recently built my very first pc and was looking for sites to get games from ( >:) ) and now i cant stop downloading games. i dont even play them all - i just keep collecting them because they might be interesting or because ive heard that they are good. i’m also super happy that my rig is good enough to play them all without too many compromises :D
Get comfortable using your starting gun. You need to be able to get through the first 2+ levels (including bosses) with just your starting gun.
Start with Hunter or Marine. Convict and Pilot starting guns are way more inaccurate and short range (see point 1).
Your eyes should be fixated on your character most of the time. Your priority is avoiding damage and saving the little health you have. Your peripheral vision can be used for aiming your gun. Doesn’t matter if you waste some ammo, health is far more valuable; especially for boss fights (see point 9).
Dodge roll is very high risk and should be used very carefully. You’re very vulnerable after a roll. The vast majority of the time you’ll avoid damage by simply stepping out of the way. Walking backwards away from a projectile gives you tons more time to react and “slows down” enemy projectiles.
If you do need to dodge roll, then try to roll to behind a pillar or some cover.
Always dodge roll towards a projectile, or maybe perpendicular to it. It’s tempting to dodge roll away from an enemy, but you’ll be going in line with the projectile and will usually get hit by it anyway.
Play very cautiously. Doesnt matter if it feels like you’re cheesing it. You can almost treat this game like Gears of War…i.e. Hide behind cover, peek out and shoot, then duck behind cover again and reload.
Use your environment. Flip tables for cover. Blow up barrels to clear the room. Push back enemies into pits.
You HAVE to get at least 2 or 3 hitless boss kills for the bullet reward, or else you won’t have enough health to finish the run. Practice getting hitless wins on all bosses for the first couple of levels. You can watch YouTube videos for their attack patterns if you’re finding it too frustrating to figure it out with experience and deaths.
A lot of guns are ass and worse than your starting gun. Keep at least a couple of good guns at full ammo for the boss fight.
Save blanks for the boss fight. If you take 1 hit in a random room then it’s not a huge deal. If you take a hit in the boss room, you lose your hitless reward.
Use blanks early. If you can see you’re in too tight a situation with a boss, then blank it. You have to avoid hits. Better to waste a blank cautiously rather than lose a hit to a boss.
Make sure your controller has decent analog sticks… Do NOT play with fucking Joycons.
You’ll mostly need to save your money to buy keys from the shop. Other items can be bought with leftover money.
Learn about stealing from the shop and how to do it safely.
Learn about finding secret breakable walls.
Explosive weapons are very valuable. Explosions destroy enemy projectiles.
Your routine needs to be: walk into a room, stop instantly, scan the room with your eyes in half a second, then prioritise enemies (biggest threat, closest, etc). Then go back to keeping your eyes fixed on your character.
If you don’t mind spoilers, then there’s a YouTuber called Abe Clancy who has an excellent backlog of gameplay videos to watch.
Shoot chests once before approaching in case it is a mimic. Unopenable chests should be destroyed.
This is NOT a 3D game. You can’t walk “behind” an enemy. If you come in contact with the 2D sprite of an upstanding or levitating boss, you’ll still take contact damage.
I would change some game settings: fast walk outside combat, small GUI, turn on aiming reticule, etc.
I’ll add more of I can think of them. This game is merciless. You need to be able to die a dumb death, shrug and restart. It’s a good life lesson in “it is what it is” to be honest.
I played this game for months, and one day I jumped off the couch and shouted about winning a run. My wife literally said “are you shitting me? This game you’ve been playing for months? You’ve been playing for months without winning? WTF”.
Alright, I can see a couple of things I did completely different. While I DID dodge into the attacks (something I internalized from Souls Borne), I used it non-stop all the time. I also focused on my enemies instead of myself for better aim. I also didn’t play with a controller, I played with mouse and keyboard which made my focus on the enemy/crosshair more or less mandatory.
All in all I played waaaaaaaaaay too aggressive. It never crossed my mind that I should play safe.
This game is just straight up more fun on a controller. But also functionally better to be able to snap an analogous sticks around for quick aiming/movement. Also you’re defeating the purpose of a “twin stick shooter” with KB+M.
You can play aggressive in easier rooms, but traps and basic enemies will get more complicated as you go on.
The real place to be extra safe is in boss rooms. Having that hitless win comes as an incredibly high priority.
I’ve added a couple of points above.