Current Events > Resident Evil 2 is testing my ability to cope with videogame stress.

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The fuck is this. Zombies don't die. I have 3 bullets. I need to backtrack through the entire level to get the thing and every time I do I have to go meet Sally and Dave and fucking Margaret

(I name the zombies that give me a lot of grief)

And then there's big Jim. Fucking big Jim with his stupid hat

I wonder if people just get stuck in this game? Like they get to a point where they physically can't beat the area because they're all out of supplies


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Zombies die, you just have to make sure of it. Use your knife to do so.

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pinky0926 posted...

I wonder if people just get stuck in this game? Like they get to a point where they physically can't beat the area because they're all out of supplies

That is a pretty classic hallmark of old school hard games. Morrowind and baldur's gate are two other great examples of games that will let you totally screw yourself over.

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pinky0926 posted...

I wonder if people just get stuck in this game? Like they get to a point where they physically can't beat the area because they're all out of supplies

unlikely. theres tons of ammo and supplies in the game.

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There's always enough ammo in every boss arena to beat it, and you can basically dodge/ avoid every enemy in the game. So you'll never be truly stuck.

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Plus this game has checkpoints

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Pro tip: Only kill zombies in areas you go through a lot. Ignore the other zombies, or knock them to the floor and cut their legs off.

LightHawKnight posted...

Zombies die, you just have to make sure of it. Use your knife to do so.

ok let me rephrase

Zombies CAN die, but once you pump 6 or 7 bullets into a regular Joe zombie you realise that it's almost never worth it. So you just do your best to kneecap them and then you have to listen to their stupid groaning every time you go back through that corridor

I wish there was an infinite ammo cheat so I could replay it and bust every single douche in the mouth

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I didn't have too many issues. I found myself reloading from checkpoints here and there if I was unhappy with how much ammo or health I spent getting through a particular section. I ended up having way too much ammo at the end, much like I did with the original RE2

You should have plenty of ammo for dispatching the zombos in highly traveled paths

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For your average zombie, you might be better off staggering them with a headshot and running past them. You should have enough ammo to kill the ones that are in tricky spots that you think you might have to spend a lot of time in or visit frequently.

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pinky0926 posted...

ok let me rephrase

Zombies CAN die, but once you pump 6 or 7 bullets into a regular Joe zombie you realise that it's almost never worth it. So you just do your best to kneecap them and then you have to listen to their stupid groaning every time you go back through that corridor

I wish there was an infinite ammo cheat so I could replay it and bust every single douche in the mouth

As in most RE games, you can unlock infinite ammo weapons by beating the game under certain conditions (like under a certain time, for example).

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pinky0926 posted...

ok let me rephrase

Zombies CAN die, but once you pump 6 or 7 bullets into a regular Joe zombie you realise that it's almost never worth it. So you just do your best to kneecap them and then you have to listen to their stupid groaning every time you go back through that corridor

I wish there was an infinite ammo cheat so I could replay it and bust every single douche in the mouth

You missed the part where I said you can knife em. Low durability use and ammo saving.

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Chicken posted...

For your average zombie, you might be better off staggering them with a headshot and running past them. You should have enough ammo to kill the ones that are in tricky spots that you think you might have to spend a lot of time in or visit frequently.

This sounds like a good tip actually. I spend a lot of ammon chopping legs off but it doesn't seem *that* worthwhile because it still takes 3-4 bullets most of the time.

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Just headshot and run. Once you memorize the police station, you realize how short it actually is

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LightHawKnight posted...

You missed the part where I said you can knife em. Low durability use and ammo saving.

Do you mean when they latch onto you or just generally? I hate that i lose my knife each time

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learn how to bait out zombie grab animations so they miss and run past them

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just buy the infinite weapon dlc

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pinky0926 posted...

Do you mean when they latch onto you or just generally? I hate that i lose my knife each time

No, shoot the zombie and when it goes down, knife em to death. Using the knife to stop them from latching onto you wastes durability.

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hmmm interesting

Thanks for the tips CEbros


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SSJGrimReaper posted...

learn how to bait out zombie grab animations so they miss and run past them

A resident evil staple for over 20 years now

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For dealing with Jim specifically:

You can just run up to him to bait his punch, then run backwards when the animation starts. You'll avoid the punch and he'll be stuck posing there for an extremely wide window for you to just run past him. Once you do this consistently Mr. X is almost a non issue.

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obligatoryyousuckgitgud

Don't ever play Alien Isolation. Most stressful game I've ever played.

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And now I suddenly want to watch the video where Markiplier beat the final boss with only the handgun and a knife.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9nDagqKL7Q

this popped up in a timely way, lol

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Use the shotgun to pop heads. It only works from way up close, but it saves a hell of a lot of ammo.

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its living in the apocalypse going to be this tedious?

LightHawKnight posted...

And now I suddenly want to watch the video where Markiplier beat the final boss with only the handgun and a knife.

Just rewatched that playthrough the other week, what a gamer

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LightHawKnight posted...

And now I suddenly want to watch the video where Markiplier beat the final boss with only the handgun and a knife.

Is that a feat? I beat original RE2 final boss with 2 Magnum bullets and the knife at 12 years old. Always thought I was a badass for doing so until Youtube came around and I saw people doing absolutely insane things

TheSavageDragon posted...

Is that a feat?

Not really, he just did it to cheese. He had hoarded gunpowder all game without ever using it and then decided to use ALL of the gunpowder he had saved up to fight Claire's final boss. He ended up having over 200 rounds but ran out and had to finish it off with a knife.

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The game also has adaptive difficulty which is bullshit. Like if you do well and do every headshot. Eventually when you get to the sewers, they take even more headshots to kill.

Game straight out punishes you for playing well.

If you watch speed runs for that game you see the speed runners deliberately shoot off extra ammo to go around the system.

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