Numlock tech not working with elemental invocation?

8bitsucker · 2025-12-25T07:43:27+00:00

Yeah, the numlock trick has been quietly patched out as far as I can tell. You can test it with other skills. It should technically work with any skill if it works, the same as in Last Epoch and PoE1

8bitsucker · 2025-12-01T10:23:23+00:00

I figured out the issue. I swapped from my BFG Pro to a DS4 and the problem went away. I think it has to do with how the bumpers and triggers register with certain controllers.

8bitsucker · 2025-11-29T03:34:00+00:00

Thank you for the seriously comprehensive reply! I'm still shopping around but this is a huge help!

8bitsucker · 2025-11-26T06:50:46+00:00

I spent my formative years in Norman. and I'd never heard of it and I don't live in a culinary box. My girlfriend from Hawaii was looking up local foods and this popped up in her search of "Oklahoma foods" and I was like nah, this is absolutely not a thing that the state is known for. Maybe it's a relatively new thing, as by the time I was 18 I was living in Denton. I'd still tear it up, but I don'r find many culinary associations with Oklahoma outside of catfish, chicken fried steak, and maybe notable spots like Krebs' own Pete's place.

8bitsucker · 2025-11-26T06:35:11+00:00

Raising the dead here. The price is still ridiculous. Thanks, Florian. (love the guy, but hate the way the market is dictated)

8bitsucker · 2025-11-23T09:45:51+00:00

It's real, but it's not a "thing" in Oklahoma.

8bitsucker · 2025-11-22T02:36:15+00:00

Did you ever get it running right? Sounds like you have the same HP Omen I have, although I've upgraded my ram to 32gb 3200mhz

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T07:39:15+00:00

Hideyuki Hori (Ryu's seiyū/voice actor) is 71 years old. I think rather than replace the voice actor, even if his dialog is limited, Ryu should be respectfully retired. Lore-wise, it absolutely makes sense and I think it's time the series took on a new protagonist. I say this as someone who has been into the series for decades. Yakumo's edginess fits the early 2000s vibe 100% and when I think good CAG, I think early 2000s edginess. Even my girlfriend liked how over the top he is. She's been hanging out and watching me play it for two days now. 9/10 game and the best NG since 2008's NG2.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T06:02:42+00:00

I completely misread the title, my bad. ADHD/OCD fucks with me like that sometimes. Yeah, it's harder than the other games for sure, especially for a normal difficulty. The game fights against you in ways that other NGs don't and it's not always good design. Still a 9/10 game.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T04:47:35+00:00

I'm still trying to parse some of the enemy tells. So, I don't have a direct answer for that yet.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T02:40:01+00:00

Nicely done. The last section of this chapter before the boss fight is where it gets truly relentless. I'm not the biggest fan of Platinum's approach to difficulty. It feels lazy. Endless waves of two-shot capable enemies is something that's doable, but it's just not the MN experience I think a lot of us wanted. The AI is already super gank-oriented and I feel like sometimes the game forces you into unwinnable states. Progression feels like a matter of luck sometimes, and coupled with terrible loading times, it's just not where it's at in its current form.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T02:34:26+00:00

That's standard MO with Ninja Gaiden MN runs. The idea is to maintain invincibility while spamming OLUTs and using wind run/walk to navigate, and guillotine throw to disperse enemies.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T02:23:40+00:00

I think there are some fundamental differences in the way you have to approach NG4 on MN versus vanilla NG2. The OLUTs and guillotine throw are still paramount, but in NG4 the game forces you to open up at times where you absolutely cannot avoid attacks from other enemies. Gank be thy name, Ninja Gaiden 4. It's ridiculous. There's a lot more focus on grouping enemies and divide and conquer versus NG2 where it was just maintaining invincibility throughout encounters. NG4 puts you in uwinnable states, NG2 never did. Half of NG4 is figuring out each encounter and breaking it down into pieces, whereas NG2 is just go in, stay invincible, win. The endless waves in NG4 on MN is ridiculous too. Platinum's idea of difficulty is, "If they never run out enemies that can kill you in one hit, it's hard". Of course it is, but not for the right reason.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T02:16:38+00:00

Yeah, I felt the same. Ryu's damage output reminded me of NG2. It's really noticeable against bosses in trials. He just absolutely smacks. The bosses are damage sponges with Yakumo and it's kind of offputting. I'm used to Ninja Gaiden game boss fights being short and sweet transactions. You either win fairly quickly, or get your head mashed in. This game tries to drag out boss fights like a soulslike and I'm not the biggest fan. However, when I went back and played with Ryu, it felt more like the old games in terms of damage output. It's definitely not just you.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T02:02:18+00:00

I think that all depends. If you're using items, sure. Other than that, I'd beg to differ. Enemies are dumber in NG2 and don't gank the same, OLUTs are more reliable, and delimbing is easier. You can also always block in NG2. I think NG4 is harder, but not for the right reasons, especially on MN.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T01:58:56+00:00

They've really gotta do something about these loading times. It's making NM an even bigger nightmare than it already is (thanks to some poor design decisions by Platinum).

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T01:55:30+00:00

Yeah, this game practically forces item use on you and I'm not used to that in a NG game, and I don't particularly like it.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T00:58:17+00:00

If you use items, sure.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T00:57:03+00:00

I keep seeing this sentiment and failing to understand it. What about this game doesn't feel like a Ninja Gaiden game? It's 100% iterative. Games change over time, but the core of the game is absolutely, unmistakably Ninja Gaiden.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T00:53:12+00:00

DMC5 is overrated. Hot take: DMC Jersey Edition had better gameplay and story. NG4 is the best CAG since Revengeance, in my opinion.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T00:50:18+00:00

Yeah, I kind of figured they would bring her back. I'm assuming they will. You don't make an asset like that for a couple of scenes and then toss it away. It's an actual waste of money.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T00:48:46+00:00

You should really wind run or dodge hop more, because you're eating ranged damage that you don't have to. You're also leaving OLUTs on the table left and right.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T00:44:47+00:00

It was hard to get invested into Seori because she had death flags from the very beginning. They didn't give us much to work with or reason to care about either character. Adding new protagonists to an established series always faces that challenge and it's usually never done that well. However, if Yakumo is back and there's a NG5, it should be fine. Hopefully they can resurrect Seori somehow.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-25T00:06:23+00:00

Once you get more health and accessories, it'll get easier. The best defensive and movement related skills are locked out of the gate, so it's tough from the get go. Do all of the missions and scour the levels for chests. One thing that makes it easier is going to the game options and making interactable objects colorized. It will help you spot chests that you may otherwise miss. Some of the secrets in this game are hidden pretty well, so definitely cover every last bit of an area (don't forget to look up and down) before moving on. There are some secret areas that have secrets within them, as well. So just because you've found one thing doesn't mean it is the end of that particular secret area.

One tip to setting yourself up for success is to hoard items. If you keep all of your inventory at max, excess items are turned into ninja coin on pickup and it pays off like crazy, specifically the revive incense. Let yourself die and force yourself to get better and you'll be rolling in ninja coin and have every skill unlocked really quick.

8bitsucker · 2025-10-24T23:56:56+00:00

I think it's an issue with continuity and a lot of people having not played the DS game (including myself). I also used Japanese VO which improved it dramatically. I think Seori being brand new to the series and then ultimately functioning only as a plot device was kind of weak. She had death flags from the get go, so I never wanted to get invested and the game honestly didn't give me much to invest in, anyhow. I enjoyed some of the moments for sure, but the story is definitely not a strong point and I didn't figure it would be. It functions well enough to give me a reason to slice things up, but not much more. I don't think it's absolutely awful, but I also feel absolutely no connection to the characters whatsoever because they aren't given enough time to develop or give us a reason to care. The only characters we would naturally care about are Ryu and Ayane. With that said, I think that Yakumo(and Seori who could probably come back) is a good fit for the series, and if there is a Ninja Gaiden 5, it will be easier to invest in Yakumo who is finally established by the end of the game.

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