My Y button constantly sticks. TBH I only use it when my regular Xbox One controller is out of batteries. I prefer the original... buttons feel less mushy in general by comparison. The elite has a charging dock; can't remember if that came with it or I bought it separately but it seems like the charge doesn't last very long either. At this point I just plug in my original Xbox One controller most of the time.
Those are my gripes... I haven't had an issue at all with the sticks. But I think the original Xbox One controllers is probably my fav controller so take that as you will (and I've had that controller for longer than the elite with no problems).
After such a rough start, I'm finding the game to be maybe easier than any Dark Souls or Bloodborne. I haven't felt like pulling my hair out on any particular boss anymore once I got past the 2 spear mini-bosses.
I was wondering about one boss for people who have beat it...
Can you kill the Guardian Ape the first time? And not have to fight him a second time? I'm pretty sure you have the mortal blade at that point, right? When I beat him the second time I noticed his body twitching so I walked up to him and got the deathblow prompt and remembered I to use the mortal blade on him (got a couple of rare achievements for it meaning not a lot of people have done that so I guess it's optional?).
Is my game bugged? I had to look up a walkthrough because I seem to be at a point where I can't progress. I'm at Senpou Temple, Main Hall. There is a monk that won't talk to me. Apparently there is suppose to be a bell on a table in front of him that I ring. But it's not there. Some guide says I need to talk the little girl at the castle (where you fight the guy at the top) and it will be there but she just repeats the same thing about finding Lord Isshin.
There's another locked door down a path at a completely different part of the game (at the Gun Fort in Sunken Valley) but I read you have to do the above before that door unlocks as well. Kind of annoying since it gives zero indication of that.
Well, I've got this far so I'll get through it but it's more-so frustrating becuase you have to basically sneak around to kill 10-15 enemies before you even get to fight him and then you just wrecks you in 1 minute or less. I only gave it 2 shots so far but I wasn't even close to beating him.
If you are talking about the general by the moon tower, you can clear out all the enemies and then just abuse his leashing. Once he gets down to the area where the big guys were patrolling he will start backing up when not attacking.
That means you only engage when you are ready, and otherwise you are safe. You can jump in, attack, dodge away and then hit him with the shuriken-slice when he is vulnerable. Takes a while but it's much easier than him relentlessly using all his moves on you in the confined space up by the tower, if you don't feel ready for that yet.
That's what I did... cheesed him hard. Oh well, doesn't feel like I learned anything and there really wasn't anything noteworthy over there (other than getting the prayer beads off of him). And then I easily beat 2 sword mini-boss guys after that. Really, it's just the spear mini-bosses that seem drastically more difficult.
@handlas: If you're talking about the guy with the giant spear near the tutorial area you can take the side path you took in the tutorial, and then reset the few enemies that see you before you engage the boss. Take a left from the Idol and use the branches, then go under the hut.
Yeah, I did that. I went around and killed all the enemies and then took the side path to get a free deathblow on him. But he still whoops me when I'm trying to do the 2nd deathblow. So you just bypass all the enemies? I didn't want to deal with the spear guy + other enemies unless they don't join him when you fight.
Funny... I've been (mostly) breezing through the game after having so much frustration with the first spear mini-boss guy. And now I've met my 2nd spear-using min-boss and he is equally as frustrating and more difficult than any real boss. Wtf. It's like you have no opportunity to hit him and you can't block enough of his hits to do any real damage to his posture (even with the thrust counter). And I feel like half the hits I do parry but it doens't count it and it punishing your posture greatly... like 90% damage.
Well, I've got this far so I'll get through it but it's more-so frustrating becuase you have to basically sneak around to kill 10-15 enemies before you even get to fight him and then you just wrecks you in 1 minute or less. I only gave it 2 shots so far but I wasn't even close to beating him.
Weekend over. Spent all the time I played today trying to get through Lady Butterfly. No luck. It seems like it should be easy, but I just can't execute on it. I don't like how enemies can use the deathblow maneuver things whenever they want. She'll do a combo, I'll dodge and close in to counter attack, land the hits but at the same time she just does the fancy move immediately into me and I can't do anything to avoid it because I'm already slashing her shit up. And it does massive damage so I basically give up on that run if it happens right off the bat.
In general, the game seems like all the others. Unbelievably frustrating but also great. No ones fault but my own, except for the various times where it feels like I hit the block button or the attack button and nothing happens. That's not stopping me from progressing though. It just puts a spotlight on my inability to play calmly and with a plan.
Dunno if you are doing this but the whirlwind attack helped me on her. Gets you 2 hits in rather than the usual 1 before she blocks. Not sure what fancy move you are referring to but if it's the leg swipe attack you can jump over it and then attack (the counter seems pointless against her so I'd just land and do the whirlwind attack).
Also, I never bothered parrying her until her posture bar became red. And in the 2nd form when she summons all the guys I just ran in circles until she turns them into butterflies and then hide behind a pillar. Or use shuriken which kills them in one hit.
Games finally growing on me at least. If you are frustrated, at least get to the first boss. I think that's when it finally clicked for me. I just beat the guy on the horse in not too many attempts. Seems like it depends on the enemy whether you should parry more or just dodge... the horse boss can be made pretty quick work of if you just parry a lot. Definitely liken this game to Bloodborne more than Dark Souls.
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