Game looks way to easy?

[Daniel S.]

I really want to buy the game but the combat seems really bad when i watch others play. From what im seeing its just lock on, circle then attack nape to kill while the titans 90% of the time do literally nothing and just wait to get killed. They dont attack or resist in any way most of the time and the (apparently) easy to use odm controls make this game seem way to easy not to mention rarely having to dodge etc. Is this true or am i missing something?

[Cimyr]

Most basic titans are pretty easy to kill. Later on they will start to grab you and stop you from attacking, though still arent that hard. There are harder titans that require hitting weak points to soften it up so you can actually damage the nape of the neck.

Also later on more titans in one spot makes it harder to simply circle around because your gear will run into them and stop connecting, so you have to move and reposition.

Its still not the hardest game(At least the story mode) but I cant speak for things like Inferno Mode or the higher rank Survey Missions.

[Cya Vain]

Originally posted by xXdAbl0rdz420Xx:

I really want to buy the game but the combat seems really bad when i watch others play. From what im seeing its just lock on, circle then attack nape to kill while the titans 90% of the time do literally nothing and just wait to get killed. They dont attack or resist in any way most of the time and the (apparently) easy to use odm controls make this game seem way to easy not to mention rarely having to dodge etc. Is this true or am i missing something?

said it again pls after you buy and play this

[NexAngelus *X*]

how many ppl have u watched play real missions? u know the first like 5-10h are like 1-2 star missions. they stand there and let u kill them. as u start to add abnormals and THEN start to add swarms.... then add in the shifter/inteligent titans.... THAT spices it up alot. finally at the end u will get DIRE titans. all the while u are getting increasingly more and more titans around all trying to snag u by jumping and grabbing. oo forgot bizare titans as well. i have rarely died and consider myself a pretty good player, but there are times, and maps/missions that the ♥♥♥♥ hits the fan. but if u dont like spidermaning around regardless of how "active" combat is u might not like it. a ton is locked behind friendships. ur stats and skills and a handful of other perks like lvl 3 towers. and lets not forget that while there are skilled utubers the majority are not very good gamers. half the time i get a game its because i get sick of watching them and have to just do it myself lol.

[Daniel S.]

So basicly the game is only challenging at the very end?

And high ranking missions, do they increase difficulty by making titans more aggressive or by just increasing their HP and make everything into sponges?

[A Tasty Drainola Bar]

Compaired to the first game this one is actually somewhat difficult. With the enrage mechanic I've gotten grabbed fairly often, and if you get grabbed while hurt you basically have to call a buddy to save you or you're dead.

Put it this way, I beat the first game on hard and never died once. I'm playing the second one on hard and have died a few times and have has several close calls. And I haven't even touched true attack mode.

[NexAngelus *X*]

umm hp is increasing but i kept my gear very up to date so when playing correctly i was one shotting them. i like to highlight, CORRECTLY. wrong angle or bad blades or slow speed and thats not happening. mini boss and bosses u for the most part wont single shot either. though a S rank allie and very high leadership do wonders :). they become MUCH more aggressive after the trost ordeal. u have alot to pay attention to during fights. sadly this means u wont be able to read most of the chit chat going on during mission :( . im trying to replay them again after getting SS rank and just see what everyone says by just lazing around lol.

[Daniel S.]

Not reading chat is ok with me i have watched the anime. My main interest is in combat. I have not played the original game though so i cant compare it to that.

What i want is an mechanically difficult game (lots of dodging, needing to do different manouvers to kill an titan etc) and while making enemys sponges is irritating its not really a problem.

However watching even bad youtubers being able to easily kill titans in one attack worries me :/

[NexAngelus *X*]

ya most dont play very far, and since the game almost forces u to spend alot of time between missions early on especially to talk to ppl that eats up their time. but ya u can learn a handful of cool skills from the dif characters. *u need to equp them* also right as a titan hits u u can dodge it and do a fancy anime attack. i dont use it much for normals but it happens alot with the bosses :).

the "secret" mission is the only one i felt my gear was underpar, rest the time doing a few scout missions kept me above the cut. but if u can just do the last mission u get access to alot of good loot and gear upgrades so its worth trying even to get a C or D on.

[Cya Vain]

Originally posted by xXdAbl0rdz420Xx:

Not reading chat is ok with me i have watched the anime. My main interest is in combat. I have not played the original game though so i cant compare it to that.

What i want is an mechanically difficult game (lots of dodging, needing to do different manouvers to kill an titan etc) and while making enemys sponges is irritating its not really a problem.

However watching even bad youtubers being able to easily kill titans in one attack worries me :/

somehow, by just keep spamming attacking titan's nape it will be so much easier, but some titans require you to destroy some feets and hands to let you able to hit their nape.
and ofc their feets and hands are so tanky somehow.

[Skiptro]

you need to look at this like a dynasty warriors game. It is not so much about challenge, more about kicking but and looking good doing it.

having said that, just like a dynasty warriors game there is some challenge in navigating the chaos to get a s rank.

[majer63]

Keep in mind that you can change the difficulty. The people you were watching may have been playing on easy mode. I know I was playing normal, and after I switched to easy, there was a clear difference in difficulty (I can't even imagine what inferno mode is going to be like in the later levels when I start it)

[lusterredux]

The normal story mode should be pretty easy to most outside of the final mission. Two specific Bizarre titans can be a challenge due to the both of them being somewhat cheap, and also going too deep into the scouting missions too early can put you at a wall where you're heavily undergeared for them.

However, Inferno mode is an entirely different beast altogether. All titans are now a threat, and you need to be a lot more careful. The same two Bizarre titans I mentioned previously are now even more difficult to fight.

That said, just like in the first game, even Inferno isn't anything TOO hard if you're careful and good at what you do. Eventually you start hitting walls due to gear checks rather than skill checks. And one of your biggest issues, at least in going through story mode on Inferno, is keeping essential NPCs alive when you're fighting against Bizarre titans.

[Daniel S.]

What about true attack mode then (or atleast hard mode). Are those atleast somewhat mechanically requiring? Couldnt find any footage online of either. Is TA harder than inferno?

I looked up some footage of inferno and it seemed a lot better though the titans still tended to just stand there and not attack too often specially when multiple soldiers were engaging the titan. I dont know if the player had bad equipment either but one titan took like 5 hits to the nape to kill too even with quite good angles :/

[Drakon]

Originally posted by braindead champ:

I really want to buy the game but the combat seems really bad when i watch others play. From what im seeing its just lock on, circle then attack nape to kill while the titans 90% of the time do literally nothing and just wait to get killed. They dont attack or resist in any way most of the time and the (apparently) easy to use odm controls make this game seem way to easy not to mention rarely having to dodge etc. Is this true or am i missing something?

Many of the titans are easy, i play on inferno, and frankly i was let down as i went thru the story on the highest difficulty, but then i started a mission, easy titans easy slashes, the intelligence titans show up in this mission, i found my self not even trying, to trying 300% of my concentration, as soon as the human controlled titan started attacking me, i found my self doing extreme skills and quick movements, to just have a chance at winning, beast titan is something else, as he has a slur of ranged attacks, it really is a hard game, but it doesnt make it to hard to take away the feel of you feeling like levi, and in my books its the perfect difficulty

[WhiteAngel7]

Old post, but I will also add something from myself; well, the game is easy I have to admit it, titans don't have such intelligence to catch or kill the player at all costs even on Inferno Mode or Eden Mode, otherwise Eden was supposed to be harder than Inferno, but I don't see the difference between them, maybe if they could add Eden on multiplayer it could be a bit harder, but still I doubt it anyway, cause the game's mechanism - when it comes to the titan's actions - is still the same,
I just hope that if there will be next game they can make it really difficult, cause this game isn't challenging at all.