Resident Evil 8: Village

[Scarlett.]

dRpXEc-EJow

Chris looking like Chris again :laugh:

[Wizard.]

I’m always too scared to play Resident Evil games but this does look good. What RE games do you recommend on PS4?

[LukeB]

I’m always too scared to play Resident Evil games but this does look good. What RE games do you recommend on PS4?

Resident Evil 2

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Resident Evil 2

7 :hmph:

This looks amazing though :flutter:

[LukeB]

7 :hmph:

This looks amazing though :flutter:

I haven't played that one :hmph:

[Tom4784]

The only thing that concerns me is how many resources from this game will be used in the RE4 remake :laugh:

But yeah, it looks fantastic. I'm a bit saddened that Capcom have said that it's more action-y since I think RE's recent renaissance came from a return to horror in RE7 and 2 and I hope they don't stray too far from horror again but everything about that trailer was intriguing. I imagine the more supernatural elements will alienate the fans that are determined to hate RE7 but I really like it especially since you know that it's all going to be psychological rather than supernatural.

[Oliver_W]

Exciting :D

[user104658]

I still need to finish RE:7 :joker:

[Scarlett.]

Demo out now for PS5!

[Scarlett.]

Fun little demo! Excited for the full game!

[arista]

No Too Dark


Bad in the Dark.

Does it ever go in Daylight?

[Stu]

I found 7 genuinely distressing.

[Scarlett.]

No Too Dark


Bad in the Dark.

Does it ever go in Daylight?

It's survival horror :laugh:

[Scarlett.]

I found 7 genuinely distressing.

I was so happy they moved onto the style they did in 7, following 6 the series was in a bad position

[arista]

It's survival horror :laugh:



Yes but in the Dark
Bad Graphics.



Do You Ever get Daylight?

[Scarlett.]

Yes but in the Dark
Bad Graphics.



Do You Ever get Daylight?

Hmm, were you playing with or without HDR on? You should adjust the brightness settings in options

[arista]

Hmm, were you playing with or without HDR on? You should adjust the brightness settings in options


Look I know All that.



Do you Ever Get Daylight

[Scarlett.]

Look I know All that.



Do you Ever Get Daylight

I've not seen any in any of the trailers :p

[arista]

I've not seen any in any of the trailers :p

Bollocks To It,




GTA5 PS5 Upgraded
will be better............................................

[Scarlett.]

Bollocks To It,




GTA5 PS5 Upgraded
will be better............................................

When it eventually comes out, lol

[arista]

When it eventually comes out, lol


Later this year,

[Mystic Mock]

The only thing that concerns me is how many resources from this game will be used in the RE4 remake :laugh:

But yeah, it looks fantastic. I'm a bit saddened that Capcom have said that it's more action-y since I think RE's recent renaissance came from a return to horror in RE7 and 2 and I hope they don't stray too far from horror again but everything about that trailer was intriguing. I imagine the more supernatural elements will alienate the fans that are determined to hate RE7 but I really like it especially since you know that it's all going to be psychological rather than supernatural.

Tbf Resident Evil in it's inception has always blended Action with Horror, Resi 8 is just going back to the first 3 & Code Veronica's style in a more modern format by the sound of things.

And about the players that will hate the Supernatural elements of the story, I never understand why people pick a Game with Zombies and all sorts of other monsters if they don't want that kinda element in their Video Games?:joker:

And for me personally I love all of the Resident Evil Games that I've played, even 5 & 6 as they're well made Games still imo, even if the Horror content in them are incredibly low.

I am with you though Dezzy that the trailer looks good.

[user104658]

And for me personally I love all of the Resident Evil Games that I've played, even 5 & 6 as they're well made Games still imo, even if the Horror content in them are incredibly low.


I agree on 5, I still think its a fun game and I enjoyed it a lot at the time... It just isn't actually scary at all, but otherwise I think it's a good game.

6... I think has design and pacing problems that go beyond that and make it a definite dip in quality for the series. It has some sections that are great, but far too many that aren't.

[Scarlett.]

I really enjoyed Resident Evil 5, despite the fact it was completely action, it was still well-made and had fun modes. RE6 was... disappointing, it threw too many things at the wall, and none of them stuck.

After 6, they needed to dial everything back, I really enjoyed RE7's more local scenario, instead of a worldwide threat, it was a more personal story.

[Mystic Mock]

I agree on 5, I still think its a fun game and I enjoyed it a lot at the time... It just isn't actually scary at all, but otherwise I think it's a good game.

6... I think has design and pacing problems that go beyond that and make it a definite dip in quality for the series. It has some sections that are great, but far too many that aren't.

I agree with your assessment on 5.

My biggest issue with 6 personally was sometimes playing the same levels out with different characters, I remember the boss fight on the rooftop where I had to take it on in both Jake & Chris's mode which was deeply frustrating.:laugh:

I did really enjoy Leon & Jake's modes overall though, and Ada's bonus mode was great I thought.

[Mystic Mock]

I really enjoyed Resident Evil 5, despite the fact it was completely action, it was still well-made and had fun modes. RE6 was... disappointing, it threw too many things at the wall, and none of them stuck.

After 6, they needed to dial everything back, I really enjoyed RE7's more local scenario, instead of a worldwide threat, it was a more personal story.

I think what Resi 7 benefited from was having a brand new protagonist as it gave the franchise a more fresh perspective I think which was needed in the franchise.

[Scarlett.]

I think what Resi 7 benefited from was having a brand new protagonist as it gave the franchise a more fresh perspective I think which was needed in the franchise.

That worked really well too, it helped that he was an everyman, who had never been in a situation like this before, it helped harken back to the days of old. I wonder if Ethan is more battle hardened in RE8?

[Mystic Mock]

That worked really well too, it helped that he was an everyman, who had never been in a situation like this before, it helped harken back to the days of old. I wonder if Ethan is more battle hardened in RE8?

I agree Scarlett.

I would imagine so, because the events in his first Game will have probably toughened him up for his second Game I reckon.

And it looks like Ethan and Chris weren't fully seeing eye to eye on one of the trailers too which is interesting to me.

[Tom4784]

The showcase outside of the Village stuff was utter dirge but Village is looking excellent. RE7 for me, was a top tier RE game, and so I'm excited to see what they do next. I'm planning on getting a PS5 sometime in April so this game will be a Day 1 purchase when it's released a while later.

[Tom4784]

That worked really well too, it helped that he was an everyman, who had never been in a situation like this before, it helped harken back to the days of old. I wonder if Ethan is more battle hardened in RE8?

I think I believe Capcom said at some point that Chris trains Ethan between the games, so that's why Ethan seems a lot more capable this time around.

[Scarlett.]

I imagine by this point he's been recruited into Blue Umbrella, by Chris

[user104658]

I have STILL never finished Resi 7 :joker:. I might plough through it for the story on PC, throw an infinite ammo trainer on it or something so I can just blitz through... I was enjoying the story more than the gameplay. I'm not actually the biggest fan of the switch to first person, I wish they'd gone back to Over The Shoulder like the REmakes.

[user104658]

I'm planning on getting a PS5 sometime in April

Good luck :joker: I've all but given up hope, they're being scalped by shopping bots... it'll be impossible to get one until the market is saturated. Might be OK by April I guess!

Honestly at this point if big PS5 exclusives start coming out I might just pay over the odds :worry:. I hate enabling scalpers though.

I might buy one from a scalper then petition it on eBay, put a crack in the plastic on the back or summat (purely cosmetic) and then ask for a partial refund :hehe:.

*disclaimer: obviously I would NEVER actually commit such fraud.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Is this gonna be worth getting on ps4 if i don’t have a ps5 by then :3

[Tom4784]

Is this gonna be worth getting on ps4 if i don’t have a ps5 by then :3

There was a PS4 gameplay video released a few days back.

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It doesn't look like a massive downgrade from the next gen footage we've seen so it'll probably be an option if you don't have a PS5 by then, plus I think they've already said a free upgrade will be included so you'll be able to upgrade when you do.

As for getting a PS5, my advice would be to watch out for Argos, I got mine from there and it was pretty easy, plus they offer same day delivery for like £3.

[user104658]

Is this gonna be worth getting on ps4 if i don’t have a ps5 by then :3

Likely differences will be lower framerate and fewer/lesser lighting effects; we're only in "early days" new console territory, the devs take a while to catch up and we won't see the full potential of the PS5 for another couple of years.

As far as I can tell it's just the exact same flavour of RE Engine as Resi 7 so if you were happy enough with how that looked/played on PS4, this is going to run exactly the same. On PS5 it'll be the same but with a few extra bells and whistles. We won't see big differences on the PS5 until games are being built for next-gen game engines (so probably no last-gen version at all).

[user104658]

plus I think they've already said a free upgrade will be included so you'll be able to upgrade when you do.


One thing you have to watch with that is that not every game has transferrable saves when you upgrade from PS4 to PS5... it's hit and miss, some have it and some you'd need to start again from the beginning. Also trophies don't transfer between versions (if such things are important to you) so if you get say 30% of a game's trophies on PS4, then the other 70% after transferring the save to PS5, you won't get 100%/the platinum... you'll have to replay the start of the game to get the other 30% of the trophies.

[Tom4784]

I played the Re:Verse beta today, it's utterly terrible.

It's a shame they abandoned Resistance so quickly, they'd have been better off shipping an upgraded Resistance with Village than that dirge Verse ****.

[user104658]

I played the Re:Verse beta today, it's utterly terrible.

It's a shame they abandoned Resistance so quickly, they'd have been better off shipping an upgraded Resistance with Village than that dirge Verse ****.

F5ISFaA2Tfg

[Barry.]

I played the Re:Verse beta today, it's utterly terrible.

It's a shame they abandoned Resistance so quickly, they'd have been better off shipping an upgraded Resistance with Village than that dirge Verse ****.

They should just remake outbreak that is what we want for muitiplayer

[Tom4784]

They should just remake outbreak that is what we want for muitiplayer

I'd like to see them do Outbreak in the style of the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3, but I was very fond of Resistance. It's a real shame they didn't try to sustain it. They definitely should have released a version of it separate from RE3 at some point and tried to turn it into a free to play game. It would have done quite well since the core concept of it was very fun.

[Tom4784]

The Village part of the demo was quite good, it felt very brief but it was an interesting taster. I'm looking forward to the Castle Demo.

Speaking of which, IGN have confirmed that Lady D and her daughters will actually take the role of Mr. X styled stalker enemies that will patrol the castle in real time while you're going about exploring it.

[user104658]

Speaking of which, IGN have confirmed that Lady D and her daughters will actually take the role of Mr. X styled stalker enemies that will patrol the castle in real time while you're going about exploring it.

Mehhh I hope it's not constant. Like it's fun in places but I do also like being able to explore areas unharassed and take them in, it's becoming a bit of a "thing" to trade the ability to do that in Resi for the "constant threat of a scary" which in my opinion stops the story from ebbing and flowing like it should. Constant tension just becomes "the norm" which makes it all LESS tense... you need more straightforward sections to make the "highs" actually high.

[Tom4784]

It'll be like Mr. X, I expect, they'll be active at parts but other times you'll be fighting Lycans and those zombie creatures. I was expecting Capcom to treat her like they did with Nemesis in the remake and make her and her daughters part of set pieces rather than a constant threat.

From the clips of the recently revealed previews that I've seen, I don't think they'll be constant pursuers like Mr. X was in the police station. It sounds like they might patrol around certain areas and part of the gameplay in the castle will be drawing their attention elsewhere so you can solve puzzles and such.

[Oliver_W]

I swear Mr X took about five years off my life...

Sexy tall vampire ladies :love:

[user104658]

I swear Mr X took about five years off my life...

Sexy tall vampire ladies :love:

One of the best things about Resi 2 Remake on the PC is the number of Mr X mods out there.

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[Oliver_W]

One of the best things about Resi 2 Remake on the PC is the number of Mr X mods out there.

https://mod.3dmgame.com/static/upload/logo/croppedImg_5ca990dc2a498.png

https://i.imgur.com/SxB0MyV.png

https://i.imgur.com/igErW2s.png

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haha nice :joker:

I'm just glad there were no Crimsons in REmake2, with the amount of zombies in the copshop ...

[Tom4784]

The reviews came out and so far they seem universally positive.

[Barry.]

Pre ordered it a little late so probably won’t get it on Friday

[user104658]

I won’t get it on Friday because I have Digital Edition and my broadband is BROKEN *bawling*. Getting about half speed, basically ZERO upstream (about 0.2mb) and it cuts out every few minutes. I have unlimited 4g and tethering which is fine fire work thankfully but downloading a 50gig+ game might be asking a bit much...

[user104658]

The one mixed review I’ve seen said too actiony (they all say there’s more of an action element than 7, and a plot history thing mentions that Chris has been giving Ethan military training)) but that’s not a negative for me to be honest, I found the balance in 7 a bit too “hide and seeky” for my liking, Resi always had big gunz. It made it feel too much like a different game series.

[bots]

the ps 4 version is available for download now, but not the PS5 version :fist:

[Tom4784]

I was hoping Shopto would deliver today, but I got an email from them saying it would be tomorrow due to restrictions.

The one mixed review I’ve seen said too actiony (they all say there’s more of an action element than 7, and a plot history thing mentions that Chris has been giving Ethan military training)) but that’s not a negative for me to be honest, I found the balance in 7 a bit too “hide and seeky” for my liking, Resi always had big gunz. It made it feel too much like a different game series.

All the horror based RE games eventually become action-y, RE7 was pretty much the only one that didn't. Things don't tend to scare you that much when you've got a shotgun, a bazooka, automatic weapons and enough of an ammo stockpile to use them freely.

I have heard that there's supposed to be one extremely scary part though, which I'm interested in seeing as, judging from what Capcom has said about her, I think it's probably gonna have a lot to do with the lady with the creepy doll.

[Barry.]

I won’t get it on Friday because I have Digital Edition and my broadband is BROKEN *bawling*. Getting about half speed, basically ZERO upstream (about 0.2mb) and it cuts out every few minutes. I have unlimited 4g and tethering which is fine fire work thankfully but downloading a 50gig+ game might be asking a bit much...

I had this problem too with my net kept cutting off online games

[Tom4784]

Are you guys on Virgin Media by any chance? I've had similar issues and VM had to replace the router a few times in the past.

[user104658]

Are you guys on Virgin Media by any chance? I've had similar issues and VM had to replace the router a few times in the past.


I got rid of Sky and switched to Plusnet and it’s been utter garbage. For a start they only give me 32mb (minimum guaranteed 29) saying the line can’t do more, when I was getting a solid 44mb (minimum 35) for 3 years with Sky. And now it’s just totally packed in. I suspect it is the router because it’s cheap trash and they couldn’t find a fault with the line. I’d buy a decent 3rd party one (because at least, unlike Sky, they do let you use your own router) but I’m hesitant in case that’s not the issue. If they end up sending me a new router and it fixes it, I’ll probably upgrade to a better one.

Honestly wish I hadn’t switched... Sky was a rip-off because I don’t use telly but I can count on one hand the number of brief connection issues I had in 3 years... and never a major issue like this :facepalm:. The wireless signal was abysmal but bad wireless is better than bad internet full stop!

[bots]

downloading .... .... .... ... ... ... ...

[Tom4784]

I've had it delivered but it's too bright out to enjoy it atm, gonna give it an hour or two, I think.

[bots]

liking it so far

[Tom4784]

I've got into the castle and met the big lady herself. I'm really loving it so far, It's not been scary at all really, I felt a bit nervous with the lycans at the beginning but so far it's not really put me on edge like RE2R or RE7 did.

I love the settings though, and the story seems so godamn interesting at the moment. I can see this being a Top 3 RE game if the game remains as good as the opening is.

[Tom4784]

Finished with the castle, it was pretty iconic.

[Scarlett.]

What a redemption the Resi series has gone through following the dreadful Resi 6, 7 and 8 feel like instant classics and the REmakes have felt pretty great too

[Tom4784]

Honestly, I think 8 will sit behind RE2R and REmake as my top three RE games. I ****ing love this game.

[Scarlett.]

It's a beautiful mix of RE3.5, RE4 and RE7, it's so good so far

[user104658]

What a redemption the Resi series has gone through following the dreadful Resi 6, 7 and 8 feel like instant classics and the REmakes have felt pretty great too

Personally I'd say 6 was a bit of a "blip", I loved RE5 despite its flaws, they just took it too far with 6. I mean yeah it had its issues - a big one being that having a constant companion ALWAYS makes a game distinctly un-scary ... I guess similar to how walking down a country lane in the pitch dark isn't that scary with a friend but ****-your-pants terrifying alone :umm2:. Being armed like Duke Nukem didn't exactly add to the tension also. It was a bit goofy but it was still tonnes of fun IMO. Resi 6 was just over-long and ... not really fun at all.

[Tom4784]

Resi 5 is my least favourite RE game. It's decent enough with a friend but aggravating alone and it just didn't feel like RE at all. RE6 has the benefit of having some good moments to it, but I found RE5 to be a bland experience from beginning to end.

[Tom4784]

House Beneviento was enough to turn my hair grey.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

What difficulty are y’all playing on

I started on hardcore then ended up starting a new game on standard coz i couldn’t get past the bit with all the dog men and the giant dog man THEN i found out that you’re not even supposed to fight them you just have to stay alive for a certain amount of time until you get hit by an arrow

Like i had no idea so idk whether to restart on hardcore what do we think ladies

[Tom4784]

I played on Standard at first, it's pretty easy, you barely have to keep watch of your ammo beyond the first few enemy encounters.

I also completed it the other day. It's a top 3 RE game easily. It only comes third to RE2R and REmake for me.

[user104658]

I played on Standard at first, it's pretty easy, you barely have to keep watch of your ammo beyond the first few enemy encounters.

I also completed it the other day. It's a top 3 RE game easily. It only comes third to RE2R and REmake for me.

I refuse to believe that it's more iconic than RE4.

[Scarlett.]

It's pretty damn amazing.

I played on Normal

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I started again on hardcore just coz it doesn’t feel like fun on standard like there’s no challenge

[user104658]

I started again on hardcore just coz it doesn’t feel like fun on standard like there’s no challenge

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[Tom4784]

I refuse to believe that it's more iconic than RE4.

RE4 is one of the greatest action games of all time... But it's not what I look for in an RE game. Village does a better job of balancing traditional RE gameplay with a more action-y style.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I started again on hardcore and i’m in’t castle now :devil:

That puzzle where you had to rotate the statues and the wall said something like “woman is blind to man’s advances” or some ****.. girl i could not make sense of that so i just kept rotating **** until somn clicked

[Scarlett.]

I started again on hardcore and i’m in’t castle now :devil:

That puzzle where you had to rotate the statues and the wall said something like “woman is blind to man’s advances” or some ****.. girl i could not make sense of that so i just kept rotating **** until somn clicked

Basically it means turn the female statue away from the men xD

[user104658]

Basically it means turn the female statue away from the men xD


Poor Fetch is confused by women - and also baffled by the concept of being blind to a mans advances - and thus could not complete the puzzle :worry:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i knew that STUPID but i didn’t which statue corresponded to which bit coz like how tf is a man riding a horse supposed to be a “lord” and when it said somn about the poor giving their **** away i didn’t know if that was the bitch holding the paper thing or the group of people holding food in their hands :hmph:

[user104658]

Me and th'wifey started last night (she likes a horror game) and played up until the castle - or I assume I'll be in the castle soon, we saved just after getting the 2nd crest.

I read last night that this has New Game+ which I am buzzing for, it was one of the things that had me hopelessly hooked on Resi 4, I actually can't wait to finish a playthrough and then start blazing back through with OP weaponry :joker:.

[Tom4784]

Me and th'wifey started last night (she likes a horror game) and played up until the castle - or I assume I'll be in the castle soon, we saved just after getting the 2nd crest.

I read last night that this has New Game+ which I am buzzing for, it was one of the things that had me hopelessly hooked on Resi 4, I actually can't wait to finish a playthrough and then start blazing back through with OP weaponry :joker:.

I didn't realise it would give you all the weapons from your first playthrough when I started my second, when I got to the bit you have to survive the wolf onslaught, I opened up my menu and saw all my guns and ammo and was all like.

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[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Spoilers

i’m shocked lady D died so soon i thought she was the main antagonist :skull:

[user104658]

I didn't realise it would give you all the weapons from your first playthrough when I started my second, when I got to the bit you have to survive the wolf onslaught, I opened up my menu and saw all my guns and ammo and was all like.

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/975/093/255.gif

Very similar vibes to the Resi 4 las plagas villager attack (I suspect it was a deliberate throwback to that, right down to the ending, Resi 4 bell ringing and Resi 8 summoning from the castle). On playthrough 1 it was about evading and surviving, playthrough 2 you can easily fight back, and by playthrough 3 it's a massacre :joker:. It can actually end with you killing all of the villagers rather than timing out.

[Tom4784]

Spoilers

i’m shocked lady D died so soon i thought she was the main antagonist :skull:

She was thought to be the main antagonist until Miranda was mentioned, and then a few weeks before launch, Capcom detailed the four lords which strongly hinted at the fact that Lady D wouldn't be around for the whole game. Still, she was a bit of a queen for the screen time she had :clap1:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

She was thought to be the main antagonist until Miranda was mentioned, and then a few weeks before launch, Capcom detailed the four lords which strongly hinted at the fact that Lady D wouldn't be around for the whole game. Still, she was a bit of a queen for the screen time she had :clap1:

stupid man-thing :love:

[Tom4784]

stupid man-thing :love:

You better ready your knickers for the next part though, I'm not gonna say anything about it since I wouldn't dream of spoiling it but yea. You'll see what I mean when you get through it though.

[user104658]

I'm loving the various Resi 4 references scattered throughout - I got a little nostalgic chuckle when The Duke feigned a gruff voice and said "What are ya buyin'?"

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[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

The duke serves CEX

he’ll buy a gun off you for 20,000 then try to sell it back to you for 70,000

[user104658]

The duke serves CEX

he’ll buy a gun off you for 20,000 then try to sell it back to you for 70,000
I was shaken to the core when I first met him and had maybe 6k or something and I spent 1k on "shotgun shells" expecting a BOX of shells and it was... one shell!

But to be fair, income does pick up dramatically in the castle, you get scraps and pennies in that first village section.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i swear the miranda boss fight is literally impossible on hardcore

I have like 18 shotgun ammo/20 sniper ammo/90 handgun ammo/5 mines/2 med kit things and not enough resources to craft anything else :worry:

I’ve got past the bit where the room turns black and she starts lunging at you but can’t get any further

[Jordan.]

Idk how but I somehow managed to miss the merchant/save room the entire time during the Lady D part. I really thought they were cutting back on saves to make it harder :skull:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I finished it today (i started a new game on easy and just blasted through it to reach the end)

the factory was the best/most terrifying area i was RATTLED

Propeller-head will haunt my dreams for eternity

[Tom4784]

I finished it today (i started a new game on easy and just blasted through it to reach the end)

the factory was the best/most terrifying area i was RATTLED

Propeller-head will haunt my dreams for eternity

I liked the Factory but I didn't find it scary, House Beneviento though? Nightmares.

[user104658]

I liked the Factory but I didn't find it scary, House Beneviento though? Nightmares.


I didn’t find beneviento scary, as soon as they take your gunz you know all of the scares will be scripted events/“running away” so it’s just not that scary. That said, I’m playing through with my wife so maybe being “not alone” makes it less scary.

We just finished the factory so I assume are very near the end.

[Tom4784]

I didn’t find beneviento scary, as soon as they take your gunz you know all of the scares will be scripted events/“running away” so it’s just not that scary. That said, I’m playing through with my wife so maybe being “not alone” makes it less scary.

We just finished the factory so I assume are very near the end.

The scripted stuff isn't what makes it scary, plus if you're playing on your own with headphones on, it really ups the effect that house has. It's when things DON'T happen that Beneviento's at it's most terrifying. When you first arrive at the house and it's all silent and unassuming, every time you solve a puzzle and the basement changes a little, and the worst part was the Well room. It's just tension on top of tension. When Ethan turned around to descend the ladder, I thought the Mia doll would be standing there looking at him, and then nothing happened and then when you got to the bottom only to not be jumpscared but to have the sound of a baby crying until you exit, to find that everything is dark and doused with a red light? I literally had to take a break. The baby monster was nothing, all the 'big moments' weren't a bother, but the slow building tension and the fact they eschewed jumpscares throughout to cultivate a genuine sense of fear and dread? A+

[user104658]

Finished last night :hee: easily the best Resi game since 4.

Had enough CP for infinite dragoon, plan is to do another run or two to get enough for infinite ammo for grenade launcher and Wolfsbane plus all the food buffs and then take a run at Village of Shadows...

I reckon hard will be a cakewalk with Dragoon and Grenade Launcher...

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Finished last night :hee: easily the best Resi game since 4.

Had enough CP for infinite dragoon, plan is to do another run or two to get enough for infinite ammo for grenade launcher and Wolfsbane plus all the food buffs and then take a run at Village of Shadows...

I reckon hard will be a cakewalk with Dragoon and Grenade Launcher...

Hardcore was actually easy right up until the final boss

[user104658]

Hardcore was actually easy right up until the final boss

Was it just lack of ammo that got you? Because there's a bit where she makes a sort of energy ball above her head as an attack and you can shoot it and it explodes and does huge damage. I didn't know that until after I finished the game!

Apparently it is TECHNICALLY possible to beat her using just a knife. Lolz. Probably not without all the health/guarding buffs and the speed buff though.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Was it just lack of ammo that got you? Because there's a bit where she makes a sort of energy ball above her head as an attack and you can shoot it and it explodes and does huge damage. I didn't know that until after I finished the game!

Apparently it is TECHNICALLY possible to beat her using just a knife. Lolz. Probably not without all the health/guarding buffs and the speed buff though.

Yeah coz i only had 2 med things and sniper/shotgun/handgun ammo :sad: didn’t have any magnum ammo and didn’t have the resources to craft explosive rounds

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

But i think if i had the health buffs i would have managed it

The only health buff i got was the slight increase coz i didn’t know where to find the juicy game (until i googled it later but after you enter the factory you can’t go back into the village)

I had so much fun playing on hardcore though like every enemy encounter was really tense

I think where i slipped up was in the factory i literally killed every single enemy when i was going back to the casting mold etc... but most of the enemies in the factory are completely avoidable

So that’s why i ended up with not enough ammo/meds/resources

[user104658]

But i think if i had the health buffs i would have managed it

The only health buff i got was the slight increase coz i didn’t know where to find the juicy game (until i googled it later but after you enter the factory you can’t go back into the village)

I had so much fun playing on hardcore though like every enemy encounter was really tense

I think where i slipped up was in the factory i literally killed every single enemy when i was going back to the casting mold etc... but most of the enemies in the factory are completely avoidable

So that’s why i ended up with not enough ammo/meds/resources

I did find that the factory siphoned away an absolute tonne of ammo and resources, literally right before the final bosses - I don't know if that's intentional or not. I had a boatload of handgun ammo and not much else... used all of my shotgun ammo an explosives against propellerhead.

[user104658]

In case anyone hasn’t realised yet - you can cheese some of the challenge points so easily :joker:

First off the crafting ones - you can just keep reloading. Load a save where you have plenty of crafting supplies, craft stuff (say 10 items), quit, reload, craft the same 10 items... they all count. Just reload until you get master survivalist :shrug:

Cat Burglar the same. Save near a lock that needs picked, keep reloading and picking the lock.

Poacher - same near some animals.

Butcher
Executioner
Pew Pew
Boom Stick
Sharp Shooter
Fire in the Hole
30 Big Holes
Dakka Dakka
Pineapple Ace
Mind Your Step


So long as you have a decent stock of ammo for each gun/explosives, you can reload either the village wolf attack or the wolf stronghold section repeatedly and get ALL of these in no time. Just quit and reload when the ammo for the one you’re getting runs dry...

I’m not sure if this is intentional because it makes a tonne of the challenges ridiculously easy but :shrug:

[user104658]

Mercenaries is also quite fun, just got my first S (village). HOW you get SS or SSS I have no idea since I’m not losing my combo streak at all and being as fast as humanly possible to get the S?

It’s not a patch on Resi 4 mercenaries though.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Does anyone else think they’re gonna do a DLC with the duke as a boss fight

[Tom4784]

Probably not, I don't think they've done any meaningful RE DLC since 7, and I don't think any were mentioned in the big leak they suffered a while back.

My guess is that they'll move on and we'll get an official announcement about the RE4 remake or 'Outrage' in about 5 months or so.

[user104658]

Does anyone else think they’re gonna do a DLC with the duke as a boss fight


Nah I think he’s supposed to be a parallel with The Merchant from 4 (he even mentions him being “an old friend”) so I think their allegiances and motivations are essentially supposed to be unknown... they are eternal fence-sitters who aren’t really on either side. I’d assume we’ll see other merchants in future games and they eventually might dig into the lore of the link between them as a group and maybe their intentions.

Also The Duke’s shop is part of the Mercenaries game mechanic so it would be odd to have you fight/kill him and then still trade with him in that mode.

[Scarlett.]

I think maybe we will get a DLC following either Chris or the pilot of the downed BSAA chopper near the end

[user104658]

The inevitable PC mods have arrived...

https://i.imgur.com/zgHERjH.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/9Za1aIY.jpg

:joker:

https://i.imgur.com/KqsVf5t.jpg

Terrifying... ... ...

And one for Scott:
https://i.imgur.com/ynPJqVA.jpg

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Ugh chris is so hot

[user104658]

Just dropped 8 achievements in one speedrun :laugh:. Knives-only casual speedrun, finished in 2hrs 46min.

https://i.imgur.com/gqbi894.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rkfj1zF.jpg

In the order above,

- Use 4 or less healing items (I only used 2)

- Finish in under 3 hours

- Spend less than 10,000 lei (I didn't even open the shop)

- Knife only, no gunz

- Craft no items

- Don't organise your inventory at all

- Finish 3 playthroughs (this was my third - Standard, Hardcore, this speedrun)

- "Overachiever" is for getting 70+ achievements, the other 7 took me to 74 :hee:.


I also got the "beat Heisenberg in under 4 minutes" achievement on this run too, he's pretty soft on Casual and you still get to use the little tank thing, as an exception to the "knives out" rule.

[user104658]

Did the “Kill Moreau in under 1 minute” achievement on casual using a fully upgraded infinite ammo WCX assault rifle... he dropped in less than one full clip, it can literally only have been 5 to 10 seconds, making it hilarious, and totally on brand for the character :joker:. “Raaaarrrr I’m gonna kill y- oh no I died.”

[Tom4784]

Moreau was such a disappointment, they could have done so much with his section, but it all felt like an afterthought. I can only imagine his section was one of the last ones to be finalised since it's such a downgrade from the others.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Random (cheese xD) but i thought the giant werewolf guy with the hammer WAS heisenberg… like was it not? I’m confuse

[user104658]

Random (cheese xD) but i thought the giant werewolf guy with the hammer WAS heisenberg… like was it not? I’m confuse

No... and they're three different guys :joker:. One in the village, one in the wolf stronghold, then a 3rd you fight as Chris. The concept art makes it clear that they're different fellers (the first one was the village chief, the second his brother... I'm not sure who the 3rd was meant to be).

Heisenberg just looks like a normal guy, but he has X-men magneto powers, then mutates into that massive Megatron thing.

[user104658]

Moreau was such a disappointment, they could have done so much with his section, but it all felt like an afterthought. I can only imagine his section was one of the last ones to be finalised since it's such a downgrade from the others.

I do get similar vibes for that section; during the knife-only speedrun I did the whole section in 7 minutes :think:. And that's with the boss fight taking about 2 mins 30 because of only using the knife, and having to dodge enemies for the boat key... if you blast those out the way with a shotgun and use upgraded weapons against the boss I reckon you could clear the whole section start to finish in 5 mins.

For comparison, the castle took 25 mins and the factory 30+. You can do the house pretty fast on a speedrun but that's because it's puzzly and once you know the solutions you can skip half of the puzzling.

Also all three other sections are significantly longer if you watch the cutscenes... the reservoir only has like 2 very short ones.