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black_vegeta
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I need to stop tripping and get back into this game. I stopped at the start of mission 2 because of Street Fighter 4.
ILOVEASIANS
Member
Muffdraul said:
Yeah. I didn't end up opening them until I had every weapon upgraded so I had extra power nodes to burn. I was missing out on some good stuff all those play throughs before.
UpperCaseN
Member
Muffdraul said:
ILOVEASIANS said:
Goddammit!
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Gryphter said:
I dont think its even possible to upgrade all your weapons on a single playthrough..... My first playthrough on normal i used some nodes to open these doors.
Now that im in playthrough number 2, im only using my nodes to upgrade all my weapons, etc....
eternaLightness
Member
Just picked this game up a few days ago. Only played for about 30 minutes, and I'm really digging it. The atmosphere is amazing. Creepy as hell too.
I played quite a bit of this game around the time it was released. It's actually quite well done and has great atmosphere. It's not really scary at all, but it's really cool. My only gripe with it was that it got repetitive around halfway or 3/4ths of the way through. Felt like I was doing the same things over. If it ended earlier I probably would have enjoyed it more.
ILOVEASIANS
Member
Max said:
I'm not completely sure, but I think a lot of that is still up in there air. I have a lot of those same questions.
In terms of the
the marker containing the hive mind, the marker actually puts up a field that the necromorphs can't enter/pass through. This was shown at the end of Dead Space: Downfall. I don't think they gave an exact reason for it. Maybe the field was on a much larger scale when it was still on the planet to contain the hive mind.
Also in the movie, they mention that there were dig marks from a machine surrounding the marker before any known mining operation took place to extract the marker. My guess is that the government knew about the hive mind and the effect the marker had on it, and placed it there to contain it. A conspiracy of sorts to cover up the only other known life form in the known galaxy, and to keep its horrible effects contained.
in terms of Kendra's motives, I'm really confused about that too. If she was working for the government, then why would she want to remove the marker that was placed by them there to begin with?
Also in the movie, they mention that there were dig marks from a machine surrounding the marker before any known mining operation took place to extract the marker. My guess is that the government knew about the hive mind and the effect the marker had on it, and placed it there to contain it. A conspiracy of sorts to cover up the only other known life form in the known galaxy, and to keep its horrible effects contained.
in terms of Kendra's motives, I'm really confused about that too. If she was working for the government, then why would she want to remove the marker that was placed by them there to begin with?
I don't know man. Maybe will get some answers in Dead Space 2. Or someone else on here can fill in the parts we are missing.
sloppyjoe_gamer said:
No I wasn't making fun of you, I was saying that what we had in the shipping game for New Game+ isn't what we wanted to do (obviously) and we left it that way to make the date (actually beat the original date by two weeks).
It should be fine if you're on New Game+. Load the game, exit to front end, impossible option should be there.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
codecow said:
Just wanted to post and update that i tried this last night and Impossible mode is there!! Thanks for posting this method!
Because of this thread i popped the game in to get the last 2 trophies before the impossible run but goddamn killing 30 morphs with that shitty ass flamethrower will be a chore.
I really like the force gun. That and plasma cutter should be all i need for impossible run i guess.
I really like the force gun. That and plasma cutter should be all i need for impossible run i guess.
UpperCaseN
Member
bestami said:
I didn't like the Force gun. Bought it, tried it for a half a chapter, moved it to inventory and never went back. I didn't like how close you had to let the enemies get to you. I imagine all the weapons are superb once you max them out, though. I'm a Line gun man myself, which I see as this game's shotgun basically.
<3 Contact Beam too.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
codecow said:
Can you (or anyone that knows) answer a question about the 'plasma cutter only' trophy?
When i do that, does using the 'freeze move' on an enemy nullify that, or is that allowable since that move doesnt KILL the enemy?
UpperCaseN
Member
bestami said:
ah, nice. I'll have to give it another shot on a future playthrough if I ever do. I spent all of my nodes upgrading the Rig, Plasma Cutter, and Line gun though. Everything else is bare bones :*(
The red marker was monitored to see what the fuck it did.
If they knew/had an idea (since they did reverse engineer it), they monitored it to see if it fucking worked.
Did the marker make people insane? Or did removing it make people insane? Or was it the hive mind/necromorphs making people insane? I'm pretty sure it was the hive mind/necromorphs, and removing the marker from the planet turned it off or weakened it's field, allowing them to become more active. Like, if you put a magnet (marker) on a piece of metal (planet) the entire piece of metal is magnetized.
Red marker was probably made for that reason. Or they had no idea what it was, built it, and put it on the planet, and watched.
Hive mind is just an alien life form.
Kendra probably wanted to ensure the destruction of the entire planet to make sure no one found out about teh conspiraciez.
If they knew/had an idea (since they did reverse engineer it), they monitored it to see if it fucking worked.
Did the marker make people insane? Or did removing it make people insane? Or was it the hive mind/necromorphs making people insane? I'm pretty sure it was the hive mind/necromorphs, and removing the marker from the planet turned it off or weakened it's field, allowing them to become more active. Like, if you put a magnet (marker) on a piece of metal (planet) the entire piece of metal is magnetized.
Red marker was probably made for that reason. Or they had no idea what it was, built it, and put it on the planet, and watched.
Hive mind is just an alien life form.
Kendra probably wanted to ensure the destruction of the entire planet to make sure no one found out about teh conspiraciez.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Im coming to the realization that my playthrough in new game + is still not going to let me fully upgrade all my weapons. Im in chapter 7 and i have 12+ nodes still to get in order to upgrade fully my remaining weapons. Can i beat it again and have my weapons and their statuses carry over a second time?
Ken Masters
Banned
I rented the game a while back and I'm about 2/3 through it. Now it's $30 I may pick it up because I enjoyed the game so damn much
any chance this drops to $20 anytime soon?
any chance this drops to $20 anytime soon?
Gryphter said:
Force gun can be extremely useful. Not so much for doing damage, but for clearing a bunch of enemies out of your way. Since very few of the regular enemies throw any projectiles, as far as I remember, the Force Gun is a big help at times (especially after the halfway mark or so). You're not supposed to let the enemies get close to you - when they do, you Force Push them shits away from you.
Came in handy in particular with that one boss-like enemy who would continually resurrect himself.
fps fanatic said:I...am...jealous...
A big screen and surround sound really help to get you more involved in the game and hearing the creepy sounds all around you is quite scary :lol
I'm at chapter 2 now and I really like the game up until now. I haven't played a game like this since Resident Evil 2 (I needed something to compare it with...), but all I can say is that the demo doesn't do the game justice.
Dead Man Typing
Member
Finished it last night, good finish.
Nizz
Member
Yep. To tell the truth, I didn't really like the demo all that much. It was kind of confusing in that I wasn't sure how to switch up the weapons, heal myself. I thought it looked good, but I didn't really dig it.SToRM said:
Then I got the full game last Christmas and I loved it.
I played the game with headphones on my 30". A lot of tense moments. The game made me jump a couple of times! :lolI think you guys underestimate achievement junkiescodecow said:
If we see an easy achievement, we go for it, no matter the hoops. Heck, yesterday I finished my second playthrough of Eternal Sonata on Hard Mode to get 4-5 achievements. It took me almost 30 hours. With a guide. I had to do it :'(But I am a bit curious. If you guys weren't happy with the impossible mode implementation & didn't get it done the way you wanted it, why push the release date back 2 weeks in the first place?
ecosse_011172
Junior Member
codecow said:
Hey codecow,
just to say that I recently completed DS on the PS# and loved it to bits.
You did a superb job!
Can you say anything about Dead Space 2?
I started the game a couple of days ago, and so far I'm loving it (chapter 6 now).
The game structure is the same as RE4, and the atmosphere feels a bit like Bioshock (the only thing the game did right, IMO).
I got so nervous at the end of Chapter 5, I think, with that regenerating bitch following me anywhere. So awesome.
The game structure is the same as RE4, and the atmosphere feels a bit like Bioshock (the only thing the game did right, IMO
). I got so nervous at the end of Chapter 5, I think, with that regenerating bitch following me anywhere. So awesome.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Might want to try to kill 2 birds (in this case, trophies..lol) with one stone.
Has anyone done an impossible run using only the Plasma Cutter?
Has anyone done an impossible run using only the Plasma Cutter?
Smelly Tramp
Member
sloppyjoe_gamer said:
I was thinking the same thing but I'm not sure if it's doable.
I think ammo might become a big problem.
I <3 Memes
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Here is my take on the back story of Dead Space. Speculate or disparage to your hearts content.
The original black marker found on earth and left by aliens is supposed to be some sort of creator of life. Or an accelerator of life. Like the Monolith from 2001.
The red marker was a failed attempt to reverse engineer it. It doesn't work the way the black one did, and even the color didn't come out right.
It was either built on the planet it was found on or it was moved and hidden there when the government realized it was a dangerous failure. Maybe they couldn't destroy it or maybe they just wanted to see what it's effects led to even if it was a failure.
Kendra is moving it to who knows where because it was already found and reported back to the Unitologists so it wouldn't be safe where it was anymore.
BTW the similarities of the Unitologists to Scientologists is hard to miss. I would like to point out that one of the text messages that describes the back story of the Unitologist movement also describes a giant ship that they have built that houses the dead bodies of Unitologist. Hmmmm, I wonder how a ship full of dead bodies would fit into Dead Space 2?
The red marker was a failed attempt to reverse engineer it. It doesn't work the way the black one did, and even the color didn't come out right.
It was either built on the planet it was found on or it was moved and hidden there when the government realized it was a dangerous failure. Maybe they couldn't destroy it or maybe they just wanted to see what it's effects led to even if it was a failure.
Kendra is moving it to who knows where because it was already found and reported back to the Unitologists so it wouldn't be safe where it was anymore.
BTW the similarities of the Unitologists to Scientologists is hard to miss. I would like to point out that one of the text messages that describes the back story of the Unitologist movement also describes a giant ship that they have built that houses the dead bodies of Unitologist. Hmmmm, I wonder how a ship full of dead bodies would fit into Dead Space 2?
fps fanatic said:Yep. To tell the truth, I didn't really like the demo all that much. It was kind of confusing in that I wasn't sure how to switch up the weapons, heal myself. I thought it looked good, but I didn't really dig it.
Then I got the full game last Christmas and I loved it.
I had the same feeling about the demo (there was also way to few ammo in the demo), but last week I had the chance to buy it for a very good price and it has been worth every penny up until now
The Blue Jihad
Member
Mmmm Dead Space. I joined the 1000/1000 club a while ago. Might have to re-play the game soon.
BoxKicker2Turbo
Member
Ken Masters said:
I saw it at target for $20 on PS3 FYI.