The game's mouse and keyboard controls are tight and responsive, allowing the player to maneuver about the world while blasting
away at foes with relative ease.
By the time I reached the demo's final arena, I was constantly double - jumping over enemy attacks and avoiding the bursts of fire coming from the floor below, while still locking - on and firing
away at my foes.
Mindlessly hacking and slashing
away at your foes will accomplish little in a system that rewards measured action.
A bubble shell can be used to defend Darius from projectile fire, which also eats
away at any foe that steps within the field.
Rush extends multiple hits, Heavy offers robust HP - depleting damage, while Breaks whittle
away at a foe's defense - offering the opportunity for devastating damage against an vulnerable enemy.
Not exact matches
They dispatched Costa Rican side Herediano with relative ease in the CCL round of 16, riding out a draw
away before thrashing their
foes at home.
Most could be cast as surly outsiders, lashing out
at friend and
foe alike and tolerated only because they help to clear
away the pests, an even worse crowd.
No matter which melee weapon you choose, combat is resigned to just tapping a button to swing
away at a bear until an indicator flashes, letting you know you can finally execute your
foe.
That's a shame, too, because this time round Rebellion have included the ability to dismember your zombie
foes, ripping legs and arms
away from the torso in a charming splash of crimson blood, leaving them to crawl pitifully towards you in order to gnaw
at your ankles.
You click the right mouse button on an enemy to target them, or use the tab key to quickly focus on the nearest
foe, and then tap
away at the weapon keys until something dies.
I can't count how many times a lone
foe would hide himself
away in order for his squad to continuously spawn
at our HQ, cutting down troops as they attempted to make their way to the battle.
Watch as she uses her staff to disable a
foe, blasts
away at a few Stormtroopers, and gives Kylo Ren something to cry about.
Placing objects such as fences and wooden barricades help slow down the
foes and give you a chance to pick
away at their numbers, whether with melee, guns, or grenades and mines.
Hacking through legions of
foes has a certain brutal appeal, and it's easy to sink into a repetitive state of mind, hammering
away mindlessly
at the buttons and enjoying the spectacle of it all.
Pouring salt to this open wound is the fact that there is not a lot of visual difference between enemy and
foe, leaving you hacking
away blindly
at the mob in front of you.
If your
foes aren't toppled quickly enough, their shots will hack
away at your flippers, making it a lot easier to drain the ball.
For example, skulking assassin Dregg excels
at hiding
away and sniping
foes, with his Ghost Gun able to shoot through walls and terrain.
Alternatively, you can wait next to a thorny bush as an enemy flies towards you and dash
away at the last second, resulting in a satisfying messy end for the
foe.
And while the amount of on - screen action can grow chaotic
at times, as long as you scurry
away from the waterjets of
foes and watch your back, it's fairly easy to become a water warrior.
In terms of combat, Final Fantasy X threw
away the Active Time Battle system from previous games in favour of the all new Conditional Battle system, a far more strategic and satisfying affair that allows you to switch characters in and out of battle to suit the situation
at hand, bringing in the powerful swordsman Auron to take down the armoured
foes for instance, using the black mage Lulu to deal with the elemental types, and the white mage and summoner Yuna to deal with injuries sustained by the party and to summon creatures to fight in place of the party.
A staple of the Dissidia spin - off series
at this point, the Cloud of Darkness uses dark energy projectiles to hit far
away foes while utilizing her strange hair snake... things to attack closer enemies.
When fighting enemies in close quarters, not extending the scythe works great, but I also had the option to expand it and slice
at my
foes from farther
away, which is more appropriate depending on their distance.
There is nothing more satisfying than shooting something with a harpoon gun and then driving
away at speed to bring it crashing down (or to remove a hatch which can exposes something to be blown up)- well, apart from thrusting thundersticks into the stomachs of enemies and kicking them into other
foes, but more on that later.