One other Crab’s Treasure is out now, filling the opening in our hearts left by Darkish Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Don’t let its cute seems to be deceive you: this sport will be powerful, particularly for those who don’t accumulate the crystals world wide and use them to unlock some crucial and really useful expertise.
Is that this a secure area? Can I admit one thing actually dumb? I performed about half of the sport with out unlocking any expertise. I saved considering, “When is the sport going to introduce the parry mechanic I used within the demos?” I additionally saved considering, “Jesus fucking Christ, this sport is brutal, how lengthy is it going to make me wait to unlock any further talents?” The reply, pricey readers, is that you may unlock expertise as quickly as you meet the Moon Snail of their area. It’s worthwhile to return to the Moon Snail to stage up although, regardless that you may see your ability tree from the primary menu.
I needed to study this the exhausting manner so that you just don’t. Now that I’ve hopefully earned your respect, laughs, and perhaps even a few of your pity, right here’s some game-changing expertise you’ll want to unlock as quickly as you get the possibility.
Parry
I don’t love that One other Crab’s Treasure locks what looks like crucial mechanics behind the ability tree, even when a few of them are the best and least expensive talents to acquire. That is very true of the parry, in addition to the following ability on this checklist, which really feel like they need to’ve been a part of the baseline mechanics out there at your disposal. Parries are the crux of a lot of One other Crab’s Treasure’s largest influences, like Sekiro, and unsurprisingly they’re simply as essential right here.
Till the parry ability is unlocked, gamers can solely conceal of their shells by utilizing the guard button at the price of their shell’s well being. Upon getting the parry, a well-timed launch of the guard button (proper earlier than an enemy assault lands) will completely parry opponents, quickly beautiful them and mitigating all shell injury. This quick stun window could be an ideal time for a observe up assault…
Riposte
As I discussed above, some expertise that want unlocking ought to’ve in all probability been baked into the mechanics available firstly, and the riposte is one other instance of that. What good is a parry for those who can’t observe up with riposte, in any case? This ability’s necessity ought to in all probability clarify itself, so once you see the Moon Snail, inform them I say “what’s good,” and make the parry and riposte the primary few expertise you spend your hard-earned crystals on.
Self Restore
On the off probability that you just’re struggling getting the parry timing down, otherwise you identical to to take a seat in your shell and eat that injury, you’re going to need to put money into Self Restore, a ability that takes a web page from one of many biggest video games to ever exist: Bloodborne. In that sport, gamers have been in a position to regain a portion of their well being by instantly attacking enemies after they have been hit. Self Restore features precisely like this, besides that it received’t recuperate Kril’s well being, solely the well being of the shell, which is tied to its personal HP bar. Pairing this ability with notably beefy shells and a mixture of excellent parries will virtually render the necessity to swap between shells pointless. That is the way you turn out to be the one true crab to rule all of them with an iron claw.
Housewarming
One other Crab’s Treasure’s ability tree is damaged into just a few branches alongside three predominant paths: the Approach of the Hermit, the Approach of the Predator, and the Approach of the True Crab. The Hermit path focuses on Umami (this sport’s model of magic) and evasiveness, and the Housewarming ability prioritizes the previous in a serious manner. Umami shell spells—magic talents tied to the shell you’re actively utilizing—and tremendous strikes known as Variations each use Umami fees, which will be elevated all through the sport. Early on although, you’re going to have only a few Umami fees at your disposal, so it is best to do every thing to chop again on their utilization.
Housewarming permits gamers to make use of any shell’s given spell as soon as with out utilizing an Umami cost, which will be clutch in tight conditions the place they should save Umami for an Adaptation or to spam spells. On condition that shells are littered actually all around the sport, together with each boss combat, this ability will be taken benefit of very simply, and at little to no price for savvy gamers who bounce between shells. Talking of which…
Scrap Hammer
I swear I didn’t plan these transitions however they simply occurred to work out. So gamers will be capable to improve their injury through numerous strategies, together with leveling up the assault stat, equipping damage-buffing Stowaways (consider Hole Knight’s appeal system, full with purchasable slots), and upgrading Kril’s fork on the smith in New Carcinia. The ability tree largely rewards gamers with new assaults, however one specific ability really accomplishes this and upgrades your injury output by so much. It additionally permits gamers to successfully wield two shells and their talents at any given time. Say hi there to Scrap Hammer, your new greatest buddy.
Scrap Hammer permits Kril to make use of a cost assault to skewer any shell within the sport, including it as a injury modifier to the bottom weapon. At any level, gamers can maintain down on the d-pad to swap between the shell on their again and the one on their weapon, permitting you to have two shells on the identical time. The load and defensive stats of those shells issue into the injury and effectiveness of the weapon, however throughout the board gamers will probably be doing extra injury than ever earlier than. The tradeoff is that swinging the modified fork (whatever the shell’s weight class) turns into universally slower than the bottom assault, however with the suitable timing and a few cautious guarding and parrying, this received’t even matter. Unlocking Scrap Hammer cracked the sport vast open for me, and I guarantee you it’ll do the identical for you. Don’t go too lengthy with out it for those who may help it.
If you happen to clocked the point out of fats rolling with a Zweihander equal in my assessment of the sport, that is the ability that made that doable.
These are One other Crab’s Treasure’s most important expertise in my humble opinion. Unlocking them made all of the distinction within the sport’s issue, and once more, I beat half of this sport with none of them. If there’s ever been an authority on how you can make this difficult sport a lot simpler for your self, I’m that man. Now go forth, get your shells, and crush your foes with a charged Scrap Hammer assault on me.
