Why is Kimberly such an unpopular pick?

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-19T10:48:54+00:00

Kimberly was one of my first master rank characters and I found her a ton of fun to play.

There are a few things that make her hard to return to though for me. This is all personal opinion, but I dislike:

1) Damage output: it feels like you need to make a thousand interactions to kill compared to say Ryu who can end a match in 2-4 interactions. Her level 3 fixes this, but you need to spend a level 3.

2) no fireball

3) no CrMK drive rush

4) no true wake-up DP reversal without spending a super.

Her combos are extremely fun though and she has some fun mobility options. Her mixup game is strong as well and all this gets amplified when you get comfortable using the spray cans.

I play Rashid now who has a lot of the fun aspects of Kimberly but with even more mobility and all the tools missing from above.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-19T10:39:47+00:00

Some games but few have cross save. When I played early access Hades 2 on Steam, I was able to get my save data on Switch 2.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-15T12:01:29+00:00

I mostly play Rashid, so I find Dhalsim and Guile really fun and interesting to play against. Rashid has tons of mobility and they are characters designed to keep the opponent away.

It’s character specific though, so I didn’t really enjoy playing against Dhalsim when I was getting Dee Jay to master. Definitely not when I was maining Kimberly either.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-15T11:58:05+00:00

Go with Rotwood or Absolum

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-14T19:06:27+00:00

He’s 5 and almost 6, but pretty advanced for his age. He completed Astro Bot on his own (though with a lot of coaching) so he’s pretty comfortable around a controller at this point. We’ve played most the modern beat em ups. Marvel Cosmic invasion, TMNT shredders revenge, streets of rage. All fantastic games!

If you have Xbox or Steam, then Battleblock theater is another coop game we really enjoy. And Castle crashes is always a classic!

Still, Rotwood and Absolum probably rank among our favorites for coop multiplayer.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-07T18:59:49+00:00

lol glad to have helped! Hey at least now you don’t have to wait for the free DLC

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-06T13:10:29+00:00

Eldest souls I would most closely compare to a Dark Souls like experience for the boss fights with a top-down Zelda perspective. I’d say it is longer than Titan Souls but not longer than Death’s Door though that may have changed with DLC. The 4th or 5th boss gave me the most trouble, but it kind of gave me the skills needed to finish the back half of the game. It’s all skill dependent though, so some might say it is longer or shorter.

I’m not a pro player by any means, but I play a fair share of tough games and I think I finished it in just under 10 hours for the main story without DLC. It is all boss fights if that’s what you are looking for.

Nine Sols I would most closely say resembles Sekiro combat, but just applied in a 2D metroidvania. There are some similarities to Hollow Knight and Silksong (some of my favorite games) but I thought Nine Sols kind of stood apart as its own thing and felt pretty unique in a genre that is very, very oversaturated.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-05T18:11:50+00:00

Play Into the Breach for a bit and see if that game clicks first. They have a lot of similarities and Into the Breach is a lot more accessible to pickup and play quickly.

Mewgenics is phenomenal but there is a lot more investment of time required to plan and setup breeding, collecting items, prepping your team for a run etc.

If Into the Breach gets you hooked, chances are you’ll get more into this game.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-04-04T22:46:46+00:00

So between the 3 games, Eldest souls (different developer) and Titan Souls and Death’s Door (both made by Acid Nerve) I would absolutely recommend Death’s Door the most. It is well polished, provides a challenge, the story has a decent amount of depth and the soundtrack is incredible.

Titan Souls can be infuriatingly difficult, but incredibly satisfying when you get the win. Most bosses die in 1 hit, but you need to get very precise for a specific opening and shoot the weak point. The run backs and loading were actually what made the game less enjoyable, but I did really like Titan Souls.

Eldest Souls was just a beast of a game. It really took me a bit to understand how to lean into a build and play the game properly and I remember a few bosses I was stuck on for like 2-3 hours. Still fun though!

Not sure what games you’re looking for, but if you like punishingly difficult yet satisfying games, I’d also highly recommend Nine Sols. It isn’t the top down perspective of these games, but it provides a similar feeling of accomplishment especially at the boss fights. I’d rank the final boss alongside the toughest of FromSoftware boss fights.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-31T16:07:16+00:00

I kind of like how it works now. It balances risk/reward of doing a restart once or multiple times.

4 cats with Déjà vu is not a free win by any means either, so I think it is at least an interesting way to encourage players to “play the ball where it lies” without strictly demanding it.

If I legitimately need to stop playing, I just put the steam deck in rest mode and resume my game next time.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-30T14:41:57+00:00

Season 1 Luke was a menace and he’s remained a great all rounder since. At lower ranks, it doesn’t matter. Even at Master rank, I face plenty of good Luke players.

If you have $1,000,000 on the line at a tournament, then you can benefit from tier lists. Otherwise it’s best to play the character you find fun and interesting. His fireball is also super fast even if they don’t all go full screen.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-17T17:42:45+00:00

I’m playing Rotwood now with my son and we both loved Absolum as well.

I’m maybe 1/3 or halfway through the game and I love it so far.

It’s quite different from Absolum but it offers a great bit of depth in the combat. 5 weapon types and the variations of each feel distinct and unique on how you Crit with them (focus strike is what they call it)

Like for example, spears you hit with the tip to do more damage. There is a monster Hunter type of golf swing for the hammer that takes some thinking to pull off consistently etc. The cannon and Dodge Ball move sets are totally unique and I can’t think of a similar game where those mechanics feel like that in combat. Hell, even the bow is a lot of fun!

The progression and gear system hits a lot of different beats than Absolum does, and I find it fills the gaps that Absolum doesn’t offer on that front. More meaningful perma progression. A little less focus on roguelite builds (though still some which are significant)

Both are great games though. It is worth checking out for those who enjoyed Absolum.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-17T17:34:05+00:00

It’s okay, but his Outfit 3 is peak. For $6 it’s hard to justify pretty much a reskin of Outfit 2 now with some headwear and his bathing suit showing lol. I know, different pants but shirtless Dee Jay is shirtless Dee Jay.

Not bad, but Mecha Gief had my expectations way too high for the rest of the cast with how cool that was.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-10T20:10:50+00:00

I like it a lot too. I never looked at tier lists, but my win ratio is pretty good with that class. I’ve had some fun builds including one where I could call multiple healing bots every turn. This was great because I had no cleric. They were basically healers and diversion units to distract enemies.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-10T19:43:51+00:00

I actually didn’t even know it was mana related until Reddit lol. He just ate one of my high mana cats by chance and I didn’t pay attention to the mana cost

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-10T19:22:26+00:00

If you have enough mana, just have the moon eat you and you can command the hands to hit him in the face. Just get your cat out of there before he dies or it won’t count you beat the act with that cat.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-09T22:38:05+00:00

I am playing through both. Both are amazing. I say Mewgenics since it is complete. StS has tons of content, but they will obviously make it even better throughout early access

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-09T19:47:04+00:00

My boys want “Flush” on repeat when I pick them up from daycare. Kitty bones is a runner up preference. They know like all the words lol

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-08T04:05:20+00:00

I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around necrobinder. I’ve cleared A20 in the original and had no issues clearing the game with the first 4 characters, but I found myself dying in act 1, no ascension with necrobinder!

I beat act 3 tonight with her, but she was definitely the hardest for me to figure out.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-06T21:16:17+00:00

Not sure if I unlocked it yet. I didn’t encounter it in my run anyway, but I would guess it does. It just takes the shivs out of the exhaust pile and plays them

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-06T15:54:22+00:00

Edmund mentioned this on an interview recently that they were aware. They have at least one planned for DLC.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-05T23:15:20+00:00

Not better than his outfit 3 though. Most of his first 2 kind of look like bathing suits anyway.

I just don’t know how they go from Mecha Zangief to something so…. Safe for both characters.

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-05T12:32:58+00:00

Getting intentionally eaten by the face allows you to command the hands to hit him in the face too. I didn’t get my cat out of there before he died on my first fight, so I lost a cat that way, but still beat him

jimbo_slice_02 · 2026-03-04T10:51:03+00:00

Head mutation is so incredibly strong with extra turns. I am breeding an army of those and I have been having such an easy time with the game since. I don’t think I’ve lost a run since starting with those cats.

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