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Power-ups that don't feel so powerful Anonymous 04/05/15 (Sun) 22:05:18 b4c661 No.11466

What do you think when games provide power-ups you actually want to avoid?

Anonymous 04/05/15 (Sun) 23:57:27 c95f49 No.11492

It depends. If the game has a wide selection of power-ups, I don't mind if there are a few that can be ignored. Although sometimes it's down to preference, I really dislike gimmick power-ups with only a few specific scenarios in which they're useful.

Anonymous 04/06/15 (Mon) 00:23:41 b4c661 No.11496

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What's your favorite useless power-up anon?

Anonymous 04/12/15 (Sun) 06:55:00 b4c661 No.13118

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Don't Power-up: The Game

Anonymous 04/12/15 (Sun) 07:11:02 31a024 No.13120

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one power up i can't stand is homing attacks in vert shooters. they're always unbearably weak and all they do is remove the necessity to move slightly left or right. why the fuck would i want that over a bigger power boost? pic semi-related, i'm sure there are games guilty of this worse than 19xx but nothing else stands out as badly

shit, i remember a lot of terrible flash games when i was a teenager that did the same shit. fucking annoying.

Anonymous 04/12/15 (Sun) 09:59:19 0f6005 No.13133

>>13120
homing shots are weaker because you can focus only on dodging, they're not that bad depending on the game. If you don't have much dodging to do then they're bad I guess

Anonymous 04/12/15 (Sun) 18:26:07 b4c661 No.13205

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>>13120
Homing missiles in Blazing Lazers are overpowered as hell though. When you power them up to high speed and combine with shot type 1 you can practically just sit around anywhere on the screen and they'll obliterate everything.

The secret homing power-up in Battle Garegga is absolutely essential for beating stage 6. One of the most powerful bikes in Armed Police Batrider also has homing missiles.

I agree it's pretty dildos in 19XX but I think it really depends on the game.

Anonymous 04/12/15 (Sun) 18:29:01 b4c661 No.13206

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>yfw when you're going on a killing spree with three holy crosses at once and then you accidentally pick up this turd

Anonymous 04/12/15 (Sun) 21:59:46 9513a0 No.13236

>>13120
I barely ever use the homing attacks in Radiant Silvergun, it was just easier using the vulcan cannon and those bombs that fire diagonally

Anonymous 04/13/15 (Mon) 13:51:22 471b36 No.13358

>>13206
>Dissing holy water
Anon, that thing obliterates most bosses and every beefy enemy in the series.

Anonymous 04/13/15 (Mon) 19:15:18 b4c661 No.13412

>>13358
In Super Castlevania IV it's pretty worthless though.

Anonymous 04/13/15 (Mon) 19:47:04 b4c661 No.13415

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I like how half the time you find this item you're facing hoards of projectile enemies and it actually makes it much more difficult to herd and dodge their projectiles.

Anonymous 04/14/15 (Tue) 04:09:46 9d850f No.13513

>>13415
For newbies it's useful but man it messes up people who've built up a good dodge reflex.

Anonymous 04/16/15 (Thu) 21:50:06 291003 No.14051

>>13415
The berserk pack is also kinda underwhelming.
It does only slighty more that double the damage of the chainsaw, and lacks the stunlock that makes the chainsaw so useful, and switching to fists automatically can be a hindrance.

At least it's a 100% heal and can be better that the chainsaw on some situations.

Anonymous 04/16/15 (Thu) 22:10:17 b4c661 No.14074

>>14051
There's also the fact that it forces you to switch to your fists every time. Can be dangerous losing your gun momentarily in a tight fight.

Anonymous 04/17/15 (Fri) 00:52:47 7936ca No.14106

Most potions in temple of elemental evil.

so… I get the same effect as a spell I could cast

With none of the goodness behind having an actual spellcaster.