Wouldn't you LOVE to be able to cycle between 2 weapons?

I want the return of the Dopplegenger Soul function from Dawn of Sorrow, since this game borrows so heavily from it.

At the press of a button it let you swapped both your weapon and shards. It was extremely helpful and did improve game flow quite a bit.

The main concern is what button would it be? LT? I'm trying to remember if B does anything.

This is probably the most important feedback I could give for the demo. Please keep this post going!

I'm a fan of proper mechanics that keep the player out of the menu as much as possible. An ability to swap between two weapons would be the highest priority and could go a long way in that regard. I understand changing shards would still be limited to the menus, but having a variety in available weapons would greatly improve the game-play. I tend to stick with the heavy claymore for more damage, but would like to equip an alternate knife/sword/whip in order to deal with faster enemies such as the bats.

But also, implementing a quick function system for using health, items, equipping weapons, etc would also be ideal. It pulls me out of the game to have to go to the menu to heal or eat food during a boss fight. Other than these two items, I thought the demo was fantastic, and playing it removed any doubts I might of had. I can't wait to get back home and play through it again!

I would be very surprised if this game doesn't end up with a Doppleganger shard.

This would be a very good QOL improvement

I'm finding myself indifferent on a lot of matters with this game. With the ability to use directional shards, I don't think we need weapon sets. Sure it can save menu time for players who want diversity and choice but I don't believe it'll be easy to find yourself in a situation where you're not properly equipped.

Edit: the more I think about it the more I'd enjoy weapon swapping

Woah, I've never seen this footage before. Double jump shard and drop kicks and some of these enemies, this is all new to me. Thanks for sharing!

Not necessarily. Particularly with new players. You don't want to dump a ton of mechanics on them right from the start of the game, it's often better to introduce them over time. Hence why most of the Igavanias delivered out mechanics through relics. Not just traversal ones, but things like the Dopplegenger soul in Dawn of Sorrow, the teammate abilities in Portrait of Ruin (switching characters, calling your character out, ordering them to stay in place, using them to help you push objects, summoning them to quickly use their subweapon, and using dual attacks were all mechanics given one at a time to the player through relics, despite most of them not being traversal based), heck, even SotN locked enemy names, damage numbers, and the ability to obtain items from candles behind relics.

It should come early on in the game, but not necessarily open from the start. The less the game has to teach you all at once, the better the flow of the game tbh.

Either way, when we say "we want the Dopplegenger shard", we're just saying we want a mechanic that works similarly to the Dopplegenger soul, not that it needs to be obtained the same way.

luciddre4m Ah, looking for existing threads before posting. I like you already! lol

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