played more tonight in between Warhawk sessions.
Still loving the game...
If you go back to the darklands area, there are like 12 different training courses you can practice with. 4 flying/dashing courses, 4 air combat courses and 4 ground combat courses....
You can always get a refresher on the moves and I have gotten much better at the game practicing and getting better and better at the dragon flying.
I watched my friend play tonight and it seems that people have the biggest problem with the fact that the dragon doesnt fly in a straight line, but instead bobs up and down as the wings flap...its a dragon, not an F14 tomcat.
I find that the best way to take down objective enemies is to lock onto youyr target, and then press circle or triangle to zoom right up and takedown, crash into or melee fight in the air...only use the fireballs, flame spray for crowds of ice dragons, stationary targets, strafing ground troops or the enemy ships. you cant just spam all of your enemies with the fireball - MANY are immune and need you to melee them or take out the rider.
I have also noticed when other play that there is so much going on they cant handle everything at once....the flying, the shooting/meelee, switching tactics for different enemies.....its really one of those games that takes you beyond the normal level of multitasking in games...it uses every single button and and the extra dimension of the tilt control management.....not even Wii taxes you this hard in a multitasking sense...not nearly as many buttons...
Another thing I love doing is grabbing an enemy soldier from the crowds with my claw as i swoop down, and then feeding in mid air
so the full control scheme is...
SIXAXIS tilt/thrust/flip - fly the dragon
L1/R1 - change target lock
L2/R2 - left and right talon/brakes
triangle - takedown
square - fireballs (press rapid) flame breath (hold button) (use the right or left stick while in flame breath mode to aim it - like if hovering over a crowd of enemies you use the stick to sweep the crowd with the flame stream)
circle - strike (like after you lock on, press this button to quickly fly up to the locked enemy for some CQC)
control pad - rage vision
l/r sticks - camera flame breath control
its cool to fly in one direction and look aim in another....
when you are learning how to manage it all and play the game right you will fuck up alot...you really have to practice at this to get good and get the good medals (silver and up)
I can understand why its too hard for many and frustrates them - but I still think the reviews and the trolling are out of control.
I still from time to time try to use the sticks to move out of instinct because the action just becomes too much....the game shows some text on the screen to remind me to stop being a stunned dumbass and use the tilt to fly the dragon and the sticks to look....
