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For some reason, I used to prefer playing without wings. So much so that I'd deliberately ram the ground to break them off. I don't think I ever tried Expert mode, though; I'm not all that good at shooters of any description, so I may not have even unlocked it, but I certainly didn't get past Corneria on it because of my lack of skill.
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Expert "easy" venom is a hilarious mess of mashing the R and A buttons while hoping you survive. Its great.
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May 3, 2019 10:49
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Hard Venom is basically the game testing to see if you learned that you turn faster in app range mode by going vertical. You can't really out turn star wolf otherwise. Kid me had a whole lot of runs die on Area 6.
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May 3, 2019 14:40
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The Star Wolf fights were always the best part of the game for me. After a lot of blowing up endless fields of mooks, it's refreshing to get an equal opponent.
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May 3, 2019 15:41
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Also this wasn't shown off but you can cheese some of the star wolf fights by cancelling out of their intro cutscene early. They'll still be flying to the center of the stage in formation when you get control, and you can blast some/all of them out of the sky.
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May 3, 2019 15:59
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My sister accidentally crashed into one of the pillars on hard venom just as star wolf appeared. Wolf started chasing and flew straight into the pillar as well, which took him out instantly. I don't remember if it was worth any points but it really makes me appreciate how durable the arwing is.
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May 3, 2019 17:32
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Star Wolf will fly into pillars and the game does properly model damage for doing so. And you can tighten your turn radius by holding Z or R while going left or right and braking. Really disappointed you didn't show off 'easy' Venom on Expert. Now that's a fun stage.
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May 3, 2019 22:32
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This game is so good and you did a great job in showing it. I laughed a lot too. I loved this game and I'm sad that none of the rest of the franchise ever managed to hit this level again. If Starlink really is that good, I'll definitely have to give it a try.
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May 4, 2019 00:25
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Do they have some data somewhere suggesting that all-range stuff is more popular than the on-rails sections? I liked the later more and was disappointed that they leaned towards the former as the franchise went on.
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May 4, 2019 07:33
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The optimal route was Corneria --> Sector Y --> Katina --> Sector X --> Macbeth --> Area 6 --> Venom II on expert thanks for coming to my TED talk
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May 5, 2019 00:25
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TheLoquid posted:The optimal route was Corneria --> Sector Y --> Katina --> Sector X --> Macbeth --> Area 6 --> Venom II on expert thanks for coming to my TED talk For kills...? Nuh-uh, replace Sector Y with Meteo for raw kills count.
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May 5, 2019 06:29
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BlazetheInferno posted:For kills...? Nuh-uh, replace Sector Y with Meteo for raw kills count. Nah the best route is Corneria, Y, Aquas, Zoness, Macbeth, area 6, Venom 2. There are strats that let you come out of Aquas with 300 hits.
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May 5, 2019 10:42
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Natural 20 posted:Nah the best route is Corneria, Y, Aquas, Zoness, Macbeth, area 6, Venom 2. It's this OP
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May 5, 2019 18:25
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BlazetheInferno posted:For kills...? Nuh-uh, replace Sector Y with Meteo for raw kills count. No just for pure fun. Also if you don't save every single one of Bill's dudes you're a war criminal.
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May 7, 2019 17:10
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Saving all of Bill's dudes is pretty hard. In addition to accidentally shooting them down yourself or hitting them with splash damage from the charge shot, the enemies are indeed capable of shooting them down themselves. Usually in combination with the splash damage  Also part of what makes Sector 6 so great is the enemy chatter. It really helps the feel of invading Venom 
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May 7, 2019 23:15
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EponymousMrYar posted:Also part of what makes Sector 6 so great is the enemy chatter. It really helps the feel of invading Venom Any game with enemy chatter is a better game than without. 
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May 8, 2019 00:51
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I love Starfox 64, it' s probably one of the few N64 games that hasn't aged like old milk....mostly because the sequels afterwards have either been mediocre or so bad. It's like Nintendo is afraid to make another good straightforward rail shooter without any gimmicks. Also, Starlink owns. Leave it to freakin' Ubisoft, of all people, to make a decent game featuring Fox and crew.
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EponymousMrYar posted:Saving all of Bill's dudes is pretty hard. In addition to accidentally shooting them down yourself or hitting them with splash damage from the charge shot, the enemies are indeed capable of shooting them down themselves. It really is a great framing device for the whole level. The increasing panic of the henchmen as you're blowing through their capital ships creates such a great feeling for the player. And the boss actually really works as this final, last ditch experimental weapon. That and Sector Y are probably the two best levels in the game.
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