Olaf The Stout posted:

Almost none of the stars are hard to get, but there's a few that require unique techniques that are rather obtuse to figure out. You only need 70 to beat the game, so unless you're going for all 120, gently caress 'em.

Upstairs is a water-based level with a waterbug on the painting. You can change the height of the water depending on how high you jump into the painting.

The eyeball enemies can be killed by running circles around them.

You can get a lot of coins by running circles around wooden poles sticking out of the ground.

After the first ten stars or so, a beam of light will appear in the central castle area. Stand on the pad and look into it.

Tap A to swim faster.

In the basement there is a desert-themed level that doesn't have a painting. Just jump into one of the dead-end corridors.

Talk to the toads.

That's all I can think of. The game has aged pretty well, and be sure to check out galaxies too.

Koops posted:

Learn by dying. When you die, think about what you did wrong, and don't do it again.

Don't grind unless you're really close to affording something. It will make the game tedious and less fun, and you'll get souls much faster by exploring new areas.

You're going to lose lots of souls. Don't stress out over it, you'll get more in no time. You can avoid losing large numbers of souls by spending as many as you can before going somewhere dangerous, and by only using the soldier's and hero's soul items when you're close to affording something.

You can do the levels in any order (after you beat the first boss). If one level is giving you too much trouble, another one might be more susceptible to your strengths, or you might find something that will help you in the level that was stonewalling you.

The Demon's Soul items dropped by bosses can be traded for unique weapons and magic. Don't use them unless you're sure they're no good to you.

If you have any specific questions, drop by the Demon's Souls thread. The vets there like to hear progress reports from rookies.

Gaggins posted:

Anyone got any good starting tips for Dark Souls? There's a few already on the wiki, but I'm missing some basic elements. How do I heal myself? What does humanity do/being harrowed do? Why do I want humanity? What is does kindle mean? Do ceramic vases ever have any items in them?

zachol posted:

I'm pretty sure you can't get through the asylum without talking to the knight and acquiring them. He gives you a key you need at the same time.
Unless you defeated the big demon thing the first time you saw it, with just the sword hilt?

Gaggins posted:

I kind of glitched my way back in to the demon through the big doors and killed it. I totally missed the hole in the wall that the bowling ball made, so I kept trying to get through the big doors and even though they were 'locked by a strange force' or whatever it just let me back in. (e: and the demon left me the big pilgrim key.) I'm glad I asked you guys and restarted, I mean I knew this game was supposed to be hard but you can imagine how I felt trying to make progress with no estus flask.

I have just a couple more questions: In the tutorial, there was a door I couldn't unlock, just around the corner from the point where you drop in on the demon. I assume it led to that broken stairway with the corpse on it, I'm curious to know how to get there.
I assume I'll have to look online for explanations of spells, the cleric dude is selling some but I don't know what they do/if they are worth it. Also, If I'm a pyromancer and I join the priest's faction or whatever can I learn from his school too? Or will that gently caress me up (I hope not)?
Can you sell weapons somewhere? I've been picking up short swords and am wondering whether or not to keep them.
Thanks for all the help so far, I've got a ton more questions but it's all stuff I can figure out myself. This game could really benefit from a beefier instruction manual.

LoveisOver posted:

Ok, World of Warcraft.

If i just stick to my friends inviting me to play with them I should be fine? Or should i know some crucial game stuff? I already know the lore and I'm caught up with the backstory and fiction/evetns of PreWC1, WC2, WC3, WoW, BC, WotLK, and Cata, but as someone who's barely actually played the game I feel i might not know some important things about weapons, gear, raids, loot, leveling up, travelling etc

Does anyone have useful newbie tips, or will i be just fine if i start playing the darn game?

Detective No. 27 posted:

Any tips for MGS3? Playing the HD version.

Polite Tim posted:

The pendant isn't really that useful in any way, so you'd be better off choosing the master key unless you're a thief in which case go with black firebombs or somethine.

Pyromancy's meant to be pretty good as a starting class, though you are limited in how much magic you can use inbetween bonfires. I went thief, got myself a 100% damage block shield and the winged spear you get from the graveyard just outside the starting area and that kept me going for quite some time.

Then again i'm still stuck on the gargoyles so it is in no way an easy game

KingShiro posted:

Only gift worth taking is Master Key.

Sturm posted:

I've been playing Persona 3 Portable and could use some general tips, I got to the first real boss(on floor 14), and i just can't get past him.

I see there are some tips in the OP, but does anyone else have some advice, like should I be fusing my different personas together at this point? Or how much exploring I should be doing in the town.

Shameproof posted:

Just got God Hand, someone give me a their move loadout.

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Alternatively, don't do Mothership Zeta, because it's the worst of the add-ons and doesn't really fit with the rest of the game.

Count Chocula posted:

Re: Fallout 3: GOTYE: Some Mothership Zeta I Used TO Know

I like whacky poo poo and laser guns, and I don't really care about 'continuity'. However, I've been leveling up Small Guns and I keep running over my weight limit, so I don't think doing a mission that gives me more loot I can barely use is a good idea. I haven't tackled any of the add ons yet.

Cake Attack posted:

-Don't overuse Seth at first, spread out exp among your weaker units and only bring him in when you're in a pickle. Taking away his weapons and using him to tank can be pretty helpful. Once your units are somewhat caught up though, feel free to start using him. He has really good growths.
-You have to bring Eirika/Ephraim on a lot of chapters, so don't neglect them. Ephraim is fantastic, so this shouldn't be a problem in his case.　Eirikia's good too, just frail early on.
-The trainee units (Ross, Amelia, Ewan) take a lot of grinding or patience to use. They'll be good, but barring Ross who joins early enough to easily level, not worth the effort.
-The Bishop class (a promoted Mage, Monk or healer), deals effective damage to monsters, so they're pretty ridiculous.
-Any enemy with a portrait that's not a boss is recruitable.

Argon_Sloth posted:

A bunch of good stuff about Soul Nomad

Bolverkur posted:

I'm playing Final Fantasy 7 on my Vita, first playthrough believe it or not. Any gameplay tips for Materia, etc? I know not to level Aeris but I still do.

Lizard Wizard posted:

The wiki's a bit skimpy on the matter, so anything I need to know for Disgaea 3? My experience is pretty much limited to having beaten the first game by the skin of my teeth.

WarLocke posted:

ToxicFrog posted:

This may be as much personal preference as anything else, but you should experiment with different playstyles - in my case, I found both magic and sword & board to be tedious and fiddly, and doing ALL THE DAMAGE while relying exclusively on dodging for defence to be a blast.