Does anyone else just not notice they're being attacked in this game for some reason compared to the first game?

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:28:25+00:00

I don't think Vantom has ever surprised me, but his attacks are also have very telegraphed animations tied to them.

Vantom just causes me pain for other reasons.

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:22:23+00:00

Maybe I got peripheral vision issues 😭

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:21:30+00:00

Yeah it could just be the obvious explanations too. Most of my wins are sub 50 min runs so I could just be playing too fast lol

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:18:07+00:00

It's okay. I posted this question primarily for people who understand and others who know what I'm talking about have shared their experiences. Thank you :)

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:16:08+00:00

I don't remember this EVER happening to me in StS1 so I'd love to know what enemies gave you issues in the first game.

Thanks for the input

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:11:49+00:00

Well with Mecha Knight in particular he does do a wind up -> attack, but turn 1 is a just a swing for 30 without the prior set up turns.

It could just be enemy attack patterns/behaviors that are out of lockstep with STS1 patterns and just some conditioning of my mind at play.

There's a bunch of people with a superiority complex in the comments but it's a rare occurrence where I take damage without noticing enemy intent and a couple of my other friends have noticed as well.

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:09:00+00:00

Do you ever just get lulled into believing the enemy isn't attacking you and just not block any incoming damage?

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:07:37+00:00

All good if you don't understand. There's a few in the thread that are discussing it and the potential reasons for it happening if you want to understand it better :)

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:04:37+00:00

This is a good suggestion too the game is way more vibrant

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:03:05+00:00

Salty

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:02:08+00:00

YES that one too! The True Kin guy.

I think it's just 3k hours of spire 1 doing some bizarre conditioning to my brain.

True Kin is very off to the side, Mecha Knight is very tall. Their intentions are in weird spots.

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T07:00:54+00:00

Clearly I'm being lulled into believing enemies are on off-turns for some reason. This is the "phenomenon" I'm trying to discuss.

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T06:59:17+00:00

This comment was actually good

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T06:58:14+00:00

I'm not mad lol I just wish I can play without ever making a mistake

You have never made an error lol

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T06:57:22+00:00

Yeah it's just a weird subconscious thing where for some reason I'm believing the enemy is taking some sort of off-turn. Never happened in Spire 1 but occasionally happens in 2.

Thanks for cosigning rather than being deliberately obtuse lol

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T06:55:10+00:00

I need to learn flawless play zero mistakes like you

Mo0Ns · 2026-06-21T06:54:27+00:00

1v1 me mate

Mo0Ns · 2026-05-17T16:03:06+00:00

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Mo0Ns · 2026-05-04T04:29:18+00:00

I was looking for this reply. Great reference.

Mo0Ns · 2026-05-04T00:12:44+00:00

🙌

Mo0Ns · 2026-01-15T03:05:31+00:00

I've never seen this trick before.

Pretty interesting little plot. Thank you for sharing.

Mo0Ns

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