »

For all my talk, I find myself coming back to it. I'd play it once every few hours at most. I can't bring myself to restart after I die. The combat is just fantastic. Still think the progression is very slow :pac:

wait till you meet the blacksmith....

[Deleted User] · 10-08-2018 1:43pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

wait till you meet the blacksmith....

Is that the lad who wants 5000 cells for a chance at + weapons?

Stone Deaf 4evr · 10-08-2018 3:26pm

partyjungle wrote: »

Is that the lad who wants 5000 cells for a chance at + weapons?

Yup

nix · 10-08-2018 9:00pm

Just killed my 3rd boss, 2nd attempt.. I think i got lucky :pac:

Stone Deaf 4evr · 11-08-2018 11:09am

RopeDrink wrote: »

Have had it in my collection for a while now (EAccess) but it's the type of game I can't stomach for prolonged periods. Love the look and feel of it - if Castlevania SOTN was modernized and converted into a DarkSouls'esque formula, you'd get Dead Cells - but I often don't have the patience to endure being sent to the start on fail -- I had all that back in the 80's and have gotten more impatient in my old-age of gaming.

Great little game, though, but the type I'm leaving on the shelf until the future when a new playthrough involves more than what I had already seen.

I bounced off of crypt of the necrodancer for a similar reason, I found it was too stingy with the loot / permanent upgrades and a lot of times the bosses felt unfair. Dead cells dishes out different weapons and traps at a rate that makes every run feel different enough that I don't really have fatigue from it yet.

Thargor · 11-08-2018 7:53pm

They're too mean with the progression in this, it makes it too repetitive. Main problem is its too hard to get the souls back to the collector, like you kill a boss and get 15 souls, so what if you still have to complete a massive level with whatever crappy amount of HP you have left. Dark Souls had the perfect balance, bonfires and the ability to recover your souls.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 15-08-2018 8:46am

So..... at the end of the promenade level, if you keep running rather than taking the lift, it takes you to another level called 'the ossuary'
I'd never noticed it until last night.

johnny_ultimate · 15-08-2018 9:30am

My dislike for the Ossuary is only matched by my dislike for the Sepulcher. It’s a ‘grab the permanent rune and never go back’ sort of level :pac:

Got to the final boss for the first time the other night. Despite having a loadout that tore through standard enemies, it proved wholly incapable of making much of a dent in the boss

Stun and freeze were wholly ineffective, alas.

Thargor · 15-08-2018 9:36am

Is there an easy way to get back to the collector that I'm missing? You have to fight the boss and then finish the level every time? The entrance at the start of the level is blocked.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 15-08-2018 10:30am

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

My dislike for the Ossuary is only matched by my dislike for the Sepulcher. It’s a ‘grab the permanent rune and never go back’ sort of level :pac:

Got to the final boss for the first time the other night. Despite having a loadout that tore through standard enemies, it proved wholly incapable of making much of a dent in the boss
Stun and freeze were wholly ineffective, alas.

yeah, got as far as the rune and the boss called slasher promptly trapped me between spikes and his sword, murderising me instantly. My loadout wasn't great, had no traps or grenades and just an ice bow and a set of daggers. will try it again tonight but in a more methodical fashion.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 15-08-2018 10:31am

Thargor wrote: »

Is there an easy way to get back to the collector that I'm missing? You have to fight the boss and then finish the level every time? The entrance at the start of the level is blocked.

I've only ever met him between levels. In fairness, most stages are doable if you just take your time, its possible to avoid enemies altogether too by rolling past then dropping down a few levels. You'll occasionally get ones that teleport along with you though.

pixelburp · 15-08-2018 10:36am

Yup, only way to the Collector is to finish the level you're currently playing. As Stone Deaf says, it's possible to avoid most enemies by rolling past them; so I usually just skip the Prisoner's Quarters altogether, stopping only to pick up the skill upgrades, just to get the Timed Door on the second stage.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 15-08-2018 10:40am

Thargor wrote: »

Is there an easy way to get back to the collector that I'm missing? You have to fight the boss and then finish the level every time? The entrance at the start of the level is blocked.

just on that, what boss are you referring to? the concierge is straight after an interlude so you shouldn't have any cells on you anyway?

Thargor · 15-08-2018 6:29pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

just on that, what boss are you referring to? the concierge is straight after an interlude so you shouldn't have any cells on you anyway?

I dont know tbh, usually just an elite version of a common enemy like an Archer or the pink guys that throw orbs? Its not really explained, its a massive hike to get to them then a massive hike to the end of the level afterwards though, I suppose Im just used to lighting a bonfire right after I kill a boss.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 15-08-2018 9:10pm

Thargor wrote: »

I dont know tbh, usually just an elite version of a common enemy like an Archer or the pink guys that throw orbs? Its not really explained, its a massive hike to get to them then a massive hike to the end of the level afterwards though, I suppose Im just used to lighting a bonfire right after I kill a boss.

You can generally avoid them, I usually skip them if I don't have traps.

Got to the clocktower boss and was had him down to a quarter or so health before I died. Took me a good hour to get to him so a bit of an anticlimax.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 24-08-2018 10:22am

got to the forgotten sepulcher last night for the first time. a miserable place, got panicked when the dark started to hurt me and made the error of trying to skip past a load of mobs who swiftly started teleporting along with me to deliver my eventual doom

Sephiroth_dude · 24-08-2018 10:24am

I can't get into this at all :-/

Stone Deaf 4evr · 24-08-2018 10:30am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I can't get into this at all :-/

I dunno, I'm strangely drawn to it, I fire up the console intending to play something else, and next thing I know I've spent 45 minutes on a run methodically clearing out areas and gathering cells. its the feel of it thats the hook, pretty much every weapon seems like a viable option.

I've been avoiding wikis up to now, but I feel like I'm definitely missing out on something as I seem to be coming across more areas that I can access without more abilities - I still can't break the floors with a ground pound and there are passages that seem to require a wall jump or maybe a triple jump as well.

nix · 24-08-2018 12:34pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

pretty much every weapon seems like a viable option.

Except to boot, god i hate that weapon. Its so slow, even if i find one thats miles better stat/dmg wise than what i have, it always gets sold.

I also havent ever used a shield yet, anybody using them?

I'm on a break from this game now, i got to what i think may be the final or 2nd last boss twice and its pretty intense and overwhelming. But making your way back to try again is such a chore

super_furry · 24-08-2018 1:01pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I can't get into this at all :-/

Feeling the same here. Got to the first boss once, got wiped out after taking him down to a third of his health and haven't really been able to get back there since. It just feels so random in terms of the weapons you find and you can't ever count on getting a build that really suits you.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 24-08-2018 1:35pm

super_furry wrote: »

Feeling the same here. Got to the first boss once, got wiped out after taking him down to a third of his health and haven't really been able to get back there since. It just feels so random in terms of the weapons you find and you can't ever count on getting a build that really suits you.

First boss is a doddle if you use traps, the wolf traps will lock him in place while a splicer will chip away at his health.

sticker · 25-08-2018 11:26am

Hi all quick question... I like to farm on the first level

I'm only starting - is it possible to finish off the first level... Make it to the end and use cells. Then restart the game at start of level 2, and keep the cell progress?

Sephiroth_dude · 25-08-2018 11:49am

super_furry wrote: »

Feeling the same here. Got to the first boss once, got wiped out after taking him down to a third of his health and haven't really been able to get back there since. It just feels so random in terms of the weapons you find and you can't ever count on getting a build that really suits you.

I think its the whole restarting from the beginning when you die thing which is putting me off, I haven't been able to get to the first boss haha.

nix · 25-08-2018 12:42pm

sticker wrote: »

Hi all quick question... I like to farm on the first level

I'm only starting - is it possible to finish off the first level... Make it to the end and use cells. Then restart the game at start of level 2, and keep the cell progress?

Cells you spend are towards permanent upgrades, however cells you have during a level when you die are lost forever. So once you spend them, its all good, you have to spend them all anyway between levels, you cant carry them through a level.

Mr E · 25-08-2018 1:29pm

Farming a level can take 5-10 minutes. A better use of your time would be to speed run the first level and get the timed door in level 2 (and level 3 when you get better) for a quick cell boost. Only stop to pick up the upgrade scrolls.

You can get both cell boosts in the same time it would take you to farm level 1 (and it's more exciting)

XVII · 25-08-2018 2:03pm

nix wrote: »

I also havent ever used a shield yet, anybody using them?

yes, you always need shields, because they are one of the few items that give damage reduction. And damage reduction is priority on all high difficulties.
good part is that you don't have to actually use it, just have it equipped. But I'd recommend to learn them, as they make bosses like guardian and assassin piece of cake on any difficulty.

Vicxas · 27-08-2018 1:34pm

I've hit a bit of a stumbling block on my progression.

I cant seem to get passed the Clock Tower guardian without having 2 turrets or some sort of freeze grenade.

Anyone have any tips?

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