User:InsomniacViper

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I just got hold of Die by the Sword again. Third person sword fight find your girlfriend game, and by the gods am I getting my ass handed to me. I think I was better way back when I didn't know how to block :( Already died nine times to one horseman and his kobold friend. I don't think getting stuck on a rope trap helps (you have to use a Custom Move to cut yourself down fast or the horseman goes to town on your limbs, but that will toss you to the ground for three seconds or so).

Also, tried to do a somersault-like move (default Home attack; also the one to cut yourself down) in a low cavern. I bashed my skull against the ceiling and fell over. Derpy moment, but it's pretty amusing to see your character do that.

Also also, I pummeled a kobold to death WITH HIS OWN SEVERED ARM. What game allows you to do that? Well, Die by the Sword obviously.

That said, doesn't come without its drawbacks. The camera is... Pretty clunky. At best. You cannot control it, since the game assumes you are going to use two hands. Default control setup involves WASDEQ for movement, num/* for interaction (/ sheathes sword, * activates stuff), num123 for blocking, num456 and home-ins-end for attacks. Oh, also, the first enemy you fight is kobolds, who might as well be called crack monkeys. Hard to hit, but luckily don't bite hard. So guess how the camera orients itself? Somewhere between you and the crack monkeys.

The actual swinging of the sword is tricky to master. You first have to learn basic orientation skills, since figuring out where you are swinging at is not always intuitive. Once you got that down, you have to get used to the delayed swing, or compensate by aiming at the side of an enemy. It's pretty weird and very different from any game I've played.

It's on Good old Games for three dollars now (part of the Interplay sale). Especially at that price I can highly recommend getting it.

It even comes with the expansion and Custom Move Editor. I don't know what the latter does yet, but it sounds preeetty neat.

This also reminds me of a different game which I vaguely remember. All I really know is you are some dude who does punching. You attack with num1 through 9, and entering your combat stance makes your character move sideways (I was so good at the game I never found the first enemies anyways, so I just resorted to not attacking. PROBLEM SOLVED). I am fairly confident it was first person, but I may well be wrong. I had no idea what to do, but those first two rooms just captivated me. I think entering the second room involved a floating eye of sorts, or falling through the floor.

If that is enough information for someone to discern what game I am talking about... I am thouroughly impressed.

Random stuff.