Trip Hazard

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  2. Posted

    I had a great time, prattled on quite enthusiastically about it (the table and the competition) at my bemused GF and her daughter. My score of 111mil is fairly respectable, I'd say? A shame that El Muerte nudged ahead of me at the end but I'll get him next time :)

     

    Tomorrow I'll have a try of those two tables and report back.

  6. Posted

    The X1 controller is superb, and has the best d-pad I've used since the SNES. It does "just work" if you plug it in via USB, even if the micro-usb connection is incredibly flimsy and I go through cables like there's no tomorrow.

    I've heard that you have to buy an adaptor (pricey) and have W10 if you want to use it wirelessly though, which is shadey as fuck, Micro$oft.

    Edit: works fine on W7, 8.1 and 10 now, it seems

    Got a Steam pad for crimbo, and it generally feels good but will definitely take some serious getting used to and they still need to iron out bugs with the software

  7. Posted

    New high score for me: 111 million. Not sure what went right. Not sure what advances time on the table, but I managed to get to Midnight with one obsidian, and earn something like 60 mil points.

     

    Had a decent run where I managed to pick up not one but two extra balls, and that wasn't entirely by accident(!)

  9. Posted

    I finally downloaded and played this tonight, and I think with a cool 26mil under my belt, we can pretty much call this competion ovewhoaaaaaaa 423 MILLION! How on earth...?

     

    I mean, I think I know how you did it, and I'm really impressed. It seems to me that, as Clyde says, the way to score big is to hit the three runes and get into the cellar. Completing those challenges consistently awards enormous point bonuses - and makes you feel more virile - but they're tricky and I only managed to do one in my 1h20minutes of playtime. It was the one where you have to shoo the ghosts away. 

     

    Something I noticed about my own play is that very often, say seven out of every ten times, I will bin my first ball almost straight away. Just, right down the centre. I never remember to even attempt to tilt, which is screwing up my game so much. I have decided (and this will give you an idea of where I'm at ability wise) that I will restart the game if I don't get one million points with my first ball. 

     

    Another, somewhat banal(?) observation I had is that even as a novice pinball player, idly knocking balls around the table, I can set up some impressive opportunities to score big. So, multiball, the angry tree, the "Citadel" etc. What this means is that my point scoring opportunities all seem to come to fruition with my third ball, and I can get 15mil points on that one without too much trouble, whereas the other two seem to be basically setting things up. It makes the game ramp up in excitement terms, certainly.

     

    Last thing is that the paddles on the Steam bat feel really good, nice click to them.

  16. Posted

    I hope I don't have to redo that one, it was a fourth-tryer!

     

    Thanks. Here's what I did:

    I had dated Papyrus. I guess I got "friend zoned", which seems pretty ok.

    I hadn't dated Undyne, not realising that was an option. Neither had I gone on the faux date with Alphys, but I have done both of those things now!

    Man, I wish there was a sign outside Undyne's house letting you know.

    So, should I head off now and finish the game again? Will that be enough? Cheers (y)

  17. Posted

    Y'see I thought, having finished the game without killing anyone and being told basically "no", that a pacifist run was not possible on the first playthrough. I remembered reading such on Eurogamer in Richard Cobbets retrospective

     

    Quoted: One of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming that the non-violence path, which isn't actually possible first time through...

     

    but now Twig says it is, which gives me hope. I definitely haven't killed or even wounded anyone (with one exception, who shall not be named), except out of frustration but then reloaded the game. Does that make a difference? I know Undertale tracks what you've done, even if you reload. I hope I've not screwed myself, 'cos I could not see how I could possibly NOT have injured that person.

     

    Anyway, Twig is on the money when he says the game lets you know about having missed things. I was told to go and make friends with a certain someone, which I did last night, so hopefully that's me all wrapped up, but then there's still the matter of the door.

     

    I just hope I don't have to do

    the final two fights

    again, 'cos whilst it was interesting enough the first time, it's a bit drawn out and frankly tediously tricky

  20. Posted

    I had some trouble with the horse at first. Basically, if you're galloping down a road, don't interfere with the stick at all. If you come to an intersection, push slightly in the direction you want to go.

    Also, there's an option to simplify movement, which I just now remembered about. Give that a go.

  21. Posted

    I'll defo watch Spelunky. Man, I was so pleased with myself when I got the speed run achievement, but the pros make me look like a beginner.

    I hope somebody runs Super House of Dead Ninjas. Recently rediscovered that game and it's so great, just perfect for speed running

    Edit: nobody doing SHoDN :( Castlevania IV tho, I'll tune in for that

  22. Posted

    Grow Home produced the most beatific grinning of the year, and not only on account of its being very cheap. Top game! I also have a sneaking suspicion that if I had played Undertale this year, it would be one of my faves, but alas, I only played the demo.

    The Witcher 3 was my biggest "I-wish-I-had-a-better-computer" game of the year. Even after much downwards tweaking, it only ever wavered around 30fps, thus impacting my enjoyment of both sightseeing and combat. Poo.

  25. Posted

    I'm playing it on Blood and Broken Bones, and the first few levels were pretty tough. I had to pick my battles, make use of explosive barrels and scenery to split groups up, and it was great. But now I'm about level 14 and it all seems to have become a lot easier, only large groups of foes give me any trouble at all, and I seldom use potions/oils (tho I will sometimes just to speed things up)