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Nov 5th, 2003, 05:53 AM | #21 |
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Im over halfway done so i decided to extend my rental till Sunday and be out a grand total of $7, which makes the experience well worth it. This game is like many ive played nowadays, fun for the time being but certainly once its over it will be over, nothing further to delve into... And that includes anything they add. But its rare to replay a ps2 game for me...
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Nov 5th, 2003, 09:38 AM | #22 |
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Once I beat the game once, I started going back through it again with an unlocked character. I tried going back through it again last night with Leon, to see if I could find the rest of the items and rooms that I had missed. I've gone back through two of the levels completely, but still could not figure out how to get certain keys needed and how to unlock parts of the stage. Still holding at about a 94% completed rate.
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Nov 5th, 2003, 11:52 PM | #23 |
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I'm 12 hours into the game and I've more or less just got to the final area. I think the story is great and they really seemed to have got me excited for the showdown with Walter.
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Nov 6th, 2003, 04:56 AM | #24 |
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Here's a neat trick for added replay value. Once you've completed the game once, you can enter "@CRAZY" as your name when starting a new game. IN this mode you'll be Leon again and the difficulty is supposedly greatly increased. There will be more monsters attacking you at once and they won't take as much damage with each attack. Found this in the back of my strategy guide
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Nov 6th, 2003, 11:04 AM | #25 |
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Once you have beat the game, you can also put in "@JOACHIM" and play with this character. There are other codes, but you must first beat the game using the original codes given.
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Nov 7th, 2003, 01:36 AM | #26 |
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Yeah apparently if you beat the game with Joachim there's yet another character named Pumpkin. Pumpkin? Huh? It doesnt even show a picture of this character in the strategy guide so as for now he is shrouded in total mystery. Apparently, you will have an extra subweapon with this character, which is an actual pumpkin you can throw at your enemies. I hope you don't just roll and bounce around the castle as a big giant pumpkin
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Nov 7th, 2003, 09:29 AM | #27 |
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You don't actually play as a pumpkin, Joachim has a pumpkin as a sub-weapon, or at least that's what I read. I haven't gotten far enough with Joachim to find this out.
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Nov 7th, 2003, 11:22 AM | #28 |
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Since i dont own the game i wouldnt recommend using this cheat, but there is a in game cheat that you can use to get the full amount of items in your inventory. Like if you have a heal you can use this cheat and have nine. Ive used it to help me make it through the game faster so i will be done by Sunday, im seventy percent through the game...
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Nov 10th, 2003, 07:44 AM | #29 |
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I beat Joachim's game a few days ago and you do play a guy with a pumpkin head and the subweapon's a pumpkin. I like to picture the scarecrow with a pumpkin head and a candy wrapper and barrel for hands, I think that's what his hands are made of.
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Nov 10th, 2003, 09:47 AM | #30 |
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Is it worth going through the game again to unlock this "Pumpkin" character? I don't know if I have the patience to go all the way through this game again.
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Nov 10th, 2003, 10:15 AM | #31 |
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The game was fun, but like most, its all up to you about replaying it, any surprises will be small... but i enjoyed the game...
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Nov 10th, 2003, 10:26 AM | #32 |
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I was actually trying to find out from SSJ a little bit more about this pumpkin character. If he's fun to play with, I'll work my way through the game again.
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Nov 10th, 2003, 12:56 PM | #33 |
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There is always Gamefaqs, the most reliable source for walkthroughs on the internet, and the reason why i havent bought a players guide in years...
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Nov 10th, 2003, 01:56 PM | #34 |
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I'm not a real big fan of walk-throughs or cheat codes. I'd rather get throught the game without any help. About the only time I'll use codes is once I have already completed the game and want to play it again.
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Nov 10th, 2003, 05:08 PM | #35 |
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Sorry for the delay in an answer, but this is the first chance I've got to answer you. Here goes...
It's interesting to hear the kinda funny noises and that he starts off with the Vampire Killer. Other than that he plays exactly like Leon, starts off with all the skills too. There are just a few things that might not be so great. First, he starts off with 50% of the HP and MP of Leon. Second, he starts off with 130 hearts which is just for a sub-weapon that only costs 2 hearts without an orb, but we'll just have to see how much it'll cost with an orb equipped. In addition to the half HP and MP he starts off with 2x the amount of attack power and 10 defense, making it a max of 40 with the best armor in the game. There is a downside to the high attack power though, his attacks are considerably slower. That's about it, I say just go for completing Joachim mode and see for yourself if it is. |
Nov 10th, 2003, 05:37 PM | #36 |
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Thanks for the response SSJ, it sounds like it will be worth it. Might just have to sit down sometime tonight and see how much I can complete with Joachim.
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Nov 10th, 2003, 06:05 PM | #37 |
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PUMPKIN AND LEON
Truth be told, Pumpkin plays almost exactly like Leon. Same whip action, same abundance of healing items to get you through boss fights, same same same...I mean, even Rinaldo is back, selling you stuff left and right!! So basically, except for a few key differences which I shall catalogue in excruciating detail below, just imagine you're going through the game with Leon (again). - Unlike Leon, Pumpkin starts the game with only 100 HP (upgradeable to 200). The only thing this means is that you can take fewer hits, which, earlier on in the game, may or may not mean something. On the other hand, healing potions restore a much greater percentage of your HP, which means that so long as you don't get careless you should romp through the game with Leon's Devil-may-care-if-I-get-hit attitude. - Also unlike Leon, Pumpkin starts the game with 110 MP, 130 Hearts, a natural Defense of 10 (before putting on any armour - so with Solar Plate your Defense goes to 40), and - drum roll, please - Vampire Killer. Which, combined with his natural prowess, gives Pumpkin an attack stat of 40 right from the get-go. This is probably the biggest gameplay change of all (and what makes Pumpkin so easy to play - perhaps contrary to the game designers' intent!). With an attack stat that high (and with Vampire Killer) you don't need any strategy at all. Just move forward, mash Triangle and on occasion jump/dash away (or just block) if you feel like you need some exercise. I mean, really, there are only a few enemies in the entire game that required anything but button-mashing, and even then not terribly much. [Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit after playing through with Joachim - but Ye Gods can Pumpkin dish out loads of damage with contemptuous ease...] - Pumpkin starts with all whip combos unlocked. Not like he needs any... - This is just a curiosity, actually - whenever Pumpkin pulls himself up on a ledge, he doesn't actually touch the ledge. I suspect it's because the game uses Leon's motion model for that (and Leon's graphical representation is big enough for the hands to actually be touching the ledge - while Pumpkin's is not). But it's just a curious thing to watch, I think. - Pumpkin gets no FMVs. Not even at the end of the game (he does get a few interesting background illustrations during the credits, but nothing beyond that). I suppose we shall never know his true identity or motivations... - Pumpkin is sooooooo much better looking than Leon. I mean, just look at that homicidal grin... - Pumpkin cannot use any special weapons (e.g. axe, cross) except the one that he comes "naturally" with. Which is, unsurprisingly, a pumpkin. This weapon can be upgraded with Orbs as normal, so there is some variety to his special attacks. I mean, not that he needs any special weapons (due to his natural damage potential), but one wonders how Pumpkin became so proficient with the whip yet can't handle a simple dagger/stone/etc. Oh well...in any case, for the sake of completeness here is a somewhat-detailed description of his Specials (to avoid confusion - Pumpkin with a capital "P" refers to the character, pumpkin with a small "p" refers to the weapon): 1. Default (no orb) - Pumpkin throws out a normal-sized pumpkin that either explodes on contact or slowly bounces around a few times before exploding. Costs 2 Hearts. 2. Shock Pumpkin (Blue Orb) - a huge pumpkin drops down somewhat in front of Pumpkin, doing damage to anything it lands on and then exploding (the ratio of drop to explosion damage is something like 5/1 by the way). Costs 8 Hearts. 3. Large Pumpkin (Red Orb) - same as his default attack (tosses a pumpkin bomb forward) except that it's a bigger...pumpkin. Costs 3 Hearts. 4. Pumpkin Missile (Purple Orb) - summons a bunch of small (fist-sized, in game terms) pumpkins that hover around for a second then launch themselves at nearby enemies. Has potential, but still can't compete with the Triangle x3 combo...Costs 8 Hearts. 5. Grand Pumpkin (Yellow Orb) - Pumpkin hovers in mid-air and summons 4 giant pumpkins that spiral upwards around him (kinda like that Cross Special). Costs 12 Hearts. 6. Rampage Pumpkin (Green Orb) - Pumpkin turns into a giant...yes, pumpkin, and blazes directly forward smashing anything in his way. Costs 5 Hearts. 7. Spread Pumpkin (White Orb) - launches a projectile directly forward that proceeds to explode. Costs 6 Hearts. 8. Pumpkin Serpent (Black Orb) - launches a giant floating serpent made of...you guessed it...pumpkins. Said serpent then floats around the room for some seconds smashing into multiple enemies. There ya go, X! |
Nov 10th, 2003, 06:22 PM | #38 |
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Damn Goodman, I think you just about covered it. If there was anything that I wanted to know about Pumpkin that I missed, all I need to do is read over your post again. Thanks for the info.
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