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Dead Rising 2 on 360 is perfectly playable. Yes it does have framerate dips, but in no way did it affect my fun in the game. I've done two playthroughs already, and I'm lvl 50 so far. Already started my third game actually. It's imo the best single player game of the year so far, and I think I'll spend many more nights and days in Fortune City.
The weapons.. man just fucking amazing to no end. I did encounter nice little bug though. I had created a certain item spoiler (click to show/hide)
Blanka head + battery
Yeah the game has some imperfections, but what game doesn't? To me the most annoying thing about the game are the loading times, and if you go to save it just takes so goddamn long. If you press B at the toilet, it takes about 40 seconds before it has actually saved and you can start playing again. Might not seem much, but it gets on your nerves let me tell you.
Aside from that? Greatest game this year so far, even beats Reach. I haven't even touched Reach since DR2 came out, it hasn't been in my console at all.
How about you save the survivors during the mission, give them weapons and let them help you out with the mission?
Also, pussies.
Don't forget to pick up the magazine which lets the survivors be more efficient! Located in spoiler (click to show/hide)
One Little Duck shop on Strip
Very handy. Especially because it also let's people who would need help to walk walk on their own!
Shotguns/weapons/swat outfit is located in the Palisades mall :).
Those crazy Japanese. What does a horse in a bikini have to do with DR2?
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probably would though :-\
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Boxing gloves + Bowie knife
Hopefully you can't easily miss scoops like you could in DR1, because that shit was distinguished mentally-challenged. Been saving everyone who's appeared so far.
You only need 1 chainsaw for the paddlesaw. I don't think there are any 3 item combos.
Guns could come in handy in DR1 actually, much more so than DR2 from what I've seen. The shotgun was good for clearing out a horde of zombies so your survivors could run through without getting grabbed. Plus, giving some guns to the survivors was VERY helpful, since it let them do a decent job of taking care of themselves. I'd always try to run by the Hunting Shack and pick up as many guns as I could so I could give them to my next group of survivors. No need for that in DR2 though, they don't even need weapons.
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LMG + Electric Wheelchair.. You make the electric wheelchair by building a wheelchair with a battery
WHICH IS GODDAMN AWESOME
Oh wow, what the fuck. I thought that the paddlesaw was a top tier combo and needed both saws. Derp.
And you can actually set waypoints for survivors, hold LT + Y. However you cannot set waypoints on the map for yourself ( and I think that's what you meant ).
Correct. Sorry if I wasn't clear.
And wait, is it a glitch to let katey turn and keep playing because all Ive read is that once she turns you load, start over or quit.
I tried it out yesterday and no it's not a glitch. You get a cutscene and then you have the option to load, restart or continue playing. So awesome.
Guns could come in handy in DR1 actually, much more so than DR2 from what I've seen. The shotgun was good for clearing out a horde of zombies so your survivors could run through without getting grabbed. Plus, giving some guns to the survivors was VERY helpful, since it let them do a decent job of taking care of themselves. I'd always try to run by the Hunting Shack and pick up as many guns as I could so I could give them to my next group of survivors. No need for that in DR2 though, they don't even need weapons.
Trying saying this against bosses.
I haven't fought any psychopaths yet with survivors around me, but I imagine they'd just get in the way.
Gotta say, Everyone Knows Slappy is a really unfun mission. I just skipped it.
Really wish I had the roll earlier too.
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Jump kick him as he's rollerskating. It'll knock him over and you're free to annihilate him while he gets back up. Alternatively, you can shoot him with the water gun, which stuns him for some free hits. But the jump kick is way better.
Never said it wasn't easy, it's just unfun. I just skip it because I'm not going for a complete every mission run.
I dunno, the only time the game gets unfun for me is when you have to fight psychopaths, because the boss fights in this game are atrocious (much like DR1). I welcome ones that you can annihilate with a quickness.
Also, :bow Bibi :bow2
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Goblin Mask (aka the Blanka mask) + Battery
Weapon combos are so awesome.
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The chef one was really annoying, because the damage I was doing to him was minuscule and he'd heal it right up. That was until I discovered the Knife Gloves, then he was cake. I fought the two girls in an area that was loaded with beer, whiskey, and cocktails, so every time they'd hit me and run off, I'd drink another beer or two. By the time I was done fighting them there was vomit all over the place. :rofl
The guy in the church almost killed me too, but that was because I went into it with no healing items. Wasn't expecting a psychopath fight in there. I just ran to the bar down the street and drank a bunch of beer again.
The real problem with the psychopath fights is the lack of hitstun. It's so random if they'll get stunned giving you a quick combo, or if they'll start an attack, be completely invincible during it, and smash you for two bars of damage. So bad.
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You can jump up to one of them by climbing crates or whatever, the other three have ladders you have to climb to reach. Just come up behind them and take them out with the Knife Gloves, one by one. They're actually pretty easy, since you can usually get in two hits and dodge out of the way before they can hit you with a swing of their knife. Then rinse and repeat. There's plenty of whiskey and burgers around them so you can heal up after you fight each one.
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The chef one was really annoying, because the damage I was doing to him was minuscule and he'd heal it right up. That was until I discovered the Knife Gloves, then he was cake. I fought the two girls in an area that was loaded with beer, whiskey, and cocktails, so every time they'd hit me and run off, I'd drink another beer or two. By the time I was done fighting them there was vomit all over the place. :rofl
The guy in the church almost killed me too, but that was because I went into it with no healing items. Wasn't expecting a psychopath fight in there. I just ran to the bar down the street and drank a bunch of beer again.
The real problem with the psychopath fights is the lack of hitstun. It's so random if they'll get stunned giving you a quick combo, or if they'll start an attack, be completely invincible during it, and smash you for two bars of damage. So bad.
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For the chef, I just grabbed a couple of pizzas from a restaurant across the way and wailed on him with a defiler. He went down without too much trouble.
The guy in the church (do you mean the guy in the chapel?) was probably one of the most disturbing bosses Ive faced in a game. I know the game is very tongue in cheek, but that boss had a very believable level of depravity to him. I fucked him up with the electric rake.
Man,
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TK kicked my ass. Not sure what the solution to him is. I would guess that I have to throw shit at him and then turn the crank but he just spears me into the wall and beats my ass. Forgot to save too so I have to do all of overtime again. I really love the game because of situations like this.
I am not a fan of gas zombies at all.
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There's a crowbar and wrench or something laying around that you can pick up to smack him with. You can always get two hits on him then roll out of the way as he attacks, then get another two hits, etc. There's also some orange juice you can pick up in the side areas, just jump on top of the cardboard boxes to see what's in them. After he spears you, you just have to hit the QTEs, and then you'll get some free shots on him. I don't even think you take damage while the QTEs are coming up, but I could be wrong about that.
After a while TK will jump down from the rafters, so that's when you can use the crank to lift the girls up. I only did that once though, the rest of the time I went looking for more items in the boxes.
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The two mercs during the facts mission that want you to drop all your weapons before they'll even talk to you. That was just too fucking annoying so I moved on.
And the psychopath that demands you to direct her show turned on me when I accidently hit her when knocking the zombies that were all over her ass.
Unless there's some hidden ones around, it was pretty easy to save everyone on the first go. Definitely much easier than the first game.
Huh, can't be. I pressed all the buttons during that intro, but it didn't go away. I might have a different version of the game.
Anyway, the psychopaths in this game are quite underwhelming. The best one is definitely...
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Slappy. His last cutscene is amazing. Fight was boring though.
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I also liked..
That old woman in sm clothes. Her objectives were original.
The rest of the psychopaths weren't so memorable.
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I almost cried when that police traitor shot the hot asian woman in the head. She was so hot.
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Great spin on what happened in DR1. In DR1 the military TAKES OVAH, but in DR2 they get owned by mutated zombies. RETRIBUTION
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Got a nasty cold, stayed home, and played the hell out of this today.
In Dead Rising 1, it never seemed smart to give anyone a weapon. Just clear a path for them and mash the "FOLLOW ME" button like crazy. Survivors in DR2 shoot better than I do. :'(
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I had the "Tastes Like Chicken" mission earlier, failed it the first try; luckily it was right after saving.
After a real-world nap, I tried it again. The "Trail of the Money" (or something similarly named) mission had a bunch of mercs running around, so I dropped in on them, grabbed one of their machine guns, and went in search of a Survivor. He dealt with the psycho, and then I had two Survivors with merc machine guns. They pretty much dealt with "Everyone Knows Slappy" on their own, and were easily pulling their own weight during the remainder of the 4-part mercs' mission. I came REALLY close to losing them during the Slappy confrontation, so I decided to turn them in to the Security Room.
First I traded them some booze for their weapons though, so I can hand the merc machineguns to the next Survivors. Hell yeah.
Just got this :hyper
You will not be disappointed.
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it turns out you aren't leaving that soon just like in the first game
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fucking cop shot rebecca in the head cold blood! :rofl
I gotta hand it to em, I almost put this on par with Dead Rising 1 despite my issues with it.
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green mist
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you just go around collecting completely random things that are never mentioned again. ???
Running the zombies over with a forklift in the tunnels is fun though.
Who cares about n64 mist? At least there's not military shooting at you all over the place while you try to score items.
But yeah the quest in DR2 makes no sense.
I beat the game, final boss was dumb.
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Sullivan should have been the final boss not TK. TK should have been the ending to the main game, Sulivan the final boss. Oh well.
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Amber and Crystal are kicking my ass. Surprisingly, it isn't satisfying or enjoyable to be dominated by twins. :fapfail
It looks like I need to ditch most of my inventory, belt out some Quickstep juices, use one to haul ass to the mission start point, and have another couple for the fight.
Oh, and I finally got the shortcut; it's a bit dubious that a young lady knows a shortcut that leads to the Men's Restroom. I suspect some gloryhole action in her past. If I restart, I'll bet that it goes away and I'll have to reinitiate it. Anyone know for sure?
Nit-picking my current favorite game: My least favorite Survivor so far: hot blonde in lingerie in the hotel lobby, hiding in the foliage near the elevators.spoiler (click to show/hide)
"I'm almost naked! Please get naked too, so I can not feel so alone!" OK, this would be pretty hot in real life, or even if I was just having a good dream... but... OK, where is the "Remove Clothes" control? Start Menu>Stats>... Where do I... wait, huh?
Her: "You're going to need to traipse over to the men's store, so there is underwear to change into."
Me: "OH, FFS. I'm in clothes, why can't I just remove them? I've got this OTHER Survivor already with me who is unwilling to hold a gun or accept healing items, and you want me to drag him somewhere else?"
And the blonde is no time on her mission initiate clock. God damnit.
**March out of the hotel to get to the Men's Store**
PSYCHO BATTLE! (WWJTD?)
OH, FFS. Good thing I happen to be well schooled in the ART OF JUICE.
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Me: "Hey, shit-head Survivor With No Health, go stand in the corner!" WHAM, WHAM, JUICE, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, JUICE. psycho dies.
*looks for shop*
*finds Survivor*
*changes into underwear*
*returns to blonde in lobby*
Me: "OK, let's go!"
Her: "What are you waiting for?"
Me: "Yeah, that's what I'm asking you!"
Her: "What are you waiting for?"
Me: "Yeah, great, let's go!"
*runs to nearest exit*
Me: "Where the hell is the blonde?" At this point, while the Survivors don't respond, I picture this as an uncomfortable silence. They're looking at each other, at the floor, at the approaching zombies, anywhere but at me. "She joined, right? She's with us? Why is her icon still back at the elevators?"
*runs back to the elevators*
Her: "Can you carry me? The floor is cold."
OH, FFS...
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A short bit of follow-the-arrow around the mall followed by a boring boss fight? Weak.
yeah I figured as much, basically I'd play Ramsterball/Zomboni and if Ball Buster or Bounty Hunter came up, it's quittin time
There's a guide on gamefaqs that lists all the rotations you can come up with. I just played through the stinkers for the quick cash, so I could work towards buying the SUV key.
yep used that guide, was handy so I could know when to quit :lol I earned like 1.5 mil in TIR and I'll just grind the rest using the big slot machine trick.
Anyways I finally finished the game for the first time and got Ending A, and the cheev for finishing "The Facts" didnt pop.
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I was asssuming the game would give me the option to give TK the Zombrex at the end because I thought it would be like giving Zombrex to Katey and has to be within a certain period. But yeah that doesnt make sense, TK hasnt had any Zombrex yet so I should have given him the dose asap. Oh well, there's several more playthroughs in store for me!
Not sure what cheevs to work on next. Might just do the clothes/food/item ones and really get to know the mall layout well
One for Scenester
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(http://i.imgur.com/zocyI.jpg)
:maf
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Kinda disappointed in Capcom for just regurgitating DR2. Pass.