Why is my hair purple? It's from the blood of everyone that lost a bet against me.Well yeah, but with the way Triple Shot works, it's hard to miss it, seeing as it's in the middle of the map.Feb 8, 2016 02:34.Rather Watch Them Mar 28, 2012We need Dragon-type Pokemon to help us prepare our food before we cook it. We're not sure why!The trick is to guide the targeted flesh shots into the corner, so you never have to shoot in its direction. And any worms you encounter can be dash-killed.E: I only say this because Triple Shot is way too useful after the first phase.Feb 8, 2016 17:59.TopHatGenius Oct 3, 2008. How poorly was this programmed to not run super nintendo quality graphics on any modern computer.It's due to the engine, Multimedia Fusion 2.While it's aboslutely amazing for sprite games and the ease of doing cool poo poo at minimal expense, it's not very optimized towards a lot of things moving on screen with collision.Feb 10, 2016 16:23.TooMuchAbstraction Oct 14, 2012HubrisFun ShoeModern game development lets one developer do the work that required an entire team back in the SNES days, and in a shorter time to boot. The price you pay is worse performance, but hardware has improved so much that this usually isn't a problem.Feb 10, 2016 16:36.GenderSelectScreen Mar 7, 2010College SliceThe only issue I had with this game was the occasional hang-up between rooms.Feb 10, 2016 17:33.Smite Jul 5, 2007.and then he eats the body, but they always cut out the spoon scene.I didn't spend the entire update fighting that boss!
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We spend the rest of it collecting some cool stuff and getting ready for the next area.Feb 10, 2016 18:22.Zaggitz Jun 18, 2009My urges are becoming.UNCONTROLLABLEI should note that at this point of the game the player can now collect every single upgrade, including a few secret ones that make you so powerful nothing will be a threat to you until the end of the post game and the dlc content.Feb 11, 2016 00:06.Ciaphas Nov 20, 2005. BEWARE, COWARDPillbugI need to find a guide to the postgame and DLC and play this again before Smite gets there. I stumbled on none of it at all when I played a month and a half ago.Also Booster VFeb 11, 2016 00:24.A Pleasant Hug Dec 30, 2007.It's the thought that counts, right?This is about when I realized I could go back and get the Triple Shot in my first playthrough. But since I was nearby some other points of interest, I found other upgrades first. Triple ended up being my third-to-last item.
Only the Plasma Shield and the secret movement upgrade reward came after it.Feb 11, 2016 01:36.TooMuchAbstraction Oct 14, 2012HubrisFun ShoeHow useful is the Plasma Shield? It looks like your bog-standard Mega Man Shield Weapon, i.e. Crap, but are there hidden depths that I'm not seeing? I mean, I guess it's free damage every time you get hit by an enemy (and not a projectile).Feb 11, 2016 02:09.Limopalise May 4, 2015. A boring man. It's hard to tell what he's capable of.Just found this thread after I saw Hempuli mentioned it on his blog.
Hello!Really happy to see someone doing a comprehensive LP of this game. It's easily one of my favourite metroidvanias and it's a shame not that many people seem to have heard of it.Keep up the good work.
Alright, let’s see what the hype is about here. I like the music.Hmm gun is a bit shorter range, but that probably just means I’ll begetting a long shot upgrade later.Seems pretty run-of-the-millMetroid wannabe so far. First boss is kind of generic. Not too difficulteither, but I guess that’s okay, I could probably use a small breakfrom rock hard difficulty after Mortal Manor and Unworthy.Hey a health upgrade. Well, I’m sure I won’t need it that much anyway.I can see why people like this, it invokes the nostalgia quite nicely.
Not really a stand-out so far though.Huhthat boss had two phases. Not too common this early in a game, but Ican respect that. I actually had to sit up a little for that one too,maybe this game will have some bite to it after all.Hmm looks like I’m not getting anywhere with finding upgrades, might as well go for the spot marked on my map.Wowthis garden part is actually kinda challenging.
I barely made it pastall that with a few HP left. I hope there’s a save point soo– WAITTHERE’S MORE?Man I gotta ace this first part to make it thewhole way. I’ll just jump over and skip this guy there! I made it tothe computerThat’s pretty cruel to put a spike trap right infront of it, especially with as few HP as I have at this point. But it’scool, I’ve gotten pretty good at the grappling hook at this point.Minor obstacle.So where’s my save point?Wait I gotta go BACK through all that? Wow everything is different, and harder!No no, you got this man, this is nothing.FINALLY! Back to the save point with one HP lef— HOLY CRAP I JUST GOT HIT BY THAT STRAY BULLET.Okay!
Made it that time let’s see what hides behind that vine wallHuh.Looks kind of like that plant boss from Super Metroid. Heh, that’scute.
Their own take on a classic boss. Well, that wasn’t too badOhanother second phase, I guess I’m not done yet. Now the walls areshooting at me? Well, now I’m dead, but I’m prepared for two phases thistime, I’ll actually try to get past the first phase getting hit less.Dang, it’s pretty hard to avoid those wall lasers, but I got this A THIRD PHASE?!? I’ve got like 2 hits left in HP!Okay okay okay Just have to get through TWO PHASES without getting hit much.
No big deal.dies.NO BIG DEAL!.dies.I GOT THIS!!!.dies.I DID IT! I FINALLY BEAT THE BOSS— @.$.&@ ! I FELL INTO THE ACID PIT WHILE HE WAS EXPLODING!Alright you miserable plant monster get prepared to face.
The full force OF MY WEAPONIZED RAGE!!(Okay, maybe I shouldn’t just do a Stream of Consciousness review)ACTUAL REVIEWEnvironmental Station Alpha (ESA) is, on the surface, justanother Metroidvania game. In many ways that premise is a only a basefor the game as a whole – nothing is as it seems in ESA. Itstarts out feeding the player all the typical tropes, but with excellentpacing the game’s difficulty curve will take you to some pretty intenseextremes. This could be a turn off to many players, so take thatsentence as a warning; this isn’t by default a relaxing Metroidvaniaexperience. It is however, very well designed.
You don’t get aTON of HP to work with, and there are no E-Tanks, potions, or anythingelse you can use to mitigate the challenges. You MUST learn the Boss’patterns, you MUST master the Grappling Hook, and you MUST be preparedto try and try again until you get it right. With that said, I believethat every challenge can be performed flawlessly.
Boss patterns aretelegraphed well enough that a no-damage run is completely feasible.While the game does have its fair share of great bosses, I’d say thatthe hardest part of the game is the platforming – using that termloosely because there are often not enough platforms involved. Many ofthe hardest challenges involve the Grappling Hook tool that may befamiliar if you’ve played games that use a similar item.
If you’vedisliked using Grappling Hooks in other games, then you may have issueswith ESA. The grappling hook does provide a great avenue for sequence breaking and player discovery, however.Oneof the greatest draws of the game is the Exploration. Through yourtravels you may find a hint or two of something more, teasing a deepermystery that may compel you search for answers.
I can’t say a lot aboutit without possibly spoiling the experience, but I will say that ESA’sexploration rivals some of the best games in the Metroidvania genre,though it does make you work hard to unlock its mysteries. So howhard does it get? Well, let me put it this way; Dark Souls is theEnvironmental Station Alpha of Souls-like games. ESA’s post-game issomething like if the secret area in Cave Story and the entirety ofLA-MULANA had a big fat baby with an attitude.
You don’t necessarily diea lot, but you’ll certainly have to try a lot.I personallyfind that aspect of the game worthwhile, and I regret that I can’t spendenough time on the game to truly master its ins and outs. If you enjoy agood challenge, make sure you put ESA in your library and play it ASAP.Even if you just like exploring though, Environmental Station Alpha isfull of rewarding secrets, and it’s apparently pretty easy to edit yoursave file based on some forum posts I’ve read if you want to cheat (Justmake sure you don’t care whether the fun of mastery is spoiled.).