Soulstice

“Chimera” differs from lower difficulties in that the enemies are 3 times denser than on “Adept” and 2 times denser than on “Knight” and in all battles except bosses there is a different set of enemies: enemies from the end appear from the very beginning. The requirements for glasses have increased and for the most part they are the only ones worth worrying about. Here are some tips for getting Platinum rank on all difficulties:

• The most effective tactic for destroying enemies in crowds is a synergistic attack with “Zealots of Fire” (tonfas), there will be an explosion and will kill most of the weak/average enemies and give a lot of points for multi-kills, you can alternate such attacks with different ones until victory, the main thing is not to receive damage.
• Almost always at the end of chapters you will have a Diamond during the passage of the chapter; consider it a lifeline if the battles did not go well or you scored few points.
• You can track your progress by pressing pause and seeing how much and what you have gained at this stage.
• In chapters where there are a lot of optional battles, it is advisable to go through all of them, otherwise they will go like in the statistics of the chapter worse than “Iron” and it will not be possible to get at least a good rank for battles - the average value of the ratings is calculated.
• It will sound trivial, but you shouldn’t use consumables - it will remove the permanent 5% “Self-sufficiency” bonus.
• Kills in the form of the Beyond give very few points, use only if you are pinned down or there are very difficult enemies like “Repentant” and “Abomination”, the rest are at your discretion.
• Damage taken in Rapture does not reset the multiplier, only kill and attack streaks are reset.
• As for bossfights, you can ride them, the rating will not be particularly reduced in terms of damage, the main thing is to kill the boss with a large series and a multiplier in ecstasy in order to get a lot of points upon completion.
• Modifiers are what the game gives you points for performing special actions within a single battle. For example, you attacked an enemy from behind, lifted 3 different enemies into the air, used all synergy attacks, killed an enemy in the air, multi-kill, etc. They do not depend on the multiplier and can be obtained in limited quantities within one battle. If you need to find out more, go to the "help" section and the game will explain what it says for what
• If a battle didn’t go well from the very beginning (you received a lot of damage, the enemies are too aggressive/moving), you can restart the checkpoint (the time of the unsuccessful attempt will go into the chapter statistics) or crash the game and try again, if it’s at the beginning of the chapter it’s better to start it again .

These are general tips for getting a platinum rank and you shouldn’t regard them as 100% tactics, since some battles (1-2) for the chapter are disgusting and can give a bad rating (anything is better than nothing), but at the expense of the lightest ones you can prove yourself well and get a decent rating.