Cave Story

ClockworkUniverse

^Surely, though, a polar star run is harder than an "all the weapons but three" run that lets you use the polar star.

glennmagusharvey

@Blueeyedrat: I know what it does; I'm just asking how it's useful.  Projectile blocking and acting like a backside shield?

Blueeyedrat

Basically, yeah. Also a good area attack when you release a bunch at once.

Eelektross

Level 3 Bubbler would like a word with you.

Like...seriously? The Level 3 bubbler is only usable as a rapid-fire weapon, and if you want a rapid-fire weapon the Machine Gun is far, far superior.

 
the Polar Star seems like an excellent weapon from the little of the game that I've played, though

Polar Star is far better than the Fireball, but far worse than the Snake and the Machine Gun.
 

glennmagusharvey

Polar Star is like a very basic shoot-straight weapon.

Counterclock

The Level 3 bubbler is only usable as a rapid-fire weapon, and if you want a rapid-fire weapon the Machine Gun is far, far superior.

And what if I opted out of getting the machine gun for whatever reason? level 3 bubbles got me through the desert decent enough, and that's all I could ask of it.

Eelektross

Here's a useful weapons tier:

• TIER -127: CRAP TIER


• Nemesis level 3

 

• TIER 0: USABLE EARLY-GAME BUT ULTIMATELY USELESS TIER


• Bubbler levels 1,2,3


• Fireball levels 1,2,3


• Polar Star levels 1,2,3

 

• TIER 1: OK TIER


• Machine Gun Levels 1,2,3


• Nemesis level 2

 

• TIER 2: GOOD TIER


• Snake Levels 1,2,3


• Missiles Levels 1,2,3


• Blade Levels 1,2

 

• TIER 3: KING TIER


• Blade Level 3


• Super Missiles Levels 1,2,3

 

• TIER 4: GOD TIER


• Spur


• Nemesis level 1

 

And what if I opted out of getting the machine gun for whatever reason? level 3 bubbles got me through the desert decent enough, and that's all I could ask of it.

You could...get the Snake or the Spur?

Point is, Bubbler isn't really worth the effort.

Counterclock

How about the Knife?

You could...get the Snake or the Spur?

Point is, Bubbler isn't really worth the effort.

You can't have either of those things before the desert, of which I commented was the biggest area by which I used the bubbler, It's ranged coupled with it's unique firing pattern helped where-as my choice for continuing with the Polar Star left me limited.

Eelektross

Blade Level 3 is Very Good. Not as good as the Super Missiles or the Nemesis, but still very good.

DYRE

I actually think I just used the Polar Star during that part, and didn't have that much trouble... >.>

Counterclock

In terms of boss fights actually, isn't blade level 2 higher rated than blade level 3?

Eelektross

Blade level 3 has higher damage output, it's just that level 2 has a far higher firing rate.