lol it also has iframes I'm pretty sure, this feels weird coming straight from an Akumu playthrough of TEW (which has basically no iframes).
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The Evil Within 2 |OT| "Something not quite right"
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lol it also has iframes I'm pretty sure, this feels weird coming straight from an Akumu playthrough of TEW (which has basically no iframes).
theofficefan99
Junior Member
Does this game have any RPG elements?
My hype kind of died
idk what I was expecting honestly
My hype kind of died
idk what I was expecting honestlyChaos2Frozen
Member
Does this game have any RPG elements?
My hype kind of died
Crafting and upgrading your character/weapons.
100%TrophyMaster
Member
Does this game have any RPG elements?
My hype kind of died
Did you play the first game? You do level up your characters attributes as the game progresses and I'm hoping they have a new game + as well (they did in TEW1).
JumpJeff84
Member
Downloading on PC.
PC version decent?
PC version decent?
mickcenary
Member
Gaf, how are the actual gunplay mechanics? Feedback, general oomph, hit detection, acceleration - all that jazz.
Comparable to TLOU? I found the mechanics in that to be excellent.
Grazie.
Comparable to TLOU? I found the mechanics in that to be excellent.
Grazie.
This game has iframes! That's amazing, it might be a cake walk compared to the first 1 then.
only played for an hour or so, stopped real early on due to some errands
loving it so far. Atmosphere is great, and I'm really enjoying the story and Sebastian in general so far. VA is good and the writing is the perfect mixture of understandable motivation and dumb survival horror bullshit that I love.
only problem so far is how much I hate Sebastian's walking animation. just looks lame.
just to where we have to sneak over to save that tech dude
loving it so far. Atmosphere is great, and I'm really enjoying the story and Sebastian in general so far. VA is good and the writing is the perfect mixture of understandable motivation and dumb survival horror bullshit that I love.
only problem so far is how much I hate Sebastian's walking animation. just looks lame.
Kb+M is really good.
Novum_Veritas
Member
You can use a DS4 controller too right? Because of Steam and XInput emulation?
Yeah. DS4Windows and all those tools have stopped working for me, but Steam games still work great with my DS4. Just start Steam and plug the controller in. Might have to do some big picture controller configuration the first time around though, not entirely sure.
darkwing-buck
Member
Anyone using a DS4 controller? I'm using DS4 windows and the game isn't responding besides the touch pad on the controller.
*edit* just saw the messages on top
*edit* just saw the messages on top
Novum_Veritas
Member
Badpsychometry
Member
The regular enemies on nightmare are tough, but I can handle them without dying... But that crazy skinny bitch with the knife takes too much damage and kills me in two hits. My first three deaths are from her. There is definitely a problem with hit detection in this game. I'm disappointed because the first game had that problem too. I thought they'd fix it.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
There's been numerous post in this thread as well as the dedicated thread specifically discussing it so hopefully we can cut down on pro chat. Assuming you honestly didnt know, then no there isnt just yet.
BBPunjabi816
Member
You guys think I can just watch a complete walkthrough of the first game to catch up and play this or recommend that I play through the first one?
Tawney Bomb
Member
Made it to chapter 3 and enjoying it. Glad to see a lot from the first one return.
Given that I just replayed the first game this week, the new models and voice actors are bugging me a lot right now.
Given that I just replayed the first game this week, the new models and voice actors are bugging me a lot right now.
If you want to do it just for the story I would suggest to watch some recap of the story. Bethesda claims that this game should be easy to follow even if you hadn't play the original.
Karak
Member
Do you mean the freaky red eyed glowing ladies?
Chaos2Frozen
Member
I've been thinking of the best ammo conserving way to kill those ladies ever since I found out that you can't oneshot them with stealth.
I hope you can do something like:
Stealth (1) -> Bottle/Shock bolt -> Stealth (2)
I hope you can do something like:
Stealth (1) -> Bottle/Shock bolt -> Stealth (2)
SlasherJPC
Banned
Playing on nightmare my first time. On chapter 3, I've had so many "oh sh!t" moments. 3 hours deep.
Like horror movie, run for your fuckin life moments of barely surviving as you limp away or hide in fear. This game man.
Like horror movie, run for your fuckin life moments of barely surviving as you limp away or hide in fear. This game man.
BlitzerRadic
Member
Dunno if I can keep playing. I cant get over how bad the game looks.
Baraka Obama
Banned
Very excited to play this after school tomorrow
SlasherJPC
Banned
Just took a peak at the guide on chapter 3 and man its absolutely huge and filled with all sorts of collectibles, events, weapons. Wow. Super impressed.
darkwing-buck
Member
Wow the shotgun in this sounds so badass
PensivePen
Member
Been playing the third chapter for awhile now, just exploring various areas for items and such. Not sure how I feel about it so far, I really underestimated how different it was going to be in structure from the first game. I don't know if trading off Evil Within's tightly designed encounters for more open environments was worthwhile, but I need to give it more time and see how it grows on me. Not a fan of the Bioware-looking dialogue trees though.
Also Nightmare difficulty feels quite hard so far. But I finally just started pumping myself with upgrades, so maybe it will feel more manageable now. Stealth feels way, way more powerful (and pretty much necessary) this time around.
Also Nightmare difficulty feels quite hard so far. But I finally just started pumping myself with upgrades, so maybe it will feel more manageable now. Stealth feels way, way more powerful (and pretty much necessary) this time around.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Has any reviews mentioned how amazing the sound in this game is. From noises amd weapons amd more. Holy crap. Super impressed overall so far with some minor performance issues aside.
darkwing-buck
Member
I like it, the world design is loose but feels like something out of RE with areas you could backtrack. Good amount of freedom too.
Yeah man, the sound design is ace. The monsters in particular sound awesome.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Its not so much different from the first game where you stealth for majority of the early stages as you try to horde your resources.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Saw ACG's review yesterday, good stuff as always. But I was surprised to hear him about the graphics since in earlier videos it seemed to look really good. Definitely improved over the first one.
When do we expect more reviews?
When do we expect more reviews?
grandwizard
Member
I'm one of those people who loved the first game but understood people's issues with it (incoherent throughline, technical problems, etc). Here are my early impressions on 2:
The first two chapters are really similar to the first game in that it's all setup and pushing forward, was kind of worried the entire game would be like that. Then similar to the first game it opens up in chapter 3, however on a much more grand scale. Ch3 is where it really gets going and I'm really liking it so far and the freedom it gives you; not totally open world but enough to feel like you are doing your own thing. Controls feel good but I don't like the hud indicator for places you can take cover. The weapon and skill upgrade system looks solid and the tradeoff for upgrading in the field is a cool idea.
Really liking it so far!
The first two chapters are really similar to the first game in that it's all setup and pushing forward, was kind of worried the entire game would be like that. Then similar to the first game it opens up in chapter 3, however on a much more grand scale. Ch3 is where it really gets going and I'm really liking it so far and the freedom it gives you; not totally open world but enough to feel like you are doing your own thing. Controls feel good but I don't like the hud indicator for places you can take cover. The weapon and skill upgrade system looks solid and the tradeoff for upgrading in the field is a cool idea.
Really liking it so far!
Ohmy. My headphones can't wait.
idtech has usually some SERIOUS positional audio problems - so this and ACG's review mentioning it's good has me hyped!
Intheflorsh
Banned
The opening level and cutscenes draaaagged but once the game is pretty great once you reach the town. The gameplay mechanics are very similar to the original but I think they work a lot better in these open environments.
Badpsychometry
Member
Yes sir. They always have on a nightgown
woahitsshant
Neo Member
anyone know where to get the contents of the Last Chance Pack?
You get them automatically once you acquire a gun.
I'm enjoying this game much more than I thought I would. Combat is overall better but there is some rigidness and jankiness to enemy feedback that crops up sometime.
The open-endedness and vignettes in the houses are really absorbing.
The survival mechanics (on Nightmare) seem pretty harsh, which is good for hard mode. I'm not sure how I feel about the amount of damage you take from enemies, particularly because of the aforementioned jank, but it's possibly just growing pains on my part for starting with hard. Still totally doable. It's just challenging. I'm playing with controller and the removal of aim assist for Nightmare gets me sometimes. But, from reading comments, it seems I should be aiming at the legs instead of the head.
Game looks a lot better in person than on Youtube. It's very soft and clean -- it's got a creamy look rather than the first game's crunchiness. Not a looker, and the art direction is surely less inspired than the first game, but it isn't as bad at building atmosphere as I thought it would be.
I spent about 5 hours in Chapter 2 cleaning up side-quests and exploring.
Runs at about 40 fps on average on ultra @ 1080p with GTX 970.
The open-endedness and vignettes in the houses are really absorbing.
The survival mechanics (on Nightmare) seem pretty harsh, which is good for hard mode. I'm not sure how I feel about the amount of damage you take from enemies, particularly because of the aforementioned jank, but it's possibly just growing pains on my part for starting with hard. Still totally doable. It's just challenging. I'm playing with controller and the removal of aim assist for Nightmare gets me sometimes. But, from reading comments, it seems I should be aiming at the legs instead of the head.
Game looks a lot better in person than on Youtube. It's very soft and clean -- it's got a creamy look rather than the first game's crunchiness. Not a looker, and the art direction is surely less inspired than the first game, but it isn't as bad at building atmosphere as I thought it would be.
I spent about 5 hours in Chapter 2 cleaning up side-quests and exploring.
Runs at about 40 fps on average on ultra @ 1080p with GTX 970.