#lostwarrior

The quiet steps of a samurai frog echo across forgotten battlefields. This design blends traditional Japanese kanji with a uniquely illustrated frog warrior.

𝘿𝙉𝙁 𝘿𝙐𝙀𝙇 - 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘱 𝘒𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 (𝘷𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳) [ PS5 // Arcade Mode - Normal]

I’d guess I play more fighting games than the average gamer. I'm no master at any one but I really enjoy them (I've at least been able to beat some KOF and Samurai Shodown bosses on normal difficulty, so not too bad!). But the final fight in my first foray into DNF Duel's arcade mode infuriated me, taking nearly 30 minutes worth of retries and almost giving up!

Using Dragon Knight, I eventually realised that Lost Warrior, at least, is not so great at defending against her Knuckle Blaster move. I sure spammed it when it felt right, but it’s not foolproof. So I tried to mix that up with Biting Dragon and tried to trip him up with low attacks. Took a chance with some combo moves too. The first round went well, the next two…well, I got the job done at least!

Granted, I barely touched the tutorial to get a grasp of this fighter's unique systems. Normally I would jump right into - and complete - this mode first in any other fighter. But still, playing on the easiest difficulty (“Normal”), I never thought I'd be in for such a nightmare with some really intense and aggressive CPUs. Also, I felt it while fighting other characters and especially against Lost Warrior here, but the CPU really feels like it's reading your attack inputs due to the sheer amount of successful standing and crouching guarding (and how quickly they swap between the two) they perform. That’s been frustrating.

Having said all that, it doesn’t really spoil the fun either - it’s heaps of fun and feels fresh. And after spending some more time with the tutorials, I feel “somewhat” improved!

Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum