Sup pals ːcleasunniesː. Now that Clea’s arcade mode has been released, I want to drop three tips that will hopefully make the scene more competitive, and most important, more fun!
Tip 1 – Chain your badges:
There are 3 badges to collect in each chapter, and if you have more than one active, your score multiplies. Yes, if you chain badges, that means you will run out of them sooner, but that multiplier more than makes up for it. If you ask me, I would say snatch the badges, collect your points, then get out of there.
Tip 2 – Stay near your foe(s):
Your score rises slowly while you have a badge(s) active. However, if you have an enemy (1 or more) nearby, you can rack up that score even faster.
See the heart icon on top of the screen? That indicates how fast scores are being collected. Bronze means there is no enemy in your area. Silver means there is an enemy in the same area, but he is far away. Gold means the foe is somewhat near. Chaos (red) means the enemy is dangerously close.
You guessed it; we want to stay in that gold/chaos range for as long as possible, and as frequently as possible. If you hide in a closet, your score rank will drop by one, so it truly is a test of risk versus reward.
Tip 3 – Get out:
Once you have used up your badges, your score will gradually drop back to zero. The higher your rank, the faster that score plummets. Ideally, we want to open that exit door the second our last badge expires. How will you plan out your route to achieve this? That comes down to your freedom as the player.
Hope these help! I would love to see more participation in arcade mode. The new achievement and dress should hopefully help with that. If you have yet to try the mode out, perhaps this is a good time to fire up Clea again? Test yourself, challenge your friends, and let’s see how far we can push that score as a community.
By the way, you can view all the leaderboards here:
https://steamcommunity.com/stats/981020/leaderboards/3764431
Thank you ːcleahappyː!