Who here is hyped for La-Mulana 2?
Very few people. How are the updates coming along? I can't check because I didn't back it.
GOTY 2016
>>339593530
There's an anon that regularly posts on la mulana threads that backed LM2. He said level design is mostly done, and they're working on backgrounds now.
>>339593530
>very few
kill yourself
release date when
>>339593686
Thank you. Hope it comes before 2017, really looking forward to it.
Can't wait. Maybe this time I won't be such a pleb and didn't check the wiki every other step
>>339593843
It got just enough money to get backed after the deadline and the very few times I've seen a La-Mulana thread it dies almost instantly.
Dude is having trouble with composing the music because it has been years since the last time he had to do it. But i think it's quite good, specially field00
https://soundcloud.com/user-784121968
He did say that he is going to leave the final versions to the same person who did the music for the beta version.
Hope it won't be a stupid convuluted mess like the first one
>>339594115
We're getting Zero Mission-style "now that you did X, here's what you changed" camera
I sure am.
>>339594178
Okay, maybe now I can finally finish it.
After killing the two snakes I just gave up on where I am supposed to go
>>339594178
oh cool that might help
the only stopping me from finishing la mulana (1) is the fact that i need a guide and i fucking hate the idea of having to use a guide at least on this game
>>339594178
I'm conflicted about this.
I really wish I'd backed it when I had the chance. Fuck.
>run through screens of respawning enemies to press a switch so you can run through screens of respawning enemies again to look for the door it opened
pass
>>339594415
haha that's how far you got pfft casual
i gave up at the temple of rebirth
>>339594415
>two snakes
that's like the tutorial boss and hours away from where the game becomes convoluted and people generally need hints.
so even though you're correct in saying la-mulana has issues with its puzzles, you wouldn't actually know because up to that point (and more) the game is very manageable as long as you're patient and observant.
>>339594772
>tutorial boss
Heh, I beat amphisbaena after killing both Leviathan and Elmac. I couldn't beat thered skeletonswhen i got there first, so i continued exploring and eventually unlocked the boss fight by chance.
I unironically think La Mulana is the best game of all time
>>339594989
I fucking love la mulana but I think it has some really bullshit parts
>USE THIS ITEM HERE
>why
>LOL I DON'T KNOW
>>339593686
Really? That's great. I need to find some of those threads.
>>339594989
The best indie game by insane margin.
>tfw got stuck on Bahamut and never even finished 1
>>339594989
>>339595298
I really like the game even though I haven't technically finished but the music and gameplay so far probably sealed it as a favourite, but the developers themselves said they intentionally made the game to frustrate the player in some ways.
Also somebody help me I can't beat that goddamn eye boss I keep getting so close but I fuck up once and all my health goes to shit.I know git gud but should I farm gold and cheese with gun? Fuck getting the chain whip through that gap in the wall-fire.
>>339592853
Can't wait.
>>339596185
are you doing hard mode no sub weapons?
>>339596185
I'm not sure what weapons you have but you really want to getthe axeto kill some of the harder bosses. I found this one helped a lot.
>spoilerCheesing it with a gun never feels good and since you can't repeat the bosses without starting a new game I would not do it.
Game was hard and took forever
Hell wasn't so difficult except that one room
You know the one
>>339596805
the witches oneno, it's not the fucking pillar one, that one you can stop time and get away with it
>>339592853
I still haven't beat the first one after 4 years of owning it
>>339596904
I don't remember a witches room
>>339597046
it's the hardest one because of the fake floors.
it's the one right after the one with the lasers that shoot from eyes in each wall of the room.
>>339594501
Why? It's not like they are are going to completely spoil what you have to do, just give you the general direction you need to go to, and they will probably let you disable it.
I mean a lot of people didn't finish La-Mulana or resorted to using a guide simply because you have no idea where to go after a while without needing to first explore every single room again.
>>339595983
I was stuck for days, then it turned out he wasn't the second boss
>>339597370
the most bullshit example being the tower of the goddess entrance
>>339597370
I understand that. I also found myself frustrated about that, but showing you what the button changed might make it too easy. I'd prefer if they'd provide some sort of clue, based on how the mechanism is related to what it did, or some kind of information.
Also, I'd hope if they completely avoid noticing small details on the backgrounds. The "dancing man" puzzle and the spot where you have to place the serpent staff were kind of annoying, because I couldn't make out the difference on the background textures.
>>339596671
>>339596762
no this is my first run, so far I've been trying my best to avoid any spoilers exceptfor getting the axe to beat bahamut. Can I skip him and beat another boss first? I got access to Chamber of Extinction (Dark place) and Gateway of Illusion (Eden).
Who else defeated the ruins without cheating and external help?
>>339597848
Are you avoiding using subweapons?There's one that's not the gun that makes bahamut really easy.
Am I the only one who mistook the dancing man as that one skeleton in the pit?
>>339597848
yeah, you got some room to work with, you really don't need to defeat x number of bosses until later.
if you are there you should have the spears, so it should be easy for you to kill him. Do you know how faries work?
>>339597848
I'm pretty sure you need to beat him to progress, he's not that hardDid you find/solve the serdab of light, the weapon there might be very useful against bananamut
>>339598009
I beat that boss already, I was referring to theeyeboss of the lava level. I've tried caltraps and rolling shuriken but he really gets me towards the end when the slightly curving mega laser destroys the platforms above you that you need to stand on to hit the eye.
>>339598041
The reference to feet made me fuck around in the rooms named Neptune's feet for five thousand years.
>>339597636
What broke me the most were the scaffolds in that area that took me hours going back and forth in the ruins until i found out by chance that they were climbable.
>>339598151
>>339598213
Yeah I found the spear, and I was using the fairy glitch unsuccesfully on the water level boss before I got a better weapon.I only use the spears to 2 hit the tentacles, then switch to roll shuriken or caltraps to hit when the eye opens. Should I just farm money till I have enough to spam? At this point I don't really mind getting the gun.
>>339598237
OhI beat it by being very patient, sometimes he will skip a laser and then you can hit him. Or just pistol his eye into oblivion.
NOW I want
On my screen when
please
>>339596762
>tfw finishing off the final boss with one revolver round
Tech victory
>>339597923
The answer is Nobody. Funny since you are No one. Unless MAYBE you played the old game and already knew the kind of bullshit La Mulana pulls, but going in blind there's just no way.
>>339598291
>Isis pendant
>>339597636
>Let's go back to that place where I've been 50 times and nothing's left
>Oh there's a door there
>Why is there a door there
Why was there a door there?
>>339598520
there is a really easy way to farm max money
>go to the spring in the sky
>get the green fairy (check imagesorry for the writing), if you see another pattern, just move to the another screen and come back until you get it
>then go to the chamber of extinction, from the warp point, one room up and then one room right
>break those "boxes", it should drop a shitton of money
>exit the screen and repeat
>>339598884
Is the guy behind impressed with her ass?
>>339598884
>>339598845
>>339598749
when you ask "why is that shit like this" is really because they just wanted to fuck with you 100%
>>339598889
I had a book like that when I was a kid. Passwords for mega man, special moves in street fighter, random stickers fucking everywhere.
>>339598749
No, I didn't know what to expect at all, except for a friend telling me it was a fucking shit game. I think he gave up in Gate of Guidance.
It took me around 5 or 6 months, I had papers and notes everywhere in my room. Also I was slightly going insane near the end.
>>339598964
Nah they just forgot to give a hint.
Now Hard Mode, that's them wanting to fuck you. That tablet should've just said "this is what we look like while we're fucking you"
>>339594061
>https://soundcloud.com/user-784121968
Oh my. Thanks for posting this.
I've been hyped ever since I beat 1 but now my hype has been rekindled even more.
They're just right on the spot with making a theme sound adventurous.
>>339598889
Found that out while messing up theattackfairy respawning too, thanks. I didn't bother trying to find out how to whipSakitwithout jumping into him, just bought a shitload of shurikens.
>>339599015
I did a similar thing but revisiting every room every time I solved a puzzle was too tedious. And once you start cheating, it's hard to stop.
How long did Chamber of Birth take? I know a fair amount of Hindu religion and even I went BULLSHIT at basically every puzzle.
>>339599073
>baphomet's death
i should have had expecting something, i really don't know why i took my hands of the keyboard
>>339592853
>That trap where every tile on the floor is raised so you can't see it's a pressure plate
10/10
Other than that the demo was pretty lame, anyone else feel the same?
DELETE THIS STOP FUCKING SPOILING YOU RETARD
>>339599186
i guess i can post the other bosses strategies, mostly because i "like" the drawings i made
so i guess spoilers in every image
>tfw youhad to use a guide
>>339599252
I fucking love that boss. The design, music, gameplay, and that shit gets hardcore when you're not decked out in all the best items.
>>339599406
i would say that baphomet is my favoritebut palenque and tiamat exist and it's hard to choose between them
>mfw sat down for 40 hours straight and beat LA Mulana in one go
>no notes
>screenshot a few tomes though
>mostly brute force the game
>didn't use a guide except for when someone said there was a secret level called hell
>died at the countdown at the end because I tried to escape through the gate of guidance
>anons always laugh when I post that screenshot but don't have it at the moment
>buy 10 copies everytime it goes on sale for $1 and give them out
>gave the kikestarter $50
Cant wait.
>>339599364
That's pretty cute anon, always thought it was a weird name for afishthough.I was using attack fairy + flare gun and I got so close too.
>>339599252
>10th time fighting baphomet
>Finally beat her firm ass and round tits
>"OH HEY LEMEZA, YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE FUNNY? IF I PULLED A RONDO OF BLOOD ON YOUR ASS"
>"What, no that wouldn't be fun at all!"
>"TOUGH SHIT"
>>339599558
Tiamat is another good climax, though she's a little overshadowed by the dozen bosses just before.
Most bosses are just "hit this big scary monster". Then a few witches summon the Pagan God of old who immediately nukes your as with witchcraft, then transforms and flies to keep out of reach which all flying bosses should do.
>>339599558
>Tiamat
That was like a toohoo, except you have a huge hitbox.
>>339599597
Bahamut is a fish, from jewish mythology. D&D fucked up and madehera dragon.
I gave up in the first game around the chamber of rebirth, and used guides until I got bored, after the labyrinth boss. Shit was insane and obtuse. Excellent art direction, thou.
>>339599396
>ruining your own fun
I'm embarassed of you, anon.
So how will those skeleton keys work in La-Mulana 2? Are they just kickstarter/playism exclusive costumes?
>>339599597
i think in the original mithology, bahamut was a flying water serpent, not a dragon as games lead to believe.
>>339599581
i'm pretty sure you were the one who gave me a copy, and for that i thank you again.i gave them $250 because fucking physical copy of everything
>>339599717
but would you like it as much if it didn't have tits?
>>339599396
What parts did /v/ have to use a guide for?
I used a guide for :The Shopkeeper Brothers
and
How to kill Tiamat's Children
Nothing else though.
>>339599828
fuck you it's literally impossible to beat the game without a guide
i should know i've tried
>>339599558
>Temple of Moonlight
>First note isn't TOUCH NOTHING
I bet you don't even hit walls for porkchops fagit
as long as there is a place like gate of illusion. that area was turbo shit
>>339599828
Don't worry, i'm going to force myself not to use a guide for La-Mulana 2.
>>339599864
>but would you like it as much if it didn't have tits?
Yes.No.
>>339599854
I would imagine that you can get them through challenging rooms late game, but the chests must be in the beginning of the game, so if you backed, you can unlock them sooner.
>>339599942
it doesn't matter, i always forget and get scared shitless by the thunder sound.
>>339600018
Me too, but I will most likely get mad after ten hours and use it. By the end of La-Mulana, shit was getting way too cryptidic (go down a vase in the Mausoleum like a Mario pipe? wtf)
>>339599206
I got stuck for at least 2 months between Viy and Palenque.It took me way too much time to find the woman statue. I got into Kali's room pretty early, but could never figure out what to do. Getting into Eden was also really tough for me. And without the cog, you can't do much in Chamber of Birth except for killing yourself by whipping elephants. I still hear the song of curry in my nightmares.
>>339600018
Same. Too bad it's never coming out b/c kikestarter.
>>339599581
>$50
Casual.
>tfw la mulana is in my steam library but I've never played it
Welp, time to play it.
>>339592853
Can't wait for the Steam reviews.
>OMG how do i kill the eye
>>339600278
Read the manual beforehand. It's part of the game so it's not cheating. I wish I did.
>>339600278
i hope you like bullshit and clunky controls
>>339600332
>Y cant lamulana crawl
>>339600274
>found out about La Mulana after kickstarter long since closed
>can't help with the development of the greatest traps yet.
>>339600332
this game sucks the chest is open but i cant get whats inside i request a refund
>>339600624
>>can't help with the development of the greatest traps yet.
>he doesn't knowhttp://playism-games.com/game/108/la-mulana-2
>>339600624
you actually can through playism, that's what i did, unfortunately you can only back up to the $250 tier
>>339600172
you're joking, right? we get weekly updates and they're progressing a lot
>>339600135
>>339600018
La-Mulana 1 pretty much required a guide, the devs seem to be making sure LM2 doesn't have the same problem by adding that zero mission camera for example
>>339600053
>that ara ara
I appreciate you anon
>>339600891
>you're joking, right? we get weekly updates and they're progressing a lot
Haven't heard anything in two years. When's it coming out? This year?
>>339598845
This is the one puzzle that is complete bullshit.
>ceiling in that one particular room which you have zero reason to go through again suddenly becomes breakable after talking to queen fairy
Fuck you, Naramura
>>339600987
They are missing the deadline but they're doing fine budget-wise. Mostly they made a mistake in thinking that Unity is easy because so many people use it, and they took a while learning the engine.
It's coming out late this year I'd say.
>>339601000
Also it's not breakable after you just beat the boss inside, you have to walk out and back in
Name the best area in the following categories:
>Hardest
>Easiest
>Most unique
>Most fun
>Best Boss (or Miniboss)
>>339600891
I didn't need a guide until Chamber of Birth and the last bit with the stone panels for the last boss.
Chamber of Birth can fuck right off.
>>339592853
It's a "bird knocks you into a neverending fall" episode in Chamber of Birth season
>>339599073
>mfw I didn't know that turned on hard mode, and just assumed that the game was just supposed to be this hard
>mfw I did the same thing in the remake, still not knowing that tablet did anything
I am not a smart man
>>339600987
The last update was on the 27th and about composing the music.
>>339600958
i do feel bad for reusing it for tiamat though
>>339600750
>>339600691
>want to drop 45 dollary doos
>realize i still need to beat hell temple and get started on doing mantras and shit
>>339601127
you'd be surprised at how much constantly whipping as one moves from area to area has served people
guess i will start posting random stuff now, as the other pages i skipped were just text.
>>339601403do it
>>339601196
>STRIKE THE WEDGE
WHICH WEDGE
WHERE
>>339601192
>Hardest: Chamber of Birth
>Easiest: Mausoleum of Giants (god I love that music)
>Most Unique: Twin Labyrinths
>Most Fun: Mausoleum of Giants
>Best Boss: Baphomet
>Most Annoying: Gate of Illusion.
>>339601080
>they're doing fine budget-wise
Do you have a single fact to back that up or are you being just a good goy / gullible NEET ? They barely got the minimum for the KS and they still have to pay their bill (food, eletricity, maybe rent, health care, etc, etc), so the only way the budget they got isn't burning down is if they all have a job.
I think they will deliver because muh honoraburu japarunesu, but it's pretty fair to doubt about the quality of the game they will deliver, specially compared to the first one.
>>339601561
everywhere
just fucking spam it everywhere, lemeza!
>Move Wonder of the Wonder to the bottom of the playlist
>It ends up being at the top and scares the shit out of me AGAIN
I bet the jews did this
>>339601192
>Hardest
Birth
>Easiest
Sea in the Sky
>Most unique
Dimensional
>Most fun
Dimensional
>Best Boss (or Miniboss)
Baphomet
>>339599364
Your hand writing is shit how the fuck am I supposed to read that.
>>339601821
what are youAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>339601821
On the third disc there is a screamless version
>>339601000
Doesn't the room show in the Map? You could just notice there was a room you've yet got to visit, and after looking around find the entrance.
It's been a while since I've played it so I could be wrong.
>>339601192
>Hardest
Endless Corridor
>Easiest
Gate of Guidance, obvs
>Most Unique and Fun
Dimensional Corridor as the other anon said, it's like a reward for putting up with puzzle bullshit
>Best Boss
Mother II
>hell temple on hard without the fairy vest
i also recommend La-Mulana EX for the vita if you have the chance. They only changed a few things to make it easy in the first area, and it has a cool monster encyclopedia with every enemy design in it.
>>339601939
i knowit's to keep with the theme of fucking hard that the game has
>>339601619
>good goy
Fuck off /pol/tard.
>there's not a single recording of a no-damage palenque fight
>>339602270
i can do itwith the handgun
>>339601939
You'll need to have the Reader scan at least four scriptures that say the same thing in both his writing and yours.
I am hype even though I know it will never top the first game, despite its flaws.
>>339602309
90% sure they just bounce off his armor
>>339602360
but once you know where to hit, you just fuck him up
>>339602310
>The fifth children did not have wings. They weren't fish or snakes or Giants. Just regular people. They had knowledge of the skies, and could make huge pyramids by themselves. But they were too ambitious, trying to become gods, seeking immortality, or creating humans out of clay, and the Mother's wrath was felt yet again. The Mother disrupted the language of the fifth children. But as a result, multiple civilizations were born from one generation of children.
>>339600624
>FeelsGood.Jpg
>>339602630
did those civilizations die? because I thought the seventh or eighth children were humans
I'm too stupid to finish the first one, but I had a blast playing it for the few hours I did a couple years ago.
Someone tell this retard a tip or two to get me to go play it again.
you have to have fucking AUTISM to like la-mulana
>>339602971
Sure. Which areas have you gotten to?
posting the four costumes that won and will be getting into the game
>>339602987
>You need to have autism to enjoy one of the best games ever made
Wouldn't even mind.
>>339602343
That's my biggest fear as well. I feel like it's hard to achieve the same level of surprise and cluelessness a second time around.
I'm hoping for the best though and I desperately hope it won't feel cheap with the new engine and all. La Mulana had such an unique charme, it would be criminal if this turned out to be "just another indie game"
>>339599396
I did, and I don't feel ashamed of it.
Hell, La Mulana might be one of the few modern games where I believe it's close to impossible to beat without looking anything up and I have a hard time believing those who claim they did, since this game has so many bullshit puzzle. It becomes especially ridiculous close to the end.
>inb4 casual
Don't give a fuck, at least I'm honest with myself. No need for e-points from anonymous people.
Also lmao at all those people that dropped this gem because of "clunky controls". Easy to see who's never played any games older than snes.
>>339603041
>>339600624
>reading some tablet twice
THAT'S how you start hardmode?
shit man thats cruel
>>339603041
A baphomet suit? Ohhh yes please gimme gimme.
>>339603084
Casual.
Honestly though, in my day there were no FAQs and games had very strange requirements to progress. Thing is, if you got stuck you just stopped playing them. La Mulana is way too good and way too big to quit just because you get stuck.
>>339603131
>>339603154
The game says "read this tablet twice and you will suffer" and if you do some enemies spawn. Hard to predict that every room is now crawling with endgame enemies and all the bosses are absolute monsters.
>>339600624
>snake
>first boss
That was like my third or fourth boss though. My first boss was the giant.
I used a guide for the mantras. I was just so exhausted at that point
>>339603041
>>339603131
>>339603325
Can you confirm if you need to get a skeleton key from the kickstarter/playism pledges to get the outfits? I really like them.
>>339603325
>lamp of time coming back
>>339603154
It's a stone tablet that's hardly missable while going through the graveyard of the giants. And they warn you that there will be great suffering if you read it again.
>>339603467
In the kikestarter it says:
>In La-Mulana 2, players will be able to unlock new costumes using skeleton keys. Each key is a single use, but backers with multiple keys will be able to unlock up to 4 hidden costumes.
So i guess through each playthrough you can only unlock one at a time by normal means?
>>339603298
Name 3 games that are close to being as cryptic as La Mulana.
>>339601584
Beautiful
>>339603084
I eventually beat the game without looking anything up, but even when you are writing everything down and keeping track of what you have solved and not there is a lot of bullshit that's left to guessing. Surprisingly the original game was a lot easier and has almost none of that and instead has other problems (money grind, won't easily give you the extended map and rear field warp).
>>339603741
Zelda 2, Metroid, Contra
>>339603817
Had I known about the extended map I could've beaten the game without a guide too. I think it's fair game to tell you if there's something left to do in the room.
>>339592853
>hyped for meme games
>>339603084
La Mulana had some great fan art, way better than you'd expect from a game with its kind of exposure
I guess it's one of those things where the small fanbase makes up for it by being dedicated as fuck
I'll admit I gave up on La-Mulana after wandering aimlessly in the Graveyard of the Giants and realising I had used a guide for most of the game up to that point, even Gate of Guidance. Maybe someday I'll start over and write down everything I see but it's unlikely. It's really frustrating too to stumble to a boss early and not know if it's supposed to be that hard or if you're meant to come back to it five areas from now. It's a cool game in concept though.
I'm bad at puzzle games. Is the game good enough to overlook that and just write things down/brute force it when needed?
>>339603832
I beat Zelda 2 and Metroid as a kid with my brother as well. Obviously the internet wasn't around back then. Those aren't nearly as cryptic as La Mulana, though. Most NPC at least give you a vague hint as to where you're supposed to go next.
La Mulana is just an audio signal and you're supposed to check everything that this puzzle might have activated. And there were a lot of instances where the things you activated were not even within its own level, so it came down to crude guesswork (sometimes)
How did you figure out the tiamat puzzle?
This part makes me doubt people's claims the most, by far.
Also off-topic: If you liked Zelda 2, go check out Battle of Olympus if you haven't already. It's basically Zelda 2: 2. But it's really good anyway.
>>339603817
I just don't know dude, you don't even need to write things down since the game gives you a journal to record certain tablets as you wish.
I really don't want to fault people for lying on the internet, but given the nature of this game, it's just so hard to believe.
I'll try your way of keeping a journal for the second game, it seems cool and maybe it does help after all. We'll see.
>>339601821
Post best music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EztQ9kN_vNg&index=30&list=PL68C99805ED58C684
>>339604617
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVdB5TCOM08
This one had me hooked forever.
I absolutely love how each boss fight has its own little twist in the theme, though.
>>339603832
>Contra
>Cryptic
The other two aren't close to being as cryptic as la-mulana either, you can easily beat metroid without a guide and Zelda 2 is more about the gameplay being difficult than being cryptic.
>>339603741
Shin Megami Tensei for the SNES
>tfw playing the fan translation of that game when there were no FAQs yet
>wandering around the huge, samey world looking for any sort of progression to the oblique-as-fuck main quest
It was very atmospheric in its fucked-up way
>>339604617
it's hard not to just go with fearless challenger
>>339604617
The arranged version of the tiamat fight is beyond fucking amazing, one of my favorite tracks ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIeK5Q0CD_c
>>339604581
I used the TextTrac a while when starting out but it lulls you into a false sense of security and when you are running out of entries you are in trouble. I had to start over because there was too many things I couldn't keep track of anymore.
By using pen and paper you can write down every tablet, make your own notes, piece together puzzles like for the scales and have your own map annotations for suspicious stuff in rooms.
>tfw I got stuck for more than 10 hours because I didn't know you could climb the tentacles like ladders.
So here's a novel idea
How about we nuke Mother
Alternately build a rocketship heading straight for anywhere but here
>>339604581
>>339604778
I was joking lads
>>339604883
That's definitely true. However, I'd like to think that if you once read a tablet, you will at least keep it in the back of your head and roughly remember it.
That's the case for me at least, I didn't forget any of the tablet's writings, it's just that I couldn't decipher their meaning at all.
But like I said, I'll try keeping a journal as well, be it for the sake of having a nice little keepsake.
This might have been posted before, but does this game have a certain release date yet?
>>339604961
it would workbefore she turned into the whole templeand i don't think you can wedge something into a place and then just rocket the whole place along to space
>>339605052
Come on, dude. Don't pull crap like this.
So you're admitting to having used a guide for La-Mulana, then?
>>339604139
>mother again
I thought it was going to be about Father, hence the nordic mythology
>accidently activate hard mode after trying everything cause i was stuck
>dont notice till much much later
I beat the game like this. It was suffering
>>339605267
I can count the people who've proven they've beaten la-mulana completely guideless with my middle finger
>>339597370
I resorted to a guide for pretty much the entire game after Gate of Confusion and I didn't really like how confusing & obscure a lot of the puzzles were, but...
I don't know if I like that either, it seems like they should just have more and better hints that aren't so obscure and completely out of the way. I didn't even dislike most of the puzzles themselves really, but not having any idea what to do because of crappy hints did make it not very fun at times.
Maybe it is for the better so that they have more design freedom to put in a switch that has some effect in another far off room, but I'm still a little concerned about it possibly being overused, spoiling too much, and/or making players rely too much on that feature instead of giving clever hints.
>>339605514
or maybe they are just pulling our legs until a twist happensmost likely to be ancients aliens though
>>339605740no shit
>thread dead
Too bad, it was nice while it lasted.
I try to advocate La Mulana everyhwere, got two people to try it but they haven't even gotten to the first boss and dropped it.
This game is so criminally under-appreciated (outside of the core fan-base) it hurts.
I might overexagerrate a little, but La Mulana was THE game that rekindled my interest in video games. I'm really glad we will get a second entry, but it's kinda sad that this game will never get the proper discussion here that it surely deserves.
>>339594178
That's good, running around aimlessly in the ruins can become really tedious. I'm just hoping they won't make it too obvious but find a good balance instead.
>>339605623
Lmao nice way of putting it.
>>339605804
it was a good one
>>339599754
And aboner
>>339592853
I got to two snakes and then never figured out where I was supposed to be going. Not excited but I hope the second game has some good tracks.
Thanks for the advice guys. Now I feel like booting it up and picking up where I gave up. Cheers.
>>339605514
I for one would enjoy the sight of two underground temples having sex.
>>339600624
>almost clear game up to mother during playism release
>steam release happens
>too lazy to do it all over for the rest of the achievements
>It's already been over year since i've finished la mulana
>almost forgetting the puzzles
>Threads like these make me remember the puzzles again
Damn it anons, i can't replay the game if i remember the puzzles.
>>339602270
I just got a weapon fairy and spammed chakram at him
>>339597923
I finished the main game, I couldn't find Hell by myself, tough.
>>339604491
There is an ordering that can help you with that but it has to be discovered first and unfortunately the game is a bit late in giving you a puzzle that requires you to find out.
>>339604802
even worse was that all the item descriptions were in the manual for the japanese release of the game, until guides came out/the wiki was established there was no way of knowing what did what
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>>339600274
>$115
Casual.
I went through the whole confusion gate, stopped the virgin sacrifice and killed the miniboss, but there are still areas on the map I haven't been to (top right I think)
how do i get there?
>>339606861
>Implying you can ever forget La Mulana
As soon as you'll start playing it you'll remember.You will never be able to play La Mulana again for the first time.
>>339607507
faggot
>>339607434
Different entrance. Go explore the other stages.
>>339607434From a different entry point.
>>339605804
I recommended it to a certain streamer (KDkill) and am looking forward to seeing him attempting it in the (maybe near?) future. He's pretty stubborn and tends to stream for many many hours at a time, so I think he can make good progress. He played through Rabi-Ribi recently.
Worst case scenario, we can give him some hints in the chat when he's 100% stuck.
>KS Update May 27 - Music
SOMEONE POST IT AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>339604961
Czho Mythos taught me this is a bad idea.
>pay $256 to play LM1 with 1HP
why
>>339607451
I am ok with that. I no longer have the amount of free time to get stuck for hours looking for the next thing to do. I am planning to do self imposed runs now that I know the game.
>>339605514
>>339605740
I still like the wacky theory that LM2 will be aboutbecoming the new Mother, because the Philosophers were lying to you in the original, and just wanted to get her out of the way to seize power.
>9th spirit in the 0th body
>9th spirit would be something born of the 8th children, the humans, could be Lumisa due to her vague connection to Lemeza
>0th body would be the body that gave birth to the 1st child, so Mother
Pretty much this entire theory hinges on thatthe Philosophers are part of the 7th children, and 7 is La-Mulanese for "deceit"
>>339608201
https://soundcloud.com/user-784121968
Third track is amazing.
>>339607902
That's cool. Googling this guy shows he played Hotel Dusk. I hope he didn't voice the characters, I hate it when people do that with VNs. No matter if you're the most hilarious guy on the planet, I just cannot stand it.
>>339608761
IT'S ALL AMAZING THANK YOU
>>339608625
THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A MOTHER
>>339608761
Ohhh yes the music is so fucking neat.
>>339608884
I know right, the "chanting" in the first makes me excited to see what kind of level it will accompany.
The second one is a bit tame at first but really picks it up towards the end and the third just gets you pumped for adventuring. I especially love the part when it fades out.
>>339608625I thought the fetus was the 9th child that would replace the 8th after she got rid of them
>>339593858
I'm in the same boat
but to be honest the parts I got stuck indefinitely were some bullshit so I hope they worked some of that out because it's a sequel after all
>tfw had to follow a guide to beat the first one because couldn't deal with wasting resources and spending hours just to progress through one area of a hundred,
Still looking forward to 2.
>complete original version without guides
>mfw people claim to need one for remake
>>339609556Yeah, but it's only the "spirit" of that child. I'm not entirely sure how it works out, maybe you just have to eat the fetus.
>>339595983
got stuck right after viy because didn't know where to go
gave up and accepted that the game beat me
still had a blast
>>339610015
To be fair, that right there is the biggest bullshit in the game. I have literally never seen an argument for why you should go to the place you should go to after beating Viy.
>>339608761
>I hope he didn't voice the characters
Nah he doesn't do any of that. Very chill streams to be honest.
>>339609923
How are you supposed to discover Hell Temple without one?
>>339609923
The original had no guide, you liar. Not for a long time.
>>339609923
Original is easier though, except for two puzzles
>>339609923
see: >>339605623 the burden of proof is upon you
>>339610108
what was that again? I forgot.
>>339610114
That's cool, then. Has he played 999 yet?
>>339610153
That's actually one of the things that I managed to figure out since I passed that goddamn room at least 2000 times during my playthrough.
>>339610510
You have to go tothe door outside, by the waterfall, that opens the area to Tower of the Goddess. Nevermind the fact that TotG is not Viy's backside area, Outside is not TotG's frontside counterpart, and there is no indication that a door will open there before you beat Viy.
>>339610636
>Outside is not TotG's frontside counterpart
actually it is, but otherwise you're right
>>339610852What are you guys talking about? ToTG's frontside counterpart is the sky spring
>>339610852
By all accounts it'sSpring in the Sky's. They have the matching area number. It's just that for some reason, Tower of the Goddess doesn't follow any of the backside rules and doesn't open after defeating Bahamut, or even have a door from its frontside.
>>339610636
Thanks, I remember now.
It's "puzzles" like these, that makes it super hard for me to believe that people beat this blindly.
You're supposed to backtrack to a place that you cannot know of, without any information or hint about it. When I played La-Mulana for the first time, I once spent at least 8 hours backtracking all the areas, in hopes to find something that activated. There were times where I didn't progress for a whole day and just running in circles.
God damn I wish I could erase my whole memory about this game and play it from scratch.
>>339608570
Because it's fun :^)
>>339610108
I didn't discover that door by accident. After you get the Yagoo Map, it clearly tells you there is a door there. I went there from time to time until it finally opened.
>>339611198
There's not a lot of parts like that in the game, and this "puzzle" can be skipped if youopened the backside to TotG with a Key Fairy.
That being said, it's still an undeniable bit of very poor game design.
>>339605740
>>339610510
Mulbruk is cute, Cute!
>>339611731
>Mulbruk with huge boobs
disgusting
>>339607662
>>339607674
god damnit every single puzzle in this damn game at this point is "enter from another area" with literally no clue where to start
>>339611198
It's believable over the course of several months.
At some point you really just stumble on things accidentally. There are entire weeks where I didn't progress at all, only finding useless software or hidden coin caches.
>>339598889
are you fucking greentexting in your notebook?!
>>339611976
>tfw I have 65 hours in La-Mulana
>still haven't beaten Mother
>even though I used a guide for several points
>>339611054
>>339611024
Huh, when I read the wiki it said it was, weird
>>339610510
>Has he played 999 yet?
Yea, and a bunch of other VNs. He even streamed the entirety of Umineko. Yep, Unfortunately he doesn't archive the stuff so that's all gone now.
As far as VNs go, I think he's reading Kara no Shoujo/Higanbana/Planetarium next.
>>339597923
I played the original. There were 4 times I need a guide.
1. Opening up the temple originally because I didn't really know how things worked yet.
2. Maze of Galious area. You'd think it'd just be a joke secret area but it's required despite how no notes really refering to it. I just didn't get the reference so I didn't know typing was a thing you did.
3. Infinite corridor I believe, the puzzle where you had to pass through the gates in the correct order. I got the order right, but the game was glitchy and didn't register me doing it when I tried.
4. Getting the level 3 whip because for as much as I took notes on everything and thought I had it down and the math all worked out, even calculating myself into the equation, something was oddly translated and messing everything up, and you had to do a lot to retry that puzzle.
All in all, I think I did pretty well. 4 out of a hundred so puzzles. Solved even weird stuff like the pregnant Sun and moon on my own.
>>339603041
>>339603131
>>339603636
>no Carmen Sandiego
fuckken dropped
>>339612604
>. Solved even weird stuff like the pregnant Sun and moon on my own.
that was a pretty easy one anon
>>339613261
You're kinda being a dick. It's one that will throw a lot of people off using the pause function in a puzzle and the abstract nature of "just sit in the sun room long enough". I got it but I don't blame anyone for getting lost at that chain of events as many people have.
>>339613814
oh wait I thought he meant the falling sun one, oops
