Unfortunately no. The right stick is to roll and dodge. You still have to use the buttons to attack.
Roll and dodge on diablo 3? Wellā¦ specific spellsā¦ but you donāt even have to have them equipped and they work like any other spell?
Yes, the default is that right stick is used for dodging, and itās super useful at that. You do use buttons to attack, but for everything Iāve done so far, you can just hold the button down for repeat attacks, so you donāt have to mash unless you want to (or if youāre into stutter stepping).
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So what is a dodge exactly?
I only have experience with the demon hunter so far, but to dodge you move the right stick and you roll in that direction. Other classes might do other forms of dodge. The demon hunter has a similar move, Vault, and the dodge is basically a weaker version of that since it doesnāt cost anything to use.
I mostly use the dodge only to reposition a little bit, it doesnāt do that well at getting out of situations since you canāt roll through enemies (while Vault does) and enemies are quick to catch up after a roll.
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I played as both the demon hunter and the barbarian, and the right analog stick functions pretty much the same for both characters, so Iām assuming it does the same for all of them.
After moving Iām finally able to pick up our campaign of Pandemic Legacy again. No Spoilers, but we advanced into April today, and well, yeah. The funny thing is that we almost won that game too, but got unlucky on the distribution of the cards for the last cure and would have won with another turn.
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If anyone is interested, the beta for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions is still open and accepting applications:
https://www.warhammerchampions.com/request-early-access/
This is a mobile version of the CCG that was just released. Itās free, you donāt need any cards to play as you can play with the provided default decks against the AI or other people online, and if you do end up buying the physical cards, you can scan them into the app with your phone to digitally add them to your library.
Iāve been playing a little bit and itās a lot of fun, especially for zero dollars.
Recent gaming:
Warhammer 40K Space Wolf: Customizable Tactical Card Game would be the best way to describe it. Have a deck of card that you play as youāre fighting Chaos, et al. Get better cards, upgrade your deck, lather rinse repeat. It originally was a mobile game ported to Steam, and every two weeks or the publisher release promo codes for free card/packs. The code say theyāre only good for 2 weeks but I was able to apply nearly a yearās worth of codes.
Intellivision Flashback console: I had this growing up in grade school. Itās technically a 16-bit console, but this was in an age where video gaming was trying to figure out art and design. Some games are a cool as I remember, other games I never played that had a disturbing lack of polish. The flash back controllers are a lot lighter than the originals, but thatās to be expected with 30+ years of electronic innovation. A lot of 2 player only games. Thereās also Utopia which is one of the older pre-āCivā-style games. Iāll be bringing it to the MAGCondo this year, if anyone is interested.
Spider-Man (PS4): Very solid, polished game. Very much in the Arkham City/Assassinās Creed wheelhouse but with a lighter tone. The combat is very similar to Arkham but itās faster and Spider-Manās webbing can affect a greater area, plus air combos are a thing. Webslinging around Manhattan is fun, you can play tourist with all of the public landmarks.
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Cosmic Star Heroine is really great! Iām not the first person to make this comparison, but itās like Phantasy Star meets Chrono Trigger. If you like old school rpgs with modern sensibilities, check this game out!
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I bought it a while ago but havenāt gotten around to playing itā¦ but yeah, I have to start soon!
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Iām only a couple hours into it, but itās a blast so far! Itās totally scratching my SNES/Genesis nostalgia itch, and at the same time isnāt mired down by the stale and old conventions of that period of games. It really is the best of both worlds.
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Iām slowly working through DQXI. It hits my nostalgia hard.
Finally Beat witcher 3 Wild Hunt. Of course since the main plot revolves around a almost father daughter relationship between the two leads. The ending action is almost secondary to the emotional aspects of the end, where the difference between someone surviving or dying depends how you treated them through the course of the game. Itās not a perfect game, but itās probably one of the best RPGās in the last 10 years. Looking forward to the netflix show, and maybe checking out the novels it was based on.
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Iām not quite done with the dlc for that game but I agree itās excellent.
One thing thatās not excellent is any fan of the franchiseās insistence you have to play the first two before playing the third. Have any of them seen how terrible the first looks in the modern era? Itās like 2004 era single player world of warcraft. There is no faster way to put me off than insisting I play this ancient single player mmo.
They donāt look very good, but itās the story, not the gameplay, thatās important. Reading a summary would suffice. Fans do enjoy gatekeeping, though.
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Admittedly I didnāt get far into it, but I had no trouble picking up 3 without playing 1 or 2. The Witcher is not the most original story arch.
Last PAX South I saw āThe Messengerā at a booth, and immediately knew I would buy it. Itās basically a Ninja Gaiden remake/parody, only modernized. I started playing it yesterday, and it is terrific.
The controls are great. The music is bumping. Iām sure itās going to eventually be very difficult, but it curves up smoothly. So far it has committed absolutely zero game design crimes. Very polished. The stories that the shopkeeper tells are really great as well.
If you like an NES platforming game, get this ASAP. Full price, who cares.
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I havenāt wanted to give Devolver money ever since they published Mother Russia Bleeds.
Whatās the story there?