Wow the cannon minigame is bad

[Broso]

I don't even know where to start. Usually a minigame teaches you its controls and mechanics and gives you some leniency to let you learn. Usually you also actually have a chance to get through the game without too much trial and error.

This is not the case here. You get full difficulty right from the start, there are no increasing tiers or anything like it. Also, you have virtually no chance of getting through the course without failing and starting over from the beginning dozens of times because you're moving too fast and you only see like half a room ahead, sometimes you fly into walls right after screen transitions. That's not even real difficulty, that's just sadistic design.

Why does a nice game like this have to be held back by annoying ♥♥♥♥ like this minigame?

[NewYears1978]

What level is this? I heard it mentioned before but I don't remember any canon level and I Just finished the game

[Broso]

Originally posted by NewYears1978:

What level is this? I heard it mentioned before but I don't remember any canon level and I Just finished the game

First you have to rescue the three penguins, then you go to the lower right in Tropos I think. There is a sign saying something like "fun ahead".

[falloutdude83]

I agree, that cannon game is just annoying. I have yet to make it, I can't get all the lower rings in the first looping, always seem to miss one and this part is more than frustrating. Maybe I have to switch to mouse/keyboard since with the x360 controller I see no chance of ever finishing this challange. sure, the game is optional, but I really want to collect all rings, etc. so it kinda is mandatory for me... oh well

[falloutdude83]

I enjoyed the game until I got to that cannon challange. I don't have much left in the game but I'm thinking about abandoning it because this part really annoys me. What were the devs thinking about adding such a horrible challange?

[Broso]

Originally posted by falloutdude83:

I enjoyed the game until I got to that cannon challange. I don't have much left in the game but I'm thinking about abandoning it because this part really annoys me. What were the devs thinking about adding such a horrible challange?

Yeah the minigame is bad but you really should play the game all the way to the end. I really hate the minigame but I do like the rest of the game and the story.

[NewYears1978]

Originally posted by Virsalus:

Originally posted by NewYears1978:

What level is this? I heard it mentioned before but I don't remember any canon level and I Just finished the game

First you have to rescue the three penguins, then you go to the lower right in Tropos I think. There is a sign saying something like "fun ahead".

Oh man I did rescue them and when I went to the canon no one was there. Must have been the wrong canon. So this is. It a required mini game so why is the dude crying about it?

[falloutdude83]

Originally posted by NewYears1978:

Oh man I did rescue them and when I went to the canon no one was there. Must have been the wrong canon. So this is. It a required mini game so why is the dude crying about it?

If you rescued all three of em you meet them on that island that is located north west of the island where the shop, it's connected with a rope. then prepare for the optional cannon challenge

[RobotGlitch]

The cannon mini game is definitely horribly designed. It's pretty much trial and error and memorizing where to set up your character before you need to begin turning.

I was able to finally beat it + get the coins after many many tries. The good part is you don't have to get all the coins in one run through of the challenge, you can just focus on getting one 'bunch' at a time.

It's kind of weird that something like this would be added to the game, when everything else is so good.

[falloutdude83]

I'm just missing the last rings in the cannon mini game, anyonw know if I can get back to that mini game after beating the game? it looks like I will be gone for the final battle (I just beat Dirk) but I'm not sure if I can return and continue with that mini game after that.

[Broso]

Originally posted by falloutdude83:

I'm just missing the last rings in the cannon mini game, anyonw know if I can get back to that mini game after beating the game? it looks like I will be gone for the final battle (I just beat Dirk) but I'm not sure if I can return and continue with that mini game after that.

You can reload your save after beating the game and you will be put right before the final battle where there will be a new shiny object you can interact with to exit the final area.

[Nicholas Steel]

The number 1 issue I have with this, is that the screen doesn't always scroll to ensure you can see ahead. There are thresholds where the camera will stop and wait for you to have actually exited the edge of the screen before the camera will do a massive jump-cut to where you now are and it completely screws you over EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[Eridian]

Agree, this mini game it's really hard.

[falloutdude83]

OMG, I finally made it just now. this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game extended the gameplay for 4 more hrs. now I can finish the game. I missed the last 3 rings before the exit in the mini game and still got the achievement for collecting all Buccanary coins after the pinguins gave me theirs. I have 2851 out of 2860 coins and I'm glad I don't have to do this mini game ever again to collect those 3 missing rings...

[Broso]

Originally posted by falloutdude83:

OMG, I finally made it just now. this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game extended the gameplay for 4 more hrs. now I can finish the game. I missed the last 3 rings before the exit in the mini game and still got the achievement for collecting all Buccanary coins after the pinguins gave me theirs. I have 2851 out of 2860 coins and I'm glad I don't have to do this mini game ever again to collect those 3 missing rings...

Lol, I wish I had known that before I did the game 20 more times to get those 3 rings, haha!

[God Of Salt]

i hope that d-pad sees this disscusion and can change the mini game to a more easy setting