Strider Highwind
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This is weird and fucking hilarious at the same time lol
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This is weird and fucking hilarious at the same time lol
MistBreeze
Member
Man. I just started playing on "hardcore" and got overwhelmed at the first serious encounter. I think I am getting too old for this.
I like to play many hardcore hard games
but in this game what ruin hardcore for me is that enemies are bullet sponges beyond belief
and u are forced to run past enemies to save bullets for major enemies or bosses
for me this is not fun
HotPocket69
Banned
This game is meant to be played multiple times. I don’t know why you would start off on hardcore aside from getting some lame badass gamer cred. The way to do it is to start off on casual and get everything you can and as much money as you can stock up and then replay the harder difficulties with new game plus with all of your upgraded shit. The method completely avoids any bullets sponge issues, empowers and enhances the replay factor.
Starting on Hardcore
Starting on Hardcore
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Yeah. Good point. I may re-start on casual.This game is meant to be played multiple times. I don’t know why you would start off on hardcore aside from getting some lame badass gamer cred. The way to do it is to start off on casual and get everything you can and as much money as you can stock up and then replay the harder difficulties with new game plus with all of your upgraded shit. The method completely avoids any bullets sponge issues, empowers and enhances the replay factor.
Starting on Hardcore
HotPocket69
Banned
It’s fucking awesome this way
Revolutionary
Member
Hardcore on first run is the closest thing to old-school Resident Evil difficulty these games have these days. It's fine if you want to play Hardcore on your NG+++ run with infinite bullets and one-shot kill rockets, but don't kid yourself - it's not even close to the same experience.This game is meant to be played multiple times. I don’t know why you would start off on hardcore aside from getting some lame badass gamer cred. The way to do it is to start off on casual and get everything you can and as much money as you can stock up and then replay the harder difficulties with new game plus with all of your upgraded shit. The method completely avoids any bullets sponge issues, empowers and enhances the replay factor.
Starting on Hardcore
Also, Casual mode is for game journalists.
01011001
Banned
This game is meant to be played multiple times. I don’t know why you would start off on hardcore aside from getting some lame badass gamer cred. The way to do it is to start off on casual and get everything you can and as much money as you can stock up and then replay the harder difficulties with new game plus with all of your upgraded shit. The method completely avoids any bullets sponge issues, empowers and enhances the replay factor.
Starting on Hardcore
what's different on hardcore? I play normal, where it (so far) is pretty easy.
is hardcore not just slightly harder enemies and only saving on typewriters? sadly the main manu doesn't give much info on it
but playing on casual? I already think it's just about hard enough on normal, as in it's challenging but not over the top
on another note... this game has to have THE worst RT reflections ever in a videogame lol... they often look worse than simple cubemaps in Black Ops
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HotPocket69
Banned
No it’s for smart people that want to powerhouse through the hardest difficulty. How is this lost on some of you
Carry on. Fantastic fucking game.
abstract alien
Member
It's ok to sell all of these crystal, random objects, right? There isn't some "gotcha" later that asks for them?
Sir Vilhelm
Member
Agreed, besides not being able to see shit because of the brightness being too low I am loving it
Lone Denjin
Member
Creepy old babushkas? Check Vampire goth lady? Check Ethan getting all kinds of chopped up? That is a big Check. Game is great. Discovered an exploit that stops the lycans from getting in house in the survive section. That just helped me get past it on village of nightmare.
Madflavor
Member
I-7 10th Gen and RTX 3080 here.
I only get serious FPS issues if I alt+tab out and tab back in. Then I have to restart and the fixes the issue.
However there is a issue in the Castle where during a certain encounter, the framerate plummets. Doesn't make any sense because there's really not much happening on screen and it's happening in a small room.
Astral Dog
Member
Played an hour or so more, im enjoying the game lots, but i can see why some people won't like it as much.
Its not the slow paced,low ammo survival horror RE7 was, but more closer to action packed and may feel a little shallow if you were expecting something closer to the classics.
However, its a fantastic horror game with action elements, taking it as its own thing VILLAGE is brilliant, i see a few old school fans who don't like the slow first hours for example, but its a pure cinematic horror setpiece, they compare RE Village to the previous games, but its not just an arcade shooter, an horror game can have a cinematic slow start and VILLAGE does it very very good, its not a flaw.it establishes the new setting very well.
Also, RE4 is still the GOAT action game, but VILLAGE is much better as an horror game, the visuals and writting alone make it more interesting
Its gonna become a favorite, but im not sure how to place it yet, its not the BEST Resident Evil game in terms of gameplay, but its also my favorite over say, REmake 2 and 3 because the charismatic antagonists,village setting, and art elevate it a bit more than the well made but far more boring and tepid REmake 2.
Its not the slow paced,low ammo survival horror RE7 was, but more closer to action packed and may feel a little shallow if you were expecting something closer to the classics.
However, its a fantastic horror game with action elements, taking it as its own thing VILLAGE is brilliant, i see a few old school fans who don't like the slow first hours for example, but its a pure cinematic horror setpiece, they compare RE Village to the previous games, but its not just an arcade shooter, an horror game can have a cinematic slow start and VILLAGE does it very very good, its not a flaw.it establishes the new setting very well.
Also, RE4 is still the GOAT action game, but VILLAGE is much better as an horror game, the visuals and writting alone make it more interesting
Its gonna become a favorite, but im not sure how to place it yet, its not the BEST Resident Evil game in terms of gameplay, but its also my favorite over say, REmake 2 and 3 because the charismatic antagonists,village setting, and art elevate it a bit more than the well made but far more boring and tepid REmake 2.
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Decontamination Silo
Banned
Most engaging game I've played in a while. I like the action adventure take more than the running and hiding from invincible enemies. There's just enough of that. Unless there's more later, I'm only 5 hours in but am very pleased with what I'm finding after leaving the castle.
I'll have to keep an eye out for that section as I just got to the castle. Alt tabbing gives me problems too but the game does slowdown over time anyway
MistBreeze
Member
Im 4 hours now just left the castle it is great so far
Im very pleased
it has action, horror, puzzles, bosses all at right amounts
pacing feel right so far
hope the rest is great too
Im very pleased
it has action, horror, puzzles, bosses all at right amounts
pacing feel right so far
hope the rest is great too
Krizalidx11
Banned
Man that Moreau is annoying, exploring secrets and treasures helps a lot
thatJohann
Member
Omg that scene where
is one of the most frightening moments I’ve experienced in a game or movie. Decided to take a break for tonight.
LOVING the game so far.
the huge bloody freaky baby chases you in the pitch black at the house of dolls while leaving a trail of blood and making baby sounds
LOVING the game so far.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Just got to the duke for the first time....
are crystal fragments good for anything other than selling to duke? Any reason to keep them?
are crystal fragments good for anything other than selling to duke? Any reason to keep them?
rapid32.5
Member
This was some PT levels of craziness, I would pass out playing 10 hours of such horror quality.
bargeparty
Member
I'm avoiding any sort of spoilers or details and the game, but is anyone else using headphones on pc? I've tried different sound settings but anytime I turn away from a person i can't hear them anymore, the sound doesn't like work from behind.
Looks like an issue with the headphones/windows config. Windows sees 4 channels but the back two don't work. Switched to another set for now and it works normally.
Looks like an issue with the headphones/windows config. Windows sees 4 channels but the back two don't work. Switched to another set for now and it works normally.
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InfiniteCombo
Banned
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Holy shit....I know it’s cross gen but this is a stunning graphical showcase for next gen.
amazingly rich detail, lighting, HDR even if it can be rough around the edges in parts.
just gorgeous
SlimySnake
amazingly rich detail, lighting, HDR even if it can be rough around the edges in parts.
just gorgeous
SlimySnake
LaughingStock
Member
The narrow FOV is giving me motion sickness.
ssringo
Member
Finished the game in a bit over 9 hours. Good game and I look forward to collecting everything on future playthroughs and running Mercenaries. I do think the story kinda shat itself in the last hour though.
Felt no real hype for Miranda, Mia's been alive this whole time for "experiments", Ethan's been dead since RE7 intro and is apparently a high functioning molded, Rose is Eveline 2.0 and Chris is a moronic dickhead that needs to fuck off and die already.
Felt no real hype for Miranda, Mia's been alive this whole time for "experiments", Ethan's been dead since RE7 intro and is apparently a high functioning molded, Rose is Eveline 2.0 and Chris is a moronic dickhead that needs to fuck off and die already.
Freeman76
Member
I guess you never played the old Resi games, as they were really not difficult in terms of skill. Those games were tough in a different way, due to the puzzles and ammo conservation. If you played smart the actual gameplay was a walk in the park, I mean you can run past half the mobs in them for a start.
Casual mode in this is for people who want to enjoy the game without much stress, then go up a notch in subsequent playthroughs, another staple of the franchise you would be familiar with had you actually played them.
II_JumPeR_I
Member
Yep thats what im doingThis game is meant to be played multiple times. I don’t know why you would start off on hardcore aside from getting some lame badass gamer cred. The way to do it is to start off on casual and get everything you can and as much money as you can stock up and then replay the harder difficulties with new game plus with all of your upgraded shit. The method completely avoids any bullets sponge issues, empowers and enhances the replay factor.
Starting on Hardcore
Cant imagine starting on hardcore right away without upgrades etc
Balducci30
Member
Game is great honestly
llien
Member
Is there a separate thread for bitching about RT performance?
www.computerbase.de
(aus - off, niedrig - low, mittel - mid, hogh - high)
Resident Evil Village im Technik-Test: So gut und schnell ist Raytracing
Resident Evil Village: So gut und schnell ist Raytracing / Raytracing bringt eine bessere Beleuchtung und ein paar Reflexionen
www.computerbase.de
(aus - off, niedrig - low, mittel - mid, hogh - high)
GymWolf
Member
The majority of people statistically only do one run with games (a lot don't even complete the first run) so they want the best experience possible and having an actual challenge is fun for many people.This game is meant to be played multiple times. I don’t know why you would start off on hardcore aside from getting some lame badass gamer cred. The way to do it is to start off on casual and get everything you can and as much money as you can stock up and then replay the harder difficulties with new game plus with all of your upgraded shit. The method completely avoids any bullets sponge issues, empowers and enhances the replay factor.
Starting on Hardcore
Not everyone love to play a game with zero challenge and Re games on normal are super piss easy usually.
What you say is only valid for people who do multiple runs on games, but people like me are never gonna play their first and only run at polygon level difficulty just to feel OP and ruin any suspence, exploration and sense of progression...
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MatrixReloaded101
Member
The game looks amazing on the PS5. I don’t remember it looking this good in the demo.Holy shit....I know it’s cross gen but this is a stunning graphical showcase for next gen.
amazingly rich detail, lighting, HDR even if it can be rough around the edges in parts.
just gorgeous
It definitely looks like a full next gen game in some levels.
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Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
I struggled for hours with your first encounter with a bunch of werewolf guys on Hardcore difficult, did I make I mistake? Should I cut my losses and start over on normal or should I tough it out?
Please tell me the whole game isn't this punishingly difficult, while I'm loving the game there is a problem with using a controller because it controls just like 7, but in 7 you were fighting slower moving enemies, here the enemies are fast and it's very difficult to shoot anything even with auto aim.
When I did eventually figure out the trick, that the game wanted me to kill a certain number of werewolves, I managed to do it (I kept trying to run away assuming you stood no chance) but only by the skin of my teeth.
I appreciate a challenge but this is a bit nuts, it's painfully frustrating to sit down all hyped, ready to play the game and be stuck in the same place for so long, fantastic game otherwise but it's not fucking around on Hardcore difficulty and it might be too much for me, but I really don't want to start over.
Please tell me the whole game isn't this punishingly difficult, while I'm loving the game there is a problem with using a controller because it controls just like 7, but in 7 you were fighting slower moving enemies, here the enemies are fast and it's very difficult to shoot anything even with auto aim.
When I did eventually figure out the trick, that the game wanted me to kill a certain number of werewolves, I managed to do it (I kept trying to run away assuming you stood no chance) but only by the skin of my teeth.
I appreciate a challenge but this is a bit nuts, it's painfully frustrating to sit down all hyped, ready to play the game and be stuck in the same place for so long, fantastic game otherwise but it's not fucking around on Hardcore difficulty and it might be too much for me, but I really don't want to start over.
Low Moral Fibre
Member
Played a bunch last night and enjoying it way more than I thought I would. Very atmospheric and while the graphics can look awful at times they can also look amazing - I'd say it looks good a lot more often than it looks bad.
Playing on a CX and the dark scenes look great - no VRR flicker as I guess the frame rate is fairly consistent.
The combat is fine. You obviously can't run around at 100 miles an hour headshotting everything like it is Halo or Destiny but no complaints with the aiming on a controller - headshots 90% of the time but I'm only on normal and I think things move way quicker on the hard difficulties so I might change my tune. I dropped Metro Exodus on PS4 for comparison as the aiming was so bad.
It's probably too easy on normal but sounds like it is a big jump to hardcore.
Playing on a CX and the dark scenes look great - no VRR flicker as I guess the frame rate is fairly consistent.
The combat is fine. You obviously can't run around at 100 miles an hour headshotting everything like it is Halo or Destiny but no complaints with the aiming on a controller - headshots 90% of the time but I'm only on normal and I think things move way quicker on the hard difficulties so I might change my tune. I dropped Metro Exodus on PS4 for comparison as the aiming was so bad.
It's probably too easy on normal but sounds like it is a big jump to hardcore.
SkylineRKR
Member
I find normal too easy so far. It feels far easier than RE7 and perhaps its also because I play this straight after I finished Alien Isolation. But I have lots of ammo, lots of heals and I killed everything pretty much. Even without the Azure eye treasure I maxed all weapons in the castle pretty much. The prologue was the hardest part so far, but to me it felt like you just have to run into the giant on the main road, get hit and the script takes over. If you have a hard time, loot al pink colored rooms on the map. There is a LOT of treasure, scrap and ammo.
Another testament of this game being nerfed is Lady D
Another testament of this game being nerfed is Lady D
Not only is her boss fight piss easy, her 'stalking' is easily the worst of all stalkers in this franchise. She's hardly a threat and I sometimes actually went looking for her instead. Since she clearly doesn't rubberband on you. Compared to Mr.X, Jack Baker and even Nemesis in 3 during the streets part, she's a joke. I love her character but sadly she's not a threat at all
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GymWolf
Member
If forum feedback are trustworthy enough, the first encounter is by far the hardest in the whole game.
DavidGzz
Gold Member
I turned off aiming camera acceleration and I find it easy to get head/chest shots on XSX. It was a bitch prior to that.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
About 4 hours in, fucking lovvvvve this game.
Its very Code Veronica in terms of the insane family, mansion, setting, siblings etc, lots of the concept is a mixture of Resident Evil 4 and 7 the most and other smaller elements from the classics. Like you can combined things to make ammo and the menu is like 7, but you can also buy things and sell things like jewels and treasures you find, shoot crows to get money, shoot cages in the trees to get extras, very RE4 in this respect and like the older classic RE's, it has backtracking so you can explore and go back to find extras.
So this is just as classic RE as 7 was at its root core concept. I love the bosses and characters. Last 4 Resident Evils have been knocking it out of the ball park!
Its very Code Veronica in terms of the insane family, mansion, setting, siblings etc, lots of the concept is a mixture of Resident Evil 4 and 7 the most and other smaller elements from the classics. Like you can combined things to make ammo and the menu is like 7, but you can also buy things and sell things like jewels and treasures you find, shoot crows to get money, shoot cages in the trees to get extras, very RE4 in this respect and like the older classic RE's, it has backtracking so you can explore and go back to find extras.
So this is just as classic RE as 7 was at its root core concept. I love the bosses and characters. Last 4 Resident Evils have been knocking it out of the ball park!
Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
Thank you.
Kind of weird to have the hardest part of the game be right at the very start, but whatever, I'm just glad I don't need to restart then.
Dunkelgrau
Member
Let us know, when you finally made it through the encounter. ;-)
DavidGzz
Gold Member
Hell yeah, great points! A very nice mix of many of their games. Much better than 7 for me. Capcom has been killing it!
GymWolf
Member
You have to do a mix of running for your life, buying time with flour sack when enemies are close, hiding a little, killing some enemies using explosive barrels, going to the roof, going to the basement, encounter the big guy with the hammer, if you mix all of that for 4-5 minutes the cutscene will start eventually.
You are not alone, people is having major problems with this part and there is no a simple answer, some people just hided, some just fighted but it seems than mixing things is the right way to start the cut scene.