welp. I can't get back to sleep, so I'll be here for a little bit!
The consensus seems to be that this demo is too difficult, so far. The original idea was that the gameplay would be difficult at first, then easier over time as people get used to and master the combat, but it seems to not be quite that, at the moment.
Is it because Saeba is missing an important combat mechanic?
Do Nier or Bayonetta have something that makes fighting large amounts of enemies fun that Saeba doesn't?
Is it just because there are too many enemies?
Is it just the Gel monster that's the problem?
Is it grabs that are frustrating?
Is it the lack of in-game tutorial?
What's everyone's opinion on how the difficulty can be fixed?
Hmmmm. Admittedly, how long it takes to break out of a grab was a bit of a last minute change. Before, it didn't seem very challenging to escape, as I could consistently get out of most grabs in just a second or two. I could maybe make them around 30-50% easier to escape in the next version and see how that works out. or I could lower the damage on them.
By the way, are you playing on keyboard?
Funny enough, before the game's combat was simplified (it used to have so many mechanics that some of them didn't really get used), it did have ultimates. Honestly, from time to time, I think about maybe bringing one of the older mechanics back... The only thing about ultimates is that they're a bit difficult to balance. Entire crowds of enemies become easy once you have an ultimate ready and I'm unsure about how they'd work against bosses.
It used to work like Final Fantasy 7's limit break. When the limit bar was full, the special button (which has also been removed) would be replaced with the super until you used it.
hmm. An interesting idea, I suppose, but I'm unsure if the game will have bras at this point (they could easily clip with tops unless they're completely invisible until the top is removed) and it would seem weird to have the light censorship on the chest while also having indestructible panties.
Plus, I feel like modders would object to that.