Finished the game last night. Clocked 20 hours and 42 minutes. I died 72 times. Some were intentional (trying to get through an area, wasted too much ammunition, so I just died). Some where simply down to zigging when I should have zagged on a boss. Most were fair though. All in all, I loved the game. The story is out there, but the pacing was perfection.
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Shinji Mikami's THE EVIL WITHIN |OT| Where's everyone going? Tango?
- Thread starter Nemesis_
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-MD-
Member
I don't see why this would be a bad stream game, it has so much going on it would give the chat loads to talk about.
If I had any sort of audience or the upload to actually do it I would've loved to stream a game like this. I cannot imagine watching another second of an incompetent player like Angry Joe though that takes 4+ hours to clear a single chapter on normal, that's just ridiculous.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I streamed this and thought it was a fine stream game, even contained a pretty consistant viewer count through the whole thing, even my Akumu playthrough streaming.
Then again, I stream old horror games all the time and streamed RE4 right before Evil Within came out.
Then again, I stream old horror games all the time and streamed RE4 right before Evil Within came out.
CrackaF3tt
Member
Really like the whole nexus idea. Also being being able to hear the music from outside the area tells you its near by. Just finished chapter 6 and that felt way longer than the others but still pretty good. Getting lots of RE4 vibes.
Lucent
Member
What I did:
At the start, I shot one with a couple of harpoons (lvl 4) and the other with a sniper rifle a couple of times. Then I lured them through the gate to the other room and climbed through the other entrance in the room that had a box of sniper ammo that leads to a tight corridor that goes back to the room they were in. I flipped the switch so they couldn't come in through the center door and had no choice but to funnel themselves into the tight corridor. I hit one with a freeze arrow and the other one got stuck behind them. I threw 4 grenades at both of them before they could move and they both died at the same time.
Was hilarious because my first few attempts I fought for awhile and died. Then I got lucky with that attempt and killed them in like 30 seconds. lol
So I guess there's not eh? Yeah, that's a shame. Was hoping for some and then I figured Kidman might get some as well for her DLC.
RedAssedApe
Banned
should have like RE look-alike costumes. that would have been great.
tofu sebastian
The concept is indeed similar, but
in TEW the execution is so poor. Those random Ruvik appearances ruined the whole chapter for me to the point in which I didn't start the game for a few days after a few rather unfair 1HKs I just couldn't run away from. The checkpoint placement is also rather poor if you ask me.
But, I loved Alien. Really. So feel free to keep looking forward to it.
But, I loved Alien. Really. So feel free to keep looking forward to it.
NG+ is EXTREMELY enjoyable. It feels like the booger goo seems more plentiful and fully upgraded weapons feel so good. Max upgraded pistol with a 50% chance to critical on that domepiece? Um, hell yes please.
-COOLIO-
The Everyman
i still love the game. but yeah, i wouldnt stream it.
I want to also second this compliment to the game. The Art direction and design is truly first class. Not to mention I love how diverse the environment settings are. Sure they all have similar themes and the art style is consistent throughout, but I never felt like I was going through obvious reused duplicates of areas.Is it me or is the level design/art direction freaking amazing in this game. Especially the outdoor environments.
From forests to worn torn villages, to ruined buildings along a cliff... The way every tree, blades of grass or structure is placed, It looks so natural but at the same time it feels like I'm looking at a painting when I see a building in the forest I have to explore, but behind that, across the sea, I can seeing a lighthouse off into the dark horizon.
The levels also do a good job of showing you where you need or should go without really telling you.
It really looks like RE4 Next Gen! And the funny thing is this is a cross gen game so I can only imagine what they could have done with devoting all resources to a single console.
Maybe Mikami can finally get some grass physics in his games.
I definitely am enjoying this game and love the journey through this nightmare world. I also love the "progression" through the stages. I'm only on Chapter 9 now, but so far it's been stellar.
Chapter 8 is probably the only chapter that I felt was underwhelming.
It was quite short in comparison to all before it except for maybe 1, and it actually felt unfinished to me. I didn't really understand where this setting fits in the psyche, where as all other chapter/stages had some "meaning" to them.
I especially loved after Chapter 5
having spent so long trapped in the dark Hospital, you emerge into the light of Chapter 6 and are greeted with a gorgeous vista of your destination. But of course even though its light, you're still in danger. I also loved how the level was symbolized in those photographs in the "Hub"
ryūkotsusei
Member
Just saw that on Giantbomb's quicklook, the video ends a little into Chapter 5 if you're interested.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Damn, chapter 13...not those "turds" again.
I don't want to fight them. I'm worn out!
I don't want to fight them. I'm worn out!
Hope Shoemaker is enjoying it a bit more. His opinion and thoughts were kinda off during the 'Cast this week.
Lucent
Member
Damn, chapter 13...not those "turds" again.
I don't want to fight them. I'm worn out!
Turds? Was trying to think about what you meant but I can't think of what you're referring to. lol
I'm going to be starting NG+ up soon that sounds amazing!
Lucent
Member
Here's how I lucked out and beat the
in Chapter
without using too much ammo. lol
EDIT: Looking at that again, it was a bad idea to use a flame bolt. Didn't do anything to him but t hurt me. =l
two Keepers
15
EDIT: Looking at that again, it was a bad idea to use a flame bolt. Didn't do anything to him but t hurt me. =l
In particular I really want to go back and replay the chapter 3 fight with more knowledge of the game. I mostly bungled my way through that chapter but now I bet I could really have fun with it.
Kinda like RE4's village fight, which I did about as wrongly as possible when I first played that game. Missed the shotgun, died a hundred times to Salvador trying to beat him with a pistol (I actually managed it), etc.
I've always wanted to get into streaming but had horrifically bad upload, I have godlike internet now but it feels like everyone's doing the streaming thing.
On that subject, RE4 is the first game I ever watched on a stream and it was awesome. I still think it's the best stream game ever, followed by god hand.
Krusenstern
Banned
That was nicely done.
I did the same mistake with the flame bolts. lol
Multiple times even. Stupid me.
TheSadRanger
Banned
Max melee with
is so OP, Seb is busting heads like water balloons. It really makes the frame rate drop though :/
Just need 3 more map fragments and 2 more keys
brass knuckles
Just need 3 more map fragments and 2 more keys
Scored the "Knife beats Chainsaw" trophy yesterday and it was really fun experimenting around to see what weapons would lower his health enough to stab him in the back after a flash bolt.
Eventually I just used the
magnum
Lucent
Member
Yeah. I somehow forgot about the explosive bolt I threw on the ground when I ran off. Funny that's what finished
them
same time
All this game is missing is some unlockable outfits and a Mercenaries mode. Otherwise, I'm really loving it.
Still didn't even start chapter 6, but I have to say that this will most likely be my game of the year. It just feels so right. They nailed the tense atmosphere. It's not actually scary at all, but there's always this feeling of unease when exploring. Nothing is happening, but it still feels like too much.
Can't wait to get to NG+, please tell me I won't have to pick up the weapons again and I can just kill people with my shotgun on chapter 2.
I don't really agree with early comments about how little ammo there is, though, seems like people are just wasting resources without thinking. It's definitely no RE6, where you have to drop shit because you have too much and can't pick up herbs, but it's not even close to The Last of Us on Grounded either. I'd say it's more like The Last of Us on Hard, when it comes to the amount of supplies.
Still didn't even start chapter 6, but I have to say that this will most likely be my game of the year. It just feels so right. They nailed the tense atmosphere. It's not actually scary at all, but there's always this feeling of unease when exploring. Nothing is happening, but it still feels like too much.
Can't wait to get to NG+, please tell me I won't have to pick up the weapons again and I can just kill people with my shotgun on chapter 2.
I don't really agree with early comments about how little ammo there is, though, seems like people are just wasting resources without thinking. It's definitely no RE6, where you have to drop shit because you have too much and can't pick up herbs, but it's not even close to The Last of Us on Grounded either. I'd say it's more like The Last of Us on Hard, when it comes to the amount of supplies.
Facism
Member
if it helps CEX is giving £32 cash for trade in so you could only be wasting £8.
Lucent
Member
Yeah I think so. I mean if you don't upgrade your stock, you could run into that problem. But if you upgrade your stock you shouldn't run into that problem.
I ended the game with
Max handgun ammo
Max shotgun ammo
Max sniper ammo
Magnum with 6 in the barrel and 6 in stock
4 syringes
Max shotgun ammo
Max sniper ammo
Magnum with 6 in the barrel and 6 in stock
4 syringes
I could've went crazy on the last two chapters but I was conservative and careful the whole time. I blame RE1/REmake for cursing me with that habit. lol
Yeah, I mean, after 2 chapters it was clear to me that ammo capacity and matches should be my priority when upgrading, because there was a lot more of that than I could carry.
And I don't mean "lolz they suck at games", because I'm not very good at it myself. It's just that the first enemy in the game made me waste my 6 bullets and then had to punch him like an idiot until he died. It was only then that I remembered "oh right, this is kinda like a Resident Evil game, I should't be just shooting like an idiot". For most enemies, if you use more than 2 bullets, you've already failed.
I guess my point is: If RE6 had as little ammo as this game, you'd only maybe have trouble with those garbage bullet sponge bosses (or maybe they wouldn't be bullet sponges, which would make them better), but for regular enemies? 1 or 2 shots to set up your preferred melee move and you're done.
You don't have suplexes and shit here, but you can just shoot regular enemies in the leg and burn them, for example.
I'm still early at the game, so maybe it gets much more difficult later on, but I also can't imagine if there was anything so far that could be one of the reasons for the "too difficult" complaints. And don't get me wrong, I was excited when I saw some reviewers saying the game was really hard, but so far it really isn't.
Yeah, on Chapter 13 right now and unless there's a great final boss theme (assuming there is one) the soundtrack has been just background noise.The soundtrack is up on Itunes btw. I didn't think it was that impressive of a score outside of Clare del lune and the title/credit theme by Gary Numan.
Which for some reason isn't included in the release.
Sanctuary
Member
I don't understand. What is there to "luck out" with in that video, and how are you using "little" ammo? I think I ended up using one grenade, two bolts and four magnum rounds. Are some people actually using double or triple what you used? Because what you used seemed about right anyway.
Lucent
Member
Yeah. Well, there are some enemies where a couple of leg shots aren't enough to get them to trip. And yeah going through the game again knowing what I know now will make my next playthrough even easier. Though I'll be on a higher difficulty. I used 4 shots on the first zombie. But that's kind of expected I guess because you don't fire a gun until that point.
I'm just guessing they could've. Especially if they freak out real easily. I didn't use ANY magnum ammo because that thing s strong and I was saving t. Probably would've downed them in seconds if I used it. I didn't want to use any of my actual guns so I mostly used the bow and threw away my grenades because I'm rarely in a situation where I need those. I mostly use them on bosses. -shrugs-
EDIT: Gotta understand I was preparing for a huge
final boss
turret and a rocket launcher
Sanctuary
Member
I didn't use grenades much either outside of boss fights, except maybe one specific segment. I also didn't use any of the magnum ammo simply because of how scare it was. But once I started reaching the ending chapters, I was sitting at max and figured that in conjunction with everything else I had stocked, using even half wasn't going to kill me.
And then you don't even need ANY magnum shots for the last chapter...ugh.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Quick question for those that have finished it, I am about halfway through chapter 10 (just past
)
I need to get this finished tomorrow afternoon and wanna do it 1 go, roughly how long would you guys say there is left? I think I have a little over 10 hours on the clock right now
the lengthy section with all the traps
I need to get this finished tomorrow afternoon and wanna do it 1 go, roughly how long would you guys say there is left? I think I have a little over 10 hours on the clock right now
I'd say another 4-5 hours.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Thanks, hopefully there are no crazy difficulty spikes and annoying chapter 9-like sections
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Chapter 9 cleared.
You know, for a game that generally don't have the best textures, Tango sure put in a lot of effort into those brain puzzles... @_@
You know, for a game that generally don't have the best textures, Tango sure put in a lot of effort into those brain puzzles... @_@
Lucent
Member
I never got to max my
magnum
leech monster guy
11
And yeah I usually save the
magnum
final battle so I can blow them away but that wasn't necessary here.
It's all ammo/health/gel. It's randomized so nobody can make a graph of what contains what.
Great example of the incorrect way of using spoiler tags.
Also a great example of something that doesnt even need spoiler tags.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
It's random. You should save your game before you open them, that way you can reload if you get something useless.
Btw you need to give some indication of what you are spoiler-tagging
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Chapter 12 is kind of cool but a bit sloppy, like in the cut scenes. Also, the gameplay is
.
Hate those guys!
more like Resident Evil 6 than Resident Evil 4!
Didn't want to spoil. But the
Keepers
Hate those guys!
sammyCYBORG
Member
Chapter 9 is amazing.
10 was fun but dragged towards the end. Not a fan of the chase sequences.
10 was fun but dragged towards the end. Not a fan of the chase sequences.
Lucent
Member
lol. There's only one turd in that chapter though. And
he's not really that hard. Just gotta down him twice and there's plenty of ammo in there. Then get the hell out.
Bl@de
Member
Now where is the fun in that. I love this little wheel of fortune game ... Aaaaaand behind locker 2 is ... A bolt -.- 'ooooooooink'
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Lol. Tbh I have only done this once, when I needed jelly to get my flaming harpoons.