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DS2 had that needle (or was it a laser?) going into Isaac's eye section that was super gnarly. I don't remember much of that game but I'll always remember that part. Didn't DS2 also have an unkillable Nemesis type enemy that followed you around?
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They both had the unkillable necromorph though the one in 2 only shows up right near the end iirc
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veni veni veni posted:When people make the alien/aliens comparisons I would like to ask them a. why they feel that way and b. how long it's been since they have played both of the games. Well, like I said, the devs themselves made that comparison, so it was what they were aiming for But in general, in DS1 Isaac feels less powerful and more stressed in than DS2. He's clunky and awkward and acting out of fear and confusion just like you are. Things happen *to* him and he survives by the skin of his teeth, and despite his gear not because of it. Whereas in 2 he's more agile and capable, more initiating and less responding. His armor design is less utilitarian and more lithe and badass. The necromorphs are no longer a mysterious enemy leaping out of the darkness when you least expect it- I mean, they still do that, but Isaac reacts less with surprise and more with taking action. There are more scenarios where he's mowing down a large horde in a brightly lit area, which would be totally out of place in DS1. Old Isaac wouldn't have done the HALO jump, for another thing, or chased down a speeding train with a jetpack, or intentionally blown out an airlock to escape a monster in open space. He generally feels like he has a plan in mind at any given moment. I haven't played the two games in at least a decade, though, and I may be mixing in parts of DS3 when writing that
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Yeah, I gotta say when actually playing the games none of that really checks out. I'm sorry I'm not trying to be mean or anything, I just find it fascinating that the way soo many people remember Dead Space and what Dead Space actually is seems to be heavily tinted by rose colored glasses, dating all the way back to when Dead Space 2 came out, and is still a regular part of the conversation today. It's just so frequent that I hear sentiments about how DS1 is more of a horror game and 2 is more of an action game and I feel like people just don't remember Dead Space 1 very well. Like all of the stuff people are saying about Issacs movement, the enemies etc. is just not true.
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ShoogaSlim posted:appreciate the list and honest answer. for someone who wants to play as many games as possible, i can see the appeal kinda. for me, i play a small handful of games a year and mostly use my ps5 to watch youtube and netflix (thank goodness i paid a lot of money for a big 4k tv!). even with my limited gaming, i have more games in my backlog than i could finish in a few years. i def am not the type to play everything that comes out, and i mainly just focus on the big name titles that are mostly only playable on a playstation console. i don't have to feel bad about getting a game and not playing it, or forcing myself to play an un-fun game like RDR2 because i spent money on it. i just delete it and play something else and don't worry about it. i did the vpn trick and got 3 years of game pass ultimate for $120 but even at $15 a month it's an incredible deal. i no longer care about "getting my money's worth" because it's so cheap. i should mention that i have gigabit fiber so downloading is trivial for me but might be an issue for others. i'm still gonna buy a ps5 just to play returnal, like i got a ps4 pro to play bloodborne
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i actually felt like DS1 was much scroungier than DS2, i thought i ended encounters with like 8 shots and 2 small health kits more often than i did in the second game
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It's been a couple months, but I played through 1 and 2 one after the other earlier this year. 1 is like Alien because it's a story about a solitary sole survivor. 2 is like Aliens because the story/stakes expand to include more moving parts and backstory hinted at but not made explicit by the first. They're both just RE4 IN SPACE, though.
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Huh. Very different experience here. I was always dumping ammo on the ground because I didn't have room for it in my inventory. Plus you can just buy it at the store at any point, but I never really needed to do that. Tbf I was just using the plasma cutter so it mostly dropped the same ammo type. It was rare I didn't have dozens or even hundreds or rounds.
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yeah the "exploit" in dead space was only to carry a cutter so you only ever dropped that ammo which i always thought was a dumb gameplay decision
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MrQueasy posted:It's been a couple months, but I played through 1 and 2 one after the other earlier this year. 
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Plasma cutter only was like the weirdest 'challenge run' because it made the game easier in a lot of ways. I wouldn't even call it one except they had a special cheevo for it.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:yeah the "exploit" in dead space was only to carry a cutter so you only ever dropped that ammo which i always thought was a dumb gameplay decision This is also a good Returnal strat btw. Only unlock the Tachyomatic for Biome 3 boss and Electropylons for the next two and you’re golden
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I will always regret not unlocking the foam finger I mean, what you have to do to unlock it, I definitely will not regret skipping that, but it sounded so stupid and great
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Oct 4, 2022 20:35
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similar is Binding of Isaac where you only do the challenge to unlock the duplication rune (the one most likely to break the game) so any time a rune drops it has to be the duplication rune
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Feels Villeneuve posted:yeah the "exploit" in dead space was only to carry a cutter so you only ever dropped that ammo which i always thought was a dumb gameplay decision The game only dropping ammo for one type of weapon or deciding that you're only going to use one type of weapon for the entire game?
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Feels Villeneuve posted:yeah the "exploit" in dead space was only to carry a cutter so you only ever dropped that ammo which i always thought was a dumb gameplay decision Yeah it's definitely OP veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Oct 4, 2022 |
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RareAcumen posted:The game only dropping ammo for one type of weapon or deciding that you're only going to use one type of weapon for the entire game? The game only drops ammo for the guns in your inventory so you can make the economy much easier by only carrying one gun. it was dumb design
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You can also sell the ammo for the guns you aren't using, just to unbalance it that much more
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Feels Villeneuve posted:The game only drops ammo for the guns in your inventory so you can make the economy much easier by only carrying one gun. it was dumb design It doesn't only drop ammo types for guns you have. You'll end up with all sorts of ammo you don't need. But it will skew towards PC so you'll end up with a ton of it, and you can also spend all your upgrade points on the cutter to make it beastly. The problem is that the starting weapon is the most fun weapon in the game, and the game doesn't make you do anything to switch it up.
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Yea I remember back when I played Dead Space I ended up using the cutter for the whole game. Not because I was trying to optimize it or break it or anything like that, rather I just found it to be the most fun way to kill enemies 
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Rageaholic posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTDJNZ9cK1w Callisto looks better.
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Oct 4, 2022 20:43
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Is dead space full of jump scare bullshit or is it good horror
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Casnorf posted:lol at shoogs suggesting gatekeeping humor like it's not a great way to see who is just noise  fridge corn posted:The ps3 has no games exercising your consoletitutional rights i see
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Callisto is dumb I like the dead space team but I want to see what they come up with next, not just "more dead space"
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History Comes Inside! posted:Is dead space full of jump scare bullshit or is it good horror Some of both. There are jump scares, and there are large, spooky areas with poor visibility too. The second game has an all-time great sequence in which you aren't attacked for a fairly lengthy period.
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veni veni veni posted:It doesn't only drop ammo types for guns you have. You'll end up with all sorts of ammo you don't need. But it will skew towards PC so you'll end up with a ton of it, and you can also spend all your upgrade points on the cutter to make it beastly. The problem is that the starting weapon is the most fun weapon in the game, and the game doesn't make you do anything to switch it up. I never played the series so I'm kinda excited about the remake, but drat I hope they take the opportunity to fix that. One of my pet peeves is when the optimal way to play is boring. "Why don't you just ignore the optimal strategy then?" Because at that point I might as well stare at a blank wall and imagine I'm playing a better game. It's the game designer's job to design the game and my job to play the game they designed.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Callisto is dumb I like the dead space team but I want to see what they come up with next, not just "more dead space" nah it looks dope
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butt dickus posted:[*]the ps5 looks like poo poo and i preemptively bought replacement panels lmao winningest gamer
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Callisto is dumb I like the dead space team but I want to see what they come up with next, not just "more dead space" Everything they’ve shown about Callisto so far has been like they’re trying to answer the question of what kind of game would you get if it was designed by a 14 year old boy in the late 90s after watching nothing but Aliens and playing Quake for a month. “Yeah dude there should be blood and guts everywhere all the time!!”
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History Comes Inside! posted:Everything they’ve shown about Callisto so far has been like they’re trying to answer the question of what kind of game would you get if it was designed by a 14 year old boy in the late 90s after watching nothing but Aliens and playing Quake for a month. i mean that's cool, i dont mind that at all, i just wish it wasn't so totally a dead space game except rebranded. i liked their games, do something new!
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I view it as a respectful gently caress you to EA, and I support it
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Feels Villeneuve posted:The game only drops ammo for the guns in your inventory so you can make the economy much easier by only carrying one gun. it was dumb design Thanks a lot RE4!
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:Callisto looks better.
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ShoogaSlim posted:genuinely curious why some people consider xbox the "better" console because many people would call the PlayStation 5 “the PiS5”, or “the Failstation 5” The ps5, despite what Sony will claim, has no games.
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:Callisto looks better. For sure. I’ve played DS1 so often now that a remake just seems so pointless.
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Quantum of Phallus posted:because many people would call the PlayStation 5 “the PiS5”, or “the Failstation 5” astrobot not havin plat motherfucker right here breakin the rules
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Neither console has games. Except the switch, the goat platform for true gamers
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Dead space remake looks neat but I’m not sure if I’ll wait till it’s like 20 bux or not. Callisto is day one buy for me for sure.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Neither console has games. Except the switch, the goat platform for true gamers Checks out
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