Too hard

[Danny_G13]

This game is ridiculously difficult. Sure, I can just about do the first cluster of puzzles, but I have not once managed the second group.

If I manage somehow to get past Flight is Cancelled then the Security room takes me out every time. Must have failed 20+ times?

I really dislike the progression - you have to do a full block at once rather than getting a checkpoint per room. So you do 3 out of 4, die at 4 and start all over again.

PS this is just a puzzle game - it's not an action game, it's not a shooter, it's just a very snazzy looking puzzle game.

[DudeInARedScarf]

git gud scrub

[Danny_G13]

Originally posted by Red Dude:

git gud scrub

I'd do that if one error didn't put me back 20+ minutes of progress.

This game is too hard. Not for me.

[Perkins]

you should describe your playstyle a little more maybe? i mean it's hard to imagine what you might be doing wrong.
some general tips would be:
take your time, dodge while shooting, looking at bullets while they pass will guarantee they dont touch your hitbox, bullets far enough under your shoulders wont touch your hitbox, use your hands and guns to block bullets.

[Perkins]

and also git gud

[Danny_G13]

So I gave this game a random shot again today, and was still struggling till I learned one simple thing:

Throwing objects at shooters relieves them of their guns. That made a hell of a difference.

It IS extremely difficult, and it is a puzzle game at its base, but it's more managable knowing that.

I'd also say that having to do 5 'rooms' in a row or lose all progress is a bit unfair. It should checkpoint after two rooms.

[Danny_G13]

Originally posted by Perkins:

you should describe your playstyle a little more maybe? i mean it's hard to imagine what you might be doing wrong.
some general tips would be:
take your time, dodge while shooting, looking at bullets while they pass will guarantee they dont touch your hitbox, bullets far enough under your shoulders wont touch your hitbox, use your hands and guns to block bullets.

I've noticed the hands only block two bullets per round, one per hand. And it's also hit and miss. Sometimes the block just doesn't work.

[TBTB|Filtertip]

Best way to go about it is to play slowly. stand still and assess what your facing and workout how to best avoid getting hit while your taking out the red dudes.

[eightiesboi]

Originally posted by Danny_G13:

I've noticed the hands only block two bullets per round, one per hand. And it's also hit and miss. Sometimes the block just doesn't work.

There's a visual cue. If your hands look like they're vibrating, then they can't be used to block a bullet. Next time you block a bullet, notice how your hands change. You can block bullets with other objects like guns and knives too.

Keep in mind that you are never standing "still". Little movements you make means that the enemies (and more importantly, the bullets they've fired) are always heading in your direction. However, you can use the air traffic controller method; if a bullet is not on a straight line trajectory to intercept you, then it won't ever hit you and can be discounted (as long as you don't move back into it's path). And to echo what Filtertip said; look around and plan. Sometimes you will find additional weapons just out of your immediate sightline.

Lastly, you can punch enemies and grab their weapons right out their hands. And any object that hits an enemy will kill it, so if you get good at throwing objects, you can kill enemies and save bullets. I say *if*, because many of us find accurate throwing to be harder than throwing IRL.

[cavemanlawyer7]

Strange. I'm terrible at video games despite how much I play them. I'm always wishing VR games were a little easier. Yet I find Superhot very easy as long as you go slow. You can make it as hard as you want to by increasing the speed that you move but if you literally play like you are Neo watching the Matrix go by a few frames per second... I don't see how you can't get through it. The easiest way is to just learn how to lead your shots. Its a strange concept because when you shoot the person will be stationary but after a while you can just setup shots in advance and then just wave your arms and watch them all run into the bullets. You also have to be careful that bullets aren't coming towards you when you fire your gun because that will make time fly by too fast to dodge them.

Now the endless level does get impossibly hard very quick, at least for me.

[Danny_G13]

Originally posted by eightiesboi:

Originally posted by Danny_G13:

I've noticed the hands only block two bullets per round, one per hand. And it's also hit and miss. Sometimes the block just doesn't work.

There's a visual cue. If your hands look like they're vibrating, then they can't be used to block a bullet. Next time you block a bullet, notice how your hands change. You can block bullets with other objects like guns and knives too.

Keep in mind that you are never standing "still". Little movements you make means that the enemies (and more importantly, the bullets they've fired) are always heading in your direction. However, you can use the air traffic controller method; if a bullet is not on a straight line trajectory to intercept you, then it won't ever hit you and can be discounted (as long as you don't move back into it's path). And to echo what Filtertip said; look around and plan. Sometimes you will find additional weapons just out of your immediate sightline.

Lastly, you can punch enemies and grab their weapons right out their hands. And any object that hits an enemy will kill it, so if you get good at throwing objects, you can kill enemies and save bullets. I say *if*, because many of us find accurate throwing to be harder than throwing IRL.

Yeah I know about the vibration - that's what I meant by two blocks per room. One on each hand.

No, even before that it still sometimes doesn't work properly.

And a lot of what you said I've also figured out. Thanks.

[Perkins]

neat little tip i've come up with:

while playing a lot of endless mode i found that if i'm in an area where i get blindsided frequently i can keep one of my weapons up like a boxer blocking punches and it'll actually save my ass pretty reliably.

[Roxirin]

I've never played before and I just finished the game in an hour and 50 minutes. All I can suggest is try to slow down - it sounds obvious, but if you don't move at all, nothing else moves. You can plan your next move easier that way. I rarely blocked bullets with my hands - blocking with objects that won't shatter works better for me. Holding whatever you have in your hands in front of your face more often will sometimes block bullets you forgot or didn't see coming. Best of luck!