giancarlo123x
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Resident Evil HD Remaster |OT| Rediscover the evil.
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JumpJeff84
Member
So I shouldn't be playing this in widescreen? Is that what I'm hearing?
DeadlyParasite
Member
Yes this is my first time playing the game and yes I'm sure I deserve hate for asking this probably obvious question but do zombies come back or "respawn" after you kill them? I see achievements and people mentioning burning bodies, is that the only true way to defeat them? Asking so that I can avoid wasting ammo.
Gigabyte.
GiantBomb. Which people shouldn't be going to since the quick looks are all bad.
brandonh83
Banned
They go down after taking hits, but if you leave the bodies laying around without torching them, they become Crimson Heads and they will fuck you up. You need the lighter and the fuel canteen which you can fill up in save rooms. Each time you fill one up you get 2 uses I believe. Just have the lighter and canteen in your inventory, stand above the fallen zombie, and use your canteen on it.
bananafactory
Banned
Yes, if you don't burn them they will come back as crimson heads which are faster and stronger. However if you shoot them and their head explodes you don't need to burn them.
You're zooming in closer on already filtered and worked over 480p backgrounds from a nearly 12 year old game and cutting out some of the art from your view. 4:3 would lessen the blurriness a bit and you would get to literally see the whole picture.
bananafactory
Banned
It's preference. You are missing some of the artwork and backgrounds since it's cropped. I'm usually a snob over this stuff but I find the game looks very nice on my TV in widescreen so I chose to go with that over 4:3.
Play whatever looks best to you.
Having Ink Ribbons in your inventory is definitely not smart but to be honest the inventory system IS kinda shitty and highly restrictive to a fault. When you are first playing you don't know where the Emblem or the Blue Diamond will get used for... the Emblem you pick up pretty early in the game but you don't use it until much later. This applies to a bunch of other items in the game as well.
Since you don't know where those key items get put in you don't want to be in a position where you finally find the hole to stick those items in and then realize "oh it's in my item box, let me trek all the way across to that item box to get that key and then all the way back to put it in".
It's a highly archaic inventory system that has no place in modern gaming and for good reason. It also doesn't make a lot of sense aside from increasing difficulty and tedium. The funny part is that the inventory system is totally not an issue if you have beaten the game and know where everything is supposed to go but when you don't it's an extreme hassle.
Im loving the widescreen, it works so well and looks great. Fuck them bars either side of the screen.
The game is meant to be a challenge and struggle to survive. Realizing you finally figured out where to use an item and going back to get it while not knowing what could be lurking on the way is part of it.
DeadlyParasite
Member
Welp, I knifed one to death while it was stuck behind something, not a good idea I take it then. How hard is it to make their heads explode? I'm not used to the shooting.
I had forgotten just how much I love this game.
Even while doing my best to put the nostalgic twinge aside, I find this game incredibly enjoyable. I really hope this release does well enough for Capcom that they realize that classic RE gameplay is something gamers want.
Even while doing my best to put the nostalgic twinge aside, I find this game incredibly enjoyable. I really hope this release does well enough for Capcom that they realize that classic RE gameplay is something gamers want.
Revolutionary
Member
I admit it took me an hour or so to get re-accustomed to the slower pace of REmake. But I knew not to take the emblem or diamond since I needed to find an item box first so I can pick up more important things like keys.
I thought it looked "fine" until I came across a scene where reverting to 4:3 allowed me to actually see the enemies creeping up at the bottom of the screen.
It also crops the video cutscenes.
Interestingly enough, I am using a full gig of VRAM at 1080p on a 970.
Charlouie Jonesman
Banned
Well, there's that and on repeat playthroughs a lot of the fun comes from further streamlining your way through the game. It's highly addictive imo, until you get the perfect run throughout the mansion.
blame space
Banned
door opening simulator 2015
Well damn, looks like I'm going to start over tonight
(I really need to learn how to juke zombies perfectly every time)
bananafactory
Banned
I think it's just a random chance to decapitate when you shoot them. I've tried getting right in front of them and aiming up at their head but it still doesn't explode.
The only 2 that did I both shot at straight from like 10 feet away.
You love it.
Death Metalist
Member
I absolutely love how by the time you figure stuff out, you are already accustomed to the mansion and it's hallways, it grows on you and as time passes on you'll find ways to reach where you want much quicker. It feels like you have grown within the environments of the mansion. I like to compare the original style of RE games to metroidvania games. In the sense you start out in one place but then slowly get stronger and progress through the game which also makes you reminisce about the old places you were in because you spent so much time there and really grew as a character psychologically by learning the ins and outs of where you are plus what is the fastest way from going to point A to point B after having the needed item to open a door lets say.
It always manages to make me miss the place where I was when I progress because I spent so much time exploring, unlocking doors, doing puzzles, going through notes, defeated bosses, listening to the fantastic score of that place.etc that when I finally reach to the point of progressing without returning to that place again it makes me bittersweet in that it also gives such a sense of progression and satisfaction to you as a player. You can't achieve that unless the game is built in a sense like a maze. Everything in the original Resident Evil games design wise was pitch perfect.
spookyfish
Member
I played it in 4:3 on the GameCube. I'm widescreenin' it too. (It works fine.)
Can somebody give me a vague tip about The
Also
Imitation key I found inside a book? It has the armor symbol on (I think) and i guess it can open the armor doors, but I have to find a way to sturdy it or something.
Also
The dogs jumping through the windows in a hallway I have gone through many times! Fuck, that scared me. Wondered what triggered it.
Yep, the image may be cropped alittle but widescreen makes the camera dynamic, its a subtle effect but works so well.
Dragon1893
Member
When you have an item and don't know what it's for just put it in the chest.
Get key, open all possible doors while just carrying some ammo and a healing item, unload items you found in the chest.
Eventually you'll realize what one or more items are for. Look at map and plan shortest route between chest and relevant rooms.
Save when going to the chest and put ink ribbons back in.
Get new key, rinse and repeat.
Seriously, it's surprising to me how much trouble a lot of people seem to be having.
Use the map and plan ahead, don't go running around blindly with a full inventory for fuck's sake.
Thinking about eurogamer's review again and how they mention the dog whistle scene as an example of obtuse design.
There's a file that literally tells you step by step what you're supposed to do and even has a friggin' picture of the exact place where you're supposed to use the whistle.
What's so hard here? When you come across the place in the picture you fetch the whistle and use it.
Get key, open all possible doors while just carrying some ammo and a healing item, unload items you found in the chest.
Eventually you'll realize what one or more items are for. Look at map and plan shortest route between chest and relevant rooms.
Save when going to the chest and put ink ribbons back in.
Get new key, rinse and repeat.
Seriously, it's surprising to me how much trouble a lot of people seem to be having.
Use the map and plan ahead, don't go running around blindly with a full inventory for fuck's sake.
Thinking about eurogamer's review again and how they mention the dog whistle scene as an example of obtuse design.
There's a file that literally tells you step by step what you're supposed to do and even has a friggin' picture of the exact place where you're supposed to use the whistle.
What's so hard here? When you come across the place in the picture you fetch the whistle and use it.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Try lock down the fps to 30
HueyFreeman
Banned
It seems to have the exact same weight as a real mansion key!
Death Metalist
Member
You don't have to make it sturdy because it's use is for something else entirely and when you get to that place you'll know. Just keep this word in mind, exchange.
Tried, no dice. Runs a little faster but still is like watching a snail run.
bananafactory
Banned
The
imitation key won't open doors by itself. You need to swap it for a real key.
Surprising ?,Its probably a similar amount of trouble people had on their first playthrough back on PS1, maybe even more with games being dumbed down these days, specially the Resi series.
That's another reason yet to use 4:3, plus I think it looks better that way.
Big Chungus
Member
Whats the best way to finish the game under 3 hours?
Been looking for a good video on youtube but they're using an infinite rocket/grenade launcher.
Been looking for a good video on youtube but they're using an infinite rocket/grenade launcher.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Does anyone have that post about better AA on hand for the PC version? I'd like to use it rather than FXAA please.
The Inventor
Member
God, never played RE (1) and I find zombies too damn tough in "like climbing a mountain" difficulty. Almost invencible if just using the knife or 7 gun shots...
Turbowaffles
Member
Well, I am still as awful at dodging Zombies as I ever was. Any tips? Also, should I use the new control scheme or the original? What are the benefits of each?
And should Vsync be on or off? Should I set the frame rate to 60FPS or "Variable"?
I have a lot of questions, sorry.
Still enjoying the hell out of the game!
And should Vsync be on or off? Should I set the frame rate to 60FPS or "Variable"?
I have a lot of questions, sorry.
Still enjoying the hell out of the game!
darkwing-buck
Member
Pick your battles wisely, only attack if you're in a corridor and have no room to run past/dodge
Some tips:
- AVOID KILLING!! This takes a lot, and i mean A LOT of time. Kill just whatever it needs killing, avoid burning bodies too.
- Try to memorise where everything is.
- Manage your inventory, avoid keeping useless items like ink-ribbons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptL3xu3IQYQ
Here's a nice run in New Game
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Know where to go and what items you need skip all cutscenes.
CloakedPuppet
Member
I don't get it - what's the problem with using widescreen? Is it just purists being, well, purists or is it detrimental to enjoying the game?
Death Metalist
Member
If you want the full image then 4:3 is the way to go since Widescreen is kind of like zooming in on the image which in turn crops the edges out. It looks good but I feel 4:3 looks better and is less blurry as well.