The Librarian
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Dead Space |OT|
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Troidal said:
It's funny, but I know a few folks that, like me, had this game pegged as GOTY up as far as Ch. 5 or 6. Then as things progressed in a very samy, repetitive manner (Doom 3 syndrome), that award went straight out the window.
Good game, but stretched imo, waaaay too thin.
gregor7777
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McBacon said:
Hand the controller and your pants to your wife/gf.
Highlight at own risk.McBacon said:
IT comes back in chapter 10 D: TIP regarding this: Before picking up the keycard after you moved the bunk beds, try to memorize the order you moved them in. As soon as you pick up the keycard, DON'T STAND STILL AND LISTEN TO MERCER, but run the hell back to the bunk beds and move them so you can get out ASAP. The Hunter (regenerator) doesn't spawn until Mercer stops talking to you. If you do it as fast as you can it will drop right in front of you as you leave the bunk bed part of the room. Run around it and head straight out and you'll have another lockdown in the next room. Use statis and shoot off its legs as you kill all other necromorphs. Eventually the door opens, and brings you to the narrow hallway with a save station and the door to the elevator. The first thing you'd most likely want to do is using the save station, but it goes on stand-by as Kendra and/or Mercer start talking to you. Head straight into the elevator and ignore the save station, because the Hunter WILL drop in front of you and is likely to rip you apart as it does. After you used the elevator, you won't encounter it until the final battle near the shuttle, in which you will kill it for good.
McBacon said:
When you freeze it in the end of chapter 5 it won't return until the chapter I mentioned above. And yes, it's the same one.
First part of the Dead Space comic can now be read online:
http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=25029
http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=25029
Just started this today after having it sitting here since it came out.
I'm blown away, played through to chapter 4.
The art, polish and sound in this game is amazing & I'm really digging its vibe & story (its the best sci-fi horror film style game ever), have jumped a tonne and I never jump at games.
I'm blown away, played through to chapter 4.
The art, polish and sound in this game is amazing & I'm really digging its vibe & story (its the best sci-fi horror film style game ever), have jumped a tonne and I never jump at games.
Toonami 99
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Chapter 5 was great. I was looking over my shoulder the entire time. But once you discover the trick its not too hard. Freeze->shoot leg->move on. If you can manage that as well as other monsters in the area you'll do fine. Also If you upgraded Duration that helps too.
GotchaForce
Member
I picked it back up last night and for the second time was shaken to the core. I stayed up 3 hours past my bedtime:lol
I have a quad core, HD 3870, and ample RAM in XP, will this game run WELL? I want to get it on Steam when it comes out. I have to ask since some games lately have had some pretty steep requirements for running well even though the minimum specs are pretty low by today's standards.
Nizz
Member
This is the first game in a long time that's made me jump in my seat. I usually don't scare easy in games, but with this game I've jumped a couple of times! :lol I'm at Chapter 12robut said:
the last chapter I'm afraid. I just found out Nicole was dead the whole time! Now I'm at the point where I'm fighting this huge creature. It's so tough (to me) when those tentacle sections pop up, the aiming becomes difficult in those sections and this giant creature is no different. But I have a feeling I'm beating this game tonight!
I just found out Nicole was dead the whole time! Now I'm at the point where I'm fighting this huge creature. It's so tough (to me) when those tentacle sections pop up, the aiming becomes difficult in those sections and this giant creature is no different. But I have a feeling I'm beating this game tonight!faceless007
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I'm really trying to get into this on my PC, but the damn mouse lag is so distracting. Yes, I have V-sync off, and I've fiddled around with a bunch of Nvidia settings like Triple-buffering, Number of frames to render ahead and V-sync, but I can't seem to get it quicker than about half a second. I can make it worse than that, but not better.
Anyone have any ideas?
Anyone have any ideas?
Just rented this today and got maybe 35 minutes of play time in. First impressions over all are good even though I've never really liked the survival horror genre. If anything it feels very videogamy in the way it told me to cut off the limbs about 7 times and the intro scenes/set ups are very generic, but that's ok, I'm not expecting revolutionary stuff. The plasma pistol feels great, the presentation is well done outside of the aliasing problems.
Infamypack said:
Now why would you do that? Part of what makes Dead Space so great is that it keeps finding new ways to scare you. I also hate being chased in a scary game, but thats the point! You should feel tense, and you should be freaking out when you cant seem to find your way back. So, by all means, play the game the way its supposed to be played:
listen to Mercer before running
GOTY 2008.
Chittagong
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Just started this game on Hard, now at the end of Chapter 2. I like how Hard forces you to think through tactics.
Wondering if this is one of those games where you might end up in a situation with no ammo or health kits and no escape that will force you to restart the game? Had one pretty tight moment already where every shot had to hit.
Wondering if this is one of those games where you might end up in a situation with no ammo or health kits and no escape that will force you to restart the game? Had one pretty tight moment already where every shot had to hit.
So after finishing the game, I'm a bit confused about how Isaac is being portrayed. In chapter 12, for example...
as far as I can recall, the ONLY time he shows any type of emotion in the game is when he realizes Nicole is dead...when he stands there shaking his head a bit in sorrow. I mean, sure, I'm not questioning why he would do that, but I find it strange how he didn't react on anything else. Did it even look like he cared in any way when meeting Nicole for the first time after reaching the Ishimura? I find it inconsistent.
And similarly, you never get to see his face (I recall trying to bring the camera around at the beginning when he has no helmet on, but it didn't work)...until the end, where they suddenly show his face to you. And it really makes me wonder...why!? Again with this inconsistency, where they spent the whole game making sure you don't see his face, and all of a sudden - BAM, there it is!
I thought the decision to not show his face (or feelings) was to try to make the player feel like they are Isaac (which in itself isn't very effective in third-person IMO, even if he has a suit on, because of the disconnect of you very clearly seeing the character you are supposed to "be").
Anyway, the only reason I can think of for them to show his face is to try and connect him to the movie or comic in some way, so that the player may recognize his face even if they don't mention him by name. I have no idea if he actually shows up in any of them though, so I'm just guessing here.
And similarly, you never get to see his face (I recall trying to bring the camera around at the beginning when he has no helmet on, but it didn't work)...until the end, where they suddenly show his face to you. And it really makes me wonder...why!? Again with this inconsistency, where they spent the whole game making sure you don't see his face, and all of a sudden - BAM, there it is!
I thought the decision to not show his face (or feelings) was to try to make the player feel like they are Isaac (which in itself isn't very effective in third-person IMO, even if he has a suit on, because of the disconnect of you very clearly seeing the character you are supposed to "be").
Anyway, the only reason I can think of for them to show his face is to try and connect him to the movie or comic in some way, so that the player may recognize his face even if they don't mention him by name. I have no idea if he actually shows up in any of them though, so I'm just guessing here.
fps fanatic said:This is the first game in a long time that's made me jump in my seat. I usually don't scare easy in games, but with this game I've jumped a couple of times! :lol I'm at Chapter 12the last chapter I'm afraid.
I thought that was pretty obvious pretty much as soon as she showed up, why would she survive when almost everyone else died? And all that talk about "make us whole again". A funny sidenote (that I'm sure has already been mentioned in this thread), read the first letter of every chapter in order.
LunaticPuma
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Chittagong said:
Multiple save files are your friend. I always kept at least one save file at the very start of each chapter in case I found myself in a desperate situation. I never had to use it, but I came very, very close to being completely out of ammo a couple of times before major fights. Playing on hard definitely helps keep the tension.
Chittagong said:
I remember reading somewhere that the game was designed to adapt to how you're doing in the game, to some degree. For example, if you get injured a lot and run out of med packs, the game will give you access to more lockers, which in turn will give you med packs when you really need them. Not sure how true that is, but I kept wondering if it was just my progress that unlocked some of the lockers (and why some of them remained locked for the rest of the game)
Kiriku said:
When it comes to the lockers, I'm pretty sure the lockers that are possible to open are always fixed (but the content inside the lockers is random, so medikits might pop up more often if needed). Since the game relies a lot of backtracking, some lockers are locked in one chapter, but are opened up when you return to the area.
Though I'm pretty sure that the item drops from enemies adapts to a certain degree, depending on the need.
Solideliquid
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BeeDog said:
I've noticed that while playing with only the plasma cutter (trying to get that One Gun achievement), enemies will for the most part only drop plasma rounds.
I played through on hard first time as well, just using the Plasma Cutter. Single save file. There were a couple of occasions when I didn't have enough ammo to deal with what was coming at me - in those cases the game usually gives you some alternative options, like stasis or kinesis.Chittagong said:
If all else fails, just run like fuck (Needed to do it a couple of times and it's viable).
Solideliquid
Member
Kiriku said:A funny sidenote (that I'm sure has already been mentioned in this thread), read the first letter of every chapter in order.
Mind = Blown
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
I think it is pretty scary. It is not as in-your-face scary as Doom 3 was, but if you have the volume up there is always the sound of clanking metal or some other shit going on around you... it builds up a great atmosphere of horror I think. I find myself walking slowly really often, or constantly having my weapon raised at points.neorej said:
I think they did a good job with the horror/scariness of it. Having the volume up and only playing at night really helps. The sound in this game is amazing.
Keyser Soze
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Ending spoilers -
Bitch at the very end of the final cutscene scared the shit out of me. I jumped and everything
AranhaHunter
Banned
This game is awesome, I got the platinum trophy like a week ago....I hope RE5 is at least as good as Dead Space.
I just got this Monday and I really like it so far. So far I'm towards the end of chapter 6. Speaking of chapter 6, here is something odd I came upon while trying to save ammo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTtGT6ei0-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTtGT6ei0-0
MikeE21286
Member
Solideliquid said:
Yeah, that alone makes this game awesome.
I just started the game and I'm really liking the production values, however I wish the save system was different. Dead Space lets the player save at almost any time but to do so you have to backtrack to a save point. I understand that the design is to discourage saving at anytime but it's annoying to have to re-explore areas when you die and are reset to a checkpoint. My other beef is when I walk up to a save point I just want to press a button to save in a designated slot. Opening the save interface breaks the immersion.
DarkJediKnight
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kinggroin said:
I agree. By the time I got the 9th chapter, I just wanted the game to end. They should have condensed the story aspects of the game and had actual side missions for replay value rather than stretch the story to 12 chapters.
Also, the amount of double crossing at the end was unnecessary and ruined an otherwise, acceptable story