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by tattuchu » Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:03 pm
Finishing up Prince of Persia The Two Thrones before I pop in my Ico/SotC set. Replaying the PoP trilogy, I find each title gets progressively worse, though there are some cool aspects unique to each game. I was stuck on Two Thrones for a while, had to put it down because I was getting angry. There was this boss battle I couldn't get past. The Prince is up against two big armored dudes with huge weapons in this small circular arena ringed with fire. You're meant to attack one of them. Enough hits to this one, and the other will strike but get his axe stuck in the ground. While he's disabled, you attack him, while trying to avoid the first dude (with the enormous sword with the very long reach). It's maddening because all of The Prince's usual tricks, like slowing down time, are virtually worthless here. Plus somehow he's lost his sword. Plus blocking doesn't work. Plus getting hit from either of these two goons (and there's no way to avoid being hit) drops your health down very quickly, ensuring you'll die right soon. And when the game reloads after you die, even after the hundredth time, there's no way to skip past the annoying lead-in scene. Plus the Prince is retarded and doesn't respond the way you want him to, since there are two enemies in close proximity, and the game's A.I. gets confused as hell. I'll try to roll away from an enemy, for instance, and yet the Prince inexplicably rolls toward the enemy. Or, I'll be facing an enemy and will move the control stick toward that enemy to strike. But the Prince is closer to the other enemy, behind him, and so will fucking turn around and strike that enemy instead, accomplishing nothing (because you're meant to focus on the other guy). Plus, if you get too close to the edge of the arena, the camera will suddenly change views, leaving you completely disoriented and not knowing where the fuck you are or which way to move, while the enemies of course operate under no such burden.
Anyway, finally got past that. Not through skill, mind you. But just through endless repetition and blind luck.
I think I'm at the boss battle now. I'm up against the transformed Vizier. He's really stupid looking. But, if I recall, a real cunt to beat.
People think "queue" is just "q" followed by 4 silent letters.
But those letters are not silent.
They're just waiting their turn.