@@thatonequote it was for me too! Kinda just came out of left field n was shocked how awesome it is. Not many NGlikes out there so let's hope more are on the way soon
Some more combat things not mentioned: Aiming with the bow will grant you double damage if the shot hits the head of an enemy. Yes, it stacks with the 5x damage from a breaking weapon shot. Projectiles can be used to cancel attacks as well.
Ooooh dem I didn't know that! Thats actually super cool. I can imagine that working preeeetty nicely on the sisters when using explosive arrows. Or just bosses in general too huh?
Glad to see this redone, I really enjoyed this game but didn't pick up on some of this tech. I wasn't a huge fan of Aku as a final boss but your appreciation of him makes me want to go back.
Ooooh man it REALLY needed this new updated video. I tried to watch my 1st one a few days ago n uuuuh couldn't get passed the 1st few seconds haha! But hey we got it done n now let's hope it reaches those who need it the most
I really like your style of video, you always look at a game on it's own terms, only comparing it to something else when a mechaninc is broadly similar and always looking at combat systems in a way that makes me appreciate the design that is put into these games even more. And btw, you sold me on this game lmao
@@darkvante2416 That means alot to me thank you! I'm just glad these sorts of videos help others appreciate more action games. To me that's a win for everyone. YOO that's awesome! Well hope you have a fun time when you get around to it
Rewatching this and realized that you didnt comment the best thing about a Demongo fight. Fist kiai hits on the same frame as an aoe. Higher level fist gives you a wider range. Well if you have multiple orbs, lets say three, and do the fist kiai, demongo takes the kiai from EACH of the orbs because they all took damage at the same time. THEN, Demongo takes damage from each of the orbs when they return to him as long as he isnt teleporting away. Basically if theres three or more orbs on the field you can one kiai kill him.
improved from the last overview. very informative and well done. only a couple of corrections, rocket enemies can dodge and higher level bracelets are unlocked as long as you keep buying one of the same type.
Ooooh that makes sense then. Kinda like buying a base lvl item then a nxt tier higher as you go on. N for the rocket launcher guys they must've been nice to me me haha! But yo thanks for checking this out n adding some info too! The more ppl know about this game The Better
Some other combat things: RyuGoomba found that you can Kara cancel the first attack of a string into the second when you're landing from air. You can also do this when attacking from a guard state. Benefit is that you can go straight into XY launch by Kara cancelling the X. Use case example is the Imakandi like to jump out on second hit to avoid combos but you can Sword Rushing Guard Light into them on hit or guard cancel you'll be able to combo into a Kara canceled XY to combo into launch.
This game is how i find out that low budget licensed hack n slash games are still a thing nowadays It genuinely feels like a game that came out in the 2000s for the better and the worse And it is a darn fun one too while at it Soleil has the potential to make so much if given proper resources and time, this game is proof of that, but the fact that their games never sell well or are well received worries me on their future titles.
@@kermitwithamustache3885 it’s a Really tough sell it seems. Even tho it’s tied to a massively popular show - this game seemed to still come off as a BIG question mark around its quality to many. N I’m sure the price didn’t help either bc I think I read that being a turn off too. Was just really risky for ppl to take the plunge n I can’t blame em for that bc how would we know right? But hey it’s one of the main reasons why I made it my 1st video back then to hopefully help spread the word a bit (that 1st attempt was pretty bad haha but we tried). Sadly it’s been delisted by now I think so it’s joined the laundry list of other licensed games left in limbo. It’s pretty dem unfortunate but hopefully ppl can find their way to play it for themselves some day. Especially since it’s the closest we’ll get to some kind of NG type game. Well fingers crossed team ninja reaches out to soleil n gives em the keys to make an official game someday if they don’t want to do it themselves for any reason
Even more combat things: parrying will give a good chance of a kiai drop with other drops including money and a red or blue dama. In contrast the Counter has a good chance of a white dama drop with other drops including money and red or blue dama.
Hey man, sick video. Idk if you'll see this comment but it's still worth a shot since it's been bugging me for the past few days. I didn't hear you mention it in the video, so that's why I'm commenting. You have any idea how to do the Rushing Guard Parry move? In the move list of the weapons, under the Rush Guard category, there's 3 moves listed. Light and Heavy (while rush guarding), which do those attacks with heavy tracking, but there's also a 3rd input. Which seems to be a counter/parry while rush guarding towards an attacking enemy. I can't for the life of me figure out how to pull it off. The game says you need to press Guard + Heavy Attack while rush guarding, but if i do that it just cancels the rush into the standstill Counter animation. And I can't understand from the demonstration video in the moves menu, what they're doing to pull it off. Maybe you have an idea.
@@drifterz9186 heey sorry for the late reply but let's see what we can figure out. Okok so from my muscle memory I hold a direction n guard which has us rushing guard right? N from there I hold all those inputs down to keep the momentum n just a hvy atk to parry. So maybe need to hold the left thumbstick down still? Hmmm I think I still have the game installed so I'll test it right now for yuh
@@drifterz9186 oooh okok so doing the parry out of the rushing guard will IMMEDIATELY cut your rushing guard short. Buuuut thing is we can delay when we parry. Can do it soon as we do rushing guard or wait til the veeeeery end of it. So that's how we get the distance to move in n theeen parry. So it's still quite a strict thing to land but the rushing guard will get us where we need to be so we can connect it. Hopefully that helps but if anymore questions I'll try my best to fllw up!
@@o_uwu_o Ah shit man, you actually answered. Thanks a lot for the input, seriously. I'll try what you said with parrying at the last possible frame of the rush guard and see if it works for me.
@@o_uwu_o Alright, i tried what you said, but still no luck. It always just cancels the rush guard into a normal counter instead of the rush guard counter (the counter animation while sliding). I can't figure out what i'm doing wrong. How come it works for you?
@@drifterz9186 oooh yupyup the way you described it is exactly how it works for me too! I’ll slide w rushing but once I use my counter - it’ll stop me in place to cancel rushing so I can do reg counter. Maybe when it connects does it look like it slides maybe but yupyup I also get stopped in place when I use counter. The ooone thing I’ll say is that there’s an upg to inc the window on counters. So once you pick that up it make a MASSIVE difference
This will be useful information, cause i only played the base game on the base hard mode, and ive kinda been needing an excuse to replay to get that true ending.
Heck yea climbing the difficulties was super fun to do. That true ending is locked behind some collectibles from what I remeeember but if you're up for some laid back clean up patrol then it's worth it
Nice, I should go back and actually restart and finish this game. I got it when it came out then got sidetracked partway through cause I decided to go and rewatch the show 😅
Oooh can't go wrong w Any kind of samurai jack so can't blame you there haha But heck yea it's no better time than now to pick it up again! Super awesome game
Currently this is probably the best overview or analysis of combat for this game on this site along w/ Pariah's gameplay breakdown for it ( th-cam.com/video/WzvxPKL7pn4/w-d-xo.html ). Good Job! It's nice to see people out there sharing this information in an accessible and digestible ways for those unfamiliar w/ these kinda games to get em interested into beyond the surface level of the combat.
I'm glad to help in any way! The more info we can share in general will only help alot more ppl get into the game. It's just Way too good to pass up so hopefully ppl can join the fun soon enough
@@o_uwu_o Absolutely man. I do see NG fans clamoring for more NG type action cause they keep seeing indie efforts towards DMC Style of games so I just point em towards this game but for a long time I only had 1 video to share in terms of combat analysis for it. This game just flew under the radar HARD unfortunately. It's still a bummer to hear that it'd get de listed soon so I spread a bit of word out among the action game enthusiasts that I'm w/ to get the game legally while they are able to.
@@ship05u man yeea a new official NG game would be great but at least we have this if someone needs something pretty close to it. But dude right? This just came out n then that was the end of it pretty much sadly. You'll be doing us a Huge favor by getting others into the game before it's too late. It definitely deserves the extra players
Doom eternal for Sure! Liked it so I'll get to that eventually. Hades not too sure really n oooh man don't think I'll remake a video since we have alooooot to get through still haha But might make a 2nd Lollipop chainsaw video depending on how different the rePop ver is when it comes out later this yr
@@o_uwu_o If Slave Zero X gets fixed, you might want to make a sequel it. Considering some people in the comments talking about the EX moves. Also, do you play with Controller or K&M when it comes to DOOM Eternal? (TH-cam’s notification system sucks. That’s why this comment is late)
This game was an unexpected surprise for me. I didn't expect a new ninja gaiden game and it's a very good one too.
@@thatonequote it was for me too! Kinda just came out of left field n was shocked how awesome it is. Not many NGlikes out there so let's hope more are on the way soon
Some more combat things not mentioned: Aiming with the bow will grant you double damage if the shot hits the head of an enemy. Yes, it stacks with the 5x damage from a breaking weapon shot. Projectiles can be used to cancel attacks as well.
Ooooh dem I didn't know that! Thats actually super cool. I can imagine that working preeeetty nicely on the sisters when using explosive arrows. Or just bosses in general too huh?
@@o_uwu_o yup, feel free to catch my recent live streams of Jack to see me use it in my speed runs.
Glad to see this redone, I really enjoyed this game but didn't pick up on some of this tech. I wasn't a huge fan of Aku as a final boss but your appreciation of him makes me want to go back.
Ooooh man it REALLY needed this new updated video. I tried to watch my 1st one a few days ago n uuuuh couldn't get passed the 1st few seconds haha! But hey we got it done n now let's hope it reaches those who need it the most
good news, this game and all adult swim published games aren't getting delisted
I really like your style of video, you always look at a game on it's own terms, only comparing it to something else when a mechaninc is broadly similar and always looking at combat systems in a way that makes me appreciate the design that is put into these games even more. And btw, you sold me on this game lmao
@@darkvante2416 That means alot to me thank you! I'm just glad these sorts of videos help others appreciate more action games. To me that's a win for everyone.
YOO that's awesome! Well hope you have a fun time when you get around to it
Rewatching this and realized that you didnt comment the best thing about a Demongo fight. Fist kiai hits on the same frame as an aoe. Higher level fist gives you a wider range. Well if you have multiple orbs, lets say three, and do the fist kiai, demongo takes the kiai from EACH of the orbs because they all took damage at the same time. THEN, Demongo takes damage from each of the orbs when they return to him as long as he isnt teleporting away. Basically if theres three or more orbs on the field you can one kiai kill him.
improved from the last overview. very informative and well done.
only a couple of corrections, rocket enemies can dodge and higher level bracelets are unlocked as long as you keep buying one of the same type.
Ooooh that makes sense then. Kinda like buying a base lvl item then a nxt tier higher as you go on. N for the rocket launcher guys they must've been nice to me me haha! But yo thanks for checking this out n adding some info too! The more ppl know about this game The Better
Some other combat things: RyuGoomba found that you can Kara cancel the first attack of a string into the second when you're landing from air. You can also do this when attacking from a guard state. Benefit is that you can go straight into XY launch by Kara cancelling the X. Use case example is the Imakandi like to jump out on second hit to avoid combos but you can Sword Rushing Guard Light into them on hit or guard cancel you'll be able to combo into a Kara canceled XY to combo into launch.
I h8 u for this Dawg
Wait, huuuuuh - We got Kara cancels here too?
This game just keeps on giving! N heck yeah next time I play imma try this out bc thats sounds too fun
This game is how i find out that low budget licensed hack n slash games are still a thing nowadays
It genuinely feels like a game that came out in the 2000s for the better and the worse
And it is a darn fun one too while at it
Soleil has the potential to make so much if given proper resources and time, this game is proof of that, but the fact that their games never sell well or are well received worries me on their future titles.
@@kermitwithamustache3885 it’s a Really tough sell it seems. Even tho it’s tied to a massively popular show - this game seemed to still come off as a BIG question mark around its quality to many. N I’m sure the price didn’t help either bc I think I read that being a turn off too. Was just really risky for ppl to take the plunge n I can’t blame em for that bc how would we know right? But hey it’s one of the main reasons why I made it my 1st video back then to hopefully help spread the word a bit (that 1st attempt was pretty bad haha but we tried). Sadly it’s been delisted by now I think so it’s joined the laundry list of other licensed games left in limbo. It’s pretty dem unfortunate but hopefully ppl can find their way to play it for themselves some day. Especially since it’s the closest we’ll get to some kind of NG type game. Well fingers crossed team ninja reaches out to soleil n gives em the keys to make an official game someday if they don’t want to do it themselves for any reason
Bae wake up, new combat overview
I feel the love - thank you!
Really enjoy this combat commentary
Hey thanks for that! Glad you enjoyed
Even more combat things: parrying will give a good chance of a kiai drop with other drops including money and a red or blue dama. In contrast the Counter has a good chance of a white dama drop with other drops including money and red or blue dama.
This game is my shit! 🔥 I really like giw difficulty is done in this game. Different enemies in areas you are familiar to.
Man I'm w you there. It's a suuuper awesome game! Hopefully more ppl can find out too bc it's really worth checking out
Hey man, sick video. Idk if you'll see this comment but it's still worth a shot since it's been bugging me for the past few days. I didn't hear you mention it in the video, so that's why I'm commenting. You have any idea how to do the Rushing Guard Parry move? In the move list of the weapons, under the Rush Guard category, there's 3 moves listed. Light and Heavy (while rush guarding), which do those attacks with heavy tracking, but there's also a 3rd input. Which seems to be a counter/parry while rush guarding towards an attacking enemy. I can't for the life of me figure out how to pull it off. The game says you need to press Guard + Heavy Attack while rush guarding, but if i do that it just cancels the rush into the standstill Counter animation. And I can't understand from the demonstration video in the moves menu, what they're doing to pull it off. Maybe you have an idea.
@@drifterz9186 heey sorry for the late reply but let's see what we can figure out. Okok so from my muscle memory I hold a direction n guard which has us rushing guard right? N from there I hold all those inputs down to keep the momentum n just a hvy atk to parry. So maybe need to hold the left thumbstick down still? Hmmm I think I still have the game installed so I'll test it right now for yuh
@@drifterz9186 oooh okok so doing the parry out of the rushing guard will IMMEDIATELY cut your rushing guard short. Buuuut thing is we can delay when we parry. Can do it soon as we do rushing guard or wait til the veeeeery end of it. So that's how we get the distance to move in n theeen parry. So it's still quite a strict thing to land but the rushing guard will get us where we need to be so we can connect it. Hopefully that helps but if anymore questions I'll try my best to fllw up!
@@o_uwu_o Ah shit man, you actually answered. Thanks a lot for the input, seriously. I'll try what you said with parrying at the last possible frame of the rush guard and see if it works for me.
@@o_uwu_o Alright, i tried what you said, but still no luck. It always just cancels the rush guard into a normal counter instead of the rush guard counter (the counter animation while sliding). I can't figure out what i'm doing wrong. How come it works for you?
@@drifterz9186 oooh yupyup the way you described it is exactly how it works for me too! I’ll slide w rushing but once I use my counter - it’ll stop me in place to cancel rushing so I can do reg counter. Maybe when it connects does it look like it slides maybe but yupyup I also get stopped in place when I use counter. The ooone thing I’ll say is that there’s an upg to inc the window on counters. So once you pick that up it make a MASSIVE difference
This will be useful information, cause i only played the base game on the base hard mode, and ive kinda been needing an excuse to replay to get that true ending.
Heck yea climbing the difficulties was super fun to do. That true ending is locked behind some collectibles from what I remeeember but if you're up for some laid back clean up patrol then it's worth it
Nice, I should go back and actually restart and finish this game. I got it when it came out then got sidetracked partway through cause I decided to go and rewatch the show 😅
Oooh can't go wrong w Any kind of samurai jack so can't blame you there haha
But heck yea it's no better time than now to pick it up again! Super awesome game
Currently this is probably the best overview or analysis of combat for this game on this site along w/ Pariah's gameplay breakdown for it ( th-cam.com/video/WzvxPKL7pn4/w-d-xo.html ). Good Job! It's nice to see people out there sharing this information in an accessible and digestible ways for those unfamiliar w/ these kinda games to get em interested into beyond the surface level of the combat.
I'm glad to help in any way! The more info we can share in general will only help alot more ppl get into the game. It's just Way too good to pass up so hopefully ppl can join the fun soon enough
@@o_uwu_o Absolutely man. I do see NG fans clamoring for more NG type action cause they keep seeing indie efforts towards DMC Style of games so I just point em towards this game but for a long time I only had 1 video to share in terms of combat analysis for it. This game just flew under the radar HARD unfortunately.
It's still a bummer to hear that it'd get de listed soon so I spread a bit of word out among the action game enthusiasts that I'm w/ to get the game legally while they are able to.
@@ship05u man yeea a new official NG game would be great but at least we have this if someone needs something pretty close to it. But dude right? This just came out n then that was the end of it pretty much sadly. You'll be doing us a Huge favor by getting others into the game before it's too late. It definitely deserves the extra players
@@o_uwu_o We do what We can yeah
Will you ever do games like DOOM Eternal or Hades, or redo other games?
Doom eternal for Sure! Liked it so I'll get to that eventually. Hades not too sure really n oooh man don't think I'll remake a video since we have alooooot to get through still haha
But might make a 2nd Lollipop chainsaw video depending on how different the rePop ver is when it comes out later this yr
@@o_uwu_o If Slave Zero X gets fixed, you might want to make a sequel it. Considering some people in the comments talking about the EX moves.
Also, do you play with Controller or K&M when it comes to DOOM Eternal?
(TH-cam’s notification system sucks. That’s why this comment is late)