What a grindfest. As a G1 lover and fan of Bayo, I thought Devastation would be right up my alley, but I immediately hit a brick wall in the form of the first Devastator fight on "hard". He's just a giant damage sponge.
Switched to normal and it's all a cakewalk. But then I'm supposed to manually combine all this junk loot and play a stupid credit-eating mini game for upgrades? And characters have to level up as well? Ugh. This is the shittiest possible way to pad game length. I expected better from Platinum.
I'd return Devastation on Steam, but I left it paused for dinner and my playtime counter is at 3 hours. :/
Devastator actually doesnt absorb that much damage. Just aim for his face with blasters until you run out of energy, combo the hell out of him until he staggers, then hit him in the face with strong attacks. You can also use those mountains of rubble he makes to double jump and smash his face. When he kneels weakened, keep hard attacking his face to knock him off his feet.
Also buying stuff/ leveling is standard for Platinum isnt it? Hell, in Wonderful 101 you have to buy a dodge attack and other stuff that should be default until it clicks.
At any rate, game is beautiful, sounds great, and has a combat system that keeps pushing me to do more.