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[The Fake Shemp]

Picked up my pre-order from GAMECRAZY tonight.

[Grecco]

Traded in some games and got it today. Cant wait.

[The Fake Shemp]

Made it to Chapter Two.  Game of the Year! :rocks

[Kestastrophe]

I've made it to Chapter 4 on hard, and it really isn't that difficult. Ammo is just really scarce and it takes alot of shots to dismember. The game feels like a cross between BioShock and RE4, and it even has audio diaries. I think it was Altogether that chastised me for saying that the game gave a BioShock vibe months ago 

[fistfulofmetal]

CHAPTER 8

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WHY DID YOU OPEN THE ESCAPE PODS?!?!? WHYYYY DAMN YOU?! WHYYYYY

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[y2kev]

CHAPTER 8

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WHY DID YOU OPEN THE ESCAPE PODS?!?!? WHYYYY DAMN YOU?! WHYYYYY

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such an awesome scene, lol

I was like OMGGGGGG

[fistfulofmetal]

My enthusiasm for playing has dropped to almost nothing 

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Valeris ship = not fun at all.
And on top of the extreme difficulty, the framerate is utter shit when you get attacked by over 5 enemies

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[Positive Touch]

this is the first EA game I've owned since Desert Strike

[Mr. Gundam]

The 2nd zero-g section in chapter 3 just gave me a migraine... 

[cool breeze]

I'm only on Chapter 3 and so far the game is really great.  I'm not really finding it scary at all, but I'm not holding that against it since the last game to scare me was the Nosferatu demo on PC because of a glitch where an enemy fell through some stairs onto me, and this was all years ago.

[AdmiralViscen]

I watched my friend play this, it is fucking mindblowing.

[archie4208]

just beat chapter 9.  it's like re4 on steroids.

[fistfulofmetal]

On Chapter 10 and I'm definitely starting to feel fatigue. I'm really ready for this game to end and yet I know there's still 2 chapters left. I pretty much know where this game is heading at least literally maybe not story wise, and I kind of just wanna get there.

Right now I'm

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loading the marker in the shuttle.

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[cool breeze]

How do you get past this room/kill this enemy in Chapter 5 where the enemy you can't kill is attacking you with a bunch of other enemies at the same time?

[fistfulofmetal]

Kill the bunch of enemies while evading the big dude.

[cool breeze]

wtf?

why didn't this bitch hit me up and be like "yo I'm gonna take a while to open this door, so kill these guys" or something? fuck that.  This and that asteroids shit were dumb.

[fistfulofmetal]

Moments like that get harder.

[Draft]

No joke: my GOTY. I'm pretty floored at how great Dead Space is.

Just finished it an hour ago. Last boss is out of control. Like, jaw dropping visually.

[y2kev]

And locked framerate.

[Draft]

Buy guns in any order you want. The only big purchases are the armor upgrades. The only time I couldn't snag one immediately was suit level 5, because I'd just bought like 4 nodes and only had 40kish credits. Line Gun is actually really fun to use, but I don't think it could be a primary weapon. Not enough ammo.

Some of the lighting is out of control.

[cool breeze]

The one thing I'm confused about is how the bench takes money.  It says points, but am I to believe that to upgrade part of your suit you need 100 nodes?

[fistfulofmetal]

Just finished the game. My feeling towards the game and the ending:

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From chapter 1 - ohhh... about 7 or 8? The game is bloody fantastic. The enemies still retain their spookyness, the tricks the game uses to scare you are fresh, and the overall design of the game hasn't been overdone.
After Chapter 8 I started to feel gamer fatigue. Basically I was prepping myself for the end game. The thing is that there still was plenty of game left. When this kind of thing happens I tend to stop thinking about the task at hand and more about just trudging through until the end.
Why this happened rests on the way the game structures your objectives. Far to many times do they bestow upon you an objective, and then directly after you finish it just so happens that something else is wrong and I have to go fix it. In the beginning I laughed because it's classic gaming design, but after Chpt 8 I started to resent my allies because I knew they'd have another action packed objective lined up for me.
Then we got to the Valeris ship and I think we've already established my feeling towards this particular setting. It almost single handedly stopped my progress through the game.

The two big boss fights were really cool, but I think they could have been better. I generally roll my eyes at the typical "fire at the glowing weak spot" boss fight and these were basically that. Visually they both were stunning, but gameplay wise they could have used the dismemberment idea better.

Chapter 12 was a big redeeming point in the game. The new setting, however brief, was a lovely change of pace. I really enjoyed the lighting and horizon. After being cooped up in that ship I was getting cabin fever.

I called Nicole not really being there. Every time you see her she disappeared suddenly. I'm not sure however if the big reveal was that Isaac purposely didn't watch the rest of the video log, or if he'd already seen it and decided to block it out. Either way I do have to admit I didn't see the Kendra twist coming. Maybe it's because it was literally out no where and they didn't even slightly hint to it like they did Nicole's twist.
The ending was quite horror movie like. Nice quick jump scare and close. I did like that they never really gave the main character any.... well.. character. This so they can drop another dude in a sequel and we'd be none the wiser. Unlike some others I definitely would like to see a sequel, but I would like something radically different, not just Space Ship 2.0

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I really liked Dead Space. It's one of the standout games this game. Before playing this game I really didn't have many games in my top 10. This game has definitely placed high. For now that list goes:
MGS4
Burnout Paradise
Rock Band 2
Dead Space
DMC4

This list is subject to change when LBP comes out, and when I finally play Mirror's Edge (however I'm not too sure the latter will place as high)

Now I'm looking forward to going through a second time with my shit all jacked up. Time to really fuck some necromorphs up.

[Mr. Gundam]

I made it to the bridge of the Ishimura... OH MY GOD.

[fistfulofmetal]

Oooo Military suit 

[Draft]

The one thing I'm confused about is how the bench takes money.  It says points, but am I to believe that to upgrade part of your suit you need 100 nodes?

The points are referencing the stats you are upgrading. Confused me at first as well. So when it says "HP Upgrade 125 points", it's saying that you will now have 125 hit points. The only resource you spend at the bench is power nodes.

[cool breeze]

oh, so basically each upgrade costs one power node? I should probably start upgrading stuff.

[Mr. Gundam]

I said fuck it to suit upgrades and equipped the free Obsidian suit DLC.

[Draft]

oh, so basically each upgrade costs one power node? I should probably start upgrading stuff.

Kind of. Each point on the grid costs a node. Sometimes you have to take an empty point to get to the upgrade you want.

[The Sceneman]

I cant afford to buy this right now. Would it make a sweet rental for a week or so? Im into achievements so I'd want the full 1000 points

[Draft]

I cant afford to buy this right now. Would it make a sweet rental for a week or so? Im into achievements so I'd want the full 1000 points

I don't think you could get the full 1,000 in a week. I mean I guess you could, if you played a LOT. One of the trophies is maxing out the stats on every gun. On my first playthrough, where I'm pretty sure I snagged all or damn near all available nodes, including spending all of my cash at the end on extra nodes, I only managed to max one gun, with a couple others getting maybe halfway. There's like 8 available guns. I think you are probably looking at at least 3 playthroughs to max out every weapon.

[fistfulofmetal]

I said fuck it to suit upgrades and equipped the free Obsidian suit DLC.

Bad idea. You can't remove the suit at all during the game, and the later suits are superior.

[Draft]

I said fuck it to suit upgrades and equipped the free Obsidian suit DLC.

Bad idea. You can't remove the suit at all during the game, and the later suits are superior.

What are the stats on the DLC suit? Full inventory and 20% armor? Because those are the stats on the Level 5 suit, which is the best suit you can get before beating the game.

[fistfulofmetal]

Full inventory and 10% armor

[Draft]

Full inventory and 10% armor

Ah, tsk tsk.

[Bildi]

I cant afford to buy this right now. Would it make a sweet rental for a week or so? Im into achievements so I'd want the full 1000 points

I haven't played it yet, but I think Draft is right about the three playthroughs to max the lot - I've heard three to four playthroughs mentioned by the developers.

[Positive Touch]

that is such bullshit.  gonna have to restart my game now

[abrader]

that is such bullshit.  gonna have to restart my game now

What happened?

[The Sceneman]

so how long is the game? like 10 hours?

[Bildi]

10-12 hours or so apparently.

[Mr. Gundam]

that is such bullshit.  gonna have to restart my game now

What happened?

Probably the DLC armor thing. I don't mind being stuck with it.

[permutated]

The game is truly wonderful. I'm at Chapter 4 right now, and my draw has been consistently dropping.

Can't wait to see what's ahead!

[Kestastrophe]

I said fuck it to suit upgrades and equipped the free Obsidian suit DLC.

Bad idea. You can't remove the suit at all during the game, and the later suits are superior.

WTF r u serious?

[drew]

So is this like Doom 3, System Shock 2 or RE4?

[cool breeze]

So is this like Doom 3, System Shock 2 or RE4?

It is like RE4 meets Bioshock but more serious than both.  Enemies aren't some snazzy designed immigrants or boppers, they are fucked up aliens that will rush your ass.

[demi]

How are people scared by this? I understand jumping, but to be so scared not to play it? SMH adults...

[cool breeze]

Yeah, the game is amazing, but I'm not finding it scary at all.

And the sawblade in this is like the wrench in Bioshock.  It completely destroys enemies, you have almost limitless amounts of ammo, and you don't even need to aim with it.  My entire safe is filled with boxes of ammo if I ever need some, and I never do.

[demi]

WOO i got my gamefly, time to get my scare on

[demi]

Holy shit that intro where you run down the hall is AWESOME... already awesome

[archie4208]

Yeah, the game is amazing, but I'm not finding it scary at all.

And the sawblade in this is like the wrench in Bioshock.  It completely destroys enemies, you have almost limitless amounts of ammo, and you don't even need to aim with it.  My entire safe is filled with boxes of ammo if I ever need some, and I never do.

What difficulty are you playing on?  It is about 10 times scarier on hard because you are more fragile and ammo is more scarce. 

[demi]

I died on the first monster, lol. It's hard to get a shot on the limbs

[cool breeze]

Yeah, the game is amazing, but I'm not finding it scary at all.

And the sawblade in this is like the wrench in Bioshock.  It completely destroys enemies, you have almost limitless amounts of ammo, and you don't even need to aim with it.  My entire safe is filled with boxes of ammo if I ever need some, and I never do.

What difficulty are you playing on?  It is about 10 times scarier on hard because you are more fragile and ammo is more scarce. 

Normal

I might play it again on hard in the future, but I start almost every game on normal because that is what the default difficulty should be at.

[archie4208]

I died on the first monster, lol. It's hard to get a shot on the limbs

Be sure to upgrade the plasma cutter ASAP.  You also get an achievement for beating the game with only that item.

[demi]

I'll do that in my next run when I'm upgraded a bit. I'm playing HARD

[cool breeze]

I should probably get around to upgrading my plasma cutter, but I get worried that I might need to open a door using the node and be all out.

[fistfulofmetal]

Upgrade that Cutter, boy. It's a beast when fully upgraded.

[demi]

i just fucking jumped on the "dead" monster you find... i knew it would happen to damnit

[Kestastrophe]

Is there really any reason to use power nodes to open some of the doors? I used one at the very beginning of the game and all I got inside was a gold semiconductor, which I only sold for $3,000 

[demi]

Damn this game is rough... I love Stasis

I need to be more careful with my shots, I didnt realise the game didnt use "clips" but any energy I find is in fact bullets

[Draft]

Is there really any reason to use power nodes to open some of the doors? I used one at the very beginning of the game and all I got inside was a gold semiconductor, which I only sold for $3,000 

Some locked rooms have an absolutely hilarious amount of stuff in them. I say yes, open them all.

[cool breeze]

It's going to take 7 nodes to get my cutter power at maximum, then I'll have 10 left to open doors.  I just hope I don't run across 11 doors at once.

Oh, and the inventory system in this game  Organizing everything and making sure what things to leave on my safe or not is awesome. 

And I haven't gotten a new weapon schematic in a while.  I just finished Chapter 8 and want something new to use.

shit, it took 8 nodes.  I forgot the initial one.