One more (last?) post about Ravenswatch by Passtech Games (for now). I’ll just keep writing about it until I run out of steam. I think they are tweaking as they go because I played as Beowulf and it was easier. In a sense. I still did not get my ult, but I beat the boss after several runs. Well, half-runs. Honestly, at this point, if I die before I reach the boss, I just started over. This is not an aspersion on the game, per se (though, it kinda is), but the boss is tedious enough to need all rezzes in order just to survive.
Let’s talk about the boss for a second. It’s tedious as fuck. It’s not interesting in any way. It’s a plant-like thing in the middle with several tentacles. It seems four that are attached and five in a circle around it. The deal is to kill each separate tentacle before going for the main boss. All the while the main boss is shooting out bullets at you constantly and slamming its tentacles at you. Plus, there are times when the area around the tentacle turns red. That means run. Run immediately and as far as you can. Because the big boss is gonna one-shot you. The problem is, depending on where you are and what else is shooting at you (there are little circles that show up, meaning you’re going to be hit in those little circles), you may not be able to run anywhere safe.
I know they’re trying to make you feel like you’re trapped but actually have ways to escape, except, my reflexes are so shitty. And I have terrible spatial realization. It’s funny. I have learned how to find the holes in a crowd in real life. But in a game, I can’t find those spaces.
So, yeah. I’m not going to finish a run if I die early–especially if I die twice. I only deal with that shit in real life. (Continuing the same ‘run’ if I die twice). Now I want a shirt that says something to that effect.
“Shadows die twice and so do I!”
Anyway, the boss is just a hot mess. It’s very bullet hell-y, and I’m so not good at that. My way of dealing with it is to have enough health to just outlast the boss. In this case, you have to be able to react instantaneously to the boss, which is not my strong suit.
Back to the gameplay. I feel like they’ve cut down a bit on the hordes, but it’s still too much. I eschew any of the timed events because it’s just not possible with one person. I haven’t come close to doing the three little pigs’ requests. It’s getting 20 of whatever they need (rock, straw, or…brick? Whatever the third one is) in five minutes. I haven’t even gotten close. It’s not as simple as finding the material and bringing it to them. You have to kill enemies before you can pick up the materials. I have gotten half of the resources and up to 13 in the time allotted. There are also other timed events with mini bosses and such. I’ve failed all of them as well.