2009-12-31, 02:53 AM
I just grabbed the first light crystal and the Sagittarius sword and the game is definitely beginning to pick up a bit. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure there are some bugs holding over in my game from before I patched it so I may have to restart ( 
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One comment I will make is that I think people are putting a little too much stock into 'difficulty' as a defining point of the king's field games. Its true they are challenging and the challenge level I am feeling now with this now that I am moseying along is just right for a KF. The beginning, however, seemed a little much (though not nearly as nasty as DoM). Starting gear was, as people have noted, sparse: much more so than any of the other King's Field games. The weapons I was finding just didn't feel like much of an upgrade to each other till I acquired the Commander's Sword. The slimes were definitely the worst of the early game lot (as you have already addressed). However, I did notice it took a LONG TIME to kill anything for the longest time. I understand King's Field is meant to be slow and deliberate (I've played them all 3 or 4 times and DoM once through) but not that slow. 6 and 7 wacks to off an ant just gets tedious in my opinion. Its much better now that I'm out of the beginning and really getting into the game, but a small downward adjustment of hit points to bring the average whacks to 3 - 5 would be nice and would more or less fit with the other King's Field games.
Overall good job, and a great premise to work off of.
).One comment I will make is that I think people are putting a little too much stock into 'difficulty' as a defining point of the king's field games. Its true they are challenging and the challenge level I am feeling now with this now that I am moseying along is just right for a KF. The beginning, however, seemed a little much (though not nearly as nasty as DoM). Starting gear was, as people have noted, sparse: much more so than any of the other King's Field games. The weapons I was finding just didn't feel like much of an upgrade to each other till I acquired the Commander's Sword. The slimes were definitely the worst of the early game lot (as you have already addressed). However, I did notice it took a LONG TIME to kill anything for the longest time. I understand King's Field is meant to be slow and deliberate (I've played them all 3 or 4 times and DoM once through) but not that slow. 6 and 7 wacks to off an ant just gets tedious in my opinion. Its much better now that I'm out of the beginning and really getting into the game, but a small downward adjustment of hit points to bring the average whacks to 3 - 5 would be nice and would more or less fit with the other King's Field games.
Overall good job, and a great premise to work off of.