Do people actually use the prosthetics and combat arts regularly?

[andrewb]

I just finished the game (severance ending) and I wasn't using the prosthetics pretty much at all. I mean apart from using the fire-spewing thingy on some of the bosses and Malcontent on one particular boss at the end, swinging my sword like a maniac always seemed like a more viable option. Going into NG+, I wanna try and use them more but I'm gonna have to push myself.

Same goes for the combat arts. All they seem to do is expose you, beause the animation for some them is kinda long. I mean I would only use them for variety and the cool looks, not for practical use.

[Efesell]

I never really used it against a boss but it's super useful against regular enemies.

Plus a shuriken into a dash is always valuable.

[Multihog]

I use the shuriken in conjunction with the RB dash move that you can do right after using a prosthetic tool. The combat arts are trash, I agree. They look cool, but more often than not they just cause you to take damage. This game is pretty flawed.

[Tiasmoon]

They are often situational. But can be awesome when they are good to use, like the shield.

As for combat arts, there's 3 kinds generally speaking: the ones that attack fast but dont deal much damage, the ones that are slow but hit harder, and the ones that are great but cost spirit emblems.

Some of the combat arts are incredibly powerful.

[Efesell]

The Ichimonji is always useful and amazing.

The rest of them might also be secretly good but I'm too busy using the one.

[DiSiEi]

I find myself rarely using them, i use the purple flames against ghosts regulary tho

[TyresTyco]

Shuriken dash.. the spear (only the stabs). Flame with the maxed tool skill tree. Are all awesome. Firecrackers as panic button also is nice to have.

[Efesell]

If you find that your deflect timing is just slightly off then the shield is great because it can deflect the same as your sword but with a slightly more generous window.

[GUY]

Originally posted by andrewb:

I just finished the game (severance ending) and I wasn't using the prosthetics pretty much at all. I mean apart from using the fire-spewing thingy on some of the bosses and Malcontent on one particular boss at the end, swinging my sword like a maniac always seemed like a more viable option. Going into NG+, I wanna try and use them more but I'm gonna have to push myself.

Same goes for the combat arts. All they seem to do is expose you, beause the animation for some them is kinda long. I mean I would only use them for variety and the cool looks, not for practical use.

The raven dodge thing is actually really fun to use against unblockables or sweeps, I haven't tried vs grabs tho, shurkien is also really good for any boss that's in the air, it also cancels owl's posture heal, I saw on a stream that the loaded spear can pull out the centipede from inside the headless monkey after he's staggered from parrying his big overhead swing and it does a LOT of damage, fireworks are obviously op vs a lot of enemies lol and fire fan shield is kind of needed unless you get lucky vs the fire demon fireballs, the rest of them seem kind of bad tbh...axe is way too slow, poison knife hardly works vs anything I tried and it costs WAY too many emblems and divine abduction is literally useless unless you want to farm as far as I can tell, as for combat arts I kind of agree with you, only ichimonji seems worth using, the ones that cost spirit emblems don't even do that much damage and leave you exposed but I didn't test them out too much to be honest.

[Peelsepuuppi]

Originally posted by Multihog:

I use the shuriken in conjunction with the RB dash move that you can do right after using a prosthetic tool. The combat arts are trash, I agree. They look cool, but more often than not they just cause you to take damage. This game is pretty flawed.

They aren't all trash Namely Nightjar and double Imoji.

Nightjar is really useful tool vs bosses that have strong poise and that you have to damage a bit before really getting their posture down. Nightjar trivialized Corrupted monk for me. I could just evade for a bit and move in with Nightjar immediately when the was an opening.

Double Ichimonji Is a really strong move that does good posture damage and generally forces a lot of enemies including bosses to block the second move too. Even better it recovers a lot of your own posture. You need to look for opening to use it, but when you have it. It's really good.

Most of the skills that spam multiple attacks or have a cost to use aren't worth using.

[andrewb]

Originally posted by Bizarre Fighting Technique:

The raven dodge thing is actually really fun to use against unblockables or sweeps, I haven't tried vs grabs tho, shurkien is also really good for any boss that's in the air, it also cancels owl's posture heal, I saw on a stream that the loaded spear can pull out the centipede from inside the headless monkey after he's staggered from parrying his big overhead swing and it does a LOT of damage, fireworks are obviously op vs a lot of enemies lol and fire fan shield is kind of needed unless you get lucky vs the fire demon fireballs, the rest of them seem kind of bad tbh...axe is way too slow, poison knife hardly works vs anything I tried and it costs WAY too many emblems and divine abduction is literally useless unless you want to farm as far as I can tell, as for combat arts I kind of agree with you, only ichimonji seems worth using, the ones that cost spirit emblems don't even do that much damage and leave you exposed but I didn't test them out too much to be honest.

Thanks for the tips. I noticed that the shuriken's description says it does a lot of damage against enemies in the air, but I never got to try that. Pulling out the centipede seems really interesting and the fireballs on Demon of Hatred ♥♥♥♥♥♥ me up real bad, didn't think about using the umbrella. I definitely will try to use the prosthetics and comat arts much more in NG+.

[TyresTyco]

Ichimonji isnt bad yeah. But the problem with combat arts is the button input. It happens far to often when you are in the attack parry rhythm that you accidantly use the art instead of a parry or normal attack.

[TyresTyco]

Originally posted by andrewb:

Originally posted by Bizarre Fighting Technique:

The raven dodge thing is actually really fun to use against unblockables or sweeps, I haven't tried vs grabs tho, shurkien is also really good for any boss that's in the air, it also cancels owl's posture heal, I saw on a stream that the loaded spear can pull out the centipede from inside the headless monkey after he's staggered from parrying his big overhead swing and it does a LOT of damage, fireworks are obviously op vs a lot of enemies lol and fire fan shield is kind of needed unless you get lucky vs the fire demon fireballs, the rest of them seem kind of bad tbh...axe is way too slow, poison knife hardly works vs anything I tried and it costs WAY too many emblems and divine abduction is literally useless unless you want to farm as far as I can tell, as for combat arts I kind of agree with you, only ichimonji seems worth using, the ones that cost spirit emblems don't even do that much damage and leave you exposed but I didn't test them out too much to be honest.

Thanks for the tips. I noticed that the shuriken's description says it does a lot of damage against enemies in the air, but I never got to try that. Pulling out the centipede seems really interesting and the fireballs on Demon of Hatred ♥♥♥♥♥♥ me up real bad, didn't think about using the umbrella. I definitely will try to use the prosthetics and comat arts much more in NG+.

You should absolutly use the fire shield against DoH. Not for the fireballs.. but for the jump. Purple for headless and the other terror warrior there.

[Anatolius]

Shuriken for dogs, occassionaly firecrackers, axe vs shield warriors and senpou 'rats'.
Not to mention you use rope all the time like a spider-man.
If it's combat arts then i think of using Ichimonji against bosses, should be sweet.

[Peelsepuuppi]

Originally posted by TyresTyco:

Ichimonji isnt bad yeah. But the problem with combat arts is the button input. It happens far to often when you are in the attack parry rhythm that you accidantly use the art instead of a parry or normal attack.

I can see how this could happen to someone. The input is a little bit dumb for a single move. However I've played for a bit now and this has never happened to me, I just know instinctively to release block after deflecting.

[Arngrim]

Try playing without the kuro charm and with the demon bell active all times, that might make it a bit more needed. I used shurikens and firecrackers some, and the axe för shield bashing and huge poise damage.