

The passives that have a chance to grant bonuses (like crits, double soul orbs, or the occasional healing orb) also had lower proc values that mostly made them useless, even maxed out. Algus (my main) had his AOE damage perk busted (literally did nothing), there was no second elevator in the Ruins of Ash, and entire abilities would just randomly stop working for no reason, requiring saving the game and fully shutting it down. So it all worked out, just weirdly.Īs for the rest of your comments, the game was buggier and parts of it significantly tougher before the most recent console patch. Then I got two right away before I went for the last boss, and then the last one after returning to the Hunter after beating the game. And when I saw myself pass by the trophy milestones without them popping, it was bad times. The bestiary trophies caused me to sweat, because I was habitually visiting the Hunter after every death so that I could register my work and get cash money.

Would’ve loved to have seen a mode where you have more limited stat upgrades or something.įantastic. I had a look at the two additional new quest/game modes that unlock after beating it but decided it was too steep a challenge for me. I was pretty much 120% on board when I discovered that. It's basically what I wanted Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon to be (even though I loved that as well!).Īlso, very on brand for this game: if you hold attack and jump opposite the direction you're facing, you will jump backwards while continuing to attack in the direction you faced all along. I'm not easily pleased when it comes to these, but Astalon just hit the mark for me on pretty much every front. Glad I took the plunge after reading this thread. Astalon: Tears of the Earth Black Knight (Third Encounter) Edit Page This is your final fight against the Black Knight The fight is mostly the same as what you're used to one with new attack. Ultimately the highlight of the game to me was its map, so I didn’t really mind. It wasn’t a dealbreaker for me, but it is oddly unbalanced. Algus being very powerful was a reason I held his upgrades back a little. Blew through this in just a few days because I couldn't put it down.
