Moff
Member
no you have 2 different autosaves. "continue last save" will be overwritten, but the other is called something like "continue story where you left it" or something like that.
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Dead Space 3 |OT| Can I Play With Madness?
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Chance Hale
Member
Will probably post more detailed impressions of the game later but man did it really fall apart in the last few hours. The final environment was boring and repetitive and the "twist" was so silly. Still had a good time with the game in general but the endgame were disappointing to say the least. Easiest final boss ever?
That whole love triangle business was so poorly done as well. The guy kept acting like a jerk for no reason and Ellie would say "oh no he's not acting himself, I don't know what's wrong" which made me think he might be under some form of influence but no, just a random asshole. And given how quickly ellie forgot about him after you shoot him I don't really see the point of Its inclusion. Everyone is really a jerk to Isaac considering how much he's had to sacrifice :/
Agree, just finished the game myself. Clocked in a hard run at ~14 h though as the game dragged on towards the end it almost felt closer to 20 h. Nonetheless the fact that I have been playing the game now for 4-5h a day for the past 3 or so days means I really enjoyed myself. Going to collect my thoughts and see if I can write a line or two about my experience.
Thanks for an overall enjoyable game Visceral
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Midway though chapter 2. Analysis so far: The game should be called "clinging precariously to a falling object only to barely clamour up at the last second- the cutscene".
Prologue was a little out of place but mostly gorgeous to look at, chapter 1 is a classless turd that will tarnish every replay, chapter 2 shows slightly more promise but I'm still not sold. Environments are the highlight so far, but I'm not convinced it's enough to prop up a slew of regressive design choices. I'll write up something a bit more substantial when I've had a chance to press a bit further. Kinda hoping the middle chapters give me something more positive to hang my hat on.
Prologue was a little out of place but mostly gorgeous to look at, chapter 1 is a classless turd that will tarnish every replay, chapter 2 shows slightly more promise but I'm still not sold. Environments are the highlight so far, but I'm not convinced it's enough to prop up a slew of regressive design choices. I'll write up something a bit more substantial when I've had a chance to press a bit further. Kinda hoping the middle chapters give me something more positive to hang my hat on.
Totalbiscuit made an excellent review of the game here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atpxaM5F0Ps
I really like his accent by the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atpxaM5F0Ps
I really like his accent by the way.
ichigo kurosaki
Member
Joke/scary video in the EA offices in Madrid ("Now terror comes from the cold"). People were told there were cupcakes in the fridge to celebrate the game's launch.
The cupcakes were a lie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM4uKFcJ-_0&feature=youtu.be
The cupcakes were a lie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM4uKFcJ-_0&feature=youtu.be
Chance Hale
Member
Started hardcore mode and played it for a bit and then got killed by space debris in the sequence where you're trying to catch up with Carver's escape vessel. Think I'll put that mode aside for a good while. Wish you could skip cutscenes on one of those special playthoughs.
Has anyone gone through the files and found a way to increase the length bodies stay? It's rather distracting when they just disappear before you eyes. Seems a lot faster than it was in the first two games although It's perfectly likely I'm just more akin to noticing such things these days.
Has anyone gone through the files and found a way to increase the length bodies stay? It's rather distracting when they just disappear before you eyes. Seems a lot faster than it was in the first two games although It's perfectly likely I'm just more akin to noticing such things these days.
Stephen_drewz
Member
Chokes/massive FPS drops finally solved by a complete format. Shutdown issue also resolved(Unrelated to Dead Space 3 obviously), god knows what happened with that Windows install.
Now I can finally play this game. Well, after work tomorrow that is.
Now I can finally play this game. Well, after work tomorrow that is.
Really like how you can use Ration Seals to buy a majority of the DLC. I used them to get a bunch of those Ultimate and Resource packs last night. Good stuff.
Right now I'm running with a pumped up Evangelizer and Negotiator. The Negotiator is basically a Contact beam with a powerful fucking Line Gun as its lower attachment. Partnered with the Evangelizer, I've got the only weapons I need for the rest of the game, until I find those acid rounds. Really curious to try those out.
Chapter 6 so far.
Right now I'm running with a pumped up Evangelizer and Negotiator. The Negotiator is basically a Contact beam with a powerful fucking Line Gun as its lower attachment. Partnered with the Evangelizer, I've got the only weapons I need for the rest of the game, until I find those acid rounds. Really curious to try those out.
Chapter 6 so far.
Wait you can't skip cutscenes?
Please Visceral patch an option so you can skip them. I already played through Max Payne 3 6 times last year to get all the difficulty achievements and wasted half a day watching cutscenes over and over again.
I don't think I can take another 4 playthrough's watching cutscenes again.
Mu gut-feeling is that like the first 2 chapters of Max Payne 3 have longer cutscenes than entire DS3
Mu gut-feeling is that like the first 2 chapters of Max Payne 3 have longer cutscenes than entire DS3
To be honest they were all pretty short so far, so it is not like the end of the world. I still think it should be an option unless they mask loading times.
So I am running into a problem on the PC version of Dead Space 3. Yesterday when I first booted up the game I was able to hit the downloadable content button and see some items that cost either real money or ration seals. I did not have enough, so I decided to get more and check it out again later. Now that I have enough I can't find the damn screen again. The only DLC screens I see are for the suit+weapon and bot packs. Am I doing something wrong, am I bugged, or are other people running into this issue as well?
No you are not doing anything wrong. Someone else in this thread had this problem too. I think it just fixed itself. Maybe try restarting the game or reloading a checkpoint. Seems like an Origin issue.
HEALTH_DISCO
Banned
Started solo camp. on Impossible difficulty.
It was easy at the beginning but now (chapter 5 or 6, I don't remember) I die and restart A LOT. I had to stop playing yesterday, I can't kill all the necromorphs and my stasis isn't upgraded enough to stop the regenerators where you have to wait for the train... It's just too insane.
It was easy at the beginning but now (chapter 5 or 6, I don't remember) I die and restart A LOT. I had to stop playing yesterday, I can't kill all the necromorphs and my stasis isn't upgraded enough to stop the regenerators where you have to wait for the train... It's just too insane.
I'm on Origin, but I'm not experiencing this problem - I'm using an Xbox controller instead of the mouse and keyboard interface. DLC prompts appear whenever I'm using a bench (at the bottom of the bench overlay). What I am -not- seeing, however, is the option to pay for items with ration seals. I wasn't even aware this was an option - everything's priced in USD.
Yes I know, I lost on this one (sorry). Many of them would not be possible anyway as we're loading in the background.
I did get in an option to disable the tutorials, I play with them off.
It's something that a guy in my boxing gym said to me when I was inside the ring working out and he was outside. I think he was trying to talk trash.
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Having just replayed 1 about a month ago or so, nope. No skipping. Even when you're just doing a vid-com and are still able to walk around all the doors lock with the "Equalizing Pressure" message on them.
Hold up, was this done recently? Does this mean y'all were signing more copies of the Developer's Editions?
Monkey Pants
Outpost Games Creative Director
That was yesterday. Those are all copies that belong to team members. It really is a Developer's Edition!
I'm not sure if you can buy everything with ration seals. The only things I saw -before- my options f***ed up were the MK-V weapon packs. I can access the other DLC packs that can only be purchased with money.
Don't recall even seeing those packs up for sale (whether for USD or seals), but I will check again tonight. Thanks for the info!
ElzarTheBam
Member
Got the game earlier this morning (in the UK).
Unsurprisingly, unlike you Americans, the discs were stacked on top of each other, not separated. Hate that shit.
Anyway, I'm gonna start it co-op with a buddy, what difficulty do you guys recommend?
I've played DS1/2, but my buddy has not, he only picked it up because of the co-op integration.
Unsurprisingly, unlike you Americans, the discs were stacked on top of each other, not separated. Hate that shit.
Anyway, I'm gonna start it co-op with a buddy, what difficulty do you guys recommend?
I've played DS1/2, but my buddy has not, he only picked it up because of the co-op integration.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Joke/scary video in the EA offices in Madrid ("Now terror comes from the cold"). People were told there were cupcakes in the fridge to celebrate the game's launch.
The cupcakes were a lie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM4uKFcJ-_0&feature=youtu.be
LOL this is amazing.
Question about DS3 - this other thread mentioned you can't play split screen co-op on the same system? Is this true?
Both examples are ridiculously stupid.
BackwardsSuggestions
Member
OH COME ON!
Lost 3 chapters worth of progress. Finished up a side mission, hit Save and Exit yesterday and go to bed. Today, I continue from my last save and am back to where I started yesterday!
Lost 3 chapters worth of progress. Finished up a side mission, hit Save and Exit yesterday and go to bed. Today, I continue from my last save and am back to where I started yesterday!
Yes, it is true.
BackwardsSuggestions
Member
Wait, so the guns I made saved but my progress didn't? Wtf is going on?
Haunted
Member
After a terrible start that seemed to confirm pretty much every fear and concern fans had about the changes, like going through a hilariously sad check list, things have started to improve upon reaching the Roanoke.
But what happened to some of the character models in this? I've just found Ellie and her crew and man, the faces look bad. Like, really bad. Not sure if you guys had to downgrade the tech or something or if standards have just evolved a ton since 2008.
Aside from all that, I'm on board again, even though there are some smaller touches that really drag it down and pull you out of the in-world immersion (by far the original's greatest achievement), like the completely out of character blueprint names and "downloadable content" buttons on the benches. Oh well. Chalk it up to collateral damage when getting that EA money, I suppose.
But what happened to some of the character models in this? I've just found Ellie and her crew and man, the faces look bad. Like, really bad. Not sure if you guys had to downgrade the tech or something or if standards have just evolved a ton since 2008.
Aside from all that, I'm on board again, even though there are some smaller touches that really drag it down and pull you out of the in-world immersion (by far the original's greatest achievement), like the completely out of character blueprint names and "downloadable content" buttons on the benches. Oh well. Chalk it up to collateral damage when getting that EA money, I suppose.
I'm pretty early (4th or 5th chapter) but I have to say the environments look incredible. I also love the light effect from Issac's helmet in the dark. On the other end of the spectrum, the faces don't look so hot. If I remember correctly, they look worse than dead space 2.
Haunted
Member
Save & Quit saves your inventory, automatic checkpoints save your story progress, I believe.
Is anybody else having trouble getting into a co-op game with a friend on PC?
It worked fine earlier, then my connection went out for a second during a cutscene and now my friend and me can't get into a game together.
We both already restarted the game, origin and our PCs. It's really frustrating.
Edit: It just worked after an hour of trying. Yay.
It worked fine earlier, then my connection went out for a second during a cutscene and now my friend and me can't get into a game together.
We both already restarted the game, origin and our PCs. It's really frustrating.
Edit: It just worked after an hour of trying. Yay.
Meatvillain
Banned
The facial animation looks really off.
So far I played up to chapter 9 solo, and restarted with a friend last night and got to the same area I stopped at, with me as Carver. Seems like once you get to Tau Volantis Carver has a lot more of an active role in terms of lines and cutscene activity. Even the level design seems more co-op minded...my friend and I laughed when we saw a pair of RIG kiosks next to each other, since before that point it was so annoying waiting for the other player to finish upgrading his suit when you wanted to change yours etc.
Some cute touches when playing as Carver, like when Isaac goes on a private radio channel with someone you can't hear it. Also, on the first co-op sidemission we got different cutscenes
But yeah I'll probably finish the game in co-op, I'm really glad I did the first chapters solo though. The game is fun as hell with a partner but the atmosphere is of course nowhere near as oppressive. Although I think I shattered any suspension of disbelief with my forcegun/linegun combo that tends to cause the physics to freak out (more than usual) while on Tau volantis, sending Necromorphs flying into orbit occasionally.
Some cute touches when playing as Carver, like when Isaac goes on a private radio channel with someone you can't hear it. Also, on the first co-op sidemission we got different cutscenes
with Carver experiencing hallucinations and Isaac seeing him just stand there freaking out.
But yeah I'll probably finish the game in co-op, I'm really glad I did the first chapters solo though. The game is fun as hell with a partner but the atmosphere is of course nowhere near as oppressive. Although I think I shattered any suspension of disbelief with my forcegun/linegun combo that tends to cause the physics to freak out (more than usual) while on Tau volantis, sending Necromorphs flying into orbit occasionally.
You can only safely quit after you've seen the "Progress Saved" indicator in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
"Inventory Saved", as you and I both found out, just saves your guns/inventory.
I don't think co-op was worth this awful save system. There was no way we could save at benches? It's the logical place.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Oh darn, would have loved to play it with my roommate.
He does have his own 360 though, maybe I can convince him to get his own copy of the game.
and a Live membership lol
This doesn't make sense as it auto saves multiple times per chapter.
I love Dead Space but this irritates me. There is no reason to not have a skip option for cut scenes in this day and age. Even with loading, the loading isn't likely going on during the entirety of the cut scene so being able to skip "when loaded" or just go to a loading screen (like every other game with skippable cut scenes) would be more acceptable than having to wait x minutes just because it had to load for the first 30-45 seconds. Obviously not your call as you said you lost on this one, but still annoying.
EDIT: a buddy just reminded me that AC3 actually did the "wait til loaded then allow skip" in some of the cut scenes. I completely forgot about that (probably cause the game is forgettable).
Something similar happened to me - I unlocked my game early with the date trick so it might have been related to turning on cloud saves?
It happened at a really bad place too, considering how much I
hate fighting regenerators.
BackwardsSuggestions
Member
I also did that trick and by the sounds of it, we were at the same place.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
lol
I'm going to make the Intimid8r next - which DS3 dev is responsible for that one? Looks like a beast.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Ellie's response to killing Norton was amusing. Something along the lines of 'so he stuck a gun in your face and was going to shoot you? That was no excuse to shoot him!'. I was thinking to myself this girl needs some serious dose of reality and couldn't believe she said that. So, I'd just like to think she was in a bit of shock over the whole thing, although she seems to handle everything else pretty well (monsters, losing an eyeball, etc). As for the ending and lost boss, I thought it looked awesome. This was how the Gravemind in Halo should look like I thought to myself.
Absolutely stupid. The whole damn thing was handled in the worst possible manner.Chap.14-
She doesn't really ask what happened to escalate it to that point. Carver being an asshole and yelling at her was even worse. Would it have been too much for Isaac to quickly talk to her for more than a minute? Norton's reasoning is idiotic at best. The directing in regards to the camera angles in the fight scene when you're ambushed by the Unitologists is poor. Ellie's lack of reaction was just icing on the cake.
Lowlander2
Banned
Just beat it. Create-a-weapons and universal ammo didn't click until the halfway mark, but when it did, it was typical Dead Space greatness. I still prefer DS2's finesse and balance, but I really enjoyed this game.
Escape Goat
Member
I just got my Ice suit and I'm kind of losing interest in the game. I just don't feel compelled to complete this story or to save any of the characters.