Chaos2Frozen
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Well since you're going all the way, might as well watch the two CG animated movies =p
(There's also RE outbreak? But I think it's like a side story)
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Resident Evil: Revelations 2 |OT| Yeah, but it's only $25
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Well since you're going all the way, might as well watch the two CG animated movies =p
(There's also RE outbreak? But I think it's like a side story)
I think RE HD Remaster and then RER2 would be a good combination, due in part to the Barry connection and a baseline familiarity with Umbrella/Spencer/Wesker. But you must understand they're quite different from each other in terms of mechanics. RE5 will also deepen your appreciation of RER2, but honestly I think you'd be fine just diving straight into RER2. Also, RE4 is highly recommended.
Astral Dog
Member
Include the rail shooters too, they are fun and have a lot of story. new content as well as retelling RE2 and CV,
If i were to make a list ranking all the RE games, i would include them, as they deserve a spot even if low
wait you dont have Code Veronica on your list?.
Also if you want to play this game first: REmake,then RE5,then REV2.
Can anyone tell me what the most recent version is for the PS4? I just got the game on the 19th and thought version 1.01 was the day one patch. I got excited when I read about a performance patch for the PS4 being that there were some very rough spots framerate wise in Episode 1. However I don't show any updates available. If version 1.01 is that update than I can't imagine what the game was like pre update. Thanks for any info.
TranceKuja
Member
Glad I took the time to go for the good ending, it was a lot better. I think the game would've been better off if this was the only ending. Would've been even more amazing in the heat of the moment. But back then I got the bad ending. Oh well.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
You forgot Resident Evil Code Veronica. You might want to consider the 2 RE Chronicles game too, which are basically retelling of the main RE games (in summarized form) with new bits that fills in the missing games.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
I've been using this thing for what feels like an eternity, I wish I could find another speed shot muramasa because I kinda wanna redo the mods, but I don't wanna trash em because they're some of the better mods I have.
I think instead of capacity 6 i'd throw in the reload 10 I have laying around. Cap 6 only gives me 1 extra round when I thought it would give me 2.
Quick question, how do you find those Kafka drawings and bugs? I can understand that I couldn't find bugs (I've found literally none in episode 1), because they are small and hidden and whatever. But with Kafka drawings they should be on walls, and I shine my flashlight on every wall, ceiling and floor in every room I'm in and yet I found only two drawings in episode 1 and none thus far in episode 2 (
). They can't be hidden THAT WELL, right? :|
If only RER2 had Alan Wake's lighting engine, shadows and environment (the grass in forest area in Barry's episode 1 look rather poor).
I'm currently playing mainly as Moira/Natalia and only switch to Claire/Barry when I spot an enemy. I find this way easier since: a) I don't need Claire's/Barry's weapons outside fights, b) after spotting an enemy I can first quickly stun it with flashlight/bricks and then finish it off with guns, c) it makes searching for items and collectables that much easier.
and I'm currently playing as Claire during the fight with Pedro
If only RER2 had Alan Wake's lighting engine, shadows and environment (the grass in forest area in Barry's episode 1 look rather poor).
I'm currently playing mainly as Moira/Natalia and only switch to Claire/Barry when I spot an enemy. I find this way easier since: a) I don't need Claire's/Barry's weapons outside fights, b) after spotting an enemy I can first quickly stun it with flashlight/bricks and then finish it off with guns, c) it makes searching for items and collectables that much easier.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Just found out about the villain, I'm legit upset that
we finally see Alex Wesker and they kill her off already. Will Resident Evil ever have an overarching villain again? : /
Is she at least a fun villain?
Is she at least a fun villain?
Chaos2Frozen
Member
The villain lives up to the namesake.
Saying anything else would spoil you about the last episode.
You should finish the game before jumping to any conclusions.
You didn't make things much harder, *most* of the Shiny Spots are BP items and you get loads of BP anyways. There are certain ones that are guaranteed ammo which are nice to hit when you're going for Invisible Enemy and Countdown modes, but other than that you shouldn't worry about them.
I had a pretty hugely negative reaction to them my first time playing Episode 1 (right in this thread even) when only it was out, but I quickly got over it because for the most part they're not really important and just a nice little bonus if you remember the good spots.
Advice for everyone just picking this up - play how you want to play and don't worry about the small stuff like that, it's not essential at all and you're only giving yourself an extremely small handy cap at the worst. The only time you should care about them is if you're going for some super optimization strats for the hard stuff, but even then they're unnecessary and even on Invisible Enemy, Countdown, and No Escape you can S Rank them all without hitting a single one of those spots if you felt like it.
ArchedThunder
Banned
I haven't even played it yet, I had it spoiled for me when randomly searching the web. I'm picking up the game in April.
Well if you've already had it spoiled:
You said they killed her off, but they don't in either of the Good or Bad endings. Not really anyways.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
The point still stand though...Don't jump to conclusion yet.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
lmfao that was one of those puzzles where I feel everyone solved it in 10 seconds, and just thought to themselves, "somewhere at capcom, some one thought that was really clever"
Marty-esque
Member
Finished Episode 4 invisible mode last night. Wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. You definitely need to know where you're going with these extra modes.
I just have episode 4 countdown now.
I just have episode 4 countdown now.
EastOfEden
Member
Is there any way to convert raid mode gold to BP? I know you can do the opposite but I'm practically drowning in gold but have hardly any campaign bonus points. :/
Also, are there any quick ways to level up RM for those of us without 2 controllers?
Also, are there any quick ways to level up RM for those of us without 2 controllers?
Exactly...this is one of the worst decision in a game ever,especially the way they do it...I am still pissed about it and taking a break from the game for now but everything else was so awesome(even the worst ending cutscene) that I will redo 2 Episodes for the best ending at some point...
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Shareplay... but obviously you need another human being. Just not another controller.
swearing-circle
Member
That puzzle took me longer than I care to admit.
EastOfEden
Member
Ah, I'm on PC unfortunately, but thanks.
Zambatoh
Member
That order sounds about right. There's just one problem. Classic Barry and REmake Barry are completely different characters. Rev2 basically canonized classic Barry.
Also the two Rev games take place before and after RE5 chronologically. You should probably keep that in mind.
As for your last question, I don't think it will be too jarring. For a PS1 game, I'd say it aged pretty well.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Major spoilers.
She doesn't really die in either ending. This will all make a lot more sense with context in the full game, even though she mutates and is the final boss and you 'kill' her, she's not really dead. I think her 'surviving' for future games was the biggest surprise for many, but how she survives is a bit sad... Without saying too much, basically her quest and conclusion for immortality was a success.
Yeah, but there's still so much stuff to unlock with BP, even doing that is a chore. The game was good, but how many times do they expect you to play through it? Even with this, I think they went a little overboard on the BP unlock requirements.
EastOfEden
Member
Oh really? Cool. Time to go to Claire chapter 4 and get the diamond 23425 times.
Jawmuncher
Member
Seriously? I'm actually glad for this, because the BP requirements for some of the secret weapons is straight banana man in the sky.
Not sure that will work. I kept retrying that section since I needed more time to search it for Kafka signs, tower medals, etc. (I didn't know there was only one of each in that area) Each time I retried, I reopened that military box to get the diamond. However, if I remember correctly, the diamond only appeared once; afterwards, opening the box gave me an herb or some shotgun shells.
So I do think that with military boxes, at least, the game remembers if you've already collected the contents on that particular run, and if you keep retrying the section, it will produce something different.
AdaWong
Junior Member
Youve SEEN THE LIGHT!
I would suggest this:
RE HD --> RE0 --> RE2 --> RE3 --> RE: Umbrella Chronicles (Wesker Chapters, Rebecca Chapters, Ada Chapter and Jill/Chris new scenario) --> RE: Code Veronica --> RE: Darkside Chronicles (Leon new scenario) --> RE4 --> RE4: Separate Ways --> RE: Revelations --> RE5: Lost in Nightmares [DLC] --> RE5 --> Revelations 2 --> RE6
A lot of these are optional, but if you really wanna get into. Oh, if you like movies, throw in RE: Damnation before Revelations 2 (Rev2 references it and its an awesome film).
dancrane212
Member
I lost it at the
line at the end.
Pure gold.
I HAVE THIS
Pure gold.
EastOfEden
Member
Aww, yeah I tried it immediately after reading Heringer's post and was disappointed haha. Guess I'll never get that evade cancel. :'(
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Major spoiler talk.
Yup. They handled it well enough in Revelations 2 that the idea of brain transfusion doesn't actually seem ridiculous or as silly as it could to me, maybe in big part as I enjoyed the characters in Revelations 2, the exact specifics of this were well-built up to in the gameso it wasn't a repeat of the sudden drop of something like, "Wesker Children," in RE5, and the fact Rev 2 did a good job at interweaving this into the rest of the series mythology, doesn't go against what we knew of Alex and what she was researching previously, and then additional layering of what could be a ridiculous under explained plot point by the various notes in the game and the Little Miss bonus episode. That and Natalia and Alex were both likable characters.
To be seen how this is developed somewhere in the series future. The game does set-up that Natalia, Barry, and Moira will appear somewhere in the series future again at least. However, I read into the post-credits scene as a hint on RE7's focus, and not the Natalia bit (don't think we'll see that develop for a while), but also in the post-credits scene we hear that the family from RE6, the culprits, have gone missing after the incident, and and the BSAA has their hands full eradicting that after-effects of the C-virus with the caccons that spread across the world; which also explains the Jake scene after the credits of RE6, they're handling the C-virus after effects across the world. The specific mention of the family in hiding and the BSAA pre-occupied, and the fact the Alex development will probably have to wait for Natalia to be a little older, does actually make me think RE7 is going to focus on something else than either of these plot threads, and we may see someone else than the BSAA next game.
To be seen how this is developed somewhere in the series future. The game does set-up that Natalia, Barry, and Moira will appear somewhere in the series future again at least. However, I read into the post-credits scene as a hint on RE7's focus, and not the Natalia bit (don't think we'll see that develop for a while), but also in the post-credits scene we hear that the family from RE6, the culprits, have gone missing after the incident, and and the BSAA has their hands full eradicting that after-effects of the C-virus with the caccons that spread across the world; which also explains the Jake scene after the credits of RE6, they're handling the C-virus after effects across the world. The specific mention of the family in hiding and the BSAA pre-occupied, and the fact the Alex development will probably have to wait for Natalia to be a little older, does actually make me think RE7 is going to focus on something else than either of these plot threads, and we may see someone else than the BSAA next game.
The references to Piers in this game (
) make me miss the guy. I'd be OK with them cheating and saying his transformation at the end of RE6 allowed him to survive the underwater explosion. He comes back, they make him human again, and he resumes being Chris' most loyal friend ever.
secret file, good ending
The Family isn't mentioned. It's a secret organization. The newscaster is talking about Neo Umbrella.
Wait, where does either ending explicitly mention
The Family
kamineko
Does his best thinking in the flying car
So... those PS4 Throwback Maps...
I guess it's too late for my lvl 100 main to care about these maps, but maybe they'd be cool for some of the other characters I'm bringing up.
There's a 33 page thread on Sony's support forums. A mod has stopped in a few times to say "devs know about it."
There's a smaller Unity thread (8 pages) where mods have stopped in to say "devs know about it."
Honestly, I'm more annoyed that I get an error message when I restore licenses than anything else. Stuff like that drives me nuts, lol. Is there any better avenue for exploring this issue? I mean, after a month, stating that "devs know about it" really isn't an update.
I guess it's too late for my lvl 100 main to care about these maps, but maybe they'd be cool for some of the other characters I'm bringing up.
There's a 33 page thread on Sony's support forums. A mod has stopped in a few times to say "devs know about it."
There's a smaller Unity thread (8 pages) where mods have stopped in to say "devs know about it."
Honestly, I'm more annoyed that I get an error message when I restore licenses than anything else. Stuff like that drives me nuts, lol. Is there any better avenue for exploring this issue? I mean, after a month, stating that "devs know about it" really isn't an update.
Yeah, it's a bit annoying.
To be fair, Moira's flashlight will always point at the direction Claire is facing (it's actually a very neat detail), so you can at least see the glimmer of items.
For Barry and Natalia switching is necessary though.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Swap Code Veronica for RE0. RE0 is kind of irrelevant anyway and there are indications that it will be remastered like REmake HD so just wait.
It isn't too bad going from REmake to RE2. That's how I did it back in 2002 and just did it again a few weeks ago. REmake has some cool added mechanics that are missing in RE2 but RE2 is still good stuff.
However when you play REmake HD, do not use the new non-tank control option if you plan to play RE2, RE3, and RE:CV. Those games do not have that control option and it will be very jarring if you aren't already used to it.
Hey! I'm in the exact same situation: I never played a RE game before, although I've been meaning to do it for years now. I started my journey a few weeks ago and so far I'm three games down, currently playing my fourth one. The order I went was:
- RE HD Remaster (PC)
- RE Zero (GC through Wii U)
- RE2: Claire A/Leon B (GC through Wii U)
- RE3: Nemesis (GC through Wii U) <= Currently here
- RE:CVX (GC through Wii U)
- RE4HD (PC)
- RE5 (PC)
- RE6 (PC)
- RERev (PC)
- RERev2 (PC)
I decided to play Zero after RE1 mainly because a. they are directly connected, b. REZ constains some spoilers for RE1 (and some minor spoilers/foreshadowing for RE2) c. they play very similarly (more so than RE2, 3 and CVX).
I played RE1 with the option to move forwards with a shoulder button, but, strangely enough, RE0 didn't have that control scheme (even though RE2, RE3 and CVX have it!). I played through Zero using the classic tank controls and by now I'm fully used to it.
I'm considering playing the gun games on Wii, but, meh. Not really that interested on them.
I knew that the REmake changed many things in terms of the script and the way the game relates to future installments of the franchise, but it's the first time that I've heard that Barry is so different between the two versions. Why is that?
EastOfEden
Member
I think it has already 'paid off'.
The whole idea of someone transferring their neural pattern into someone else to escape death but then having an identity crisis to end all identity crises, and trying to kill said new false self, was really unique and well done. Not to mention the whole suicide + fear virus thing which was such a cool twist.
Alex again she
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Still major spoiler talk.
They aren't mentioned specifically, but as Leon and Helena in particular saw the most involving the family (well, outside of Ada, who already seems to know all about this before the events of RE6), I would think the fact they can't find any signs of them to be telling. And at least in RE6, what the Family seemed to mostly be doing is covering their own asses after the situation, assassinating (or at least, trying to assassinate) both Carla and Simmons, and obviously separate themselves from them, so my guess is that their course of action isn't to follow-up on the C-Virus scenario. They may play a role in RE7, but I did read into the mentions as implying they're either busy doing something, in hiding, and the main pull-away being that it does give a bit more light to the post-Ada credits RE6 scene, and does leave the BSAA as being busy handling the cocoon situation and sending out a public message to not enter zones where there are giant cocoons as their hazardous and their busy handling the situations with them worldwide.
That's not to say RE7 couldn't be about this, and doesn't mean the family couldn't be in RE7, or even the BSAA couldn't be in RE7, but the post-credits scene in Rev 2 is now officially the 'farthest' we've seen in the RE timeline, and as it's almost certain RE7 is being announced later this year, I feel the post-credits scene was obviously building up on the two lingering plot threads that currently exist in the series right now, the post-RE6 threads and the Family situation (still out there, basically, Neo Umbrella members never found and neither the Family), and that Alex is in Natalia. They can explore whatever in RE7, but them mentioning both of these things and specifically mentioning that the BSAA busy made me think that RE7 may explore something else entirely. Though the BSAA being busy in 2012 doesn't mean they couldn't not be busy for 2014-2016, when RE7 most likely will be set in.
That's not to say RE7 couldn't be about this, and doesn't mean the family couldn't be in RE7, or even the BSAA couldn't be in RE7, but the post-credits scene in Rev 2 is now officially the 'farthest' we've seen in the RE timeline, and as it's almost certain RE7 is being announced later this year, I feel the post-credits scene was obviously building up on the two lingering plot threads that currently exist in the series right now, the post-RE6 threads and the Family situation (still out there, basically, Neo Umbrella members never found and neither the Family), and that Alex is in Natalia. They can explore whatever in RE7, but them mentioning both of these things and specifically mentioning that the BSAA busy made me think that RE7 may explore something else entirely. Though the BSAA being busy in 2012 doesn't mean they couldn't not be busy for 2014-2016, when RE7 most likely will be set in.
No they do not, as News Bot mentioned, and I know they don't and mean who the world believes is behind the outbreak, Neo Umbrella, as they find no members behind the attack. But as Carla was behind Neo Umbrella and she and Simmons were killed off, and The Family tried to assassinate them and separate ties with them, that would mean The Family did good with covering their asses, at least. Especially how close Leon and Helena particularly got to finding them out, though apparently they didn't quite figure it out.
Agreed. Really impressed with all of these concepts and how they've played out so far.
Dusk, no one in the public knows about the group you keep mentioning. They have no need to "cover their asses" because they are a secret organization. Nothing in RER2 mentions them.
CrichtonKicks
Member
I love Type C controls. My favorite implementation of Tank Controls. They were added in the Gamecube versions, I believe, so I prefer those versions of RE2 and 3 over the other versions on the market.
I prefer the HD version of Code Veronica though- I really like the new lighting system they added. Unfortunately they didn't include Type C controls.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I replied to you above, I know no one knows about them, except
Ada.
My main point was that I don't think either of these plot threads will be explored in RE7 (they could be, I'm obviously not all-knowing), but my main take-away was that the BSAA is busy, or at least could be in a position that their busy, so if the writers wanted, there could be something somewhere the BSAA may not respond immediately too if, say, something completely separate of these two plot threads were to happen. Which is basically a fancy way of saying that RE7 may not star Chris Redfield or the other main RE characters in the BSAA, who have appeared in every recent RE game, on-account that the BSAA's job is to respond to bio-terrorism efforts.
ubersticky
Member
How are you supposed to do 3 stealth kills in episode 2 with Claire when I can't find any smoke bottles or crafting items for them. Enemies notice me even when I'm crouching and not moving. WTF? I managed to do one at the end in that area with that big fat fire canon monster.