I used pretty much everything I had on the
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Shinji Mikami's THE EVIL WITHIN |OT| Where's everyone going? Tango?
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I used pretty much everything I had on the
Sanctuary
Member
And it's not immersion breaking that you can't use the combat knife you have the entire game except when enemies can't see you?
VaultBoy101
Member
3 explosive bolts in a row, flash bolt + stab, flash bolt + stab, achievement unlocked.
I used incendiary bolts quite extensively on my first playthrough, far more than flash or lightning, and they were lifesavers on a number of occasions. Although, they were also life-enders on a number of occasion since you suddenly have an enemy running towards you with flames spitting out of its chest.
RedAssedApe
Banned
what parts of the game does the grain setting effect? i was toggling it on and off and didn't feel like there was a difference?
Lucent
Member
Geez. Those
are a pain in the ass. I just don't want to use my precious
ammo on them. =l
I
HAH! I just tried again and came up with an easy solution. Required me to use
two Keepers
magnum
I
killed one and then didn't realize that the pool of blood got higher and made it impossible to run until it was too late and the other one killed me.
HAH! I just tried again and came up with an easy solution. Required me to use
a freeze bolt and 4 grenades though.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Well... now it is! ffs I hadn't even thought of that. Dammit.
Lucent
Member
Welp, I beat it. Guess I'm off to the spoiler thread. lol
EDIT: Also holy crap. I should've went crazy the last couple of chapters with my ammo. I had on chapter
before the
Could've destroyed those
even easier. And that place with a few
Oh well...lol I guess I'll know when to go crazy on my Nightmare playthrough.
EDIT: Also holy crap. I should've went crazy the last couple of chapters with my ammo. I had on chapter
15
final fight
Max handgun ammo
Max shotgun ammo
Max sniper ammo
Magnum with 6 in the chamber and 6 in stock
4 syringes
Max shotgun ammo
Max sniper ammo
Magnum with 6 in the chamber and 6 in stock
4 syringes
Could've destroyed those
2 Keepers
waves of enemies.
Oh well...lol I guess I'll know when to go crazy on my Nightmare playthrough.
TheSadRanger
Banned
Random thought but I think the flash arrow is really underrated against large groups of enemies once it's upgraded, especially on higher difficulties against masked haunted.
It's cheap in parts and with 1 flash bolt at lvl 4 you can kill 3 haunted with the knife. The stun could also be a lifesaver on AKUMO against enemies with
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It's cheap in parts and with 1 flash bolt at lvl 4 you can kill 3 haunted with the knife. The stun could also be a lifesaver on AKUMO against enemies with
guns.
Mr. Luchador
Member
AngryJoe wasn't the only Youtuber/Streamer to have share that opinion for what it's worth. Even some very mellow streamers who rarely (if ever) hate on games on Stream turned this game off early. I don't understand why some people can accept others enjoy this, while those that enjoy it can't seem to accept that faults and issues others have with the game.
I really wonder if this game originally had more ammo drops.
I tried to conserve as much ammo as I could, and I still had some periods of ammo drought in the later parts of the game. What's funny is at this point
!
I couldn't even rely on the old RE4 trick of getting free ammo from capacity upgrades.
I mean, it's not necessarily a bad thing that there isn't much ammo, but it seems kinda weird.
I tried to conserve as much ammo as I could, and I still had some periods of ammo drought in the later parts of the game. What's funny is at this point
enemies start to carry guns, but they rarely drop ammo
I couldn't even rely on the old RE4 trick of getting free ammo from capacity upgrades.
I mean, it's not necessarily a bad thing that there isn't much ammo, but it seems kinda weird.
AmethystEnd
Member
I guess you didn't watch the stream. It's one thing to point out faults and have criticisms of the game. It's a totally different thing to say false things about the game to a huge audience because you literally couldn't figure out how to do something or were clearly doing something wrong.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Well this is AngryJoe his whole gimmick is shitting on stuff for the sake of shitting on it. People who follow him, follow for that. I'd be surprised if any of them were originally intending on getting this game or not. I'll watch the vod now and see just how bad it really was.
Lucent
Member
Yeah it's a really good game. There are a handful of parts I didn't really care much for, but not enough to spoil the rest of the game.
Really hoping for a sequel or something with more polish, on a better engine, and current gen focused.
And can't wait for the DLC either. Probably won't really play again until then except maybe do some on and off progress with Nightmare or Akumu until the DLC hits. Sunset Overdrive is gonna be my next game and it's only a little over a week away.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Chapter 6 isn't great. It's a carbon copy of
without doing anything particularly original or necessarily better on its own terms. It's not bad, just serviceable. I hope this isn't indicative of the rest of the game.
Resident Evil 4's action stages
Yes.
You come across quite a few cases in the game. If you missed a gun, you will get it in the next case, if you got the gun in the previous case, the next will have ammo.
AmethystEnd
Member
I've watched several of his reviews and I'd always found him to be pretty fair and accurate, albeit really hammy (yes, I get that's his gimmick). This is the first time I've watched him stream though. Maybe he's just different in reviews.
This is exactly how I felt during that chapter. It's been my least favorite by far.
Devilgunman
Member
Just wrapped up Chapter 4. I usually don't like a game that forces me to flee from enemies but I'll stick with this game till the end because of Mikami.
Neff
Member
Except that's not his gimmick at all.
The problem he was facing in TEW is Chapter 3. He got to the point where he was playing it like an action game. He stopped using stealth. He barely explored which resulted in him missing the Crossbow, something he would've missed all together if he didn't up and decide to look at chat on his tablet just at the right time of someone mentioning it... which someone in chat was doing for like an hour. He had a shotgun shell to his name which he just kept using to
blast the shed open to free the Sadist, instead of going above and shooting him directly.
But all and all, I'm not going to hold it against him. Chapter 3 IS a heck of a difficulty curve and as he plays more I'm sure he'll figure things out more and how doing and not doing certain things is the name of the game. He seemed a bit more positive after he beat the chapter and took pride in not reducing the difficulty down to casual. I only hope that he'll stream it more when/if he comes to better terms with the game to undo some of the damage he might've down with his fanbase, if only cause some of them could be potential buyers.
Also I'm curious how informed he was about the game, with some of the comments he made I'm not even sure he realized that this game was made by Shinji Mikami or who that even is. Safe to say he'll have researched that come review time tho.
Though i think it doesn't go on forever. I mean,
in ch 3, you are supposed to get the xbow, and then you are getting the rifle for example. While you will get the xbow if you missed it the first time, i'm sure that if you don't get it by the time you get to the point where you are supposed to get the next weapon (after having skipped 2-3 cases that would have it), you'll most likely miss it.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
So will the story and the location placement will make sense at some point? I completed chapter 7 yesterday (besides chapter 3 this is the only one I actually liked so far) and I still don't understand what this is all about.
How was this game planned? I can vividly imagine:
Mikami: Ok guys, collect all the horror locations you could possibly think of.
Team: *check*
Mikami: Ok, now build levels for each location.
Team: *check*
Team: Wait, how do we connect those levels?
Mikami: Well, lets just have the main character have a hallucination at the end of each location and then spawn him into the next.
Team: *applause*
How was this game planned? I can vividly imagine:
Mikami: Ok guys, collect all the horror locations you could possibly think of.
Team: *check*
Mikami: Ok, now build levels for each location.
Team: *check*
Team: Wait, how do we connect those levels?
Mikami: Well, lets just have the main character have a hallucination at the end of each location and then spawn him into the next.
Team: *applause*
Lucent
Member
It'll makes sense. At the very least you'll get the reason. You think Mikami would do what he's doing for no reason if he can make something like RE4? That shows he can make them interconnected and make sense. He has the ability.
Though in the end there are some things I still wanna know. Probably will get more explained through the
Though in the end there are some things I still wanna know. Probably will get more explained through the
DLC
sammyCYBORG
Member
I'm not far ahead of you, but I think decent fan service to RE4 is pretty much this game in a nutshell. It makes you remember how great RE4 was but can never step out of its shadow.
Which is fine, good fun, but it's a bit depressing when you think what a revolutionary game RE4 was. I suppose it's hard to do that all over again, but some people manage it (Miyamoto...)
Played through chapter 1 & 2. DAT crushed blacks & grain!
Story wise, would I be correct to assume that:
Story wise, would I be correct to assume that:
Sebastian is just a patient in a mental hospital that underwent/undergoes lobotomy?
That's why the checkpoint sign has a pointy thing hitting a brain, he is upgrading in the hospital ward's neuro surgery ward and that's why everyone has sharp pointy thingy stuck in their body?
Will there be more to it than just IT'S ALL A DREAM?
That's why the checkpoint sign has a pointy thing hitting a brain, he is upgrading in the hospital ward's neuro surgery ward and that's why everyone has sharp pointy thingy stuck in their body?
Will there be more to it than just IT'S ALL A DREAM?
GarciaHotspur
Member
Hey guys !
Do you know where i can find on youtube the song of the carousel in the game ?
The two carousels, the " real " and the other ( you know what i mean !
)
Please !
Do you know where i can find on youtube the song of the carousel in the game ?
The two carousels, the " real " and the other ( you know what i mean !
)Please !
Haunted
Member
Nope.
Which is fine, as you have pretty much no info on the (back)story yet. Some of it will be explained later in the game, but not really. It's pretty kooky.
I'm gonna give you a straight answer so, you know, if you want to actually see for yourself if your theory holds, don't highlight the spoilers below
It's a neat theory, but unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) completely wrong
e: nvm, didn't refresh and haunted ruined the immense amount of work that went into this post lol
Great, thx!
Sephiroth_GR_
Member
EDIT:.I can't wait for new players opinions on REmaster
Man, some of the twitch comments are pure comedy gold
regenhuber88
Banned
I actually really really like that TEW is chapter based.
After a chapter finishes I am such a nervous wreck that I have to watch some TV etc. before I jump back in. And it's nice to know how much content is left in the game.
But just play on the next chapters, it will all make sense.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Chapter 5 is a thing of fucking beauty. Probably the most fun I've had with a game this year.
Trying to enjoy this game, but the technical issues are making it real difficult. As of right now, I'm regretting buying the PC version after initial reports of the 60fps unlock working well. The forced aspect ratio is simply horrible and it's just such a mess. I know the unlock is not officially supported, but right now I'd only be able to recommend it as a console rental, not a purchase. It's been beaten to death, but so many bad tech/design choices at the game's core really souring a game I'd otherwise be loving. I feel especially put off considering they upped the typical PC MSRP to $59.99. I feel like that took a bit of nerve considering how janky the PC port is.
MrS
Banned
I'll be playing this chapter when I get home from work - can't wait!
The game is a lot of fun so far. Reading through the last few pages I've learned that I need to focus on upgrading stamina and handgun crit hits, so thanks for that.
MaximusPayne
Member
Trying to get a feel for this game. Up to Chapter 4 and the controls are really janky along with the camera. Sometimes I can't get a clean shot of what is coming around a corner. And those damn black bars!!!!!!
I installed Flawless Widescreen and what a relief!
Is there a consensus yet if the black bars are
A) Next-gen GPU rendering savings
B) Artistic vision
C) Gameplay reasons
cause if it is mainly A) I aint feel guilty
Going on a Mikami binge now I've finished this. Downloaded Vanquish on PS3. Already played through twice on 360 but packed the xbox away now. PS3 version is supposedly pretty much the same as the xbox one, thank god. Then Godhand, and will probably go through RE4 for the hundredth time before REMake comes out. Can't wait to hear what he's working on next. Any others I might be missing?
PensivePen
Member
You could play PN03. You probably should just not though. I don't even hate the game as much as some people but compared to any of those other games it's a big step down in quality.
Yeah, I was doing really well and then totally ran out of all ammo around there. But if you're where I think you are, there's a stealth section followed by an area you can get more ammo at, and I was able to restock fully in Chapter 12.
In Chapter 14 now and still loving it. I wouldn't say it's the RE5 that should have been (as I wish they would go back to being an adventure game hybrid like classic RE), but it's certainly RE4 II. And there's a lot I like about it more than RE4, but I generally rank that one lower than RE3. ANYWAY, really looking forward to wrapping it up and starting Hard. After Chapter 5 it's been pretty smooth sailing aside from trial and error fighting
Spider lady fire gate battle
At first I was convinced it was B. But after installing that same fix, it's most certainly A. Tango games was banging against ID Tech 5 like a zombie trying to play with a Lego set.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
You could play the original RE1. I like the Deadly Silence version the best, but the dual shock version on PSN isn't so bad either.
Fancy Clown
Member
Dino crisis!
might try out the fix later. I honestly just forgot about the black bars until recently, when I was reminded of them in chapter 7
If you're having trouble with corners, crouch walk sideways. The camera will pan to one side.
by all those spike ceilings. I didn't notice one of them as a result.
If you're having trouble with corners, crouch walk sideways. The camera will pan to one side.
old manatee
Banned
I just tried taking away the black bars. It feels way less claustrophobic. Kind of a good thing and a bad thing. Game is easier for sure.
PensivePen
Member
Just running directly to the side worked for me dodging him. There had to be a decent amount of room though. I know that's really simple advice but I died to him many times before I just started dodging directly to one side. Alternatively he doesn't seem to have a lot of health in that stage, so you could try just unloading with your grenades and best weapons.